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Chinme New Year passed off without any TELEGRAMS.
untoward event this year.
The weather was
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cold and braolug and conducive to outdoor pleasure, Business was an usual completely DAILY PRESS suspendal during Waduraday and Thursday, bat & start is being made to-day. The Chine carried out their old time celebrations with
or semi-white, have seized the opportunity Įto let themselves go. In the crowds in the streets of Chinatown, where the stalls of alleged bargains were, as much noise was made by "civilized" foreigners as by the A. S. WATSON & CO., natives, a favourite trick of civilized humour
being to explode crackers in the crowd tookarasieristio pistureaqua seremonial, in which sen nervous people jump. Apparently also of course the firing of crackers figured largely the vendors of fireworks were as extentively The Tonkin newspapers at the end of hat patronized by foreigners as by Chinese, month pablished sensational stories of a morial duel fenght between British and French WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. and theas not all children. The very
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juvenile representative of Christian civiliza- tion in frankly barbarie in his love of noise, passing from infantile, howls to boyish drum-baaging without the slightest recogni. tion of the responsibility that is on his raco to set the Chinese a more digniñąd axample, He makes no pretence like his older na tionals, who at such times as the present show their real temperament by taking advantage of an indulgence intended for the Chinese, and rival the latter in his dwoord.
sunt orgies. Is it that such opportunities are equivalent to the idea of scratching a Russian in order to find a Tartar; that there is no really civilized people, but only a few intellectuals whose antipathy to din marks their elevation above the common berd? That the word "noias" should have the same root as the word "mansea" argues that the Latins were perhaps a little further advanced in civilization than their modera
of 28th January. It was found that the atory bed no foundation in fact, and the Government officially denied the report,
Two of the staff of the meteorological station established by Prince Yamanbina on Monat Tsukuba-J. Sato and M. Tanteni by name-
zucceeded in ascending Fuji on the 25th attimo. Aces ding to the Japan Gazette, they started
LONDON, February 14th. Lord Allendale and Rear-admiral Raby are dead.
THE SUFFRAGETTES AGAIN.
INTERPORT FOOTBALL.
SHANGHAI, February 13th. In the Interport Rugby Football Match, Shanghai scored three tries and one goal, and Tientsin nil.
JAPANESE MISSION TO ENGLAND.
TOKYO, February 12th. Prines Fashimi, with his entourage, started to-day on his imperial mission
LONDON, February 14th. Seven hundred suffragists made anto King Edward. attack on the House of Commons. Sixty-four arrests were made,
AMERICAN EXCLUSION LAWS.
LONDON, February 14th. Mr. Elihu Root is preparing an amendment excluding Asiatics via Philippines and Howaii.
WARSHIPS COLLIDE.
frota Makahara, about 21 miles from Golembe, at 3.50 am, that day, accompanied by three coolies. They did not feel the cold severely, the temperature being unexpectedly high. The sov was deepest between the sixth and eighth- stations, over one feat. The thermometer in- dicated fire degrees below the frossing polat at the eighth station. The weather was fine. The two meteorological experts socomplished their duty and returned to Tokyo on the 27th, Ou-the Peerles-Mountain they used-light tas-Gibraltar. spectacles and ware goojiki (a kind of sandal made of iron bouring four spikes) ander straw
Prince Yamaelios is much interested in motorological observation, sad the successful ascent by the two experts is said to have been made in compliance with the Prince's wishes.
