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that the people are the absolute property of that Ciu Kwanyi left to his country, and¦ Arrangements are being made for holding the sovereign, and, na such, have no rights should it be now reduced to practice he will as against government, and we can mider-have doubly earned its gratiade for having stand how vory different is the case now had the strength of will necesary to put it being presented in both empires.
In many respects the revolution nov being quietly carried through in China is
be open to all comers. A list of events for
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the Taikoo Cint Annual Sporta da New Year's TELEGRAMS. Day, 1906. The usual cycle and flat races will entries will be posted later at the follow DEATH OF MR. E. R. BELILIOS. in practice, even against a misled sovereign.ing places: Hongkong Clab, V.B.C. Kowloon, Hongkong Whanipos Dock Co., Kowloon,
Admiral Roahdestvensky is to leave Kobe China Sugar Refinery, Dragon Cyelo Worka
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Elavon Japanese pussengers to Vladivostock by the ss. Norma were not allowed to land. No ronson was given for the refusal.
As the plaintiff in a summary cam stopped into the witness box at the Supreme Court yosterday, his Honour the Puisas Judge ask- ed: Has belgot any mooey left" "Yes,"
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LONDON, 13th November, Mr. E. R. Belilios, C.M.G., is dead. BRITAIN'S ROYAL VISITORS.
LONDON, 13th November. Their majesties, the King and
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THE LINCHOW MASSACRE.
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Air,—I have rood catfully all the published accounts of the missionary murders at Linchow, with your conccents, and having a vivid recollection of the incidents of five years ago, take the liberty of offering you my con clusions for publication.
I have talked with many people, especially Americans, and osu asauro you that we are all
unmistakeable ways to make their rulers bogging the government not to listen to thog replied Mr. Almads, his solicitor: Well, be Queen of Greece, arrived at Ports- agreed about the folly and mischief of allowing
Two viceroy's have telegraphed to Peking
who would abolish letteries.
It is now proposed to hold a St. George's Ball in Hongkong in January, and a meeting to consider the arrangements is being called for Thursday evening in the City Hall.
understand; yet the method of bringing public opinion to bear has been as remark-
Two Chinese prisoners, convicted of man- able as it was unprecedented. The inter-laughter at Weihaiwel, have been sent here to nediaries have been the great provincial undergo their sentence of Even years" hard officers. Brought into more immediate labour in Victoria Gaol. contact with the people at large, they fonad their power and influence gradually passing out of their hands. Some of the wiser had from the beginning larut to appreciate the power of the press, and quietly encouraged it as a means of arriving at the feelings of the people. Peking. it is true, desired to get rid of this popular means of expressing the national desires, and did make a for
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The Chinese "Cyruses" who are going abroad to study foreign systems of goverument to be accompanied by eighteen selooted are students, who expouses are to be paid by Public subscription.
The Manila Cablenews says that the Rubilost
must have robbed somebody," retorted Mr. Wise, "we hobbed him when he was young." We are at a loss to know whather this orgp tie saying of the witty judge was met to im- plicate beach or bar or both.
From the office of the Hongkong. Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd., there has come to hand a dainty little booklet giving general information as to the sailings of the steamere, the facilities for seeing the several places of call at cheap rates, descriptions of the vpoiola, - and other items of intelligence likely to ba The appreciated by intending travellers. handbook has the additional merit of having the letterpress interspersed with beautifully
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LONDON, 18th November. King Alfonso of Spain has now gone on a visit to Vienna.
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missionaries to take women and children inland Missionaries themselves cun sotwell be diapaused with; but it is a duty of all nations to provent them dragging their women and children into suok danger, and a órying scandal until that duty is tackled.
Now with regard to Linchow. you seed pervous about saying too much about the missinusrios" part in the affair; but good taste or not, people (inalnding my Ameri can friends in the Colony, are all saying that, there is something to be said on both sides; and that Dr. Machle has not shown up very well in the affair at all. It sermos a certainty that something was done first to enrage the natives; and the earlier accounts (which Dr. Maohle, himself rishirally would
ference with joss After all, it was only Blaze over) were unammous about the inter- missionary-like to do something of the kind;
dreadful consequenos. What makes concludo finally that the people were provoked is the admission that there were no deliberate torturings. The killing was done in a hurry;
and judgment. Beyond ebecking it where misinformed as to facts. The Rubi arrived Macao, is writing a popular account of our and travel under passports; other natives and they could not be expooted to foresee the
The Butterflies of Hongkong and South-East run from Manila to Hongkong was a record for China are receiving literary and pictorial atten- C. Korshow, F.S.S., F.Z.8., of speed (5 hours) but our contemperary has been
behind normal time.
