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"prospects were not good for any improve." "ment under her administration of affairs "Since Russia has been in temporary *control our trade there has steadily "increased. If the country is restored "to China our commerce with it will "probably dwindle to what it was formerly, If, on the other hand. Russia uses the "new disorders as an-oxeuss for asserting * permanent sovereignty over it, we will "have sto valid cruse for complaint, for “the country's resources will be developal "and our trade will be materially benefited Oar Sio Francisco "by the change.” contemporary evidently has full faith in Russin's bona-fides. We should not be surprised, however, if owing to friation WHISKY, actween the United States and Russia over the Kischcnelf affair, the temporarily pro-Russiau organs in the States were to modify their views with regard to a placid acceptance of the annexation of CELEBRATED Manchuria to the dominions of the Tar
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The Manila Times says: "Tho plages is raging in Hongkong. The riddents of that city should take a ran over to Masila daring the hot mason"--and catch cholera wa suppose.
L'Echo de Chine's Fosebow carrospondent accuses the Amerien missionaries at that port of land-grabbing and other improper acts.
Sach accusations, founded or unfounded, are not likely to help much the case of Christianity in China.
The launch Jeannette, built for the P. & O Company by the Dock Company ut Hunghom, Saturday morning. The was unched on Jeannette's dimensions uro-Length, 82 feet; breadth, 15 feet; and depth, 7 fent. Her draught in foot 4 inches, and speed 10 knots. She is fitted with a W. P. 150 bailor, and carries compound engines.
A royal order has been published in the Madrid Government Gazelle authorising the payment of the lottery prizes which were drawn for in Manila, but the payment of which was suspended owing to the outbreak of the Spanish- American War. Four mouths are allowed within which payments on this account will be mude, and the tickets must be sent in to too Government for examination; no mutilated tickets will be considered.
The Ko Shing Theatre in the renderous of all the sandy characters on the calendar, who protend to be deeply interested in the histrionio the present state of affairs in North China.mysteries unfolding on the stage the while thes We cannot yet, it is evident, expect a speedy rob the bystanders. On Friday one of the gettigment of the Manchurian question. It latter had his pocket cut and a small sum of has already been "settled" on paper-balf muuoy extracted. He caught the thief, iu a dozen tires, but that means nothing. whose possession when searched at No. 7 Polica Station by Inspector MacNab was fouad a portion of a razor, keen of sige sud handy of aize for the slitting open of pockets. Inspector MacNab prosed the charge, and Mc. F. A. Hazeland passed sentenes of three months,
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An interesting case came before the Assiza Court in Saigon in May, when the director and manager of the Opinion were charged with criminal libel. The action was brought at the fustance of two guards of the Militia in French Lacy, who had been gravely oatraged in their honour and their asasidoration as officials by articles appearing in the Opinion, A Com missioner and these two guards were charged with assassination, oppression of the people,
kong ist year was obtained in montbly instalments from Paris and was used systematically throughout the epidemic in accordance with the recommendations of the PASTEUR institute in the French capital, due allowance being made in the adminis tation of the serum for age, sex, and other circunstances. In spite of this, Dr. THOMSON writes, the mortality from plagu e in 1902 was 85.11 per cent. In 1900 it was 77.5 and in 1901 76,5 per cent. This increase of mortality be regards as and acts of crnalty. The Coumissioner died accidental circumstance in the consideration of a comparatively small number of cases. But, he continues in big report, the anti-action in the Criminal Court was in efect an plague serom supplied to Hongkong from indiquent of the whole administration of Paris is mauifestly useless possibly Laos, and the verdict of the Court was a through deterioration from lapse of time complete sequittal of the accused. and exposure to a bot temperature. Dr. THOMSON has suggested to the Government that it would be well to prepare locally a supply of anti-plague serum in good time for the next probable recrudescence of the disease. This, he says, has been authorised, the Government Bacteriologist having the
matter in hand. Whether this means that during the now closing epidemic the new #orum has been employed, we cannot say; but, whenever they are forthcoming, the results from the suggestion of Dr. TomsoN- will be looked forward to with extreme interest,
at an early stage in the enquiry which resulted from the allegations. The defence in to
The U.B. gunboat Callus arrived on Satar-TELEGRAMS.! day from Wuchow.
According to a Nortbom despatch, H.E. Chang Chib-tang has been permitled to return to his former position of Viceroy of the Hakaang provitices.
