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THE FONGKONG DAILY PRESS
Mr. T. Sercombe Smithy will take up the duties of Chlof Police M gistrate on the 7th prox. and Mr. Haseland will go on leave,
Only four fatal cases of plague were notified for the 24 hours ending at noon yesterday. All the victims wors Chinese. Two bodies were
dumped.
yesterday morning into the death of a native An enquiry was holt at the Magistracy
woman who was killed by a fall of earth at the Peak. His Worship Mr.F. A. Huzetan found that she died from asphyxia.
Lieutenant Messenger, ‘A.O.C., arrived by the P. & 0. 8.8. Japan yesterday from England to reliers Captain Wiss, A.0.0., who, with his wifs, expects to asil for home by the P. & O. s.5. Massilia on Saturday, 4th prox- Lieutemut Messenger is accompanied by his wife and child.
The charge against R. G. MoEwen, inspector of markets, of accepting belbes with a view to ingusnce his condast as a public servant, was further romanded at the Magistracy yesterday until Tuesday, 30th inst., at 2.15 p.m. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, will prosente, and the defenos is in the hands of Mr. M. W. 3inde, barrister-at-law.
Mr. F.
FRIDAY, JUNE 20ra. 1903
The Rev. Willam Ingo, D.D. Provost of TELEGRAMS. Worcester College, Oxford, died on the 23rd ult, in his lodgings at the college, after a pro. tracted and printul illness,
The now Mint is stated to have paved the way to the adoption of an improvement. in minting fo Biam, the need of which has long been rearg-. nised. Coining from bar silver has been looked forward to for some time and it is now understood that a large purchase of bar silver has been Hungarian sugar régime la contrary to the made in London, and that an expert assyor has Convention and that countervailing duties are been engaged. At some pot too distant date, also justified against Denmark, Japan, and therefore, the old system of manufacturing the
Russia. silver coins of the country from dollars will
come to an end.
A. Parliamentary return was jesaed on the 25th ult. showing the items of expenditure in the Army Estimates, 1903-4, amounting to £31,245,000, in excess of those of 1893-4, amonat. |ing to £17,892,800. The gross increase is abown as £16,442.200, made up of »£6,957,000 for abnormal service, military changes connect ad with the South African war and the China and Somaliland expeditions, and normal services £9,785,200. The chief items in the lattor are 3,812,000, the cost of 67,057 additional men
| additional men for the Auxiliary Foress; and for the Reguler Army; £1,576,000 cost of
£1,403,200, cost of additions! warlico stores and works, áo.
SERVIA.
London, Bed June.
King [Fotor] Kangoorgevitch has left Geneva for Belgmde.
LATER.
The British, French, Datoh, American and Turkish Ministers have laft Belgrade; the Russian and Austrain Ministers" alune will attend the ceremonies on the King's arrival.
THE MORGAN SHIPPING TRUST.
CORRESPONDENCE.
UNCONQUERED SCOTLAND.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE " DAILY PRESS,””-
Hongkong, 25th Jane. St.-I was very much surprised and amused to and that "An Unspeakable Scot" has the
REUTER'S SERVICE.
THE SUGAR CONVENTION.
