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majority of the Chinese people is copper cash; silver, whether in sycoe or in dollars, only penetrates the mere outer skin of this broad land, and the consumption is but moderate. A gold standard, with bank
notes and silver token coins, could easily be established with the guarantee of some of the great Powers, and worked by'n National Bank managed throughout by foreigners, on similar lines to the Imperial Maritime Customs service. This could be dene, and why, instead of quarrelling over Manchuria, cannot the Powers agree to take up this great measure of financial salvation for Chica? They would soon. have heir reward in a largely augmented trade with Chins, and through the develop ment of the whole of Eastern Asia that would castie,
SATURDAY, JULY 4rm, 1903
Sir Thomas Jucksou, the well-known late Chief Manger of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, has joined the board of director of the Imperis Bank of Persis.
Experis do not attach serious importance to!
the claim that the now. French Congo rubber (the discovery of which wa muntioned the other dag) will revolutionize the industry.
A New York despatch from Washington announces that it has been decided to make Honolula and its adjacent territory a great naval and military hose, at a cost of twoaly million dollars,
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M. battleship Goliath will sail for home early to-morrow morulag.
General Kuropatkin, Russian Minister of War, was to kavo Japan on the 27th ult.
Singaporo was threatened Inst woelt with an Anglo-Scottish correspondenco in the Straits
Times.
The U.S. flagship Rainboar arrived at Manila on Monday last, with Boar-Admiral Yates Stirling's fag Aging.
The Admiralty has dironted that the time interval between gona firing saluton is to be A correspondent writes to the Standard from reduced from ten to five seconds.
Tunbridge Wells on the 3rd ult. As showing the great difference of temperature the last few days, the following readings of the thermometer may be interesting:---Mouday, about 5.0 o'clock
p.m., 163 degrees; Tuesday, 7.30 p.m., 45 degrees.
The Mainichi says that the Russo-Chinese Bank has been authorised to establish trancher San Francisco, Hongkong, and Calcatta.
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TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
SOMALILAND.
LONDON, Jet July, Mail adrices from Aden refer to a possible interval of four months before active operations in Somaliland are resumed. In the meanwhile fatare plans will be determined upon by experi- enced persons, who consider that the unrest will not erase while arms are being imported through Italian territory. The plaus for the fature will passibly partake more of a political than a military character.
TURKEY AND BULGARIA.
The Governor of the Igorrela province of
LONDON, 1st July, Benguet, P.I., in his report to the Bureau of
The relations between Turkey and Bulgaria Insular Affairs of the U.S. War Department
are again causing a certain anxiety. Extreme for the year 1902, says his administration has been marked by manifest contentment on the resentment is excited in Bulgaria by the inces part of the people and the bearty co-operationsant persocation of Bulgarians in Turkey on the Bat a report from of the officials. Notwithstanding the cholera pretext of searching for arms and explosives, and smallpox, the Governor says, in travelling and by the conesntration of a large force on about the province he finds now homes, new rice-fields, new coffee-ploatations, gardens and glean yards, and other evidences of thrift and industry.
As things are the prospect is dark indeed. Crashed down by the weight of indemnity -righteously demanded as punishment for the outrages und Diassacres of 1900-to the Treaty Powers and facod by a terrific full in the value of silver, which practically greatly augments the indemnity, as that Tan Narth-China Daily News publishes the has to be pail in gold, with bad trade, following telegram, which is dated Tokyo, famines in two or three directions, and 27th June:-"The excitement in Japan over political embarrassments on several frontiers, the Manchurian problem is increasing. the Chinese Government may well feel sorry "The nation is plainly resolved to support for themselves. They do not rouse them" the Government in any measures which it selves to face the difficulty: they leave it," considers essential to assert the country's with true Oriental apathy, to adjust itself."rights and sufoguard its interests. Mar-way line at Lincoln (Illinois), a short distanes They know, or suspect, that matters are con- verging to a crisis in some way, how or what they probably care little, but they will do nothing to avert catastrophic, believing that to be finally unavoidable. Meantime, however, they are tacitly preparing, in their own way, resistance to further pressure.
quis Iro und Marquis Yamagata, who have been hitherto supposed to advocate **n waiting policy, are now, it is generally "understood, advising resolute notion. The leading journals speak in a tone of "rempirkable firmness. Japan is still ‘enfleuvouring to stiffen China's backbone."
