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OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE.
LONDON, 1st April. Oxford beat Cambridge to-day by three lengths,
[Cambridge has bean "each of the river." for thion years, Oxford's lost win being in 1901, when they need a short host. A misprint in Whitaker gives Oxford 33 wins to last year; but this is the thirty-third, agalust Cam- bridge's 27.]
THE KAISER'S VOYAGE.
LONDON, 1st April. The Kaiser has left Gibraltar on his way to Tangiers.
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL.
LONDON, 1st April.
THE BALTIC FLEET.
LONDON, 31st March.
MAHOMEDANISM IN CHINA,
0:
Mr. J. Dave Nail last evening lectured on
The Daily Mail correspondent at Aden Mabodzin China. Extracts from his wires that 16 colliers are leaving Jibutil very interesting testoro urs as follows;
From the deck of tho Canton steamer as you singly under scaled orders, going to Batavia near Canton city, threading your way through or Diego Garcia.
thobusy throngs of junka, boats und sampate, you nolice two pagodas raising their sloader shafts towards the sky, right in the very heart of the old city itself. Ono is the usual pagoda, 50 common in China and so picturesque, adding an air of piequancy to the landscape; and the other very dissimilar, not broken into nine
RUSSIA,
LONDON, 31st March. The Daily Chronicle correspondent in St.
Petersburg says that the Finnish Senate has offered to contribute a million sterling to the expense of the war on condition that no Finlanders are sent to the Far East, | The Tear after a long consultation with his Ministers has accepted the offer. 26,000 men have consequently been exempted.
THE PROSPECTS OF PEACE,
Lordon, 99th March.
atorios as the Flowery Fugoda. It is really not a pagoda at all, bat a smooth round tower of considerable height on the top of which is another smaller tower, or minaret. There is a staircase inside, by which ascout could be made to the summit, but this is kopt cloud.
Clean by the tower is a building, the architectural featuros of which aro those nỀ a Chinese templo, but no idols are enshrined within its courts. As one looks into the largo main hall one seas a palpit in the cornor. On the walls insoriptions sro seen. In large Arabio
and ever,"
It is anderstood that Russia. has directly charactors the principal artiolo of the Maliom- made known to Japan the negatire conditions | edun crood is emblazoned forth—" Thore is but The English Association. Footbal
on which she is willing to negotiato, viz., uoces.
ove God, and Mahomet is his prophet,"
In the main hall there is an altar, on which team hus repeated its 1904 perform-sion of territory, and no indemnity. A Russian
semi-official agency says, that in spite of the "a grean tablet inscribed in letters of general inclication in favour of the conclusion gold "May the Emperor live for ever, for ever of war, Russia has not proposed, and is not pre-it is said adoration is paid to it. pared for poace conditious.
Mahomedana should so far forget one of their first principles is wonderful. It is not surprising that Baddhist and Taciat mon- asteries abouid hare such tablets for worship, for they are idolatrous systems, but Mahome- dans--
· The Board of Trade Journal, enga :--Accord- ing to a recent report by the United States Cousul at Hargchow, there is a growing demand in the large iuland cities of Central and Southern China for ice during the summor months, and there would appear to be a field for the establishment of ice plants. He writes: ance against Scotland, beating the Hangchow, a city of something like a latter with exactly the same score, one million people, there is not a single ice plant, although the demand for ice is constantly goal to nil. increasing. During the summer mouths soms of the largo Sah matchants tave ice brought with fish stocks from Ningpo, where it has been nocured from the north during the winter. It is proposid that the large cation factory boro should utilise some of its property for un ies
plant in connection with its other work, and the factory authorities are said to be ready to close with Shanghai agenta of a foreign firm for the equipment. There is room for a large inde- pendent plant at once, however, and the situa tien bore is no different from that in four or äve
other cities in this consular district, not to men- tien the rest of China. Peading the establish- ment of public feo plan's in the cities of this part of China, there isn demand for information as to small plants for household or community
CORRESPONDENCE.