LONDON, 23rd June. It is understood at Brussels that the Sugar Convention has decided that the Austro-hardihood to claim Uletor as an evidence of Scotch ability and industry. The only bright spot in Ireland is claimed as a product of the "loins" of Scotsmen. . As nu Ulstormaa I tako leave to protest ngainat such a statement as a gross libal upon an innocout and inoffensive population. Heaven save us from any such paternity as that." Unspeakable Scot" in the days of his youth when the "hawboog" were scarer than they are now, probably took an excursion trip from Glasgow to Bolfast, v- turning the same night, and probably sums to the conclusion that Belfast was nothing more then a suburb of Glasgow. Now we Ulstermou have to confess that the coast counties of Apkin, Down and part of Derry, are no cupied by people of Scotel ancestry, and also that Bolfast, being in the former county, has n considerable (but by no means predominant). Scotch elemout. If however, time and oir- cumstances had permitted “Unspeakable Scot” to extend his pilgrimago a little farther inland be would requiro a magnifying glass to havə " discovered the pressues of the Scatol (beg Fardon, Scole') microbe. The foland counties of Ulster (ie, Armagh, Cavan, Fermanagh, Monaghan, and Tyrens) are almost entirely set- tled by people of English descent, except in suol places us are found remnants of the original "Irishry." They have nearly all English names and are members of the Anglican Com. munion. Besides, "Unspeakable Scot" is a little wrong in his history. Tho iloa of the “planta- tion" or colonisation of Ulster did not origi- ants with that Dumkull, "Jumos VI of Scotland," of whom bo is so proud. It origi- nated in the fertife brains of the statesmen who surrounded the English Queen, Elizabelb, and the first plantation took place in her reign, and consisted of English softlers exclusively. I know Scotsmen are famous for keeping the Sabbath day holy (and anything else they can conveni- ently lay hands on), but to lay hold of the fact of the prosperity and intelligence of Ulster and proclaim it as au crklence of what the loins" of Scotland can do, is an unspeakable wrong which I trust
Lason, 29ed June. The Cunard Line has withdrawn from the | pooling agresmant with the Morgan shipping
Senders of telegrams from Hoogksne will bo gind to hear that from the 1st pres. the
The disgrace of General von Raaben, Gover-trust, as their demande are ignored and the charges for transmission will be collected at
nor of the province of Bessarabia, writes a supply of skips exceeds the demand. Acuto the rate of 4 cents to equal one franc. On Times correspondent, is the direct rosalt of his disappointment is generally expressed in the 20th December last the charge Was indif-reace to his administrative duties as well England and America at the Trust's operations advanced from 40 cents to 46 conta, and again as of his lack of personal energy and initiative, and shares have fallen enormously...
which prevented him from taking the necessary steps to avert the outbreak of the Anti-Semitic | riots at Kishinof, or at least to repress them
Ho is specially
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cannot admit President RooSEY ELT'S CON- tention that the United States are marked B, C, & CC are excellent Dinner Wines,
D and E are After-Dinner Winos of a out definitely as the lords of the Pacific. very fine Vintage.
The opening of the Isthmias encal and the
A fiue instance of Government red-tapeism after they had broken oat. GUARANTEED SUPERIOR YERES increase in their fleet, which the President was exemplied at the Supreme Court yester-blamed in high official eireles for having, while
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urges on his countrymen, will doubtless day. On the day on which the adjournment the rioting was going on, handed over his make a vast difference in the situation of the Sessions was announced it was stated powers, and consequently his responsibility, to But, on the other hand, the aspirations of officially from the Bench that jurors had to the military authorities-an act without preco- return yesterday (Thursday) unless a notice to dent in the annals of Russian administration. Canada in the North-east and of Australia
the contrary approred in the daily papers. This condust of the dismissed Governor is in the South-west are factors which it is This notics duly appeared in official form, but severely stigmatised by the Grashdanin, the equally impossible to disregard. Alarm'st because the Police were not independently organ of the ultra-Conservative Prince Mest. at home have cried out that American com-informed they sont down nearly a dozen police- cheraky, potition has already shaken Britain's com mun and the prisonse to keep up their end. mercial position all over the world; but an exno:iuntion of the figures fails to sustain their arguments. Similarly British writers lave spoken of the Pacific question as if all pointed to a speedy predominance of the United States; but they have failed to produce solid proofs. We do not think the subject a very profitable ground for speculi tion. There can be no doubt that the next
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By permission of Major Radcliffe and officers, the band of the 33rd Burma Infantry will play the following programme at the King Edward Hotel during dinner this evening (weather permitting):-
Dance Corinqus" Punch and Judy."
