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CANTON
(FROM OVE CORRESPONDENT.)
FLOOD.. 7x ~ The food is still the one topic of conversation
In order to prevent the Likin Stations inland from delaying the shipments of Tics and msoessaries for relieving thousands of homeless
BWAY
A STOWAWAY TRAGEDY.
Ly
ster
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 4TH, 1908.
SIR ROBERT HART.
INTERESTING STORIES.
House which arestes revenue and commerce..
Commerce in the goose that lays the golden IND
I should like to say that before I left him Sir Robert related with much satisfaction an levident which happened after the siege of the Peking Le
Legations,
The Inspector General is fond of music, and nano band, During | the relief operations game some twenty years ago he get together a Chi Russian soldiers were, like those of other na tions, looting the house of a Chiness family, when one of Sir Robert's musicians came on the anthem. The Muscovite soldiers immediately evene and began to play the Russian national vensed their plandering and stood to attention
Eiffy-four years in the East have left their mark upon him. Although his glance is keen and bis tall garo is ontent, his hair is white and there is about him an unmistakable air of
"1 see no objection to an informal converted when the anthem was finished, they mar- fatigue which he finds it impossible to conceal,
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ogge of revenue, and the best thing to do is, sa far as possible, to leave it unfittered. The ABPHYXIATED ON A PRENCH LIVEE. The new French steamer "Ceylan," ►
A Daily Mail correspondent wired from fewer and simpler the regulations are, the better; and experience has shown me that the July 2nd of the "Malte, reached Victorik B, C. on May
23th from Havre via the Suez Causl, the Orient, Gost loft the German Inar Tozek wisest polley is to trust rather than distrust the
I have just Honolula and San Francisco, and proceeded to
Considerations of apace forbid me dwelling Vancouver, for which port she bad 800 tons of after an extremely Interesting conversation merebant in the making of his declaratione "
there by way of Honslule Maritime Customs in China, who is now me Chia has achieved in the reorganiesdon of the among the people here. The newly established general freight. The Ceylan" is the lent of with Sir Robert Hart, Inspector-General of the work which the Grand Old Man of his way home to England after a lifetime Chinese statistical department, its postal and Relief Society have been very energetio in their the French floot to Yokohama work, and really deserve praising for the ex- and San Francisco
Nowe wis given by wire from San Franolsce spent in the sarries of the Celestial Empire. Chi
I boarded the "Yarok" at Naples, and next day pellent services rendored by them to the dis of the tragedy on board the French liner while tressed prople both in the vicinity of Centon undergoing fumigation at the Golden Gate. found the venerable exils ring to a dal services, and its money-order-systém...
further ahair. While the years was steaming along Ceylan and up-country. Relief funds are daily pouring With the arrival of the "
Latitude 1 in frem every direction. The people of Horgdetails were given. E. Loveque, aged 24, was the lovely coast of Italy the sea a deep
within the steamer's hold, exasped only by tint unknown to our grey northern keng and Mseso have also contributed most killed and George Schelbelt, whe-had-aboved Mediterraneau blae, and the sky of an exure
few minntos conversation with him. generously towards the fund. A few days ago breaking open a perthole and hanging by his informed Sir Ecbert that I should be glad of
walthy merchant here n med So Bing-kne chin for two hours, which seemed like an age,
Leveque and Schofield, both natives of France, sent the munificent sum of $80,000 to the Relief
being without fands and wishing to get to Society.
away late on Monday night is Bealtile, stored the forward part of the big voel. Both men remained in hiding without being discovered until the corrof the United States quarantine
The Speaker of the House of Commona garo aponer were Dr. Hobday's sulphur pots get sent," he added presently I have not preparatory to her departure up the comt. No
of the Palace of Westminister recently concern- slight and the balkhead doors and other had a good night's sleep since last Novembar, sportares cinsed then both men were driven and it was beckuse I was afraid of a physical and
most interesting address in the Royal Gallery from their hiding place by the purgeat sulphur mental breakdown that I decided to take a rest.
