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LONDON, 16th April.
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reached itself.
The public auction sale of cloleonne ware by Mesars. Hughes and Hough has been postponed until to-morrow, at 10 a.ta,
The American Bible Society has just shipped a large "consignment of Biblos, printed in the Zala tongue, to Capetown, to be distributed among the Zulus.
Shooting in connection, with the annual Easter Meoting of the Rifle Association cou- dfaded late yesterday afternoon. The results will appear in detail to-morrow.
Mr. Andrew Carnegie has agreed to finance a movement for the reform of the spooking and writing of the English language. Mr. Carnegie will give su annual donation of £2,000.
THE STRIKE IN HOLLAND, ·
LONDON, 10th April Amsterdam was in partial darkness last night.
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LONDON, 10th April.
The death is reported of M. Stoberbian, the Russian Consul at Metroraiza, who was wounded by an Albanian sentry,
MR. W. HAYES FISHER'S SUCCESSOR.
LONDON, 11th April.
The Hon. Arthur Elliot M.P, has been
Yesterday, Easter Monday, was largely ob served as a public boilday in the Colony. "ppointed Financial Becretary to the Treasury. Many picnic parties took advantage of the favourable weather to njoy themselves in the usual al fresco fashion.
On the Parade Ground yesterday evening an excellent programme of music was played by the combined band the Sherwood Foresters, 33rd Barmas and 10th Bombays. A special feature was the bagpipa selections. There was a very large attendance, including Sir William and Lady Gascoigne.
Hiram Montgomery was chargeil at the Police Court yesterday with wilfully remaining A. S. WATSON & CO.[in the Colony after the departure of his ship,
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The Commercial Intelligence Committee of the Board of Trade have armaged with the Foreign Office to send Mr. Honey Cooko, British Commercial Agent at Moscow, to visit Siberia on their behalf, in order to examine 31and report upon the conditions of trade in that country. Mr. Cooke will probably start from Moscow early in May.
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The four Chinese secmon of the fishing junk
PRESIDENT LOUBET TO VISIT ENGLAND.
LONDON, 11th April The Debuts states it is considered certain that President Loubet will return the King's risit.
THE PHILO PINE CURRENCY.
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CHINESE CONCESSIONS:
WRY CHINESI BONDI HAVE
Canadian Pacifio Raliway Co. is stated to laye hought about twenty slemusers of the Blar L'empster_feat_"of an aggregate taansgs of 100,000 tons and all of a comparatively recent Homburg, 10th March. date, having been built in the years 1897 to Tko latest talk in shipping cireles hors is the 100 They are chiefly freight boats and will commence rusily as soon as their pressat ssilocs for the mercantilo navy, called forth, it engagements expire. The ports selected in fa said, by some remarks made by the Emperor Canada are Montreal and Halifax goods can short time ago, when it appears be expressed be forwarded theses by the Paciño. Railroad, to a wish to see Hamburg in possession of a racing the east coast, where a line of steamers is being yacht worthy of her position as the chief organised for their conveyance further went commercial port of the empire. Influential thus connecting the mother country with her members of the ship-owning community and distant colonies and dependencies on the other others took up the matter, and after mature side of the globe. It is hoped that a considerable deliberation came to the conclusion that if saving of time may be effected by this route, anything was to be done in that direction it Passanger tests will be added inter on.
ing plate 12th March, The Boriaty
*Seefahrt" was definitely constituted to-day
At a meeling of the (a) To endeavour to secure a steady flow of subsoribora rales drafted by the criginaters
recruits to the mercantils-marine,
were submitted and adopted. A committee was (b) To train crews for yeahting.
elected comprising the two. Burgemastare of (c) The purchase of a maring craft that will Hamburg: Mr. Balliu, the well known disautor
do honour to the town.
of the Hamburg America Line: and several This seems to have met with general approval, other prominent members of the shipowning and in order to carry it out an association community. It was stated that the Emperor as stated above Las been started under the bed signified in intention of besoning an uano of Die Seefahrt." Money is flowing inactive member and that a yacht had been valuea of Imperial Chinese industrial bends,
must be on wider lines and with a view to public utility. They therefore drew up the following programme:***.
space; single donutious of £1,500 and upwards have been received whilst the annual subscrip tious promised range from smaller sams up
to 1509.
