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to extend this railway into Chinese Turkestan, on account of the presence of the Thian-shan range and its southern branches. Nevertheless the existence of Russian raining and other concessions, even
It raised in Kowloon quen or twice yesterday, bat on the same occasions remained dry Victoria, as has frequently happened of late.
Lieut Ivo Barrett, the well-known Hamp shiro cricketer, is expected in the Straits
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menace which it would be most undesirable to have to face. Britain does not want another Manchuria on her Kaskroir frontier,
and it is unfortunately impossible to be- lieve that Russian concessions in Chinese Turkestan would not mean a Russianisation of the province, if the process were not
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According to the Straits Timer, dengue fever TELEGRAMS. HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
has boon styled "European foror" by the Chinese of Kuala Lumpur.
The Shanghai Mercury understands that the Universal Caseife has boon. transfurred to Mr. W. E. Gray, general-manager of the Hankow. Cuaton Railway.
Mr. S. J. Smith, who conducts the Siamess Baptist Mission (Independent) at Bangkalem Point, Bangkok, attained bis 84th birthday on the 5th inst. He is the oldest farang in Bism, baving arrived in June, 1840.
The Singapore Football Challenge Cup was won on the 10th inst. by the Singapore Cricket
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial Club, who defeated the Fort Canning Recreational Nethersolo Hospitals begs to acknowledge Club in the final by two goals to nil
with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals-G. Murray Bain, 825
In an opium-smuggling case in the British Court, Bangkok, on the 9th inst., some laughter was created over a question of language. A Chinese witness said man-man or words like that. His Honour aid that in Chiness was a curious use of the words. It was explained that the expression meaut "Quickly "or, at least, so s Bergkok paper says,
The Newchwang correspondent of the P. & T. Times confirms a suspicion that has been extertained for some time, that the hopelessness of the situation has produced a dumb acqaton- cence, almost indifference, on the part of the New hwang residants.
Castoung authorities to stop the smuggling of A determined effort is to be made by the
Chinese into Manila. In future overy versol storing the port of Alanila from any and all Chinese parts will be thoroughly searched by the Secret Service Department of the Custom House.
| Mongolia, Tibet, and Chinese Turkestan. All of course is part of one policy, but the subtlety of that policy lias in its distracting nature. As far as the Chinese frontier is
A London contemporary says:-The official concorned, Russia cannot have too many
A London papar. quotes the following:-Atlist of the strength of the Manchester Regiment, irous in the fire, China is not such n
Hongkong the other day a Chiusman was fined just landedat Singapore, reads: "20 officers and two ponads for biting the thumb of a policeman. 2 ladies; 4 warrant officers and 2 wives; 518 Power as to resist the application of The defendsat thus denied the charge: "I did rank and file and 10 women and 12 children." $18.00 hase irons, which are intended to bran
not bite him, air, I was in a crowd, when This is drawing a Bae distinction, certainly. her outlying provinces as Russian, Only tooling a Land rudely thrust against my ear, I at two ends of the long line of frontier trand round suddenly, closing my mouth as I does a complication arise through the prax-did so. I found the policaman's land is ́my imity of other Powers; and at one end, in
mouth, and he seemed pained. So was 24.00 Manchuria, Russia seems firmly and per-
We remember the circumstaneas, but not the fue, the nature of which suggests the existence. manently established. It is practically im- possible to save Mongolia unless the Chinese of a carrency whose stability would outure freedom from the worries of the fluctuating themselves display putriotism, honesty, and
dollar. 30.00 courage. Chinese Turkestag and Tibet, on the other hand, do not depend on Chius. alone for their salvation from Russian rule. D. HENNESSY'S FINEST There is every reason why Tibet, especially, should in time be in very intimate connection OLD LIQUEUR
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On 20th July, at 7 p.m. at the Spanish
Fominican Procuration, 32, Caine Road, the Rev.
Father HLAo M. Ocio, aged 63 years. [2077 Ou the 18th July, at 24, Range Road, Shanghai, ALEXANDER, Bon of MICHAEL and ALEXANDRA
Hessex, aged thres and a half, yours.
