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POLICE COURT.
Wednesday, 7th December.
BEFORE MR. H. H. J. GOMFERTZ (FIRST POLICE MAGISTRATE).
HOBBING A FRIEND.
F. Frynuun, German, recently west to Canton to join the Customs, and while théro. fell ill, and had to go into hospital. Before going into hospital las save his goods and chattels into the charge of a compradors for
safe keeping.
His frien, Emil Eskins
box. This he brought on to Hongkong, and was disposing of the contents, when he was
thereof. The contents of the box were valued at 100, The Magistrate said the defendeut had committel a hard-hearted net. He would
without the option.
HAMBURG.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.] "NERVOUSNESS AND VODKI."
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DICEMBER 8TH, 1904.
Hamburg, 1st November.
of the word, as it was established at a time when Germany owned no territory in the East, and has ever since acted more or loss ca a branch of the Deutsche Bank.
NOVELS AND MILITARY CRITICS.
CHINESE PARIAHS.
Edward Lapoot was charged with receiving uscessary, were applaudel by nearly every" | selves and others, of officers, notably those of the existed not quite one hundred years, but during
stolen goods from the before mentioned defen- dinst. He admitted meeiving the articles, but said he was unaware they wore stolen. was discharged.
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The financial scheme for next year, particulars- of which have just boen published by the
The Jiji says the special War Fund required considerable attention in political croles. for next year is estimated at Y775,000,000, reserve. The resources for this are a surplus of Y123,000,000 in general revenue; Y8.000,000 to be drawn from the working furd of Govern- ment undertakings; Y75.000.000 to be raised BURGUNDIES of Yâ70,090,000 is to be obtained by the issue by the increase in taxation; while the balance of bands and the raising of temporary loans.
When the administrative expenditure for sext
The following interesting explanation of s recent Chinese Decreo emancipating the Dobee" of Chiking, was written by the native news editor of the N.-C. Daily Noica: -- The "To-ming," which in the letters of the A military novel, “First Class Men" (Erstclas decree monas degraded people," but which are The princip topic of conversation during sige Menschen), by Lount Baudissin, which ap-ordinarily written with the letters bearing the the last ten days, on 'Change and oleowhere, hespeared shortly after the trial of Lieutenant Bilse, same sound phonetically but a different mon- been the attack of part of the Russian Baltic fleet has led to an action for libel on the part of the ing, that is to say, the "exiled people," are in the 13th century with Gonghiz Khan, the on British fishing boats off the Dogger Bank. Minister of War against both the author and the descendants of the Mongols who came to Chinn The nows was received here on Monday, the publisher. The case was tried some ten days famous Mengel conqueror of a large part of the 4th ult.. pud and general consternation; nga, whom the Caunt declared in his defence: two continents of Finrops and Asia. After in Chinese history the Chin, or "Gold" was it possible such a thing could have hap most emphatically that he had had no inten. Genghis Khan (whose dynasty is called after seeing him under the doctors' carapened, people asked one another, and the invari- tjou of maligning the army, to which he had dynasty) and conquered about half of the thon called at the compradore's and asked for the falle reply was" Nervousness and Vodki." The formerly belonged, and which, as a retired Chinese Empire; southwaris, down to the i Press all over the country was mnaofaicus in its cer, he still held in bigh esteem and affec- northera banks of the Yangtze, driving the Emperor Kao Taung of the Sung dynasty condemnation of the outrags, even the most tion; nor had he meant to single out the south of the river, he (Genghis Khan) left the arrested for being in nulawful possession Russopbif papers being obliged to admit that Fusilier Guards, commonly known in Berlin as work of completing the conquest to his prin- Government, is, as might be expected, attracting [ unless good cause could be shown, it could only the Maikafer" (cockchafers, or, as the Ameri. cipal General Hu Pil-li (umel Kublai Khan by Marco Polo in his book of travels) while he hin- be accounted for by sudden mental aberration.