Inon!" diurnal lepidoptera," which so far have only been briefly listed. Superb plates, coloured from fresh local specimous by Hentschel, are being printed in London. Messrs. Kelly &. Walsh, Ld., are the publishers, and from them we have just received Fart 1 of what promises to be a work invaluable to naturalists.
The Nanfangpao says that the Council of Army Organisation is in favour of raising fondy for the construction of a number of arsenate and powder factories in the neighbour hood of the capital.
disposed to run into license the local officials have usually hesitated to interfere with the expression of public feeling and have not seldom found, themselves indebted to it for useful hints, so that in many cases they have been able to avoid what above all is
The British Minister las notified the Wai- $16.50 most distasteful to an official--the fuding wupu that if the agitation to keep wat foreign hituself rousing contrary to public opinion.capital from China is not checked he will advise On the other hand the writers connected his Government is lopt remodial measures with the press have seldom been revolu- without consulting China. tionary; naturally the China as a people are averse from such, measures, aid the managers of the press have been restrained by motives of self interest from advocating revolutionary methods. There has thus 13.50 been as yet little or no necessity for press laws such as have disgraced tho administra 16.00 tion. of many European countries, and of which Russia has been the most flugrant cause. Not that the Chinese government
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such case the remedy was drastic, yet on the whole the Chinese journalist has bad little to complain of and generally Las been left molested so long as he confined him. self to reason and fair argument. But in a government like that of China where there bave hitherto been few or ao opportunities for the rulers to make themsolves acquainted with the desires and feelings of the people at large, even with the best intentions the rulers themselves feel they have often gone wrong through want of knowledge, and the means of arriving at this knowledge have not always been trustworthy. This is the position which the provincial officials have been seeking to impress on Peking. It is not likely that the immediate provincial officials
A Peking wire says:-Prince Ching and T. E. No Tung, Chu Hung-ohi, Inan Shinkai and Chao Erb-hoüu liave been appointed Chinese Commissioners to negotiate with the Japaness
euroys.
It is now believed that the fire and explosion on the Mikasa were dua to the decomposition of cordite in the magazine. This, it may ba remembered, was suggested at the time in a Daily Prese editorial.
The N.-C. Daily Netos learns that in response
to H.E. Chuo Erh-hsün's telegraphic desire, Prince Ching bas decided to engago a Japanese financial adviser to consolidate the financial administration of Manchuris.
A private telegram from Singapors informs Messra. Benjamin, Kelly & Potts that the Raub Australian Gold Mining Co.'s crashing for the past four weeks produced 303 ounces smelted gold from 5,849 tons of stone.
We have received another copy of the Tokyo Puck. The pictures are as amusingly cleruz as ever; but it is fortunate that most of the lotter press is in Japanese. Much of it is too strong for European consumption. It is to
intimate.
A balf company of 25th Company Royal Engineers and a half company Hongkong Cem- pany Royal Engineers will move into camp on Pass and Tates Cairn Roads for Annual Coures of Military Engineering.
The Belgian Minister at Poking has lodged
LONDON, 11th November. Mr. Dealan has introduced in the House of Representatives amended immigration bille, the first of which provides that the Commonwealth may make arrangements with the Government of any other country by which merchants and tourists may enter
being prevented from emigrating to Australia at port of shipment (sic). Mr. Deakin emphasised that while carrying out the policy of a white Australia they were not called upon to cust a slur on other people; there were two races which had peculiar claires to our respect and admira
tion: the Hindoes were entitled to special consideration as forming a part of the Empire, and so were the new peoples who
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overdone in fact; just like a crowd does in the South [ern States ?] when 'a negro has deoply
offended society. I am quite willing for our government to make it an exonse to kill the boycott. I hope they will and in spite of recent disulaiters (one quoted to Dr. Machle
to say that some boycott agitation was back of himself by your Canton correspondant) it is safe
a strong protest against the agreement arrived at between Vicorey Chang Chih-tung and the British Government in respect of the loan for the Haakon-Canton railway. The reason given are allied with the Empire ; it was desirable the trouble, to such extent as to wake bad wcxAO.),
(according to a Peking wire in the N.-C. Daily News) is that there was a stipulation with Bel gium that, in case the United States abandoned the concession, Belgium should first be con- salted. Throughout the discussion the French Minister is being consulted by the Belgian Minister, with the object of securing similar rights for France and Belgium.
