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The reported wounding by Russines of the TELEGRAMS. Tortar-General of Heilaugchiang, it seems, has been denied by the Waimapu, on the strength The Government of Cape Colony has pro
of a lelegram from H.E. Chủng Tai nhung bibited the landing at the Guano Islands of themself, who in reply to a dispatol from that Board has stated that he is un ́njured in any treasure hunters on the Yacht Xenia.
· THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16TM¤, 1906.
eases these summer shakings have bean) we again hear of shooirs in the first week It is reported that the tag Robert Coeke hos preceded by a long series of preliminary of September. The latter portion of the left for Castle Peak to make another attempt quiverings; the fra disturbates which has
to tow off the stranded steamer Kinehan. set the rest going in nearly every cass being traceable to the period when the earth was in perihelion, A wo showed in our reference to the Sac Francisco disaster, the indication of the disturbed condition of
year it, however, not so prolific in seismic disturbances as the first half; and more especially is this the ense when they have rather to be classed as reflected, the main source of the earthquakes of the year living The Autí-Amortenti agitatore íu Mexico havQ unquestionably to be placed in the Pacific instigated the antive miners to hold demonstra.
Places in cooquence.
In proportion as the places of the Sultan of Turkey becomes more tritical, the general situation in the Balkans is gelling worse. Pessimistic views are taken in Europe.
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["DAILY PRESS" EXOLOGİTE SERVICE.]
THE CHINA COMMAND,
GENERAL KATTON'S SUCCESSOR, According to the “Asibi," the project for the establishment by the Milan Bishi Kaisha
LONDON, October 15th. Major-General Broadwood succeeds taking shape. The Kaisks, it is said content Major-General Villiers Hatton plates the construction of a dockyard twice the
Company,
sis of that belonging to the Kawasaki General Officer Corinanding in South
what wu may call the Pacific Girdle" was girdle. Nearly one half of this girdle really ioun, Brikes have oscarred as a azmber of of a large dookyard at Wada Point is again i given Ch the 31st. Jabuary at the equatorial is subtouring, and even here it includes crossing of the two lines, where our present | several well known groups of volcanic Equator interacts both the Himalasic and islands. It is interesting not withstanding and the Pacific Girdles. Seismology has to trace is general course. Leaving the -mude coma little progress since that lisaster, South American const somewhat about, the
we shall see by a reference to the month of the great Ta Plata, it passes close | Illustmted Fondos News" of the 25th to South Georgia and the Sandwich group August lust, where the two girdles to which in the south Atlantic; theuse by Bouvet I. we drow attoution in our previous article it proceeds to Crozet, Kergueles, and skirts are plainly drown out, but: oariously enough the Anmerdam group, all of which are
2
without any appreciation of their rail
importance as great circles. To this latter we shall refer lower down.
kuown to be volcanic. The next had i
meets is Cocas, and from that it procieds !
in
colors of the mint hase heretofore been very According to the Centon Daily News the asful to Shum, and bons momorinlized the throne asking for permission to take them to Yuuan. However, Chow-fu has telegraphed
them to remain in Canton until his arrival.
The Yuct Hag Railway Co. have reported to
The Gazelle motifies that the King has been graciously pleased to appoint Harry English Coosal General for the Province of Sheng Falford, Esq. C.M.G, to be His Majesty's king, to reside at Makdon and Guorge Domo
China,
S
tenora Robert. George Broadwood C.B., A.D.C. to His Majesty the King, has boon commanding the Bloemfontein district since
Liaut Col, British medal, Khedive's medal 1014. Ho served in the Dongols Expedi tionary Forca, 1893 (despatchow, brevet of with iw olespi); Egyptian var, 1898, insind-
tius Pitzigion, Eng., to be His Majesty's Conealing Atbara (despatches), and Khartoum
at Chinking.