When Sir William Anson, the author of a fumes, which penetrated into every recess in 1 must have been blessed with a very good son-Bofore leaving the "Yorck" I asked the Insing the House over which he presides. Among the hold. According to Boholeid, his constitution, or I could not have stood all these
other things he said
home quite comfortably in the captain's oabip, and the reason I am a passenger in a German
British Constitution, was walking up the floor liner is that I shall not have to change natil I
of the House of Commons to take his son, a reach Southampton. I left Peking at the end
very witty Radical member, who, though no of April, and sailed from Shanghai on May 2"
longer a member, was still in the land of the Did you see the Emperor or the Empress
living, mentioned the book, and said, ' He will
you left Peking!
find the House of Commons a very different
To, I had
that prophecy had been realised or not he did not know, but it showed that there was a differor oe between theory and practice, Ho (the Speaker) had heard the maiden speech of every member of the present Government
head.
and starving people in the interior the Relief service prosesded to fumigate the steamer to somalo is my greatest trouble at pre-ched out of the house..
Lodity has written to the Euperintendent of the Likin Burean requesting that instructions be giron to all stations in the Two Kwang provinces to release ali vessels chartered by them without any delay on presentation of
"When I heard of this," said Sir Robert, I felt that I had been well repaid for all the time and morey I had spent on my Chinese band."
pester General if he intended to publish his
THE SPEAKER ON THE HOUSE. OF COMMONS."
their station card to the official in charge of panion rushed wildly about the vessel, seeking in the East so well. I am now travelling da have had many tempting offers," he very grave and almost plassical work of the
a means of escape, but be found every avenas losed against him. For several moments the unfortunato man beat at the door of the bulkhead in a forlorn hope of attracting attention, and then, overcome by the sulphurous atmosphere, he reeled insensible into the engineer'a mess-room, gang when they entered the hold of the
"
replied, but I am going home for rest, and I have at present to intention of tonching my disry. In my wil, made some years ago, I directed that the diary should be burat after my death. But at the siege of the Legations two attachés saved it, and tow," he added, am sometimes forry it was not burnt.
Like
many great mer, Sir Robert Hart is the essence of modesty, and as I left him the last words he said were
sufferings of the people in the interior is really where he was later found dead by the rescue Downger before rowell nudience with them laughingly, "when I remember its existence I place from what be thought it was.' Whelhor
steamer,
A
the station,
Viceroy Chang in reply to a letter addressed to him by the self Government Association said: "I am fully aware of the calamity caused by the recent flood; tho reports of the miseries and
both."
Are you at liberty to aly what passed at keart-rending. I have given instructions to the
Just as Loveqne'a struggles to escape to the Frovincial Treasurer, the Judge and the Local Tau of Affairs to give every assistance outer air were coming to an end Schofield, who that audience !"
the I-arful altare of his myself. The Empress Dowager spoke in a possible in alleviating the distress. I aur also also had been madly trying to find some means. No, it was of a mature too complimentary to to escape, rozed an iron bär, änd, summon very appreciative manner. I had never soon. sending daputies to the interior to report the
predicament, condition of affairs, and on receipt of falling all his strength with the energy of deepers either the Emperor or the Empress Dowager particulars I will memorialize the Thronetion, shattored the forward porthole. Wheu, before the siege of the With regard to the bandits" aud-robbers who the fumes seemed to have him at their morey than I have seen them repens. Dat since he had forced, and for one momoat inhale a he was just able to raise himself to the apertura draft of the outside air. He had no sooner done this, however, than the sulphurous fumes rush ing out of the orifice, began again, their deadly WOTE,
are taking advantage of the confusion and plundering the towns, I have sent orders to the oflolala to arrest and severely punish all offenders within their jurisdiction."
