HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.
{FROM DUB CORRESPONDENT.)
Loudon, June 21st,
RUBBIA AND THE FAR EAST, So far the diesolation of the Russian Dama
has been taken very quietly. Apparently the Bussian Social Demoorals are prepared to **take it lying down," thongh, had it boon în France, and a number of popular representa: tives of the people had been arrested and placed in danger of their lives, there would hare teen barricades in the streets ero this As a matter of fact there is dangor of a wide conflagration in the wine growing area of southern Frans as it is. over the ar eat of the leaders of the disturbances at Nor. benne and Argelliers this work. But that is another story. Russia, however, in ant weke to groat movements entailing, the unity of widespread regions, so the empire is likely to slumber fill in September it pleases its Rayky mater to gummen u ao Dams to curtailed dation and stianasted powers.
Notwillstanding these domestic causes of muxiety Russia is not forguiting the Far East where the progress of Japan is using onvy, in spite of talk of Russo-Japanese nudorstand. ing. To begin with it is proposed to develop the Russian ch of ghalien, thoroughly map
it out, introduce Russian settlers, and as speedily as possible easure the development of Kalo port from which produce may bi despatchol, Phe Ministry of Fihanos will elso Buk the Russian Gozoramiat to grant a state loan of ̄£795,500 to the “Eastern-China railway, for the express purpose of repairs to the Ussuri line and the development of that soction to a greater carrying capacity.
GERHANT AND CHINA.
Germany is now ontertaining the Japanese #quadron which last week was visiting our shores. The ortension of the trip to Kiel and other ports was done at the special coquest.
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they can turn instead of allowing them to be the xport and proy of ovary harpy in the town, It is located near Waterloo bacausa that is the entrance for most of the men from service abroad.
CHINESE WINED,
Mr. W.-J. Garnett of the Paking Embassy has reported to the Foreign Office our journey Undertaken through Shantang sad Kiangau, In the course of much dess iptire matler Mr. Carnett felis how vineyards are being developed on the slopen behind Chefon by Baron vor Babo, sa Australian, whose interest in the pro- ject of wins growing was stimalsted by the ruggestions made to b'm some ten years ago by a Struite Chinaman. The Baron bas auccies.
fully maintained bis vines Dear Chefoo since then, and has stored his wines in barrels, and it anticipated that before long Chinces wine will be competing with other variaties in the
markets of Europe.
THE RED-CRUM CONGRESS.
The closing of the Red Cross Cone raka waR marked by an unsucessful attempt on the part of the Turkish debagata, Ganoral Besim Omer Fashe, to have the emblem of the army hospitala, when used in any good et in which Massalman troops engage, changed from the Cross to the Ceracant, Ho disclaimed any fanaticism, but anid that Musulman soldiers were steras to receiving aid under a Christian symbol. Other non-Christian atates, such as Japan, Chins, and Sinm, expressed their acceptance of the Rod Cross, recoguising it in this care not ne religious but as a bumsnitariau emblem..
THE HAGUE CONGRESS,
The Hague Congress has got to work, but the business which will lead 19 antal decisions will be on minor pointe and the committees will be the real workers this time. There are forty- serou delagets from almost all countries Every government on this American continent. la represented this time, and Asia has one abentes Afghanistan. Japan, China Persia, Sam, will thoroughly represent the East, however, and Rugland will look after the interests of India, of er CEO, The Abyssinian delegats are the caly ones directly repre.
THE KING OF SIAM.
of the Kaiser. After that the men will return to Japan. Admiral Tjain has expressed his warmrat obligations to the British people for the cordiality of the welocas afforded in Lon-renting Africa, don. But Germiny is not content with entertaining the Japane e. The Kaizor is bent
The visit of the King of Siam to this country un conciliating to a greater feat the Chinese begins to-night. It is off cially declared that Government, in the hops of redressing the the visit is one of pleasure only and has no balance of 'ufluer.co osased by Japan's growing political obje's whejunerar, The Siamese importance and standing alliances. Accor-
Legation is to be the Ladquarters of the party. dingly it is reported that spacial mnaaores ara
To-morrow the Royal visitor will go to the to be adapted to kep Paking and Darlia in Gardon Party given by the King and Queen at good relations, noi as commencement A Windsor, where the members of both Houses special embassy day is sent to pay the Ka'sor's of Parliament, and some notable visitors to this respects to the Chinese Emperor and Dowager country, such as Mark Twain, will be entar- Empress.