(despatches, Demanisk, Bellish medal, thrus beps to Khedive's medal South Africa 1993-101 (despatobes twice. Quem's medal In the Lawn Tennis Match at the Shanghai and six clasp, King's medal sad two caps. Country Club Hongkong . Shenghai all throw was also commanding troops in Natal
antches were won by Shanghai: Marshall and 2003-1904), Wilson (Shanghai) beat Haucook and Norrie (Hongkong.) 6 -3, 7-5. Maclone Middleton (Shanghai) beat
elips (gkong) 6-1, 6-3. Dew and Moule (3hanghai) beat Turuar and Woodwardl (Hougtong), 6-4, 6--1,
and
Saith and
NAVAL ECONOMIES.
to Sumatra, where in the midst of rolcanes the Kwang Chow Profect, that an they are Meanwhile it is interesting to follow the it rosses the Equator. None of these lands sily engaged in railway work they have no reports of the Valparaiso shock. It would are inhabitel, and as practically explore to devote to the bridge, says the Canton This is taken to signify their Daily Non seem that two days before, the abservatory ed. The sens are moreover since trade has willingness to allow thebridge to bo constructed at Santiago announced that soun tremblings made a highway of the Red Son, seldom by other partion.
LONDON, October 15th. hud occurred to the instruments there, visited by ships; and the sufboru part of
The Government's intention is showing that the sure of unrest, bad not the Indian Ocean is of late years almost prepared at Aldershot to join the companies at Two drafts of Royal Engineers have been
announced of paying off eight battle- Altogether terminat. It is, of course in deserted. Pacent surveys lave shown that Hong kong and Singapore. Lieutenants R. M.
The rise of the dollar exchange to 28 3-1.164. ships and four armoured cruisers; also our prevent stage of knowledge absolutely much of the great cirde line is marked by Ranking and ♬ H. Dagaid, Royal Armyarcely requires spesial note, since every in-of striking off the sea-going list eight Impossible to predict an cartaquake as we
series of shallow soundings, and that here Medical Corps, stationed respectively at long-tant of adult age probably knew all about battleships, would predict a cyclonu; w bare, for
as above water it marks a lecided ridge. kong and the Straits Settlemente, have been it by tiffin line. Greatly as it pleases those who
This is part of the programme of are prid in heal energy, it is otherwise instance, no means of judging whether the Unless an earthquake of sufficient intensity promoted captains in their department.
regarded by the tradesmen of the Colony, who laval retrenchment. tramor is a precursor or the sequela of peeur to be caught on the very distant A Atatement issue! at Portsmooth ofate that they have unver experienced suck badi disturbance, nor whether it is not only the seismographic instruments alrealy existing the result of the effort mada themes as they hues lately 4. Shopping bills THE EDUCATIONAL MUDDLĘ. effect of a slight Jocal adjustment of in these southern regions, it is very unlikely Royal Nary among men of lower deck are apparently being everywhere curtailed in subterrament consitions. Protended part that any other notion will be had of earth. ratings ou bobalf of the Japanese Famine quake prognostications exeup!
quakes or cruptions in these deserted that the odd fourponce covered the expenditure. inost general term, must, without present regions; so that their mot having bor £211 1'' has been forwarded to the Japañcen knowledge, be locked upon as worse than recorded is no evidence of their nou. Ambassador in London empirie, in mout
cases the individual recurrence. Even in so often traversed a
A Glasgow business house, says a komne paper Wine and is supplied to all the Leading Hot making them not having experience¦een as that between Hongkong and Cebu, a
hes reo-ived a communication from Baghdad, of cluse aut serions volcanic-disturbance may take place Turkey, dated Augusts, which atatas : enough of the relation effect to justify his evon laying claim without inving its record at the neighboring Carpessuali due has on July With has not an Restaurants throughout Ionian.
