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On Tuesday morning, it is reported, the 8.a. Pow-on, bound for Cantou, ran down a
himself could scarcely see so many moves, ahead in the great international chese-play, junk at Whanapon, eating it in balves. Four 28 Europe seems now disposed to give St.
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A. S. WATSON & CO., Petersburg credit for. Is this not prestige
Prestige of a kind to count? It would seem that Europe would be ready, suppos- | ing some great natural cataclyans in the Far East were to swallow up Japan and all her forces, to give Russian diplomacy credit for in
zome way bringing it about. The survival of the fittest, it WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, is often neccesary to point out, does not
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Grist) asked that the reso against the pawu- broker to taken beforo Mr, J. H. Kamp. Mr. Hazeland consented.
According to the Hamburg correspondeut af the Frankfurter Zeitung, the Hamburg-Ameri ean line now admits that certain sinaniere
The case of gunner Sydney Arthur Gilehtist R.G.A., who was charged with stealing a gold ring, was concluded before Mr, F. A. Hazeland yesterday. There was insulent evidence to convict, so the defondant was discharged. Mr. imply the survival of the strongest. Ca. E. H. Beavis (of Mosses. Wil«ilson and uing in innumerable instances defeats muere strength; and if we are to believe that St. Petersburg enjoys a title of the preter. natural wisdom which we have dropped into the habit of attributing to it, there cau bo no question which nation will survive m the long run. There is a cunning which defeats itself, however, like that which is SPECIALLY SELECTED & IMPORTED | foolishly ascribed to the head-hiding ostrich; and if we enrefully weigh Russian schermings DIRECT FROM THE MOST CELEBRATED in China with Rasian results achieved, wo will find that there is no serious occasion to CHATEAUX.
give Russian officialdom 'credit for unusual shrewdness. If we may accept only half the eonclusions of writers like PUTNAM WHALE, who professes to know Manchuria better and more falimately than the
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KOREA AND RUSSIA.
LONDON, 5th April. The Korean Minister to Russia has been recalled.
(This does not necessarily mean that Korsa is about to declare war on Russia! It may probably be due to Japanese influence.]
EARTHQUAKE AT LAHORE.
LONDON, 5th April.
A disastrous cartliquake is reported at Lahore. Many lives were lost, and mumerous buildings destroyed.
belonging to the company, but zat otherwise specified, base henn sold to the Bassian East Asiatic Company, with which the Hamberg-
[Lahor is an ancient walled town in the Am rienn line has recently established close
Punjab, and had a popalation in 1891 of relations. This statement confirms the ab176,00). It is sent of the British Government, neancement which was denied by the comp and the big Panjab University is there. The in the beginning.
Meean Meer military cantonment is just six miles away.}
Loxbox, 5th April.
The thirty obsolete warships with- drawn from commission by the British
INDISPOSITION OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.
LONDON, 3rd April.
A. hole in sigued by Sir Francie Lakin and Sir Frederick Treves, sint that the Prince of Wales underwent a slight operation which oblige! him to knep to his room for a fow days. No uuessing is felt and no bulletins will be jauned.
THE WAR.
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THE "HIPSANG" CLAIM.
LONDON, 3rd April
SUPREME COURT.
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Wotherday, 5th April
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
Berone SIR H. 9. BERKELEY. (Chies JUSTICE).
NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA V. F. LEMAIRE
AND COMPANY. This was an application to amend the state- ment of claim in the astion, National Bank of China, Limited, e. P. Lemaire and Company by adding claim against the defendants as soceptors of a Bill of Exchange. The applica tion was originally made in chambers, and adjourned. Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C.. appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. N. Ferrors (instructed by Mr. F. P. Hott) for the defendants.
Mr Ferrers submitted the amendment should
A commission under Professor Martens has been appointed at St. Petersburg to examine the British claim for compensation owing to the sinking of the Indo-China ne delay and further, that should the.. steiner Hipeang.
THE PROSPECTS OF PEACE.