TEA DUTIES IN KWANGTUNG,
A passing longshoreman at this instant look." The following is a literal translation of sing toward the big stasmer ss she lay at the dock noticed Sobefield's head sticking our of the Proclamation issued by the Viceroy :—
"This proclamation is issued to inform the porthole. Hanging by bis, livid face, Sohoffeld people that hitherto no duty has ever been levied presented a horrible sight. The longshoreman raised the alarm and noen is because known to on tea grown and consumed in the Kwanging those on the steamer that a man in the fore castle Province, and merchants were allowed to was being suffocated, export any gunatity of it to all parts of the Province. But in the 16th year of Kweng Shui (1658) the Hoppe discovered and seized certain tes junks who were smuggling tea to elber Provinces, in consequence of which re galations were made limiting the transportation of tea to fifty catties by all vessels trading in the Province; and vessels found arrying inat excess of the limit are liable to be Raed. Ever
ita WAY
onge & yest.
oonverse with them directly. I asked for two Of course speaking Chinese, I am able to years leave, but they would not give me more than one. They did not want me to go away at all. But when I recognised that my work was beginning to suffer. E bad to
Fears."
You
"I realise that already. The difference
"The regret with which I am ending my -career is this--that I should have had such great opportunities and have done so little with
them.
THE CHINESE CLAIMS AT
VANCOUVER.
It was often said that those who lived ox proportions as those who lived at a distancs, and the same might be asid of those who were in mountain were not so well able to judge of daily touch with the House of Commons. Their view was opt, perhaps, to get a little distorted by being brought into contact with the daily. life of that body, and those somewhat removed from it were able to scrive at a sounder judge. ment ou its ancient position, its might, and relations to its surroundings, The Honas always appeared to bi to be in certain respects most never forgot that it was the electoral a very singular assembly. First of all they
specially obamber of the nation. Other countries such
America and France had a chamber
an indeterminate number constituted for the purpose of choosing their President, the men who was to rule them for a fixed or President their furation was over, like that of of years, and when they had selected their
"The House of Commens was not only the certain ephemeral insects, whoss whole object in life was to lay an egg and then die.
Bocuser, its judge and its parent of the Government, but also the critic of the Government and might, indeed became its executioner; and in that respect it differed had mentioned. The Honis of Commors grea widely from the other electoral Chambore he above all things, an educating mediam, the place where grievance might be discussed and a remedy found, or pushed on one side as not
"He was constantly struck with the extra- deserving a remedy, or, as was tionally the case, a compromise arrived a
Vancouver, June 6, Mr. Mackenzie King yesterday completed bla But you have not said good-bye to
Investigation into the claims for damages, pre- Chits, Sir Robert ?
"Whether I shall go back or not depends sented by the Chinese who suffered in the riots of last Sopiomber. His award will not be so nounced for a few days, but it is understood that entirely on the state of my health. The first thing I have to do is to consult a medical man, nad learn what course I ought to follow. I am he is go, impregead by the moderation of the now on sick leave, and, with a somewhat tired claims that he will grant nearly the whole of smile, "I consider. that after titty-four years in the sem detasaded, which is between 826,000 China I have cone a very good day's work. 1£5,200) and 827,000 (£5,400) The Japannes Quickly as possible the bulkhead doors were forced open and as the fresh air gradually forced went out to Chins in 1854, and I think it is were awarded nearly $8, 00 (€1.600) Adding to in attempts were made to reach the torsignificant of the changes that have taken place these amounts the cost of the investigations: ex- tared prisoner, Capt. B. E. Murray, battalion in marine and commercial matters since that day tra pollen protection, &e, the total comes to chief of engine company No. 2, made several that when I left Southampton more than fifty nearly $50,000 (£10,000). The leaders of the herois attempts to get far enough into the fore-years ago I mailed by a P. and O. beat, and now zelusionists say it. is cheap at the price, castle to reach, Bohofield, bas all his initial 1 am on my way home in a German steamer particularly as the Ottawa Government pay efforts were in vain, the famos being so dense in the intervening period I have had six It is pointed on that more has been done to that they threatened him with suffocation a months' leave in 1866 and one year's leave in meet the demands of the exclusionists since the the latter part of 1873 and the beginning of riots than in a dozen years previously, and it is step. Owing to the great Leight of the porthole 1879. I have not been in Europe fer nearly broadly binted or the extremists mong the been so well established that it may be, used zince those regulations were enforoad people of through which the choking man had thirty observe many changes at home anti-Asiaties that the value of this weapon line.
