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been able to pit one nation against another! with such suCOLSH as to keep all at a respectful distance; and this policy they will no doubt try to keep up to the und of time. Of late there have been some signs that such a line of action may not be o easy in the future as it has been in the past, as there is always one nation, namely Japan, which is too close to China and too well aguainted with her waya to be capable of being bluffed is this manner.
It is certainly somewhat strange that, 1 the very time when matters seemed to have reached a more hopeful point out here, new and very important element has been SCOTCH WHISKY developed in Europe, which fresh aspect of
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The lato Herbert Campbell, comastian, left. £4,477 198. 81, according to probale,
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There was a crowded andious list night at TELEGRAMS
the Union Church Literary and Debating Club, when Mr. and Mrs. David Wood, pe vid- ed a most enjoyable wasical ovaning with "National Songs of the Nations" Mrs. Wood charmingly sang a song in French; Mrs. A.G. Gordon one in Italian; Mc. W. I. William's ..ja Welsli kong; Mr. J. D. Aald Scottish senge; Mr. W. M. Stewart English songs, and Mr. George Grimbly caused mach merriment with Chinese song. A cordial vote of thanks was Accorded to Mr. and Mrs. Wood and all con- tributors to the programme.
Captain B. L. Beddy, Army Service has been ordered from Galway to Wei-bal-wei for duty in the ordinary course, *
The British subscriptions to the furl for relieving the widows and families of Japanero soldiers aggregated £40,100 when the list was closed.
The Echo de Paris said that the French Government was about to ask the Japanese Government to grant a ro-høsting of Captai Bougouin's esse; but this is not bélicored.
A Kuraper sailor usare Hudson Wobster is lying at present in the Government Civä Hospital in a serious condition, having 'or Wednesday fallon from the verandah of the
affairs threatens to be as difficult if not more dithelt deal with than that which bas hitherto had to be accepted. The Far East is no longer important ouly in is direct brazings, but may at any fine have a wide-spread influence upon political affairs in Europe Anything in the way_of_a_din_Sadors' Home.................. ́... turbance in this direction is, in the present day, likely to asanae an importance such as may produce marked changes in the balance of power in Europe. In former
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Mr. M. Noma, the Japanese Consul -generat will have a reception, to-day, Zed November at the office, No 3, Queen's Building, from ngon to one o'nlock, marking the universary of the birthday of His Imperial Japanese Majesty,
At a sale of British, Foreign, and Coloni! postage stamps, by Messrs. Ventou, Bull, aud Cooper, at the Loudoun Hotel, Surrey suroA", Strand, a Japanese stamp, 1874, 6 sen purple, plate 11, sold for £5.
Au officer of the Russian General staff has
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People Palace for South London, on Ost, 3rd, Mr. A. G. Augier présidled, and briefly intro- duced the lacinrer, who gars an antertaining talk of over an hour ou "A Journey of Snepris" through Yannan ta Tong King.
being about peace. How for Japan was influenced by representations made to her it is, of course, impossible to say. It may, however, be assumed that her statesmen would be able to appreciate fully the iu portance as to her own interests of this
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The following items of Chinese news were translated from thus Nanfangpute of October 26th by the N.-C. Daily News:-Ai tho request of the British Cororument HE.hang Yen-tang, who suscerde H.E. Tang Shunyi as Tibetan Commissioner, is to preced inmeli ately. The Waiwapu kave finally consented ta
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SHANGHAI, 2nd November. The Municipal Council to-night
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entertained the retiring General of Germany, Dr. Knappe, to a banquet.
MORE MURDERED
MISSIONARIES.
SHAMEES, 2nd November. Two Americnu missionarjes, two
The French gunboat Argus and two Chinese gunboats have been despatelic to the scene of the murder this morning.
[It is reported that tho vistians are Dr. E. Eleanor Chestnut, M.D., and Rer, John. E. C. Machle, M.D., Mrs. Maeble and child, Miss Peate and Mrs. Peate. This accounts for any more than the numbor our correspondent mentions.)
POLICE COURT.
Thursday, 2nd November.
