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nature, inspired by diveres troubles. The anti-foreign prejudios, the desire for exclusion and seclusion, is a long suvuldering fire, fanned by many recent breezes, and stirred up, no doubt, by the A. S. WATSON & CO., spectacle of the late war, with its loss of
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THE MOROCCO CONFERENCE.
LONDON, April 1st.
An agreement has been reached on all questions before the Algeciras Conference.
MINISTRY.
According to special telegrams in the Echo de Chino, the situation in Russia is one of the most disquieting. There is a panic among eTHE RESIGNATION OF THE NATAL highest classes in consequence of the vigorous policy of repression' on which the Governwant has entered. As Rassin cannot obtain a foreign loan, now taxes are being laid on the people,
The Daily Mail correspondent at Johannes- burg understands that at a conference hold between the lenders of Hat Volk, or the Bour
party; the Responsibles, or the Democratie Dritish porty, and the Progressives, or Con-
prestige to the foreignor, and its contingant apotheosis, by the ignorant and thoughtless, of the Asiatic quá Asiatic. But the auti dyuastic agitation is quite a separate little conflagration, which has also had a good deal of oil poured on it lately. There in scarcely a white man on the whole China const who does not shake his head solemnly when asked what the possibilities are in the now not unlikely event of the death of the DOWAGER EXPRESS. We must grant that BULL DOG BRAND both the recent missionary masseren.servatite British party, au grant was exparately considored, were strictly local outbreaks, and to a considerable extent prompted by purely local circumstances. ROBT, PORTER & Co., Lan, So was the Shanghai rist of December; but it seems silly to persist in regard sug then en bloc as indicating nothing
than coincidental local irrita tions. An itch on the arm, a tickling sensation on the foot, a rash on the neck,
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reached on the labour question. The Volkite pledged themselves to carry out their former offer not to interfere with the Chinesa for five with the object of hastening the elections, at years. Other pointa were discussed and settled
which Hot Volk expect a decisive majority, The correspondent adds that it was as the result of this couforesee that Gen. Botha leidis party's cards on the table.
The following ilome are quoted from a natire
STOUT such is a purely local phenomenon; but if newer, Mr. Pokotilo still insists on the they happen to occur within a reasonable out of the stipulations of the moores time of each other, the man would be treaty aude with ex-Trotaí Chou Mien-The Tibetan Treaty negotiations are again at a foolish who did not realise that he was, in standstill.-The Shansi officials and gentry coramon parlance, in "a bad habit of borly."have decided to begin their railway operation
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the masses could be persuaded of the hopelessness of resisting the disconcerting innovations that we call civilization, and be made to realise what feeble folk they are, judged by the modern standard of strength, the trouble might be averted. But this knowledge must be spread far more quickly thon seeme possible is such a country. Every missionary in the land ought to stick to one text for a time, that one mentioning the futility of "kicking against the pricks," and preach it in senson and out of season. The suggestion is not frivolous as it sounds.
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with a line from Taiyuan to Fingrichsion, & distance of 300 li and more--It-is reported that the Japanese and American Ministers have both expressed themselves that shorld Chins succeed in raising the great domestic loan to pay off the indemnity indabtedness, their Governments would forego their share, in munifestation of their appreciation of the patriotic spirit of the Chinese,
The Chinese Travelling Commissioners sufd. through an interpreter: "It is is mistaken impression that Chinese girla are not educated, It is true that there are but few girls' college, but the Chinese young womasa are educated at home in the classies by private tutors, and they receive also a very thorough education in domestic science. It was believed, however, that they should have more of Western learn.
-ing-bat in fact, very-much-as-is-the case in this country, the Chinese girl should be placed
upon an equality with men so far as learning
was concerned. It was for this reason and
because the Express Dowager is about to eadow a college for girls in Peking that we were this asked to pay particular attention to matter."
