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NEWS VIA CEYLON.
THE KING'S TOUR.
London, 17th April. The King received an oration on landing at Malta He replied in separate speeches to various addresses. Ile attended the State Opera in the evening.
Later.
The King to-day reviewed 10,000 troops at Malta. This rocion was a brilliant spretnele, 20 April. The King to-day reviewed 8,900 bluejackets and marines at "Malta, together with fro field balterius. The whole visit to Malta has been a -pruct success, and the Italian population have
heartily joined in the-otations.
The second son of the King of Biam, who is a raiahipman on the Implacable, was premated to the King at Malto. His Majesty converted
with the Prince for some time.
Later.
King Edward this afternoon laid the founds tion-stens of the now breakwater at Malta; end in the evening witnessed a great water carnival including large floating models of types of different nations, from the ark to the Infest battleship. His Majesty milk to-morrow men- ing, escorted out to sva by fourteen ships.
PRESIDENT LOURET..
London, 14th April.
1. Loubet has left Marseilles. The British, Italian, and Russian squadrons have assembled at Algien to-day.
17th April. President Loubet has gene to Oran,
19th April. Three thousand troops, which it Ind becu arranged would participate in a great review before M. Loabet, have left for the Moorish
frontier.
19th April.
Lex-Debots states that it is considered certain that President Lenbet will return the King's visit to London. 3
BENIORS FIRE AT SIMLA.
Calenttu, 14th April.
A serious fire occurred at Simla cu Sunday night. A large number of native shops in the Upper Mall were destroyed, and the damage in estimated at a lakh of cupere.
A FRENCH SCANDAL
Loudun, 15th April.
M. Edgar Cousins, son of the French Premior, has requested tho Public Prosecutor to institute proceedings with a view to elucidating an in. Grenoble paper, the Peti sinuation of a Dauphinois, that he offered to secure the Car- thasian monks permission to remain in Franes for a large sna. The resignation of M. Reroil, who is a nephew of the proprietor of the Petit Dauphinois, is obscuraly connected with this
Bfuic.
THE STRIKES IN IFOLLAND.
Loaden, 14th April.
The Dutch strikes uno collapsing. The mil strikers had struck, have appliest for re-instate
ABMY APPOINTMENT.
London, 17th April. Mejor-General W. T. Shone has been ap pointed Inspector-General of Fortiileatione.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, MAY 7TH; 1903
hos beaten Winchester; and Rugby han besten direction of the new railway will be exclusively Cheltenham.
entraited to Germans. The first loan will amount to two millions.
Calcutta, 18th April. The London correspondent of the Indian Daily News, telegraphing on the 16th instant, states that Mr. H. C. A. Eyres, the British Consul-General at Constantinople, in a report issued since Mr. Balfour's written statemont to the House of Commons, insists that the man agement of the Bagdad. Railway has been seenred by Gortaan hands. Public opinion in England is against our Government assenting
CANADA'S SUBPLUS BUDGET,
London, 15th April. The Canadian Budget shows a surplus of The Finance Minister 19,350,000 dollars. announced that, as negoti tions had filed to induce. Germany, to treat Canadian products | turly, a surtex of one-third of the present duty will be immediately losied in addition on German imports.
BOMALILAND.
to an increase in the Turkish Customs as
gurates for the proposed loan, or allowing Koweit to become the southern terminus of the
line. Bombay, 13th April, The Times of India e rrespondent with tho Bohatlo Column in Somaliland says that the
Mullah threators to attack Bohotio, Damat. nud Galkawn simultaneously, but makes ac effort to co-so. All his men keep carefully out of the way. The Mullab bas given eders to his men to captare General Manning alive, and has offoted R500 for the kind of every white IGU Large contoys passing between the forces never see the enenry, and hardly to trace of a man or animal. The general pinion is that the Mallah will never wand to fight.
A TEREIULĖ TRAGEDY.
Calcutta, 20th April.
