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A blank plague-return was issued from the Sanitary Board offices yesterday.
Further large consignments of British dollars are being sent to Bebay from the Singapore Tressary, says the Straits Times, for the purpose of being coised into the now British
dollars.
In the 14th inst. Sir. Ernost Satow left. Woosing by E.M.S. Eclipse, which is to convoy him to Weihaiwai and theu to Shanbaikwap, whence ha proceeds by train to Peking.
According to a Seoul despatch to the Osaka Mainichi, a rumour is current in Seoul to the effect that M. de Plancy, French Minister in' Seopl, has received notice of transfer and is leaving Cores in October next.
Immigrants continue to pour into Canada. The French weil of the 11th at, vas On.one day at the end of last mouth fifteen delivered in London on the 18th inst.
handrod arrived by the steamers Lake Manitoba, Tunisian and Dominion. Two-thirds were going through to the Canadina Northwest, the balance being distributed through Ontario.
Chin Fong, a coolie, was accidentally killed at Hunghom on Tuesday by a fall from a plank while carrying cement-barrels on board a junk at the cement-works there.
years of the world have been indicative of a | Asia. The situation is not creditable to a ny gradual return of the age of kingcraft, and of the Powers, least of all to Russia, which it is worthy of note that with the exception by unblushing falsehood and dishonour has of Rusis, nominally the only autocratis been seeking to take advantage of every empire of the lot, the actual guidance of rift in the counsels of her neighbours, A. S. WATSON & CO., affairs of state has fallen largely into the Already she has taxed the forbearance of | hunds of the nominal chief refers, who have the other great Powers to the utmost, and been kings not only by law, but in a very it would seen from time to time that the large and remarkable degree in fact. The old inevitable had come. We are not advocates Emperor of Austria, Francis Joseri, was
for peace at any price, over that of dishonour, | for years almost alone in guiding the affairs and we, would like to see the admirable of the Dunl. Monarchy through the most concert which prevails in Eurepe applied to severe crisis in its history, but it is to the a similar useful purpose in the Far East. allied German Empire that we have to turn WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.to see the doctrine of personal government carried to the furthest extreme. Although King Houbar in Italy bardly exercised so much personal influence in the management of affairs as did his predecessor, the new king VICTOR EMANUEL III has, following COGNAC BRANDY the example of his generation, commenced to make his personal influence felt throughout the kingdom as well as abroad. And not only in the nominal kingdoms, but in the republics is the same element of personal government found to prevail, and bere also, as in the former case, to the manifold benefit of the State.. It is bus that Presidents Lotar and ROOSEVELT are strong, not only through the position of the states over which they have been called upon to preside, but through the individual power of the men themselves. Of King EDWARD VII it is almost unnecessary to speak. but here the magnetic attraction of the man has come to the aid of administrative inculties of no mean order, and h is possibly the case that since the accession of the house of Brunswick ug sovereign of England bas exercise so potent a personal interest in
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The Superintendent of the Eastern Extension
Telegraph Co, informad na yusterday evening that, all land wires leading to Foochow being again interrupted by typhoon, telograms handed in since 1040 am, yesterday were detained at Sharp Peak but will be forwarded as some as possible by boat or by wire.
It was reported in Shanghai on the morning of the 14th iust that the question of the dis-
position of the Supao prisoners had again born referred by the Diplomatic Body at Peking to the Consular Body in Shanghai. Further, it was snid that the Consalar Body would not meet or come to any decision on the matter autil after the return of the Senior Coneal from Japan. He was expected on Sunday
The police are enquiring into the circumlest, stances attending the Bluding on Tuesday sight of the dead body of a newis-born Chinezo male chitl on the pathway off Queen's Bond West leading to the Government Civil Ho`pital. A grass cord drawn tightly round the child's back suggested that death had been caused by strangulation.
It is reported on what is said to be good authority that the Esquimalt Naval Station, head-quarters of the British First in the Pacific, is to be reduced to a Commodore's command Captain James E. C. Goodrich, Captain when Rear Admiral Bickford retires in October.