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AN OBJECTIONABLE POLICE ARRANGEMENT.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PREBS." April 2nd. SIB,--No doubt the police arrangements at the approach to the City Hall have been made with the best intentions, but many people would be glad to have them reconsidered. At present, even in rainy weather, rioshas are made to dis- Two more plague fatalities yesterday made charge their passengers at a considerable dis- tance from the steps, which is a hardship, a cruelty even, to ladies clad for the theatre. The other night a gentleman on the City Hall steps beckoned a ricsha to approach. The coolie was stopped half-way by a Sikh, who took his num- ber and made an entry in a book. The would- be passenger had to wade out to the richa. All would be well if the police arranged a queue, treating rieshar as ourringes. What makes it all the more annoying is to see official chaire or other conveyances allowed to wait close to the Perhaps others who have experienced dour. this usedless annoyance, and got their feet wet, will support this protest. Yours truly,
Mr. B. R. Hallifax, istant superintendent of police, has just returned to the Colony.
Mr. Robert Whitehood, inventor of the torpeilo of that ilk, left nearly £90,000 at death
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C. is rebearsing "Jane," the furce played last 6018011
at Hongkong.
The Japanoss Consul at Now York advocates a triple commercial alliance of Great Britain, Amerion, and Japan, to take the full st advan
SONGKONG, APRIL 4ṛa, 1966.
TERE is a striking similarity between the tene of the Press to-day and is tone prior to the events of 1900. Then as now the rumours of trouble were scouted, and denounced #v alarmist exaggerations. Then as now the world was advised that there was no danger. Some anti-foreign prejudice undoubtedly existed, as it un- doubtedly exists now, but the Chinese knew better than to make trouble; they had been long enough in contact with the foreigners to recoguise how hopeless any effort to cust
iage of the open door in China.
According to Punch, a Glasgow evening paper bus announced that the ship with Frince Arthur on board left Hongkong lar Kobe, and thonce went by train to Tokyo,
Chang Chib-tang has wired to the Shangpe that he is completing his arrangements for the construction of waterworks at Wachang, with
skilled foreign engiaser,
Sir Edward Sassoon, M.P., declares that no
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AMERICAN EXPORTS TO CHINA.
LONDON, April 1st, The Daily Nees admits that Natal has scored a dramatic victory.
GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA,
LONDON, April 1st. The Hottentots have eat up u German convoy in South West Africa, Killing an officer and teu troopers, and wounding four. THE REVENUE OF GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, April 1st. The revenue for the year ending 3ist March amounts to £148,977,576, showing an increase of £607,379 and a surplus of *£4,879,290,
[*This is not in agreement with our own
telegram of yesterday.]
(N.-C. Daily News Service.)
MANCHURIA FOR THE MANCHUS.
Poking, March 27th. The geotry of Heilungkung and Kiriu pra Tiners have bold a meting and decided that the railway, wining, timber-felling, and other enterprises in these provinos should be ex. this decision to the Wairupu and the Shangpo ploited by local capitel. They communicated on the 25th inst., and have also asat delegations in Peking.
THE JAPANESE DIET.
Tokyo, March 27th. The session expires to-day there has been s very busy scene, with a breathless debate. Joint conferences of the two Houses will evatis no fill midnight.
THE AMERICAN BANKER IN TOKYO.
Tokyo, Match 27th.
Mr. Schift is to be received in audience by
the Emperor and be entortaived at an Imperial tiffle to-morrow (Wednesday).
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IMPERIAL CHARITY.
Tokyo, March 27th. Their Majesties are contributing ton thousand yon to the relief of the sufferers by the earthquase in Formosa
THE A.D.C.
The short but auccessful run of "Lady Hunt. worth's Experiment" was concluded last night, when the company excelled their previous performances, and gave an almost faultless production of the well-known comedy. Unfor tunately the incessant rair affected the attendance, but that did not have any influence on the artists, who acquisted themselves as to, the manner bord.