(TO THE EDITOR OF THE.“ DAILY PRESS"]
THE POLICE.
Hongkong lat April. SI-Apropos 16 rorrespondence on police- on in your issue of yesterday's date, may I ask you or your readers why the local European "bobbies" go on their beat always in pairs, Fifty-nine backs were registored at Hong-while their Indian and Chinese confreres enjoy keng during 1904, as compared with 84 in 1903. invariably a "splendid Isolation "Yours, etc.
The mail for the fleet was brought up from Bingapore by the British India steamer Purnea which arrived on Saturday.
Owing to the interruption of the lines between Eues and Airxandria, telegrams to and from Barepe are heavily delayed.
The Westminster Olse. Co., will give per formsaces on the 3rd, 4th and 5th April, and not on the 6th as advertised,
The Hongkong Gymkhana Club will hold its first 395 meeting on April 13th, commene ing at 3 p.m. (weather permitting).
The Government derives a revenue of 33,908 HONGKONG OFFIce: 14, DimViquX ROAD OI. Í a month from the Central Market and $2,252. LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET ÉRZET, E.O.
a month from the Western Market,
HONGKONG, APRIL 3RD, 1905.
The number of poetai hougs licensed at Hongkong during 1904 was 36, and of leter carriers 137, as against 12 and 99 respectively in 1903.
Mr. . W. Stads has been appointed a member of the Medical Board and of the Governing Body of Quron's College, vice Mr. E. A. Howett.
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At Hongkong during 1904, 571 permits were issued for fire crackers, 17 to hold processions, 65 to perform theatricals and 35 to hold religious coremonies. Owing to complaints from Eac peans, the firing of crackers is now confined to premises occupied by Chines
CURIO.
[We do not know; but we can assura "Curio" that he is wrong about the splendid isolation" of the others.. In the early morning hears the Chinese constables are invariably found huddled together in pairs, and sometimes triplets. doop in conversation. Ifraining, theyare usually guarding some covered porch or alleyway. The Indians do not get cheek by jowl. The ides is for three of them to form a triangle, each corner fifty foot from the others, and to con versa in a very audible sing-song until about four 8.m., when tired Nature usually makes the unwilling listaner oblivious to the rest.]
HONGKONG'S REVENUE.
The Registrar General's report for 1804 is published in the current Hongkong Government Gazette. It states that the revenne collected during the your alhounted to $167.083.66, an increase of $6,159 over the amount collected in 1903. The increase in the revenue from hawkers' licences is $4348. In October, 1903, the fee for a hawker's licence was doubled and is now a year paid half-yearly. The number of livences issued during the year was 12,768. The revenue from the lease of market premises shows an increase of $4,619, distributed fairly evenly among all the markets with the exception of the Tai-kok-tsui market, whore sa ingrense in business is not to be looked for just yet, and
REUTAR'U SNRVICE.]
THE JAPANESE LOAN,
LONDON, 30th March. The new Japanese loan is closed in London and has been about ten times oversubscribed. It
was also heavily oversubscribed in New York,
Chicago, Boston and other cities in the United
Shatos.
THE MISSION TO CABUL.
LONDON, 30th March. The British Mission to Cabal has conluted an agreement and started on its return journey, GERMANY AND MOROCCO.
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TUNG WA HOSPITAL. The Registrar General reports:-I am glad to be able to report that by Ordinars No. 9 of 1904 the title of the Hospital to its investments in knd has been established, and power has been specifically conferred upon the hospital to acquire lond in future. This matter bas been under consideration for some years, and the directors for 1904 deserve credit for putting it through.
Incense is burned before this, and That
The Chinese government, however, insists upon this, and Christianity is tuo only religion in China which has refused this act of adoration
to a homan being. The Mahomedaus in China
appear to have somankat pliable onsciences. This pliability of conscieros has ita sanction in the Koran, for Mahomet tousled by the imprisonments, tortares and sufferinge his disciples permitted, as by Divine revelation, their faith as long as their hearty were steadfast converts, under certain circumstances, to deny in it.
