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The value of the Stam currency notes in calation at the end of July was Tials 5,569,490, The Increase in circulation as compared with that at the end of Jane was Ticals 623,945.
The new cutter Mindanao, built at Shanghai by Meesma. Faraham, Boyd & Co., for the coast-
TELEGRAMS. CORRESPONDENCE,
"DAILY PRESS” SERVICE.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDEST.]
INTERPORT CRICKET.
NOTES FROM THE BOTANIC GARDENS.
During the past week the flowers of Zephyranthes candida have been particularly noticeable in the new garden. This plant ・・ forms an edging to the flower border to tho
guard service of the Philippine Islande, serived SHIPPING DISASTER. to the Interport Cricket wiek at Shanghal, and west of the deer-pen, and when out of flower
at Manila on Friday last, having done the trip in five day.
SHANGHAI, 25th August, 11.58 p.m.
The rage for alliteration in headlines is ] WRECK OF NORWEGIAN STEAMER. wonderfully widespread. How often lately in
The Norwegian steamer Spell bound with papers from all parts of the world have we read
of the "Fassing of the Fopa" or of "Salisbury coal from Moji to Shanghai has been Sinking. There used to be a paper to Londos, totally wreaked on the Anhorst Rocks. the fame of whose editor was built upon his ingenuity in selecting such headlines for the The crew has arrived at Woosung on a
poster every morning.
The following is an English cassy on mes- quitoes by a Japanese stadent of the language and the insect” On summer nights we hear the sound of faint voices; and little things come and sting our bodies violently, we osil them Ka, in English Mosquitoes. I think, the sting is useful to us, because if we begin to sleep, the Ku shall come and ating us: uttering small voice, then we shall be bringed back to study by the sting."
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AMERICA CUP-SECOND
RACE.
New Yone, 25th August.
“RELIANCE" AGAIN WINS. The second race was won by the Reliance, by between two and four minutes, over the thirty-mile triangular course in a moderately steady breeze. Result deemed decisivo.
"certain about it, and it is, therefore. idle to indulge in prophesy regarding it. But if the finance of this Dependency "are carefully nursed and its government “economically administered, there seeing "no reason why Weihaiwei should not at A. S. WATSON & CO., least pay its way in time without being dependent on the Imperial Exchequer "for financial assistance, and if capital be ***attracted to its shores, it appears to be “fairly certain that a trade will be created." Not over-sanguine, it may be seen, is the Commissioner, but still he is moderately hopeful. The best is being made of a bad job, a job which was unaccountably rendered bad by our own action in voluntarily eut ting off Weihaiwei from railway access to the interior of Shantung. Apart from ita ORDERS are now being executed from commercial disabilities, Weihaiwei has a capital climate, the heat seldom calling for New Stocks only.
punkahs, and enteric and malarial fevers are so far unknown, It has a sulphur spring of high remedial value, which is to be developed. Its healthiness has enabled the establishment of a successful European School, of which the prize-day, we' notice, was held on the 90th ult. with the Con- missioner presiding. Ita population is These BEEDS are supplied to us by estimated at about 124,000-Mr. G., T. Han reckoned it in his report last year at the BEST GROWERS IN THE WORLD.
| 125,750-of whom 4,000 live on the island of Linkungino. The inhabitants.seem well behaved and the village elder system, of which Mr. LOCKHART had experience in the New Territory, is in vogue as it was under Chinese rule and works satisfactorily. There is a good deal to be done in the way of public works, especially road-making, but this must of course be a marter of time, if the infant colony is not to be run ou too expensive lines. The revenue for 1902 was considerably in excess of the estimate of $18,700, whilst the expenditure has been less than the approved estimate of $142,500. The grant-in-aid from Imperial Funds was £12,000, as compared with £11,250 for the previous fuancial year, The grant-in-aid for the current financial the British and Japanese Ministers. for the pouring in at Hatfield from all parts of the year is £9,000. The balance in the bank to the credit of Weihaiwai on March 31 ist .ounted to $82,693, say, £6,891, which is a much larger saving than that originally estimated, £4,000~ Mr. Lock. HART Concludes by quoting a remark in an A. S. WATSON & CO. my by one of the boys at Weihaiwet
It is essential to use particular care when
sowing and to exercise supervision over the ¡Chinese Gardeners, whose "olo custom"
methods of dealing with the Seeds may
sometimes lead to disappointing results.
