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i who possessed mora nerve than his boredi-1 River colony mora cheaply tum those tary associates, and so was able to utilise mureyed by the Cape lines, and fearing a in his own personal interests the necumu- diversion of imports, the Cape Government Inted bordes of a generation. The result determined to grant in the American style is more especially seen in America, where rebates on the goods making use of their own lines. The question was complicated A. S. WATSON & CO., all the transcontinental lines have fallen
into the hands of huge associations, sach by various political site issues, and this action of the Cape was interpreted in Natal of which is entirely controlled by some
as part of a scheme for forcing the latter masterful individual. As these associs into the hurds of the Truusvaal: At all
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Lions are all more or less connected with one or other of the great syndicates it was perhaps hul natural that private arrange ments in the shape of rebates and pre- ferences should como’to be the ra'e; and to euch an extent were these carried that in the interests of the intion at large the Government at Washington found Becessary to interféry, and establish inter-
events public opinion in both colonies rau high.
of the misfortunes of It is one following au able Colonial Secretary like Mr. CHAMBERLAIN that the present holder of the office, Lord Erors, whether he asta wisely or foolishly, is certain to excite the suspicious of the colenials as to his laten. itions. The vngarica of his Assistant, too, MF. WINSTON CHURCHILL, do not render his holding of the office any the more agree-
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Another stabbing affray is reported from TELEGRAMS. Tai Toa Tuoi oa Baturday. Two codlies quarrolled, and one drew a koifa and stabbed the other, Tho assailant was arrested and the injured man conveyed to hospital.
["DAILY PRES" EXCLUBIYE SERVICE). SOUTH AFRICAN TROUBLES.
HOER RISING.
LONDON, November 11th.
A Boor raid on a small scale has
On the 27th ult., at the temporary officon of the South Manchurian Railway Company, General Terau hi, Minister for War, Biron Shibusawa, and other members of the Committes
sombled for the allotment of the shares he recently subsoribed No applications for lens than ten shares were considered, and the Cape applicants for over ton shares totalled 11,954; Eighty-nine per cent of sabscribers to ton shares
and over were alloited shareholders is 10,101,
The total number of
Yesterday was the birthday of His Majesty Vittorio Emanuele II. King of Italy, and to celebrate the occasion Mr. de Ssentirmay de Darvasto, the acting Consal for Austria-Hungary in charge of the Italian Cossaiste Goneral, held
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AN EMIGRANT STEAMER STRANDED,
TONTO, November 3th. The emigrant steamer China Mara (3) owned by Mr. Matsukata of Kobe want ashore at Honolulu bat was se esfully towed off by sh American worship and two merchaalmen.
MAD BLUEJACKET,
Toro, November 5th.
made in the North West of the Japanese armoured eruisar Iwate (9,830 A bluejankot was seized on Friday on board Colony.
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THE WILL OF THE LATE MR, E, R. BELILIOS.
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tons), as he was on the point of setting fire to the powder-magnaine. He was found to b mentally deranged.
A GREAT CAVALRY TEST.
TOKYO, November 6th. A cavalry race between Tokyo and Fuka- shima, 150 miles to the north, was alaried yesterday. The horses taking part were either Japanese or half-breds aul tas distaus snt is
longost seer attempted in Japan in a test of this kind. Ths Emperor ng sent an arde-do-
camp to wituss the ruce.
THE BRITISH CONSULATE AT
MURDEN.
Touro, November 8th.
Mr. Harry F. Falloni, C.M.G.. British Conant-General-designate for Makdan, has arrived in that cily to select a site for the British Consuluto.
катов.
NAVAL RIOT AT PORTSMOUTH.