The King of Siam will, however, atay Canada is evidently an attractive place the Listle till Monday, when he will return to town to receive an honorary degree from for Chinese just now. Perhaps the na arrivals there
Cambridge Univer-ity. On Wednesday he got disgusted with tile
to Denmark. I am informed by the way that race enmition in America. At any rate during May there were sixty-six Chinesoone result of the visit is likely to be the in- creased export of such things as English vehicles to Sism.
CANADA AND THE CHIDERE.
SXU
arrivals at Vancouver willing to pay a buo- dred pounds mol for ilo privilege of settling in the Dominion. This was in addition to 45 othors who did not have to pay, being mor obanta retorning from China. About two years ago the poll tax in Canada on Chiness Imigrante was raised from £20 to $100 and the increase stopped the arrivals for a times, bat the How was reLowell at the beginning of this your and has continued to grow. British Columbia, where most of them nettle, is very sensitise as to its population, and only recently kicked hard at the arrival of number of British Indians, some of them ex.
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tained.
Another set of visitors Bow with us is a smial mission sent by the Shah of Persia to inform the King of his accession to the throne,
MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S HEALTH.
I return again this week to the subject of Mr. Chamberlain's health because of the disquieting rumours about the tora.
He was
brought back to Loudou at the beginning of the wok from Birminghao, with as much
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THE "ONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 23RD 1997.
THE DETHRONED EMPEROR OF
KOREA
dethroned monarch of Korea is taken from an The following biographical sketch of the old number of the Korean Repository, a journal which was for some years published at Soon by the missionaries:
present dynasty first saw the light of day in the The twenty-eighth Monarch of the Yi or summer of 1852, (the year Imobs, seventh moon and 25th day at the Un Hyen cong, Sooal, where his aged parents still live in re-irement, He is the second son of Prince Ti, who had the rank Heang San Kun, the first or highest, bat who is known bettor by the title of Tai Won Kus.
Much confusion exists in the popular mind about the relations His Majesty the Kig sustain to his father the National Grand Lake ake or Tai Won Kun. That is, nut people fail to
wby
the son should be king and not the father. A few words may sufion to explain. the Qon of King Ik Chong, wh. died whou The Quran Dowager Cho who died in 181 was lass but twenty-two suceerdad to the years of age His son
lives in history a Нип Chong. Alter 8 raigs of abut and tho aceptar passed to Chai Chang, Afteen yours, he died without malo isan
a younger brother of Ik Chong. The lin thus remained unbrokar, After eviga of fourteen years Chut Chong ded in 1864 with- aut male issue. say in passing, who was married to Pak Your e had a daughter we may
MO. The line was now broken.
The Quam of là Chong after some maainu- Tation with some of the curlier, animated the lali a soured the royal sals and, after consal second sou of the Tai Won Kau for the throne, This was done by adopting him as the son of ber deceased husband. The older brother, i Chai yen, who still resicles with his father, had already passed the usual examinations ani Len given official position, so, as it is said, be could not be chosen. We doubt whether this very plausible reason was the real one for "pas sing him by, it being generally understood that bis conuger brother, who was a very handsome. healthy, and bright child, was a great favorites of the Queen Dowager. His May when King of Chossa, in the year Kap Cha-1964 only in his 13th year, was thus called to bu
The early years of the young Prince were speut in a manner not uulik that of any young Korean of rayal blend. His family was unt related that though in humb'e girem tances ha amg the wealthy surs of the land and it is was indifferent to it, bei ving, an by a sort of intuition, that he would one day all an iu fluential position in his country Au interesting atory is told of his visit, when a mere lad, to a book-binder in the neighbourhood. The binder presented him with a calendar booed in bins paper and playfully remarked that payment was to be made after he had attai ed an eminent position. The book was aceoptol on these conditions, taken horas and smorized. Y-ars afterward, ee the atory rane, when the young Prince had been proclaimed king, ha remembered the old book-binder and the conditions on which he received the calendar. and rewarded him liberally. The story may be trus or not, but it shows two characteristics
that are prosaitent in His Majesty-kindusas
a good memory.