A considerable amount of correspondence and not a fow articles liave been provoked in Kebe and Yokohama over the Interport Fours, heroin Tokohams won after Kobe had been fouled by a flaking boat.
With regard to a letter which we have ressived over the signature of "Pair Callant," we fear that its publisation would tend to revive the recent controvesy, even if in a slightly more humorous form, and we must therefore decide against its publication.
On the 15th inst. Lenders for the supply of 33,801 tons of permanent way materials for the Royal Siamese State Railways were publicly opened. The lowest tender was from Belgium. British ( tenders out of a total of 24), German, Russian, Italino, Hungarian, Dutch, and Japanese tenders were also received--but none from the United States.
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THE UNITED STATES SQUADRON AT KIEL.
LONDON, 25th June.
The Kaiser bus arrived at Kiel and invited the Admiral and Commanders of the atates squadron now thers to lunch.
CANTON.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
Canton, 27th Jase. THE NEW VICUROY. On the 27th inst. the now Viceroy gave a splendid reception to the foreign Consuls. General, Conan's, and Vice-Copsals from Shameon, in the Hoi Chu fort. By invitation from Wis Excottoncy the Consular authorities left Shameen at 3 pm, in a flower-bual towed United-by a stam launch, and were taken to the fort, On based he launch were soldiers in gay auiforms, and the passages of the fort were THE AMERICA CUP.
lined with guarits of honour': upon the arrival of the Consuls and others a salite was fired from the fort,audth-y wəraintroduced to the Vineroy, who LONDON, 25th June, President Roosevelt has sent Geaural Corbin was in a yellow jacket. They took their sente at a long table, and after a very pleasant. te moet Sir Thomas Lipton at the entrance of conversation, having partaken of some refresh- New York Bay and Invited him to luncheon atment, they left and were taken back in the earne the White House.
THE FINANCE BILL.
LONDON, 25th June. The Finance Bill has passed the third reading.
CHIEF JUSTICE WILKINSON
KNIGHTED.
NDON, 25th Jane. Mr. H. S. Wilkinson, Chief Justion, H. M. Supreme Court for China and Corea, has been
We zoo, from the N.-C. Daily News, that it was reported, in Shanghai mauderia circles last waek that cobeer having denounced the officials in chargs of the Peking-Pooting Rail. way o peculation and other misdemeaveurs, an Imperial Rescript has been sout to the Director. General of Railways, Sheng Hung-pan, to knighted. investigate the charges. H.F. Hu Yu-fen is at the head of the Peking-Proting Failway.
The Swalow correspondent of the N.C. Daily News writes:--The French are making per- xistent attempts to secure an official foothold in Swatow. For some timo past, the leading priest in the district, who resides at Chow- chowfoo, has filled the post of Consular agent and has dealt principally, but by no means exclusively, in church casos. Seuis time ago the French authorities failed to secure a hone in town for (ramour asid) a post office. Quite recently they have been unsuccessful in an attempt to induce a Chinese gentleman and British subject to part with his house for are us Consulate.
INDIA AND TIBET.
way to Shamees. Shortly after the Consular w authorities laid loft, the Vigaray started for Wachow and thence to Kwangsi to suppress the rebelliou, taking with him several mou-of- war, with troops and offers, and sixty jooks fully ladon with rics. It is generally bolieven by the Chinese here that he usay sucosed because it is a rebellion which has avison from famine. In his absenco the Provincial Treasurer will look after the ollloial business. It is said that the Viduroy will have to stay away for two or three months,
CANTON TALE, There have been various tales about the now Viceroy in Cantos. It is said that be bas cashiored the Nam Hoi magistrate, imposad on him a fine of one million taels, and placed hi conduct under investigation. Other officials LONDON, 25th Jano.
are very much scared, and are afraid of the ante Major Younghusband and Mr. White repre-fate. One evening when H.E. returned to the souting the Indian Government with a small yamen the gato-keeper refused to open the gate escort of Pioneers will meet Tibetan and until ho paid him a squeeze of twenty cents; ho paid him, and next morning had him glvon sixty Chinese officials on the borders of Sikkim early blows. When he was walking out of his yamez ho in July to discuss trado, qusations.
