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surrendered. It is clear that the Chinese Government has over-reached itself. The campaign against the native journalists has been carried ou with too great brutality, and the consequence is that some of the are likely to escape punishment. We wrote recently, explain ing how with the death of Lau KUNG-TI | the reactionary party summoned up courage to commence war against the native Press, to which the old Viceroy had always given no small measure of encouragement. The campaign has become brisk. The arrests in Peking have very soon resulted in one execution; there is no doubt whatever what would have happened to the Skymo "arditiou. mongers," had they been handed over, as the cousuler body at Shanghai apparently
According to a Peking telegram to the Jiji, Major-General Wogack will take charge of the Russian enterprises on the Yalu, relloving Colonel Matadoleff from his present duties
there.
Experimental communication will probably be commenced in a day or two with wireless telegraphy between Nagasaki and Koslang, says the Nugaraki Press. The general arrange tents for the purpose have already been offested at Nagasaki and those in Koolung were expected to be completed sa the 19th ivst.
H. M. Hoop Mutine, Commander Ploader. TELEGRAMS. leath, arrived at Shanghai on the lel inst. She had lost one propoiler-blade and called in to have it replaced, for which purpose she wAS expected to go into dock,
It is proposed to erect a Martyrs' Memorial in Shanghai in remembrance of the martyr of the Protestant missions who fell in 1900. It is suggested that the memorial should take the form of a large builting,
General Francis Ventris, who succeeded General Creagh in the command of the British troops in North China, arrived at Tientsin on the 26th July, having lost all his personal baggage, including bis uniforma ense, but not
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MARRIAGE.
On the 75th July, ut the Presbyterian Church, Fonang, by the Rev. Stephen Walker, M.A., WILLIAM GORDON, Gedong Estate, Hagan Serai, to Jzasie, daughter of the late JAMES Wood,
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admits of no remarks save those connected with the game, and we all have dozens of friends and acquaintances whom we have not addressed in any more intimato terms for months than that of “Portuer,” and of whose lives and notion's
loare the declaration of trumps to us on the we know nothing and care less, provided they right occasion.
Latest advices to the P.und T. Times from Kashgar, dated 12th June, states that Lieut. van Saltzeman reached the city the day before, and was looking romarkably well and fit after his long journey. He seemed to have thoroughly enjoyed his experiences, and to have been treated well all along the route. He was pat. ting up with Captain Miles an old friend in Tientsin. Von Saltzeman met at Kashgar a retired Gorman officer, Captain Bode, who in on his way eastward to China. M. Tschernys chef, the distinguished Russian geologist, who is making a state of the late seismic disturbances
in Rassion Turkestan, is also at Kashgar.
At the Shanghai Police Court recently one D. MacCarthy, unemployed, was charged with nessulting a riekaba-coolie. Defendant said that he could produce the best of evidence to show that he had been a sobor mon for the last seven years. But since he came to Shanghai a little drink would upset him. He did not know what was the matter with him and thought it was dus
to the excessivo heat. The Magistrate replied It is getting cooler now and you might keep up your reputation. You have been drank and disorderly twice in a week. You will get into serious trouble if you don't take care. If you Another blank plage-return was issued from go on like this I will have to send you to prison without the option of a fine. I will now fine the Sanitary Board Room yesterday.
fortnight's imprisonment. yon 825, $10 to go to the coolie, in default a
H.M.8. Bramble arrived from Shanghai yesterday, having left that port on the ård inst.
The competition to day of the Hongkour Rifle Association will be for the short range cap sad spoons, commencing at 3 p.m..
In our paragraph in yesterday's issue with regard to the Shell Transport, and Trading Co., by an error Messes. Frères of Paris were stated to be interested in the Asiatic Petroleum Co. It should have been Mowers. Rothschild Frères of Paris.
The Imperial edit of the 30th ult. ordering Marshal Su to be handed over to the Board of Punishments to be tried for the crime of en,
couraging his troops in Kwangsi to oppress the people and for pocketing the pay of "dummy " troops, should, according to the law of the land, send the ex-Marubal into "the region of headless spirits," says the N.-C. Daily News. As the almighty dollar now-a-days reigns supreme, in Peking especially, there are still some hopen for Marshal Su, and his sentence may therefore ha commuted to that of banishment to Chinese "Turkestan or the Chinose Amur (Heilungcbiang) { that, of course, is what his friends hope for
the ex- Marshal.