The young Prince received the anal classical Chinese education
imparted the private schools, На Waa fond of books and made good progress in his studies. The names of three of his to chars are given, the first was of the name of Fyen; the second from the literary province of Chonng-ekung and his name was Ko Syuk. The third teacher with the title of
of the Yi тап
he moved into the Kyong Pok Koong. This towever had the repatation of baing an unlucky abode, so that, after several years, the Royal Family moved back again into the astern Palaos where they were during the em uts of 1884. In 1885 the King, on acepunt of the a pleasant association of the previous year, again obanged to the Kyong Pok Koong, only the strong coincidences that Her Majesty leaving it ia 1815 for a short time. It is one of should meet her violent deatli in the very home the bad mistrusted for some years and which was practed by one whom she had little reason to love,
It is foreign to the object of this article to enter into ay details as to the natimely fate of the late Queen, or as to the stirring oventa which bars oranred this? being intend the reign of His Majunty, as a brief sketch, personal, rather than otherwian,
of the King. His Majesty is. as compared with the ordinary Korean, rather under aiza, being about fivo feat three or four inches high. His face is handsome what inanimale, but when engaged in con Then composed, the expression is some- varastion, it brightens into pleasing smil is toice is pleasant, well
dul-tel and he speaks rapidly and distinctly talking. he is vivacious and speaks with Derous energy.
Iti
kind and
The King has always beon vory accesible to
Frente
foreigner. Many andiens har been extended not only to the diplomat a prematatives ou his birthdays and other national holidays or public occasions, but also to anofficial rosí ents and to distinguished vizitors to the Capita!, But little ceromony is required at accompanied, as a rule by a Curet chamberlain audiences.
The
person going to audience is
an an interpreter, who are of course dressed in Curt costume, with the curions winged hats puoliar to Korea, and in received in a plain room. On
entering the room. the chamberlain and interpreter prostrate them se
selves, making the kowter in the meat approved fashion, but the guch is expected and requires oriental to make only the three bows customary in cccidental royal receptions. Usually His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, receives with his father and bolds more or less conversation with the
zust.
Af these and oness, His Majesty is generally dressed in a red silk cont, cery heavily embroidered with gold braid, and with teners in Turkish style wither colored or white, He sometimes wears the grusamer hat similar to thom worn by his subjects on the streets, but st other times appears
u the simple cap of the scholar whigh in a band of fine horse bair fire or six inches broad or high, opened at the top, and baving four or mora sharp triangular points ar and the upper edge At these andienose is Majsty is affable and unceremonious, always kindly addressing more or losa conversation to →ich person admited.
t
Chiusa, probably a degree, way with from Korean officials that whenever any que
the Prince for a longer time than the other two, and made a deaper and more lasting im pression upon him. His faithful services instructor of the future King were later recognized in appointing him a magisteile, his oldest son was giron the degree of Jai Ks, or Croat Degree, and his secourt on that of Syo Kwa, or Suster Hegree.
Many planeaut stories are told of the king as a boy. It is said he was fog of sports, was general favorite awon his playmates among whom were ineladed all the boys of the rioi- nity, and that he was a popular leader among them.
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While the Koreas have a phonetic alpbalsot of and perfect in the world, is the offoial papers und twenty-five letters, which is ous of the mostsimple
records, and indeed in the standard literature of a country, and corro pondence between educat ed persons, the Chinese characters en idiographs altho' bearing Koroan Bud not Chinnan rames, are und. Tho ose of these Chinese oharacters.
aatsing
as somewhat the same relation to the
the Latiu did to the English in Great Britain several centuries ago. His Majesty is well versed in both Chinese charact ra and open and from the Korean point of view, is high ly educated. It has been and still in his habit to keep in his suite scholars and historians who roud to him and cananil with him often. He is said to be more conversant with the history of his own conuiry, both modern and ancient, than any other mag in the kingdom. The Royal library is quitextensive and we have it tion as to old castoms or the past arises astorg the Ministers, they refer to je Maj-sty who can point with naering precision to the reign and particnlays of any historical event. 1 Majesty speaks none of the laugnags of the western countrics.
