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measure recovered its strength, should accept with apparent resignation the in- evitable; but this is hardly the view that presents itself to Russin, who is seemingly as
wants some special rights somewhere or other, Kittle enough in themselves but care- fully set out in ambiguous worde; she wants undefined rights of mining, eg, in
The Janfangpa, says it is likely that Viceroy TELEGRAMS.
Ata mesting in North Camberwell a lady hoclder asked Dr. Macnamura if he was in Sham may exchange posts with Vicoroy Chon favour of the repeal of the blasphemy laws. "Oh! I'm a golfer," replied the candidate.
The firet meaner to be constracted for the
oblivious of any sonse of moral degradation Manchuria; she wants the most favoured Japanese Volunteer Floot will be of 3,000 tone'
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The Kowloon Cricket Club by their win over the R.3.A. on. Saturday afternoon now find thomrel vos relatively in the best position in the
displacement and 21 kuols spied. She will bo Langus. run in peace time by the 0.S.K., and will cost Y1,#0000«», »
wei Y33,300,000 at the end of 1004 and
Two platforms are being creoled at Blaks Pier for the great avout of Friday. They are
preparations are proceeding apeco.
Mr. Rockhill has presented to the Waisupu a. proposal for the employment of Chinese labour on the Fanama canal, on terus silane to these on which coolies have gone to the land.
The Acting Governer of Hunan has notifle
("DAILY PRESS" EXCLUSIVE BERVICE.] THE ROYAL VISIT TO SINGAPORE.
SINGAPORE, Feb. 4th. The visit of H.R. H. Prince Arthur
greatest success.
Yesterday was a public holiday and immense crowds were present at the reception,
she was when in 1902 alie, onder qué miser- able pretext or other, continued to hold possession of Newchwang. There bare, of nurse, in all ages been periods when would like to rectify her agreement with The Russian Minister at Peking has proposed raised in the fo m of grand stands. Other of Connaught has been marked by the that the Russian evacuation of Manoharia be governments, knowing that they have for-regard to Ili, etc. Every one of these can be postposed a year; and at the same time ho is feited the confidence of their nationals, have read by Russia in her own interpretation. asking for a twahundred mile strip south of the | been anxious to withdraw their thoughts The time looks favourable'; Japau is not ¦ Amar,
from home affairs, and have plunged madly likely to engage in another war to take into foreign aggressiveness, in the hope that China's chestnuts out of the fire, England, Tho deposits in Japanese postal savings banka under the cloak of victories abroad ang is hardly likely to undertake a cam-Y52,200,000 at the end of 1905, showing the DISPENSARY oppressed people at home may persuade paign against the elements in Siberia, remarkable increase in quo year of nearly
itself into accepting the miserable rag of so- however, little she may think of Russia's Y19,000,000. called glory as a cover for its makeriness. Prowess, and China from me occult Such a time actually occurred in Russia influences probably best comprehended by when nearly a century and a half ago the the ex-manager of the Russo-Chinese Bank alde, if unscrupulous, Empress CATHERINE, is always ready to enter on negotiations finding her people ripe for rebellion through with her northern neighbour. misgovernment at home, instituted abroad
IMPORTANT NOTICE."
IN ADDITION TO THE
5 PER CENT, DISCOUNT
ALREADY ADVERTISED,
FURTHER
a policy of aggression all round. It is true that that policy served its purpose, and that during the rest of her life, and that of her successor, the empire at home was to all REDUCTIONS appearance in a state of profound peace, and its population largely increased, NICOLAS I.,
Then there is another more subtle factor, but which nevertheless must be taken inte consideration, and that is the influence of Germany. We have never alleged that there existed any settled understanding between the two Powers, but there is a natural boud which may even be uncon
It appears to be true that the T. K. K, has been negotiating to acquire the P. M. steamera. Korea, Manokuriu, Stengolia, and Siberia; kait have not been retified of the negotiations. so far, there has been so result. Local officials
A Central News message from Washington says that at his New Year's Day reseption yes callers in three hours forty-four minutes. This terday the President shock hands with 9.052 establishes a new record in rapid handshaking.