cans say Maybugs) for special censure, by calling self started in his Western career of conquest into The demand for full and prompt reparation on he sentenced to three months' imprisonment the part of the British Government, and the the regiment to which officers in his story Europe. Hu Tih-li proclaimed himse Em. including Y76,000,000 to be not aside as energetic measures opted to enforce it it belong the "Butterflies. Knowing, as he did peror of China iu A. D. 1275 under the muue from his military career, the danger, to them-of Shih Tung and with the dynastic title of Yuan or Primordial. The Yaun dypasty body, and the Russian admiral's version of the Guards and other ennek regiments, looking upon that time the unlucky people of Chins had exuse to curse the very name of Mongol, for affuir recently published has made no change in themselves as a higher class of men than their this, as it monts with little credence and is freely fellow-citizens-henes the title-he had felt it is the Mongols gavorned most cruelly and sun- ridionled. Only a few papers known for their
were driven out of the country by the year is added to the War Fand, the total DURING the Change of Sousons FULL- Bussion proclivities express full belief in the duty to point this out to them and to warn the inarily to put it mildly. Hence who they statement, and now endeavour to cast the entire public in their common interest not to encourage first Emperor of the Ming dynasty the pre-expenditure will arcend Y30,000,000.
known offfetelly is the Emperor Hang Wu. a blame for the occurrence on to the British such presumption. The iden of making money docessor of the present Manchu Chu Titsu, by pandering to the taste for a my scandals
general crusade was made by the exasperated Government for not having taken procuationery aroused by the publication of Lieutenant Bilse's Chinese against the Mongols who remained in the country. These and those who were captured steps and warned the fishing fleet in proper time,
proached him, had never entered his mind his in war by the Chinese troops were banished and on the latter for burning coloured lights book, with which the public prosecution re
previous writings. he thought, bore sufficient principally to Ningpo al auton and thero made to suffer all sorts of degradations, in and for failing to obey the "siguals alleged to
evidence to the pureness of bis intentions. The
revenge for the cruelties their fathers had made have been made to them by the men-of-war,
A Mongol exile, Tho absurdity of this will no doubt be shown by the inquiry about to be instituted by a mixed court, whilst prepared to admit the absence of the Chinese suffer.
treated like a very slave. He was not allowed commission at Vigo. That the two Governments mercenary motives, held that the novel was full To-ming, colloquially called "Do-boe," was of gross exaggerations reflecting on the honour
to go to school nor to become an official. He should have agreed to leave the matter to the of the army and its officers, and that the would only be a barber, chiropolist, laundry man, decision of un international court of experts in
folk had to be female hairdressers (for Chinese ladies), waitresses upon brides at weddings, accordance with the rules of the Hague Conven.runge and toue of it exceeded that of fair or servant of the lowest clase, while his women tion has produced a general feeling of relief,
washer-women, and do similar manual work. In Canton these exiled Mongols were treated with the same cruelly, for years there was no law for them, there was neither justice nor redress for such slaves. Only the most degraded, in Chinese estimation, menial work was for such exiles, while in Canton they were compelled to keep themselves in boats-lenes their designa tion Ting-chin (Canton colloquial, Tang ka) or host population, none of whom was permitted to live on laual or own a foot of it with the single exception of six feet of burial ground In the first years of the Ming dynasty, the conquerors of the Mongols, these beat people were not allowed oven to be buried on land; their corpses were either cast into the river or cremated.
ALLEGED TREFT OF $25,000. Mr. R. D. Vania again appeared before the Court, and furnished is Worship with further information in support of the summons he applied for on the 5th inst. The magistrate said he would go through the information, and if he found therein material for a summons, it -weak be granted.
BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (SECC3D
POLICE MAGISTRATE.
LARCENY.
Two small boys were arrested for stealing badges from the Sherwoods at Mount Aastin Barracks. They were each sentenced to twelve strokes of the birch.
A marine hawkes. for receiving this stolen property, was sentenced to one month's impri-
xonmout.
THE MATAUKOK ARMED ROBBERS,
The hearing of this case continued. Indian P. C. No. 147 gare evidence as to the arrest of the first defendant and Chinese P.C. No. 339 as to the arrest of the other three robbers at Sergeant O'Sullivan 145, Queen's Road East.
gave evidensa us to the wounds received by the four witnesses who had reported the affair to him.
The case was remanded.