descendants who love to seize at every chance to make clatter and uproar. The comings and goings of Royalty still provoke, members of the higher civilizations to noisy demon-sandals. Our contemporary adds that H.L.H. strations like those familiar to barbaric pageants, and the royal salute" of our Services may be reckoned on a pir with the "tom-tom "ing at a black chief's cor
It is alleged by a me that Japan bas ambitions robberee. But in the case of white or
for gaining possession of the Philippines and semi-white people who jump at the oppor Hawaii, but it requires bat little common tunity of China New Year to discharge sense to see that it would be madness Ent quantities of cheap and noisy fireworks Japan to think of depriving a mighty untion from their windows, with none of China's like America of such valuable possessions, and bleas of "ja" in this connecting, we find such talk is nothing but idle gossip. The greatest problem of to-day in the Pacific Ocean it hard to think of comments sufficiently is the maintenance of the integrity of Chias contemptuous to fit such noisus, noisome and of its"open door" to the world. On this yaboos. It is a degrading thing, a treach-matter all the Powers of the world entertain a ery to the civilization they repie est, and the police should endeavour to make it
difference of opinion, and especially is the United States nsing its utmost endeavours to help Japan in effecting this. It was in order that
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allowed to Chinese does not extend to those who are erroneously supposed to know better. The Chinese are supposed to be scaring away devile : their foreiga imitators have no need to do so, since no self-respect ing demon would willingly endure their company. The pioneers of Western civili- zation in China should all be asked to look to Hongkong just before next China New Year, to turn their batteries of persuasion and prayer on the people who thus discredit
it.
The Hongkong, Canton and Macao Stembuat Ca. in runcing the Honam ou the cheap cursion trip to Miso Sunday. The steamer leaves Hongkong (Douglas wharf at 9 a.m. and Macao on the return trip at 8 p.m. Fuller information will be found in the special advertisement on page 4.
Thres French gentlemon had an exciting adventure with a tiger in Annam laat month.
The animal dashed through the brushwood and
was shot by M. de Houdsarot and fell at the
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fact that Japan went to war with Russia; and now that this nation his bon the means of ensuring the integrity of the Chinese territories and of opining them up for the. to share with the rest of the world the traits of benefit of the whole world, Japan is beginning
the hard struggle. With referanse to these affairs there is not a.particle of condiction of interest with the United Statom to furnish an areas for such a wild rumour as that of war. These sensational stories, therefore, the Fiji
LONDON, February 14th. The Albernarle and the Com- have collided. Both monwealth warships have proceeded
INDIAN TEA.
The party left Shimbashi station in time to catch the P. and O. Devanha sailing in the afternoon.
There was a grent crowd at the station to see them off, including Princes of the Blood, Ministers, and members of the Diplomatic Corps. Mr. Lowther, British Chargé d'Affaires, accompanied Prince Fushimi as far as Yokohama.
IMPORTANT ANNIVERSARY.
ToxTO, February 13th. Yesterday evening Baron Hayashi to as Foreign Minister gave a banquet to Mr. Lowther, British Chargé d'Affaires, and the staff of the British Embassy in celebration of the anniversary of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance.
LONDON, February 14th. A further rise in Indian tea bas taken place.
BERESFORD DECLINES NAVÁL COMMAND.
LONDON, February 14th. Lord Charles Beresford has declined the command of the Channel Fleet in consequetice of the naval reductions.
HOME RULE PROPOSALS.
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ANTARCTIC RESEARCH,
LONDON, February 12th. A British Antarctic expedition will start in October, commanded by Capt. Shackleton of the Discovery, The expedition will take automobiles, Siberian ponies and dogs.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE VISCOUNT GOSCHEN.
LONDON, February 12th. The funeral of the late Viscount Goschen at Hawkburat was of a most impressive.
nature.
LONDON, February 14th, Mr. Birrell declared in the House LOSS OF A MESSAGERIES STEAMER. of Commons that a Home Rule
political difficulty. Parliament is the only solution of the
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THE GOVERNMENT, PROGRAMME.
LONDON, February 13th.
believer, are confined to certain smul diatriste, scarcely worth paying attention to. All meares of this kind are, from their very nature, fierce and violent for a tim, sad if was tries to suppress them in hosts they are liable to growliament to-day, all the more violent. Leave it to die a antural Bath.
LONDON. February 12th. The Messageries 8.8. Lace Riciladen from Indo-China has been totally wrecked near Saint Nazaire. The crew was saved,
KOWLOON PIGEON SHOW.
On Wednesday and yesterday the Kowloon pigeon show was open to the public on the grounds of the Kowloon Hotel, and by His Majesty the King opened Par-fanciers were in attendance to admire and
appraise the exhibits.