A barglory took place at a house at 67, Connaught Road West, occupied by a Chinese family, on Sunday morning and valuable the articles stolen was a diamond ring worth $1,000,
the Waivopu that the two assassins of the lato Superintendent Kelly at Clangshu have been arrested; they represent themselves to be Turks.
The N.-C. Deity News learns that a birge order for machinery for a new colton mit, to be erected in the Sottlement, has been placed
with Messrs Sam. H. Shorrock & Co., and that it is expected to be completed and ready for work before the end of the year. The capital is native confidence in the cotton trade not sharod Chinens, showing (that journal remarks) a by any foreigners.
the death at home on January 23rd of Major Telegraphic news has reached Hongkong (of General W. C. O'Shaughnessy, who was asso ing out here as assistant Military Secretary to
Have been made from this date IN THE who tried to follow her example, was not so scious, but which for that very reason.is all abstracted to the value of about $2,000): Among ciated with Hongkong in the 'seventios Com-i
PRICES of many of the following:—
PATENT MEDICINES,
INFANTS' FOODS,
SOAPS,
PERFUMES.
W
E MAINTAIN THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE STOCKS of the GOODS in the Colony, and our Stocks being feequently turned over, ensures all Goods being
FRESH am in the BEST CONDITION.
Mr. J. II. Brown, of Shanghai and Tientsin, imparted to President Roosevelt the ex- traordinary statement that the bo,cott" was incited" by the late American Consul at Shanghai, Mr. John Goodnow, who is now, we bolove, in the Chiness Government Service.
General Whitfield, the General Officer Com- manding, he became very popular, and his subsequent promotion was watched with great interest. He leaves two daughters in Shanghai, Mrs. Crawford Kerr and Lad y Dudgeon,
We are sorry to learn that Mr. G. F. Lammert will be neable to assist in the pro-
II.E, the Governor, the Rajahs, and the Chinese community presented addresses in silver caskets.
The procession through the streets was a gorgeous affuir, and the cele brations in honour of the visit were
uninterrupted by the mourning into which the Royal Family has so sud- denly been cast.
Prince Arthur left at noon to- day by the P. & 0. mail steamer Dongola.
JABUTER'S SERVICE,]
THE OPPOSITION SPLIT.
LONDON, February 3rd.
for the City is still unsettled. The Liberal The question of opposing Mr. Balfour
organs urge that n conquest would compel thus, either nail the Opposition to protez- a definition of the fature standpoint, and
successful; with a similar object he attacked the stronger. The possessor of a imuse Turkey, and so eventually brought on the wherein are collected privoless treasures Crimean War where he found France and does not view with composure his next England ranged against him, and his secseighbour's houso in flames, and Germany cessor with a considerable loss of prestige does not like the sight of an utterly had to make an arrangement with those disorganised state on her borders. Nor two Powers. But canwhile dissatisfaction does she, either, care to face the eventuality at home had been increasing and his in. of trying to forcibly extinguish the firo, mediate successor, partly foreseeing the fastinctively then she has come to view
It is reported, from Tokyo that represent duotion of the "Princesa Toto" by the A.D.C. tion, thereby excluding them from power with a complacency utterly incomprehen-atives from most of the match factories in owing to the illness of bis wife. Mrs. Lammort indefinitely, or causing a break up of the hopelessness of another foreign war, and partly, there is no doubt, influence by sible to us Russia's activitice in Central Japon held a mesting on Jan. 16th, at which has been ordered home by her medical attendent, party, and the remoral of the fiscal question
Asia, But Gecamry's foreign policy is resolution was passed in favour of amalgamat vowedly framed on merely selfish considering all the factories. The trust is now being
organised, with a capital of seven million yen. Eastern Asia may seem to contravene some tions, and though Russia's advances in
of her own pot schemes, she probably con- siders that she has herself
far bocome mistress of the situation that the can
higher motives of improving the condition of his people, instituted a policy of reforms. Wearied out by the pressure of a powerful reactionary party, ALEXANDER III. found it easier to return to the old policy of re- pression, and handed over the Empire
Return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the wook ending Feb. 4th, shows that of non-Chinese there were 269 to the Library and 129 to the Museum; and of Chinese 157 to the former and 10,028 to the latter. The
conscquently Mr. Lammert will have to leave from practical politics.