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Since the assassination of Fresident McKinley the President of the United States ling bean much more carefully guarded than before Anarchists and lanatios Poem so far to have left Mr. Roosevelt alone. Blooming (Tilinois) is to the effect that a bag full of dynamite was discovered near the rail- from the point when Mr. Roomrolt way to
Jeare the train last month,
Several hundred Coreans, according to a
The firm of Harmsworth bas closed a deal
the frontier. Bulgaria has now sent 3,000 troops to the frontier,
FOUND DYING.
Pronounced by Connoisseurs to be the Taught by the experiences of the campaign | The important point in the above telegram arrests were piade. Some Corean tuerchants by H. M, Whitney of Boston and others under Station and thence to the Governmout Civil
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Petters jer publication should be written on able, we believe, of any great effort to resist the pressure of Western Powers. They undoubtedly have the will, and they possess resources in issen and material which in the. bands of even an uncivilised bat active and organising Power would prove very formid- able indeed. But there is an utter absence of the military spirit in China whieb, joined to a most completa and general dishonesty in the administration, renders all attempts
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at resistance to invasion hopeless from the outset. The only possible hope for China, no far as we can see, is that the victors in the late campaign will quarrel over the spoils, and that a war between them will
is in the statomost that Marquis Iro is now
advocating resolute action. The Tokyo correspondent of our Shanghai conteur porary we believe to be in position to gather with some degree of certainty Mar- quis Iro's views, and if that Japanese statesman has actually departed from his attitude of extreme caution, then we may looked forward to a corresponding change in the policy of Japan, for there can be no doubt of the great influones of the man who Ime four times occupied the post of Premier of his country.
Only one case of plagno was reported in the 24 hours ending at noon yesterday, the victim being a Chinese in First Street (dead).
The Rise Aaspolation competition to-day will
be for short range cup sad spoont, commencing at 3 p.m.; tanges, 200, 5410 and 600 yards,
Part of the old German Club building in Wyndham Street has been turned into a private hotel, under the name of the "Hotel Americs."
The last date upon which tenders for the Hongkong Opiam Farm will be received has been altered from 31st Jdly to 31st. Andmekant.
- capnai programme has been got up for the
Volunteer promenade concert next Saturday eroning. Among the artistes will bo a lady
violinist.
Tho Chino Navigation Ca, Là, (Mneare, Butterfeld Swire, agents), advertise reduced saloon fares between Hongkong and Manila..... 820 single journey and $35 ratura.
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By permission of Major Radcliff and officers. the band of the 3rd Burma Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel to-night from 8 to 9.30. The following is the programine:- March... "The Stars and Stripes for Ever, "Sousa
Introduction 3rd Act, 1 Overture...... Lohengrin...
Wagner Selection "The Belle of New York," Kerker
Eileen Alannah,”.
"......Thomas Selection...... "Dandy Dan," ..........Slaughter Descriptive Piece" Lezk-leak, Thurhan "God Save the King."
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Soout despatch, assembled at Nansan on the night of the 20th alt, and created a serious disturbance as a demonstration against the Japanose. The Corean policemen attempted to a disperse them and a ecoflo occurred. No -hold a mess wveting in the main street in Seoul and posted pincards in several places threatening anyone receiving or using Japanese banknotes with murder. Placards of the sams naturo were to be distributed in the Corean provinces.
The entries of clubs affiliated to rewing unions and federations in France, Germany, Holland, and Belgian (recognised by the Amateur Row- ing Association of Great Britain) for Houloy Royal Regatta closed for this year at midnight on Jure 1. They are as follows:-Stewards Challenge Cup.-Victoris RC.. Berlin; Royel Setherlands B.C., Amsterdam. Silver Goblete (pairs).-L. Klane and A. Ehrenberg, Victoris R.C.. Berlin. Diamond Seulls. Carl Ernst, Berlin R.C., and Konrad Haffner, Berlin R.C. The rotura of the entry of Ferdinand Demor. velle, of the Gymnastic Club, New Orlosas, Louisiana, US.A., was confirmed.