MANCHURIA.
found two sentries at, the dear of the yamen asleep; he went and took from their persona two revolvers. Next morning ho had the mea brought into his games and put them under LONDON, 25th Jane.
cangue, while he cashiered the commander of Lord Cranborne in the House of Commons the guard. It is said that ko intoady to stop stated that the Chinese Government had inti. the fantan gambling and put kup-pin lottery. mated that arrangements between Chins and and also to take over the salt monopoly under
official management.
This should yield m It has been suggested that Martyrs Memorial Hall be built is Shanghai, write the Russia were being negotiated which would pro-revenue of fvo banded thousand tools to the local aion, but opinion is divided on the serve Manchuria for China without loss of government. subjet. For ourselves, we cannot so the prereignty, the treaty rights of other Powers utility of such a Hall. If some missionaries | baing respected.......... and friends desire to commemorate the death of those who suffered during the Boxer troubles, Jet them put up tablets, in several places of worship and monument in one of the cemeteries. Our foaling always has been to let the dead rest in pesca. It is only earthly clay and corruption that is buried. The memory of the deal should be more vivid in the minds of people than an inanimate brass or stone.
Tho i'. & F. Tinzes says that the failure of the Hung Banke is Foking bus destroyed the credit of even the old established fruns, and notes are now at an absolate discount, while prices are on 's strong upward tendency, End the cost of daily living is said to by three times as high as formerly. An effort was made at the outset to bolster up the Hung failure by a reported loan from the Revenue Department of T. 100,000 and the oroditors were officially informed to stand off, as the bank "must not fail. It was No Tumi, however, who has endeavoured to negotiate a loan with the Japanese bank which originated the statement. But this is a polite fiction nevertheless, and does not affect the real facts of the case, which daily grow more serious. Hard cash is the domand in Peking just as mack as in Tientsin, and" hard cash cannot be and in adequate amounts, so there the matter stands.
PLAGUE ON THE "ESPIEGLE "
AND OCEAN."
BIRTHDAY HONOURS.
London, 26th June.
EMBEZZLEMENT AND SUICIDE.
The fourth son of the late Viceroy Tak Sow has committed suicide by poison. The story runs thus. As soon as the officials in Canton Heard that H.E. Bha Chun Hün wan to ba sent here to be Viceroy they did not much like
General Creagh for service in China, K.C.B. it, so they formed themselves-intra cabal-and,
Col, Aubrey Alexander,}
Lieut. Rowand, K.I.M., D.S.O. Lieut. Poroy Hall.
Majors C. Browse, Dunst, Diok, Wingate, Fame and Capt. Wood, B.A, receive pro motion.
Mr. Bradon, Chiness Customs,
Mr. Mateby, Yuugiezo pilot. c.ar.e. Mr. Dudgeon has been knighted for services rendered on commercial segotiations with
Chino
ELECTIONS IN GERMANY.
LONDON, 26th June, The second ballots for the Reichstag show further gains of Social Democrats, who, bare carried the whole of Saxony with the exception of one seat.
THE SOMALILAND EXPEDITION.
LONDON, 26th June,
The Britial warships Marlin, Hussar, and Porpoise and the Ilalian Vulturno have sailed from Aden for Rarasds to ascertain whether a magazine for the Mallab exists there.
each contributing some money, tried to stop hims coming. The moray an untel to 120,900'taels- They entrusted this to the fourth son of tho late Viceroy to take to Peking, there to buy the Tuence of the chief snack Li Lin Ying The young with the Emprens Dowager. man (his nga was thirty-four) took this money and spent it all in dissipation in Shanghai and sent word to the officials here that Shax Chau Hün was not coming that he had bought the ousach's inflce, and that the Imperial government world soad Sham to another province. The officials rested satisfied with these god tidings. But as room us the word passed ronad oficial circles that tho now Viceroy was coating they were such astonished, and represented the matter to the late Viceroy, who was one of the cabal too. The latter reprimanded his son severely, and the young man took poison. Thus endod the tragedy, and the old Viceroy Tak Sow will leave here in three or four dags by the s Kwangli for Shanglisi, thence to go to Paking..