the Colony fore the piece is staged. Wo understand that Dr. Horley, E.N., has volauteered to fill the unavoidable change in
[N.-C. Daily News Service] the caste, and take the part of "Prines Dodo," NEW MANCHURIA NEGOTIATIONS, which was assigned to Mr. Lammert.
Poking, January 24th.
The Diomond Fields Advertiser, publishe
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TSAR. Though possibly a little less un-dangerous or threatening to herself. Then scrupulous than the great EP RESS, bis people soon learned that his word was to be there is undeniably a sympathetic Land of union between the two rulers which has to little more depended on ; far less able than
be reckoned with. Two more dissimilar CATHERINE too, he failed to see that times
individualities than the KAISER and the had altered. Weakly listening to self-seek-
TSAR can hardly be conceived the one ing adventurers be accordingly entered on
the Museum by 10,157.
The newest ambition of the Post Office is to connect London and New York by telephone. To be successful it is essential that the balky long-distance induation coils should be reduced to smaller diameter. The Post Office bas made so many improvements in land telephony that
diffienk, as not impossible.
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than eight serious burglaries or assaults com. mited by Chinese coolics dering the fortnight ended December 23rd. the Rand Forty-one usolios had been arrested on charges of being concerned' in these crimes. brutal crime was the murder of two Chinese police at the Village Deep Mine, the victims' eyes being gouged out, their hands and feet
The most
As & rasult of repealed communications from tor, the latter has agreed to open negotiations ro Manchuris. The Walwapu accordingly sout H.E. Tang Shuo-yi to the Russian Legation on ments, and it was dreided to open the negotix. tho 22nd inst., to make the necessary arranga. tions on the 2nd prox, in the afternoon. lease the matter in the hands of Mr. Pokatiloff. Rassic will not send a special savoy, but will [Further particulars are embodied in to-day's editorial scimants an this telegram.] THE FRENCH LEGATION AT PEKING. The armoured cruiser Kent, which has Craiser Squadron, had her crow brought up to the representation of France at the capital been refitted since paying off from the First
Poking, January 24th.
sea-going complement at Chatham Dockyard during the coming spring.
It is expected that there will be a change in
for service on the China Station, under
a policy of aggression, with the inevitable strong but impulsive, the other weak and it rogards the spanning of the ocean, though chopped off, and their bodies mutilated.
reflective, they are apparently complement- result that, served by inefficient officers, and practically deserted by his troops, hisary to one another; and such unions have in all ages been instrumental in affecting campaigns were foredoomed failures; and the current of events-and consciously or with failure the people from the Baltic to unconsciously buth feel themselves drawn No anonymously signed communications that the Japan Sea rose in rebellion to cast off into a practical accord, which bodes no good already appeared in oiker papers wu be inserted.
Unders for extra copics of DAILY Phase Sheula å
the hated yoke. True, thanks to the for the peace of the world at large. son: before 11 a,m, on day of publication. After tha
Cossack element in the army, will at the how -the supply is listed. Only supplie
In any case there are dangers aboad, and Felsgraphic Address: PRESS, Code: 4.8.0.
level of mere savagery, a rebellion which stif Hts MAJESTY's present SECRETARY OF Ineber
one moment threatened to grow to a re-
STATE CAR volution has been staved off; but with the deserved well of his country,
them, he will have
loss of the lives of many thousands of his lieges-a lose for which characteristically the TSAR returned publicly his thinnks to his beloved Cossacks.
P.D. Ros. A
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BIRTHS. On January Sth, at Manila, P. L, the wife of FRED. HURST, od a szaughter,
En January 24th, at Shanghai, the wife of
PERCY CRIGHTON, of a daughter.