LONDON, 3rd April. Reuter's St. Petersburg correspondent wires that it is believed a council will shortly be held at Tsarsko Selo to finally decide ns to the continuation of the war or other wise, after the receipt of reports from General Inievitch and the other comma 12-
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not be allowed on the ground that thoro bod
amendment bo granted it would place the defon. dants in each a position that no order that could be made by the Chief Justice would compensati them. The statement of claim was for $10,000 on a promissory note; the defenon was (1) no Cursideration and (2) the promissory nolo was invalid owing to noncompliance with the Stamp Ordinance, in-as-much that the note was altered after issue without restamping." The note was altered by the defendants at the plaintiffs request. To the defendants defence that there was no consideration the plaintiffs replied that the consideration was that they (the plaintiffs) refrained from suing for a previous sooncity,' Now, the plaintiffs wished to add an alterna tive claim against the defendants as acceptor of a Bill of Exchange referred to in the plaintiffs' reply. He sentended that at this boon closed no-stage, the pleadings having
and evidence taken, the plaintiffs were not entitled to an amendment. If the original Bill of Exchange had bous preceeded on in Ootabor last they could have paid the Bill and have had recourse to suing the drawers, E Firy and Ce. The drawers were now, however, bankrupt.
THE THIRD BALTIC FLEET.
LONDON, 3rd April. Admiral Nigogatoff's squadron has eliored at Jibutil.
The wholesale concessions made by the Government to the railway' mau catributed greatly to the revival of the labour movement
St. Potorsimrg. The workmen's delegates SALE OF BRITISH WARSHIPS. ders, and from the Russian Ambassadors decided to present a long list of industrial and political demands. There were stall hopes that Londoner knows the Strand, wo
these would be granted, and the city was (on udmit that "for ways that are dark," and March 2nd) again confronted with the spectru 11.00 tricks not altogether via, the Chinaman of a general strike, with possible bloodshed, on can give the Muscovite à lang start and a the anniversary of the emancipation of the serfs. 14.50 beating. The most transparent failure of Mr. F. D. Barretto, vice-consul for Mexico, these wily schemes is to be notical in the bas sent us a booklet describing the unhappy real public feeling in Russia. If Russian condition of Moxice in 1876, and the woud-rfuj officials did think to deceive their co-admirably situated on the high road of in- changes since effected. "A country, thus stituents (a quite inadvertent sarcasm, that) torcourse between the most populous portions 26.00 by importing bogus, news in the way sug-❘ of the world, bathed by two oceans and crossed goated, they have gained prestige for an by railroade in all directions, is destined to play natuteness that should bring them success; an important part in future events." Evidently but they have experienced the inevitables, when the American Government suda one
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failure that must cost them more than they gained. The reported as- cendency of the war piny (sure to be REOTEK's, again) is a silly thing to flash from West to East. The war party in Russia, being the official party, has never ceased to be ascendent, even when a bomb
A. S. WATSON & CO. has exploded under some illustrious member at it. Russian public feeling, according to L. VILLARI in the Monthly Review, still is
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BIRTHS.
On 7th March, at Hankor, the wife of A. R..
Bourex BAW, I a daughter, still-born.
On 31st March, at Shangluai, the wife of J. M.. Tavares, of a son.
DEATH.
daughter of Aurx. and ANNE Roes, aged 3 years On 30th March, at Shanghai, ELSix GLAOS,
and 8 months,
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coaxed, and what an inducenient there is for those who, already deeply in, plange further in order to save and recoup; but we will be exceedingly surprised if Russia does succeed, after recent revelations, in securing more European money at anything like normal rates. These statements, as we
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Government have realised £138,000. DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CON- NAUGHT AT THE VATICAN.
LONDON, 5th April. His Holiness the Pope received the Duke and Duchess of Connaught in the Vatican,
CORRE-PONDENCE.
A LABOUR DIFFICULTY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS." SIR,With regard to the rocnot articles and correspondance in the Daily Press 10lative to conqueeze I should like to war
phase its seriousness on the Colony's immediate
The Petite République stated that the little intrigue" connected with Renter's falso report CEREBRO-SPINAL MENINGITIS. Our success as a morofacturing centro solely
as to the Admirals' report was simply this. The English newspapers commenting on the pretended Russian diplomatic victory Ware
allowed to enter Russia. Those containing the text of the report were carefully "caviared.!"
