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in an age of bronze a matter almost of the map the absence of rivers lends to the TELEGRAMS. existence to Egypt, but that in addition | matural conclusion that it is parched and through this now desolate peninsula passed desert land; the observations of PalgravE the great trade routes that connected Egypt | rather point to its being a well-watered and THE NATIVE TROUBLE in Natal. with the other civilised states of the early fertile region, subject to no great extremes
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LONDON, June 10th. Colonel MacKenzie bas partly succeeded nothing is this more plainly exhibited than absence of rivers being explained by the in the gradual retura during the last co-porous nature of the tertiary limestones of in surrounding the rebels in Mome valley tury of trade to its primeval routes. Two which the central ranges are composed, and During the fighting the important chief, minin causes have of course been instrument the comparative mildness of the climate by Metlokalu, and 350 cthers were killed ÆRATED WATER at a bringing this about, the growth of the the elevation of these stuges which leaves and the Captain of the Transvaal con British Empire in fudia, and its corollary, thew exposed to the periodical winds contingent and a Natalian officer were killed the opening of the Suez Canal. A third mon to the latitude whether blowing north Great Britain bus already with the opening of the new century for the or south. first time becoming of first, rate, importance through the coast at Koweit, which it has is, of course, the opening up to commserve auccessfully prevented from falling under the benumbing influence of Turkish misrule, a considerable nimount of trade with these up! lauds, which alone would justify its taking Home further interest in them. This, how.
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of Africa.
Fifteen years ago the construction of a direct line of communication between Cape Town in the south and Cairo in the worth of Africa was only a dream of the fertile brain of the late Cici Rhong; sirendy it has been taken up as a practical project by koen med of business, anil is making daily rapid strides towards completion. British influence at the moment is paramount in Egypt, and a railway to Cape Town from Cairo would not be complete without its natural concomitant of another from Cairo To Kanchi. So long ago as the thirties of the last reatury a scheme was
The Natal Government has raised 200 more troops in Natal, and 500 in Cape Town. There are now 5,400 whites in the field.
THE BRITISH NAVY.
LONDON, June 1th. The Telegraph states that the Government
ever, is not the main object of seekingas decided to abandon off of the proposed further enlightenment, but rather their two Dreadnoughts to be commened in 1906 according to the programme inherited from their predecessors. The Navy Estimates for importance as an intermediate link. To a
1907 show a further decrease. mutessaan like Sir Edward Grey, whose experience in world-wide politics has been gained in the practical school of baling the affairs of our of Britnín'a most important railways, these considerations would doubt- less carry great weight, if once the matter were brought before his notice; but curious- in highly the geographical authorities, while eagerly
direction, seem to have passed over this,
THE BRITISH ARMY.
LONDON, Jan 10th. The Standard states that Mr. Haldane has decided to eliminate 10,000 juefficients from the infantry and to reduce the Royal
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CANTON.
(FROM QUE COURTSPONDENT.)
Jube 19tb.
THE YURT-HAN RAILWAY.
Owing to the disagreement that still continuea botreon Viceroy Shum and the gentry end merchants the present situation of the Canton Haukow Bailway scheme is far from sutis the people and to Viceroy Chang Chistung, factory, and is causing great anxiety both to who is very ougious to see the line started at 0100. It is reported that H. E. Chang Chi- tang has merely deputed Toota Chan Sui. kwai to make enquiries regarding the muses of the misunderstanding so as to devina maans to straighten matters and proosed forthwith with
the constructios of the line.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING During the heavy thunderstorm that swept {
POLICE COURT.
Wednesday, June 13h.
BEFORE ML. F. A. HAZELAND (FIRST
FOLICE MAGISTRATE).
UNLICENSED LETTER CANVIER, Wio Ink, a salesman, was charged with
bringing mall matter into the Colony from the interior of China without the permission of the
Mr. Lewis, who appeared on behalf of the Postmaster General. He pleaded guilts, and Postmaster General, suid dafendant had carried on the practise for a cousiderable time. Fined. 95.
AN ARTFUL TRICK. P.C. Edwards charged the mistress of a fishing boat with using her boat for other pur poses then dabing. A quantity of coal was found on board, and this shie déclared had been dredged from the sea. It was stated that she
was imposed.
ncross Cinton a couple of days ago several had poured water over the cont. A five of $25 houses are reperled to have collapsed and two light killed out- meu were struck right. The victims were a barber and his
client.
A MISTAKEN SEKULE.