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Wilhou
According to a despatch dated Now York, May 22, Count Cassini was requested by the Russina Foreign Ministry to defer bis depar ture for Europe for a fortnight. This roquest, it is said, is undoubtedly due to the agitation in the United States over the treatment of the
THE MOAT FARM MURDER.
LONDON, 93rd June.
Dougal Iras been sentenced to death for the murder of Miss-Holland at the Most Farm,
Essex.
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SUPREME COURT.
Thursday, 5th June,
IN BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE LIB. HONOTE SIR WM. M.
GOODELN (CHIEF JUSTICE).
Mr. F. C. Barlow of Messis. Deacon and Hastings, solicitors, appeared in sapport of an application for adjudication on the ostate of Wong Tat Hong, the application having been
made-on behalf of two creditors.
His Lordship asked if a publio examination
of the debtor had been held P
Mr. Barlow said that there had been no
March........."The Sailor's Life,"
Jews in Southern Russia, which shows no signs of diminishing. Mass meetings are Overture... "Der Konigs Lieutenant," wil Tit! Selection "The Girl from Kay's,"" Ivan Caryll Song "The song you sang to me," Melloy being held overywhere. Count Cassini had a
The Lady Sinvoy,
Crook long conversation with Mr. Hay on the ad Selection Waltz ......."Premier Printemps,"
Margis
ult. It is understood that the probable atti-public examluation. Boggettitude of the United States, should large numbers "God Save the King."
of pauperised Jews from Russia soek refuge in America, was discussed. That a great oxodus is abent to begin there is no doubt. It is stated that the Jews in Chicago alone have sent to relatives in Russia 5,000 stepmebip-tickets to
The Straits Ties says that excitem ut reigns in the coup of the Government ander dinate eterical service in the Straits over the appointment of Treasurer at Penug which will shortly become racant. This being one of the prize appointments of the service set asle by the Secre ary of State for deserving clerks, every ons is on the tiplos of expectation to know who is the lucky wight. It is no exag-
Keration to say that the anxiety to bear the rasult of the Governor's selection, is very keon indeed.
States interests in those waters of which the westeriniost wash our island of Hongkong, But this is a different thing from the relegation of Great Britain to a secondary place in the Pacific. W do uot think that the progress of the United States need Diilitate seriously against British interests in this ocean. There is not but the romotest likelihood of the whole of the Pacific coming under one supreme" in- fluence. In parts, uo doubt, the United States will predominate. In ottore, and these by no means the least important,
Chronicling a rent execution in Bangkok, Britain must continue supreare unless a sudden catastrophe reduces her from the the Bangkok Times remarks that it is quito rank which she tow holds among the possible that this will be the last execution Powers. The Pacific Ocean, however, is conducted in the old style, as it understands a guillotine bus been ordered from Paris, the large enough for more than twa Powers'
Siamese Ministor in Paris having been in reasonable aspirations, and, we have for-structed to have one purchased and sout out. tunately no reason to apprehend other The pas ing this relic of old Sism in cor- The Siamese thau friendly rivalry between Great Britain tainly not to be regretted.
prisoner with a blow and the United States in these waters. method of beheading a The patriotic expressions of an inhabitant from a sword while he simply kneels with his of either empire should not be able to do heal bent, is as good as any other if the nerve injury to the harmony prevailing between and skill of the executioner enn be depended on. If these fail, the method may prove very
the two nations.
barbarous.
The Foocket Echo of the 20th June, has the following In the tea market a fair amount of business continues to be transactad in Congous
suable them to go to America.