On the 4th July, at the General Hospital, Shanghai, J. Surra, pilot, Ningpo, aged 70 years.
The Daily Press.
Bot for the Chinese. The letting loose of Russian concessionaries into Chinosé Tur- kestan would naturally destroy what little strength is left to the present suzeraio Puwer.
H.M.S. Goliath, homeward bound, was to lear Singapuro for Colombo inst. Thursday.
The German mail of the 13th ult. WIR delivered in London on the 17th inst.
Though handicapped by rain showers yes terday afternoon the Sherwood Foresters' band played through an excellent programme,
Captain Tate has been succeeded in the com- mand of the Rosetta Maru, of the Hongkong- Masila branch of the Toyo Kison Kaisha, by Mr. Smith, first ofloer of the America Mare,
We draw the attention of our anonymous Chinese correspondent who writes concerning the Public Health and Beildings Bill to our notice to correspondents which appears on this pago every day.
Mr. C. W. Kight, third engineer of the P.
A telogram dated Berlin, 16th Juse says Ludwig Tesznow, a carpouter, who stands convicted of murder, and has bean sentenced to operation at the hospital in Greifswald. An death, hea just undergone a most dangerous
abscess had formed just below the skull bone, and the skull had to be proforated in the conTEC of the operation, which is declared a complete success. It is stated that after the complete recovery of the patient the capital sontones will be carried out, mud that no reggiero is likely. Teszaew had murdered four persone
The Rangoon Timer publishes & grooting. from Singaravalu, which was telegraphed to that jonroal from Madras and was "intended to be accepted by Burmin Buddhists as a tokêu of regard from their co-religionists in Tripli-
cane. The tolegram was as Ellowa - Madras
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A. London journal is offering a member of the staff as a prize to be compoted for by un married ladies desirous of changing their name and state. The gentleman in question has experienced difficulty in finding a suitable of sarmonating it. partner, and the paper thinks this a good way
"The Suu seen again" is a heading in a Louden morning paper on the 17th Juns. It is recorded below that the total rainfall for Fane, 1993, taking the Westminster Agares, is 4,32iu. The highest amount previously recorded for the whole month during the past thirty-seven years was 407ig in 1870, "
The following order has been issued at Simla-The Commander-in-Chief greatly re grets to inform the Army that there has been quite recently a cousiderable number of cuses in which British soldiers bave assaulted natives, Buddhists wish their Burma brethren a happy sometimes with fatal results. His Excellency Wisak. They celebrate Baghavan, Baddha's
cannot too strongly impress upon the Army in Nirvaan, to-duy, being Vaishaka Pournami. India the gravity of such offensos, showing, as May the triple gom bless all, May Dhama they do, wsut of disipline and self-control, as spread the world over. Glory to Baddha well as want of proper supervision. Offcara, Dhamma Singha An irreligious person signon-commissioned officers and men must realise gests a similarity to 8. Andrew's Day telegrams.
We take the following from the Stam Observer:How to sare one's valuables from firo is a problem that has been 'outely solved by Chinese residing in the lane leading to the Talat Noi gambling-house. Fearing that the fory demon would sooner or later devour the neighbourhood, be prepared for himself a wort of wali with a stous lit and, when his a pectations were realised last Saturday after. soon, he was not long in staffing all his valu.
HONGKONG Février: 14, DEVœux NOAD UL and (), 8.8. Bullanral, has been missing sincs fables dowa into the hola. Replacing the lid.
TONTON OPRECH: 131. FLEET STREET, E.C.
Honowong, 21st July, 1903.
2.30 am. on Saturday last. He was last seon
on the Balluara then lying in the Harbour,afur and doubtless smiled up his sleeve at the be carepely viewed the ravages of the fire from
and is supposed to have fallen overboard.
want of forethought on the part of his weigh The usual complaint in Hongkong is that we have not enough band music. On the Parade Ground yesterday promenaders could have dono with a little less: tue amatoare in the City Hall and the Sherwood Foresters playing dienordant duets.