It has boon stated by many at home as well as on the Continent that a seafaring life no longer appears to pou ess the same attraction for boys as formerly, whether in our matter-of- fast uge the love of adventure is on the wane or whether the hardships of a sailor's life act as a deterrent or whether the wages compare unfavourably with those obtainable on shore would be hard to ssy, the fact, however, remains that fewer lads enter the profession and this is particularly marked in districts bordering on the sea. Here in Hamburg for instance the greater number of apprentices and boys shipped within recent years, bave come from the in. terior of the country, principally from South Germany; perhaps because distance lends
enchantment to the view,
LONDON, 11th April,
One of the chief objects of the new accoin. The Washington Treasury continues to purchase silver for the Philippines.
tion is to try to counteract this tendency by offering inducements to lads in the town and its neighbourhood to go to see and by endeavour FIGHTING IN THE PHILIPPINES,
lag to enlist the sympathies of shipowners large LONDON, 11th April..
and small, of proprietors of sea going vessels no well as of coasting boats, river craft and Americans captured Basalnd, the stronghold of the warlike Moros of Mindanao,ishing smacks in the case. They are prepared in certain cases to provide the outfits and hope on Wednesday; one hundred Moros were killed
by such means to obtain a steady increase in and many wounded; three Americans were wounded,
Tho
RUSSIA IN THE FAR EAST."
LONDON, 11th March. General Kouropatkin, Minister of War,
the number of rouruits,
It has long been a soro point with German PRchtsmen that what successes they have achieved have been gained with foreign crews, chiefly English; es a special training ls 1e quired to fit them for their work, which the ordinary sailor lucks. This for the Society hope to remedy by paying particular attention the East; the tour will include Port Arthur.Of the purchase of a yacht euch as the
to this branch of reamanship. Dalny, Japan, and Vladivostock.
which arrived recently at Shankiwan and re-starts in a fortnight on a two months' tour to ported that two of the crew had mutiniel on the high seas and murdered the master and his wife and son, were remanded at the Magistracy yesterday charged with the manslaughter of the two murderers, who jumped or were thrown into the sea and are believed to have been drowned.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO AN --
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A serious accident occurred to one of a party
of Europeans who were walking on the Jubiles Road on Sunday afternoon. At a point on the road they stopped, and Sanitary Inspector O'Donnelly, the one who met with the mishap, crossed over near the edge to sslect a place wbsreou be and his fiends might rest. He was standing on some newly laid turf, and had just uttered the words, "Haze is a nice place to sit," when the turf gave way and throw Inspector O'Donnelly off his feet. For the first six feet or so of the descent the slipe was not a steep one, but after that it was almost a sheer fall into the sea. Inspector O'Donnolly had no chance to regain his feat, and he rolled head orer hels for a distance of some fifty feet, when a tree fortunately qrrested his progress and saved him from what must have been almost certain death, As he was leaving the Star Forry wharf on or he was now insensible and could have the Hongkong side of the barbour the other
done no bing save himself bad, be fallon day, an Indian dropped his silver waleb, which into the water, which is does all along the foot coolie obligingly picked up and then bolted of the hill. Two other European members of with. At the cricket ground the Indian ran the Sanitary Board, Iuspector. O'Keefe and the Chinaman to earth and had him taken to Senior Inspector Couolly,, were of the party, the police station. When charged at the and they descended the bill and succeeded Police Court the defendant denied the theft, after great difficulty in getting the unconscious but the evidence against him was too strong man to the top. Whilst they were doing their and yesterday he was sentenced to a month's best to bring him round another Europeau hard labour.
rode up on horseback, and when the situation bad been explained to him he galloped off to
Emperor would wish to meet in friendly rivalry nothing need be said, as it is hardly a matter of general interest and certainly of minor importance. The important point of the scheme is the raising of the necessary sumber of sailore to meet the steadily increasing demands of the trade. New Hoes of steamers are continually being started and by the time this reaches you the coasting service recently annonuced by the Hamburg America Line in conjunction with Messers. Kunst & Albers of this port, to ran from Hongkong and Shanghai via Chemulpo to Port Arthur and back by Newchwong to Canton will probably have been inaugurated.
Another new line to be opened by the same company is that from Hemburg to the Mexican ports direct, with a special oye to passenger trafic. The luxuriously ditel up boats of the "Princes class" have been reserved for this roate and the first of them, the Prinz Adalbert, is advertised to sail on the 8th April.