bearvator iss. In February last the S.9. renebied Faghulad, as the post carrier's camel is Lothian after her arrival at New York, said to have esooped whilst he was sleeping, and reportel that on her voyage sha iu this it is supposed it porished in the sterf. Con-graders are to be coerced into giving up the locality passed through fifty miles of boiling sequently the mail iş hat.” water, and that during the strange pissage the ship look from stem to stern, the bad ague" Th, we may remark,
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the title of eanitic. The day of the earthquake had been fine, a fun like any ordinary day at the season, and the shock without warning. To written A. S. WATSON & CO., | accounts state that the stock took plies at about eight o'clock, but here there is a curious, apparent at least, discrepancy. In China, at Sipcawei, in England, at Professor
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was on this self-emme Pacific Girdle, very long ago a similar experience was
Fund shows that £211. 1941, was raised and
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It is reported from Poking that the Ministers of the Board of Education (Hsuehpu) have issued a oitentar note to the Chinese Represent Notatives at the various capitals of Europe and Amerion to prohibit Chinese studente abroad)
permission. This will be a serious bindrance to those who desire to see a change after, the Western mode,
ardor that larger amounts may be remitted horse.
na sarings,
A antive contemporary" "w'ates that the Chéngwuch's or Council of State Affairs has decided upon the regulations to be issued in regard to the abolition of opium smoking. They are that persons of sixty years of age and above will be allowed turcoûtinue the habit with.
cut last or hindrance, while all offciats under those holding the substantive post of the 1st and 2nd
lubit on pain of eufore id retirement or summary dismissal from the pablica vics, With regard to the masses, a leaf will be taken from the Japanese regulations 12 Formost with reference to the same subjet, and ofatal burosur for the sale of the drug will be opined in coness of time,
LONDON, October 15th. The Government is going to appeal to the House of Lords against the West Riding judgment.
CIVIC VISITORS IN PARIS.
LONDON, October 15th. The Lord Mayor and party received a most enthusiastic welcome in Paris.
OBITUARY.
LONDON, October 15th. Sir Richard Tangye is dead, aged. 73.
[Sir Richard Tangye, F.R.G.8., J.P.; #78% One of the many generous nots of the late bead of the engineering firm of Tangyes, which had branches at Birmingham, London,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. / Milne's private observatory, and at Wash noticed in the neighbourhood of the from .sulting off their quenes wition, official | Mr. Louis Spital was to furnish the whole Johannesbarg, Sydney and other oitins].
Agents.
flongkong, th September, 1995.
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ington the commencemeat of the shock was nated and calcaling back the distance travelled by the seismic wave, the first shock must have occurred about 6,40 p.m.
Aleutians in the extreme northerly extension of the great circle.
Returning to Porfener Milne's chart in the * Illustrated London New?", we may notice
of the mousy necessary to every out the scheme of the Leage of the Empire for providing udents in all parts of the King's dominions
RRUTHE'S SERVICH]
with a graded nerias of Imporial text-books, THE NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES.
the Empire with the boat kind of bocks dealing
LONDON, October 18tb. The Newfoundland Cabinet has resolved
with the history and remarces of our world-
enforcement of the modus vivendi,
Yesterday afteroom Mr. G. F. Lammert, on the 16th August. The records are in at the line marked as “Libby's Circle" urtioneer, offerad for sale leasehold proports The idea is not ocly to furnish the youth of curious agreement, and make the wave to white it is corrcel as far as it passes though registered in the Land Office as laland Lot have tavelled at the rate of 4 miles por the lawl to the unth of the Equator, fails No. 1,300 which bas un aros of 23,400 equare le possessionis and Lhe duties and privileges to resist ta the fullest extent of the law, the second, or very nearly 6 kilometros in its southern section beneath the South feet. Numerous intending puchasors wore Shanghai. is situated approximately at the Pacific. To acconat for earthquakes in the present, but the bidding was slow and so the of citizenship, but als; to establish a fund for sütipodes of Valparaiso, and the commence. Tonga arhipelago, it makes the line descend highest bid runobed 241,900, aprice which did the advancement of education throughout the Tupire. Our colonies are joining heartily ment of the vibutions was recorded at only to 20 E.L. The line should, of course, not satisfy the mortgages, the proporty was the scheme, and a strong editorial committos has been formed, of which Professor Bory 7.19 p.m. Valparaiso time, (8h. 19m. a.m. have decided to about 43 S.L. and this withdrawù.