Last year at the request of Viceroy Sham sil the so-called Japanese coffee shops were ordered to close their business by the Japanese Consul General ut Hongkong. Some of the shinpe were subsequently sized by the Visero? na they were owned by Chinese subjects. One of the houses seize belanged, however, to s Hongkong shipping firma sad representations were recently made through H. B. M. Cossa)-
The Viceroy being satisfied that the titles wore in order has instructed the Nam-Hoi to release
EXCESS TASSINGBES, The master of a coolia junk was fiued 210 for carrying 13 coolies in excess of the number allowed by his licenco.
AN INTERESTING CHARGE. Chief Detective Hansou prosocuted two into the Colony for the purpose of emigration, Chices for having anticed a number of coolias
Mr. C. F. Dixon represented the defendants, who plowled not guilty.
faveur for making a lise of railway from advancing exploration in nearly every other Artillery by 48 batteries; increasing how General, who claimed the return of the house. santation, the police had made investigations.
the Mediterrain to the valley of 116] Euphrates, and thence to ludia. Politically he time was not ripe, and afterwards the, construction of the Suez Canal sensed to weet all possible respirements. Now the success of the Canal only serves to emphasize the need of something more rapid. The commercial instinct too which leads on the European peoples to continually improve heir methods of communication finds at somewhat similar instinet amongst the Mohammedan peoples which finds its expression in the annual pilgrimage to the holy spots in Arabia. Turkey as the lead fuesting state of orthodox Mohamedanism is just now striving to meet this wandeng instinct of its own people by the construction. of a line of railway to the Hedjas from Syria, aar as this must needs puas xhý Ma'an this A.S. WATSON & CO.. peny town has recently assumed in the eyes
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of the SULTAN an importance it never before possessed. There is little doubt that this was one, if not the principle reason that led to the SULTAN taking a new interest in the [30
Sinaitie peninsula. Now it might very well NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. OXLYcommunications relating to the masca solumn be that this same insignifienst, town of Ma'an Errespondients must forward their names and admight also have some interest in our own
Hongkong, 9th June, 1905,
thould be addressed to Tan Epyron.
of for publication but:
No
I communications that have Generates will be inserted. already appeared in
Lisdiers for entre cous of DAILY FREMS should be sani before 11 am, on day of publication. after that hour the supply is limited. Only supplies Cash Faltgraphic Addros Panasi Codní 4.8,0. 4* Ed
dres es walk communications addressed to the Editor, eved as a necessary link in any scheme of
'evidence of good failk, All letters for publication should be written on direct intercourse between Egypt and India. Historically Mu'an is one of the most ancient one side of the paper only.
spots on the face of the carth. According to many authorities its civilisation was plecedent to that of Egypt herself, but its | importance then as DOW was altogether dependent on its position which made it the essary meeting plan for all traffic, not. the eastern
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LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C
The Daily Press.
The French flotilla of tarpelo destroyers has left Shanghai to engage in exercises in the open stel.
The English fleet, according to the Erko de Ching, will visit the four Kassian ports of the Baltic this momer."
Ou Tuesday morning a robbery was committed at the residence of Mr. G. N. Nolau, at 155. Wanchai Road. A silver ton sat from a sideboard.
was taken
It is reportal in the Shipping Gazette thai a Belgian Company is being formed for the establishment of a regular steamboat service between Auvers and the Far Eastern parts.
ever the auxiliary batteries,
GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA.
LONDON, June 11th.. The German troops have last two officers, eight troopers, and ten troupers wounded in routing 250 rebel Hottentots.
THE DEATH OF MR. SEDDON,
LONDON, June 11th.
At home and in the Colonies, Mr. | Seddon's death has everywhere evoked the warmest tributer and deep regret at the great loss sustained by the Empire.
LAWN BOWLS
The rink competition which has
been proceeding on the green of the Civil Servies Club at Happy Valley was brought to a close
the hoase
A BORED GOVERNMENT.
Viceroy Show bag again ænt a very strong memorial to the Throne against ex-Viceroy Hai Ying-kwai and the merchants and gentry of Canton. The memorial is said to be very strongly worded, but its contents have not been divulged so far. The gentry and the Viseray ars accusing each other with obstracting the prompt construction of the line. It is esid that the Central Government is "bored" by those continuous complaints from both sides.
THE SINKING SHIPP
At least four Tuotais, protegees of the Viceroy, have resigned and returned to their native places.
ALLERD
TOLICE DISHONESTY.
The Canton Buperintendent of Polies now last night when the rinks skipped by Mr-shifts his men about, a general change of posts
The proposal to train soldiers as chauffeurs is receiving considerable support, and it is like-McIvor and Mr. Fenton met in the final. The every fortuight: This is in consequence of
by that a class will be formed in the Three Towns at an early date.