The following figures taken from the annual report for the year 1902 lately published by the shipping master's office of the Hamburg America Line will bear out what has been said above with regard to the aged of more saamon and at the same time illustrate the steady growth of that company."
At the close of 1901 the feet of the company, the grows of which had been enrolled at the shipping master's ofice, consisted of 119 ocean going steamers with, in the aggregate. 8,014 hands; at the end of the year 1902 the numbers were 122 and 8.660 respectively. In 1902, 580 crows of together 19,199 hauds were engaged, compared with 382 crews and 19,845 hands in
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bought in England, the Rainbow, which | would henceforth bear the name of the Hamburg and be manned by a German crew under a German skipper.
BOXERISM IN CHIHLI
The Peking correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury bags :---
A correspondent writing to the Financial Times on March 2nd sass-A fortnight sys it was pointed out in the House of Commons that of the many concessions for railways, mines, 16, obtained fivo years ago in Ching by British companies, not one of them has been proceeded with. In a China Cobcular report just bened it is suggested that the British Government could in the future make itself of service by sisting approved companies and syndicates of acknowledget standing to acquire concesions for railways, esiste, de, ic clearly defined areas under agreements to which the Chinees Govern ment, central and provincial, is a party: Daring the whole period referred to we have had such companies and everything in the power of a strong and resourceful Government has been done for them, with the result shove noted, The cause of the aid situation in which these concessionaires, find themselves cannot be co- medied by any augmentation of their financial means or an increase of their commercial cap. abilities Ilere is a worm at the root, and nut it has been removed it is impossible to Inok for aty permanent improvement in the
however strongly these may be supported by the British Government. The fact that there are dobis if the previoes North China Ralway Adminstration which are still unpaid and soprovided for has had a very abssttling effect on the minds of inveaters. “Four months ago the price of tha honda foll ♪ per cent., when it as known that the lines had been handed
ovor to the Chinese, but that the settlement
these deble had not taken place. Thes obligations are admitted by the Chinese officinis, but they have been unable up to the present to discharge them, owing to the peculiar manner in which their finances ars Low controlled by foreigners in tho'r own favour, je
The weak spot in our relations with China
in these matters), therefore, of a moral chorac
Most people were surprised to learn a wook ago that Boxer practices had attained the dimen Bions of a formidable revival in this provizes the first few weeks of Spring. It was regard ed as incredible at first that the military of in the district of Taun Han should exptare dozen of the band there and kill more than half that sumber while they were actually engaged. in their ceremoules or resisting arrest. Now ter, es well sa a commercial one. The following that the prisoners have been tried and beheaded quotation from Lord Curzon displays a keen and a total casualty list of about twenty-five insight into the hidden fores then at work, people publieked to the world, we have been able but now patent to all who are familiar with the to see again that we are to expect anything and true siste of affairs there feral failure alona be vigilent. Yoan Shikai does, and nobody can chatter the prospect that awaite Great wants to reach e poudhian of confidence mors Britain in the Impending task of the regenera. than he. Now, and for a long time to come, betion of China. We are now face to face with as well as the high authorities of the court, wants the realised circumstances which are therein quiet, industry and totes. They know that, considered possible to arise. All the Continen the concessions obtained by them Grest whatever their ende, a little matter of at least fal nations and Americans have proceeded with
few years reparation is beccamry. The Viceroy itorates and reiterates his pro-Britain only has stuck festa condition of cinations against Boxer practices. He will things which must continue till the Death kill every practitioner and imprison every
China Hailway delt has been settled, and the ofkind in whose jurisdiction the practices acomp. confidance of investors in these British undertak- He will destroy the village that kills bis soldiers ings inspired by the creation of new conditions and he will have submission or death, Ho will in the control of expenditura tier will in the have the State strengthened with education, future make impossible a repetition of the ataso reform, and western industries. And he will of matters whiel has existed for four years..........
