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of each plot which they claim belongs to the anti-foreign officiala wan sufident to net them and to abandon the considerable. ⠀ as a deterrent to viulence and outnigs at ny revenue which ought to be derived from this source on such flimsy pretexts is a confession of extraordinary weakness.
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in which it is claimed that the police obviously have to remain an institution for measures adopted have tended to preserve many years to come. It would never do for the peace and good order of the Colony in the Trity Powers to relax their precautions In manner the most effective and unsur-
or to accept the bland assurances of the passed." Wo asked how this could be Tsung-li Yamen that all danger is past sad reconciled with the statement in the latest violence would never be meditated again by MANUFACTURERS. potico returns showing that during the past a Chinese mob. Neither will it do for the five years the increase in "serious offences" EMPRESS DOWAGER to discuss terms with the in the Colony has been 30 per cent, com outlawed leaders. Both Prince TUAN and pared with the figures for the previous fire General TUNG were among the foremost years. Dr. Ho KAT answers that in that advocates of the campaign against time the native population has increased 64 foreigners, and had they been able to work per cent., which is a very good point to their will would undoubtedly have carried make, as the increase in the Police Force out a policy of extermination. If there is has not been in the same proportion. any coquetting by the EMPRESS-Dowager or Doubtless, if detection of crime was the Tsung-li Yamen with the arch-enemies more certain than it is now, the police of the Western Powers, there is bound to returns would show a more favourable be eėrious trouble, and, as the least, it will tendency, and the community will be lead to new complications with foreignera plensed to learn through Dr. Ho Kai that acuding possibly with a fresh and greater detective bmach is to be soon added to the district watchmen force, which is maintain-
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Fox a long time pust, in fact almost ever since the return of the EMPEROR and Express Dowager to Peking, there have been continuous runours of unrest in the far north-west of the Chinese Empire. Prince TUAN and General TUNG FURSLANG are the personages around whom the stories A. S. WATSON & CO. of plots and machinations gather, and their movements appear to be followed with a LIMITED,
more or less languid interest by foreigners, and with real or feigned alarm by the Peking officials. So far, it is true, aoither of these doughty leaders has accomplished CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS BY APPOINT-nuything beyond. some brag and bounce,
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War.
According to estimates published in Japanese papers, Russia has botween 40,000 and 50,000 troops in Manchuria.
The Union Insurance Society of Canton, Lal., has declared an interim bonus of 20 por cout. upon contributions for the year 1902.
The plague return for the 24 hours ended at noon on the 15th inst. showed seven new cases (all Chinese) bringing the total for the year ap to 237
The Government of Indo-China has declared Hongkong to be infected with bubonic plague, and Asiatic immigration, &o., from Hongkong is prohibited.
Twelve cases of babonic plague were notified during the 24 hours ended at noon yesterday. Of these nine provod fatal, the victims all being Chinese. An Indian and two other Chinese
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grain of truth. The latest rumour comes from Northern Hupeh, and is to the effect: that Prince TUAN and his fellow con- spirator Tuso Fo-tstANG have sent an ultimatum to the EMPRESS DOWAGER
calling upon her to carry out formally what she virtually accomplished years 2g0, namely, the deposition of the Emperor KWANO Hsv. and to put the discredited heir apparent, Pu Chun, son of Prince TVAN, on the Dragon Throne in His MAJESTY's place. The consequences of a refusal to comply with this request are stated briefly as the loss of the provinces of Kaneu and Shensi, which the conspirators
at the same time threaten to erect into a separate empire, with Hsian-fo as its capital.
for the year is now 449.
FRIDAY, APRIL 17ru 1933
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[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
THE REBELLION IN
KWANGSI.
SHANGHAI, 16th April,
It is rumoured that Sheng has been appointed Viceroy of Chibli, replacing Yuan Shikal who has been ordered to proceed to Kwangs i to suppress the re- bellion.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
FRANCE.
LONDON, 14th April. President Loubet, who loft Paris on Sunday. en route for Algeria, mat with an enthusiastic reception at Marseilles.
THE KING'S TOUR,
LONDON, 14th April.
The King has left Gibraltar.
THE BAGDAD RAILWAY.
LONDON, 14th April. The Imperial Ottoman Bagdad Railway has boon formally constituted at Constantinople with a capital of Frs. 15,000,000. One of the Managers of the Deutsche Bank will to President, and the Administrator of the Otto- man Bank of Paris, Vice-President. The British director has not as yet been appointed,
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE APOLOGY FOR TEE CHINESE PETITION.