A Canton correspondent who had not at the time of his writing seem the notice closing the correspondence on "Unconquered Scotland" senda the following story, which may be new to our readers:-Is a train approach.. ing Stirling an Englishman was giving his view on the climate, people, and prospects of Scotland in that sweet way which accounts so largely for the popularity of the "Englishman abroad." When he at length paused for breath, a doar old Sent sitting in the corner of the railway carriage broke in: "Ay, it's true thus many Englishmen don't seem to care much for Scotland, but I've heard toll of 31,000 of them away back who took such a fancy to the country that they settled down for gool in a
"b!" roplied the English-treated in the isolation ward at the Naval tional Club, said that he and Mr. Balfour could stadents to go to Fogland to finish bistries, and place near here"
mau, with an increduloas enort. "Whore, pray, was that? Never heard of the incident." "Just over there," said that very dour old Scot, pointing out of the window, is the Geld of Bannockbura!
Early on Friday morning H.M. gunboat Espiègle (1,070 tons) was towed oat to the quarantine anoborags off Green Island, a case of plagne having oveared on board, the victim being James Collins, A.B.
It is rumourelia Naval circles that further cases of plague have developed on H.M.B. Ocean since ber departure for Weihaiwei.
The six patients from the Ocean are being
Hospital,
RACEHORSE KILLED.
Brigginshaw, a waler belonging to Mr. Campbell MacMillan whose chancesasanoatsider drew numerous backers in the Maiden Stakes A Hongkong resident describing a trip home
and Phaston Stakes at the Races in February by the Siberian railway, and referring toast, but who refused to leave the post when Russian emigration, says: "I stayed nearly the whole day in the station si Kharbia, and Lad plenty of opportunity to study the Russian emigrante who crowded every train. They were a strong, but frightfully filthy legking lot.
ME. BALFOUR AND MR. CHAMBERLAIN.
LONDON, 26th June.. Mr. Chamberlain, speaking at the Constita-
ufford to laugh at the insinuations of a personal rivalry, but on the eve of a great controversy he desired to declare that Mr. Balfour's leader ship was essential to the naten and success of the Unionist party.
EFFECTS OF THE RAIN.
the former race started gud was unplaced in the latter, came to an fuglorious end on Friday
It is fortunate that the reins of the past few afternoon lust after a wild rasaway gallop
any strength, or the history of fatal building through Wanchai. He broke loose from his days have not been accompanied by a wind of
down another, upsetting first a Chinese woman itself. As it is, numerous swall Inndalips are
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THE LATE LO FENG-LE.
The M-C, Daily News publishes the following obituary of H. B. Bir Chichta Lo Foug-lu, K. V, O., late Chiness Minister to the Coarte of S. Jumes, the Quirinal, and Brassels. The late Minister was a member of the piouser class of the Foochow Naval School when it was first- established at Pagoda Anchorage in 1870, under the tutelage of the late Mr. James Carroll, a gralnets of the Naval College at Greenwich. Being a particnlucly bright student, the late Minister, after a course of four yeura'study in Fonchow, was selected with a few other fellow
being more of a bookworm thon ambitions of a seafaring lite, be entered the diplomatic service of his country and was appointed soon after- wards an alfache to the Chinese Legation a Berlin under the late Minister, Li Tunya. He remuined in Germany for reveral years, subse- quently returning to China sad joining the service of the late Marquis Li Hong-chong at Tientsin in 1880. To the late Marquis, Lu Feng-lu owed all his advancement is official grade) and being successively promoted to life, having joined Lies a sub-perfect loth
the rank of expectant Taoful of the First-class,
THE statement which Lord CRANHORNE muite in the House of Commons last week, as mentioned in Reurru's despatch of the 25th instaret, is not likely to reassurs anyone with regard to the pussition in Manchuria. According to the Under-Secretary for
The appointment is notified in the Gazette of Foreign Affairs, the Chinese Government the ion. Dr. Io Kai and the Ber. T. W. has intimated that arrangements between Pearce as members of the Board of Examiners Chinu and Russia are being negotiated of Interpretors, which will preserve Manchuria for China.