Nominally the Government of Korea is an absolate meuarchy. His Majesty. There is no written or nawritten all powers betog vested in Constitution, no Parliament or Congress, and all the laws are promulgated as Edio a of the King His word and will are law. Ingil governments. no matter how abwol to or despotio, the ruler is necessarily governed and restrained by all customs and traditions. This of course ob ains
Kores, but
time and attention to public business and perbapa to a lo extoo than in cthor Aalatie country. His Majesty devotes much is extremely industrious, supervising and over. saring every branch of the government Indeed the criticism is matimes heard that he pays too angla attention to details and undertakes to do, in looking over every thing, more than any mortal can find time to perform, In a word, Korean government is essentially personal
my
advisers and other officers are frequently con
and the sessions with his Ministers, night, find antil dawh or after.
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amiable. All bar testimony to this. Ile is The disposition" of the King in kindly and certainly a merciful ruler, and sincerely desirous of the welfare and adyacement of his coustry. While not regarded by the Koreans with the religious veneration with which the subjosts of acne of the other countries of Asia regard their rulers while no one sims that he is a desegud apt of a Sau Goddess, or is the Son of Heaven, or has divion attributes, there can be no doubt that he is universally beloved by the people. people as the Queen was, during her life iure, He is looked upon as the father of the whole recognized as the anther. We hear frequent complaints against some of the Ministers and other official, but the people have nothing bat kind words and affectionate regard for their King.
POLICE COURT.
Monday, July 22nd.
BEFORE MR, F. A. HAZELAND (FIRST
POLIOR MAGISTRATE).
LARCENY.
Richard Simmonds, asastant manager of the Belle View Hotel, was charged with the larceny of $36.80. 1 #feedant sconded with a day's takings from the bar till last week, and o
Theotective Sergeant Saturday approached Wilden and asked him to "have a dr."," As the defective happened to be on the lockout for him, Simmonds was arrested. After hearing the evidence his Worship couviated the defen dunt and sentenced him to six weeks' imprison- ment with hard labour.
GAMELERS.
Anong the mapy gamblers who appeared
The first two def. stunts were fined 851) oach. before the Court were seventeen Indians whe were arrested while paying banker at Yunosti. and the remainder. $3 apisos,
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"THE TERROR OF ABERDEEN." A little old woman residing at Aberdeen appeared before the Court to Answer
Yoster charge of disorderly behaviour. day the police were sammond to the hepse the outches of bis wife. She is stated the of her husband to resons the man from such a virago that her husband cannot live with her, but on sepa ating he granted hor a liberal allowance. This, however, does not appear to go far and periodically, when she is abort of money, she visits his house and assaults him, Yesterday abs was throwing pork chops at him
when the police intervened.
Inspector Dymond told his Worship that the woman was the terror of Aberdeen," and gave the police no end of trouble. Not only did she frequently assault her husband, but anyone else who thwarted her,
sum of 8100 to be of good behaviour for twelve His Worship bound the defendant over in the
months.
BEYORK MR. G. N. ORME (SECOND POLICE
MAGISTRATE).
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION.
Sergeant Macdonald promoted & coulis, whom he arrested in Wellington Street on Saturday, for being in unlawful possessing of a roll of canvas. The defendant was ordered to pay a fine of 810, the alternative being one month's imprisou ment
AN UNPR FITABLES WAGER. On Sunday morning a coolie made a wager with friend in a mosa Station Street, Yaumati, that he would dress in woman's attire and walk as far as the Youmali market. In cape.deration of his accomplishing this fest was to re give twenty cents' worth of gamehin. The clothing was proewed and donned by the venturesome cooli, who also strnog large earrings to his cars and wore jedestene bangles ou his wrists. Shortly after leaving his house Le was the centre of an ing iai: iva crowd which was so large by the time he reached the market that it attracted the attention of the police. Bis get ap was admired by Sergeant. Appleton, although the sergeant found it his daty to arreat him for having in disorderly manner, When his Worship heart the story be imposed
12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
EXTRACTS OF PARLIAMENT.