LONDON, November 6th. A serious cutbreak kes occurred amongst the wired ratings in the Naval Barracks at Ports- mouth, Three hundred maga were on parado bolted indoors with f rain fell and without any
orter boing ri and to enable him to sea anıl
-spea to them mer effectzally the senior office ordered the front ranks, who were mostly stokors, to kneel. order and he was handed over to the aval Some of these hesitated; one refused to obey the police. His comrades rescued his nerest and afterwards anahed the brick's canteen and appeared resolved to wreck the
LONDON, November ditlı, In the will of the lare Mr. F. R. Beilios the property in Hongkong was proved at a recaption at the L. and R, Consulate. Prince's £275,034, of which £950,000, failing issue These inter-state laws have naturally found nothing directly with regard to the financial Buildinge. Among those who attended to of his son, is bequeathed to found a free
arrangements of Cape Colony, tant Colony proffor their congratulations were Captain Jewish college in Calcutta, no favour with the great lines, and a prssessing responsible government and full Coleman, A.D.C., representing H.E. the President Roosevelt has been active is annetul control in its own ofhirs. But the Governor, Mr. H.W. Woodward, DRY GINGER ALE enforcing them, a state of considerable new central colonies have not as yet launched secretary to Commodore Williams, Me, C.H.R. tension has ensued between the governoul into the full length of responsibility. Cheney, RE, representing Colonel Darling, ment on the one side and de great triste and Lord ELGIN ordered them to weet the Bishop Pozzoni, all the Foreign Consuls and a on the other, and with the recent proseen- Cape by placing on goods entering be it argo number of civilians, FRUITtion of the Standard Oil Company, this from the Cape Colony countervailing pres. has broken out into practically open war. Dubikes the very shailer action of the Some of these great, rmdway associations Fuited States Government with regard to have recantly been heavily fined for inter-state traffic on railways dictated this
least open to question whether this direct feeling throughout all the States in
action of the Colonial Secretary was alto. at unless something be soon deac to
gether wise. Fortunately the various in- amend these abusat not only the Guvern tersis in South Africa have not permitted mont, but the Gancial stability of the themselves to be carried away by any mere entire country will be strained legond sentiment, anl we find that they were endurance. In England, although the discussing the position calmly. We noto im, when th d Dr. Jasinos, the able Premier great railway corporatius form an portaat element in the lan 1, they have from of the Cape, has gone to Loudon to discuss the Leginning conducted their affairs solely the question at longth on the spot with the an economic lines; thi in reason is Colonial Ofice.. Probably the Johannesburg naturally that Parliament has always kept correspondent of the Timer is correct in his a- tight hand on their growth and develop forecast that there will be no ead to similar ment, and bas concerned itself winch with crises as long as the enrrying trade of South both the financial and political aspect. At Africa has to be divided between competing the beginning abary lines of territory were parts and competing railway systeme, each Por Doz. jallowel for all boitles rotarned allotted to each of the great corporations,ntrolled by a competing colony.
SAMPLE BOTTLANDY WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED making secret rebates, and the genera interference of Lord ELOIs, but it is at Liaug and Torg Shao-yi regarding the non-victory for his cause, and as bound to They wore afterwards paridod in the Gymas-
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and it was long before any permission was granted to any of them to invade what ladi come to be officially recognised as the "territory" of another. It was not antil.
in fact, the public began to ery out from the want of cross communicating lines that
such "invasions" commenced to meet with any favour from Parliament. From the very commencement Parliament assumed the right of dictating as to farer, and laws were continually passed, and enforced, NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communicationa relating to the nowa polumnd dining the liability of the companies hould be addressed to Tuz EDITOR.