Barouk MR. F. A. HAZELAND (FIRST Polton MAGISTRATE),
AN INTERESTING DAMPAN PROMNCUTION. The first case brought under the new regula tions against a carapan proprietor was heard when Choong Tai Hoi was obarged by Sergt.
Pitt with not carrying the number of males
required insure the reasonable speed of a first-class sapan. As that was a test vasó his Worship only inflicted a fine of $1, but warned the defendant against a rocurrenos of the practice.
TOOK THEM TO RAT. Three weeks' imprisonment with hard labour, with six hours in the stocks was infisted on Au Hsing, a coulie amployed at Ruttonjoo's stores for stealing a number of articles. It was his duty to deliver ics in the morning and,
things having disappeared, his suck wis searokou yesterday and a tin of concu, some surges and bool polish were found. Askod by his Worship what he bad to say, defendant replied "I took
eat the boot polish" (laughter). them to cat." His Worship Bat you could not
the opening of Heichou as a treaty portladies and one chilil have been mur-suspicion having fallen on him throng s-veral It is almost decided that Prines S'u will procedered at Lincha on the North River. abroad as High Commissioner in place of Duke Tai Chih-Viceroy Yan has instituted a Department of Industry with an Industrial - College attrehod,.-H. E. Hsn Shib-clang, the newly appointed Presidout of the Borrd of Constabulary, proceeds to Japan to study the police ayete thore-Thero have les frush ebauges of officials for the proposed Board of Education.The Huaan Railway Adminis tration estimates that there is immediate need in the procines for 500 miles of rai way, the cost of which will be $20,000,000; already $14,000,000 are available, and ways and means will easily be
LONDON, 2nd November. found to rains the remainder. --Thore sru rumours of fresh trouble in the Siuchang
There is slight improvement in district of this province, the lender being the man chiefly responsible for the disturbances at the state of affairs at St. Petersburg
The Freech Cousal Ningbai.
has been and Moscow, but the situation in approached in the matter.
Poland, Odessa and Fiuland remains extremely grave.
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MACAO.
FROM GUR CORRESPONDENT]
DEATH OF THE COLONIAL SURTEON
Macau, Ist Nurember
The Colonial Surgeon of this city, Dr. José Gomes da Silva, died this afternoon at 3 o'clock
at his residence, after a long and painful illness.
THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.
GERMANY'S COLONIAL TROUBL S.
Losos, 2nd-November. The rebels have been defeated in South West Africa, but the German losses have been heavy.
{REUTER'S SERVICE-),
RUSSIA.
LONDON, 31st October. A company of troops at Indz has been arrested for firing in the air, and a similar incident has occurred at Warmw.
A manifesto from the Tear declares that the prevailing troubles have filled his heart with great sorrow, and may become a menace to the integrity of the empire; therefore it is his duty to effect an hasten their cessation. To this owl he recognises that co-ordination of powers 19 pensable, and finally directs the Government to fulfil his will as follows: Firstly, to
Indi
BEFORE ME. C. D. MELBOURNE (ACTING SECOND POLICK MAGISTRATE).
INTRINĠIKO A TRADE DESCRIPTION. Four native hawkura were charged with selling cardboard or exposing for salo certain boxer or packets containing cigarettes which a false (rado description was applied. Mr. J. Hays prosecuted in the interests of the Mitzal Bussan Koisha.
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The men pleaded guilty; and it was slated that they had bought the boxes from a hawker and filled them with cigarettes which they had.
modo themselves.
Mr. Haya adiroud the court on the pansity, printing out that defendants wore liable under the Ordinanes to a fine of $250.
His Worship-I suppose the trade mark is registered.
Mr. Hays-No, that is why I call it a trade description.
Hia Wor-hip-Ona of the man said he bought the boxes and another said he picked them up from the strivits.
A fine of $25 each or one month's im- prisonment was imposed, and all the cigarettes were forfeited.
A KEY IN THE DOOR TO THE CHINA SEAS.
The Petit Jerical publishes an interview with Admiral Fournier on the subject of the recently announced conversion of Bingapore iato a British naval base.