Thero is once more a rumour in Peking to the effect that the Empress Dowager is thinking of abandoning the actual capital for the purpose of residing in Ksifong, the She had already com- capital of Hanan.
unicated this intention to her Councillors when the Court had its quarters there in the autumn of 1901 on its way back from Hsian to Peking. It is reported that orders ware recently given to the anthorities in Kaifong to have the palace repaired and maintained in such a condition as to enable the Empress Dowager to make it her residence at any moment, The Courier de Tientsin says that for this same reason the junks specially built in 1901, when the Court had to cross the Yellow
River near Ksilong, are being repaired, as alas the road leading from the river to the palace.
There are sixty-nine Roman Catholic car dinals, the death of Cardinal Vaughan making a vacancy in the full seventy: though as a matter of fact, sirty-nine is the largest ber known for many years. The racial complexion of the sacred college as it stood last month was as follows:-Italian, 40; French, 7; Spanish, 6; Austrian, 4: German, 3; Hangarias, 2; Irish, 2; Portuguese, 2; American, 1; Belgian. 1; Bohemian, 1. Failure to appoint additions;
consequence of difference existing between the Roman Catholic societies, in that country and the Vatican. The fact that no American prelate was advanced to
a cardinalate is commented on in the United States as a distinct sad intentional honour to Cardinal Gibbous, whom the late Pope desired to remain alone as the one great American cardinal.
The Bangkok Times says:-We ara informed that stops are at last being taken to deal with cattle disease in the interior. Owing to the death from rindarpest of large numbers of buffaloes all over the country, much hardship is imposed on the agricultural community, who are absolutely dependent on these animals in the cultivation of rice. It has now been determined to try to light the disses on lines similar to that followed in the Philippines, by separating She is to be laid up, and the well known China use of prophylactic scrum. on what may be her last voyage to the Orient. and quarantining infected animals and by the The Hospital
A telegram to the Mainichi dated Seoul, July A TELEGRAM to the North-China Daily, ways:-The Japanese, who went to Man-cardinals from France is noted as the possible pachin, where two Japanese wore recently News dated Peking, 1st August, states that assaulted by Chinese in Russian employ, reports "SHEN KE-WEI, journalist and reformer, that Yogiotao on the Yalu was the scene of the was beheaded at Peking on the 31st July,"ontragu. The men whe committed the assault This SHEN, it appears from a paragraph are not mounted bandita as reported at the time, appearing in another column of our Shang- bat officials connected with a Chinese timber hai contemporary, acted as northern compasy, which was controlled by a Chinese correspondent for a couple of Japanese Government official. The two Japanese who newspapers, and was recently arrested in were assaulted were placed in custody by these Poking by the gendarmerie and handed to Chinese sad tortured. The Japoneso on resch the Board of Punishments for sentence, oning the place domanded the delivery of these men and effected their release after considerable the charge of having been concerned in the diffenity. Tastai Tuna is reinetsut to admit abortive attempt of the "Fuyu" society
that an official under las contral took part in the affair and is working hard to effect an amica Te cettlement.
The Pacifio Mail liner Peking, Captain Robinson, srrived at San Francisco last month
The census of the Philippines, which has just been completed, gives the number of the Filipinus at 6,976,574, with about another 650,000 for the wild tribes. Some difficulty was experienced by enumerators in the provinces of Bulacan, Rizal. Lagune, Batangas and Albay, due to roving bands of ladrones, and in four instances the enumerators were held up,
It is rather curious to note that the Times rowing critic, writing just before the opening of Henley Regatta, said :-* Pair-oared_rowing has been declining of late years, and of the thres pairs entered for the Silver Goblets that of Third Trinity is the only one which shows much knowledge of the art that has certainly not been mastered by the German pair," Yet the Germsa pair won!