Correspondents must forward their names and ad- dressen with communications addremed to the Editor, ned for publication but as evidence of good faith,
All letters for publication should be written on one side of the paper onij.
towards the public. Lately the labour agitations, which bare so markedly altered the entire social conditions in the Three Kagdoms, have cust longing eyes on the Railway Companies, which had for a long time by judiciously adopting towards their hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash uployers a conciliatory policy, succeded Telegraphic Address: Pesss. Coim: A5.0.6th Rd | ju warding off Parliamentary interference ;
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LONDON, November 8th. The Lieutenant Governor and all the State officials of Now York an Democrats, Under instructions from vince Ch'ing, the and the Democrats have also won many Rovenne Department of the Wairupa put na erats in the Sinte Senate Assembly and in record the verbal intructions given to Sir Congress. The election is regarded as Robert Hart by the Comptrollers-General Tish | personal defent of Mr.
when suddenly a Hearst, but a
charge of the prasauf sdministration of the
strengthen President Roosevelt's anti-trus I.M.G. viz, that the authority of the Inspector- General is to remain as qual during the campaign. All the tea julges charted are between China and Groat Britain and Germany obtained a fresh lenser of life. continuance of the loan agreements concluded nominees of the Tamuinny ring, which has
in 1896 and 1898. By request of Sir John Jordan, the Comptrollers-Gonorai Tiel and Tang lave again officially instructed the Cas- tone Trotais and Commissioners and all others concerned to take note of the thero verbal instructions and contine to perform their considered as finally closed-China Times. inties without change. The matter is now
BIRTHDAY HONOURS.
LONDON, November 9th. Mr. Justice Jones of the Straits Settle wents bas been keighted.
RUSSIA.
LONDON, November 9th. The terrorists have thrown a bomh at a
senior officer, but on the alarm bind of the given by bugle the wh la force is barracks was mobilized with bayonets fixed. Eventually they retired and the rioters were ochfronted by detachments to their quarters after Com motore Stopford had listened to their grievance, and ordered tho release of tau-prisoner.
LONDON, Novambor 7th. The distbands at the Portsmonth Naval Barracks were ronasal but everything is now quiet. Four hundred malegatents have boon
Au old and respected Portuguese resident of this colony posed away at his residenco in few days' illasse. We refer to Mr. C. J. and secured a million roubles, Caias Road yesterday morning.... after email train, entering the station at Rogoff, drafted into the ships ia harbour. Gonçalves, of the Hongkong and Shang-
bai Bank. Mr. Gonçalves, who was in perfect
The number of the terrorists who stopped
health up till a few weeks ago, had a fit in and robbed the mail train at Rogo, in Saigon Municipality has organised a great his office and became unconscions for a time. Poland, was about seventy. They secured Medical aid was summoned, and he was about £100,000, being the receipts from the subsequently remared to his resides, where Castoms. The exploit was thoroughly be lingered for a week with wavering senses.
estile fair for the 15th December,
The Civil Service Club hare voted $75 to provide prizes for a series of lawn bewi compati tions, including singles, pairs pe teams competitions.
The military correspondent of "The Times" has published an article in which he suggests be adopted in Great i ritain. that the conscript system of Switzerland should
The farther rias in exchange has enabled Messrs. H. Prics & Co., wine merchants, to revise their priso fiat, with the result that their 'customare now pay ten per cent less than before, Admiral Richard has returned to Brest in charge of the Moulcain, the Graydon and the command of the French For Eastern natal Dupetik Tho are, Admiral Boisse Las taken the division.
under the engpices of the Royal Hongkong The legal yachting zeason opened on Saturday Yacht Club with tho usual ladies' rece. The Corinthiau Yacht Club opan their season on the 25th instant.
The Paris moury market has not beou in the least affected by the raising of the Bank of England rale. On the contrary, the incident has opened a way for closer elations between
certain French capitalists are forming a syndi. the French and American money markets, and
vate for the purpees of investing money in America.