COLONIES AND THE BOEZ CANAL. Exchequer if he had considered the desirability. Sir H. Vincent asked the Chaneller of the of Euing to the Governments of the Common wealth of Australis, of New Zeala, of. India, of Ceylon, of the Straits Settlements, of Hong- kour. of Natal, and of Mauritine, at the current market rate, & proportion of the shares in the Saex anal Company acquired for the United coneration of the interess in that waterway Kiugdens by the late Earl of Benconfield, in of these Governments.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer.-No, Sir, 1 do not think it would be practicable to not
the suggestion.
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Sir H Vincent.-Can the right hon. gentle- man any how much the shores purchased by Lord Beacon have increased in value f
The Chancellor of the Exoboguer-No. Bir. not without vol.
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NEW ARMY SCHEME. On the report stage of the Territorial and Reserve Forums Bill in the House of Commone Mr. Hoidon offered his promised statement with regard to this fate of the Militin Tho ansouro-ment was made upon an amendment of Mr. Arnold Forster, to exclude that arm from the proposed Territorial foro, and, ar had been anticipato, the Secretary for War practically adopted 1 yr. Balfour last
the suggestion on
tha
subject pat
week, meet the suggestion withone altering one Mr. Haldane explained that he could line of the bill; it was simply a question of organisation. The following points appear from the sprech
The sole e of the bill is to put behind each of the siz regiments in Eaglan. and "cotland; and the sight Irish regiments, a third battalion primarily to supply drafts.
In the case of Ireland, twelve battalions are organised behind the third battalions, pricusrily to faraish units.
Now, in addition to those twelve, dfteen more sra to be organised for England and Scotland, making twenty-seven anits for lines of om munisation and for telefs-available nino for drafts in case of
norssity.
third battalions, and they will probably serve as They will be behind and ird-pandout of the fourth battalions to atau territorial regiments. Kingdom at its present time, and of these we 7 beco are 124 Militia battalions in the United take 101 battalions.
In the plane of the 13 there will be 101 Regular battalions, of which seventy-four will have establishments of 500 and twenty-seven of 800,
But those Militia battalions thus corne part of the organisation of the Rogalar Army. We do all we can to preserve, as far as possible, their traditione, names, and voleure.
The Militia battalions will arias, Phoenix like, in the form of third and fourth bats lions.
Mr. Haldane's statement was regarded as exordingly satisfactory under the circum- alances, and Mr. Balfour was much app'suded for the intervention which had scoured so im portant an alteration in the Territorial Army
erheine. The effect of the change is that the Militin will not only continue lo exist, bat become part of the Regular Ary.
THE MIKADO, "
Mr. Trevelyau (Yorks, W. R. Elland) asked the Secretary for the Home Department whether the Lord Chamberlin bad yt taken any apps to withdraw bis prohibition of The Ali do
Mr. Guds buo Leeds, WJ-ho Lond Chambertsio informs me that, having taken the matter into his car far consideration, he hea felt justified in deciding, in the circumstances now obtaining to withdraw the prohibition.
Mr. G. D. Faber (York).-May I ask whether the probisition is unconditionally withdrawa
Mr. GladstonYes,
rely as possible, but them who nor him datented little obing from tie to when he arrived home from. Franc. Ehew, however, During his minority his father swayed the soldiers from the Indian Army. So wim in spits of the cheerful wir they same.
scepter a Regent, well earning the descript of th the family are practically despairing of
given him by a native writer, that he had cortainly look for so anti-Chinesa umpaign H. has become a pathetle in
bowels of iron and a heart of stone;" and he ttitude, wandering in British Columbin shortly.