This mosque was erected during the 7th Century A.D. There are four other mosques in Canton, where, altogether, there are 3,0.0 Mahometans
The statement of recounts for their term of office, which expired la Decembar, shows is more satisfactory state of affairs then bas oxisted at any time during the last ten years. There is now avery prospect of the hospital being clear of debt within the next three years. The rents from the hospital property have increased by $4,000, subscriptions from guilds by $1,600 (several now guilds being found in the list of Were we to visit these places at the hour of subscribers) and those from individuals by prayer wo would at first sight faney wo saw $1,900, whilst the subscriptions raised by the Arcbians at their prayern, as the bright colours directors themsoltea ehow an increase of 81.200. of the Chinese robes and jackets are changed The attention of the Directors was drawn by at such times to long white robes, and turboas The the Officer Administering the Government to of the same colour cover the head. enter interoports of "squeesing" by the mon entrusted wearers prostrate themselves to the West to with the duty of romoving dead bodies to thoattoobed to those morques where the children wards their holy city, Mecca. Boboola are hospital mortuary, and the directors have thero of Mahomedan, parents are taught to read the fore engaged extra men to attend to this work, Koran. instead of leaving it to ontside undertakers. They have also sottied a scale of charges for removing coffins to the neighbouring districts of Chins.
LONDON, 30th March. Couut von Buelow in the Reichstag said that Germany's policy in regard to equal rights of all trading nations in Morocco had not changed but if any attempt is made to change the inter- national status in Morocco, Germany must take increased heed that her economia interests aro not endangered; and it is for that purpose that the Government intended to communication with the Sultan forthwith. FRANCE, GERMANY AND MOROCCO.
LONDON, 30th March. The French press is irritated at the distinot unfriendliness of Count ton Buelow's speech, and refors with satisfaction to the Anglo- French entente which Germany's interposition in Morecco has tended to strengtben.
THE GERMAN EMPEROR'S TOUR.
LONDON, 31st March.
The Kaiser has left Lisbon.
NAVAL AND MILITARY
EXPENDITURE.
LONDON, 31st March. During a debate on the Militia Bill in the House of Lords, Lord Lansdowns said that the growth of natal and military exponditors had become a serious menace to financial stability, and that it would have to be considered in what direction it was possible to arrest the pressat colossal expenditure. All sgroad that the pruzing knife should not be applied to pavai expenditure, nor should we diminish the number of troops available for netivo oporations in Indis, the Colonies, and elsewhere. "There fore any retrenchment must be applied to home defonce only.
THE WAR.
TOKYO, 1st April. The report received on the Sist March saye that a native coming from the direction of Hailung, which is 87 miles south-west of Kirin, states that the Russians and Chun- chases under Colonel Maditoff retreated northward from the neighbourhood of Hai lung, and that the cremy are now concen- trating at Kirjo.