ARMED ROBBERY AT SHANGHAI
A serious armed affray took place in Li Hongkew in the early hours of March 28th. It appears that while Native P. 0. 230 was on patrol duty in tam vicinity of Hanbury Road he ing to break down a shop door with a large stous. mw a crowd of about thirty natives endeavour- Thinking there was a fire in progress he went up to see what was the matter, bat, his presence was not welcome, as one of the crowd turned round and struck him on the stoulder. As he was outnumbered and incapable of doing anything, the constable endeavoured to bort i reirent, but he was followed up by two raffigns, when he ancceeded in escaping to an alleyway who,
he thought, struck him with a stone. he attempted to blow his whistle, but could not do so. He beckoned to a ricaba coolie who came up and blew it for him. Another nativa policeman then appeared man was put into
on the soune and with
his assistance the ricsbaand brought to the police station. Thence he was sent to St. Luke's Hospital, where he was found to be suffering from four stabs on the chest, srm, and shoulder. The most serions wound was that in the chest, the wespon having penetrated to the lung. Although the wound is a very serious one, it is hoped that after a few weeks' treatment in hospital the man will
recover
Meanwhil, the armed ruffians bad succeeded in demelishing the door of the rice shop, and after drivingout the inmates, all of whom escaped without very serious injury, they made off with all the money found on the premises, whisk
him from the Empiro must be. This is fewer than eighteen thousand white men are Chiss remain practically stationary, at a little amounted only to a few thousand vash,
what we are being told six years after; we eau but hope with more reason. The Chinese authorities, of course, deny that
it should occur.
NITRATES TROM THE AIR.
The American Asiatic Association calls atten- to the exports of cotton piece goods for 1905 to Chire, which have reached the unexampled total of $3,514,818. The export of mineral oils to the Chinese Empire has decreased by about $1,000,000, and to Hongkong by $1,500,00. The gross amount of United States exports to China for the cloudur year has been $58,571,793, against $27,921,033 for 1904. To Hongkong the gross value of experts has been 88,080,826, against 311.279,359 for 1904. The imports from
Armed robberies have been so frequent of late, fading work in South Africa mainly in con- over $28,000,000, while those frem Hongkong aid the police have been so unsuccessful in show an equal lack of elasticity, though the capturing the cniprits, that it setas as though science of the presence of Chinese coolies.
figure of 81,685,063 is somewhat ahead of some more drastic measures wern necessary. Meers V. P. Musso & Co. are opening a the returns of recent years. The exports to
The Council might consider whether, after & any contretemps is likely; and they profess factory at Cantor for the manufacture of stock. time, somewhat less in value than those to night passer, or else the police should be given Japan for the calendar year are, for the first certain hour, natives should not have to produce ability to cope with anything of the sort ifings and socks by machinery. The machines China, though they reach the bitherto unprece-authority to arrest any gauge of men who may It may be that they are have arrived, and native oposators are being dented figure of Sh6,747,868, against $31,658,037 be found acting in a suspicious manner in the for 1904. Imports from Japan, alan for the first thoroughfares of the Settlements.-V.-C.Daily right in disbelieving that anything un-instructed how to the thom.
time, are slightly below the figure of the exports, News. pleasant is afoot among the proletariat; A very successful concert, organised by Mr. though they have reached the considerable
total
of 850,702,987, against 819,788,501 during the Seamon's although we certainly cannot countenance. Burnett, took pince at
the year preceding. lu 1885 the sum of our Institute, Kowloon, on Monday night. Among exports to A a and Oceanin was 933,073.653, the theory of its after improbability; but the artistes wero Mrs. B. W. Moore, Messrs, while for the year ending last December they it is almost a certainty that in assuming the Chappell, de Graca, A. Cunninghani, A. Trenches a total of $168,093,041. While 10 effectiveness of control from Peking, the Walstow and G. menett.