through New
Regius Professor of Modern History, Cam China Caust time); the length of the chord, would have brought it
The Russia Ministry of Finance intenda to well as Queensland, which here passing near the earl's centre is Zonland, as
submit to the Cabinet a proposal under which tells the Chair of Contitational History at bridge, is the chairman. Profesor Pollard, who
Telegraphic Addra Puzas, Code: A,B,0. And approximately 7,900 miles, and the time Professor Milae hinsolf marks as a region contractors, both Russian and foreign, will be University College, London, has acoapted the
wonld be within a few seconds of 32 subject to disturbance. One or two other incited to luíid, with share capital gua-suteed position of alitor.
Lisbor'
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BIKTUS.
On October 4th, at Swatow, the wife of J. C. A. Hox, . Maratacak, of a daughter.
Du Cetober 6th, at Shanghai, the wife of Her. AWURD JAREN WALKER, of a laughter.
In October 6th, le Mr. and Mrs, W. JAMSON, ef Shanghai, a daughter.
Outer 8th, at Shanghai, the wife of H, B. H. Truman, of u dæighter.
On October Verb,it Stuttgart, the wife of Ligu Commander >TAN o H.3.5. Tral, of a slaughter.
At Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. BAXIRE, 400. MARRIAGE:
On October 6th, at Shanghai, Michael Jas526 Tamiss of Liverpoot, to Eumza TH HAULET OF Shanghai.
DEATHS.
On October 6th, at Shanghai, ANDREW MILLER, Jae Chief Engine M.SS. Co., agod 53 year: On October 7th, at Shanghai, WILLIAM Cow, JR.D.M. Office of Works, aged 51 years.
On Uctober 2h, at Shaugimi, JAES ELWALD Barnes, of Liverpool, aged 26 years.
On October 1, at Hankow, the wife of GIBON, of wetan.
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minutes giving 6-46 approximate time of the actual shock. In south England the length of chord is Approximately 6,450 miles and the time nearly 27 minuter, the Valjanicu time is given a 7.16 p.m. so the calculated time of commencement would be 6.49 p.m. A1 Washington. the chord is approximately 4,850 miles, and the time of passage of the vibration a little over 20 minutes. The time (Cule) revorite was Đức Pha sai tại reduced time of actual occurrence would be 6.44 pm. These are only the roughest of calculations, and given without knowledge of the exact time noted at Valparaiso itself, but the coincidence is at least curious.
Nor are the sequelae of this Valparaiso earthquake any less instructive than theee-] of the early part of the year. In Chile itself the earth was in a prasticnily con- Linuous stage of vibration tilt the 20th August, and during this period the vibra- tious were distinely felt in the Formon Channel. The Pacific Girdle spoken of abore actually fringes the west coast of Formosa, and we find on the 19t5 (18th
great cicle lines of disturbanco appear to by the Government, the Amur Railway from exist in part, but these are of much more the station at Pokrovskais, at the confluence of ancient geologie date, and have not been the Chitra and the Argan, to Khabarovsk
much in evidence in recent disturbances.
The frat section, from Brietensk to Pakrovskaja, will be built at the expanse of the Government.
Our Japan letter appears on page 5.
A serious motor accident occurred in the Bhangbai Malou en October 11th. Mr. E. S A European cusy of diphtheria is notifed ir Little's motor came into collision with a ricaba the Colony,
near Houan Roari This occupant of the ricshe, a woman, was thrown out and severely injured. he was taken to the Shantang Rowl Hospital and thence to a Charitable Institute fo: native women in Burkill Road, where her injuries were found to be very serious and she was detained.
The German Mail of the 12th September was delivered in London on the Bth iust.
Germany contemplates increases in the En- gineer Corps and Field Artillery.
Major General Villiers Hatton & Mes. Hatton reached Marsailles safely on September 961.