of H.M.8. London, of the Mediterranean Squadron, is motioned as the Admiral's sac-
appointment, cessor. He will be promoted Commodoro on
A correspondent at Shanhaikwsn writes to
There are several men-of-war anchored some the N.-C. Daily News under dute the Bih inst.:--
three miles from the shere, apparently Italian and Japanese. Tientsin men are already nading We quoted recatly some remarks made by a falling-off in the business there, Russians in correspondent of the N-C Daily News about Manchuria shipping the sable and other sites the state of affairs at Port Arthur. Another direct to Russia; and if Russia annexes Mongolis, correspondent writes in strong opposition, say which is probable, English and German houses:-There are no shipbuilding works in Port in Tientsin will suffer in their skin and wool Arthur. The Tussels finished and unfinished trade; yet Germany will not join in a protest, era in every direa.ion," are small torpétu-boats built at St. Petersbarg by the Nevsky Iron together and equipped in Port Arthur ander Works and Engineering Co., and now being put temporary sheds and under the direction of one of that Company's Petersburg staff. There are not "twenty" dredgera in Port Arthur, but five, and the Japanese are not "probibited as if they were mad doga" but, carry on their vocations as commission agents, storekeepers, barbars, etc, with as little interference and is as much Renaud Maebeta3curity se they do in cur ova Settlement,
the band of the 33rd Burma Infantry will play By permission of Major Radcliff and officers, the following programe at the Kowloon Hotel, during dinner, this evening (weather permit
of European monarchies, and King PETER of Servia, newly elected to almost the youngest. Whether King Perra was orting):-- A. S. 11 ATSON & CO. was not coguisant of the dark crimes
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committed in the palace of Belgrade must remain, for the present goteration at least, concealer. He has denied the knowledge, and except that it might have been considered that it was in his interest that they should be committed we have no direct evidence to connect him with a Kunj
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"Gol Suve the King." The Shanghai Mercury has the following very sensible romarks on the distribation of the China Murtol katumaa matkako modu
with our local Corps, perhaps nothing else could bave been done than was done. The professional
A Halifax, N.S., despatch last month reported that Halifax society women ware in a flatter over sensational charges made by the Rer. W.
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Kobe and Yokohams are endeavouring to' send a combined cricket team down to Shang hai this autumu.
We have received from Mr. Arthur Chop- man, Garerament Assessor, a copy of the quarterly supplem at No. &te the Now Streat Index published last April.
The U. 8. transport Jestiu has been ordered to Taka to take the guns and ammunition from the Munocacy, which is to disappear at last from the U. S. Navy.
That eminent Russian journalist Count Css eini, writes the Times New York correspond- ent under date July 20, anddonly reappears in Paris, and cables through a Pruss agency. He donics that while he was Ambassador he agreed with Mr. Hay to the open door in Manchuria, but he expects that an understanding will be ronchel. He admits that he is ignorant of what has been done by the Russian Charge ɗ Afaires since he left.
and Mr. boxason, in going down from Bangkok to Kelantan, left the Boribat at Singers, nad travelled the rest of the way in The Siamese gapboit Bau Rak. This has pridently been done with a view to improssing. the Kolutions with the fact that it is to diam and not to Britain that they must look for protection. Still, Sium might have sont a smarter-looking vessel than the antiquated. Ran Auk,
The Dangkok Times mys that Mr. Graham
Various estimates of the damage done to the bon given. From az authoritative sonces the Tonkin ad her cargo by the disastrous fire have
Kobe Chronicle loaras that the damage done to the rossel alons will amount to 500,000 yen, although, an stamination may considerably inerquse this figure. With regard to the cargo, no approximate estimate of the damage done can be obtained as yet. It is not improbable that after a thorough exmination the damage done to the vessel and cargo will be found to be not far short of a million sen.
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Both on the 16th and on the 17th ult, the
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Natoe Fremya devoted its leading article to the eubject of Russo-Japanese relations, the strained of cortain newspapers pablished in Japan condition of which it attributes to the attitado. with the aid of English money." The journal contiones:-"I Earope, a ia Asia, Russia stands as the guardian of peace. Japan must therefore not allow herself to be infimangod by Great Britain, who in the orent of war would not render her assistance. The atoptian of pacific policy would enable Japan to restrict her expenditure and reuder it possible for her
Rumis." to come to a friendly arrangement with
iant who preaching at the fashionable
From some Borneo aud Labuan notes in the church of Halifax, and that he was informe o toke the two following that women who came to church and approached ms:-Cholera is abating Tow
but is reported as being still ́severe in the
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REUTER'S SERVICE.
THE RUSSIAN BLACK SEA
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LONDON, 17th Augast.
It was the St. Putorsbarg. Oficial Meissnger which reported on Saturday that the Russian Ambassador at Constantinop'e had received a telegram from Sebastopol stating that n squadron of the Bussian Black Sea fent had baan ordered to Turkish waters. Consequently
though so far no other information hay bươn received, and in spite of the explanation of the report given at Constantinople, the nos appears to be indubitable, and is so regarded in Vienna, though surprizo is expressed that, **
Austria was not notified,
LATER.
torpedo-boat destroyers, six torpedo bosio, and A Russian squadron of four battleships, four transports has mailed for Turkish waters,
THE BALKANS.