Poaters, Jacobins, Homers and other varieties were on view in the The Premier (Sir Henry Campbell-cages on the stands, and Mr. R. A. Nicholson Bannerman) delivered a violent attacked no only take in awarding tus prises. His judgment, however, was generally satisfactory, on the House of Lords, and in in-and met with the approval of axbibitors. The dicating the policy of the Government awards wern as under:-
Peuters, cook or han, any colour Mr. Logen, To-night the Hongkong Amateur Dramatic said legislative proposals would be 1st and 2nd, while another orbibit was highly Club presents the ärst of three presinetions of the farcical comedy entitled "Facing the Music" submitted with regard to the licensing commended. in the Theatre Royal, The Club has gained a laws, the government of Ireland, reputation of making a success of everything it Irish university education, army undertakes and under the guidance of Mears.
THE A. D. C.
feet of M. de Barthelemy. It roused itself and caught the latter by the loft arm, but fortunate. ly the Brat pamed gentleman had the present. Sutherland and John Robertson its credit is reform, the constitution of a criminal of mind to take stɔady aim and penetrate its not likely to suffer. Indeed, another triumph court of appeal, miners working hours, the patent laws, Scottish
brain with his sond shot. The injured, | may confidently be expected, because not only in bunter is recovering.
the piece well chosen but the cast is composed
The Duke of Connaught has developed into something more than Inspector-General of Josr at this period of pandemonium seems the Fores; he has positively become s nuis. fair opportunity to compare some of the sionary of the Empire, and his official journey more obvious characteristics of Chineso-to the Far East will have politics! as well as and of foreigners. Just as foreigu miasion-military results. His tour of inspection last aries sneer at the absurd superstitions of winter throughout South Africa made for Chinese religions, 80 intelligent Chinese ponce and reconciliation among the Boors, who retort on the miraculous absurdities of could not help being charmed by the duke's gracious ways. His Royal Highness know, foreign religions. So also, as the Chinese bis Canada, his India, and his South Afrios, openly call foreigners barbarians, so the and on returning from his present tour-which foreigners deny the, ancient civilization of he hopes to do in time to attend our combined the Oriental, For those who are not naval and military autuma msaœavies ou satisfied to side with the popular prejudice the south coast-the dake will have seen more of their own people; every opportunity of of the military defences of the Empire than studying a peop'e's characteristics when that people is off its guard, and less likely to pose is to be welcomed. Occasions when the masses are expressing their feelings and emotions offer such opportunities. Meaning
any other living soldier.
Ponters, pairs, any colour-Mr. Logan, Ist Mr. Kynock, 2nd.
Jacobins, cock or ben, any colour-Mr. Logan,
lat,
Jacobins, pairs, any colour-Mr. Logan, 1st and 2nd. The judge was further of opinion that this exhibit was the boat in the show.
Owls, cook or ben, any colour-Mr. Logan,
have shown to what degree of excellence Messrs.ing of the working classes. of the cream of local thespians. The rehearsals agricultural holdings, and the hous-Jet and 2nd.
Sutherland and Robertson esuaitsin with ladies and gentlemen who are abora the average of
amateur performers, and the public may rely un ajoying a good night's entertainment, A usual the arrangements are adegaste, thanks to |the work and attention of Mr. A. Chapman.
THE ROYAL VISITORS AT
SINGAPORE
SHIPPING COLLISION.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
LONDON, February 18th. Thesteamer Larchmontcollided with the steamer Harry Knowlton, off
Owle, pairs, Mr. Logas, 1st and 2nd. Homers, show--Sargeant McKay, lat, Mr. Logan, 2nd and 3rd. Mc.-Hobbs exhibit was highly commended.
Homers, working--Mr. Hobbs, let sad 2nd. Borganut McKay's exhibit was very highly commended.
Homers, pairs, show-Mr. Logan 1st and 2nd. Hemara, pairs, working-Sergeant McKay, let and 3rd, Mr. Osborne, 2nd. Mr. Logan's birds in this section wars highly oumnvaded.