ENQUIRER.
THE SIBERIA" AT HOME.
THE LILLIPUTIANS AT THE THEATRE ROYAL,
SUPREME COURT.
Thursday, 16th April.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR A. G. WISE (PUISIN JUDES).
SEQUEL TO A COLLISION, On the 11th of March fast Lo Kam Ləy
brought an action against the Hongkong sod Whampen Dook Co., Ld., for $259.23 in respect of damages caused to his cargo-boat, No. 791, in
ollision with the Dook Co's tug boat Faste in the Harbour on 12th December. The cargo- bout we at the time in tow of a steam-launch
PRODUCTION OF LA MASCOTTER - More than ordinary interest attached to tho production of La Muscotte by Pollard's Lillipu- tians at the Theatre Royal Inst evening. This work of Arnaud's is one of the best comio operas ever written: bright and fanciful in its plot and lyrics and full of tuneful masie. In England it is only rarely one has an opportunity now of seeing it produced, but those who have seen and heard it cannot fail to be desirous of renewing acquaintance with this charming pieta. La Mascolto and La Cigale were names to conjure with twoaty years ago, nor do these operus of Arasad's suffer in com- parison with the comic operas which have held, the stage of later years. Those who attended of which the master was Cheung Sing, 2, Salt. the Theatre last evening bad a treat provided | Fish Lans, and was proceeding from the Canton for them and they were not lukewerm in their steamer wharf to the Empress. The Fans was reception of La. Muscaths and its youthful ex going from east to west and in attempting to pass ponents. The opers is laid in Italy and the under the stera of the ing and tow she strook rise of the curtain discovers a form scene with the cargo-host in the stern and caused damage peasants celebrating the vintage festival. Rees to the extant claimed. Judgment in the suit the farmer site apart brooding over his fiblich, was given for the defendant, hie Lordship Then comes word that his brother is sending to holding that on the evidence the Fame was not bim his torkey-kooper Bettina who is a mascot -
to blame. or hearth angel and will bring good luck Bettina arrives but gets a cold reception and is told to return home. When she is on the point of doing no Prince Lorenzo with Prince Frettelini and his Court party come on the scene, and Loranzo bearing of Is Mascotte's peculiar virtues resolvas to fake her to his Court. So they depart Amid all the galeties of Court life Betting pluss for her old peasant days and her old lover Pippo the shepherd Pippo follows his lost love to the Palaon in the guise of a strolling player and after the many vicissitudes to be expected in comic opera they meet, explain away illusions, go to the wars together (Bettina in disguise) and on the third act the curtain finally falls to the merry strains of a Wedding March.
Lo Kam Loy now brought an potion for damages against the master of the launch which bad his boat in tow for the sum named above.. Mr. E. J. Grist of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist, solicitors, appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. John Heya of Messrs. Johnson, Stekes & Maylor, solicitora, was for the defence,,
Mr. Grist, in opening the case for the plain- ti, said that on the day in question plaintiffs. cargo-boat was being tored by defendant's steam lunch from the Canton steamer wharf to the Empress when the cargo-host collided with the tug-boat Fame. Flaintiff contended that had the steam launch kept her coarso there would have been no collision. She lacked her" engines at the last moment and took her way off, so that the Fame which was going astero would not get astern and struck the cargo-boat aft. Ele had summoned a number of witnesses in this case, but for some reason or other they had not appeared.
His Lordship-Are the launch people op pooring?
Mr. Grist-They are appearing His Lordship-Then I am afraid you are
Was Rose,
Mr. Haya- They are subpoenaed.
Mr. Grist-They could not have bonn, be-
cause I tried to get the people on the boat and they were parposely sent away.