On Jammy 27th, at Shanghai, the wife of G. BUTLAND, CE & HOTEL
On January 28tb, at Shanghai, the wife of B. J. BARLOW, of a son.
On January 28th, ut Shanghai, the wife of J. C1 CHRANK, Ofn dalgator.
MARRIAGES.
Cn January 21st, at Lunkow, C. M. BENZEMAN, Mors. Litvinoll & Co., Hankow, to ExiABETH TAMA SIAMSON, the second daughter of Str. F. 1. SIEBEN, I, M. Customs, hindiang.
On Junnury 24th, ARTHUR TO LIE at Shangh, GEORGE K.
WARR.
DEATBS.
On January 23rd, at Upper Norwood, Major
General WILLIAM COOKE, O'SHAUMNISST, aged 74 years. (By teleg.am),
Un Jaury 21st, afes, the beloved wife of C. H. PALMER, I. M. Customs, Pagoda Anchorage.
On January 27th, at Shanghui, D. Davis, J. M. Customs, aged 50 years.
On January 29th, at Shanghai, Miss Dona HAIKOFF, aged 22 years.
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Tho plague list now numbers six. There were firó smallpox fatalities last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Little were back in Shanghai at the beginning of the month.
built for the Blas Funnel line.
Steamers as big as the Miinciota are being
Prince Shimazu is to entertain Prince
A football match between Hergkong Football Club and the Police takes place at the Happy Valley on Wedosaday afternoon.
II.M.S. Drake has beaten all man-o-war records for ocean racing by doing an average 184 kucts across the Atlantic.
The Chinese Throne has sanctioned tho reccamendation of Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai greatly to incremes the strength of the cavalry arm in the Chinese Army. This increase will first begin in the Peiyang Administration, gradually extending to the Lisngkiang and Hukang Viceroyalties and the Governorships of Hoaan. Chautang, and Shaasi, and the southern provinces.
On Thursday, 5th instant, at 10 a.m., there will be a conference at the Head Quarter Of ees at which the following will attend:-(a) C. R. A. (b) C. E. (c) Section Commanders (1) All OBeers Commanding, () Fire. Com manders (5) Officers in charge of Q. F. bat- teries. (g) Officers in charge of Examination and selected batteries. (b) All Umpires, (i) Off- cers in clurge of Movable Arme ment. (j) Com- mandant Hongkong Volunteers.
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THE OPENING OF MANCHURIA.
Peking, January 25th, Mukden, Tsilsilar and Harbin are to be
mard of Capt. Spencor de Horsey. The additional ratings for the Kent were drafted from the Medway Reserve, and the araisor is to relieve the Hogur, orainor, Capt. E. oponed firs', and the necessary regulations are Dow ander diecassion. The other desigualad Shortland, which will return to England, and pinces will be gradually opened within the next will recommission in ons of the Hose Reserve three years. Divisions,
The elevation to the peerage of Sir William Wille, Back, the chairman of the Imperial Tobacco. Company, recalls a witty mot in the House of Commons at his exponso, which be received with great good humour. Sir William Wills was betrayed into an exclamation of cordial approval when Sir Michael Hicks Beach, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced that it woe not intended to raise the tax ou tobacco. The late Mr. E. J. C. Morton immediately interposed with the remark: "The hon. Baronet
The Globe says:-A point which has not been made with suficient emphasis is that Mr. Chamberlain's anggested 28 duty on foreign imported corn implies what it means, and that the mere corn coming from cur Colonies the
Mr. J. Holt Schooling pats the matter con- less the duty as spread over the total import:
vincingly when he mentions that in 1904 57 per cent. of our imported wheat came from foreign countries, and under the 28 tariff that would mean a duty of le 24 on all wheat. Yet
Mr. Carnegie was asked to help the Pittsburg College for Women by giving it £30,000. The constant ole ims of Pittsburg have evidently The crew of the German ship Etna (), which tired him, for, says the Telegraph, he has takes a bird's eye view of the case." has been lying at Moji for 40 days, refuse to written refusing the donation, and adding: proceed to Vladivostock.