After the successful promenade concert of the other evening another, under the auspices of the Hongkong Benevolent Society, will be pleasantly anticipated. The date has not yet been definitely fixed, but the concert will probably take plaes about the middle of next mouth, on the Volunteers Parade round. Mr. G. Grimble's orchestra in hard at practice
for the occasion.
boare. We commend the Chinaman's plan to all who care to give it a trial and, except in cases of swampy ground, we have an idea that it will repay them.
that any such occurrence is a slur on the unit to which they belong, and the Commander-in-Chief | is resolved to do everything to his power to prevent soldiers disgracing themselves in this way. His Excellency confidently relies upon
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[FROM OUR CORDESFORDENT,]
CHINESE AFFAIRS.
SHANGHAI, 19th July, 9.30 p.m.
REVOLUTIONARIES IN PEKING.
Two revolutionaries were arrested yester. day in Peking. They will bo promptly. beheaded. Mors arrests are expected.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
THE ECLIPSE STAKES.
LORDON, 17th July.
Ard Patrici Sceptre, Reckeand.....
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BUSSIAN LOAN TO CHINA.
LONDON, 17th July. It is announced in St. Petersburg that China has concluded a loan of Tis. 2,000,000, with tho Busso-Chiness Bank, for which instead of interest Russia receives privileges in Chinese Turkestan.
THE IRISH LAND BILL,
Lospos, 17th July. The Irish Ind Bill has passed Committee and been read a third time in the Hume of Commons. Mr. Healy congratulated Mr. Wyndham on the genius, skill, and courage bo had in the conduct of the Bill.
THE POPE'S ILLNESS.
LONDON, 17th July.. The condition of the Pope is unchanged; he may live several days.
COUNCIL.
A meating of the Legislative Council was held yesterday afternoon in the Council Chamber. Present:-
His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, Sir HENRY A. BLAKE, G.C.M.G.
HIS EXCELLENCY Sir W GASCOIGNE K.C.M.G. (Commanding the Troops).
Hon. F.H. MAY, C.M.G. (Colonial Soerstary). Hon. Sir HENEY SPENCER BERKELEY, KT. (Attorney-General).
Hon. A. M. THOMSON (Colonial Treasurer). Hon. Comitander R. M. RUMBEY, R.N. (Harbour Master),
Hon. W. CHATHAM (Director of Public Works).
Hon. Dr. J. M. ATKINSON (Principal Civil Medical Officer).
Hon, Sir C. P. CHATER, C.M.G.
Hou, Dr. Ho KAI, C.M.G.
Hon. Wzi A YUK.
Hoe, R. SHEWAS.
Hon. GERHOM STEWART
Mr. R. F. JOHNSTON (Asting Clerk of Councils).
FINANCIAL
The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table Financial Minuto (No. 28) and moved that it be referred to the Finance Committee.
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
The COLONIAL HECRETARY laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee (No. 5) and moved its adoption.
The COLONIAL TREAJUBER Seconded and the motion was agreed to.
NEW LAW COURTS AND POST OFFICE, Hon. GERSOM STEWART put the following questions of which he had given notive :---
1. When were the plans for the new Law Courts finally passed P
2. What is the cause of the delay in proceed- ing with the erection of the Courts!
3. What was the cost of the site for the now Post Office, and when paid for!
4. What were the number of designs received in the recent competition for the Post Office?
5. Can the Government give the dale ap proximately when they will be in a position to invite tandore and proceed actively with the work of the construction of the Post. Omen?
CORRESPONDENCE.
VESSELS IN THE HARBOUR.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PEE28."