With regards to the allegations made against the Cathelies, this is a bad brosk; and must italianate much sympathy. But I must say it was again missionary-like. Protestant preach- ere seem to hate the Pope worse than they do the Devil. These charges word made, you many remember, also in 1900 and after; and have done more to digerodit missions than any attacks from the non-religious element. There is such an absence of Christian charity about the Baptist's account containing said falso charge that I am inclined to mistrust his veracity in other things. These people at farewell mestings usually ring in a lot of gup about gloriens martyrdome and self-sacrifice; although most of us know it means nothing, and that they usually break away with the stuff that they cannot take with them in the saccharine futurity. I don't reckon that against them, because every trade has ita own formula; but people are saying that Dr. Machle would have shone considerably more ne
to so amend the law as to avoid hurting any susceptibilities. The second bill deals with the importation of contract labour which sanctions nuder certain circumstances.
OF HILLIER STREET PIER SALE OF
Yesterday afternoon at the offlces of the Public Works Department, t! eright of erecting The N-C. Daily News correspondent at and maintaining a permanent pier over Crown Chimanin says:-One of my friends here has foreshore opposite Hillier Street was sold by lately been interesting himself in investigating public auction. The right is leased for a period the copper coinage, and finds that apparently of 50 years from the let Fanuary. The the mist is making a profit on the ten-cash largest dimensions of the pier are to be 200 fact pieces of something like 40 per cent. The by 30 feet, and the area is to be, onlonlated on consequence of such depreciation shows itself the over-all dimensions at deck level, that in an unwillingars on the part of some to take is, including fenders, whether vertical or the ten-eush pieces at par, even the Provincial Bonk being unwilling to recaire large sama of the new currency, except at a discount. At Weilsten the ten-cash pieces are at such a discount that it pays to buy them and bring them up to Chiuan, provided the individual can osoape the vigilance of the police, who ara on the lookout for such smuggling.
The efferte to induce native ospital to invest in public enterprises is not confined to minos says a Shantung contributor to a contemporary, There have been great hopes that the canal from here to the coast might be developed and a line of steam launches put on it to connect with steamers from Yanchiskou to Chefos and
T. C. DOWNING, Hongkong, of a daughter. [2568 are the best that China has ever had; ther the 21st instant at the junction of the Custom's Tientsin, by means of Chiness capital, but no
On 12th November, at Yokohama, the wife of DEATH.
On th November, at Shanghai, MARIETTA MELVIN
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HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 14T, 1905.
The Russian Minister having made persistent demands for concessions in Lbe New Dominios, Prince Ching asked the British Minister's
General Dessino, who abode in North China
for, no success has been met with, while the desire to build a railway from the city to Laskou, the port of Chininfa on the Yellow River, has so far been frustrated. It is said the Germans claim that this is part of their promised line to
horisontal.
Ninety-two intending purchasers attended the sale, and bidding started at the upset prices $18,000. The amount offered rapidly increased rst by $500 and then by $100 hids, until the pries reached $31.000. At this amount the right was sold to Messrs. Li Yan Sing and Li Wing Kwong, of No. 158 Queen's Road Central, joint owners of a number of coastal steamera,
AFFAIRS IN TIBET.
The report that the Dalai Lama is returning to Lhassa is being repeated with each insistenco that it may possibly be true, but if it is true an extraordinary situation is certain to arise in Tibet To begin with the secular power is in the hands of the Te Rimpoche, who, although a priest himself, has been placed at the head of a Council of tegency dealing solely with the ad ministrative basiness of the country. The fro od by the Dalai Lams, have been transferred spiritual powers and dignities, originally enjoy to the Teshi Lama, and the holy city of Tibet is no longer Lhassa but Shigatsa There ar Chinese Government after our troops had arrived at Leasts and found the Dalai Lama bed
the Chinese claim that this northern road to Tientsin has not yet been agreed to. It is quite fled, evident that there are diffentias of various sorts in the way of persuading untive capital to farest in public entorprises in Sbantung, which the promoters of such works will ind it hard
A proclamation was issued at Pekin deposing the Dalai Lama. How far the Chiness Government was acting in good faith remains to be seen, but the attack on the Am- ban at Batang. certainly indicates that on the frontiers the Tibetans rosent Chinese inter-
scarce
a Christian and■ Man if he had stood by Mrs. Machle and his poor little girl to the
as he sooms to have done. If he put them in a last, instead of making himself
safe hiding place--and was satisfied it was safe enough for his own wife and child he would have felt better stopping with them. The only light so far thrown on this aspect of the case is a statement that ho got down a hole that was too small for Mrs. Muchie to get through.