CLAY'S FERTILISER,
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Like afl notorious wits the late James McNeill Whistler got credit for many epigrams, both good and bad, that should have been Inid to the account of other men. But it seems to be true that be said "Nature is catobing up" to the gushing lady who declared that she and her husband had actually seen the effects of his while he is also the best claimant to the crust saying "snoblesse oblige"
Nocturnes during a boating-trip on the Thames;
Dr. Mitchell of the U.S.S. Fillalobos was the only European passenger on the Poyang when cholero curried off three of her officers and the native pilct; he was taken ill too ond had a narrow escapa. The probable cause of night, the 13th inst., cholera ensuing. The four the outbreak is the taking of salad on Saturday'] who died all partook of the salad, and thires had died before the vessel reached. Kiukiang ou Sauday afternoon.
the Shanghai Times, says that the demands of A Chemulpo message, dated August 17th, to
opening of Wiju by the Corean Government to foreign trade bus drawn forth a strong protest from the Russian Minister, M. Pavloff, who urges that the point should not be raised till the Manchurian question has been settled- naturally at some data in the Greek Kalends. Japan is still pressing for the opening.
School Like all other British possessions Many strange insurances are effected at and dependencies, Weihaiwci must be a Lloyd's, but at last one has been seriously pro "success"—and with such a note of cheerposed which has failed to obtain a quotation. fulness rather than with gloomy fore-It arose out of a recent sensational divorce case. bodings he prefers to end his first annual The co-respondent had been ordered to pay report. Such cheerfulness inspires our heavy damages, which the petitioner had [31 sympathy, and again we wish we could generously settled on the respondent. The forget that it is only a case at Weihaiwei-respondent desired to know what rate would be required at Lloyd's for ensuring that the for making the best of a bad job. We respondent henceforth led a blameless life. trust that it will be the successful little T is no hoax, fer a correspondant of the
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HONGKONG, 27ra Avover, 1903 THE report of Commissioner J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, our former Colonial Secretary,
At the Diocesan School and Orphanage, school duties will be resumed on the Ist prox.
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"F.A.G." in the Kobe Chronicle gare the following picture of life in Kobe a fortnight sgo:" Nicety-seven degrees and yot we live!
The next Volunteer promenade concart will Business as dull as ditch water, and yet we don't die There is something in the air of Japan which makes me inclined to beliere at times that things are not what they seem. What puzzles me is why the merchants remain The Hon. A. W. Brewis, Registrar-General, in town where there is nothing doing so they returns to Hongkong uoxt month with his wife,y-instead of wandering above the cloud-line in the hills and making an effort to believe they having married during his visit home on leave.
are in heaven." He goes on later to say- An juterin dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. The gratitude of non-missionary foreigners (3250 per share), for the six months ended 30th could not be better shown than by erecting June, has been declared by the Hongkong and tome incorial to these early pioneers and explorers who, in the heat and burden of the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ld.
day, made up their minds to find out where it was coolest and to remain there while the sun best down apon the foolish people of the
By permission of Major Radcliff and officers,
New Your, 25th August.
Reliance won second race by between one
and two minutes. Fair race, good breeze, fine weather.
We publish the above by kind permission of the Sperry Flour Company, and of Messrs. Shawan, Tomes & Co.~ED. D.P.] ·
RECTER'S SERVICE.
LORD SALISBURY'S DEATH.