Common pigeon-Out of a great variety in
Singapore papers just to baad are all full of Rhode Island. U.S.A., and 180 persons this class Mr. Kynock was awarded the first
the Royal visit. From the Straits Times wro extract the following poetical apostrophe to the Dake of Connaught:-
Dake, bearing the name of that most puissent
King
Whose fame is yot a force to serve the soul of him who boasts the blood, and to the goal Of highland's greatness, force him fing urge him, that he may bring Glory to
of State
Fresh lustra o'er her. Long as waters rell From wanith of Earth's cirols to its pole, The name of Arthur," Prince! Kingeraft So long shall here, love, and post sing
Doth bid thee hither to our city gate -
By gun or soldier the forces which await To chear the Wardens of the High--ways And nerve them to their duty-not to bata Hatred's Best step, engendered by world praizs The very forces which made England great
were drowned.
MILITARY CHANGES.
LONDON, February 13th. General Sir T. Kelly-Kenny has retired from the Army and the pro-
French as General is gazetted. notion of Lieut.-General Sir John
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price.
After tiño yesterday, Mr. Logan presented the winners with their prizes, and treated that their success would be eq -alled in the next show.
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HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT),
London, January 13th, CHINITE RAILWAY LOAN, I have just been chatting to the City contributor of a morcing daily regarding the imeue of £650,009 Imperial Chinese Railway five per cent starling bonds for which the Hongkong and Shangbai Banking Corporn- tion, as agent for the British and ChinoOM Corporation, have been authorised to reove subscriptions. As you are no doubt aware, this 1650,000 is part of a loan for £3,40,000, of which £2,250,000 hat been iemet for the ponstruction sed equipment of to provide the further railway
Shanghai to Nanking funds required for which the present issue tras been made.
from
The leau is authorised by Imperial edict and the principal and interest are naoonlitionally guaranteed by the Imperial Goverment of China, and specially secured by a first charge upon the permanent way, rolling-stock and
entire proporty, with the freight and earnings of the Imperial Chinese Railways, as well as the railway line between Woosung and Shanghai My stockbroking friend tells me that it is very probable that the investment will be readily subscribed by those who like a five per coat return, and in view of the Goverment guarantee the bouds are now being viewed with. every satisfaction,
AN ASTOUNDING PROGRAMME.
A programme more nondescript and more
strangely blended than that of any previous campaign has been issued by the Independent Labour Party in connection with the forthcom- ing Loudon County Council elections. Their astonishing plan for musicipal rule is to un or control everything! In order to control the coal supply of London they parposa purebasing mines. They rentemplate the erectionof a chain of garden suburbs in London'sentskiris, and no doubt with a view to ensure its success intend monopolising the transit traffic. They scoopt the Progressive scheme for the supply of electricity in halk, and desire to absorb the Water Board, the Thames Conservancy and various other boarda, not to mention the powers of Borough Councils. It is their hope to gain City Police, and to municipalias the Lorpitals, command of the whole body of Metropolitan and
docks, markets and slaughterhouses of Loudon. As a matter of foot, their manifesto is nothing short of municipaliation rug mai and the financial run of the grea metropolis is wared if electors are insano enough to sccept the moustrous proposals,
FANDU! FROM THE EAST. Some years ago a couple of unknown per- formers delighted audiences in Hongkong and Shangbai with marvelinos exhibitions of what was declared to be illastrations of thought transference. Nothing much was said at the time about the entertainments provided and the very existence of such artista as the Zin sige had been almost forgotten. Now they bare arrived in London and are nightly attracting crowded houses to the Alhambra. Sach fame have they attained that not long since they wore commanded to give a performance before the King, who exhibited a keen interest in the ** two minds with but a single thought," as Julius and his wife, Aguas, are termed, The London newspapers have been discussing the merits of the performances, sad while some of them declare that they are really exhibitions of telepathy others are ready to sort that the audiences are deceived by very clever trickery.. Meanwhile the Zancige are flourishing and their engagement at London's hall of pleasure has been extended.
WEDDING.
I see an announcement has been made of the marriage of Mr. E. A. Snewin, who, for a number of years, edited one of your avening contemporaries in Hongkong. The bride was a Miss Hilda Harris, who has been engaged in the nursing profession, and tastimaay to her popularity was exhibited on the day her marriage when many colleagues tendered her their congratulations and good wishes. Mr. R. G. Heckford, who was at one time in Hong- kong, attended the bridegroom me “boat man, and a Miss Gillespie waiting upon the little lady during the ceremony.