LONDON, 17th Angst. The Austrian Agent has expressed his anxiety to the Bulgarian Premier concerning the possible results of the publication of the memorandum to the Powers, which is calculated to dangerously exsite the population of Bulgaria.
LATER.
The Porte has called out 52 fromah batallions, in esoquence of the extension of the insartec- tion coment,
THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY.
· London, 17th August. The Columbian Sonate has rejected the Pusauts Canal treaty with the United States.
CORRESPONDENCE.
PUBLIC DANGERS IN CAINE ROAD,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,”
Hongkong, 19th August. Sre-The publicity which I ask of you for this letter will surely caussa mauvais quart 'haure, spout in its perasal and consideration, to the parsons for whom it is intended and who a my oighbours in Caine Road. I very much regret the necessity of having to give them any offence at all, as I am one of those who believe that it is a good policy to try to bo
hours, ba the present instance, I consider on the best terms 'possiblo ́with one's neigh- that
y Nation Cards
of rulers that they have frequently arrived at their exalted positions by means which in the case of individuals would have garrison get their medals, the German Volun- the Holy Communion with an appearance of interior, gradually making its way towards mankini, Fore I ty keep slopes. I sunl!,.
fatal judgment, i tears got theirs, the French we believe are to sincerity and humiliation, went on the golf British North Borneo, & The Cuto Works Ettor, if you kindly insert this letter in
entailed prompt and Nations often against their wishes and Convictions have been compelled to coalesce in these acts, in order to avoid the recur rence of still worse; get, strange as it is, for a medal bata bar. It would have been as of the most exclusive institutions, and the videatially escaped the scourge News from quite a peac-ful and agreeable residential qaar-
the man whose path to the throne has been marked by the most atrocious of
estranged--why it
much
is
have theirs, and so the British got theirs But we must confess to something like a wish at the bottom of our heart that they had not applied for them Tientsin elamonrod not only
well if there had been a bar to our medal..
links next day and swore like trooper What Brunei were stoppot for a month as no work your earliest iesus, so that some measures may ther forech indebted to you, Mr. are we to expect of men now," he continued, could be got. The Sultan has led public at onoo be taken to suppress the ovil in question. "when women look upon profanity as the concool thing?" The Hifax Golf Club is one
prayors and the main hantu business 'to drico
Caine Road has hitherto boon considered as away the scourge. Labuan has so far pro- preacher's charges have made a great sensation,
tr and I was quite happy in being able to A lady golfers dolegation, waited upon Me.caused by Chinese ju Upper Sarawak. Within matter on which 1 inwardly congratulated Sarawak states that some trouble has been share that opinion (which by the-bçe was a Ancient and demanded a retraction. This Mr.
left to the Rajuk to be dealt with as they habits. the past year a very turbulent lot of ex-Boxers myself) until some neighbours arrived with au
ought to be; they are not going to be treated
I y here maation that I do not detest dege; they are inoffensive and useful then properly domesticated and looked after. bat I believe most people will agres with me that the line must be drawn where they begin to slows pronounced inclination for the study of human anatomy,
with milksop methods.
Two weeks ago a Chiness WORE. who
Ou the 17th ult., Mr. Louis Sinclair, M.P.. On the 12th August, at Woodside, Singapore, crimes, has in-subsequent years frequently having asked the Posiesster-General whether: Aucjent declined to make, and in an interview have immigrated thither. They may be safely unmistakable liking for doga and their vicious
handed down his mate to posterity as in view of the fact that mails from lentsin later stated that he had been told that ladies At the residence of Mr and Mrs. J. R. Roberts, distinguished alike for impartial justice and other Uhiussa towns are sent to Boglaudiu Philadelphin, by the Rev. F. W. Far, D.D., and clemency. It is thus that by the from 24 to 26 daya by the trans-Siberian costo,
not only swore but smoked at the life. The FREDERICK HOWARD KW, to CAREY LODED,
Gulf Club was expected to take official action. youngest daughter of the late C. HAINES, of exercise of tact and discretion a situation whereas muile from England to those towns are Salum, Ohio, USA.