years ago what is called the balance of trade with Asia and Oceania was against a to natire aathorities claim too much. If they
the extent of $72,000,000, the adverse balancs, honestly believe that they could check a
to-day, is but a little over $3,000,00 popular movement of the kind, they deceive Sassoon, who left setato valued at £28,299, themselves, and the truth is not, in them. bequeatheü £3,000 for distribution among such The glaring ineptitude of Peking where charitable institutions as her executors shall petty local outbreaks, even the lawless. think fit, and £120 to the Alexandra Hospital,
Brighton. ness of small gangs of robbers, are concerned, has long been in évidence. Mr. C. Parsons, who has been associated for They forget, or more probably they some years with the religious and social work deliberately shut their eyes to the fact, that connected with the Seamen's Institute, Kow. the popular resealment is not directed loon, loft for home yesterday by the French sofely at the foreigner. The feeling animat.mail. Prior to his departure he was presented China Sem.
by members and others with a very fine loving ing the minds of the malcontents is of a cup, suitably inscribed.
Mrs. Catherine Sassoon, of 7, Queen's. garden, Brighton, widow of Mr. Reuben D.
WEATHER REPORT. `
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report
On the 3rd at 12.05 p.m.-The ba ometar has fallen over Japan and risen over N. China. Chinn, ord lowest in a shallow depression lying Pressure is highest over the E. cost of over the Sea of Japan.
Gradients continue slight, and light to moderate N.E. and E. winds may be expected in the Formons Channel, and the N port of the Forecast-Light E. winde; cloudy, some
rain.
applement to our recant articles on the world's The following extract forms an interesting wheat supply:--
POLICE COURT.
Tuesday, April 3rd.
BEFORE ME. F. A. HAZELAND (FIRST
POLICE MAGISTRATE).
www.
CHINESE OFFICIAL. IN TROUBLE.
Ayamon runner, who attempted to conceal his uniform as he sat in the dook, was charged with having a quantity of opium in his posser. sion without the necessary permit. He was
üined $5.
A PILFERING OFFICE BOY.
A Chinese office boy in the employ of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company was sentenced to three weeks imprisonment fer stealing 17 pencils.
ALLEGED anson.
The four men who are charged with setting intention of defromding cartain fire insurance fire to No 147, Wiag Lok Street with the companies were orught up on remard. Chisi Detective Inspector Hanson prosented, and Mr. P. W. Goldting (of Messrs. Brution, Hett and Goldring) defonded.
CANTON,
KOM OBE CORRESPONDENT]
April 2nd. THE EMPEROR'S HEALTH Viaeroy Shum has issued a proclamatiou stating that he has heard from the papers that the people wanted to hold a meeting on the ist inst. in the shrine of Confucius to shew their concern for the health of His Majesty the Emperor of China. This was a gratifying sign of loyalty, His Excelleney says that he has information that the Emperor is again quits well, and attending State business as anal. He therefore issues this proclamation to allay the people's anxiety. It is reported that several thousand people want to the shrine of Confucins to attend the meeting, but dis-g persed as soon as they heard of the Viceroy's avverscoment.
HOBBED AND FLÓGGED,
On the 31st ult, a man who was passing on
the Sha Ku To Ton was robbed. He shouted for assistance, but to his earprice and rage was beaten by the very people he was calling to his A clerk in the othes of Messrs. Batter- help, viz., a number of Chak Pi soldiers. The field and Swire said the preriges were bandred collealed in front of the soldiers' station, people learning this were indignant; several tired the firm and policies is on and made a great deal of noise. They now the written application of our Wong Cheoogdemnd a meeting of the Kui-Four to discuss
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That let or was lost.
His Worship-Don'tyon file auch doromanis? Witness-No.
His Worship -Very slack way of doing budinosa
Witness added that Wong Choong called at the offen ister and paid the premion. On February 18th an application was made for the transfer of the policy to ene Kvang Tong Chasa, and that was carried out.
Hearing continued.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE
ASSOCIATION.
The record of attendances and shooting results,
from 1st January, 1905, to 31st Murch, 1906, is as follows.
J. C. Gow
J. Parkes... J. Pidgeon W. J. Rattey J. C. Peter
A. Mackenzio
G. K. Harton
F. Fisher...
A. Jenkins
E. J. Philpotts
C. E. H. Bearis 0. L Duncan
J. McKenzio
D.