There were too plague caves youlerday, of which nine were fatal. The remaining case was a Portuguese. The number to date is 771; this is about 6 more than corresponding date last year.
on the
An elderly Japanese, who on Tuesday night attempted to alight, tre au electric tram whilst it was in motion in Queen's Road, fell to the ground with such violence that. be bad to be removed to the hospital in a serious-com- dition,
It is stated in artillery eiroles that the new 18-pounder Q.-F. gun is rendered unduly con spicuous in action. The shield attached to the gun for the protection of the gunnera catches the sunlight and acts as a mirror, due to the But, aubraken surface of the shield. The War Office have expressed a desire for fleurs to June 13th, at Murion, The Peat, ra. E only from Mesopotamia to Jox HURES, a daughter.
littoral of the Red Sea and the fertile tande watch and report upon this defect. The shield is of steel, strengthened by wooden-slats, and con- sists of two parts, appar and lower. The upper between Egypt and ancient Elain. It com-shield is attached to the axe-tree by supporting manded, in fact, the two great trade routes brackets, sud to the trail by a fangs, with bolts; of the ancient world, and the effects of the the lower portion is binged to the upper, and ancient Minnean sivilisation, which there is haugs vertically during firing, good reason to believe were mainly centred WHETHER the British Government could in this district, have not yet died out even not wisely have taken a less uncompromising in Europe itself. Now the oldest trade route stand with regard to the disputed boundary of which we have any evidence actually between Turkey and Egypt in the Sinaitic passed from Mann through the Wadi peninsula seems certainly open to discussion. Sirman and Shader to the coast of the While autonttedly, according to the strict Persian Gulf, which it crossed to Elam, the interprctation of the understanding between ancient Susiana. There is very little doubt tim: it was along this road that brouz, and Turkey and Great Britain, Turkey had no
osakos, JUNE 14TH, 1966.
into the simple enquiry whether Great
to Egypt.
latter was beaten by 21 ebots to the winning quartette. Messrs. R. Duacau, C, W. Brett, W. Gast and McIvor, afterwards receiving their badges.
THE CHINESE COMMISSIONERS.
LUNCHEON BY THE PREMIER,
The Prime Minister gave a loncheon at 10, Downing-street, on May 11th in Lonour of the Imperial Chinese Commisioners. The quest were His Imperial Highness the Duke Tan Tre, his Excalloney Shang Chi, bis Excellency I Sheng To. his Excellency Wang Ta Hsich (Chinese Minister), Mr. Tuo Ping Tang, Capt. Chen, Mr. C. Yer, Mr. Fran Chen, the Chancellor of the l
Mr. Bryce, Mr. Byron Breuun, robequer, I Mr. Churchill, Lord Fitzmaurice, Sir Charles Hard- inge, Sir George Murray, Sir Arthur Nicholson, Lont Ripon, Led Tweedmouth, Mr. Morley," MP. Sir John Fisher, Sir John Jordan, Mr. Norman Lamost. M.P, and Mr. Arthur Fausonby. The Chinese visitors were clad in gorgeous costumes.
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THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
The monthly competition for the Robertson Farewell Cup was held at Happy Valley on the 9th to 11th Jane. The following returns were banded in out of an entry of 30
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SHIPPING IN INDO-CHINA.
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Inspector Hanson informed the Court that in consequence of a complaint made to the Registrar General that a pucaber of coolios, 200, bad been brought to the Colony by misrepre-
They found several men who alleged that they had been brought here to go to Peru but on arrival here they heard they were to be meal to Samou. Three of the mon were kept to give evidence and the rest Bout home
One of the coolies called as a witness raid ho was a native of a villago in the Hungsha district and last month a poster appeared in the village stating that men were wanted to goŝto Peru. The documents which he produced as being handed to him shoved that he was to be sent to Samoa and that there was no suggestion of Peru.
BEFORE MR. C. D. MELBOURNE (SECOND POLICE MAGISTRATE).
TROUBLE WITH SERVANTS.
Inspector Dymond, of Mourt Gough Statima, prosecuted a private chair coollo employed by the residents of 21, Chambertin Road for entering the cervants quarters at 38; Plantation
Road without the consent of Mr. V. B. Law · The Inspector suid that when be untered the premises he found 15 or 20 men gambling They all escaped with the exception of defend- ant. Fined $5 or seven days' imprisonment,
Me. Law also proceeded against two of bis polisa for misconduct and disobediençɔ to bis ordera in barbouring other man on the praminas. They were found guilty and fined $1 each)
SAN FRANCISCO.