TER CHINA MISSION.
While at a seaside resort a few days since I had the pleasure of meeting the Rev. George and Mrs. Sparham, of the London Missionary Society, at Hankow. They are now home on furlough and appear to be devoting maok of their time in the interest of the Boiety. I was only the other day that Mr. Spachem held an exhibition of ourios from Chine, and sent to the parent quite a handsome little som society, and now there is some talk of holding other exhibitions in various ports of England. Mr. Sparham informe me that the Rev. Griffith Jolo, the pioneer of missionary work in various parts of China, is most aaxions to get back to his field of labour and does not contemplats leaving America until the time arrives for his departure for Chins,
PERIONAL.
A profound impression was created among bis minay friends in the Colony by the news of the death of Captain Frank Warren, 87th Company, Royal Garrison Artillery, The Bad Brent took place on Tuesday afternosa at the Military Hospital where he suconmbed after
short illaes to an attack of enteric lover.ments, I recently heard it stated that there is a Deceased, who was the son of Sir Charles possibility of Mr. B. H. Basil Taylor being
la certain quarters in town, which are usually well informed in the matter of Colonial appoint-
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Alexander are ending a few days in Hongkong befors proneeding to Australia, and Mr. Alexendor has been provalled upon to oondnet x service of song in the Theatre Royal on Sunday night at to scrutinize the behaviour of the Hongkong 9o clock. Mr. Alexander's abilities are wel Chinese with some closeness this New Year known to many from the homeland, mud they -time, our attention has been distracted by him in Hongkong. He is, perhaps, most widely will no doubt welcome this opportunity to haar the conduct of their foreign neighbours, known as a leader of large choira. To saeist with the result that the odd question of in his meetings in Australis a few years ago, i
A sensational burglary of Mr. their respective claima to civilization has choir of over 1,200 voices was organised and May. servants be to doom. Freedom which on Charles Wertheimer's pictures is Warreu, was well known locally and held in the appointed successor to the late Hon. Mr. Barnes forced itself into consideration. It is the trained, but this number wis mell in com. Lift to the heights of hesran the hearts of knu phearmenon of noise, particularly, as an prison with the choirs he organised in Great May semblanced be by Lieezes: she will prate reported, the loss being upwards
Britain. In Liverpool bo had 3,800 choristers, Till meanest mina thinks itself worthy mate adanitted manifestation of barbariam,
£70,000. world-heroes who have led the va while at the Royal Albert Hall, London that has demanded attention. Considerable 4,000 people formed the
• oir ander and Godwarda. Suoh small somla plsce licence is allowed, and the colonial laws leadership. Only one meeting will be held in On sepler vision: dream to rule the State relaxed, to enable the Chinese at this time Hongkong, Mr. Alexander being under Britleness. Dake of the ancient blood! to give rent to their feelings in customary doctor's orders as the result of a recent accident. Not of wach brood are we, but in the name ways; but the curious feature of the holiday and indecorous than were those of his former We bid thee welcome. And with hearts adama tinues to spread.
We understand his methods are less irreverent To-day we cherish for the Nation's good;
Of that loved Queen, whose memory and fame it that "civilized" foreigners, white men colleagur, Mr. Torrey.
In naming," Arthur,” bless them in that name.
of
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SPOTTED FEVER
LONDON, February 13th The epidemic of spotted fever con-
highest esteem. He joined the army in 1891 second lieutenant and three years later was mads lieutenant, being promoted to captain in
1839,
The funeral on Wednesday was largely attend ed. Every branch of the nervios was represent- ed and among the mourners were H.E. the Governor, and H.. the General Officer Com. manding. The band of the Middless à diegiment played the Dand March.
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Lauren. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the statement which I gira for what it may be worth. I believe that Mr. Taylor conten plates a trip to Ireland and on bie way back to the Far East will make a tour through Egypt.
Comedy-lagbe with, wties langhest, hamanity. Sympathy and love of mankind are nectary to comis insight. Bat the success of estire rests on the negation of [sympathy, the contrary of love.