Five cases of plague were reported during the without loss of sovereignty, the treaty rights of other Powers being respected. 24 hours onded at noon on Saturday, and one of The idea cannot for a moment be enter these was an European from II.MS. Espiegłe— tained "that this implies any change of Jases Collins by nate. Another was an fudiau (fatal) and the remaining three were Chinese attitude of the part of the Chinese Goverall fatal). Two bodies of Chinese were dumped, ment which will compol Russia to act up to The total number of cases since the commonce- the spirit of her promises about Manchuria.ment of the year is 1,270. China's assurances remain of equal value j to what they live borne in the past, and as
rendered unconscious by the tenenssion; the Colony, but no casualties, happily, resulted, late Marquis Já Hang-chong to St. Petersburg. secure any future for Manchuria than that Prox for the purpose of considering the ap. I dictiness of the people, statione, and cars, ne
to congratulate the Tear Nicholas II. on bis trusfer of his publleau's licence to sell and serious outbreak of cholera la Eastern Siberia Hospital very seriously hurt, but the woman 2000 what Barr escape. Loosened by the rain, coronation. The mission also visited England, These others than China have all along retail intoxicating liquor on the promises and Manchuris." Again the writer remarks: one round. Brigginghow's flight came to a
on ward and caused the roof to es lapss on to Graad Cross of the Vistorian Order sud Lo the floor underneath. The three people in Feng-la was made a K.C.V.O. Upon the return of Li Hang-obang's mission abroad, Lo question had just previously vacated the flat ou Fing-lu, through the recommendation of his the warning of people from outside who saw the patron Li.Hung-chang, was in November of the same year promoted to be an expectant coadition of the wall.
Metropolitan offer of the ith Frade and appointed Minister. to Great Britain, Italy Belgium, where he remained until the winter of 1802, being prostrated during the latter period of his term of offies with paralysis from which he seems never to have recovered. As already stated above, the late Miainter was more of a student and bookworm ban a
the latter sphere while in England.
A meeting of Justices of the Peace will be Some of the men looked like animals, and the imafoo and tore ventre-d-terre› up one street and collapses in the Colony light have repeated with the bravet button of the second grade. before it rests with others than China to hold at the Magistracy on Friday, the 18th wonies not better. It is, considering the awin and then a Chinaman, buth of whom were reported by the police in various parts of the In March 1890 Lo Feng-in accompanied the of a mere. province of Asiatic Raskinplication of Hans Peter Jertrum for the wonder. that there was last summer a very fatter, indeed, was removed to the Tong Walthough thres people in Wanchai had a Bоme-
been three Powers only, Great Britain, situated at Nos. 266 and 268, Queen's Road | I don't think one sees in any part of the world; sudden stop; in Russel Street he fell and broke the book wall of 32, Leighton Hill Road fell where the late Marquis was decorated with the
Japan, and the United States. Of these Central, under the sign of the "German the United States have been a doubtful Tavern," to Puul Wissing. quantity, and we cannot feel reassured. when we read in the latest number which has reached us of the San Franciven Chronicle a statement like the following:
as many tea-ketiles de in Russia; I myself was the happy proprietor of one and joined the his leg, and had to be killed where he lay. Russians every morning in the scramble for hot
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, The Imperial German mail steamer Prix Heinrich leftCulmbo on the 27th inst, and ausy be exproted here on the 8th prox.
The steamer Kub left Manila on the 27th inst., at 10 am, and is dus here to-day, at noon. The N, D. L. steamer Zieten, which left here on the 27th May, arrived at Genos on Thursday, 25th inst.. at 4 p.m.
The Boston Tow Boat Co.'s steamer Zyra
The following is the programme of music to water for ten-and I was perhaps, the only one be played by the band of the 14th Bombay In seeking water for washing purposer." We may fautre on the New Potade Ground to-day remark that the Japanese are probably able to from 5 to 6.30 p.m. (weather permitting) :-
wake as big a display of tea-kettles- or rather March" Festive Match în D,” ...... Smartta puts-as the Russiays; and those who have con Overture""...“ Eilvana,"
Valse "Nos Konves Goas, de Village," Czibulku travelled by night on & Japanese railway will Selection.
"The Flying Dutchman," Wagner not.soon forget the eager rarh in the morning Elgar made by the Japanese passengers of all classes Morceau Mignon "Salut d'amour,”
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go far as the trade interests of the "United States in Manchurin are "cerned, it is decidedly preferable for the territory to be in Russian bands,
Webrer
The Harbour has been very mach discoloured, evidently soil brought down from the hillsides through allahs.
The Cricket Ground is flooded as is, of course, the Happy Valley also.
Queen's Road between Murray Barracks and dangerous state, the mud being ankle-deep.
When China was in undisputed control Selection... "La Fillo de Madame Angot," Lebo to the station fountain, each armed with face left Yokohanu for Victoria (B.C.) on the 25th the Soldiers' Club yesterday was in a very diplomat, hence he did not especially shine in
our, trade there was indifferent und the
Romance Sans Paroles Simple Aven," ...
* God Save the King."
towel and tooth-brush..
fust.