way considerable difficulty was forged his various parts of the rovincabase been complain experienced in devising a means of affording
A picturesque dinner was given leet night by ing of short supply and also of the bigh price of bizaletance, After much effort, however, a between the steamer of thirty years ago and gain if Oit wa prove difficult, that staple article, and have repeatedly applled staging was lowered from the rail and Dr. A. the liner of today is wonderful. There is the hinese Board of Trade to the officials of that the restriction be removed, but none of P. Keimer descended with restoratives for the electric light everywhere. There are mechani the Chinese Government who came here to take my predecessors have granted the request. I unfortunate man. Dr. Keiner drew the man's os appliances for doing everything, and the part in the investigation, Mr. Mackensie King ordinary continuity of the body over-wilch-bo| head farther forward and packed clotha around engines and furnaces are all hidden out of and Mers, McInnes sad McEvoy, the in a Boating hotel. Onlawyers representing the Chinese, were also looking ashore at the have been here a little over a year, and I know the perthols between the frame and the men's sight,We are liricious places we have present Spenches of a most cordial character to Acts of Parliament was given in old Norman thoroughly what is beneficial and detriments chin and face, and be gradually recovered.
While Dr. Keimer was at work trying to called at since we left China I am also struck were delivered, the Chinese expressing the greatest appreciation of the fairness of Canada by their growth. to the place. Recently, Cheong Yuen-tong
Schofield
You have had a remarkable career in China, and their belief that the relations between and others, les merchants, petitioned to me and Captain Johat, of the Coylan, praying that the restriction may be removed with First Offlaer Auge Morell and G. Leband, Sir Robert. Would it be indisorest to ask to Canada and China were about to become far After sonsulting with the Superintendent were busy attempting to make an entry what you attribute your great success with the more close and vordial then hitherto, Times.
through the bulkhead to resine Bohofield. Chinese officials P of the Customs Bureau on the matter I and After putting-out several of the pots Murray, that in removing the restriction it will not still with his smoke raask fixed rashed effect the duty of the Province in any way;ints the sulphurous hold, and, catching Sehn- and on the other hand it would be profitable to field in his arme staggered with him to the the morebants and beneficial to the people. I outer air on deck. have notified the Commissioners of Customs of the various Treaty Porte, and the affeials of the Likin Stations that those regulations have been abolished, and in future they are not to detain or cause any trouble to vessels carrying tos. This proclamation is issued to inform the merchants and the general public that in future
limit will be fixed on the quantity of les transported to the interior
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Both men fell Bonseless on the fron dock, but though Mineray soon recovered, Schofield was in the last stages of exhaustion. He was removed by Steward William Hefferman in an ambul ance to the Harbour Emergency hospital and treated by Dr. Beasley.
had the honour te preside. The King's sonsent French, which sounded rather astounding coo sidering that it was an English King addressing English peers and gommoners, and all formal
ag mone and the House of Lords were still carried to this day in old Norman French, main On communications between the House of Com
tajaing the forms that were in use hundreds of years ago. He would very much regret if the thing they wanted to convey and preserved the continuity of the ancient assent.