in memory, and has physically degenerated. I ruled with such viger for a period of lon 3oars, hear aler that the real ranson of the rapor is
from the year Kapcha until Kayson, that his Barn is by no means forgotten even to this day ined by the family being unduly optimisten lies in the fuer et be insists from time to
The young king, while he had had bin bair pat up in the top-knot and at the same time, në a me en seeing the papers, and they are
matter of course, put on the hat, was not married show him anything that might when he became the adoped son of Q south depress him. Though it is not likely Dowager Cho; it is stated by some that for that his sent will be declared vacant for eight months, and by othere for thirhen the his Majesty does most of his officiel work st similar reasons, there is, I am afraid, little Queen Dowager beld expx x power. The "ground for doubting that the crisis in hisailment
has been presed and passtil on the wrong side, young king was mar ied in 1856 (Prenzin) to
Princess Min, the
the only daughter of Min Chi
His Majesty is progressive and is evidently The Mercantile marine offers are being Quen, the posthumans title of the Yeo Sung julion--which are prevalent in met parts of
Rok, who was given, after the accession of the
got imbued with the Id-as-may we say pre cotified by the Board of Trade that regulations Ba Won Kus-Friad of the, City will shortly be issued parenting new vessels from being given names cimento bus to Father-in-law of the King. She was born in the east, against Western people, institutions customa Ife is most interested in educa- ¦ ¦stad.
This is being done because it often and was therefore about a seis older theu
Yuju, ja year Siubai, 9th Moon and 25th day, tional matters, and material advanca have been bappens when chipting casualties come in that husband, the King. Her family was of high There is a Minister of Eduen is a well ne s made in the direction within the last few years. seral vessels of the sino name, et les similar name, are involved, and it is degree, but her father was not wealthy and in Vice-Miot-ter and these armi fatal members Fact never held any high offer died sme frequruly be cause of great and stuecessary
of the Caliust. Public schob, whore reading The publication of the Franou-Japanese the Tedum Custom House bad three vessels
years before his daughter was selected as the and writing, in both Chinese characters and arxisty cornets and relatives. The other day Royal Consort. She wasn saed coin of the native Cuman, as well as geography, arithmetic, agreement, guarnatesing the status que in the
wils of the Tai Won Kun who also belongs to history and so forth are taught, bare b pression of the two comutries in the Farried of the same name within twentyfour the Minefan, and no dabt. ber selσion was establisted in Seoul and in various other parlaithe Central District on Sunday attracte taat, has been well received, people reangnising at lloyds List has proved to me that there made by the Thi Won Kur with the idea of of the country, lu addition to 1-56, there are the attention of Pentive was found to be plated to pay any compensation to these persona
IR MATTHEW NATHAN. Your old Govertor, Sir Matthew Nathan, is being lioni ed by Shainty are he grág to his post in Natal. At the Corens Club dinner the other night, Lord Elgia, speaking to the Crown agents, specially sulogised Sir Muthes, and said he was going to Natal because it wa position of difficulty and re-ponsibility, entailing tactful and skilled bundling. Lady A backs. Mra. Mathers sud olher ladiea bavo this week entertained him as the " of the evening," and next week be will be the guat at the montbly dinner of the African Society, with Sir Godfrey Lagden, late Commissioner for Native Affaire le tho Transval, in the absir,' THE BEANCO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT.
N MES OF SHI 8,
hops ня being in trouble, A
more or
glance
in-
the
abd
2.5
a fine of $10.
A ROLIGENT ČONTEAUTOR, Sanitary Inspector Cullan prosecuted a con- according to the approved p'a a tractor for not carrying out drainage work Defendant was convicted and Bued $50, the alternative being two months' imprisonment.
COUNTERPRIT COINS,
to this agreement, and also to the Anglo- the public to read into afety of the Tai Won Kan was met weful y disappointed fitted for their work, The Festablishment and allowed to search, he thought he could find him.