As you may have guessed, Sir, from these Presents, I am no Christian, and thening the other cheek is not in my line. I want ten Chinese heads for every one of those poor people murdered; and will be disappointed if the people of Lanchoe are not taught a bloody lesson. That's the first thing to be done; and
the missious. That will reduce the number of men missionaries, but I can't any that will worry-yours respectfully,
ARGUS.
ara probably of much the same mental calibre as their predecessors in ordinary times, bat between the native press and the LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, EC. necessities of foreign intercourse they were
able to see that, carried ou as has been, the moral support but was told, according to the the north, aud zo should be built by them, while i rangements, of coures, wore made by the right away recall all women and children from Imperial Government affairs were going Nanfangpao, that so long as British interests from bad to worse The first step wasio Tibet and Intio were not assailed, ne part taken at his own imminent risk by the would be taken in the discussio late Ciu Kwanyi Nanking when he took evert steps to restrain the suicidal policy at during the war, and wrestled with public Peking. Doubtless Ciu was a born states. opinion to convert it to sympathy with Ruesis, man, but had it not been for knowledge us acquired by his enforced contact with foreign affairs he could not have taken the decisive steps he did; and those steps he at the time raw, and time has since proved correctly, were actually the saving of the Empire. This is really the secret of the
Caixa is in revolution; su is Russia. So much is true of both countries; yet the methods are very different. In China from time immemorial the sovereign has been taught that Heaven sees as the people see, and hears only as they "hear, and the consequence has been that in the very worst time the sovereign has been made to learn that the Empire is a great trust devolved on him us the representative present desire at Peking to ascertain Low of heaven on earth, for such in reality is these things are managed in countries the meaning of the term Ticatse, ignorautly where the science of Government is more translated as if it meant the Son of Hex-advanced than in China. The old funda- mental principles which must underlie all True it is that sovereigns have not always taken this constitutional doctrine sucessful government have been handed to beart, and at such a time equally down from time immemorial, but the work- constitutionally the people have assumeding of the machine has become out of gear, their right to rebel, which in this case is and needs renovation. In this respect not, indeed, held to be rebellion, but solely China stands in an inficitely better position the indication that Heaven bas withdrawn than Russia, in that improved methods,
ven,
mark of appreciation of the services rendered, has been presented with a gold outed sword and the Cross of St. Vladimir, An endeavour is being made to have it under- stood that the massacrs at Linchow was a purely local affair, but, thinks the X.-C. Daily with which the Goverment has dealt with the News, there seems to be no doubt that the laxity boycott agitation in the Sonth is partly responsible for it.
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ference in their affairs. At Lhessa they rust know that, however peworful the Chinese may be, they were annile to prevent the invasion of Tibet by the British, and on the whole the probabilites are that the Dalai Lama is not returning to Lhasa, with the connivance of the Chinese. In these circumstances, the Chinese Government is as much interested as
controlled by the Lamas of the great Mon. the British in preventing any return to the old
usteries, instal the Dalai Lama in the Potals, conditions. If the people of Lhasas, who are and kill or imprison the Members of the
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S
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Monday 13th November,
BEFORE HON. ME., BASIL H. TAYLOR (MARINE MAGISTRATE),
RACING IN THE HARBODE.
Constable Norman, of the Water Police, pro-
THE ZORILLA COMEDY CO.
The Inst theatrical company from Mantin was not quite what Hongkong sudiences appreciate, but we are assured that this company, opening is of quite a different class, “liko as day is to at the City Hall to-night with "In Gay Parco," night," as Mr. Louis M. Lasy, the manager, expressed it. He claims to have brought a | Council, they will be directly floating Chinese ceeded against Wong Shing, master of the galaxy of stars to entertain sa. Of Miss Meade authority, in these circumstances there is no reason why the Indian Government, provided Return of visitors to the City Hall Library Beatty, for instance, who has played a leading no attack is made on the small post at Gyantse, and Museum for the week ending the 12th Octo-part in Drary Lane pantomimo, he spoke with should not leave the Chinese to deal with any ber; 1905 :-
bated breath as positively the finest performer uproar occasioned by the proceedings of the
Dalai Lama who ever played in the East. Certainly, if any. thing will attract big audiences, this lady's charming photographs, on view at the shop of the Robinson Piano Company, ought to do so. A native was found yesterday morning lyingThe vocal stars are Mr. Burt Bradley, tenor, and Miss Flo Barues, soprano, whose merit is partly in the strept at Yaumauti in an agconscious cen. dition and was removed to the Government indicated by the fact that they were good enough.