THE SHERWOODS' DEPARTURE
The Sherwood Forosters left for Singapore The yesterday by the transport Avoca, detachment which had been stationed here was paraded at headquarters shortly after one o'clock. The men looked very smart is red tanics with white facings, blas trousers with the red stripe down the side, and khaki helaets with a roon stripe, while the officers wore the full blue uniforms. His Excellmoy Major General Villiers Hatton inspected them shortly after two o'clock immediately previous to their einbarkation.
RE. BALL.
The officer of the Royal Engineers gare a very enjoyable ball at the City Hall last evering. About two hundred were prosent. St. Andrew's and St. George's Halls were used for dancing Included song those present were His Excel loney Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C.M.G., and Capt. Smith, A.D.C. His Excellency Major General Villiers Hatton, C.B., Mrs. Patton, and Capt. Ward, A.D.C.; Admiral Sir Gorard Noel, K.C.B. K.C.M.G.; Col. Mosse, and Col. iromonger.
for the situation at one moment locked most
critical, and that the happy solution should have been arrived at so quickly is attributed in the msin to the peace-loving disposition of hoth King Edward and the Tear. Let us hope that no fresh complications may arise, and that by the time this reaches you the painful incident may have been closed.
RUSSIAN TRADE.
The Textil Zeitung has lately had a second article on the drawbacks now granted in Bussia It states textile goods for export on that further inquiries have proved the correctness of the supposition, that although ostensibly a return of a portion of the duty paid on an article previously imported and now entered for re-exportation, they are in reality an export premium, being allowed on all cotton goods shipped abroad, whether spun of Asiatic or foreign cotton; they would appear to be sufficiently high for the manufacturers of Ludz, the centre of the trade in Poland, to cherish the hope of eventually being able to compete successfully even in the English markets.
The Russian cotton industry comprises 63 million spindles and 154,677 home, the annual consumption amounting to 168,000tons of foreigu cotton (víz. 125,000 tons American, 3,000 tons Egyptian, 2,600 tons East Indian, and 10,000 tons Persiaa), and 94,700 tons from Central Asia and Transeancasia. The largest nillowner in Lodz employe his own buyers in Central Asia, where he has erected
Lodz receives a
criticism. Count Bandiasin was consequently find M. 300, and his publisher M. 200, the type of the book being ordered to be broken up and all procurable copies to be destroyed.
A TRIBUTE TO KUROPATKIN.
Ап
**A POWERFUL AND HARMONIOUS CHARACTER."
elaborate appreciation of General the Times from Kuropatkin appeare in the pen of Dr. Sven Hedin, the distinguished
geographer, whe says:—
Amongst the memories of my nine years wanderings in Asia which I treasure and valos most, not the least valuable are the bours I have spent in General Kuropatkin's company. And of all the distinguished men I have rast, between St. Petersburg and Peking, and between skutek ad Haidarabad, there is only one who a left upon me the same deep snd abiding impression-nomely, Loid Curzon. It is in the hands of these two men that the destinies of Asia have during the last few years in grest part rested. Even though these two typical representatives of two great peoples are, by reason of their national characteristics, very different from vue another, on the other hand, as both possessing some of the best and noblest human qualities, they are in several respects ke- one another, and have many points
common.
After an interesting account of various meetings with the General in St. Petersburg, at Askabad (in Transcaspia), in Yamarkand, and at his residues in Fina. Ur. Sven Hedin ecneludes with the following tribule-
While the unfortunate Mongol exiles in Chekiang province have, by the Emperor's benevoleut decree, been owancipated the same is not apparent in the case of their com patriots, the Tang-ka" of Canton, in Kuang- tung province. Doubtless some philanthropic person among the Cantonese gentry, se-ing the success attendir the efforts of the Chiesang notables, will follow their example and oblaiu the franchise and privileges of fall citizenship the Mongolian boating. for his townsmen, population of Canton.