A London despatch to the "Nicki-Nichi"
Mr. Gonçal as was pronounced by the doctor planned, the terrorists were armed with to be suffering from orebral hemorrhage. Mauser rifles, and hid in the woods until and although his condition was serious, hopes the train arrived, when they pounced on were entertained for his recovery until the station, cut the wires, blew the mail van to be slowly sinking. He died at. 9 o'clock killing sixteen of the escorting soldiers, a couple of days ago when he was found open with bombs, posted sentinels, and after
on Sunday morning. The deceased who was
THE PANAMA CANAL:
67 years old, faithfully served the banks for the abovalled the gold, silver, and the notes tato long period of 43 years; in fact, from the their own bags, and decamped with the starting of the bank. He was known by his utmost speed. confreres as the old father of the bank", and was highly respected by all the officers and other employees of that institution. The deessed left a widow and a grown up family to mourn his loss. The funeral will take
morament at. 3. p.m, place this afternoon at 430, and will pass the
Having earned landatory opinions with their
Club, Herr Marquardt, violinist, and Madame concerts at the Peak Hotel and the German
Marquardt, karpist, are giving their farewell performance in the spacious drawing room of the Hongkong Hotel to-night (Monday) at 9:15 They will again have the iurslaable assistance of Mrs. R. H. Newborn, soprano, and Mr Co. Grimble, pianist. The programme is as follows:-
**Are
VIOLIN SOLU
Barasate
** Fantasis Fan &'
HARP SOLD, Mazurka de Concert"
... Zumara, SOPTANO VIOLIN AND HARF,
Maria"
... Geanod. VIOLIN SOLO,
Bazzini. Hobgoblin Dance"
SOL "Tracum rai
Bebumann, ipsy Dances" "Gipsy
Borosate. HARP SOLO, "Fantasis on Home
Home"
Sweat
VOCAL SOLO When the Heart is young'
VIOLIN AND HARP..
"Reverie
says that the committoo presided over by the Grand Duke Aleris has published a report on the late war. The report puts the number of the mortality atcong the Russian troops during | B) "Lullaby'
killed at 2,500 officers and 11,000 non- commissioned officers and
mer; and the wounded or sick at 9,000 officers and 250,000 non-commissioned officers and mon.
Marquardt.
Dudley Back.
Vizuriemps. Ulerthaer.
LONDON, November Qih. President Roosevelt has started for Panama to inspect the work in connection with the canal,
TITE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK
AWARD.
LONDON, November 9th. The arbitrator has awarded the Tanjong Pagar Dock C 8515,414 on nje of profits, for the six months ended 30th June, 1905. The company claimed $391,675.
THE STRAITS COINAGE,
LONDON, November 9th. Mr. Churchill in answer to a question
PROMENADE CONCERT AT
KOWLOON.
The long delayed promenade encart by the Kowloon Cricket Club was oujayed on Sator- wind drove tony, away early, so that tho day night by 'well over 200 people, but the chill promenading was not so leisurely, ar the programms as long, as they would hars book earlier in the reason. The music of the 120th Habachis was much appreciated. Mr. R. Hame
delightful," a difficult classic correctis ang "guard the vocal performance with "Down
by Miss North, Mr. Tod made a capitat impression with his brezy enduring, of "Out
the vale, lul", which was followed by "Oh, how
on the derp," and then Mr. A. T. Walstow held to slago with His popular music hall turns giving "The Playwright", un, na
encore, #
Jordan, for whom Mrs. Jordan played the compasiunt, sang robustly the fo lova song "Dear Heart", and then, thoro ling some absentees, Mr. Walstow responded to a animous call, and gavo "at the Pantomize", and "The skipper," nu well as soms very olavar minic work. Messrs. Bristow and Steadman mero encered for their sorast dust, and Mr. Chord, playing his owa obligato, sang **Good- ge summer porbu per the most appropriate song of all for such a night. Misa North "Paard again, and Hang Killarney". Mr.
Percy Browie as usual gavo full satisfaction. in his role of pluist
SERIOUS STABBING AFFRAY,
the son of a serions stabbing affray, in which Die Harbour Offics was on Saturday morning in the House and that the Government two Chinese were stabbed and an attack made approved of the reduction in the fineness of ou Mr. A. C. Botelho, s clerk in the office. It the Straits doli.