A shocking tragedy took place at Cloakpure, on the 14th instant, when Mr. Holdsworth, son of Major Holdsworth, was shot dead ata dinner party by Mr. Waite, his cousin. The latter thensbet himself through the bead, but is alive. though unconscious.
No reason is known for the tragedy.
DROVOHT IN SYLHET.
Calcutta, 20th April.. There is serions drought in the tea district of Sylhet, and manufacture is much curtailed by the extreme beat. The nurseries and young plantings e uffering from the scorching
winds
FOOD SUPPLIES IN TIME OF WAR.
London, 19th April. The King has approved the appointment of a Royal Commission to enquire into the conditions affecting the importation of food in time of war; the umocnt of existing reserves at any given periods; and to advico se to the measures by which supplies, would to better served. The Commission comprises the Prince of Wales Lord Balfour et Burliga (Chairman), and sixton others, mostly representative Members of Parliament, who are recognised sathorities on commercial matters.
HOME POLITICS.
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London, 20th April. The Convention in Dublin, which cordially accepted Mr. Wyndham's Land Bill, on condition that it is amended, consisted of 2,500 delegates,
Mr. Redmond has expelled Mr. Jasper Tally and Major Enstace Jameson from his party.
Mr. John Morley, M.P. at Newcastle sug- gosted the possibility of an agreement between
20th April.
The London Correspondent of the Indian
News Daily wiring on the 19th saysThe feding in England sgainst British participation in the Bagdadi Railway is remarkably strong, and is increasing daily.
MOROCCO.
SIR HENRY BLAKE.
The following is from the Bangkok Times;-- Sir Henry Blake, the Governor of Hongkong, sea trae Irishman. He is always giving occasion for the swinging of the abillelagh. And the onrions thing is that he is the sweetest-tempered, all-tlúngs-to-all-men sort of individual that one ever met. The latest quarrel that has arisen in Hongkong is over the action of some Chinese who took it upon themselves to send a petition to Mr. Chamberlain asking him to extend Sir Henry's gubernatorial reign to carry out certain work. Other Chim:80 are indignant- the letters in the papers are any critering-that they should have been misrepresented. Many signoil the petition without knowing its watt forms till they saw it in the papers. So, of course, we have the "wigs on the green." The fact is
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A LEGISLATOR'S HONOUR.
A FINE EXAMPLE, Kontor a month ago telegraphed that Mr. William Hayes Fisher, Conservative member for Fulham since 1885, had resigned his office was ensfarred upon him by Mr. Balfour last 1 Sir Henry Blake kus always given more uttea sa Financial Sacrotary to the Treasury, whitt A Cont, being Twelve Dollars per are. has been declared payable in Tools, at tion to the wants of the poor, the natives, than
exchange 73, at THE CHARTERED BANK OF Jamaica, where ho vas Governor for a consider: lat st papers. to these who could shift for thrusselves. in your. The reasons are now supplied by the on the Paid-up Capital of the above Association the House of Cincmons Mr. Fishor INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA, OR THE BANKING AND SHANGHAI HONGKONG able number of years, while ou section, the
CORPORATION, Shanghai, on and after this date London, 1411 April larger, adored him, another saw in him the inexplained that he had taken this course!
conscience of the strictaxes passed by to Shareholders of record on the 11th April, carnation of all evil. Yet he started agricul- in The Pretender's forces, after a week's siege,
By Order of the Board of Directors.
W. S. JACKSON, assaulted und capimed the fortress of Frajana, tural banks and horse fuirs, saw railways built, a Juige upo his directorship of the Teles-1963.
Secretary. close to Melith, where the garrison took refuge, extended the efflaess of the botanical gardens criptor Syndicate, which is now bankrupt.