AN EPISODE OF THE SKA HO
BATTLE.
attack. He says:
o
Mr. Nemirovich Danebenko, Rassion wor correspondent, telegraphs a description of the recapture of Lone Tree Hill, which idl in
ends of the Japanese during a night "General Kuropatkin, the following day, ordered the hill to be retaken, and the whole Russian artillery concentrated at in the morning and showered the bill with projectiles the awful spectacle lasting the entire day. It seemed that no human being cald outlive fully at their posts. such an orleal, yet the defenders remained man-
Everybody who has been brought into per gins and presses sonal contact with General Kuropatkin meat for the cleaning and baling of the raw acknowledge that it would be difficult to meet
What most impresses one bout material, whilst other firms who are not in with a more amiable and attractive personality a position to have their own representatives et harmonious nature the man is the air of are contemplating the es ablishment of joint unruffled enl and ser nity, which sits upon his
The sun was already declining when Karo- of goodness, consideration, and self-control. I buying agencies in all parts of the empire where features. His face bears the comistakable sta op
am convived that even amid the thunder of parkin gave the orders to atorm. Six regiments advanced, fording the river in the face of a cotton is being cultivated,. graater proportion of the home grown fibre the cannon at Laying he was possessed of the murderous fire. The enemy determined to make and rifle fire on our advancing columns, but than the other Russian mills: the figuras are same absolutely unshakea calm with which he s'ated to have been in 1963 3,516 waggon londs reviewed the Tarwoman militia on the plsius us pay dearly for it. He poured a hail of gun outside of Ask bad. Never has a deprecintything could-stop-them. They reached the of Asiatic and 1334 af foreign growth, from word been uttered about him behind his back, other side, clambered up, and, at 11 o'clock at which it may be inferred how great the and never has a Russian general been regarded night, the position was again in our hands. I with greater confidence and love by all from the have just risited the scene of our triumph. The ¡ENKA. He will have nothing to do with favour itism or despotism; he is known for his in corruptible snse of justice, and in making his promotions, les bons exert these at mort any other considerations except thcse of merit and
The arrangements were all conducted by the officers of the Royal Engineers, who were aleo responsible for the decorations. The staircase was tastefully laid ont with palmas, lauter from the so-elled drawbacks. It may be urod Tear himself down to the meanest soldier in the trenches are filled with dead Japaneso and
advantage is the Polish manufacturers derive
and busting, special features being two mines in defence of an indiscriminato payment of the at the foot and two figures dressed up in diving bounty, that it is not only intended us a return suits, and holding trays of dance programmes, of the duty paid or imported rot on, but also at the top. There were also four little brass as a partiul repayment of that on the imported howitzers on the landing. The halls were machinery; but sincs spinning and weaving nicely decorated with tags and shields kindly plant is now largely male in the country itself There this only holds good to a limited extent. It lent by the St Auirer's Committee.
An will be interesting to watch the stops other wore ten waltzes on the programme. excellent supper was provided. Dancing was countries will take in defence of their own kept up till about half past ove in the morning industries; the favourite remedy so far has been the imposition of additional import duties on goods enjoying the advantage of export premiums at home.
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THE HIBERNIA COLLIERY CO.
An innovation in the English postał system is likely to be shortly introduced which will be
Another general meeting of the Hibernia first carried out experimentally with the Colliery Company was held in Düsseldorf on Colonies. Auskong is not the lust in the 2nd alt. In consequence of the recent iusus portant of the Colonies, the subject becomes of
of fresh shares the capital now amounts to 58,606,000 were sufficient local interest to warrant a word
N 60,000,000, of which or two on the subject. Lord Stanley, the
represented. the Dresden Bank figuring for Postmaster General. has informed a deputa. 27.430,800. Tho offer for the purchase of tion that he hopes to put some sort of the property on behalf of the Prussian Govern- method into operation which would help as far
ment was again submitted to the shareholders as possible the exchange of commodities such as could be carried by the post between Great aut again refosed, the Dresden Bank alone Britain and the various Colonies." This is what Teting in favour of it, lodging at the same
capacity.
JAPANESE IN COREA.
At first sight, says the Tokyo journal in com-BODIED, STRENGTHENING WINES
are nanded. view of the presont development of the resources out, this amount appeara enormous, but in of thus Empire the nation can well afford to bear such a burden, both in taxation and in.
