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geographical status quo; for there is nothing sufficiently serious for modern wen, Swedes or Norwegians, to kill ouch other for. It is There has always no new thing either. bean the same parochialism working as a rejulling force between east and west; and there have always besa the enme joint needs and interester pulling the people together again. In the eleventh century, full four or five hundred years before the Russian menace became visible across the Baltic, the two peoples united in the most amicable | manner to raid and harry Euglaud. Norway seems to have been always the weaker part-
A small Chinews boy who atteuspted to jump TELEGRAMS. off a moving tramear in Des Voeux Road, near the Contral Markets, yesterday, was taken to Hospital with a badly injurel scalp.
("DAILY PRESS" SERVICE}
A Chinaman who was being chased by the SPANISH KING GOING HOME police lata on Saturday night rushed into a home in haukiwan Road, olously followed by his parsuer. Ha leaped from the verandah of the house to the ground, a distance of 20 fost,~-~- fracturing his thigh, and was removed to the Government Civil Hospital.
Thomas West, who had been released from gol on Friday, got so drunk and disorderly in Jubiles Street the same evening, that when a constable endenverted to pacify him he assaulted the constable. At the Folics Court on Saturday alternative of fourteen days' imprisonment :—
John Johnson, a marine from the U.S.8. Raishor, was charged with beh.ving in a disorderly manner iu Dos Fans Road whiln under the influence of liquor. John. His Worship was informed, was amusing himself by attracting a crowd of coolies, and then charging in amongst them. Mr. Ormo ordered Lim to pay a fine of $10 or ge to guel for one moni
LONDON, 10th June. -King Alfonso of Spain left England to-day.
THE
WAR.
["DAILY FEEBO" SERVICE.] "ROOSEVELT, THE PEACE- MAKER.
SUCCESS ATTENDS 11IS EFFORTS.
LONDON, 10th June. The terms of the Note addressed to | both Russia nud Japan by President
THE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. LONDON, 10th June. Baird has won the golf champion-Roosevelt are published.
THE MOROCCO QUESTION.
LONDON, 8th June. Germany has formally, proposed that a con- forence of the Powers shall be held on the Morocco question.
LOSS OF A BRITISH SUBMARINE.
ner probably because of its wasteful habit of G. N. Orme fiued West 86 with the ship. dethrowing, killing, and murdering its kings In the middle of the twelfth century it was over-run with civil war, there being at least four determined candidates for the uneasy throne. Two hundred years later there was a visible decline of Norwegian prosperity ; the crop of kings was exceedingly poor; and it had to borrow its King from Sweden. Norway, Sweden, and Denmark were all three united toward the end of the four- teenth century; and from Usen un continued to separate and re-unite in a most extra, ordinary manuer, the bistorian Leing burd put to it to disentangle them properly. Norway and Denmark would kick
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Sweden and Norway would Denmark, and cast it into outer darkioss, Early in the Regenteenth century Sweden began to show her might, even Russia having to cale Fiuland to her in 1817. Eighty-three years later, Russia entaring upon a war of revenge, PETER THE GREAT was totally defeated by CHARLES XIL Russia waited nine years more, and returned the compliment, CHARLES XIL having to flee into Turkey. Sweden absorbed Norway by treaty in 1814, but the Norwegians at A. S. WATSON & CO.once did what they have jast done now.
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COAL SHIPMENTS NO LONGER TABOO.
It is notified in the Government Gazette that the terms of the proclamation made by II E. the Governor on the 17 h November last, and
regard to coal until further nofies. ronde on 26th May, will not be enforced with
H.V.C. HEADQUARTERS MOVED. After to-morrow. the Headquarters of the H.V.C. will be the Matshed opposite the Hoog- kong Club.
Talay's and Wednesday's purados are cancelled on account of the "moving."
POSTAL REFORM AT HONGKONG.
A LONG FELT WANT. Almost everybody has anticel bow hard worked are the postal clerk at Hongkong. Sometimes they seem barely able to manage The their onerous daties. Relief is at hand.·
at isane of the Government Gazette should please the Hongkong post-office employees. They are to be allowed another hour in which to accomplish their daily task.