Mr. & Mrs. May and children are booked to leave London on October 27th by the P. &
stearoor Nubia,
In the expedition to Cuba the Amerienus are cbodying the lessons of the Russo-Japanese war, especially in testing the efficiency of the General Suff
The rehtions between Turkey and Bulgarin
CHINESE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
LONDON, October 13th. Hongkong, with 1,647 repatriated Chinese, The Cranley has sailed from Durban for mostly composed of undesirables.
GERMANY.
LONDON, October 13th. Prines Holentoke records a conversation The following two tolograme are from the the Tsar referred to the tour in Japan, with the Tar al Peterhof in 1895 in which Jepan Herald-The Daily Telegraph pablistise when an attempt was ande on the life of particulars of a now Anglo-Russina grement the Tsarevitel by a fantic concerning Tibet, and asserts that Sir Edward spite of the sear which I bear on the fore- He said in Gray, the British Secretary of State for Foreigu head, I have much ayupathy with the Affairs, amunicated particulars of the nogo-Japanese, every thing I saw in Japan tiations to diplomatic ciroles in London some grently impressed me, and I was struck by time ugo.
The obief feature of the Agreements, the great orderliness, activity, and according to the Telegraph," is that both intelligence of the population, but sympathy Powers agree to remain neutral and not to did not prevent me from acting against interfere in Tibeta anffairs. Further negotiations the Japanese when they sought to go too are said to be in progress concerning Persis, especially for a joint ban to that country.
fr.
[N.-C. Daily News Service.] CHINA NEGLECTS AN OPPORTUNITY
With the assistance of tirma in German Africa, two steamship companies-the Chinese Coast Representatives of Japanese spinning and Navigation Co., founded by Messrs, Menzell & manufacturing firms are now instituting in Co., of Hamburg, and the "Triton" Company, of quiries in Lancashire rssproting the adoption Bremen, are about to amalgamate. The new of electricity in cotton mills. Japan now'possesses combination will apply for employment of their handred shares allotted to China have not been
between 50 and 60 spinning wills containing nearly two millions of spinates, in addition to some 8,000 or 9,000 loosas, employing many thousands of native operatives, and textile
chinary makers in Laponshire have been
busily engaged for some time past with the ure [Out 5th] somewhat menaced. Bulgarian despatch of consignments of webinery to troops have ussenabled on the frontier and Jupin. apparently intond to occupy Suahikoff.
vessels as Gwernment transports to Africa and her Corman colonies, which the Woormanu
Line Las up to the pr: sart dominated.
The Pall Mall. Guzetie remarks: Those who
are disposed to be thankful for small mercies may be loft to congratulate Sir Edward Grey upon his letter to the Associated Chambers of Chambers concerning Sir Robert Hart. It to this: the Chinose Government has
omes
TOKYO, October 7th. The capital for the South Manchuria Esilway Company has been over-subcribed, but eleven taken ap
PRINCE ARTHUR'S VISIT RETURNED.
Togo, October 7th. The Nishi Nicki states that General H.I.H.
Peines Fushini is to visit England next Spring to return the copliment paid to Japan by the visit of Prince Arthur of Connaught and the Garter Mission.
GERMANY'S TRAVELLING
POLITICIANS.
Toxro, October 8th. The member of the Reichstag who ste visiting the Far Esat arrived at Tokyo this morning. They will be received in sudience by
... the Emperor on Friday.