Ramin
His Lordship then called attention to Section 17 which states that as soon as may be after the filing of the statement of affairs a public examination of the debtor should be held. If the claim of a debtor were to be allowed it
might turn out that a friendly creditor tight take ont a bankruptcy petition what time the
4. Mr. Editor, will help me to right. It is a base calumny. Why, sir, Scotland was only Scotia Minor, when Ulster was Scotia Major. Let Unspeakable Soot put that in bis pips and smoke it, and over hereafter hold his peace. Yours, etc,,
ULSTERMAN.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS." Hongkong, 25th June. Six,—What a storm in a teacup, truly!-A misrepresentation of historical fast, a lotter to correct it by a justly indignant Boot,
and the whole English camp is up in arms What for? Do they deny that "Unspeak-
is said to have been successfully I debtor oleared out to Canton and the debtorabia Soot" is right? Do they assert that
cultivated in South Sumatra, sag, the Straits' Tones in its Netherland Indis column. Two
was adjudged bankrupt. On the other hand there might be ease in which it would be
Mr. Bruce Shepherd (Official Receiver) said mental growing of the fibre in Siak, a district enterprising planters began with the experi-impossible to hold a public examination. in East Sumatra. The experiment failed, but that so far as Canton was concerned 99 per cont. of debtors were able to gat away out of the the experiones gained showed the way how to anoesed in bettor soil. That requirement was Colony. Under sub-section 3 of section 16 if a not in the Lampong districts-a neighbouring statement of affeire had been filed, then the province. There the soil was found to be all Court might adjudgë on the debtor's estate
forthwith. that could be wished for. The ramle plinted throvo in paying quantities, the fibre yielded being long and of excellent quality. The results at the outset proved to be so satisfactory that { ramie-pianting thers has passed beyond the trial' stage The planters sent specimens of the fibre produced to experts ia Europe who pronounced the product to be fully signal to Chinese rumis. The machine used is that invented by Faure, which of late Eas been so much altered for the better that the cleaning of ramie by this method cau, it is said, bo hardly improved upon.
THE LATE "MAX O'RELL"
The Tiare in its obituary notice on the late
M. Paul Blonet says
The Chief Justice asked what Sir Henry Berkeley had done in similar cases while ho asted as Chief Justice.
..
Mr. Bruce Shepherd said that Sir Hoary Berkeley had refused adjudication in two enses with most disastrous results to the creditore. The owner, who was in the last stages of con- sumption and could not return to the Colony, bal sent his son to make out a statement of his linbilities which showed that his liabilities were ammo $60,900 and bis aɛsets $45,000,
Going upon sub-section 3 section 18, bis Lordship granted adjudication on the estate and appointed Mr. Bruce Shepherd as Official Receiver.
The Court adjourned.
THE New York correspondent of the Times wrote last month describing how amid the | A warrez signing himself Imperialist" has a letter in the Times which calls for a exhilarating air of the Pacific coast Presi dent ROOSEVELT had twice within two days certain amount of attention. He explaius and Souchongs. The falling off in the supplies
that he was in Malta in 1894, the year after of Congous to date, say, 45,000 half-chesta, 1 be news of the death of " Max O'Bell" will proclaimed the future dominance (and not
the restrictions on foreign fleets and ships confirms the predicted short first-crop, and come an a painful surprise to many faglish only commercial dominance) of the United visiting British ports were abolished. He prices are very firm in consequence. Business acquaintances, who know him as a fine, robust- States over the Pacific Ocean; the corres
was promptly challenged by a sentinel when has commenced in Qolags but the settlements looking wan, in the prime of life, and apparently pondent sided that “ it need not be supposed he attempted to pass through a portion of so far only amount to 1,679 s f-chusta. The fall of force and energy. Paul Blouet, to give Soon afterwards be heard a export to Europe to date is 3,788.610 lbs.bim his real name, was bere in Brittany in that the President had any other public in the works, his mind than that which he was address- scientific officer in high command in the against 3,907,415 lbs. to the same data. last 1818, and served in the war of 1870 as a cavalry ing." The suggestion is, of course, that island state that the Ruesians bad been Four-We understand that we are to have a officer. Captured at Sedan, he was released in not by holes. The final score was;
new line of steamers running between Foochow time to join the Versaillist army which over- ENGLAND. and Shanghai. The first of the stoumors, the Jacob Diederichsex is advertised to close on Monday, the 2nd inst., for Shanghai.