That is to ray, that the General Post Office at Hongkong will in future be open to the public for the sale of postage stamps until pata, instead of closing at 5 p.m. as hitherto
a step in the right direction. This is By-and-by, the hour will be extended to seren o'clock at least; and the office will open an hour scover in the mornings. For a public institu- tion like the Post office, which in England is
They issued a declaration of independence. Swedish troops entered Norway and, inally, after me elected king had abdicatel, the Norwegians being 100 strenuously exacting, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, CHARLES XIII of Sweden was proclaimed, the basis of agreciment being the union just dissolved, by which Norway remained Free, independent, indivisible, and forth. After seven years of peace and quiet, the Norwegians, who seem to share some of the temperament of the Irish party, abol- ished the nobility.) It was not really until 1881 that the present dispute began. It was then aominally a question of constitue to trauzact public business longer than almost any other institution, the hones until now observed by the Hongkong offes have been tional rights. Ten years later there was plain, ont-and-out talk of independence; nodosard, and iudefonsible.
The only time at which a large section of the complete autonomy in foreign relations was demanded. In 1893, twelve years ago, the public (all employees for instance) sould eitch a post office clork on duty was during the t'fin Storthing first formulated its claims for a hear, and even then fas an Irishman might add) establishment; attel they couldn't always catch him. The result was separate several attempts to promote a modne vivendi a rash during that hone, and a big crowd at the have since failed. The Norwegians in 1898 counter which has caused way an one to miss were refused permission to have a purely Norwegian flag; and this little disappoint- ment, coming just when Norwegian com- merce was increasingly Bourishing, appar eatly precipitated matters. The Storthing decided two and a half years ago to establish the separate consular system and, the Swedish ministers obstructing, they have now separated altogether. But it is thought unlikely that Sweden will figlit about it. especially as Norway is asking for a king out of the Swedish Royal Household.
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, Jese 12, 1906,
A good many sensational headlines have been provoked by the misunderstandings of Norway and Sweden, which have just re- suited, as our readers know, in the former country demanding a new king to be all its
own.
consular
Saturday's plague return, with six new cases, brought the total to 137.
There is to be an additional service reservoir, filter bel and other improvements at Laichikok.
Dr. F. W. Clark will be an Ofeil Member of the Executive Council during the absence of Dr. J. M. Atkinson.
At Hougkeng during May last, 6,525 inches of rain fell, 3,080 inches boing rocarded on the 31st of that month.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS," BIK.-Your correspondent, Interested," ap- pears to have overlooked the fact that, although us Company might cat fures down to que third, ruasing exponses would not be diminished. At. the recent meeting the Chairwan stated that trafic receipts for the year amounted to $100.000 nearly
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"OLDHAMIA."
LONDON, 8th June.
The American President therein urges the two Powers to enter into direct negotiations for a peace treaty. President Roosevelt offers to arrange the preliminaries.
LATER.
It is believed that the offer has been accepted, and that
an important Tho Submarine As has been lost outside | #monucement will be made shortly. LATER. Plymouthfleen perished, including Lieuten-
ant. Fletcher. The boat suddenly sank without any explosion.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
LONDON, 8th June The Right Hou. J. W. Lowther has been elected Speaker of the House of Commons.
NORWAY.
LONDON, 8th June.
The now Norwegian flag will be hoisted and saluted throughout "the coxutry on Saturday.
FRANCE AND GERMANY,
LONDON, 9th June. The Fench newspapers intimate that as a part of the new policy a now Ambassator will go to Berlin and a new Envoy to Morocco.
As evidence of the acuteness of the situation which the resignation of M. Delcased has modified, the French Minister for War conferred on Wednesday with the commanders of the Army corpe on the frontier and ordered them to bring ap thoir forces to full strength.
HONGKONG'S FISHERIES.
It
There is an ever increasing activity to be noticed in the case of Hongkong's fisheries. has been suggested that steam trawlore may figure in the shipping returns in the near futurs bat,for the present, stive junks hold a monopoly in the deep water industry, while fishing stakes and nets are used nearer the shore. The following rules for the licensing and control Governor in Council on the 9th inst of fishing stakes and nots were made by the
Au inshore stake pet" is a not which is attached to poles, and which is worked by a windlass stationed on shore or in less than thro fathoms of water,
Anofshore atake not" is a ust which is attached to poles, and which is worked by a windlass stationed in more than thres fathomes
of water.
A line of stakes and neta" is a net or nets attached to a line of stakes which are driven into the foreshore or seabed,
stake net" includes un in- The expression shore stake not, an offshore stake net and a line
of stakes and nets
Ameine net" is a net not less than one hundred feet in length by three feet in width, which is shot from a boat and hauled by both ends to the abore.
Owners of stake nets and seine nets shall my to the Harbour Master annual hoonce foes com- mancing from the 1st June in each year in ac cordance with the schedule.
Licences shall not be transferable, sud shell specify the exact place in which they may be used.
No new sizke not shall be erected without the previous permission in writing of the Harbour Master, which permission shall stato the class of net and the place in which it is to be used.