"I think I have already done enough for Pittsburg from the educational standpoint, Pittsburgers now have an opportunity of show ing whether or not they are able to help themselves. They will have to do so sooner or later, and now is as good a time to start as noy." In connection with a Berlin telegram which stated that a daughter of the late Russiau
against the Trur, Mr. Douglas Story wrote to General, Count Keller, was implicated in a plot
the Japan Advertiser, denying the correctnoas in 1902-3 wa had a daty of 1x 1d on all our of the telegram. Mr. Story says he was par-imported carb, a tex practically identical sonally well known to the family of the deceased with that now proposed, which, however, would General, had stayed with them as their guest enjoy the certainty of rapid reduction as our within the past twelve months, and of the time Colonies were encouraged to send us more of of his departure from Russia, nine months after their grain. There was no ery of taxing the the death of General Keller, the late Conat had food of the people when Sir M, Hicks-Beach put no daughter surviving in Russia.
ou that impost.
the bench at the Magistracy by Dr. Crusen, Yesterday Mr. Hazeland was accompanied on
who is senior judge at Kiaochau,
The situation, however, can hardly be considered as at all restored to equilibrium; the safety valve has, it is true, been loaded, but the elements of disruption still exist within, and the fabric of government has ad been strengthened. Promises couched Arthur of Connaught at Kagoshimo. in the most impressive and high sounding words have been made in abundance; but the promises of NICOLAs liave already come 1368 to be a byword, and the nation at large from a sense of bis inability, no less than of his unwillingness to fulfil then, has come to regard them with undisguised contempt. It can then be understood that a TSAE, wenk, and surrounded from his earliest years with all the incentives to untruth and conceniment, which attend the throne in Russia, should readily turn to a policy which since the days of CATHERINE · Î25 become traditional. It is true circumstances have changed, even in fusta, since the THE present role of Russian Minister at eighteenth century, bat it would be too Peking is not a very dignified one; so far much to expect of the TAR NICOLAS II, as any real business is concerned it is an that he should comprehend this; his is not insignificant one, and yet so innate in Rus-a mind to originate anything new, and his sian zature is the instinct of underground favourite advisers are such as might be work, the position, cannot be slurred over anticipated. How far even Count DE as of no account. To judge from the WITTE has been able to see into the gloom present position, the more insignificant are is uncertain; but DE WITTE, who is the Russia's interests, the more active be only man who could possibly come to the comes what in polite language is called her rescue, is a horrar and detestation to the diplomacy; thus, with her hold on the TSAB, who believing that the worst is over Khanates in Western Turkestan reduced to returus to his cronies of former days, and a daughter. the thinnest of hempen strings, we find her PoBIEDONOSTBER and BESOBRASOF. It is
The Daily
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HONGKONG, FreRUARY 6ṛu, 1906.
The editor of a missionary organ estimates that at least $200,000,000 is uselesly squandered in the few days of idleness of orory Chica Now Year.
H. A. L. S. Serbia, stranded on the Datch coast while homeward-bound from the Fur East, is a total loss. She was a steamer of 2,377 tons
-net.
Corea.
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RAILWAY QUESTION IN CHINA.
DEPENDING ON FOREIGNERS.
A SERIOUS DEMAND.
Poking, January 25th. The Chinese Government has demanded of the Russo-Chinese Bank the repayment of the atare of the mapital of the Chinese Eastern aum of Tls. 5,004,000, which was the Chinese Railway, and las communicated to the Roesian Minister a domed that an indisputable written agreement for the repayment of this sum shall be made.
ARREST OF AN ENGLISHMAN IN RUSSIA.
THE FOREIGN OFFICE INTERVENEJ.
London, January 24th. The whole alaff of the cotton inills at
Yaroslav, including the English manager, Mr. Davison, wore imprisoned on the 19th inst. Mr. Davison is charged with possessing books of a
Eubay at St. Petersburg to intervens Liberal tendency.