[N-C. Daily News' Service.] THE JAPANESE EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY
appears that abonk tau o'clock Mr. Dutelko war engaged in a roo. on the ground door in the clerical duties involved by shipping a number of omigrants to Singapore when a Chinaman, who had not been examined, rushed from his plac and eelsed the official by the throat, at the saLLO TOKYO, November 3rd. On the occasion of the Emperor's birthday a
time producing a larga kuifŋ which he bad concealed on bir person. gral roriew of the Tokyo garrison was held in however. Mr. Botelho pushed him off and the His attack failed the forenoon. Viscount Hayashi gave a state dinner and ball in the evening. Both functions was, cofensing his grip on his throat, full to the were attended by the Diplomatic Body and floor. Immediately two beatmon sprang on other distinguished gooste.
kimas ho was rising and a scutia onsaed, in the course of abigh both boatmen were stabbed in the right breast. Then he ran from the room, but was not at the door by a third hostmas who tried to stop him. However the nassilant
and have shown their intention of using their parliamentary influence to hamper the On November Joll, at the St. John's Cathedral, fr.edom of the companies in their dealings Hongkong. Elszangen, daughter of the inte A. E. with their employees. This, coupled with ABRAHAN, E., Hongkong, to Win GIBSON, youngest son of the late GILDERT PITCAIRE, EN, the fact that in the early days, while na yet
The contract for the lease by Korea to Japan of milton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. 12070 | dividends were bigh, the companies did not
of Chinbai By, which is to be used as a wavel at his idence, N. 1, Caine Road, CoNTaNCIO place a restraining hand on the growth of port, was signed on the 12th ult. The land J.NALVER of the Hengkongd Shanghai Bank, their capital accounts, has materially in-will be takin oror by the Japanese anthorities aged 67 yrs. Tarply regretted. Laslon, on-
jured the talependent position of the early next March. doa and Shanghai papers please copy. [KUMA
railways, and brought it about that, how- IZONGKONG OFFICE: UJA, Des Vœux Roan Gever well inclined, the Railway interest in Lonhos Orvica: 131, FLEET STREET. B.Cthe home lands has never broume associated with politics, nor ever attempted inter- ferenes with the graver affairs of state.
In the colonies, where usturally there has been
intimate relation morc
between Government and Railways, another coa. dition of affairs has appeared. In some the UNFORTUNATELY it cannot be denied that association has been bude use of by one.or there is a growing tuudency to make use other political party to assist its own onde, of the powerful organisations of great Notoriously was this the case in the railways in these modern times for political Australian colouies, where the railways ends: the tendency is most marked in the being stato property, appointments to the
Mr. Alex McLeod, who has succeeded Sir United States, but it is not absent else management were made as rewards for
Charles Dudgeon as Chairman of the Execative Committee of the International Institute at where. The commanding position now political services. The effect was found so
Shanghai wade some remarks when H.E. Chau occupied by the various contineata! lines injurious both scehily and financially that
Fo, as tolographically reported in our columns, with regard to the commerce of the world | all parties in the end coalesced in removing A serious split has occurred at the Vatican unveiled a tablet to the memory of Mr. A. A. has thrown temptation in their way, and the railways entirely from the region of agar the situation in Frases and Spain. Many Low. The object of the Instituto vas, said Mr. this led to competition and cutting rates politics, and appointing the chief offcials from of the prelates are stupund at the action of the MoLead, well-known. It was a young institution
front, from whick he jumped into the water, between the various lines with the object the homeland with practically dictatorial Pops in forcing the French chu ek into a at pressat, but those connected with it had CONGESTION OF TRAFFIC IN SOUTH | The sarpan people tried to drag the man out of
MANCHURIA. of attracting traffic. Tuia competition in powers. The result was that the State Rail confict, which, they claim can only end in avery reason to be pleased with the progress
the water but he fought with them and got free. At length o Chinese constablo 20 many cases proved ruinous to the in-ways, which under the previous management final and crushing defeat, while others upheld made in the last year or two. A large piece of
Toxyo, November 3rd. Owing to the freight trucks being still leaped late tho water and got him ashore, terests involved, that these freight wars and become a serious tunneid burden on the recent encyclical issued by Pius X, who, ground had bead acquired and had been laid out, have for the most part ceased or are carried the country at large, in a few years became they state, has been appointed "judge and largely through tha, generous contributions of principally need by the military authorities afterwards taking him to the Police Station
In valuable asset.