Dr. Morrison writes to the Timer under date 3rd Juus: Tho Chinese Government, while professing gratitude at the action of the United Statue, are not ignorant that the indemnity of £5,900,000 claimed by America exceeded ber actual losses. The amount named was simply a round some on-sighth share to each of the eight military Powers concerned of a total of Los antðánt China should be asked to pay. Even "If she accepts payment in silver in consideration of them facts Amaries is still loft with a wide margin in her favour, though not so large, it
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under which they obtain control of 1,003,000 acres of timber bands in Newfoundland. It is their intention to erect pulp and paper-mills on large scale. The property they have secured is the larger portion of arena raosatly acquired the name of the Nowfound and Timber Estates Company. An agent of the Harmsworths visited Russia, Finland, Norway, and New Brunswick seeking lands that suited their purpose. It is said they propose to spend |$10,000,000 in the development of the property.
and building mills.
Though a comparatively young man, M. Lessor, the Russian Minister at Peking, has always andered from ill-health, says a home contemporary, and his stay in Peking kas developed this into what he himself fears to be au incurable malady. It is stated he has gone back to Peking, fully roalising that he may be taxed to the breaking point, în order that he may personally superviss Russian policy in the Far East. He has had a rich and varied experience and is familiar with Asiatics; while his philosophis, somewhat pessimistic, nature makes him well ditted to meat in diplomasia struggle the Chinese statesmen. With a fem grasp of fundamental principles be esmbinen a marrellons mastery of minate details. M. Lessar is no advocate of what Lord Salisbury described as the missionary gunboat pelioy, Ta his opinion a missionary in Chins should have no count but Jesus Christ, no nationality DE " Rexais. of but in old proselytising nation.
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The Bangkok Times of the 2nd June says & telegram from Bangkok to Paris abou, the settlement in Kelngtan has caused the amat
On Thursday foreason out European was found lying in an unconscious state in Wing Lak Street, near the Harbour Office, by an Indian constable, who swumoned an ambulance and had bim removed to the Central Polica Hospital. Soon after being admitted he died. From papers found on the person of the deceased it has been ascertained that his name was J. E. Kidd, and that he was a ship'e second mate out of employment
THE RESERVOIRS.
On making enquiries at the Public Works Department yesterday a representative of the Daily Press was informed by Mr. A. H. Hollingsworth, executive engineer, that the Colosy's reservoirs-Tytam, Pekfolum and Weineickeong-are all full to overflowing. At this time last year the amount of water in store was just about equal to the quantity now in the reservoirs. The presont repletion cannot however be counted upon as a condition to ensure a plentiful supply until the next rainy season for unless wo have a fair average rainfall during the intervening months thers will be at the end of the dry season little left of the superabua. dance of to-day.
THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
We have received from the Osaka Bbosen Kaisha on attractive guide to this well-known steamatip line, including the principal milway
efoni ines in Japan. ICHY. printed, profusely illustrated and provided with maps, and the reading mattor is well worth perusal. Although the Osaka Company bas only boou in oxistence since 1984 it possesses a fleet of 81 steamers and 21 1mnches with a tonnages must be admitted, as in the case of some of the pother. & Singapore paper makes the in- Continental Powers.
genious suggestion that it was sent by an ill- of 70,000 tons, has 28 branches and. 174 informed correspondent with French political agencies and a capital of 63 million yen. The - A Globe correspondent writes from St. objects to serve, who has been made the stru-boats to go through the Inland Sea of Japan Company is undertaking to furnish excursion Petersburg on the 27th May:" Preparations ment of Binniese diplomacy: We like that
now being made in the
during the term of the Fifth National Exhibi- Baltie Ship immensely; the outside world has a high tion. For this purpose three sister ships have building Yard for the launching of the appreciation of the posibilities of intrigue here, already been built and two others are under new recond-class cruiser Almas next Tuesday. Perhaps, however, it is really of mere importance construction. This guide issued by the Osaka The new warship is to be set apart exclusively to role that the Duff lining Company is going for the use of Adjutant General Alexeiofi, the energetically to work in Kelantan, and that its Company will be found valuable by visitors to Commander-in-Chief of Russia's naval strength prospects of success continue to be excellent. Japan in the Far East. The fitting out and armament Mr. R. W. Duff, who is just ont from home, of the new cruiser will be burried forward with left Singapore for Kelantan last week and from
COLONIAL CHURCH COUNCIL. all speed so that she can be taken down to an article in the Singapore Free Fress we gather The following is from the July issue of Cronstadt to undergo her trials in the latter that he is very well satisfied with the present S. Jolin's Cathedral Church Notes:-The part of the summer, and then in the autumn she position of affairs. In three or four weeks there Colonial Church Council held its first session in
THE feebleness of the present Chinese Jet arise out of the difficulty of recoucis Walt... "Blue Fell,”.......................... Waldteufel will be sent out to her duties with the Pacifio will be about thirty Europeans in the employ. S. Paul's College on Monday. 22nd June,
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when twenty-two members were present under the presidency of the Bishop of Victoris. The greater part of the session was taken up with the framing of a constitution, and finally the regulations, which had been previously circulat- ed amongst the members of the Council, were
Government and the want of capable or
It is sad indeed to think that such even strong men among the ruling cinas contingency is even possible. It would be is undoubtedly a misfortune for the
a grent moral descent for the great Powers. Empire as well as a serious impediment of the West, who represent Christianity and to its polities and waterial development, modern civilisation, to let loose the dogs of Prince CHING, to whom has been entrusted war in this ancient Empire in order to melted gold, equivalent of Edwt, Sgrus, por ton. granting them permission to stamp their stamps a satisfaction to Had the Kelautan enterprise approved of after they had been considerably
provo a succese,
Squadron." The Russian Admiralty have, wement of the company; the dredger is producing me, decided to place no. further orders with results much beyond expectations; and a start foreign shipbuilders.