President RoosVELT spoke with his eye on into the port, that they had openly taken the forthcoming elections; and so no doubt several hundreds of photographs of the be did. Yet we cannot but hear more in interior of the defences from the roofs and the triumphant utterances of the President windows of houses in the loyal city of La
of the United States than mere vote-catch-Valetta, and had got their negatives The Japan Mail writes as follows with regard
ing verbiage. Naturally he was bound to fall the Pacific coast electors that he was a believer in the coming supremacy of their country in that greatest of oceans whereby they live. But there was a ring of read confidence in President
Scotland, "the junior partner," "the smaller nation, physically and mentally," wwconquered? Havors! In a hopeless attempt to explain away the inaccuracy of the statement that first gave rise to the present discussion, "Another Englishman" places an entirely original con- straction on the grammstical significanes of the ofending paragraph, and "QW.P.," for wantef originality, but thirsting to do battle on behelf of the Sassoonchs, falls back on the obl say that Scotchmen Inok the sense of humour. Assertions like that, G. W. P. are ridicu
lons and irrelevant, but, pair callant, ye maybe ken nae better! The fact remains, yo English, that Scotland is an unconnquered country, and as one of her sons I am able to subscribe myself
Yours, etc.,
AN UNCONQUERED SCOT.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE
DAILY FRESS." Hongkong, 25th Jane. SIR-I am sorry to trouble you again with a continuance of this correspondence. But the persons who have written andor this head, signing themselves by various noma-de-plumes ENGLAND V. SCOTLAND AT GOLF. deserve to be shown up. To start with the just tirat, G.W.P" by the reversal of his The day after the decision et Mairfeld on initial shows the perversion of his view. the 27th ait, of the Amateur Golf Champion- ship, when Mr. Robert Maxwell (Taulellon) If he descend to personal abuse let hita onder. best Mr. Horace Hutchinson and brought the stand that others beside bim can sling mui, bat Championship back to Scotland for the Arst time since 1818, the year of the late Mr. R. G. gentlemanly they refrain. And assertion is not of 10 aside, the result being decided by matches, did not take up another line of invective. As a Tait's win, England met Scotland with teams argument. "Paz Vobiscum" wonders why I matter of fact-- beloved Mesopotamia of bis- I might as well have attacked the fail writer on his ignorance of syntax. His grammar was villainous as Pux Vobiseau's" argument was weak. As for Robert the Bruce and his Norman descent I wonder if “English moni" ever board of William the Conqueror. I think he was not only of Norman descent but a Norman of Total
Tot .......... 4 tho Normeds. "Another Englishman" is not The heaviest defents were these of Robb by worth considering. Probably his middle nams Castle ( up and 8 to play), of Laidley by Hilton
SCOTLAND,
Mr. LM. Balfour-Molville 0 Mr. Maro Fergusson... Mr. J. Robb......
1 Mr. N. F. Hunter
1 Mr. C. E. Dick...
5
(9 and 7 to play), and of Ball by Maxwell (8 stalta with Mac and et any rate he writes like was frat instituted, Beotland won a Hoylake
UNSPEAKABLE SCOT and 6 to play). Last year, when the contesta renegade.Yours, etc,
same the Commune, and in the second. siege of Mr. J. Ball, jun..... 9 Mr. R. Maxwell
Mr. H. H Hilton... I Me. J. E. Laidiny faris he was severely wounded. In 1872 he Mr. H. G. Hutshinson U Mr. F. Megkenzie... came to England as a correspondent of varices Mr. H. W. De Zoete 0 31. J. Graham, junt
Mr. J. B. Pas
·French papers, and four years later became Mr. B. H. Fry the very efficient French master at S. Paul's Mr. H. G. Castle
Mr. W. H. Fowler What Mr. G. F. Smith...... developed by photographers in the town to Japanese domestic politics-It is evidently School, retaining that post till 1881. without intervention or protest by the coin thought by careful observers, among them the induced him to leave was the brillisat success. manders of the fortress. Imperialist" Jiji Shimps, that chaos" is the only term of his first book, John Bull et son Ile, which, would like to ask Lord SELBORNE whether applicable to the prosent condition of political toil in its French and English form, was ke the buspitality extended to British officers society. Thors hail been a general expectation widely read as to promise on sosured litera ry BOOSEVELT's in Russian ports, such as Vladivostock, is that the parliamentary members of the Seiyu- position for the auther, and to make his
kai would not leave Tokyo until some effective pseudonym, w O’Rell," a household word in by 7 holes. The alteration from holes to language which forbids us to think he was mutual, and what he thinks would happen steps had been taken to close up the Farty's England and America. This bright, clever, matches was made this year.