Two tome from the Times Marine Insurance
LAST May we drew attention to the very in Chile), of the coast of Fukien, E. long took fire în 1869, was rec.mtly fooded in an interest." Le Carmania's very large gold | Chinese officials over Sir Robart's head makes The Anchor Colliery, in Pennsylvania, which Market report dated September 12th are of given an "assurance" that the appointment of rouarkable series of earthquake socks, 118.14, the Kwangee steamer reporting & attempt to extinguish the fames. It has not shipment has been spread so widely over the no change in the method of administering the which beginning at Esmeraldas on the violent shock as having a little past six in been pauped out (according to a Fau's Londou, Hamburg, and New York insurance Maritime Customs, and Sir Robert's Chinese Pride coast of Columbin close to the the afternoon struck the ship. On the muge), but found to be still bursing.
markets that there has been less furry than chists have twice verbally told him to go on Equator, culminated on April 18th in the 20th an earthquake was reported at Lima
might have been expected. The patting atministering us before. They suggest that if A depulation of British Columbian legislators forward of the last £600,000-making the totale likes to circulate these instructions he is at sieit resulting in the dissipation of misconcep
The papers dwell on the probability of the destructive earilquake that wendered Sta
on the same line as Valparaiso but 21 has waited upon Sir Wilfrid Laurier at Ottawa consignment well over two millions sterling- Francisco a heap of ruins. It is one of the degreas of latitude further north. On the wud urged upon him the recorsity of excluding after the vessel had sailed caused some pressure Edward Grey thinks thin the best solution; and
liberty to do so, aud “in the circumstances" Birtions in regard to Japan, held in Germany. features of these seistnic phenomena that 29th southern Peru was shakou, while on Hindas from landing in the colony, on the to reinsure and as much as 2s. 6d. per cent., nad gir Hobort Hart will accordingly put these
REDUCTION OF THE JAPANESE they are distinctly periodic, ascally reaching the 2nd September San Juan, Guatemala, ground that they are "andesirables:"
even 39. 40. per cent, were paid by anderwriters verbal instructions on record in a cicular and in
GARRISONS. a maximum during the winter season in our 17 N. and also on the same line) also
in order to reduce cxcessive laries. But during dastehow to the Revenue Council and the The Garman Consul-General ins lodged a northern hemisphere, and fading to a
the greater part of to-day the rata for reis- Was-Wu-Pa. "In the circumstances," no It is reliably reported that Japan will recall reported an earthquake. The early part pretest with the Australian Federal Govera minimum when the earth is at its aphelion. of Sepmber was likewise marked by die mort against the now duties which have been anxiety on the part of anderwriters to pay it. that is not prepared to compel China to take
surances was-le. per out, with us apparent doubt, mesus, given a British Government half hor gorrisses from Maucharis and Korea. Of course exceptions occur, and it is also turbances on this girdle, Valparaiso being imposed. Ho luas threatened that the GermaThe largest amonnt previously insund bere on the obviously proper course-the substitution of
THE CURRENCY IN MANCHURIA. noticeable that many, if not most of the again shaken on the 2nd, aud on the 24tb
Government might adfit a
ta policy of retaliation.
old in an Athaotic liner was £1,900,000, of worst of these disturbances recorded in Siccawei again reported a shock. Nor was
an official Imperial desres for this casual leave
TONTO, October 10th. Despatches received in Berlin from Tiautain which London carried practically the whole to Sir Robert to send out his circalar if it iuces are to be incorporated in one wiat at
The silver mints of the three Eastern Prov history, have happened during the summer the Himalaya girds altogether omitted, for
on September 11th stated that the British and smount. Rates on the Pacific Mail steam r
amuses him. It looks like a competition be- Makden with the purpose ofgiring Manchuria, months; but in earthquakes as in
tween the Chinese and British Governments ́in a uniform coinage. on August 19th wafind seismic disturbances French guards were to be reinforced immediately Manchuria foll to-day from 35 gainess to 25 meteorological phenorzona it is wise to recall making themselves felt at the unfortunate agitation in China. Who could have sent charge hopes to float the vessel tomorrow or
in consequence of the menacing anti-foreiga guinea per cent. The salvage officer in "aving faco"; and the Chines are botter
H.E. Chae Erhan, the Tartar General of Makden is redeeming all the old uotes prior to the doggrel waming:--" Long threatened
island of Martinique, while in south Italy them ?
issuing a new series, long last-Short noticeļsuon past ". In most
Friday,"
experts at the game.
Toxo, October 10th.