Thus the Fassinn pubic heard on the authority of English newspapers that their tovernment had scored a great success in the Commission of
Tuquiry
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The Times was told on March 1st that grand Russian council of war would be held to plan the future campaign, sod, incidentally, to
manders such as those which disgraced the heroic defence of Port Arthar and deprived General discuss means of avoiding disputes between com
Kuropatkin of one of his ablest lieutenants. It the first part of the announcement is correct, it is evident that the Russian military authorities have made up their minds that the prosent cam paign will not be conclusive,
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The application was granted, costs, however being given for the defendants,
Mr. Pollock wanted to take the two cases in
conjunction, but, Mr. Mastor objecting, His Wership did not allow this,
INTERESTING CROSS CH ARGE. and future trade prospects. The increase in the price of rents together with the extensive
$5,000 BAIL FOR PLAINTIFF. emigration of late has made the cost of Chine:b
The hearing of the cross charges of larceny coolie and skilled labour very much greater.
between two Chinese women, Ng Ng Mai and depends on the cheapness of our labour. Un Wong Cheong Kui, was contioned before Mr. like our neighbours in China, and our formid F. A. Hazeland, the First Police Magistrate, Lownox, 5th April. able rivals in Japan, all our rough material has yesterday afternoon. 'Mr. Master' (Junior), Numerous fresh cases of cerebro- and will have to be imported, so the handicap, of Mesers. Johnson, Stokes and Master, a big one at present, promises, anlees there is appeared for the original plaintiff, and Mr spinal meningitis are reported in some way of solving the problem, to throw a H. E. Pollock, K.C., instructed by hir. O. D.
in the background altogether. Hongkong's Thomson, for the defendant. Germany, where the fever is spread-only astoral produce is little granite (I wil ing, and in New York the number give the timber a rest). Our shipping yards of late have experienced the greatest dificulty of cases so diagnosed is increasing. in obtaining Chinese apprentices, the youths [The meninges are the three membranes that complaining that the allowance, formerly con have been given to understand that other busi. denotes inflammation of those membranes. “It is a dangerous epidemic, and endemic, (constant 205863 are in a similar plight. envelop the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis sidered liboral, is not sufficient to keep them.
in one locality) febrile (feverish) disease." It really must be done.Yours, olc. causes severe headaches, tenderness in the back of the neck, and affects the eyes, sometimes paralysing the onlar muscles.}
GERMANY AND BRITISH
TRADERS.
LONDON, 5th April. Lord Lansdowne states that the
Something
SHIPWRIGHT.
Ng Ng Mal's (the original plaintiff) case was that she was a ledger of the defendant at No. 5,
March she placed $35 worth of moderand jewelry en a table, and when she got up next morning Wanchai Road. On going to bed on the th
it was gono.
She reported the matter to the police, and the defendant's boxes were searched with the result that some of the missing articles were dis- covered
THE CHING-MING FESTIVAL.
The Chinese ancestor worship meath com mented yesterday. Numbers of natives flocked of his client said I think your Worship
to the various cemotories, particularly to Coffee Plantation Cemetery in the east and Monat Davis in the west. House boys from Stanley, employed by Europeans in the City, asked leave to go to their native hills to take part in the religions ceremonies. Many Chinese are also leaving for their homes by the river steamers,
Mr. Pollock, opening the case for the defence
will have no doubt that before the defendant as herself charged she complained to a Chinese detective about having lost property. In her statement she mentioned having lost this property on the 7th March, two or three days prior to this occurrence.
She missed
that this
Referring to the account of the cannonade of have said, indicate thot Rassin has retained | the Aurora by another Russian vessel on the a certain sort of prestige; but it is of the Dogger Bank M. de Lanessan said to a Times kind that enables us to recognise how im-interviewer-"I have no hesitation in stating that in my opinion this would be the most portant it is that any form of prestiga, to
simple, exonsable, and avon justifiablo explans- be of use, must be deserved. And even thie tion of the whole affaic. It is perfectly
The moath of worship lasts till the 4th May. property, so it is fair to say fallacies. The conduct of a suicide surprises the possibility of all sorts of errors in conditions the Marshall Islanda by German later prestige, it seems to us, is based on consistent with what I have already saith us to treatment of the British traders at
This is considered a goot time by the Chinese cross-charge was not an after thought to shield to remove the bones of ancestors from the horselt. The defendant has lived in this house a jury so much that it verdicts "temporary similar to those in which the incident occurred.