OVERLANDS BOUTE STILL IĄCOMMENDED.
Ie granting the request of Mr. T. D. McKay, the well-known G. P. A. for the Pacific Mail, 0. & O., xnd T. K. K. steamer lines, that wo should draw special attention to the announce- ment he makes on page 4, we may also quota the following statement which he received from headquarters by the Nippon Alaru:
WE NEVER SLEEP!"
"Owing to rumours having reached this offica that a story is being circulated in the Orient to Pinkerion's multo may shortly be legitimately
the effect that everything is disorganized in appropriated by the majority of Wall-street
San Francisco, and that passengers vis the Pacific Mail B. S. Co., the Occidental and operators, it appears. According to a New York correspondent, the extraordinary success.
excited alread of the Day and Night Bank has
Oriental S. 9. Co., anil the Toyo Kinon Kaisha Line cannot get botal accommodation, etc., the emulation of other banking establishments. so that way offox are now kept open til
in San Francisco, owing to the destruction of two or four in the morning Night transactions
several hotels and boarding houses by the are getting the upper head in New York more people leave the theatre or the
recent earthquake and fire, the management and more restaurants where they have dined leaflets
of the above named lines wishes to point out that there is absolutely no truth in these rumours. asiting tool sorts of a eculations are thrust into their hands, and any number of
Passengers coming via San Francisco can Yorkers are to be found who consider it a glorious sensation to
to do business while other
do so with the assurance that they will folk are asleep, As a matter of fact, Broadway
meet with no juconvenience or difficulty... shows more signs of life at present at 11 p.. A statement of the commercial shipping in
mul Indo Ubina during 1905 shows that there has The destruction of San Francisco by earth. than at four d'clock in the afternoon.
been a decrease compared with the previous quake and fire is one of the greatest events in dealt in then in the botals, at the bars and in
the world's history, and passengers in the thousands of dollars worth of securities are the cafés. Most stockbrokers after working all year. The arrivale wore -----
above lines have the opportunity of masing San day in their offices, go to the Waldorf Astoria Flags Number Tos, Number Tan.
Francisco en route, the memory of which will 274 698.178 213 162 205,915 183 22,827 Jest until the last second of their earthly life,
284277 197 424.919 often do marre business is a few hours than the have done during the entire day. Broadway is English lit by electric light at full power and resounds. with the die of business at two o'clock in the
58 61,820
81,182 69,4850 morning. In many of the restaurants. the Italian COCOP plantilles i Elantra
and bair dressers aver close their Duter doors at all. The demand for night worker is Kussian on the increase, becaus's businas in now never
Launches Chin. suspended.
Junka Chiv. 958 Junks Auna 51
DREDGING THE TUNG-TING LAKE.
149
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40
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23,681 1,63 684 24
507,508
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and be a source from which to furnish informni- tion and date for the benefit of the coming generation or two at drat hand, which all the ers in the world nannt. Dlustreke so well as he who sees and can explain by word of mouth. Tho Puoille Malt Steamship Company, the 215 Occidental and Oriental Steomahip Company, 30,136 the Toya Kisan Kaisha (the Orient I Beam
ship Co and the San Francisco Overland Route, have, ever since the earthquake and fre occurred, April 18th, 1006, at Ban Francisco, been most prompt and careful in looking after the welfare and comfort of Ueir passengers,-
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Among the ladies assisting the survivors of the San Francisco earthquake is Miss Jeannette Baldwin, a granddaughter of the author of the "Star-Spangled Banner." That song was written in circumstances little less exciting than the occasion which has brought Miss Bald- win inte prominence. Francis Scott Kay, its author, was a prisoner on one of the British chips by which Baltimore was bombarded in 814, and, seeing the fur of the city still Gying over Fort Homy in the morning, he was leg to stand on, the question resolved it with it its first civilisation, was introduced inspired to the composition of his famous song.or the St. Regis Hotel at night, when they French
Ma'an is in fact the key to Central Ambia, When he was permitted to go ashore he read over bis verset to one Fedinand Darsag, who Britain could not, while maintaining that and Central Arabia is the key to overlandizing so old volume of flute minste, sought vat this was not a matter admitting of debate,affic between Egypt and India. There a piece called "Anacreon in Heaven." This he The one compensative advantages form
Tin sucli a compromise as would live in ing ng compensated for the seemingly infinitesimal
return for minor, concessions in the region at the close of the war, throughout the United loss of prestige on the part of Egypt which
of Akaba, enabled Great Britain to make States, and become a sort of national anthem. was apparently the chief ground of dispute comom cause with the SULTAN in gúning