- [The statement that the British somptaies recover whatever lost jurisdiction there is in the province or the country when he can. He have not proceeded with one of their under- nothing against his plans. The people, however will do those things and prople must say telling is incorrect.-ED. D.P.] do not hesitate to criticize bim, and being unable to sue the necessity of these things attritnts his activities to selfish motives as nenal, and accuse him or taking the substance
the province for his own que. In Paotingf u they are very bitter. The hand of despotisma e not able to control them entirely, and we 500 the proof of this in the Boxer cisturbance and practices. In most places tho prauti tioners are no more than highwaymen. They make as distinction between convert and non-convert, nor between soldiers of the Viceroy, the mandarins and the people. They do claim that the conditions of life under the new scheme of taxes is intolerable. The land tax has doubled. There is to be a new stamp tar the first of the fourth moon. All these things are unnecessary, to them. They see no good in so many soldiers who chiply serve to make them apprehensive. They do not want education. These are some of the difficulties of the provincial administration. I suppose they can ho duplicated in most of the other provinces.
MARCONI ON WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
Speaking at the meeting of the Associated British Chambers of Commerce, Signor Marconi said he thought wireless telegraphy has now reached a stage when it could b satisfactorily applied for communications between lighthouses and the shore. He was sorry to say in England there was no light- houses connected with that system, bnt outside England he could quote several instances where it was used in that connection. In the United States it had been used for two years between Nantucket and the shoro a distance of about 55 miles. In Germany it was need between the Borsum Biff lightebip and Berson; also in the Straits of Belle Isla. between Newfoundland and Labrador. In England it had been experi mentally used to the satisfaction of the Trinity House Brofaron, between the East Goodwiss and the shore. Therefore, ke did not think there was any technical'd Benlly. As to the cost for a distanco of 30 or 40 miles, a sum of £30) or £400 would do the thing, whereas to lay a cable cost 8200 a mile. He thought this In view of the scheme of the Canadian Pacife would greatly increase the safely of shipping to shorten the mail service to the Far East by and navigation. In addition to warships, there about five days, the following Canadian telegram were twenty-eight steamers sailing in British from the London Express boars a certain, sígni-waters rrying wireless felegraph apparatus. In the exser of lighthouses being fitted with cance
the apparatna they would have, the additionni of being able to comm noate with them and the shore. Os the occasion at the of the French passonger recent gale
nides nour the Goodwin
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Singapore, reports the Free Press, says good. bye humanly speaking for the last time to that splendid old sailor, Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Baary Keppel, who has spent his second consecutive winter in those scenes which in the active days of his career he knew so well and loved so much. The Admiral left for home on the 3rd inst. amid every mark of respect shown to him by the officials and residents of the port. A New York telegram reports that the fight WHEN men are arrested as they have been lately at Singapore because they have beon for the possession of the Southern Pacific railroad bas terminated in a complete victory discovered innocently taking suapshots of for the Harriman forces, and Keene has with the public buildings in the Colony, cou-drawn from the fight. It is believed that this sideration is again invited the adequacy means a vigorous campaign of American capital of the reasons for the excessive precautions in the direction of Mexico, and the results are which are taken not only in Singapore but being watched with the greatest interest. The in many other places against the "spy." probable results are considered of international We may associate in this connection the importance. recent story of the arrest of an alleged Russian spy at Aden-a report the truth of which, by the way, has been denied by the Russian Admiral who was in the har bour at Aden at the time. Does it not strike the average man that there is some- thing very absurd about the shadowing of strangers who may consciously or unconsciously wander near a fortification
The Dominion Government has published an official invitation for tenders for a servid, of and perchance use a kodak to reproduce the
stasmers between Canada and Grest Brilias, scene! Assuming the person in question
They must have speeds from dighteen to twenty- to be a apy, what information could
It is related that Major-General Baden the nearest police station, whence a tolophonis1901; of these 612 were officers, 192 boatswains one knots, and by wholly British-owned. It is steamers got into he supply 28 to the defences at our Powell, who arrived in buglead last month ports which the great military Powers from South Africa on the Kinfauna Castle, message was transmitted to the Central Station. and quartermasters, 4,138 men before the mast believed that both the Canadian Facits and
From there an ambulance was sent to the scene and boys, 5,986 stokers and trimmers. The Grand Trank Ballways will make tenders for steamer which had the apparatus, of the world do not already know, The made himself very popular with the passengers.