The suspicious movements of a China man
farther guarantees of pass therein. There is a 158 toetary important shipping, id, that with his son as King and the Queen a
streme theaing bis ows influ-ner, believing, separate schools maintained in Bula
police co s'ub'e who detained public and warohed him. roport, which I live failed to substantiat, tuntza duplicates. It is, therefore, easy for art, if pet ominal ruler, would be mad school of Law connect with the Law Depart stated that the moisy wis riest, lim by an.
those of the great lines, from six te
member of his wife's clan, his postion
expense, for torching the English, French, in possession of 45 counter it coins and wee asi-u and Japanese hogoare. There is also arrested. On appearing before his Worship he nocident to a small Japanese agreement, there has been an addition
Recura and he perpetuated. But in this thement and a Normal school where there are other person to take obarge of, and if he was whereby Great Britia undertakes to assist the
not knowing the well rreoguised law in French in protecting the French Ind--Chius
maintenance for the last ten yenes of the loyal Defendant was remanded in police custody, and possession in the arrat of the Japanese fleet.
philosophy that when two tres come in ou Government H apital in the Capital under
not the weaker always gives way to the aola sapervision of foreign physicis say the he will be given an opportunity to Bud his being out of reno. [This addition is probably
stronger, The Queen was a woman of great which people resort from all part of the 10 armobair invention.—Ep
natural ability and foron of character, and country to get the benefit of foreign medicine,
b gn to exerais a commanding infance
TRE UNION JACK CLUB, The King on Monday work is to opan the Union Jack Club, a un'quo in titation ne vr Waterloo Station for the ban-fil of soldiers and milors padar throng's Gonlin. Thore is still a debt of somos £15, 90 on the enterprisa, that pla the bulk of the my ey spart from tris sam has baan subscribed be varinus pennie anxious ti givo apocit m van vrist don t'ons in rasury af lost ralatives in the Sergio. A frantia fick
tradi
segel fears for hundreds of lives on a great ocean "liver.
CORNISH IN.
to
The high price of tin has resulted in a boom in the ancient tin minnef Cornwall, and the reture of misere to their old haunts in the Duchy Las 10 a very prosť|r6|B year, and he employment of about à thousand in the affairs of the nation, which continued surgery ›nd medical skill, may also be mentioned
in this co
connection,
more misera thais in the year before. Teutik she was murdered on the 8th of October, Government Insprater of Mines thinks that
1 95. there is danger of the boom being over.
demo. ̧
A £10,000,000 SYNDICATE. A spidiante with the reapnotable capital of £10. 00 bàs been organised by French and Belgian groups, with lending Japanese s
tin
Not a grant while after she beams Queen, the relations between her and her father-in-l beoma nofriendly and from that time forward he was in a great me uro eroladed from any forced into a retiroment from which bore participa ion in gternmental business and never emerged, ozcaptet stort intervals in come of the froubles which have of
or curred dørag the
is
friend.
WEATHER REPORT,
Sir
G. Parker (Gravesend).-- May I ask whether the slowness of the ford Chamberlain's mind does unt gem to traverse the statement. one made in this House that he was not su serioultural labourer P (Lighter, and ones
of "Order.")
No answer was given.
Mr. Les inquired whether any compensation had been paid to any persons of companies for the loss incurred by theur.
Mr.
tne No Sir.
Mr. Pike Phase (Darlington)-Is it not a fnot that The Mikado ansio has been played regularly by Japaness bands lately on warships
No answer was given. Mr. W. Redmand (Clars, F)—Is it coufem- and companies who have natonhtedly lost money owing to the prohibition of this play P.
Bir. Gladstone.--I have already answered in the negative.
Mr. W. Redmond,It is very wrong.
(Laughter.)
adviser, wit: the abjvot of andertaking various | Kiss's reige. In feet. Lo hug been a kid ofofony perercn'ed, and in 1866 thousands over the N.. is being my new wils to raise the balanca i in he East, Chios, and other eangtries sto 10. petrol, asking his apporrno, and getting slaughtered and two French
there has been trouble French priests executed, shops ad other to prevail in the Formam Channel and along | Reday of removing it to Shadwell, -
THE FUTURE OF BILLINGSGATE.