[2314 that might have been turned
The Japan Mail quotes from the San into out by the Suez Canal route, occupying from Un the 1st July, at 8. Luke's Church, South Melbourne, Australia, by Canon Takenor, M. A., an element of danger for the entire days, he will take an early opportunity Francisco Call a wonderful example of yellow
WATER. POLO, of arranging for the mails from England to go journalism in excelsis. The bead-lines are Joste BITELAT KE, to RURY EVELIN of Europe, has been taken advantage by the trans-Siberian route. Mr. Austonus follows, in very large ty of course:-- youngest daughter of the lato Isaac and Entra HOT, urtea,
One of the best metehes this season took [2347 of to induce £
more whole Chamberlain stated, in writing, that he is On the 8th August, at Yokohama, GEOs some condition throughout the Balkan endcarouring to use to au uragement with
Wisconsiu Girl Weds za Emperor-Shares place at ths. V. K. C. enclosure on Tuesday MASON BOTES. youngest son of the late Captain
the Throne with Ruler of Coren-Daughter of afternoon, when two teams representing the happened to be peacefully passing along FREDERICK BANER BOYES, RN, to ROSALIE Peninsula. Although
a general drawing the Russian authorities to enablo persons in American Missionary Wins a Crown-Emily Club Lusitano the Y.M.C.A. met each Caine Road, at about ? o'clock in the morning, LEONORA K, Pleist danighter of the late tog ther bas for some time sermed possible England to bond vorrospondenes to the For Brown of Appleton is now the Empress Omother. The match started at 845 pm before was set upon by a couple of my a ghlear's
between France and England, it Bust by the trans-Siberian route
Then follows a "special to the Call" from large crowd, which included a few ladies dogator fally quarter of an hour before anyong undoubtedly the case that the difficulties in We have received from the Stauded Life Heyung, the Emperor of Coren, celebrated the oven one, as the result, one goal all, shows was bitten in several parts of the body and nearly Milwaukee, stating that "Last January Yi Both sides played an excellent game, and an came to drive them away. The poor woman bringi git about would have been rastly Assurance Company's local representative the fortieth anniversary of hiscoming to the only one opening was secured in the first denuded of her clothing. She could searcoly intensified but for the strongly marked 77th annual report of the Company. The and on the same day, beautif
half, and it fell to the Club Lusitano, who later stand on her legs and would undoubtedly have personalities of the two rulers. France amount proposed for assurance during 1902 was Emily Brown, the daughter of an a fell before a spirited attack by their opponents Painted from fear and orlaustion had the LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC. and England had for some years been £3,035,549, and of this the amount accepted was (Wis.) missionary was crowned Queen of brea, and conceded the equalising point. Messrs. struggle lasted just another five minates. wis not easy to divine. 337,090, bringing up the subsisting assurlier infant son was also prochained heir to the Cook and R. Witshell, on the YM.C.A, sido Since then a few other Chinese have also been The curious fact that, m spite of this ances ou the 15th November last to £27,007,175. turene. Up to the time of her coronation the Land Messrs. F. Barros and A. Alves on sot upon by the samo duge, the last case CONTRASTED Wit's the state of affairs in the bad turned up to lead to hostile action additions, £765,158. The aggregate fands of this exlled Empress Om, or, trapilated into Mr. A. Loureiro time-keeper, and Mesars. F. before anyone came to her help.
apparent estrangement, absolutely nothing the claims by death, etc., fucluding beus Lady Emily, in Corean Emsy, but now she their dashing play. Mr. T. ek was refere Chinese woman was bitten in two places The revonne for thes your was £1,389,962, and now Empress of Corea boze merely the title of that of the Club Lusitano were conspicuous by taking place yesterday at 6 pm, when another Far East, the ralations of Britain on the the part of one or the other was an evident Company increased during the year by £342,000, continent of Europe may be looked upon indication that the interests of the two bring the total available assets up to £10,842,377.
English, The dawn of
tie morning
Wo White and D. Bain woré lineson. for the first time for some years as eminently peoples was not in essentials hostile; but The next division of profits will be made hope that Appleton (Wis.) was put to
This is certainly a very great public danger, satisfactory, and reflecting no small amount
especially to children uloga or in charge of thoir in family quarrels the most dangerous amongst participating policies in existence at Breat expense in celebrating the receipt of the of credit on her Government. For nearly a point is arrived at when both parties begin the 15th November. 1905, and the Company has legions news,
PERSECUTION OF REFORMERS.