Regarding the representation which La Mascotte got from the Lilliputians, it is not too much to say that it ranks as one of their best efforts during their recent visits to the Colony. Gun practice will be earriol out from TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,”
It was in 1697 that they last produced Arnaud's
· Hongkong 16th Aprial,
Hively opera. Recollections of its charmis sill Stonecutters' Island and Belcher's on 21st and 22nd inst. at targets in a W. and S.W. direc-
Sin-Referring to letter signed by Dr. Heliuger in the memories of those who witnessed lion from Stonecutters and a N.W. and Wai, on the subject of the Chinese Petition for its presentment then and those also who were direction from Belcher's.
the retention of H.E. the Governor, I note that present last evening will not soon forget the iu on a awkward balu. But I will give The 8.8, Chulong will save her usual wharf, the writer refers to despatches from H.E. the pleasure is afforded thom Miss Alice Pollard you every opportunity, because you remem Praya West, on caturday, Sunday and Monday Governor relating to the Blake Clock Tower seted and sang with all her nocustomed ber I made the remax on that occaelon next at 9 am. sach lay on au excursion to the and the Post Office. In the inst paragraph of acceptanos la the role of Butting tho that I came to the decision with very great on the other side I would have giren, if full great Temples of Heaven and Bazaar at his letter he refers to having locked over & Mascot, and Miss Ivy Trott shared honoare regret and that if there had been any ovidence Shekwon, returning at 3 p.m. and arriving"aamber of papers and official documents for with her in the part of Pippo, her sweetheart. here about 3.30.
confirmation of his statements." Has Dr. Ho Miss Ivy Trott made the first hit in the sole consideration, but there wa
Mr. Grist-It will be vory hard if my olont Kai beon "briefed" that he has been allowed The Legend of the Mascots" Miss Alice access to, official-documents and despatches, Follard was very successful in the Demaunot get something out of somebody. Thờ which I always believed were carefully guarded Song; while both appeared to great advantage position taken up by the defendant was on in the "Glon-Glow" duet and the march and altogether warrantable one. He was asked from public inspection P-Youre, etc.,
doet Why Dost Thou Linger Miss Irone to produce his witnesses in the first case and Finlay made an excellent appearance as support us against the Dock Company but they Fismetta and sang "The Most Attractive never appeared. Girl" in a manner that, gained her hearty The Pacifle Mail Steamship Co,'s new liner applause. In the character of Lorenzo, the Siberia was thrown open for publie inspection never-failing Jok Follard was as bright and yesterday afternoon, and many hundreds of amusing as ever, and his song Wise Falks Hongkong residents took the opportunity of Are Always Noted" took well. Miss Daphne viewing the magnificent leviathan. Between Pollard was consistently olever as Fritallini, two and five o'clock launches ran at short inter and the other parts were filled in a manner vals from Blake Pier. On board, the visitors leaving nothing to be desired. Among the most were treated with the atmost bospitality and notable efforts of the evening were the "Pes Captain Tramaine Smith and his officers were sant Ballet" in the first act, the Saltarello" in assiduous in their attention upon them. For the second, and the chorus Yonder in the the new ship can can have nothing but admira Holly Wood" and the Wedding March Anate tion. As one nears her in a launeb, the first in the third. The unstinted way in which the thing remarkable is her enormous bulk and the audience bestowed the tokens of their approba height at which she stands out of the water. tion was a testimony to the abilities of the Once on board, the visitor finde mach to attract little actors and singers. his attention. The fine promenade and Appended is the fall cast By permission of Major Radcliff and OHears, barricane decks, the luxurious cabins and Betting the Mascot... Miss Alies Pollard the band of the 33rd Burma Infantry will play state-rooms, and the general excellence and Fiametta, daughter of Lorenso XVII, Irene Finlay the following programno at the King Edward modernity of the appointments from keel Pippo, a Shepherd
Prot to pass on the stern of his boat. He did not claim to track Hotel to-night during dinner-
in turn the interested Lorenzo XVII, Prince of Elombune, Joel Pollard know whether or not the Jaunch did anything March....Sons of the Empire," Bradford inspection of everyone, who views the vessel. Rocco, a Farmer,
Willie Thomas to avoid collision; she blew, two blasts or her Selection "The Emerald Isle, Sullivan & Gorca As is already pretty well knows, the Siberia is Fritalini, Prince of Piss...................... Daphne Pollard whistle, but he did not know what that meant, Intermezzo "Under the Moon."... Gustav Reusch a sister ship of the Korea. Her tonnage is, Farafante, Sergeant........ ........ Daphne Heinte + - Captain 8. Melssso, who was master of the Lance..." Fackeltona," ********CATA Elliott Selection... "The Toreador," Caryll and Monekton 11,84 tons in all. Her speed is said to be Blue Pages Ethel Benotto and Flo Shirt Fame at the time of the collision, said she was Votte "City Life,"
Translateur about two knots more than the Korea's, and,
To-night and at a special matinée at 3.30 por stuering near the centre of the fairway coming although it would be difficult to make the to-morrow In Mascus will be repeatod. - To- from east to west, lie was on the launch's Folta.....Flunkermichel,"
Korea's people admit that soft impeachment, it morrow evezing and on Monday thaks old starboard bow. When about 10 yards off the is a quatter of fact that certain minor deficiencies favourite A Cafety Girl will be singed, and on launch blow two blasts on her wälstle, "indi-
Sir William Goodman, the Chief Justice, will leave for Japan on the 22nd inst. on a to months holiday. During his absono, Sir Henry S. Berkeley, Attorney-General, will act as Chief Justice and Mr. E. Sharp, K.C., will fill the position of Attorney-General.