J. Whittall
ir Francis Piggott W. L. Carter... II. W. Fraser... J. J. Stubbings L. G. Bird
J. M. Henderson Hon F. H. May M. W. Stade
W. H. T. Davis W. Goodfellow A. Brown
H. Dougherty... A. W. J. Watt
G. H. Wakeman
18
16
attended.
Average for
each 14 shots
* ̄±±¤¥829EPP-PP-829AB8EIP293 out of possible
70,-excluding
haadiesp.
40
31
23
18
18
12
J. S. Lowingdon H. W. Robertson ... E. W. Dawson A. Moir R. E, O.
28
15
22
19
Bird
15
48
A. G: Newington ... U. A. Farrell
28
47
47
H. T. Batterworth
47
47
16
46
13
20
16
14
13
44
P Miller
oc
J. Molones
17
14
L. A. M. Johnston
15
15
G. H. May
14
44
E. B.
E. Shepherd
11 ·
14
W. II. Donald
44
A. W. Dixon...
8
W. V. M. Kock
8
E. J. Moses
44
J. D. Auki
H. R. Phelips W: B. Boyce.. C. R. Scott J. Rankin Evan Joves A. Cameron H. Pinckney W. Dabbs
PL
C. Cottier
D. Tollap
A.
J. Williams
E. J. Grist
A. 2. Nobbs
A. Ritchie
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H. T. Rickardsuz C. W. T. Brett J. H. Underwood ... W. T. Hoskin A. Blower H. Macfarlane W. H. Wickham A. B. Rouse J. T. Douglas. W. McKay
McCubbin Hop. G
G. Stewart
J. A. Lyen L. S. Lewis
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31
13
بالاسات
220
17
12
42
41
OF
10
10
15
10
C. B. Buyers...
13
40
G. A. Hastings
12
40
W. D. Braidwood
11
40
G. M. Harston
7
*40
7
10
6
W. W. Pearse
E. Logers
40
The abere 80 manubers attended 1,35 shoots for sa average of 47 out of each possible 70.
The remaining 150 members attended 81 shoots for an average of 30 out of each possible
70.
that not very long ago would have back attri cience is constantly now producing results bated to magie. At the Royal Institution, London, on the 2nd ult, Professor Silvauus Thompson gave a lectura ou "The
Electric Production of Nitrates from the Atmosphere." Mr. W. H. Trenchard Davis has now hauded The nitrate beds in Chili will give out in a for over the Hongkong secretaryship of this Asso. years, and the fature growth of whant was seriously threatened; but Goienes has stopped ciation to Mr. G. H. Wakeman, into the breach and nitrates are now being extracted from the atmosphers in Norway, by by water-power. A practical illustration was means of an 800-bows power drummo, worked giran at the feature by means of a 24-horse- Line), left Yokohama via ports for Hongkong power dynamo. Unfortunately at present the on the 2nd April, at 10 a.m.
The C.P.R. str. Empress of Chinu arrived process is accompanied by taraaltuous noise; and a Norwegian who was present at Professor at Nagamki, at 9 p.a. on Monday, the 2nd inst., Thompson's looture declared that the noise of and left again at 6 am, on Tuesday for Kobe, the nitrate-producing works in Norway could be where she is due to arrive at 3 am, on Wednes hord "all over Sweden."
day, the 4th inst.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The N.Y.K. str, Dakota (Great Northern S.B.
the matter.
CANTONESE IN CANADA.