LONDON, 21th August,
In a Court sirentar the King deeply deplore
the loss of the grout statesman, whose invaluable services will for ever dwell in the memory of his compatriots. Messages of condolence are
werkt. The newspapers monin the passing of the last groat statesman of the Victorian era.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESA." Hongkong, 26th August, BIB¡-A lot has ben said lately with regard
as to the likelihood of Hongkong sending up it has a grass-like appearance. The flowers team to represent her. From a rumour current are whits, prodused in great profusion, and this morning it appears that taipans have not somewhat resemble thoms of the crocus, which proved so obstinate as was before supposed, belongs to a slightly different family. We havo with the reunit that very probably the end heard them called locally "yain flowers," and of September will see a desen odd represen as the species is a native of; the marshes of La part, to strive to aphold the prestige of name. Another species, Zephyranthe resea tatives leaving Hongkong for the Northern Plata it is not altogether an inappropriate the Colony at cricket, and possibly tennis has also been in Hower this week just This leaves us with about a month in which inside the central entranon gate to the new to practise (Shanghai have been playing garden in Albany Road, where it is likewise for two or three months now) and our cricket used as an edging. The flowers of this species cptomittee has not yet seen fit to provide nets are deep rose in colons and are rather amuller for those aspirants to Interport honours at then thoses of the previous plant, but more freely which topraotino. Besides, since the end of isst produced. It is a uatics of Caba. A third season, now cricketers of merit may have arzivod | species, Zephyranthes carinato, also dowere in the Colony, who will hardly have time to at this time of the year and has the prove, their mettle, and who may possibly largest fowers of the "thren, light pink be excinded from the team by shoor want in colour. A few plants of this may be seen in of practics and nothing else I notics the the rockery just outside the No. E house in the Cricket Ground is relled nearly every evening, old garden and others near 2. rores in the new presumably for bw-how, why not get out the garden. The Zophyanther long to tho zats, and then see who will be in the majority, amaryllis family. Lawn bowlors, or cricket bowler and batters? Give it a trial, you energakle committee, and perhaps you will and there is some merit in the suggestion of~~~Yours, etc,
CANTON.
M. C. C.
Cansige are excellent things for those who are making now gardens and for those who hare old ones. They grow much more quickly than shrubs and can be planted in between theat and allowed to remain until the shrubs stain a proper size, then taking away the look of newness in a very short timo. From the wealth of Blowers that they gico almost throughout the whole year, they are most desirable la all gardson The flowers have been greatly improved by hortical- Alarmist reporta were in the air, laat wook turiste, and they would now be searosly repog- from Fatahan. It was said that the workmen nised as belonging to the same "pooks ze, tho on the railway had risen against the engineers, wild plant, Canna indica, which is a ustive of and that the latter had fred in self-defence and Hongkong, and of India from the Himalayas killed three Chinens, The truth is that a stone to Ceylon. Cannas belong to the same order struck a coolie, but nothing more alarming than varieties on flower in the gardens at the present was thrown at one of the engineers who had as the ginger and banana. There are many
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
Canton, 26th August, THE ALLEGED BÍOT AT PATSHAN.
this occurred. There has, however, it is true, time, been a good deal of discontent among the employees of the Railway Company, and thin
came to a head last Wednesday, when they
stack wark, complaining that 40 cents per diem
was not souugh for wages, considering the long hours and the great heat. They demanded a rise of 20 canys, which was refused, but finally they were given 10 cents rises man, and matters are quit settled d wa at prosent
THE VICEROT'S POSITION.
THE BALKAN TROUBLES.
Lonnos, 26th August. Troops have been despatched to Adrianopla, where a state of panis prevails.
The Chinese papers have it that the Viceroy LATER. The rising has become general in the is to be transferred to Chili provine, and that he will be sucos ded either by Yaan Bhiksi or Vilayet of Adrianople.
Ku'ei Chan, who was formerly viceroy in Ssachuon It is to be hoped that there is no trath in this remour, and indeed it seems malikely char Sha n'aboald be removed when he isobviously doing good work. The Latest news of his dogs is that he has degraded soms more oficials, and it laaven reported that be intends to remove all the Kwangai officials, high and low, civil and military alike, who served under his predecessor.