LATES
Trost people at Home who made and have not yet ceased to make a dead-set against the importation of Chinese coolies into South Africa will doubtless be pleased when they hear that so far as Hongkong is concerned, the "slave traffic" in about at au end. There were many and various
At the end of the year 1904 the balance arguments advanced at Home, where, in-standing to the cradit of the Chinesa Recreation deed, the anti-this-and-that people"nover Ground was $5,926.01, as against $4,519.75 for lack for arguments-oven if they have to 1905. Disbursements for the year totalled make them-but the two chief principles of $571.21, and receipts $1,328.07. opposition were that it was so like the slave trade us to be contrary to British principles, and that in any case Great Britain had not been at the great expense of conquering the Transvaal for the benefit of China. These two typical arguments are, of course, mutually exclusive; bat in varicus forms, and with slightly different complexions and accretions, they were the lines on which the most vehement profestations were based; and, incidentally, some bye-elections lost to the Government party. The talk of slavery was all nonsense. Those coolies who went were infinitely better treated than they were at home, they all appreciated the change, and it is only too probable that the camp troubles subsequently reported were directly and entirely due to the fact that they were, as the horsey meu say, "fulled by the close of the year. Two student of corn." On the other hand, it seems interpreters were appointed in 1904. abundantly clear that they are not taking the The Tung Wa Hospital vaccinators visit the pot under the control of the Department- bread away from any other workers. Their work is admittedly not white man's work, and in the case of the kaffire, we have been told recently that these black man huts wining, and prefer farm labour, while the Boers and other agriculturists are only 100 glad to welcome their assistance back to the farms. That the mining companies
the Des Voeux Road Market. The latter is not [By COURTESY OF THE JAPANESE CONSOL] a complete success from a revenno point of view. At the end of 19:3 there were 32 shops and
LATEST TOKYO INTELLIGENCE. stalle occupied out of 42; at the, oud of 1904 there were culy 10. The revenue for the mouth of Decembor foll from $245 in 1908 to $75 in 1904. The extension to the Wanchal market was ready for occupation on the lat April. All There is a considerable importation of live the stalls with one exception are let, and partridges from the neighbouring districts of the rovenus for December was $322, com- China into Hongkong, and under Ordinanca 8pared with $219 for the same month of the of 1904 live partridges cannot be offered for sale protious year. The increased accommodation unless under special licenes from the Captain provided in the Sokon po market is still Superintendent of Police.
considerably in excess of the weeds of the unighbourhood, which is not a very populous The interpretation department at Hongkong one, whilst restaurant and eating-house keepers consists of 66 posts divided tuto three classes. and those who havo to food a large number of
The subscriptions for the new exchequer There are now eight sizdent interpreters, two employés, get their supplies from the Wenchai bonds of one hundred million yeu aggregate of whom are on the paint of completing their market despite the distance. Licences for the about five hundred millions whereof seventy fell tarm of study. Ono Tang Tat kung sale of fapd outside the markets are issued by millions are above the issue price. obtained a special prize for translation from the Sanitary Board and account for an increase Chinese to English at the annual examination of $2,313.;
in Queen's College. Four others will be qualifi-
The largest decrease is one of $2,900 under
the head of Certificates to Chinese entering Manila and America, but this is an item which
BEUTER'S SELVICE.]
PEACE PROSPECTS..
LONDON, 30st March.
In spite of semi-official dementi, there is villages of Hongkong and Kowloon at intervals The revenue from beat licenses has been almost every reason to believe that Count Lams during the cold season, and the number of stationary for three years. The revenue from dorf has intimated to several friendly children vaccinated compares favourably enough marriages has fallen 37 per cent. The total quarters the conditions of peace which with the number of births registered. The expenditure during the year was $31,830.71, visits of the vaccinators will be extended in compared with 695,150.21 in 1903. The decrease Russian is prepared to entertain. There will intus to Shamnat uipe and howloon city, wat tanpa od meth895,150,21, in 1941. The dagens probably be much informal diplomatic dis- eintion of children under six months of age during the year, and to the rise in exchange, cussion at the different Chapoalleries is not compulsory, nor is vaccination compaleory There was also in 1993 an exceptional ex-concerned before anything resembling in any case between 1st May and 30th Sept. pendituro on salaries of temporary clarks negotiation occuRTEL
The Po Leong Kuk is indebted to the dir. ectors for arranging to boass the inmates of the Po Leung Kuk for the three months that the buildings were vacated on secount of the epidemic of beri-baci.
Arab traders visited China many years ago and the trade between China and the Arabian Sex caused them to aren setile in China, particularly at seaports such as Canton and Hangchow. The most ancred of the mosques in Canton is one beyond the north gate of the city. Here there is a small graveyard whore the reins of the earliest arrivals of those Arab traders, and missionaries combined, have rested for more than a dozen centuries,
The introduction of Islamism into China was gradual, and for this reason thore is difficulty in naming any exact dute.