smala, and I would adrias parents not to allow centery fliegegal office in Great Britain had to discover the absence of any point of already declared beans additions to policies to
their children to pass through Caine Road, sunk to comparative unimportance, and the difference, and it was at such a moment the stout of more than seven millions replying to a question in the House of Commons, Iptaly in Poking by reactionaries at the capital, of into Lower Castle Road. It is to be re-
the 4th fust Lord George Hamilton,
The persecution of reformers inaugurated particularly at the point where it brauchos monarch liad come to be looked upon us that King EDWARD paid his round of sterling. The record is a remarkable one. little more than a counterweight to add visits, not omitting to
said that the Tibetan, and Chinese Officials, says the N.-C. Daily News, seans to be going grotted that the owners of such ferecious look in upon
A humorist, writing in the Singapore Free besides dealing with trade difficulties, will dent | ya morrily in the latters" eyes, any way--and animals should have taken he effective measure s stability to the fluctuations to which a President Louner. To this pleasant out-Press on the 12th inst., indulges his fancy tha with grazing and other dispatios on the fratioster of persons of various ranks known to put a stop to this public danger, thus com.. popular government is always liable. It look there is but one exception, and that-To-day is the Twelfth, the festival of of Sikkim and Tibet. A Calcutta despatch of
progress and molerna ideas are boing peiling people to come reinetaily to the Press- was indeed known that her late Majesty did curiously enough is the one case where the Grouse, as a certain Hongkong paper would the 6th inst, says that news from the Tibet denounced in vituperative language, to the in order to have the matter made public and always fusist on Ler constitutional right to be sovereign, absolute in theory, is to all love to put it in its little medieval dog Commission shown that the party has reached Throne. As the reactionaries are seeking to brought to the notice of proper authorities, kept informed of everything transacted in intents little more than a puppet in the bauds contemporary attributes the mark to the get complete. There is to be a change of 1940 and 1901 after the Boxer disturbances rafer to another public danger which exists Latin way." Wo seo that our senior groming Khambajong. The Chinese Commission is not get revenge for the terror they experinced te While on this subject would also like to her name, and more than ones asserted her of a hated bureaucracy. There the whole scholarly editor of the Free Press It affcials at. Lhasa, the present Amban being for fear of being handed for punishment by slso in Caine Road. It is the stapid practice self when she thought Ministers were taking country is furrowed with discontent, ready wonid certainly be interesting, to know on relieved by another official from China, who is the powers for complication with the Hoxam of some nudisciplined arobins, whose parents over much on their own shoulders, but it at any moment to break out in excessses, what grounds of scholarship, ancient or now travelling overland from Paking The and persecution of native Christians and reside in a terrava just above Caine Road, of seldom or never happened that Ministers of of which the recent messacres at Kishineff waders, the preference for the contraction 8 new Amban is expected to join Oldness sympathisers with foreigners, & Northern native throwing stones into houses in Caine Road their own notion roluntarily applied for are but an indication of what is likely to be instead of St. is to be condemned either Tabatan Commissioners, shortly print newspaper pertinently suggests that the und Lower Castle Road. Windows aro advice or inspiration to the Sovereign. So the rule in the near future; and this little," "medioeval", or "dag Latin. We the other side is represented by Captain Parr, Foreign Ministors should sand a hint to the thus smashed and roofs holed, and the much was this the case that a certain section bureaucracy, conscious of the evil that it always imagined that the free Press cholar Mr. Ho The Bean Tibotas affett on Grand Council that, if this persecution of Pro-safety of passers-by is endangered. I know of politicians were in the habit of waying has wrought, is, in trying to prolong its cbjected to "8" because it appears so in the Less), il a Situng Lant who represents the grassives be allowed to go on, the Powers of ouse in which a lady passing through that, for all really efficient purposes in the miserable existence, well content by its all Perhaps it is on grounds of scholarship Lamas in Lhasa, forming a special entourage reactionaries who names wars in the list of aped being struck on the head with a hugo Saturday Review, that red rag to the Singapore spiritual element. There are 200 Sitang would demand the punishment of such of tho Caine Road on her way home miraculously way of imparting energy to the actual aimless and vauling mbition to remain a too that a defence is to be found for the Free of the Dalai Lama and corresponding in some guilty mandarins in 1900 but who had managed, stone, Coming as the stone did from a height machine of state, the kingly office was ne a standing zenace to the civilised world. It Press's objection to the fall point. We respects to the Cardinals of the Romish Church, in one way of another, to escape deserved of 50 foot more or less, the remit of auch a blow mere flywheel, taking up redundant energy is in strangs contrast to this eminently constantly and in our contemporary 8 1 for The conditions at present appear hardly favour-panishmont. It is further reported that had it taken affect can better be imagined than at one point to distribute it again when unsatisfactory position in Europe that we, and so on, including evon the Impable for an early settlement of the matters in certain Foreign Representative has even made described!-Yours, vto, usual atrain came upon it. The last twenty witness the still too evident divergenes in Gerzian mail ().
inio, concludes the despatch.
same such hint to the Waiwan.
DISGUSTED NEIGHBOUR.