The actual receipts | NUITS subscription to bouds. from the war taxes raised this year are, with one or two oxceptions, mid to be very satisfac- MACON tory. There is little doubt that financially the Empire is strong enough to continue the war for several years to come." Tha Government need not hesitate to exercise its discretion in the framing of any financial scheme on the pretext that the nation is not rich enough to bear the heavy harden without difficulty. But now that the Government has published its financial scheme for next year, giving sufficient time to the memoors of the Dist to fully study the proposals, the representatives of the people runst fully examine it and protect the people from having to pay additional taxes that are not
necessary.
In the first place, the Jiji suggests, the Diet, acting on the experience of the pat ton mouths, which has given ample opportunity for judging the funds required. should consider in detail whether the estimate is reasonable und for what purposes such as sum is needed. In the second place, the Diet should consider whether there ture may be still further curtailed. It is pointed are no means by which administrative expendi out that the Government proposes to curtail the administrative expenditure by Y72,175,000, the amount to be added to the War Fund; bat
or now in hand, and by the suspension among this curtailment chiefly represents money saved by the postponement of various works proposed
Navigation Encouragement Bounty. other things of the payment of the Steam amount saved by curtailing actual administra tire expenditure is only about. T34,000,000. At the present critical time the Gvernment ought to carry ont administrative reforms with great determination, and economise national
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the taxes tend to kill productive industry. The question should be carefully consid red whether it is necessary to raise Y75,000,000 next year by means of taxation, and, if so, whether the to the objectionable tuxes mentioned, In .con. amount cannot be raised without having recourse clusion, the Jiji urges the Diet to correct the tion of sources of zew taxation, and protect the blanders made by the Government in its solec people from bearing unnecessary burdens.
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"I saw no such ghastly sight at Shipka or at The credit for the achievements Russians clutched in a death ambrace. Plarna.
Four other regiments parti- belongs chiefly to the Thirty-sixth and Nine- the W.-G. Daily New
It is no doubt within the recollection of 3. YOU MAY HIRE cipated. The Thirty-sixth attacked from the.
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East and the Nineteenth from the Gen. Poutilo, leading the brigado ont person own lifetime, the object of a similar breach of aly directing the attack, was the first to conventionality [to that which recently up- reach the summit, and was in the thick of the pointed Li Hung Chang's grandson Grand ENTIRELY NEW STOCK OF fiercest fighting around the Japanese guns. Chamberlain] On the death of his mother, The Japanese gunners died at their guns. instead of being required to relinquish office, would have been the case with every other their gallant exploit. The captured guns were
Chinese functionary, he was ordered to retain Kuropatkin personally thanked the heroes for and retire into mourning for 37 month; "The general staff believes that the storm.his various offices and to mourn for one month brought to Moukden. ing of Lone Tree Hill, for valour and slaughter, only, as if he were a Mancha. In this case, will occupy a place by itself in military annals, however, the device was merely intended to Karopatkin, under whose eye the assault was meet an emergency, and there was no intention made, rechristened it Poutiloff" Hill, in that it should form a precedent. honour of the man who led the attack at the head of the Second brigade of the East Siberian Rfe Division, and who was sub- sequently decorated on the field with the St. Georges Cross.
The appointmont of his grandson to be
it is B Grand Chamberlain must be consigned to
a different category;
concrete
We regret to notice of late, says a contem poiary, in a letter from Cores, more and more lawlessness on the part of the Japanese. The morning paper of to-day tells of two cases where Coreau labourers were set upon and killed by Japanese an vares. One in Ke-yang country near Seoul, and one to the west of Pyong-an. A week or two ages Mr. Bagal, an Australian missionary of Fusan, was seriously injured, and yesterday a foreign physicion in Seoul was attacked on his own ground by Japanese tre pussers. One does not mind for foreigner Ho nch, they can take care of themselves, but the
some time ago by the Dowager Empress help'ess Currans, wo are exposed to the fary
instance, of a reformi, which was introdnoed! The hill is a precipitous rocky height, and, and of which no great notice seems to have of every bad-tempered nuvvy or railway coolie, are greatly to be pitied. If the Japanese authorities although the Japanese had occupied it only a boon taken. This was the abolition of the hard- would publicly shoot or hang every Japanese short time, they had thrown up very strong and fast line of demarcation which had existe who beate a Corean to death, there would 30 dofences. The river running at its foot in-between Manchus and Chinese ever since the be an end to the lawlessness, but there seems to creased the difficulty of the task, but it was establishment of this dynasty. For instance, be a werkness on the part of the Government,
unprecedented opposition of a Japanese division, Many official positions which formerly were in dealing with their own people, that looks scaled and carried successfully against the intermarriage was forbidden; it is now allowed. judge; we shall wait to see, trusting most losses were terrible. The fighting on the crest Chinese also. This was strikingly exemplified earnestly that Japan may prove herself worthy of the hill was altogether with cold steel. The when the Customs Tastai at Tirotsin, Tang, of the great task that has been thrust upon her Russian officers, with swords aloft, leading the Shao-yi, was named for a special mission to by the events of the last few months. Already sealing column, were literally lifted in the air Tibet. In the first place no mission to Tibet there are murmurings heard on all sides against by the Japanese bayonets, and the Japanese had ever been confided to a Chinese before; in friends of Japan regret to see it.