The Admiral declared that, in his opinion, the Singapore Straits formed a channel easily defensible. A squadron operating with such a base, properly fortified, would be able to forbid naval torrn whatever, and could outirely out off the passage through the Straits of any opposing commercial commanication between the Chins Seas and Europe. The farmstion of a naval base at Singapore might be considered first stop made by Great Britain to
est supremacy youtubliciment of her card the British in soas which had ouve recoka flag as the sale European Power to be reckoned with in the East, but which had seen its is finonce weaken before the redoubtable
Dr. Gomes da Silva had been resident of Manso for more than 25 years, and was a member of th: Governuunt, Council. Daring the epidemic at plague, ha rendered very good sovi to his Government and earned for himself a reputa- tion and much popularity. In recognition of his services then, Dr. Gomes da Sitra was decor ntal by his Government with the Comme de Torre e Espada, and was afterwards further mads the recipient of the Commende de Sgrant real inviolability of the person, free-advance of tormany. Singapore." said the dom of conscience and specch, and union of Adminal in cone'asion, is a key played by association. Secondly, without deferring Great Britain in the door to the China Seas." the elections for the Dums, to euable as far as possible. io view of the short time, the classes at present deprived of electoral
fact has to be faced, in the present day, that any serious difficulty in these parts is Hikely to affect political-relations between the Regiment will play the following programm Espectacão d'Almeida is going to be THT NOW.
European nations; and thus the Far Eastern question is likely to become as on 29th September, at Flymath. England,rious a matter in its relation to European the win of Ar. A. W. WHITLOw, Hongkong, a
(24 politics as the near Eastern question hag daught
for so long been.
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A Paw days ago we ventured to say in plain language what diplomats have been
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Tings. The deceased left leven children to mourn his death. Dr. Arez and Lieut. Santos, are his sons-in-law. By right of seniority Dr. Colonial Surgeon, and the inhabitants of Mncao ure to be congratulated in having such an able.
"Die Kriegsgefangene.” 6. E. Pitt and energetic was as Dr.-Espectus for the right to participate in the elections for the
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Fahrbach post. The heaper and the Flowers" Cawat The Grand Mogal"... B. Andraḥı “Laura'
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on the new Parade Ground on Monday next, understood, namely, that Corea, is no, longer 6th Novembar, from 4 to 5.30 p.m.' is as an independent nation, and that it was follows:-- time to recognise this as an accomplished March ¡fact. The correctness of that view appears to be a ply confirmed by a paragraph in a despatch from the Marquess of LANSDOWNE to Six C. HARDINGE, British Ambassador at St. Petersburg, a copy of which reached
Texorley
certain Andrios De Wet was indicated as the
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1st November.
PASSPORTS.
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Duma, leaving the ultimate settlement of the franchise to the new legislative regime. And thirdly to establish nu immutable rule that no law shall come into fores which is not approved of by the Dum: which body shall also exercise a real supervision of the legality of the acts of the anthorities.
LAFER.
The Tsar's manifesto, which was placarded throughout St. Petersburg, has created popular rejoicing. The crowds in the streets are cheering "Liberty and the Tsar" and singing the uational authem, instead of the Marseillaise, as they have lately done. The people surround the bewildegel Cossacks, putting the horses auf men, and telling them that they can go home, being no longer wanted, as they have now obtained their liberties.
NAVAL GUNNERY
EXTRAORDINARY.
The Tsushima gunnory results are in- creased the interest of naval men in the firing results with the 12-in you. In several newspapers the recent brilliant achievement of HS. Butark, with her tarrot gans, bas been esmented on, but the information hitherto published, ways a correspondent in the Standard, has bues incomplete. The shooting of H.M.S. Bulwark was net only remarkable, but without precedent. The firing to k pisse on two consecutive days. On the first day 18 rounds wore fired with two turret 12 ia. On guns, making a world's record of 17 hits. the second day five rounds were fired, and not a single lit was scored on the target. The extraordinary feature in the trials was that the weather and atmosphere on the second day
The
same gan's crew were used, and the same chief whether his oyesight or his digestion way out Petty officer was firing at the same gav; of order is not know. The character of the first day's shooting may be judged by the fact that, notwillmanding the blank score on the recond day, the aggregate of 17 hits out of 23 probably raises the Bulwark to the top of the
The strike bas ended in Moscow and St.list.. Petersburg, and on the Moscow-Kassan and the Moscow-Archangel railways.