THE WHITAKER WRIGHT TRIAL,
LONDON, 24th August, Mr. Whitaker Wright has surrendered to his bail, the whole £50,000 having been found.
FRANCE AND ABYSSINIA.
· London, 24th August, It is reported at Aden that the relations between France and Abyssinia are strained, owing to the refusal of the French to pay the heavy Abyssinian daes on the traffic of the Jibatil railway.
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NAVAL NOTES.
The latest addition to the China Squadren, the battleship Leviathan-partionlars of which we published on the 19th inst-arrived from Singapore oarly yesterday afternoon. She made quick trip up, leaving Singapore on Saturday- H.M.SS. Creasy and Humber are en route to this port from Weihaiwot.
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When last reported the Talbot was at
Chemulpo.
H.M.B. Albion has been undergoing extensive. renovation for the reception of the new Rear Admiral, due here to-day.
It now appears doubtful whether the Argonaut
CORRUPTION.
by the wire-pullers behind the throne.
882 inches of rain have been registered since the lat of August.
THE EAST OF ASIA."
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In a special notics prefixed to the oneront number (Vol. II, No. 2) the proprietors of the East, of deia magazine notify their subaorib sra, and the public generally, that after the present issue their connection with Der Ferne diten, the German edition of the East of Asiz, wil danse, The magazine is now well antibished, and we do not know the reason for the split. Soms very interating articles have appeared in the pist from the pen, of Grem contribut vi, and wa hope that these will not nos sequelly amass,
Ths. present number maintains the high average, und most of the illustrations are more clearly reproduced than has been the one with some copies of the earlier numbára whioli wè kave' seen. Some of the pictures of scenery and architecture ore fasily minidsant; a few in Mr. Little'w article mentioned velow are usfor- tanately a little falat, but the majority of them aro axolent The Vladivostook somes ars good
A good example of the universal corruption which prevails in offteial circles is the case of Pei King Fak, who as Namhoi magistrate "Glimpses of Vladivostock, which these last ronzed universal hatred among the Cantonese, soenes illustrate; is the title
an article by tue and who was degraded and heavily fined by Rev. Joseph Whiteside, who is evidently catch Sham on his arrival. This man has now been struck with the officialism of the place, fiss pointed as Expectant Tuotsi in Kiangan, E. P. Hughes writes sympathetically of the which post of course far exceeds in importance Japanese women's university nest. Tokyo, and given an enormous bribe to the chief oaunch Mr. L. Odating compares Plato and Confnoids, his late post at Yamhoi. He is said to have is very hopeful sbout the work to be done. Li to cesare this position, and this would seam their life and teaching. He is a controver
be the truth. It is no wonder that the sialist and only looks on other rests us a reformors should despair, when they see the Preparation for Christianity, on its attitude work of a patri tis China like Shum andern toward which the future of the black-hairod race depando.". Mr. C. Westphal describes the atry of the Son of Heaven "iato Peking, illustrated by photographs which are na- fortunately of necessity on a small sale. Mr. 0. Fredrich writes instructivaly on the kowlow, the name of which is now curiously spread over the world. Mrs. Arolibald Litte's ardiole deals with Chinese architecture and Las many beautiful ilustrations to add to its interest; most of the reproductions are admirable; and Mrs. Little deals with hor subject well, a shot note on Chinese fans, by Mr. E. Ruh- surati de note Mountain? and Cliff st
another on rifuge-towers in North Yunnan Weihaiwei," by Mr. G. E. Bravo Mitford;
by the Rev. 8. Pollard, a well illustrated article on a cucions alloction of brous mide by H. E. operations corruption of Buddhism in Kwang Tusa Fang; and finally a description of the
Mei, Hupob, help to make up a very enter- tanganour of the East of Asia.
HONGKONG SANITÁRY BOARD.
A meeting of the Board will be held at 4.35
ORDERS OF THE DAY-N
on Weihaiwei in 1902 evidently aims at the band of the 33rd Burma Infantry will play plains. After all, bave they not their reward? is to be recommissioned here, sa pracionely (p.m. to-day.