to British officers attempting to avail ranks and ro-consolidate ita organisation. But generally goodnatured, but purely superficial only electionewing. When he told the people of San Francisco last month that he themselves of it. Such questions are not.
they have all departed, and the inferenos drawn failed to see how a man confident of bis superfluous. The subject has come up at is that, despairing of any satisfactory re-adjust country's greataess could be anything but various Eastern ports belonging to Britain mont, they have gone to consult with their an expansionist and that the United States lately, if not recently at Hougong, and it constituents. The Progressists, too, although must, unless they are to become degenerate, has certainly not yet been satisfactorily ther sanin to be retaining their cohesion and go on with the work which they have begun, settled. Imperialist" justly says that standing their ground firmly, are declared to be
his in a condition of seething murest, many of them he was obviously speaking in all sincerity, camaraderie with foreigners is all very and the enthushsm of his audience was not well, but he cannot help thinking it ought being persuaded that the time has come for a grand re-organisation of parties. On the matter for wonder. We need not, how to be strictly reciprocal, especially as they whole the spitset chaotic soms to be well ever, necessarily admit that because Prest have fur more to learn from us than we okosen. But we strongly suspect that when dent Roosever spoke from his heart he is have to learn from them. The matter if the Seiyu-kat members come to reflect maturely, therefore a ceduto prophet. He claimed one to which the Admiralty might well they will appreciate the hopelessons of effecting
anything without Marquis Ita. that the United States' geographical position devote a little consideration.
WEATHER REPORT.
account of England was a novelty, and at once captared a large public. The author followed
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued it up with overal other volumes, dealing in s
the following report:- like spirit with England, Scotland, America, and France. Ent the main work of the years. The barometer has fallen over E. Japan between 1890 and 1900 was lecturing. Max owing the depression, which is probably O'Hall" was a ready sud amusing speaker, and moving NE off the SE. coast.
in much success on the platfurat. He lectured const A low pressure trong lies over the S. easy manner and his humorous gift ensured Pressure has given way again on the China often in the United Kingdam and still more coast of Chins and Formosa Channel and this often in America, always commanding a very Pacific towards Loochoos, NE, winds prevailing fair nudience, who went away pleased. He was to the Northwards of the area and SW. winds
to the Eouthward.. popular in London, where he was a member of
Streng BW. monsoon over the N. part of the several literary clubs. He was married to au English lady, Miss Bartlett, who translated his China Sea. books, all of which were originally written in French.
Forecast Fresh to strong SW, winds, equally, thunder-showers.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The M.M. steamer Polynesien, with the next French mail, will leave Saigon to-day, at I p.m.. for this port.....
TheC.P.R, steamer Empress of China arrived at Vancouver on the aird inst., st 6.30 p.m.
The P. & A. steamer Indrarelli arrived at
on the 7th pro Yakohama yesterday morning, and is due hero
The Boston Tow Boat Co's steamer Pleiader
loft Victoria for Kobe direct on the 2nd inst. and is expected to arrive at that port on the 16th prox
The O.P.B. steamer Tartar arrived at Yoko bama at 9.30am. en the 25th inst., and left again at 6 p.m. same day for Kobe, where she is due to arrive at & em., to-morrow,
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