has been made at mining, three reefs "haring The Secretary of the Puojom Mining Com-
Messrs. W. H. Everett and Son, Salisbury been discovered, two gold-baring and one of pany, L. informs us that the result of the crashing for June, 1903, is as follows:-108 Square, Fleet Street, write to as that they havo galena. Siama operience in gold mining tons of Bush ore for a yield of 45 ounces of received a letter from the General Post Office ventures has been so unfortunate that it will be the negotiations with M. LESAR, the satiate their enlilowed lust of territory 870 tons of Kelampong ore vistding 1 ounces on the back and thus prevent their being stulon.
amended and added to. TheCouncil afterwards Russian Minister at Peking with regard or greed of gold. How much better might of smelted guld, equivalent of law, gros, per For 15 years past," they write, we have
líetoned with interest to a brief description given to Manchurie, is displaying a weakness they be omployed in seeking to find a means
A London evening contemporary having by the Rev. W. J. Seatham of the proposal to ton, 978 tons in all, for a yield of 95 ounces of been trying to obtain this and have at longik that is deplorable and a plasticity that of assisting China to rise from the slough swalted gold. Valued at $1,000. A lottoz from succeeded. The passage in the letter from the stated in a leading article that "it is well establish an European Young Men's Christian in alarming, Not only is he proving to into which she has fallen, to help to maintain the Manager received on
the 3rd Juns, General Post Office giving the necessary 1878 the first-blow would have been struck with the proposal was passed unanimously. It known that bad we gone to war with Russia in Association in the Colony and a vote of sympathy be a reed shaken by the wind, but one animpaired and undiminished the grand states: Had it not been for the heavy rains permission runs as follows:-"It that is always inclining towards Eosnia, and it is now asserted that he has resisedupire which has for so many centuries this month, we would have been able to get you still consider it necessary, in order to "gainst the coast towns of Australia by the has been decided thatthe Conacil shall be elected larger crashing (from Swah) then last month." prevent pilfering, to adopt the practice of feet starting from Vladivostock," "Captain for a period of two years and meetings of the owned the mme flag, possessed the same
printing your initial on the hack of your postage B.N." points out that this statement is Coil shall be held at least twios a year, once substantial Moscovite favours and has thus
literature, customs, and manners, been
Ic connection with the report in Thursday's stamps, the Postmaster-General will not curiously inaccuratex naive of the purely in the week preceding Holy Week, and once in greatly committed himself to the Bear.
peopled by one boinogeneous race, and which issue of the damping of a plague case in a
withold his assent to your taking this course; loosi East Siberian gunboat squadron, which September of each year. Under such circumstances the negotiation is capable of such great development if one off Queen's Road East, the Hon. Dr. and in the event of your doing so instruction for practical purposes may be ignored,
have 'but one end. Probably they
preserved intact and governed liberally and J. M. Atkinson sends us the following An shall be risen to the effect that stumps printed and whose headquartes were at Vladivos would-without u serious stiffening of well. It may be objected that China is Europan lady saw this child, as stated, on the back are not to be repurchased at post tock, the so-called Pae fic Squadron consisted at that time of three somewhat ancient China's brick by the other Powers- conclude the same way in any case, but practically derelict and will in any case yiog near Blas Buildings. As Chinese offices.