No new stake But shall be erected within two hundred yards of an uzie ing stuke not without the consent of the owner thereof.
Every stake net shall exhibit between the hours of sunset and sunrise a bright white light visibl in all directions seaward for at least
one mile.
Every stake not shall exhibit conspicuously a board showing the liesnes nuinber of the stake ust.
The Harbour Master may order the removal of stakes when not in use,
Fishing by means of explosives is prohibited.
JAPANESE NAVAL LOSSES.
It is authoritatively announced that Russia and Japan have accepted President Roosevelt's proposal.
REUTER'S BERVION.] THE TSAR'S CONDESCENSION.
LONDON, 9th June,
The Tsar has informed the American Minister of his willingness to consider peace,
{KEUTER'S SERVICE.}
THE PROSPECTS OF PEACE.
LONDON, 8th June. Washington wires that President Roosevelt koa now discussed peacs with every European Ambassador, and that the Powers are appar-
utly acting in concert.
THE LARGEST YACHT AFLOAT.
The American Yacht Atlantic which, s announced in a recent Daily Preez telegram, won the Kaiser's Cup, is the largest three masted fore and aft-rigged yacht afloat. Her sail-plan is one third larger then that carried by the cnp-defender Reliance In hur trial run she averaged 18 knots. Hor two chief tra phies for ocean-raving are the Brenton's Reel oup and the Cape May cup.
A ROBBER GANG DISPERSED.
Inspector Collett on Saturday charged a native with stealing clothing and metal piping worth $40. The case was romandad.
The defendant, it is alloged, was ons of a gang of three who took up their quarters on the top floor of No. 174 Des Vaux Hoad, which floor was to lot." From this rendezvous they enllied forth under cover of the darkness of fortunate night and, wherever they waro enough to find. a skylight open, ontered and made their exit again carrying such goods and chattels as they had been able to lay their hands
on. Their last huul was the four boxes con taining slothing and metal pipe, which they had secreted in their store room on Thursday night. On Friday morning their slumbers were dis turbed by the entrance of a body of Police, who had scarcely crossed the threshold of the door, when the rogues made for the roof, and across the roofs of a block of houses a most exciting chose fellowed. One of the robbers effected his escapo; a second, who was hard pressed, took a mid-air leap on to the roof of a house in Ko Shing Street, Te covered the distanco, but broke his ankle and had to be removed to hospital. The third man, who was before the court, also showed traces of having had a bad than in his attempts to evade the Police. His body was badly bruisal, and kie leg so seriously injured that he could soarely limp along on it.
A somewhat similar case which occurred at No. 98, Queen's Road West, a tailoring establishment, was heard before Mr. G. N. Orme.. The cobber entered No. 202, which was empty. sed climbehalong the verandaks until he reached 208. Finding the or open he entered, sad was marching off with a roll of Japanese son when a woman entered the room and raised the alarm. A policeman happened to be there, and observed the thief making his way back to the empty house. The lukong entered it, and found his mon crouching down in a corder. Ho took him to the Central Station, and on appearing before His Worshipit was ascertained that foar previous convictions were recorded against hint. Saturday's saatence of two months' hard faboar at six hours' stocks made a fifth.
STOLEN PROPERTY.
Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police Court on Saturday a small boy, sight years of ago, was charged with stealing brass fitting from one of the boats of the Opium Farmer, and rolling same to a marino loaler at Yaumati. The Loy admitted the charge, and showed the police the shop at which he had disposed of the stolen property. It was found that the dealer had not made an entry of the purchase in bi books and, for neglecting to do 40, His Worship HONGKONG'S FINANCES.
inficted a fins of $100, the alternative being Financial rotarus, giving comparative two months' imprisonment. The boy was
published in the current Hanglong (overnment statement of Hongkong's revence and expendi-santeroad to receive twelve strokes of the birch. turs for the first quarter of the year, are Gazette. On the 31st March the assste and liabilities were figured as follows
ABBETS.
Bank Balance Crown Agents' Balance ...
Do. Advance Advances, &c. Suspenso Honke Sersion...
8675,874.12 37,210.71 668,710.58 126,815.33 $47.91
A KOWLOON GENTLEMAN IN TROUBLE.
Ralph Daril, of Kowloon, was charged before Mr. F. A. Hazoland at the Police Court on Saturday with refusing to pay his sampau hire and creating a disturbines on Pelder's Wharf. An Indian constable tries to persuade sim ... 1,514,264.05
to come to an spicable settlement, but his LIABILITIES.
reply was "I'm a gentleman, and you're no $490.705.99
He was taken to right to interfere with me." 200,000,00
22,683,11 the Central, and on appearing before His
300.42
Worship was ordered to pay a fine of $30 er ge to gaul for one mouth.