Hongkong, 20th July. The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Sic, in reply to SIE-It is observed that in the Hat of vessels the hou. member, the plans, for the new Law advertised as loading, on page 6 of your paper, Courts were passed in November, 1909, the the great majority of vessels whose captain's contract for the foundations was let in June, name is omitted, are British ones. Have the 3900, and tendera for the supoestructure wore gents of these lines any object in view in called for in Novembar, 1989. All the tenders witholding the information in question? Or is except one were exorbitantly high, and the one it merely another instance of the superiority I refer to came from a contractor of no stand- of British, as compared to foreign, businnes ing. None of the touders were therefore methodsf-Yours, sto,
accepted, and arrangements were simost.com. Pablic Works Department itself when another plated for the carrying out of the work by the
tender was received It has now been accepted, and it is hoped that the work will soon be gone on with. With regard to the Post Offes, the cost of the site was $50,280, and was paid in March, 1902, Thres designs were received in the recent competition, one of which has been We have received for publication the follow. accepted, and it is autfeipated that toaders for the foundations will be called for in shont a Colonial Secretary's Office,
month. 23rd June, 1953,
ENQUIRER.
[In responso to Enquirer" we may stato What in the cases when captain's names are not given the reason is that the agents do not apply thom. We coupet state why-Ed. D.P.]
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all rauks to us their utmost endeavours to put a stop to these acts of violence. Commanding officers will read this order to all ranks on three successive parades, and will see that all Britishing two letters: troops are warned once a month on this subject.
THE NEW POST OFFICE.
THE SUCCESSFUL ARCHITECTS.
We have received a commnulcation from the Hen. F. H. May, Colonial Secretary, informing as that the winner in the competition for the new local Post Office buildings is Messcs. Demisan, Ram and Gibbs, and that the premium of $1,50 offered for the next best plans sub mitted has been won by Messrs. Palmer and
Tarove.
ACCIDENT TO THE POWAN"
Telegraphic news from Canton was received yesterday in the Colony to the effect that the Hongkong, Cantons and Macao Steam boat Co.'s K. Ponn, dae in Canton at six
with
No. 11 of 1902.
LAND CLAINS IS THE NEW TERRITORY, The ATTORNEY-GENDEAL moved the first an Ordinance to
PIROT READING. Sze,-With reference to your letter of the
On the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL 30th March last addressed to the Governor's
secondled by the COLONIAL SECRETARY, the Private Secretary ouclosing a petition to the following Bill was read a first time:-A Bill Rt. Hon. the Secrofory of State for the entitled an Ordinance to amend The Foreshoros Colonies praying for a prolongation of His and Sea Bed Ordinance, No. 21 of 1991, and to Excellency's term of offies in this Colony, I repeal sub-section (1) of section ) of Ordinance been received from Mr. Chamberlain in directed to inform on that a reply has. watch he states that he has read gat pleasure of the appreciation with which reading of a Bill cotilled His Excellency's administration is regarded. Ho amend Ordinance No. 18 of 1908, entitled An adds, however, that it would be premature to Ordinance to facilitate the hearing, determina consider at the present time the question of tion, and settlement of land claims in the extending His Excellency a term, and is there New Territories, to establish a Land Court, for not prepared at present to tender any sad for other purposes, advice to His Majesty the King on the subject. I am to request you to be good enough to ey this information to your colleague on tories of the Petition. I have the honour to be, Bill be read the second time. Ho mid-This the Legislative Council and the other signa
In New York, says the Daily Chronicle, the
We congratulate the successful time and law is 100 dollars a spit, so that publicok forward to seeing one day a dignified Post
Office in this Colony... spitling matches have been suggentel for blusé millionaires, with a prize for the expectorator oboera hold out longest. The tubercle bacillus is still regarded in too sceptical a light in England for any such fine to be imposed any where, but the L-le of Wight has costsinly marked the most decided advance so far, having now passed a bye-law which makes spitting in o'clock in the wording, was many hours lato Sir, your obedient servant, publie an offence punishable by a fins of £3, The Company's steamer. Honam, which left Egure making one-fourth of the sum demanded Hongkong at seven o'clock in the morning, and in New York. Meanwhile some recent igures snother of their stommers, the Fatahan, which left given by Professor Clifford Albuit show how Canton at eight o'clock found that the Powan cases of tuberculosis supposed to be hereditary was in distress in the neighbourhood of the SB-With reference to my letter of the 23rd show a history that clos ly corresponds with the Hogue Forts, a breakdown having taken place ultime, I am directed to inform you that the degres of intimacy between the child and its parant. In Belgium spitting is now forbidden Lot only in all public places, but on the pave
ments as well. In Canada, the facts bare
F... MAT.