Shanghai, 2nd April, 1909. The Sultan's uncle, Aurani, commanding the std fostered the fruit trade which is now prae-
THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY, Riff country, fled to Mellila before the siegetically the role support of the island, infor- tunately he had a masterful way with the
LIMITED began, and repeatedly, but rainty, appealed
body called the Legislative Council and can- for reinforcements.
thually gave them nurty knocks. The Sultan of Moroco is dimissing his tesely. ferte when by told the honourable extire European entourage, except three Eng-members that the Council Tiyu “mere debat. lish and three French officers. The decision is ing safely many a long dey had to pass before the memory of that most grievous attributed to the increasing guity of the situation, the rebellion Gring largely due to the
insult was even partially eradicated from the winds of these legislators. Yet the remarks. Saltan's (pro-Enropean) proelivities.
17th April, let it be whispered, were perfectly true, and The Moorish Euliau bus dreidal to personally while legislatore fungi and threatened, the and the colutha operating against the pretenen-in-the-street griaped lingely. When his torm was up petitious were rent home by soute der's fortress in the Taza and 5 districts.
of his admirers asking for the extension of his The antagonistic party ran im of office.
iot orer this "maduess," but his term of office! was extended. One werders if he will renamin in Hongkong or go 10 Ceylon.
Later.
29th April.
It is rated at Madrid that the Pretender bas thura aned to atinck Melilla, unless the refugees from the Sultan s forces are expelled.
THE REVESELS SEGAR BOARD.
London, 21st April,
All the Towers interested late appointed representatives to the Beursels Sugar Horl which will probably mest on the 2ück proximo.
I was a
NARROW ESCAPE OF THE RAUB GOLD.
IS HEREBY GIVEN tlut at a
that bis co-director and sold fact was made known is Court he had not been aware any stares in the syndicate to the public. After turning the true state of affairs, he, al a cost of 45,00, purchased at par every share NOTICE Board of Directors of thus sold. Amid the sympathetic cheers of the the Company, held at the Company's Office, House, Mr, Balfour assured the retiring No. 13, Beaconetod Arcade Victoria, Hong- sister that his action had raised his already kong, or Wednesday, the 8th day of April, high reputation for honour and integrity. Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, on behalf of the Libonis, expressc sympathy with the hon, member, and commended the example he had set. The Bou, Edward Blake, K., Nationalist member for Enath Longford, speaking for tho Irish Party, declared that Mr. Fisher bad thoroughly'vindicated his reputation. '
THE CIVILISED WESTERNER.
& QUERY.
That the final CALL of FIFTY CENTS 1903, the following Resolution was passed:
per SHARE upon all the Holders of Ordinary Shares in the novo Company in respect of all the Shares hohl by hom in the above Company be and the RS
to the hereby made. Such Call to be paid Company at their Bankern the Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation, at their Premises, Queen's Roar Contral, Victoria, Hongkong, on er before the 9th day of May, 1903. And NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that in with Article 24 of the Company's Accordance Articles of Association, Interest will be charged A Chinese rorrespondent writes as follows to from the said 9th day of May, 1903, at the the Bditor of the N.-C. Doily News:-1-1 rate of $10 por centum per acham, upon sit Calls ronining napaid after the said 9th day au very sorry to say that we Chinese are often of May, 1998, up to the actual latos of payment i-brente by foreigners in the Settlement, and of the same.
Most of the Shareholders are particularly requested to am ene of the sufferers. Me. Beatie passed through Penang on Fil
Compaay of the Banker's Receipt for payment April ou his return with the monthly instalment foreigners profess to be civilised and come fromote that upon presentation at the Office of the Christian lands, but their conduct does not agree of the Call, together with the Certificate of the of Raub gold. He had a somewhat unpleasant with their profession. While I was walking on Shares, in respect of whisk the Call has been -experiince on his journey down; leaving Rab
Seward Road last night with my brother, toward paid, nu endorsement to that effect will be made at 7.45 am, en Good Friday. He was xoure
By Order of the Board of Directors.