La nuit, aur mer, tout est possiblé.”
officials there is an evasion of the graves. The bones are placed in urns near the eighteen years, and has been in the habit of insanity." In the case of Russia, they are also surprised, and conclude that behind
the graves are opened a permit must people. I shall show that she is very re- As Your Worship The German Reichstag on Feb 27th resumed agreement made in 1886, when the respective homesteads in the conatry. Before alf these erratic movements there must be the disenssion of the unval estimates edd'adopt islands were annexed to Germany.be obtained from the Registrar General, who speatable and well-to-do.
informs the police so that they may know what knows. a considerable amount of money (he ed without debate all the Badget Committee's recommendations involving roductions. He intimates that representations to the Chinese are abant. By the regalatians the week 9600 and $1,000) was found in one of her An interesting discussion of the German cordingly the sum of 1,300,000 marks (£65,000) } this effect have been made to the body, must have been buried at least four years bozos. It is very difficult to imagine why a
some deep design. Poor Bussia!
Abdal Hoosen, one of the crow of the e.s King George, was charged with refusing daty, He stated that the captain would got allow him abore leave. Three weeks' hard labour.
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asked for the construction of two ganhosts has teen rejected, and the vote for artillery arm ment has been reduced by 1,200,000 marks (£63,000). In all a reduction of 3,198,000 mark (£159.900) has been made in the estimates, which originally amounted to: 111,498,450 marks (£5,574,992).
THE BS. “KONGNAM” ASHORE.
Last night, about five minutes to nine, at about high water, the West River boat Konguam (owned by Wilks & Co.) want seboro on Mehwan Island, in Pirate Bay, beyond Capsuimus Pass. Apparently she must have left her course, which should have taken
German Government.
[The Marshalls are a large archipelaro of thirty-three coral islands lying to the north- east of Ladrons lelands, Polynesia, with a total area of 158 square miles Australian papora bave complained frequently that the German authorities in those parts were constantly en deavouring to "frusze out" non-German traders.]
[REUTER'S. SERVIOR.]
CHINESE IN THE TRANSVAAL.
LONDON, 3rd April Two thousand Chinsmen at the North Raed her along Capsuiman to the west of Mahfontein wine struck owing to dissatisfaction where the white lights. have been with their wages. The police were summoned changed for a red light, which some of the sea- faring folk de not find so helpful.
WAB,
before the bones are lifted.
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woman of her position world do such a thing As regards this property found in her box, the does not claim it. Her story is that on the evening of the 9th March the complainaate husband gave her a dollar and Mr. Branscombe's talented party gave their asked her to go eat and buy a fowl for supper. She did so, and the fowl was 'oooked by the com. final cracorts in the theatre yesterday. It eart hardly be said that they have been patronised plainant. The defendant went to bed and was h to the extent they deserved, but Hongkong swakened about half, on bour afterwards anđ soldem daca offer any pract that it is a magis asked to join in supper. She did so and loving community. Fo seldom do we get was given some samsha which made her feel concerta of the kind given by the giddy, and she went to bed. Next morning the Westminster Glea und Concert Party was still feeling ill, and the complainant gaveber Bome staff which made her feel worse, and then the detective oame→→
that
ono might have predicted for thera full houses at ench concert. The audience at yesterday's matinee was particularly dis appointing numerically, but it was as warmly appreciatives the audiences at previous concerts. Neatly every item was encored ward the whole programme was greatly enjoyed.
His Worship What explanation does she give for these things being found in her box.
Mr, Pollock-Sho osn give no explanation, We suggest that after what she was given to eat and drink her keys were taken from ander her mattress and these things'put into her box. We have it as a fast that the defendant reissed
We have on several occasions recently, thut, Navy League appears on pagu 5, is to say, since the Rosso-Japanese war
A farewell meeting in honour of the Rev. took the decided turn it has taken, treated. J. Southan, the General YMCA. Seere as obvious what no one seems to have tary at Hongkong, will be given next Monday. thought of disputing-that Russian prestige
On Thursday evening the European dapert- is irretrievably lost for at least this gener-!| ation. Recent statements.coming from out of the Y.M.C.A beat the Chinese Europe give us pause; make us consider if department at billiards on the Chinese chupart-
ment tables. that assertion was not too sweeping. Military prestige, perhaps,-yes. But is warlike renown, the reputation of the con- querez at arms, the only prestige worth considering? There is the statement that Russian officials engineered that premature į A vagrant named Shepherd was yesterday and wholly incorrect report of the Dogger sentenced to the house of detention. He Bank Enquiry Commission, in, order that got a ship recently but left his job, and the English newspapers might comment upon Sailors' Home refused to take him back. it; and then allowed all journals containing
It is stated in Vienna that Russian agenta such comments to enter Russia uncensored, Bra searally endeavouring to fleet a les at When the as. Tonkow was coming in from. so that the Russian people might see for Berlin and Brussels, and the rumours of Canton last night, these on board hoard a lot of themselves, by unimpoachable English ad-poes are being simulated to facilitate the whistling, and on picking up Green Island
negotiations.