The Australians from superviser" of all the rivit legislation of mandarins and merchants of the higher classes large quantities of beans have accumulated at The wounded op on unch reduced lines. It also conduced
catholic countries.
of Chinese in hongbai and the mighbouring and are rolling through exposure to the Leary wholesome experience are in many cases to the amalgamation of the return to the old system. In the South net likely to
provinces. Other help had, however, come raine. Lieutenaut Robert E. Pory, whom we from foreigners, and the present-coession was conflicting interests after one or both bad African colonies the railways either reported to have reached within, 203 miles of intended to do honour to as America merchant been brought to the verge of extinction; originally were made by the various Govern the North Pole in his latest expedition has whose sons had liberally helped the Instituto and so in the end by the inevitable increasements, or have fallen into their hands, and the Folar regions and between 1998 and 1902, speaker) arrived many years ago, but his name already made thron previous expeditions into. Mr. A. A. Low bad left China when he (the
TENTSIN, November 5th. of rates proved injurious to the public here we find the latest and more curious he reuuded the northern end of Greenland and bad remained, and he (the speaker) had Imperial Maritimo Customs at befon, was An Englishman named Pluss, formerly of the interest. More than all this these amalgam-use made of the railways as a political reached 35 17 N. Ist. This point had been knowledge of his sons, of whom ninct good was murdered at Poking last Satarday night, tions threw continental, or in some cases engine. The Cape Government seems to passed by Dr. Nansen in 1896 when the Fram spoken. Everywhere Mr. Low had been reauer Suspicion rests on a Chinese servant whom he world-wide interests into the hands of com- have commenced the new experiment, and touched Lat86 14 N., about 250 miles from theel for his enterprise and integrity in business. paratively small cliques of capitalists, who this has brought about a position of affairs Pole. Lisutenant Penry's last expedition was He retired very wealthy and his sons had shown with the usual timidity of their order were not unlike that prevailing in the United made in the Roosevelt, a especially constructed their appreciation of the way in which he had wont to place themselves unreservedly in States: Finding that goods passing over vessel, provided with armature to force its way been enabled to carry on business in China by the hands of some recently arrived climber, the Natal lines could enter the Orange through ice. It sailed from New York on July contributing a larger sam than any other single German Squadron was received in audience by that his private life be as spotless as his public
120, 1905,
'donor to the International Institute;
AMERICA AND JAPAN,
Tosyo, November 3rd. Universities are exerting themselves in favour of The Presidents of the Stanford and Californian the Japanese.
the railway stations in Southern Manchuria
MURDER OF AN ENGLISHMAN AT PEKING,
had chastised.
NAVAL VISITORS. AT SEOUL.
TOKYO, November 5th. Rear Admiral Bransing, commanding the the Korean Emperor yesterday.
dodged hair and made for the stone pier in
Den
aora conveyed to the Government Civil Hospital, where they are making satisfactory progress. It is believed that the assailant had a grudge against one of the officials and secreted himself among the emigrants so as to get at bím.
The scarcity of good husbands is mostly due to our preference for the bad-m. Greeley- Smith in the New York World.
We are prepared to regard indulgently the faula which spring from weakness, from the head rather than from the bsart. A touch of nature covers the multitude of sine.
Horo worshippers are divided into two camps, the one maintaining that a man should be judged -by his public actions alane, the other arking
career is useful.