On Wednesday, 29th inst., at 3 p.m. H.M. unprotected gunboats Esk and Firebrand will be offered for sale by public auction as they now be in the Harbour. The Admiralty do not guarantee these ships as fit for further ses service. Further particulars will be found in our advertising columns. Mesara. Hughes and Hough are the auctioneers.
Mr. Zaya-You have to prove that, Mr. GristI can prove it.
His Lordship-If there is any trouble about enbpensing. I shall issue a warrant for the captain.
Lo Kam Loy, master of cargo-bost No. 791, said his boat was being towed by defendant's laanek from opposite the Canton steamer wharf to the Empress. The boat was kished to the starboard side of the launch. He was giving us directions as to the course to be pursued by the launch; that was left entirely to the master of the launch. On the way the Fame collided with his cargo-boss. He saw the Fame when the was far off, going from east to west; she tried
DB. Ho Har's lengthy defence of the A correspondent of our Shanghai morning Chinese Petition for the extension of Sir
ontemporary, writing, from Faucheng, on HENRY BLAKE's term of office as Governor, he Han river, in Hupeli, asserts that a of the Colony does credit to his industry as large number of Hunanese soldiers, who well as to bis ingenuity, Eut we should like had come up from Wuchang in boats, to point out that no one has questioned arrived at Fancheng on the 12th ultimo the fact that His EXCELLENCY's adminis bound for Hsian-fu. As it is very unusua tration has been greatly appreciated and for troops from. Huuan to be sent north to admired by the Chinese community. It Sheusi in time of peace, our contemporary is only when the petitioners come to enume-is inclined to connect this movement with rate the acts which have marked. His the alleged demand by the disaffecteding office of Messrs. Kelly & Walshe, ais arrangement which the Kerea evinced after Tuesday (the last night of the season) the eating that she was starboarding her
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launching have been rectified in the later sessel put out from the Newport News Shipbuilding Yard. In the course of the afternoon music was dispensed by the band of the 33rd Burmas. It is worthy of note that during the day the Siberia was flying at the main a fag-the Company's flag-said to be the largest ever displayed in Hongkong Harbour and measuring 35 feet in length. The U.S. dag, the British flag, the American Jack and the customary burges were also in evidence. The Siberis sails to-morrow.
DEPRESSION IN THE MANCHESTER COTTON TRADE.
famous American burlesque Pousse Cafe will be presented.
The Lilliputians leave for Bhanghal Wednesday next par the Empress of India.
THE RECENT EXPLOSION AT
CANTON:
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going to port. But intoad of doing
130 106 rarersed her engines and went astern with the result that a collision took place, Had she kept on her course there would have boon to collision, To avoid collision, he went full spoed astorn
The Chinese stoeremas of the Fame gavə coroborative evidence, a
The case for the defendant launch was that she gave only one blast on her A correspondent writes from Canton With whistle when approaching the Fame, and we reference to the explosion of the Wing Chai trying to allow the Fame to pass across her Powder magazine on the 10th inst. Turions tows accordingly when the collision occurred; explanations are suggested as to the cause, His Lordship gare judgment for the plaintiff One suggestion is that it was due to the with coste, and referred the question of damages to the Registrar. He was glad that this casO carelessness of the soldiers at the magazine;
had come on as he now saw that his judgment
EXCELLENCY's administration that criticism Chinese insurgent leaders for the deposition is provoked. Dr. Ho Kat seems in his reply of the EMPEROR. It is also of opinion that to have missed the point that the criticism the EMPRESS DOWAGER is suffering from is largely excited by the fact that personal fears that Prince Tax and his colleague credit is given to HIS EXCELLENCr for are really potential enough to work mischief philanthropic, educational, sanitary and in the north-western corner of the Empire if other improvements when it by no means not to organise a descent in force on necesarily follows that because all these Feking. No doubt the Houspose troops, things have been accomplished during His who are believed to be loyal to the dynasty, EXCELLENCY's term of office the honour and are also being seat. to Heian-fu with direc the glory therefor belong essentially to him. tions to garrison that city and to stiffen the We differ entirely from the view expressed by backs of the officials there or supersede them Dr. Ho Kar that it is immaterial whether the if necessary. It does not follow, however, ineastires were initiated by HIS EXCELLENCY that they will be allowed to reach the
Addressing the propriators of the Manchester or whether they had been pressed upon capital of Shensi. TUNG FU HANG's troops.