corvettes. They were under command of a passing she asked bim to The London General Post Office has issued the rear-admiral, who generally made Shangbai or it is phinble to see the manner in which drift rather to disintegration than inske for takong was
to do, and I following notics :~~A small committee has been Yokohamn his headquarters. During the war-pore yesterday morning, and is due here on the report it; this he failed Russia-tbe while protesting ceaselessly to consolidation, but we have no right to leap understand he has been punished for gross appointed to consider the best means of provid-scare in question, those ships were lying at 8th Inst. swallow Manchuria had digest it at her be ready to extend a helping hand rather neglect of duty, Mr. White, vurger of B. ing for the conveyance of the mails to and from Yokohama and Nagasaki, where they were kept Portland (Or.) on the 27th ult, the contrary is gradually preparing to to such a conclusión, and should at any rate
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John's Cathedral, shortly after this, passing by the East and Australasia on the expiration of the under close observation by our float, and bad leisure. The Empress-Dowager cares ap. than assist her to promote national destruc-
saw the child and remained there. After some oxisting contracts with the Peninsular and war broken out, they would almost certainly The first step in the direction of time he saw an Indian constable on this beat Oriental and Orient Steam Navigation com- have parently for little beyond the gratification tion.
nevor conturod to leave the safe of her caprices, and, instead of considering upholding China would manifestly be to and asked him to take action. This constable panier. It is constituted as follows:-Mr. shelter of the neutral Japanese ports. In state policy, only plans her birthday cele assist her to pay the indemnity, and the summoned a lukong and told him to report Evely a Cecil, M.P., Chairman; Mr. H. Buxton any circumstances, it would have taken this bration on a lavish scale. The Emperor next to relieve the stagnation which has the matter at the nearest police station. Forman, C.B., Assistant Fecretary, Post Office; formidable feet weeks to have reached Austra- KWANG HSU appears to have really become fallen on her trade by aiding her in the This was done, and an ambalance was Sir John Anderson, K.C.M.G., Principal Clerk, tian waters, and then probably the ships would have been out of coal, with no possibility of --what he has long been reputed to be establishment of a national currency on a seat from No. 2 police station, by which the Colonial Office; Mr. F. C. Holiday, Auditor of
It is positively inhuman to patient was conveyed to the hospital. No Home Acconuts, Indis Office; Mr. S. J. Graff refilling their bunkers, As it was, they were - negligeable quantity in politics, and gold basis. to have no power to make his ideas or desire that this vast Empire, with its swarm-sanitary inspector may the case at all." This C.B., Civil Assistant to the Director of Trans. reduced to use Japanese coal, every pound of is in the main exactly as we reported, the only ports, Admiralty; Mr. W. B. Smith, Superin-Welsh coal on the station having been bought wishes respected. CHANG CHI-TUNG is ing but for the most part poor population, error being in mistaking Mr. White fera sanitary tendont of Construction Accounts, Admiralty; up by orders from home. During the war-scare but trusted by the party in power, who should be converted into a dumping-ground inspector. As he was dressed in white with Bir T. W. F. Blomefield, Assistant Secretary in 1885, again over the Penjdoh busincer, so would gladly draw his teeth or relegate for the white metal discarded by the whole pack cap on which was the badge denoting a for the Finance Department, Bourd of Trade; closely were all the Russian ships abroad shail- kia to obscurity. Yuan, Surxar, the Vice-civilised world, with the one exception of Government servant, the error in locating the with Mr. A. G. Ferant, of the Secretary's owed by ours, that the Russian Government·
of Chill, though holding a position Mexico. The currency used by the vast department was not a very serious que,
Office, Post Office, as Secretary.
remonstrated with ours about it.”·
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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The silk ex the C.P.E. steamer Empress of China, from Hongkong, on the 3rd ult, arrived at New York on the 1st inst
The "Glen" Line steamer Glengyle left Singa-
The P. & A. steamer Indrapasa'arrived at
The P. & O. stormer Falaiur left Singapore for this port on too Znd last, at 1 p..
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:-
The barometer has risen quickly over Japao, except in the NE. fallen lightly on the E. coast of China.
The depression has moved into the Pacific the NE. of Japan.
and the 8. part of the Ching Ees.
Pressure is relatively bigh over W. Japan
Light to moderate SE. winds in the Formous Channel, and moderate SW. monsoon over the N. part of the Chius Sea.
Forecast:-8. winds, fight or moderate; shower.