is known as the Cash on delivery system" time a protest crainst the right of the owners of ominous for the future. It is too early yet to 14,000 men, with many guns, The Russian conferred on M»nchus alone, are now open „tò i
That is to say, you may send ko me an order for goods which may be sent through the post, and the Post Office collects tho money on delivery of the parcel. Thore bas born an
the new shares to vote.
A motion for an increase in the number of
the board of directors of which the Tank had given notice was withdrawn by her, pending the
agitation in England for the adoption of the final decision of the courts as to the legality of her injustice, and some of us who are giucero then bayoneted the first of the Russian soldiers the second place, along with hi commission,
"C.O.D." system, but there has also been
the first meeting.
A third resolation aiming at the annulment
good deal of opposition manifested on the part of the recent issue of shares was lost, it being
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of the retail traders. The Postmaster-General, pointed out that even had the meeting felt while announcing that he does not intend at inclined to pass it, which was not the case, it 'The O, & O. steamer Doric, with mails. &c. present to put the "C.O.D." system into effect could only have been carried out by reducing leaves Mauila for this port on Friday, Ire 9th in England, bus expressed an inclination to try the face valus of all the shares, as the issue Doc, at 4 p.m., and is dus here on Sanday, the it for the Colonies," to prevent, unless we step having once been registered, it could
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in and stop it, a great part of our trade going longer be cancelled. This terminated the to foreign countries." Lord Stanley is a business. believer in the system, and thinks it will be an
The first colonial bank, the German West. udvantage to the country as a whole. In hie opinion his views are borne ent by foreign African, has been opened in Herlin under to statistics, and ho feels certain that Great auspices of the Dresden Bank. The German Britain will have it sooner or later.
Asiatic is not a colonial bank in the true sense
11th Dec. at noon...
The steamer Arratoon Apear, from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port yesterday morning. The steamer Teran left. Moji on the 6th Deo. at 1 pm, and may be expooted here on the 11th Dec.
The 0.8.8. & C.M. steuner Hector left Binga- pore on the 6th inst. at daylight, and may be expected here on the 12th inst. at daylight.
who piled in the trenches. All the dead in the trenches were bayoneted, their weapons bearing marks of the dreadful combat."-China Review.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued On the 7th at 11.45 a.m. The barometer has the following report: rissu in northern Japan and fallen at all other
stations
The monsoon is still interrupted and light variable winds will be met with in the Formosa
Chunnel,
Light E. to N.E. winds will prevail in the northern part of the China Sex:
Forecast:-Light E. to N.E. winds, cloudy,
fair.
Tang received the rank of Fu Tu-tung (Deputy- Lieutenant-General), a muk peculiar to the Manchu army. "I had fancied that Tang's was the first instance of such a bestowal of a Manchu military rank, but I have been told by the Foochow offoils that a Chincso holding the same has been recently sent to daty o. Taitsibar. Several superfluous posts have of late beer. abolished in the provinces, Grain Intendencies continued existence of the Hoppo at Canton for the most part. It is rumoured that the is threatened; also that there are to be no mare Governors in such provinces as have already a Viceroy. All this seems to sigrily that the Empress Dewager is inclined to in- augurate the very reforms on account of which Kuang-Hat was deposed in 1898. Indeed she seoms wishful to "go one better."
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