on the steamer; he sang at the concerts, recited of the accident, but before it reached the spot remainder were connected with the inner the service. It is o War Office- publishes the strength of our
a warriage containing several Chiness gentlemen economy of the vessels, medical men and their Government that no foreign ports, are to be garrisons, and it is not dificult for any Committee. The versatile General can write obligingly the occupants descended and allowed. The figures show an apparent decrease Portland Msino) in winter is preceded his stalemonts, but if Trinity, House of the extempore verses, and presided over the Sportscame scross the group on Jubilee Road. Very assistants, paymasters, stewards, butchers, bakere. I touched, so that the former plan of running tonglish lighthouse was fitted with the wireless body to ascertain the number and nature equally well with both hands, and it is very the injured man to be placed in the vehicle, against former years, but this is owing to the movement is hailed hore with enthusiasts, and of the guns at all or any of our ports, or even dificult, according to the stewards on the high some distance further on met the onoom- bow system adopted by the company of It is hoped that the long expected scheme may of the whole available supplies of modern Kinfam Castle, to tell his left-hand from his ing ambulance. Inspector O'Donnelly, who engaging their hands for at least a twelve- us put in force. It is thought that the Cane- gous in England or any other country, right-hand signature.
had been taken in band by the European want month instead of for a shorter period or single dias Pacific has the best chance of securing the The Aden incident has induced a writer
During the Easter Recess Decasion has been master of the Government Civil Hospits), voyages. The discharges amounted to 12810 subady offered by Canada, wbich will doubtless LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. in the Manchester Guardian to remark that taken to give the Supreme Court a thorough was transferred to the ambulanos and conveyed against 18,630 in 1901. The greatest autor be the former one of £150,000
of hands en rullad in one mouth was 2,759 in in one sense the forts are a positive danger and much-needed overhaul. Inside the building to the hospital, where he is progresting favour-
From the sauce journal we note that the The steamer Gregory Apear, from Calcutta, to ourselves, for while an enemy would not one can see nothing for bamboo scaffolding,ably, it is stated, despite the serious injuries be April, the lowest 1,15s in July the lowest Allan Line, the piceers of the Canadien trade, left Singapore for this port on the afternoon of
figure of discharges was 879 in February and the bave ordered two 10,000 ton passenger steamars the 11th lutt. dare use a single warship for ao foolish a while the smell of paint promises to last until sustained to his head and body.
highest 2,114 in December. A slight decrease on the same linis na the Bavarian, to be built ....” The C.M. steamer Keemun left Singapore process us bombardment, he would willingly the Criminal fecious start on Saturday. At the
is reported in the number of deserters, eis., 1,822 at the earliest possible moment. This move is on the 12th inst, am, and is dus here on the hazard a steamer of the volunteer fleet in Magistracy too the Courts are being completely
against 1,461 in 1901, stokers and tritniders as | believed to be due to the feel that the Morgen rapidly landing 2,000 men to turn the renovated for the first time for many years.
ater into competition with fortifications in rear and rush the garrison. Curiously enough the witness-box has been printed white in contradistinction to the general The writer quotes our own defences in scheme of darker octour used in the body of the Hongkong in illustration, "At Hongkong," Court Portaps the white painted boxes are he says, "heavy guns are mounted on Lu emblematic of the use to which they are put, island remoto from the main garrison, and it can hardly be expected, however that they a volunteer ship at night, along the trade will long retain their pristine freshness of route to Canton, like sny merchant steamer, appearance.
THE LILLIPUTIANS.
s one of the conditions of the
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Pollard's juveniles repeated the ever-populas usual contributing by far the largest propertion. combine intends to comic opera The Gesaku last night in the Out of the wages earned by the men whilst at the Allan Cos Theatre Royal. A better wind-up to a holidayses the shipping master office has paid to thole on the Et La could not be wished for, and sy evidently thought families and other rukatives 249,075.50 marke, Railway are also the audience, which filled the house in every
deteamers for the is against 216,834 in 1901. part
The plan of a direct service between England | Thomas Shaughnemy, the pres Tonight the Brits of New York will occupy, sud Canada long corteoplated mems to mats way to England to discuss the question with
rialise at last, to ass en American terin. The the European managere of the company.
the boards, also on Wednesday.
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17th that:
The Y.LK steamer Kinahiu Maru (Bombay Line) left Singapore for this port on the 11tb pasted here on the 17th just. The CP3. steamer Athenian, from Hong- perts of call, arrived at Vancouver at pon the lith inst
and Birhong
•The silb ex the CPR. steamer : Empreis of Jazon arrived in Rew York on the 2014 inst.