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POLICE METHODS IN MANILA.
In the Police Court at Manila last week,
AGENDA.
·G. A. WooncocCK.
Secretary.
Further correspondence relative to the provision of backyards for curtain houses in Balkeley and Market Streets.
construct the drains of two houses on Redama
2. Application ur permissi a to temporarily
tion Marine Lot 63 with stoneware pipra in place of cast-iron pipes.
correcting impressions which have got abroad about the new dependeney on the Shantung coast. Mr. LOCKHART does not of course claim that there is a great future certainly lying before Weihaiwei, but taking all things into consideration he thinks the recent progress satisfactory. There can be no doubt, he says, that the various changes in the administration and the public uncertainty as to the policy of the Imperial Government tended to impede the place's development. Now that the administration is more settled and the public begins to realise that trade will be encouraged, it is hoped that commercial enterprise will be more active. This indeed is the opinion of a commercial expert acquainted with Weihaiwei, whom Mr.. LOCKHART quotes. Ho's Gardens, Shangbai. It is very interesting, ef introducing ævorať radical, changes in the rich, but he was surprised to note how many Health relative to the cement of No, 63,
the following programme at the Kowloon Hotel, daring dinner, this evening (weather permit- Did not the Sunday at Home call attention reported. There is some talk of her going home ting):-
to the missionaries who lived on a mountain at the end of this week.
The Italianerniser Lombardia left for home March...... "Boursing"................... Gounod slope to the east of Kyoto, having renounced
yesterday morning. Margherita d'Anjou," Moyerbeer wverything but a bare subsistence, Iving in 8+lection ... "The Shop Girl," Ivan Caryll their white tents, and working—yes, working! Dance. "Hungarian,"
Brah. with enthusiasmi? Let us acknowledge the Selection Waltz........" Dans les Nuages,"
..." Favourite Airs," Schumann
Waldtoufel debt of gratitude we owe them in showing us Galop "The Lancers' Attack, Bohm how to work with the thermometer at 97 dog" Judge Liddell referred to alleged malpractices
"God Save the King.
According to the Vostochni Vicitnik, the of the police in discriminating against violators a port of Vladivostock, whose development was of the law; his comments being made during being seriously hampered by Government the trial of a saloon-keeper named Williams, restrictions and competitive conditions, has whose place is in Malate. The evidence showed ound powerful supporters in the Minister of that liquors were sold after midnight, without Finance, M. Witte, and the Minister for War furnishing the prescribed bona fide meal. The General Karopatkin. It is no souret, says the scensed was found guilty, and food fifty dollar
icefik, that General Kuropatkin, before
The waiters found in the resort were each fired quitting Port Arthur on his rotara journey to ten dollars. Judge Liddell and he did not European Russia, expressed himself in favour presume to condone wrong-doing by the poor or Far East with a view to benefiting Vladivostook. large establishments were openly and repeatedly The Russian Minister for War is of the opinion violating the law without any interference on that the area of Russia's territory in the Far the part of the polica. He mentioned a leading East should be divided into two portions, the hotel as a notorious offender. Incidentally, southern, which should comprise the territory his Honour referred to the practices of the lying to the south of Khabarovsk, with tha
"Simian deprasity. Dastardly outrage by drunken. monk at Chang Su He's Gardens" This heading in a recant Shanghai Times certainly attains the desired effvot of startling. At first the connection betwoon monks and the specified form of depravity might not be plain. But we base only to go on to read how tame monkey throw a brick at a sailor who wan selfishly drinking by himself in Chang Su bat our contemporary in its struggles to be ahead of the times sadly abuses the Anglo- American language.
police in trumping-up charges ngaluat inoffen.
deceit and perjury.