W. KERFOOT HUGHES, a man suddenly twelve miles on his way, where the road is but Yang1spoo Road, to call on one of the well-upon the Certificate,
known Chinese officials,
Secretary. few yards while, when the gharry-posy.
shouldern zu gave a jumped upon my
Hongkong, 9th April, 1903. evid utly thinking the importance of his "Care”
od skout. I was very much seared and justified some exhibition of equivo gymunsties in his part, kicked one staff off, splintersal the startled, but turning my head, I omery-¿ à eiber, and smokled the front of the trap. Masug foreigner light-complexioned) walking Rennie fill out at the back and the Ranb go along with two or three foreign girls and Inagh- I said, I aus scared," and one of was scattered on the Trunk Bond and all buting at ma
the girls asked me what I said, I replied, Then they all The Times, in an article testing to Lord toppled over the gnity, being gallantly resemed
"That man frightened me."
articles on the Middle East question, demands seratch on the tip of his nose, was not winch hart.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF EMPIRE.
London, 21st Aprik
The Right Hon. R. Hanbury, Predo of stituents at Presion yesterday, said that the the Beard of Agriculture, speaking to his ruzi- responsibilities of the Empie are now.ch that we must not depend any more on wealth It was to Mr. S. oud Lirth to govern 18.
lating credit, suid Mr. Hanbury, that army promotion will now go by Jobs Brodrick's
merit, and not by intrigue or in înçuer.
ENGLISH INTERESTS IN ARE MIDDLE EAST.
Londor, 21st April.
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way men, in sympathy with whom the other the English partion to sello the Home Rule Carzon's Badget speech, and discussing its own by Mr. Rennia who, barring a suspicions-Icok: laughed loudly. At that time my heart was
meal.
MACEDONIA.
London, 13th April. The Bulgarian Government is experiencing dificulty in provouting an anti-Russian de monstration at Sofie, in consemence of the Consular reports mentioned on the 31st March atating that the Revolutionary Committees wore determined to frustrate the reform metsaree. The Bulgarians greatly reagnt the reports.
question befers long.
WINTER AT HOME,
London, 20th April, A prolonged spell of bitter cold weather iu Europo has played havoc with the rebards and vineyards; and culminated in snowstorms ch the Continent.
Snow mai frost in general throughout the country, and is doing much harm to fruit and
crops.
U.S. AND GERMANY,
London, 1th April. The United States have decided to send tho
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16th April. The King of Servia. in addressing bis Ministers at a haigust, declared that the Huropout squadron to Kiel from Marseilles The situation in the Balkans is grave, and a fateful It is feally stated that German comments
a misunderstanling. time is approaching for all Balkan peoples. W Servis must beckon with this eventuality, and President and Colonel Hay are desirous to de something to show the friendship of the United provo worthy of her great leaders in the past.
The Kussian and Austrish Ambassadors Staies for Germany and appreciation for the made, on April 14th, certain representations at kindly roluristices of the Kaiser to Americ the Yildiz Kiosk, the precise nature of which is unknowo, but the Ministers remained in consultation all night.
Amidst a renewed Cabinet crisis at Sofia Prince Ferdinand has suddenly started for Mentone.
ORAWFORD PLATE
Calcutta. 16th April, The London correspondeat of the Indian Field wires on the 13th the result as follows of the Crawford Plate Handicap --
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EUROPEAN CENTRE OF GRAVITY.
London, 15th April.
The Times, in discussing the King's visit to Paris, says itean zeurenly by doubted that there has been some shifting of the European centre, of gravity. There is not the smallest incom. patibility between France's Russian allisnes and the maintenence of a cordial friendship with Britain, whose interest also lies in the preserv ation of Buropean tranquillity. Each sation in turn may find the friendship of the other an appreciablo assistans and support....
A LONDON DIVORCE CABE.
Calentia, 17th April. The London correspondent of the Indian Daily News, telegraphing on the 18th instant, announces a sensational divorce case. Boyle v. Boyle, in which the wife is the petitioner and her sister is in the position of en-respondent, is new being heard in the Hirk Court.
THE KREDITE'S BEOTHERM
London, 10th April Mohammed Ali, the Khelire's brother, bra arrived at Marseilles
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the formulation of a fired and colerent policy Branchesof trees were roule to serveas jury shafts still beating very fast, but I did not ges at al/ NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS. which we must annonce to the rest of the worl, and the jouenry was preceded will. Tweten Angry. I simply said to the man who jumped į
and our being prepared to cling thereto, with sil the lenacity and resources of car race.