Nou-Chinese Chinese.....
Library 256 153
Aluserni 175 2,604
2,779
Total 400
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steam launch Yut Sum, for failing to observe the rules of the road, and for racing in the waters of the harbour.
The offence was proved and the defendant convleted. Hy was ordered to pay a fine of
month's 320, the alternative being ons imprisonment.
WITHOUT A LIGHT,
At the instance of Constable Tetshall, Chan Yan Hoi was charged with not carrying a light
instant
His defence was that he had run short of oil,
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The P. & O. Co.'s str. Simla left Singapore for this port on the 12th inst. at 8 a... with the outward English mails, and is dus here on the 18th inst. about 6 m.ru.
The I.G.M. str. Prinz Regent Luitpold, arrived at Shanghai on Saturday at midnight
The LG.M. str. Princess Alice, which left here on Wednesday at noon, arrived at Singa but his Worship told him that was no excuse, pore on Savilay at 8 am.
The C.P.R. str. Tartar arrived at Shanghai and inflicted a fiue of $3, in def onlit seven days" at 10 am on Saturday, the 11th inst., and loft again at 7 a.m, on Sunday for Hongkong, where hard labour.
Constable Barry charged the master of the sle is due to arrive at 10 am. on Wednesday, The C.P.R. steator Athenian left Yokohama on Saturday, the 11th Nov., p.m., for Victoria Chan Fick launch with neglecting to display his green light while moving in the waters of The Baston Tow Boat Co.'s str. Hyndes left the harbour on the night of the 12th instant; and Vancouver.
peated bere to day.
The Boston Tow Boat Co's ste. Trentont left police. Shanghai for Manila and Hongkong on the 12th inst
the 15th inst.
ECFUSING TO STOP.
its decree, and the sovereign, no longer not altered principles, are needed to bring Civil Hospital. He is still unable to give on to be "with John F. Sheridan." Mr. Charles which left here on Wednesday at midnight, on board his junk on the night of the 12th -
the machine into renewed working order, account of himself, but the circumstances create Weatherly, an English comedian and musical Tientee, is but an ordinary man and, as
in Hongkong; and Rawley and his comrades ordinary man, subject to punishment. Ahe while in the other to bring the state out of a suspicion that he attempted his life by jamp genius, is technically described asexure draw" from the Oxford are guaranteed to fill the consequence of all this has been that at no its difficulties the very foundation of governing from the roof or a window of a hours.
A Peking telegram to the N.-C. Daily News bill." It is unfortunate that the opening night period-do we hear of the Chinese sent must be improved off the face of the nation being an oppressed people. Indi-earth. China proposes to essay constituys As reparation of the murder of should be the one chosen for the Governor's viduals, indeed, have suffered wrong, and tional government, and the very mention American citizens at Liendiou, Mr. W. W. Bail, int those who elcot to spend the evening has at the theatre should have the satisfaction of their compatriots have looked on unable of the thing seems ou the face of it an Rockhill, the to interfere, but when once the idea has absurdity and an anachronism; yet China demauded the payment of an indemnity, and getting good seats. The management offers
There being symptoms of an plot in "Guy Pares." This piece will be played Manila on Saturday evening, and may be ox also with refusing to stop when halled by the responsible. gone abroad that the nation is suffering all through the ages has blindly been work. the cashiering of the prefect and Viceroy a reward of $500 gold to anyone discovering a
His Worship found the defendant guilty, and for the whims of ons man, the tie ofing on the constitutional principle that noti-American moremont, and the lives of two nights; and then be replaced by others in threatened, the succession. Pretty music, gorgeous dresses, loyalty to the sovereign has, of itself, government not founded on the goodwill of foreigners having been
The A.L. str. Nippon left Singapore for this fined him $5 on the first charge and $15 on the ceased to exist. Compare this with the the people at largo can stand, or deserve to Waivapu has been asked to order the locul feminine charm, and merriment nostinted" is
the moun at each performance.
pert yesterday, and is expected to arrive on the second. 18th inst principle underlying the Russian autocracy stand. This doctrine is the naofal legacy officials to protect them.”
American Minister,