The Times New York correspondent wrote just month The report that the United Stales may join England and Japan in imposing specific demands on Chios with reference to
Manchuris excites little attention and obtains no ofeini support. Coming through a St. Petersburg paper, it is regarded in some quarters as only one more piece of Russian Macchiavellianism, Russia alleging danger from outside as a further pretext for remaining in Manchuria,
The progress of the motor car was very well; arrival in London. An hour before the Presi sramplified in the arrangements for M. Loubet'e dent was due at Victoris, General Lord Gronfell, with an azite-de-camp, in a motor-car went over the whole reate to that the military arrangements were in good order, and during Commissioner of Police, who, in a similar across Mr. Houry, the celina, was making an inspection of his mon.
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FIRE ON FRENCH MAIL STEAMER.
[FROM OVE CORRESPONDENT.]
Kons, 7th August, 5,25.p.m.
SERIOUS DAMAGES. The Mossagories Maritimes: steamship Tonkin caught fire yesterday in Kobe Harbour. Ignition was due to some chlorate of potash in the cargo. The slip was beached at night. The forepart was destroyed, and the cabins amidships, twenty feet of deck, and the aft funnels were damaged.
'REUTER'S SERVICE.
THE VICEROY OF INDIA.
LONDON, 5th August. Lord Curzon's torm has been extended.
THE NEW POPE,
LONDON, 5th August,
The election of Cardinal Sarto is immensely popular in Italy, and there is general rejoicing in Rome.
MR. WHITAKER WRIGHT.
LONDON, 5th August.
Mr. Whitaker Wright has returned, and been charged at the Guildhall: with: issuing a false balance-sheet of the Globe Corporation. £5,000 bail was excepted.
BAD NEWS FROM MACEDONIA.
LONDON, 5th August, The news from Macedonia is more disquieting and two dynamite outrages have occurred al Sororite, on the Salonika-Monaster railway. It is believed that a general insurrection is imminent.
THE "SUPAO" CASE.
LONDON, 5th August
that Sir Ernast Satow had been telegraphically
Mr. Balfour, replying to Mr. Normen, sud.)
instructed that the Shanghai prisoners should
not be surrendered.
NEW TERRITORY NOTES.
6th August
BELLIGERENT VILLAGERS.
On the north side of the Shamehua River, in Chinese territory, there is a village called Chik MI, which lately has been the scena of much disturbance. The Chik Mi villagera hold certain fishing rights in the river. Recently they sold those rights to a well-known Chinese price paid amounting in all to some 8300 woman who runs a launch from Hongkong, the
This tenuemotion did not meet with the favour of the villagers of Shoung Po, Kak Tia and Tatkokteia, situated higher up the stream. They objected on the ground that the now lossen
might impoco restrictions on the boats passing- through the waters which she had leased. Ac cordingly they armed themselves and descended The Chik Mi villagers were by no means upon the people of Chik Mi to give thom battle.
disconcerted by the attack. They dog trenches ard-bag defences, and made every preparation around their township, put op barricades and
to ropel the assailants. A tight ensued, and it would seem that the Chik Mi villagers made the hatter appearance, dasing the others and appropriating loot of various kinds from their villages. The Customs authorities seat word of the affair to the Nam Tau Magistrate and be came dowa with a lot of his soldiers. At present there are 125 bruves stationed at Kak Tin and 25 at Shoang. Po, all billoted at the expone of the Chik. Mi people, who have boen ordered to pay $250 compensation to the three other villages and alau to pay to them the purchase-money they received for their river rights. Buch measures are nothing it not drastic,
CUSTOMS CHANGIS.
Mr. J. 8. Chubb has taken over the charge of Sbamchun Custom Station in place of Mr. W. Mr. Olsen. P. M. Whoite, transferred to Statuukok, vice
POLICE COURT.
Friday, 7th August,
BEFORE ME, T. SERCOMBE SMITH (POLICE MAGISTRATE),
IMPUDENT ASSAULT.
About eight o'clock on Thursday night Mr. Crawford, a clerk at Kowloon Dooks, and kis wife and sister-in-law were taking a quiet walk in Hunghom when a dranken Japaness, without rhyme nor reason, picked up two handfuls of saud from the roadway and threw itat the party. Mr. Crawford very naturally objected, but before he creant deserved a number of other Japanees could administer the thrashing that the mis-
They held Mr. Crawford back, and the first ma sume up and fook their countryman's part.
having no one to opposo kim but two holpless women, went up to Mrs. Crawford and deliberately kicked her in the abdomen. Fortunately the coward was arrested, and charged at Hungbom Police Station; the others, however, escaped.