SINGAPORE'S DILAPIDATED
WHARVES.
ADMIRAL DEWEY ON THE NAVAL
It is reported that the Wai-wa-pu has cabled to the Viceroys of all the precinees stating that in faturs foreigners applying for pass- Michaelisports to travel in the interior will receive them .....Herald Buder the same conditions as hitherto, but the Selection from "Lucrezia Borgia"...... Donizetti two characters “ Tai-chin"), weaning
were exactly the same as on the first, Widreufel I would have beca considered very much
Song (Corner Solo) The Lost Chord" saavad privilege to call upon Officials or Chamber of
Commerce to enquire or investigate, shali out of the usual order of things, some years
and Military Fan'ssia" Horse's Drift"
omitted in the passports granted in future. It back, that the political state of Europe
The newspapers in Berlia give great promina foreigner desires to travel in the indariar with `should directly affect any question in the
ence to a report circulated by a Hamburg the object of enquiring into any special matter, Far East; but there can be no doubt that us from England yesterday. It says:
"Article 111, dealing with the ques- Press Agency. the H-sextische Press the Wai-wu-po will consider the application such was the case with regard to the peace
sunree, of a received from a well-informed between Russia and Japan. It is to this tion of Corea, is deserving of expecial Buran," and described by it as having been and grant if necessary a special passport,
it recognizes in the clearest startling conspiracy got up by a number of fact that the discontent which wanifested attention. itself in the latter country is to be largely terms the paramount position which Japaz Boor settlers in German South-West Africs attributed. It was felt by the Japanese at this moment occupies and must hence raid that colony, steal alf the horses and cattles that there was something behind the peace forth occupy in Corea, and her right to unl join the rebol nativos in driving out the negotiations themselves which influenced take any measures which she may find Germans. The plot, it is stated, was revealed tham, quite apart from the actual position necessary for the protection of her political, to the police at Windbok on August 22, and a of the belligerents, and also quite apart military, and economic interests in that ringleader. This Do Wat is a nephew of the from the direct, interests which either Japan country. It is, however, expressly provided well known Eser feneral of that same, is woll or Russit had to safeguard in coming to that such measures must not be contrary known in Germany, and is married to a daughter
to the principle of equal opportunities for ❘ of a Prussian officer. terms with their respective opponents;
The change which has taken pine the commerce and industry of other marks a very important era in affairs in tatious. The new Treaty no debt dillers the Far East, and will add po little to the at this point conspicuously from that of It has, however, become evident complications which have always sur rounded ull. Eastern questions. Hitherto that Corea, owing to its close proximity to the Japanese Empire and its inability to ach questions have been dealt with in acordance only with the interests in the stand alone, must fall under the control
It is reported that overal enterprising Chines as a geisha plays and sings well Miss Millio East of the different powers concerned; but and tutelage of Japan.
His Majesty's Government observes with Legards as a sprightly widow has a successful merchants are about to ask Viceroy Sham for even within these limits, sufficient com.
Miss Mario George as an the privilege of running rieshus on the new plications have arisen on account of the satisfaction that this point was readily part and songs. diversity of these interests combined with conceded by Russia in the Treaty of Peace American girl is not considered so good band which is now being reclaimed. It will, no the necessity for something like commor recently concluded with Japan, and they Ratland Barrington as the "Admiral" is quits doubt, prove to be a convenient mode of being paid. He could not understand the to do with the anain tighting; their best work his well-known self, while Mears H. A. Lytton locomotion for people who have basiness on the action on any given occasion. The extent have every reason to hofieve that similar to which this state of affairs has been made views are held by other Powers with regard and Lawrence Grossmith are also highly river side of the City. The only rishas to be "boy's" talk from his inner conscionantes. vobicles from Hongkong which are plying use of by the Chinese, in order to obtain to the relations which should, saber praised. Mr. R. Morand has evolvent a Chinnse een here at present sre kail-a-dozen condemned dack would amount to $1,337,000 in 19.9.