too much of what I have done. Towe a great DEATH OF AN OLD CHINA COAST old forms were ouanged; they conveyed every
8
to
The Inspector General wag silent. After s moment he replied. "I think you are making
with be on the night not at the right moment, deal to good luck. I was fortunate enough
certain readiness to undertake what was pat into my hands at that time. My sucess, anch as it has been, is due to a combination of cirozm stances I began with the Chinese officials when being elderly men, took a kindly interest in a I was very young, and I dare say that they. young, mes, and the work was carried out to their satisfaction. I have always had very plos. sant relations with the Chinese Government, and I have found them very kind and ressonebie. and I can say that I have enjoyed I have been well treated by everyone and in
After learning that Schofield had company when he hid in the chain locker, Capt. Jonan gave orders that a complete search of the vessel should be made to sacertain whether anyone else was in the forecastle. After a careful in vestigation by First Officer Morell the body of every
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SKIPPER.
"DADEY" FATTEREON PASSES AWAY, The following brief obituary notice, which appeared in the San Fratreisco Chronicle," will be read with regret by every old resident along the China Coast, where the subject of it, Captain M. F. Patterson, (affectionately known among his intimates as "Daddy.") certainly deserved the universal esteem and liking with which he was universally regarded
Captain Martin Franois Patterson, who was Shanghai in 1812 and served for over half & with the British forces at the reptare of
is dead at the home of his daughter, Mr. William Latham, 1270 St, Charles Street, Alameda.
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ECZEMA COVERED
FACE AND CHEST
Little Boy Suffered Very Badly-
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·". I purchased one box of Cuticura Oint
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aleo in attendance: In a special theatre a cinematograph demonstration shows the life of modern warship from the laying down of ber keel to the firing if a broadside. The exbibi. tion is being held in the permanent buildings adjoining the neological gardens.
·NOVEL COMPLAINT.
"It was often said that it was a wonder the House of Commons did its work as well as it did considering the character of the assembly, its want of homogeneity, 670 members drawn from all parts of the country, representing all classes, differing in wealth and education and, in the lives they had fed, and the views that
Some very interesting charges are preferred they held upon politics, and chosen generally at a time of great electoral excitament, Then let, them think of the stupendous task they had to against Japan from time to time by persons domcios abroad, and the Colonior, the clash of of seeing out of one eye only at a time. For example the Japan Casette, referring to the
taff, says:- Practically all th carry out in governing the country, the depen- who are blessed with the comfortable faculty
ju Lon years the orood in the millions over whom the House of Commons raled, and the marrel was that the mildest would have meant that House was able to do it at all."
men would on the business and the present proprietors be looking for work.
of Kwangtung Ten exported to foreign Leveque was found in the engineer's mess my have been biersed with exception- cantary as master of vessels in Oriental waters | interes(7 and of classes, and the differences ofcent, strike by its Ja were absurd, the
GERMAN FOREIGN POLICY.
BARON SPECK YON STERNÈURG ON
ecuntries will have to pay duty: noord-room,- ing to custom tarif. If any unprincipled merchants were to be caught smuggling by the LM. Custome or the Likin Stations they will be fined according to the Castoms regulations I. command the people to take notice of and abstain from disobeying this proclamation."
YOKOHAMA LITERARY SOCIETY.
At meeting of the Committee of Yoko ham Literary Bitty he is Jase 12th the members received the resignation of the Pro-ya :** wident, Mr. A. Bellamy Bows, who leaves Kokolisma this month for Hongkong to take
CURRENT QUESTIONS.
ally good health, and I have found my pleasure in my work. I never left work for pleasure. Physically, I am not a strong man, Tet in the early days I was like a spider in a web-one- in the north of China, and the next day on my way south establishing Customs offices here and light bouse ststions there."
"Have you formed any conclusions as to the future of China P
rea-Patterson
tons co of the status que is in the interest of up his Low-inties as Editor of the China Mant. the Powers, Germany green with the In surenucing his resignation, Mr. Brown whole civilized world that the unbearable stata thanked his colleagues for ti e generous assist of affairs in Macedonia trgently calls for powerfal nation, but with such an immenga ance they had rendered big daring his term remedy, and that steps must be taken to put
stop
to the continuous bloodshed, murder, and office, and wished the Yokohams Literary Society a prosperous career in the days to come, outrages there. But Germany is convinced that all measures bearing upon this subject will On the motion of the Vice President, it we
of Alameda.