The in'errating question of the present aa- The Hongkong "bs rvatory yesterday issued commodation at billingsgate Fish Market In religion the Kin", like moaf of bis subjacts, the following report -
involving a suggestion that itaboxid ba removed a Confucianist if Confucisuism can be called On the 2nd at 11.45 a.m.-The barometer
to another site was last month before, the a religion He observes like them the rives and has fallen moderately over the Loochoos, and is Billing-gate and Leadenhall Market Committees
remonies at the shrines and before the tablets little changed elsewhere.
at the Guildiuil. The obsim n, Mr. Muzcoa of his ances ora In the strict sure of the term there is no state or national religion.
A da ression, pribly a typhoon is situated Sewill, aplained that the inquiry was held in to the S.E. of the nechoes. Is sppers to bo
oor fornity with a
a communication from the
the reign of Him BEN
Toleration in religious matters hy marked moving slowly towards N
Court of Common Council requesting the W. of present.
erpuideration of a referees to Eselmment în jety Wale, daring the regency of the Tai Won Kan, Christians were Hongkong, in the low pressure trough hingexisted as to adequary of the sycommodation of
A second contre may develop to the South of
the matter. Considerable divergence of opinion fb N.part
Chi
14 Sea- Catholic Korean Christing were cruelly Frosh to strong N.E. and F. winds are likely the maket, and the ques ion had arisen of the The syndicate is prepared to invest
The to the front only espite in all manner of lucrative enterprises
of this kind the Northecu hores of the China Res.
inquiry would take into consideration so the and is not only desirous of furnishing has to
and disorder in the country.
has occurred since Is Majesty assumed the
market and The
Hougkong raints for the 24 hours ending question of the approschra, to tish Japanee companies, but of under from an exon point of view, before her mar- has no one bun interfered with, bus on wore,
· Quena had received a gand education,
reine of power. On the satrary, notuly at 10 am. to-day, 0.01 inches.
impresumest of the arrangements as regirdad thed livery of Sal to Billingsgata by railway taking business Î do-opera
ion with Japsporinge and afterward became a great twien sad occasions than one, the King has given distinct epitatints in already.blished or newly is said to have been the best roboter in the and dirent enceragement to misionarios, to-day is as follow:
The forecast for ibe 24 hours ending at noen
and other vans and trazefer to 1-hmongers' promoted compasice. It is said that be fret Chinese idrograph of sy weman in Korea or as he terms them, "teachers."
DHr's The chairman of the Fish Trade Betone of the svudicato is to open an iron pelate the equal of say in the East.
And on Hongkong & Neighbourhood(*)
Association said that body were of opinion that foundry near Osake, on the
recommendation of
† the occasion of an audience Roserded to The Tai Wo Kun rebuilt the Kyerg Pek Niude of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the Bishop
N.E. wirds, the market should not be moved Formosa Channel..
Kugolutions fresh to streng. the Jupan se Minister of Agriculture and Com Palace during his regency. His Majest, when beginning of 1945, His Majesty not only ox-
of the association were rend to the eff ot that more. The English inter for bas, so far, been hea sumet the reins of power, which his father pressed his appreciation of the good work done
South const of China between
the removal would be a pubte enlamity and an willing nongho lend money to the Japanese according to all reports was loathe to resign, by them, and thanks of the same, but spoke South coast of China between
Hongkong and Lamocks }
Saux as No.1. irreparable injury to the fishing industry. Tommiss Government, Lat has not shown a disposition to occupied the Chang Dak Kong or Easter those memorable words which the churches
Steps should rather ba taken with a view to to which pat much capital directly into the industries of Palace, for a period of four years after which cannot and must not forget, "Send
Somos No. 1. provi ing atisfactory polics supervision for the country.-Globe.
(*) N.E. and E. winds, fresh or strong; dealing with the existing truffle and improved. squally, showery.
su that is Maj-by mi daikte t'i bailling op fes feum 1-bt. A spoofslag ond is hang mada to Colonials, and im ng others Mr. Frod Mackenzie.t'un war u rrespon lant, bring his ex- perienos daring the Russo-Japan so war tɔ sid tho imagination of the public to a relisation of the need of such a club. Tu building is spacious and comfortable and the solem has been in the air for several years The ui u is to pro ida for the bloojaskets and thrown into London a real home
when
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toucher."
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Hergkong and Hainan
watersido facilities.
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