CANADIAN CAPITAL COMING TO CHINA.
from the Victoria Daily Times of Feb, 19th-
We take the following interesting report A carious example of the quickening effect of Occidental environment on the Orivutal mind is afforded in negotiations which are now progress in the city of Canton, and in which
in
the contral 8gure is Lim Dat, one of the most progressive, wealthy, and enterprising of the local Chinese colony,
If sucessful theso negotiations will result in the Chinese mer. chants of British Celambis and their country men in China investing a round two millions of dollars in their mother land, in building. quipping and maintaining an electric tram line between the cities of Canton and San Wa The project has been evolved by Lim Dat, head of the big ompany of Gim Fook Yuen, a fer of Chinese merchants, whose main business is that of conducting a general store and rico mills, but whose enterprise bas fod them to branch ontialo various other lines, all of which seem to hare proved remunerative, Lim Dat is a fair type of the Chinaman whe, coming to this province with little capital but with business asamen, has acquired wealth with such rapidity as to excite the eavy of his less thrifty Caucasian sighbours. The second generation of the house of "Lim promises to carry on the pacental shrewdness, for the two sons, Lim Bang and Lim Yat, although less than twenty years of age, are among the shrewdest of the tradesmon in the Chinese quarter. They are not axela- sively commercial in their instincts, either, for the last named, but a few months ago, ap- proached Col. Holmes, D. O. C. of the district,.. and asked permission to organize a
Chiuess cadet corps, along approved military lines.
Lim Dat bas meintained for some time a
house in one of the Chinese cities, but the opportunity for an enterpriss like the one now under way
did not decur antil a year ago, when
the Chinose government revoked their railway policy and adopted one which reserves for its own people the right to form companies to carry en publin works. Previously the government granted these concessions to foreigners, but this policy has not only been abroguiad, but they have actually bought bick from a United States Orm which acquired a charter to connect by rail the provinces of Canton and Honghow, a dis- tance of about 500 miles. The government are said to have spent several million dollars to rodoem tala charter, and to indemnify the holders, who had probably not spent more than half a million on the enterprize.
The present plan, upon which Lim Dat is working, and in connection with which he has been in China for two and a half months, is to build an elootrie railway from Canton to Swa Wu, connecting these popalons centres, and tapping a densely poopled district. There are no physical difficulties to be overcome, of a serious nature, and it is intended to make the service s traqrout one, cars running probably fifteen minutes. This great trade it now every served by an antiquated junk line plying on the river Bao Wu, ú distabre of abent 90 miles. These juuks are, fowed by a launch and carry both passengers and freight. It takes about 14 hours for the trip, but the extent of the truc may be gathered from the fact that each of the 22 junks employed carries over 2 10 people daily. The average charge per head was thirty cente, where a team lipe will handle them for twenty cents, and the latter will convey them between the two cities in three hours where the junks required 14 for the trip. The advantages of the pleotrie over any steam system can be appreciated in a country where end 810 a
tou. The power will by obtained from a splendid stream fed from the Quai Tong Shan range of mountains, which lies about two-thirds of the distance from Canton to its neighbour city.
Each car will be equipped with four 50 horse-power motors, and will be built somewhat on the principle of the summer observation cars во well known on this continent. This is rendered possible by the warm weather which prevails in that portica of China,
The trucks for these cars will probably be built in British Columbia, but the wooden work will in all probability be placed in China, where labour is cheaper. The supplies will, it is expected, be bought in Canada, unless the boycott against Uoited States goods is raised before that time. A few electricians may be taken from this province, but the majority will be obtained from among the Chinase in Hongkong who have received train- ing in electric work. It is found better to employ the Oriental, as the whites do not seam to work amicably with the Chinese,
for in British Columbia, the merchants in this The stock will practically all be subscribed
province standing ready to put up a large portion of the two million dollars necessary, company, as their presence in the company White stockholders will not be allowed in the
would expose the latter to the forfeiture of their charter.
Cantón a concession of the light and power It is also intended to seek from the sity of
privileges. The streets there are so narrow that some difficulty would be experienced in attempting to secure the franchise for a sity street railway system, although this may be sought later.
millions, and of San Wn about half a million people.
The population of Canton. is about two
In 1895 Lim Dat perfected and applied for a patent on an improved devios for electrio rise mill machinery-the first patent to be issued to a Chinaman in British North America