Sir Edward Grey has, telegraphed to the
THE OPENING OF MONGOLIA.
Poking, January 31st. During their stay at Peking, the Princes of Mongolia came to the decision that after the Kalga-Urga tallway should be constructed, Peking-Kalgua railway is completed, the and telegraph lines stretched to every important district in fongolia, to connect it with Poking. Powers were asked from the Government to that end.
DOCTORS IN DANGER.
The recent order of the British Prity Council admitting Japan to the list of countries allowing mutual medical practics calls the following comment from a Bombay journal-
are
The report of Nickel & Co., Ltd., Kobe, for the year ended October 31st last shows a Export duties, which are hampered trade divisible balance, after the payment of an while only bringing in on average annual interim dividend of 4 per cont., of $10,606. Out The Nanjangpas of Jan, 30th contains the revenue of Y370,000, are to be abolished in of this, a enm of 10,000 yen is paid in a final Railway Question ja China."
| first instalment of a valuable article on “The
Jadging from the almost sensational ac The writer counts of the efficiency of the Japanese Army dividend of 6 por cant, making 12 per cent. for believes patriotically in China for the Chinese, Medical Corps in the late war, Japanese Mr. D. Davis, whose death is annoatiool in the year. 20,500 yen is written of depreciation, but also believes that railways are imperatively physicians and surgeons are as efficient as other for more than thirty years. the usual column, had served the CLM. Customa
5.000 yen is transferred to marine insurance needed in China and by a series of well founded lements in the remarkable Empire, and
the He leaves a widow fund, and the balance, 5,100 yen, carried arguments arrives at what is for him the fully entitled to the compliment implied in
what does that sorrowful conclusion that "ander presont Privy Council's decisions. But forward.
circumstances the building of railways without decision mean? Without a doubt British The Liberal candidate for Sonth Bucks has the assistance of foreign capital is almost possessions in Asia will be practically handed aspiratious and ber projects in Afghanistan perhaps but natural. "He who conforms, treaty with Japan was imposed on Corea by and independent" without the trouble of meet them afraid to launch their capital into them offer the same high medical skill at considerably Mr. Homer Hulbert'e allogation that the adopted a plan by which he can reach the" free The novelty of railways to the Chinese makes displace Europeans by the fact that they will impossible. The reasons be adduces are: (1) over to the Japanese doctor. They will easily and Persia increasing in an exactly reverse said old BUTLER," against his will, is of the force is amply disproved by Mr. Stevens, the ing them face to face. He has uttered three (3) The lack of surplus wealth in the country under the fees British marocily, there will be ratio; and so in Eastern Asia, and especially same opinion still," and under the influence Corean Foreign Adviser.. in Manchuria and Mongolia, we find her of bis two evil genii Nicolas returns to the
makes it necessary to have recourse to outside necessary to charge. Apparently, there will be sources; (3) The fear of mismanagement and no competition in the degrees granted in this inability to do coupled with a most astound old fleshpots. This is probably the explans about two months of pil its own steamers, and
deter the The NY.K. expects to regain possession in
malfeasance of funds is a powerful influence to comtry, for, with few individual exceptions, coming forward of capital; (4) The the standard of efficiency here is low. This ing importunity in asking. It is usually tion of the otherwise inexplicable and to dispense us soon thereaftor as possible with
official element is a serious diffe.alty. As promises to be a very serious invasion not only considered international etiquette. that a seemingly silly activity of M. PoxOTILOFF the foreign ships it has chartered to replace its
deal with the Canton-Hankow and the Szechuan also politically. Doubtless, the decision is soncrete examples the disastrous attempts to
from the point of view of the medical man, but defeated nation, till at least it has in some at Peking. It is the old story, Russia own.
schemes are 4ited.
right, but that it will have very far-reaching consequences is more than obvious,"
spooches into a large phonograph, and the in-
villogen, dropping pearls of eloquence in each. strament is Boing then the round of the The electors, when fired of the candidato's oratory, dan have song and band selections
turned on" for their edification.