Total Deposits not Available Crown Agents' Drafts... Money Order Remittances Officers' Remittances
Total Liabilities Balance
Total
713,749.52 800,515,13
1,514,264.65
SHANGHAI AUTOMOBILE CLUB.
there was
The Brut parade of the now Shanghai Automo bile Club took place on the Recreation ground on June 3rd, reports the Daily News. In spite fact, of the drizzle which was actually coming of the threatening aspect of the weather, and, in down while the parade was in progress, t
Eleron a very large attendance of cars foured in on the recreation ground, opposite the Geff Club pavilion. The competi- Lore were Messrs. C. B. Burkill, H. J. Craig, D. C. Laleaca, M. Jarquet, Henri Dopfeld, J Whittle, C. L. Seitz, G. E. Tucker, Capt. Tofhell, Dr. Macleod, and Dr. Laleaca. The the care paraded round and round in
minutes arid reserved enclosure
for
доше
WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS.
The Whiteantide Holidays have, on account of the warm weather, praved quite a harvest for the launch owners here, all the available bonta The numerous bathing
having been hired. parties were yesterday to be seen in all of the favourite nocks of the beautiful harbonr. Yacht owners, too, spent the day on the water, which really was far too calp for good sailing. Some holiday makerscamped out, and many have taken the opportunity to go on picnios upriver or to Macao.
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ROBBERY IN QUEEN'S ROAD. Sometimetalween Saturday evening, the then formed up in line to be judged by 27th alt, and sine o'clock on the following Mon- Davis, and Boisragon, day morning, the premises of Messrs. Schwer Mesdames Laudale, and Messrs. Meyer and Jan. MeKre. They Uffel and Co, 50 Queen's Road Centru, were entered by burglars, and goods to the value were all beautifully decorated, and it was no
When the easy task for the judges to decide on the
of $700 extracted from casan. winners, but oventually Mr. H. J. Craig was givou first prize. His car was undoubtedly preinines were opened on the Monday morning, the beat on the ground. It was simply smothered and one of the boys engaged at the shop The following details amplify the recent
in white flowers, and made to resemble a monster
entered the small godown at the rear, he noticed telegram from our Kobe correspondent, suent
swan. The second prize was won by Mr. M.
a number of labels which bad apparently heon
The " was tastefully decorated the losses sustained by the Japanese Navy,
from piece goods. which had been withheld from the public, and Jacquet, whose car
with pink roses. Mr. Tucker, whose motor was recently torn
with corn and yellow flowers, investigations which followed revealed the were then officially anuoacced
made The battleship Fashima-Struck a wide covered
represent exceedingly fact that covert cases had been opened and car. and sauk on May 15th, 1904, while engaged in ferocious dragon, came third in order of merit,
there was no third prize. Two other tain goods rumored, but none of the doors had Attention was then been tampered with. the blockade of Port Arthur.
The destroyer Akatsuki :-Met with the game toothcorated cars wore those of Mr. J. yellow ornamented with white and
fafe on the night. May 17th, 1904.
The Indian Earthquake rolief fund, promoted | Result would therefore be a loss of ...$21,666.67 There have been sensational coin. ments as well as scupational captions. It by local Indian merchants, oor amounts to has been suggested that this national divorce | $500. icase marks an epoch in European history, and that war sooner or later must be its ineritable consequence. Russia, for instance,
From an unimpeachable scarce" the N. C. -Not yot dead is the habit of mentioning
Daily News was able to get the following par. Russia when possible aggressions are on the
ticulars about the Oldhandu. It appears that carpet; but its end should not be long
she was captured by the Baltic Fleet on the Russia, for instance, would seize the
uight between the 18th and 19th of May. Her opportunity offering by dissension in the Scandinavian peninsula to give Western
papers were unsatisfactory, and her captain first scope to the acquisitive energies that have
stated that he was bound for Hongkong, mas steering in the wrong direction, raid engaged in the blockade of Port Arthur
gunboat Atago-Struck a just been choked off in the East by Japan.
and ther, when it was pointed out that he the night of September 3rd, 1901,
he was proceeding to Moji to coal.
rock in the Puchii Straits while engaged in the It does not seem to be the fact that the
The Otilhamid's cargo principally consist Bame duty, on November 6th, 1904.