The scenery, us might be expostet, is gorgeous. outside the East Gate.
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their own ends, is uotorious. They have between Japan and Corea.”
Landou is not yet tired of masie:) comedy, The Criterion is presenting a three-act piece named The White Chrysanthemum," written by Feedham Bauteck and Arthur Anderson, with zousie (said to be charming) by Howard Talbot. It is "Japanesey," with a weak plot, bat wall and outertainingly written. Mise Isabel Jay as the forsign young lady disguised
BOYCOTT STILL ACTIVE, Sinen the death of the boycott here, Fang Hawai, who died in Shanghai, the gentry, mereinats and scholars have been holling funeral o>remonies in Canton and in the neigh- bouring commercial contres. The boycott ucion a graud ceremony in memory of Fung Hawai in Fulshan has now asuneed to the public that will be held in the Shi-chui collage on the 20th of November. Large sums of money have already been subscribed and the memorial service will by on a grand scale. It has besa decided to creato a public garden in Fatsben, in the centre of which will be placed 4. bronze status representing the decerend hero. The ground will be tastefully laid out with trees and flowering plants. The above is another proof that the boycott feeling is far from decreasing. The loaders are constantly funning the public enthusiasm in the matter.
RICHHAB AT CANTON,
LESSONS OF THE WAR. Admiral Dewey has recently expressed his views to a correspondent of the New York Herald on Ho the lessons of the Russo-Japanese war. At the carront enquiry, Mr. A. C. Hartzig thinks that the American mary need, mora was a sitnest He stated that he had made thau anything else, ships of 18.000 tons. carry- for investigation of the Tanjong Pagar property ing nothing but 12in. guns, with some small
like thres-pounders, quickfiring guns, and had found the wharves to be dilapidated, ziek badly maintained and ill-constracted. Thaslin defensive work against terpede craft. At one ways were in a fair condition. As for the go-time he thought the Oregun to be the ideal dores, bo would place them in the same category type, effective at any and every range, but he now realizes that modern baites ar lenght at as the wharves. The pumping machinery at the graving ducks was alust on its last legs. a range of three to four wiles, and therefore, He would recommend a construction of the 8in. guns are nothing but so much dead weight
Ho upon a ship.
strongly confirmed in wharves in a permanent forme, in concrete or of the coalsbeds and godorus were in a very kept at practice shooting. He was utterly sur masoury, to be commenced at once. The buik the opinion that the men mast be constantly unsatisfactory condition, showing that the prised by the security, of the Japanese gainers maintenance had not been properly attended and the wonderful control Admiral Togolad over condition. At Koppel Harbour 2 por cant. of Japanese Best held the Russians at arm's to. The piles generally were in a very bad his forces. All the time of the battle the the piles were bad. He had considered the length, so to speak, and poured in a telling fire
He went on possibility of competition, and be was of opinion with speed and accuracy that 3,300 lincol fest of wharfare could be that he supposed that, if the Japanese had been crustructed between the projecting wharf and fighting an English lost, the English would, Keppel Harbour and another 1,000 foot in the provided they had speed, have closed in us bend at Koppel Harbour, equally as good as the the Japanese. Probably Americans would have wharves there. He bad never heard of £16,00) dnas the same thing, but be considers this is a 22,000 an acre was the highest price he board as on shore. The torpedo bouts had nothing on acre being paid for land, for ibek purposes strong characteristic of English fighting at sea bases on which such wild estimates were wade az was done at night. In conclusion Admiral en earth declared war upon the United States, that the earning from proposed new graving Dewey expressed his opinion that, if suy Power There were four London graving docks, the the navy would be entirely ready to mest it gross receipts of which amounted only to within three days. £36,000 a year.
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