Mrs, Crawford was unable to appear in Court, but her husband and sister gavo ovidence against the accusod, who had the cam adjourned to enable him to call a witness in his behalf.
DROGUE AND VAGABOND,
MISHAP TO THE "CHUKONG.” Captain Mason with a mate and an engineer are due to lare te-day for Manila to take over command of the Kwong Wan 'Steamboat Co's Chakang (the old Bakan Maru) which met with a mishap in the Philippines last week. The Chukong was chartered by the East bas been Asiatic Trading Co. and went to the Philippine Islands recently to carry troops and stores for the Government thers. Detalls of her accident are not yet to baud, but it seems that she ran "ground on one of the outlying idards. A number of her plates were sprung and other damage dans, amounting in all, it is reported, to something like $16,000. She was got off the rocks and went into Cavite for repairs, HONGKONG WATER POLO LEAGUE to be moneyless, and enquiries showed him
Mr. Reginald Lucas, M.P., wrote as followe to the Times on the 3rd alt. In the Navy debate yesterday there was DO convenient moment for raising the question of aaral gunnery. This has been the object of critical survey for some time past, and I deprecate Deither the nxiety which exhibited nor the scrutiny which is likely to be continued.. Bat to the officers and men of His Majesty's ships, whose reputations are at stake, it is also serious matter; and as I have taken my modest part in previous debates, I should like to say that from published information, and from comunications which have reached me privately, I draw the conclusion that notable progress has been made, and is heing made;
nat only on the Mediterranean Station, but elsewhere. I think it is right that those who call public attention to what they believe to be bad should be ready to acknowledge publicly what they believe to be good.
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COMPETITION.
An Indian constable on Thursday at mid- night mame upon three coolies wandering on the bilbide at Maguzius Gap. They displayed such eagerness to keep out of his way that he went after them, and after a smart run caught
one of the trio, who had a bamboo pole with a metal book at one end in his possession. Searched at the Police Station, he was found
to be also hopeless.
He was charged with being a rogne and The following is the state of the competition:--
vagabond and sentenced to 21 days' imprison. Goals Played. Won, Lost, For. Agnat. Pts.ment with hard labour. HLV CLAS 0 19
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THE WEATHER: Yesterday forenoon the black drum, which
BEFORE MR. J. II. KEMP (ACTING POLICE MAGISTRATE).
As already reported, un expedition is to start Lusitano for New Guines this month for the purpose partly. R. C... of ethnographical investigation, but also with R. G. A. the important object of collecting dala in regard B. E.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY IN KOWLOON. to the distribution and etiology of onneer, his S. F.
Sentance of aix months hard labour wis portion of the work having been officially recognised by the Cancer Commission.
passed apom a native who the price believe Is one of the gang that have been making grant has been made by the Royal Society
themselves so notorious of late by their opera. the Royal Geographical Society has undertaken had beer boisted since the afternoon of the by an Indian whose home at 8, Austin Road towards the expenses of the expedition, and
tions in Kowloon The prisoner was caught to lend the greater part of the instruments for previous day, was taken down and replaced on he had satered yesterday morning and about the geographical investigations which are to the vacions aigual stations by the black fifty dollars worth of whose property he be carried out. The expedition, which has bean cone, pointing up, denoting a typhoon to had made up into a bundle and was on organised in London by Major W. Cooke
the north of the Colony with its centre less the point of taking away. Two of them Daniels, will be unusually well equipped, and a
than three hundred miles away. The wore working together, and the other Indian wind blow freeh all day, and was gusty in the mot them on the stair as bo was passing up schooner with auxiliary stokin power will serve as a morahie base; There will be also a se harbour, which looked sensually baro, compor. This man, on being questioned said be had been going launch. The members of the expedition atively few steamers being at their buoys and transacting business upstairs a truthfal comprise Major Daniols, Dr. C. G. Seligmana, the native craft, with a few hardy exceptions answer enoughs, bat denoting a business that the Dr. W. Mersh Strong, and Mr. A. H. Dunning, having run for shelter to the various places of law does not take oognisance of. He was As practically the whole of New Guinea rouge, Weather prophets were confident that allowed to g, but his friend fared differently. is still in the Stone Age, the expedition should Colony taore or less severaly, but although sounds of which drew LP.C. 783 to the on this cecasion the typhoon mould strike the The Indian and be had a scuffle, the are valuable opportunities of comparing the indications were not wasting to give weight to pathological conditions encountered with those occurring among civilised peoples.