As soon as, abe was cap- The cruiser Takasayo struck a mine and The steuner Langdale reports ibat at about recent incident is capable of any great dis- turbing effect upon the map of Europe. p.m. on the 9th inst., when abeat 20 miles ed of kerosene.
engaged in the blockade of Port Arthur. were sent on board to navigata bor. She cou Apart altogether from the consoling refer-east of Pedro Blanco rack (between Hongkong tured some Russian Naval Reserve officers sank su the night of December 12th, 1904, while
is sick he and Foochow), she sighted 14 tessels of war
tion that while the Lear
does
Taxbe.
doubt much more than 1 The change may slightly wound Swedish amour propre while it emolintes that of
Five hundred and fifteen deals were
registered in Hongkong during April. Twenty pine occurred among the European and foreign community. Excluding the Army and Navy the death rate was 17.5 per thousanki.
that
the crew Were
co-oporation with the Army.
The destroyer Hayatori: Strack a mine on
Whittle,
ap
to
en
The gunb.at Oshima-Came into collision flowers and ribbons, and Capt. Tufnell, dircoted to the funlights which appeared to have with a sister boat while cruising in the Liaotung foral fegs-the white ensign, and the America been recently opened, and a scrutiny showed flag-were really oxcellently contrived. The that this bad been the entrance and exit of the prizes were presented to the winners by the lady robbers. Detectives are at work on the case and so far, have recovered part of the goods, which judges, and the cars, headed by the winners while Bay on the night of May 19th, 1904, working in
then went round the enclosure to receive the
were found on board a steamer just about to Afterwards uoclamations of the spectators. they left the Recreation ground for a short leave for Mano. The police are understood to tent, at the conclusion of which they dispersed. have a clue.
sunken
COAL AND DIAMONDS FROM SANDAKAN.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The C.P.R. str. Empress of India arrived at The Sandakan Bey Coal Fields, Limited. Shanghai at 6 am on Saturday, the 10th inst., were expecting a modern diamond boring plant and left again at 1a.m. on Sunday for long- SAFELY BE SET ASIDE?
at the end of last month, which was to be kong, and idae bore at 11 am. to-morrow, not go a-hunting, there is the well inshore, stuering to the N.E. The fleet tinued with the set throughout the day and WHEN MAY BUILDING ORDINANCE
capable of boring to a depth of 600 feet. They The U.PR str. Empress of China loft propose putting down several deep holes to Yokohama a Friday, the 9th inst, p.m., for At a Sanitary Board meeting to-morrow, takon on board the whether the change is really comprised one first-class battleship, one cruiser night of the 19th but her officers were, during and thres fotilles of torpedo-boats and destroyers the 20th, transferred to the craiser Oleg, while
the Hon. Registrar General, parsuant to
The O. &0. str. Coptic, with muils, &c., will change in
-four in each flotilla-and some transports.
Dnieper later.
Ou the 20th, after having notice, will move. That the Medical Officer of ascertain the best point of attack as near the Victoria and Vancouver.
Silimpopou river as possible. In the meantime, Captain A. W. Wooster of the British received some cand sho parted company from the Health be instructed to report what senitary saya the Herald, the Manager, Mr. Clarks, bas be despatched from Manila to this port to-day, considerations should be taken into account in Norway. It may enable big changes in steamer Bantu, which arrived from Yokohams fleet asnorted by the cruisers Kuban and Tere considering applications under Section 188 (51aalsetel point on the river, four and a half and is due here about noon on Wednesday, the
ris Shanghai yesterday, sighted part of the apparently bound for Valivostock. Nothing of the Public Health and Baildings Ordinauce, miles above the present camp. internal administration to be made. Small Japanese deet off Chapel Island in & thick fog,. more was seen of her by the main body of the and that the report be referred to a sub-com- now housed and are busy making two fest changes of official appointments will be the and nearly had a collision with one of the vessels. fleet.
mitteo consisting of the President, the Captain Ramjahn, to consider and recommend what only points at which foreign neighbours will
Superintendent of Police, Mr. Follock and Mr.
be involved. Really, the united Scandin
guiding principles should be adopted by the Board in futuro caves. avian spirit will continue to preserve the
She had a prize crew on board, entirely He also passed a floating mine at a distance of composed of Russians, her officers and crew about fifty yards in Lat. 28" 24" north, Long. still remaining on board the Oleg and Dnieper
respectively 1929 east.
The coclies are 14th June.
Fango tramway to the coal, a distance of about
en the river. There is every probability that lighters to some convenient place for shipping two miles. From this spot cost can be taken in we shall see coal sold before the end of this year.
The LG.M. str. Sachsen, carrying the German mail with dates from Berlin of the 23rd May,
sod may The str. Rule left Meuila on Saturday, the expected hero ou the 21st inst left Colombo on the 10th inst., p.m.,
10th inst., and is due here to-day at 5 p.m.