The Directors of the hospital and the Chinose community generally were taken by surprise to find, when the occasion arose for using the infectious diseases brauch hospital at Kennedy
In early days the Mahamedans did not all Town, that small-pox cases could not be received. come as traders, for, as a reward for their assist It was most unfortunate that such a misundorance in quelling a rebellion, a force of Arab standing existed, but a study of the correspon. soldiers sent for that parpose were permitted to dence which passed between the government make China their home, and successive chairmen of the hospital, satisfied every one that there had been ne breach of faith on the part of the government:
MINDANAO-HONGKONG STEAMERS.
The following appears in the Manila Cableness?----
The famous city of
Hangehow is
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of the strongholds of Islamism in China, and a mourns there was spired during the Taiping Rebellion, though the rebels as a rale destroyed temples and idola wherever they found them. Thore ora a mmber of Mɛho- | medon temples in Peking, ono balug in honour of an Empress who was a Mahomedan. Mahomedans, in fuot, are in every large altr in China.
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Zamboanga, March 18-Mr. H. A. Hence, marine agent of the China Navigation Company, has come and gone, but while here be arranged
Mahomedan rebellions have been serious a schedule of passenger and freight rates from mattara ip, Chins. Those in the north-we3'. Borgkong, and vice versa, which org vory and south-west have been noted for their ruth- much
less than those given by Manila shipping less character, not always on the side of the firme.
On many items, the freight rate frora Hong- Mahontas, alone, who instigated, sustained hong to this port is less than half, and on all and curried out rebellious against the Manchu articles is at least 25 per cent less than those Government. A from Manila When it is considered that the lion was, quelled in 1873. It was
thirteen yeara robėl- prices pald for imports in Bengkong are very
& trial
additiou
to the saving in freights and caramis Chiuso gavernment eri Mahomedans. It much beles those in Manila, and that in of strength as to who should rate, the sions the duties paid are expended in this you not a rising of Mahomedans through.
new arrangement is prosince, the
out the empire though, for those at Peking. gratifying.
the parsonger rate to Hongkong is 230, gold,200,000 in number, remained quiet · The robels one way, and $50, gold, round trip first-class were destroyed by the turdy, thongh effective passage. The present rate from Zamboanga forces of the Chinese government. The soldiers to Manila is $20, gold.
most
Ta au interview with a Herald representative, during a portion of the campaign tilled the Mr. Hanse said that his company was out for fields and thus provided their own commisariat. the business of the port, and that it could be This has been spoken of as one of the most re- depended upon that they would lend every markable achiegements of any modern country. assistance to the local merchants.
While hero Mr. Hanse extended to overy There are supposed to be 100,000,000 in the world, of which, mercantile firm of this city one complimentary Mahomedans round-trip-first-class passage to Hongkong in 41,000,000 are in India, and, it is estimated, order to enable them so desiring to make con- nections with wholesale firms in that city.
20,000,000 in China. The provinces which con- Captain H. Pfort, president and general tain most are Kausa, Hanam and Shepsi. manager of the South Philippines Steimship Binhomelans in China have scarnely been Company, has been appointed resident agost of missionarios in the true sense of the terms, for the China Navigation Company at this port.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
if they had, Mahomedanismas against Buddhism, might have now been the religion of most of the Chinese nation. There are some
The P. & O. str. Coromandes left Singapore two or three hundred purely Chinese Maho for this port on the 1st inst. at 5 p.m., with the melaas in Hongkong. A few are shop-ksopers, outward English mails, and is dus here on and some sooks. They all come from the Thursday past at 5 p.m.
The LG.M.str.Preussen, carrying the German Mahomedan community at Canton, and attend mails with dates from Berlin of the 14th March, the Shelly Street Mosque.
the 1st inst., p... and lofs Colquée on Wednesday, in 12 m may be
The str. Daghestan left Now York on the issued at Hongkong to eight Chinese entering Certificates of identity wars during 1904 9th March, and is due here on the 20th May,
The C. & M. str. Rube left Manila on Falur day, the lat inst; pm, and is due here to-night.
expected here
the United States, to two entering the Hawaian Islands and to 22 entering the Philippines.