Hou Dr. Ho KAL, C.M.G.
Colonial Secretary's Office 16th July, 1903.
in her machinery and rendered her helpless. Her following extract from Mr. Chamberlain'e des passengers were transferred to the Houam and patch was inadvertently omitted:"I have felt carried on to Canton, while the disabled steam or was taken in tow by the Futshad and brought back for repairs to Hongkong, which was reached about six o'clock last evening.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY conded, and the Bill was read the first time.
The Standing Orders having beos suspended, The ATTORNEY-GENELAL moved that the
Bill is introduced in order to allow the Governor, when occasion may require it, to appeal to the Supreme Court against decisions of the Land Court where those decisions effect the rights of the Crown, the proprietors of the land in the New Territories by virtus of the arrangement made between her late Majesty the Queen and the Emperor of China. It is amo expressly declared to it my duty to lay your despatch and petition bo Crown property by one of the sections of before His Majesty who has been pleased to the Land Court Ordinance. At the time that express his gratification at the confidenes which Ordinance was passed and the Land Court was is folt in your Government of Hongkong "I established, it was not thought necessary, or have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient. the necessity bad not arison, to have the power SANYADÉ
given to a claimant to appeal froia a decision of R. F. JonяSTON, the Land: Court, and tho sosult in thatú mest
pro. Col. Joo.
aaomalona position bus bon orasted. The Bill therefore provides that the Chief Justice may at any time, upon good cause shown, grant to the Crown leave to appeal to the Fall Court of the Supreme Court from any decision of the
Bill be read & second time.
REUTER's telegram reporting the St. Peters burg announceinent that "China has co- cluded a loan of Tle 2,000,000 with the Russo-Chinose Bank, for which instead of interest Russin receives privileges in Chi- mese-Turkestan,” if it proves to be truó.
The Bisley Hide Meeting continues through will not occasion much surprise. The the whole of this weak, capaluding on Saturday question is what does announcement "
next. The contest for the King's Prize hagina mean. The announcement might be official, -to-day at 200 yards, and will be continued at semi-official, or entirely quoficial, as for | 300 and 600 to-morrow, at 600 again on Friday, instance in the columus of the independent and be completed at 800, 90, and 1,000 on Press. We take it that the news has bear the 25th, after which the whole of the prizes made public semi-officially in one of the
won during the mosting will bo distributsd. journals which the Russian Government is wont to use when it does not wish to commit itself absolutely of when it desires to send up a ballon d'essai, to use the diplomatic phrase. It is not at all improbable that the announce- ment chronicled by REUTER is uself. 2 ballon d'essai. We have heard of the loan, it is true, befure, but only as a vague rumour through Chiness sources. Now it is repeated in definite form from St. Petersburg it is A Seoul telegram, datad. 7th July, quotes a necessary to pay some attention to it. It Wiju despatch to the effect that s Russian might be thought, perhaps, a comparatively named Matriroff, who represents himself as a unimportant matter that Russia should ask for privileges in Chinese Turkestan, seeing followers, arrived at Wijn on the 26th it and that she has been asking for them, with called on the commander of the local garrison.