their words, the storm last night appeared the two the struggling thief is overcome spot He took a hand in it, and between fortunately to be as far off an ever,
and taken to the station st Tsimshatagi. The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued Subsequently, at the Felice Court, he was dealt the following report:
with as stated. There ÊS. On the 6th, at 5,80p. The typhoon is about conviction for robbery against him. Channel after crossing South Formosa, moving to pass into the South part of the Formosa. WNW. or W
At 6p. Black Dram hoisted,
SIR ERNEST SATOW.
at Hankow in the autumn of 1900. It is further stated, from native sources, that SHEN was executed without a trial. Thos the crusade against the native Press is being prosecuted with vigour and ruthlessness. The Universal Gazette makes the interesting statement that it is reported that Viceroy was to take her place. What will be done Department, which is taking up this work, Peking, is dus to leave Hongkong for the Sir Ernest Satow, H.B.M.'s Minister at WEI KUANG-TAO of Nanking Las telegraphed with the Peking has not yet been decided will get the serum from abroad and if possible North by H.M.S. Vengeance to-day, if the to YUAN, Tastai of Shanghai, to be an the For many years she has been a familiar figure make it here, using meantime the emergency weather prove favourable. Much satisfaction. look-out for the men accused of sedition in
on the Oriental route, but the more modern treatment in the case of any herd which has is expressed by the members of the Chamber of the Supao quse, as there are fears that steamers have crowded bor out, though it is been attacked by the dicense. This treatment Commerce committee, who met His Excellency they may seek to escape from Shanghai if not expected that they will be any more consists of inoculating the balance of the herd and conferred on China trade matters, with the orders from Faking be received by the anccessful, all things considered, than was the with bile from the liver of those haring the reception given to their expressions of views, Foreign Consuls to turn these men over to old Peking. The China is now about ready to disease. It is proposed that the work shall be and material results are looked for in the Chinese authorities for decapitation." take her place on the line, after a thorough carried on through the existing agencies for the In connection with this it is indeed satisverhauling-the first in twelve or thirteen distribution of medicino in the interior, We factory to read in REUTER's telegram, Chief Officer Almon, Parser A. M. Thomson, who are here from the Philippines to try to bay years and Captain Freils will commound her. may add that Mr. Davis and Mr. Washburn, published this morning, that Sir Enrest Chief Steward Darling and other well-known cattle, have given valuable information to the Barow has been telegraphically instructed offers of the line will be seen again on the Gorerament as to the methods adopted there here from Shanghai to be repaired, has put that the Shanghai prisoners are not to be China, saya a San Francisco paper,
for the prevention of the diseas0.
consequenos.
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THE S.S. PEMBROKESHIRE."
The sa. Pembrokeshire, on her way
into Swatow to avoid the rough weather.
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At 11 35a. The baremeter has risen over the 7th at 10.35 Black North Cone
Formoss, fallen over Chine,
The typhoon entered the coast this morning in the neighbourhood of Ausoy. It will pro- bably continue to move WNW. on the main land, but will decrease in violence.
Pressure remains high over BW, Japan and
the Loochoos
Bad but improving weather in the Formoss Channel, strong SW. winds along the 3. coast Forecast: Strong BW. winds; equally with
of China
rain.
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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
Lanej loft Singapore for this port on the 6th The NY.K. steamer Inaba Maru (European
inst., 2 m. lost, am, and is expected here on the 11th
The NDL steamer Konigsberg, from Ham burg, left Singapore for this port on the 5th inst, and may be expected here out the 11th inst, at daylight.
The 0.9.8. steamer Ajaz lett Moji yesterday, and is expected hers on the 11th inst.
The U.N. steamer Changsha, from Australian porta, left Port Darwin for tine port, via Manila, on the 5th inst, and is expected here on the 16th inst..