light, hauling up the middle of the Pass, they
LONDO, 3rd April missions, how Russia had scored a triumph
It is reported from Feking that having could see the stager ashore on Mah-wan. She in that particular affair. There is also the received information that Russia intended to was burning deck fares, and firing off rookets. Tangier is now explained by a statement that it, and drew ap the following
The curtailment of the Kaiser's visit to ease emane, gave an entirely unable indict/ Jardino's Sugar Works, her faller, a property statement that all there reports of peace lay a light railway through a portion of On clearing the pzes, the flankowe sent off a the Kaiser received on board his vessel a mos- mort against the plaintiffs negotiations have been deliberately inspired Mongolia traversing the Prince of Khorchin's beat in charge of Mr. Willoughby, second mate, ange from the Sultan hailing him as a protector by Russian officials, in order that a general territory, probably mainly for the transport of to render assistance. He went on boards and against Frances. The Kaiser refusing to (2) That the royal war does not carry the belief in the near-at-hand cessation of the applies for the use of the Rasian forces in found that the Kongnam was pierced forward, andora this declined to land, but the German will: six feet of water in the forward heli. He Minister ultimately perenaded him that if ha war may restore public confidence in Manchuria, the Waiwupa has addressed a Bussian finances, and so enable Russia to strong dispatch to the Russian Minister in could step from the bow on to the rocks. The did not, German prestige would suffer grievous
Peking on the subject and declared that the
wrecked crow includes three Europeaus. At ly; the Kaiser thereupon landed, going direct raise a fresh foreign loan with which to
General commanding the Chinese troops in the continue the war! There are numerous threatened vicinity had received strict instruck water there is danger of the water breaking to the German Legation and not entering the action, and suggestions that he should resignmpressed with the story of the defendant I other similar statements attributing to tiene to resist any such violation of neutral through the bulkheads and spuiling cargo; but Moorish palace which had been specially pre- Russian statecraft a far-sighted cunning teritory, with force if need be," Native the ship is believed to be safe enough from furpared for him The upshot was that both the
Moors and the French ware slikke offended, that it were feeble and inadequate to dub Notes" in N.C.D.N.
ther hart.
to restore order. Chinese casualties were con- Kiderable, though not sorions.
THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY'S
•TOUR.
SPANISH KING'S MOTORCAR, King Alfonso's motor-car having been re. cently damaged by an electric tramway-car in Madrid, orders were given for the prosecution of the tramway the district, before whom the company's driver. The mayor of
furu to
property herself, so the complainant, afraid that some charge would be brought against her. might have resorted to this trick to sava Lerself.
The defendant's son, an apprentice ütter at
owner of considerable means, and others gave evidence on bellt of the defendant.
In eenclusion, His Worship
said
In this casa I have no doubt in my mind that
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wonld convict the defondant on this charge. Therefore, I must order her WES most unsatis- quite hardly answered the questions in s and hardly a while I was very much Sard mauver,
no
the King's automobile travels at a speed forbidden by the regulations in the capital. tablet which every vehicle of the kind mist display
That none of the King's motor-cars has paid the tax levied on antomobiles,
The Government is indignant at the mayor's have reached him. The mayor, however, de
plainant's bail very heary, and I think another not resign
The affair is at present the role topic of co-magistrate had better try this case. I shall
ask Mr. Kemp. Bail in $5,000, versation in Madrid.
have come to the conclusion that the woman
clares that he has only done his duty, and will was dragged. I am going to make the com
in