The Admiralty hare had under their roa- All three sides concerned in the dispute animpeded access to Maan on the borders sideration the desirability of simplifying the ar
Tutal. 1,708 1,339,758 2,446 1,339,565 seem to have coincided in one view, and of Arabia proper. Unfortunately while rangements under which payment is made fr
Although the ships carrying the Frbuch flag Spirit not taken up by temperance men or with- that was as to the utter uselessness of the British explorers of Late years-havo traversed from toxuman under 2 years of the Vicerry Chang Chistung and the corpor were fower in number than in 1904 they ground in dispute. In the actual present every other pugten of the habitable globe, With ibis just they have decided, to lieu Paus Hung-shu of Ha-nun with reference to represented areater tourage, the increase
matters little whether Tabab and the Central Arabia, which owing to its inter- the prosent system of prying for spirit on the the unsatisfactory state of the Tung-ting Lake being 51 93 tons
which has become so shallow in recent years The departures word: seven miles in question are Turkish or
that navigation from Haukow to Changeha and mediate potion between Egypt and India, savings coacher and entering the transactio
in the mess books, to make trial of an arrange beyond by steam launches is greatly interfered Egyptian territory, for unler existing and which moreover affords the most:
have been advised to read out son reliable Pronel to be credited on the ship's ledger as official to make a thorough investigation of English conditions the peninsula of Sinai has supracticable line for a railway which wouky went under which the value of spirit, savings with. Their Excellencies Chang and Paure through neglect almost to the position of a
bind together anch 'staut parts of the money, so that each individual will receive to the lake sad (the state of the water Out German
Norwegian un-man's land. Formerly this very pen Empire as india and Cape Colony, has been amount due to him with his ordinary modern steam dredgers may be purchased by
entirely neglected. Explorations have Every person who does unt receive the spit them for dredging purposes with a view of American
ration in kind or who does not take sp oat facilitating nasisation between. Hu-pei and Swedish
In reply their Excellencies Chang Dutch that for long it was a boue, of contentioninderd hren made in Yemea and Hadramaut; the authorized substitutes is to be marked "Hu-nan
but Central Arabia, one of the most interest- on the ship's ledger and in the mess band Pang state that they hare issued instrne. Ifoliag
tjons to all the Magistrates and officials along Japanese banks of the Nile and the Euphrates ring cox tries, archaeologically, historically. Changes in the list of temperanes men will, the two embaukments of the Tang-ting Lake Austrian
to each submit a detailed report about its Russian spectively; and long after its fual passing! into Egyptian hands the rulers of that geologically, as well as socially and politica rule, only be med monthly, and men will
delag. But to Juoks Chin. to improve it without farther country found it profitable to maintain ally, has been left entirely in the cold since required to give notics of their intention present condition so that action may be taken Danish
it was traversed by PALGRAVE nearly half change either to or from "temperanza" in ti there a large military garrison to protect their very material interests. This impor century ago. Yet it is by no means the for the transive tolako effect from the first tance was brought about not only from the barren and forbidding country that it is the month. The revised regulations do occurrence of very valuable copper mines. popularly assumed to be. Looked at on /ppy to offisera, in whose cases the present «2 | funds must be afforded by the Board of Revonne again shows an adresca.
tem of payment is to be maintained.
insula was considered so valuable an asset
between the two great civilisations the
At the request of the British Charge d'Affaires in Peking, the Wafa-pu wires
1905. 1904. Fluge Number Ton Number Ton,
244
704.883 279 429.5K0 143 91,486 191 421,350 196,843 187 212,625
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68 88,350 39 49,267 51 69,346
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Regardless of expense, and at no times were the patrons of these lines subjected to the discomforts invented by rumeur."
THIRD GYMKHANA.
ONE MULE AND A QUARTER HANDICAP.
WEIGHTS
PONIEN
st. lbs. 10 11
10 11
39
+
L396
6,840
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8,477
Preston
321
1,98
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Highland Gillie
10
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Mumoderen
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10,3 4
Highlaud Raider
10
623
17,580 1,217
22,939
Lashmore...
856 85
The Jobber
377
Tonic APA
1,440 1,384,875 2,090 1,257,040
Red Herring...
Maori King
do so it involves great expenses which cannot Junks Annam 110 be provided by the two Hu Provincie on account of the empty condition of th
respective proviveint treasuries, ie, to
55y
in Peking if the Lake is to be really improved or dredged in future-Hankou Daily News.
Totals
The decrease is 650 vessels, but the tonnage
(Sgd). W. H. E. Parker.
H. P. White.
9 13
11
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