The artido points out that Russia has urver refused a direct understanding with Great Britain where the latter bad creafed substantial interests and was prepared to defend them
TO DIA. THE FRINCE OF WALES'S VISIT
Calentia, 2nd April. The Loudon correspondent of the India Daily News telegraphs that it is annoux.co Princes of Wales, will visit ludia next cuki that Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and seasou miless anything unforeseen DEEZIN
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mile further on, however, the trap spring on the one wheel snapped, sarl cu'arrival at Kuula Kuhu at 7.30 pin the trap was a tangle of ratians, cords, and tree branches. But the gold was safe:
If the Sikh syce, was questioned, we karu, he would give the following reason for the above- related chapter of accidents. Some eight miles from Laub, ir. Rennie saw a fine pair of buffalo-horns em the sukide, annexed them and
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foretold disaster through the presenes of the horns of a dead butilo, and upon the accuses put them in his traps The sye protested and
of accident the second actually offered Mr. Rea In the House of Commons, Mr. Balfourie twenty cents to throw them away. denied that an arrangement had been concluded | latter, who is a prosaic matter-of-fact person. between the promoters of the Bagdad Railway refused. It is significant however that shortly after darkness fell these torns mast have fallen too from their fastenings at the back, for ut Kala Kubn they were not to be seen.--Pinang Gazette,
and British Boanciers. There had been no change since he had previously addremet the House.
PEER SECEDES FROM THE CONSERVATIVE
PARTY.
London. 17th April. Advices from Constantinople state that it is oficially announced that the Saban's mission to pacify the Allauinus lavo ben surrounded A by several hundred Albanines at Ipsk, and are
Earl Temple, who fe influential in Someret. practically prizoners. The Albanians absolutely decline to accept the Macedonian reforme. Theshire, has left the Conservativ... party. „ Ambassadors, mentioned on the 16th April an having unde certain representations at the Yildiz Kiosk demanded energetic assures against the Albians,
THE CRAVEN STAKES.
London, 17th April. The result of the ance for the Craven Stakes
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General sympathy is felt for Sir Thomas Lipton at the disaster to Shuurock 111. The hallders have a new must preparing, and it will be ready in a fortnight. Sir Thomas Lipton is hopeful the meeting with the Reliance.
DEATH OF A NOTED SCOTHMAN, The death is aonounced of Sir Thomas Thornton, Town Clerk of Daniec. ́
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE -OF A CAPTAIN.
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of Ceylon contains the following particulars-kept them hard at work till about 1.30p.m..when Captain James Thompson is supposed to he brought them here at the double for a gund bars jumped overboard on Easter Monday three miles, which was done in about 19 mingte:. morning, the 13th April. He was last seen, No. 1 Company winning, Rather good time by Mr. James, a passenger on the veal, about after a bord morning's work! After tie ro 13-30 o'clock at night on Easter Sunday, home be examined several of the men to see if Captain Thompson was then going on the they suffered from palpitation of the heart! At bridge. Next morning, between 7 o'clock the close of the proceedings he highly com and 7-39, the captain was called in the phimented the officers and men and expressed usual way, when it was ascertained that he himself entirely satisfied with sil he had seen. Absolutely nothing more is. At his special request the regiment was gires. was missing known. The bridge deck is, after the usuals whole holiday the next day. THE BAGDAD RAILWAY,
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manner, protected with rails. It should be The Standar states there is reason to believe mentioned that the chief officer did notice a thist 20 agreement was concluded fast week certain peculiarity in the captain's manber whereby England France, and Germany soon after leaving Sacz, but it made an incra participate equally in the control of the Bagdad Railway. The Bovenus will to guaranteed by the Turkish Customs. Three English directors have been already chosen. More will be appointed as soon as the arrangements ira completa,
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