Hon. Dr. Ho Ka), C.MO. varying success, in se many parts of the The Russian complained of Japaness attempts Chinese Empire, and that Chinese Turkestan to prevent the Russians from carrying out the
BOXING MATCH. is so little known that it would be hard to stipulations mentioned in the Russo-Corean
Jack Grace of America (who recently defeated say what value should be assigned to con- Treaty in regard to timber falling. The they are under contract to remain in the station situated on the Prays Reclamatiou opposite the st. Clair in Shanghai in three rounds) and Sam Land Court. For thess russons I move that cassions therein. But the importance of Russian is believed to be a Lieut.-Colonel in the
for three Jean. However, a Lieutenant-Com Sailors' Home, comprising $5,910 sq feet und mander of the Navy is to be detailed as Governor having an annual Crown rent of $610. The signed artiche to box twenty ropads for a
Newman of Manila, formerly of England, have the the matter lies in the fact that not only is Russian army,
of the island, which is only a mile and a half upset price was $170,550, and after spirited decision, the match to take place in the City Hall Kashgaria the door to Tibes, where it is clear tha an Anglo- Russian struggle for ouplogas of the Hongkong and Shangkai
The Manila Sunday Sun saya: --- Aulong by three quarters of a mile wide, and | bidding it was knocked down to Mr. A. Sheltos
between the 4th and 6th August. Grace comes
second whose highest altitude is soins thirty-Ave feet, Hooper for the Hongkong Land Investment hers with a splendid record, having fought with time. In the first place, we have always aupremacy must soon rage, but also this Bank [ Chartered Bank was held two It is possible that a small guard of marines will Co. at the price of $274,000, an advance of such well-known pugilists as Kid McCoy, Jack Boen accustomed to having a Dill read the frat outlying dependency of China borders for days on the steamer Rosetta Maru on herbe stationed on the island later. The nine table nearly $100,000 on the tipset.
Everhardt, George McFadden, and others. He { time, and then it is left to be advertised and. a few hundred miles on British territory, last visit to this part because the Customs men are armed for an emergency as the island Rural Building Let 115. Peak, Road, 2,5 has travelled all over the world, being now on made publicly known, so that the public them- morthot the Karakorum Mountains:
officials claimed his coming to these islands is visited annually by Japanese fishermen, who sq. feet, 512 Crown rent, was offered at $270 and his second trip round the globe, and he has solves may consider the Bill. There is another Hussin already lins. railway stations under contract was a breach of the contract gather the birds with which the island is was bought by Mr. A. Bryer for an advance of fought with distinction wherever he went. reason, sir, why this Bill should not be rushed less than one hundred and fifty miles our law. Shortly afterwards four young covered, for the sake of their plumage. The $30 on that figure, there being no competition. Norman also comes well recommended, having through the Council in this way. It does not women who had come to the islands on the nearest and from Midway is 1500 miles. Tai Hang Inland Lot 162 was purchased by disposed of some good men in his class: Mr. J. seem to me to be a very important Bill; in fect, from the frontier of Chinese Turkestan America Maru, for the purpose of marrying However the operators will have a full news Mr. Foo Sik for $1,475, an advance of $8:10 Christie is looking after his interests. Both it appears to be a very fair Bill, but why should adi about two hundred and fifty of resident Americans, were allowed to land. Wearico daily, arrangements having beau made upon the upset price; and Lot 103 went to Mr. mun will be in hard training by to-morrow the Attorney-General rush this thing through Kashgar city itself. We do not know fail to as the points of difference Both were that it would be physically possible coming here apder contract.
to send them the chief articles of interest feam Wong Yu Chroy for $1,700, an advance of end a tough and straightforward encounter when it has not been advertised, not even in the the San Francisce papers daily
$1,025
will be looked for when they moot.
Government Gazife? Nobody knows anything
foreman of the timber company, accompanied by a leader of the mounted bandits and ton
recently been proclaimed from the pulpits; but the people of "this remarkable island"as Carlyle called it-read and forget and die.
The most lonesome place in the world;" according to the Sunday Sun of Manila, is the the new cable between Honelain and Gaam island of Midway, the intermediate station of
The entire popolation of the island is but nine persons, employees of the cable company, and
CROWN LAND SALES.
At the offices of the Public Works Deportment were put up to anotion by Mr. L. C. Rees, yesterday afternoon, three lots of Crown land
Principal Land Surveyor. Most Interest centred in the acquirement of Mario Lot 292,
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded.. Hon. R. Shewan-I rise, sir, to object to the motion that this Bill be read a