Royal Exchange at their annual meeting last him by local organisations or popular way intercept them, and the chance of this
month Mr. Duncan Matheson, the chairman of another that some of the rehas set fire to it; in the first case was perfectly right and that agitation. The answer to our comments may explain the EMPRESS DOWAGER'S
the directors, remarked that last year must but the story that boare a nearer approximation the doubts he entertained at that time were with regard to the failure to collect Crowa uneasiness. The old lady appears to be:
rank without controversy as one of the most to the truth is that as the Asting Viceroy unfounded. The defendant lanoch took the rents in the New Territory constitutes one of now between Scylla and Charybdis. On
discouraging and unprofitable they had ox- Tak Bow had some information that certain wong manovre altogether and was to blome.
The Court adjourned. the weakest, lamnest excuses conceivable, the one hand she dreads the reformers
parienced for many years in all branches of the reigning who were taking charge of the
advance in These rents in disputed cases cannot be whose hope was in the Emperor KWANG HSU,
ked misappropriated a large magazino Centenarians are fairly common nowadays, cotton industry. The late startling advan collected "on account," ns His EXCELLENCY and on the other she fears the reactionaries but it may be questioned whather any country cotton had given rise to great perplexity in the quantity of powder, and could not give an in August, 1900, said they would be, who are represented by the fugitivo Prince can boast of so many as Ceylou, which, accord- trade generally, and an unpleasant impression account of the same. His Exceliszcy bad ordered
hing Tai, to go and because of the "extreme reluctance" on TUAN and the disgraced General TUNG. ing to the recent census retoras, has no fewer was gaining ground that short time must be a waiynin, Lao Ching the part of the owners and occupiers of land. What will be the upshot of all the unrest, than 145 inhabitants over 100 years of age adopted, and many mills may be closed as the examination. The latter appointed to pay rent before their claims had been disaffection, and anti-foreign feeling which Savanty one of these are males and seventy-four year advanced, a prospect which filled them with the afternoon of Friday to make the demarcated, invcetigated, and allowed by ara now mopant in North China it is hard femalan. Of these forty-three men and fifty grave apprehension as to the conditions of the tion, and it was abortly after two pm, (before faland, will her holds full of water. The the Land Count. Dr. Ho Kat further ex- to predict, l'essimists there are who women claimed to be extolly 100 while the workpeopleundersach distressing iron metances he went there) that the disaster occurred. 11 chief officer has arrived here, in the foboat, Amidst the gloom and depression of the is believed that one of the waysins had set Bre Lloyd's agents, here, Mess Cortis Bros, highest age returned was 120. The oldest per plains that in order to distrain for rent the confidently predict a tresh and more formid-on in the world, however, is not an inhabitant times there was however, a bopeful and to it to cover his defalostion. Over a hundred are ondesvouring te procure assistance for her
This probably the Britisli steamer Government mast have a rent roll and able rising than the one which rendered of Ceylon. She lives on a farm in Cape Colony, oncouraging movement to look forward to casks of powder were discovered buried under
been" Vistoria, 1,5 6 toru, Caplain Casey must be able to identify by map each plot the closing year of the nineteenth century and her zo is Mr. Anne Charality. This namely, the extension of extton growing in the the ground unburned, and they har
between Hongkong and the of land on the rent roll. The alleged so endly memorable, but we hope that the good lady claims to have been borne in 1781, so Colonies, in which Liverpool was heart and removed by order of the Viceroy to another been rann
magazine beyond the East gate. owners surely have a clear idea of the limite lesson then rand to the Boxer Yonders and that she is now no less than 122 years of age, soul with Manchester...
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STEAMER ASHORE AT CHEFOO
A telegram to the Shanghai Mercury, dated Cheloo, April 11th, states that the British steamer Victoria le ashore on Little Bamboo
northern