There are stready signs of the Chinese taking an interest in local trade. During 1902, 146 steamers, exclusive of Admiralty colliers, Government transports, and a' small
Two items about Northern railways come steamer running with mails to Chefoo, entered the port, representibga tonnage of from the Sinwazpao. The railway between
Cheating and Shengti, Chili, husbeen completed. | Governor's residenes in Nikolsk, and there Chinese, several cases having disclosed 151,809 tons. Imports and exports were The authorities propose to run regular trains northern, with the Governor's residence in Ball, but "everything must have by the end of the current month, but the exact Nikolaisvsk, on the Amar. General Kuropatkin beginning." Both extreme optimistic and day is to be fixed by the Director-General of considers that Vladivotock should be accorded pessimistic views are unjustified. "While Northern Railways-Boostly there have been official preference over Khabarovek, and favourS on the one hand,” says Mr. Lockbart, umerous case of robbery with violence in the the removal of the residence of the Governor "the dication of Weihaiwei does not seem vicinity of the stopping places of trains on the General from the latter river contre to Tientsie-Proting Railway. Not only travellers Vladivostook. It is farther proposed to
WEATHER REPORT.
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The Hongkong Observatory yesterday furzed the following report
Barometrio changes are slight relatively low over the middle part of the Premure remains high over SW. Japan, and
respect of No. 429, Queen's Bond West, an
3. Application for a licence to sell fruit in
No. 12, Bwalow Lane,
4. Application for licences to sell pork, Bab. and vegetables, e, at Nos 25 and 38, Quarry Bay respectively.
5. Minots by the Acting Medical Ofour of
Bridges Street.
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6. Appltation for exemption Itum the par- vision of open spaces 'n rompect of Hous: 2, 4 and 6, Kennedy Street.
vision of a backyard at No. 13, Star Street,
7. Application for exemption from the per- 8. Application for exemplion from the pro- vision of a backyard at 2, Bridges Street.
9. Flan showing the yard space of a house to be re-built upon Section E Inland Fot No. 591, A
10. Application to erent four water closeta af the Peak Hotel,
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The I.K.K. steamer Nippon Maru, with mails, &o, left Shanghai for this port last night,
at 10 o'clock.
The P.Mf. atanmer Siberia, with maila, &c., from San Frano so to the 8th fast, via Hono
lula, left Yokohama for this port, via Inland
en, &c, to-day es daylights ENG The U. & O. steamer Coptic, with maile, &, left San Fra cios for this port, via Honolula, 20, on the 18th fast
The TK steamer America Maru,, with maila, 40, loft diễn Francisco for this part, vis Hoaulain, Ke, on the 28th lust.
The PM steamer Kor a, with malls, do, which left house on the 2 15 July, for 8so Fra-colaco,, wie Stanghai, 40, arrived at her destination on the 24th inst.
11. Lime-washing Return for the fortnight ended Tuesday, the 18th August to warrant the anticipation that it will have been waylaid and deprived of all they make Vladivostook the headquarters of the China Sea, and the Paciño to the E. of N. August 25th, 1993 the wat
12. Rat Katara for the fortnight ended **become a second Hongkong, on the other carried, but the people of the neighbouring Commander-in-Chief of the Russian forese in Laton "hand it possesses potentialities which, if villeges have also suxered from their violence, the Far East. Presnt Eussian military
13. Mortality Batistics for, the wooks endod Gradients slight generally
nerally with moderate 4th and 11th July, 190k "fostered, ought to entitle it to tank viry often in broad daylight; in fact several | exigencies in the Far East likewise dictate the and BE. winds in the Formosa Chanual, and
14. Application for a licanes to soll from porky Line) left ingapore for this port on the The N.Y.Kosmor Hireskimir Mara (Bom wine the N. part of the China Ben,
"higher than that of a second-class water- villagers have been captured by the rubbers advisability of mach a stap, Vladivostock's "ing place. There can be nothing dead and hold for ransom.
position being relatively moću nominarly,
⠀⠀ Formonet Light er moderate El winds i
at No. 52, North Street, Tsumistle ander.
15. Application for a license to sell ment at 25th mat, and is expected here on the Slat } No. 21, Austin Road, Kowboni?
inst, 3.1.