+
KAISER AND SHIPPING,
EXHIBITION IN BERLIN.
cansa
that he
He took the steamer "Warrior" from New
And yet the law of Japan provides no remedy although nearly seventy men leave work and York to China in 1867. In 1875 he entered the
e great loss to their employers, employ of the China Merchants Steam Naviga tion Company and had command of different
Where the laws of a country are defective it steamers of that corporation. During his long.
Standing beneath a new status of himself in lies with the residents to Lake proper measures asreer in the Orient be carried on board his Baron Speck von Sternburg, the German
Of course this is an extremely, defective state Ambassador to the United States, bas an article
am a great believer in its future. China vessels practically all of the great Chinese naval quiform, with emblems of the sea at its to cure their naprotected ivlarekis. in the Outlook giving the German view of the is a very big country, and it has everything it dignitaries and ouers of state. He never lost fast, and its head framed in the most famous Macedonian situation, the Sonjak.railway pro needs within its own ring fence, The Chinese a ship or had a serious accident at sea. He and ringing of his myings, the Emperor of affairs. Its enormity becomes quite pulpaple Jeck, and the Turco-Persian-boundary-question..
and easily governed people, and, individually, in Alameda. He leaves five children--Mary personal fustance by the German Federation of are fully equipped with laws which effectually With reference to Mavedenia the Ambassador are most industrings, intelligent, law-abiding, retired in 1993 to make bis home with his family William opened an exhibition organised at his when we observe that all Oscilealul countries of Mistura, Mrs. Frederick Newell, hipimildars. The bonaron, who was accom- protect employers-of labour, and that, ocass Тарап Germany holds the opinion that the main. they respond with wonderful reciprocity of San Anselmo, Mre. William Lathan, Mrs. panied by the Emprom and the King and anently, in Europe and America no such incon-
sansbless. The world can, therefore, form
Easley, chairman of the exhibition manage-being so far behind the times in this respect, it own opinion as to what 400 millions of people Louis Sensome and Mrs. Frederick Van Meter, Queen of Sweden, was welcomed by Professer sanient nuisances as strikes aver ospar
ment. This gentleman, who is ous of the is for tas ate for Cesidentals to bave & Solomon ideza. Chios is certainly destined to be'a very
directors of the Schichan yard, and provision- capabla of rendering the sapient advice exabodied may do, once they are organised after European
ally oucaples the position lately held by in the last paragraph quoted above, and it is he bea WEATHER REPORT.
Queral Keim as steerswan of the Navy fortunate for the Soloman himself as the work must go along very slowly, and deal more than they will have learnt a
great
command of that organisation at Dautng on proper measures" which it lies with the The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued Leagus, pending the definite suttlement of the sense to refrain from attempting to describe the if they were by the time they are organised on modern lines they know at present. Then, eru til row the following reportin
On the 3rd at 11,55 2.m.-The barometer Jane 14, closed. bis address with the following residents of a lawless country to take. for how to temper their strength with wisdom."
expansion: "And the Yellow Peril ?"
bae visen moderately in Japan, the depression appreciation of the Emperor's encouragement the purpose of securing their unprotected Whilst the Great Elector created the Bran aggressive they are not-
"Well they are very likely to become having moved away over the Pacifio..
A abght rite!
f the morenry has taken place donbarg war feet, and Frederick the Great, by fonuding the Emden Trading Company, Pressure is high over the 8. part of the hins wakened the Prussian merontila marine to formidable competitors la indas vial and trading the world any special trouble. They will be matters, but I do not think ther will cause also over the China coast and the Philippines. quite strong enough to hold their own Sex and the Philippines, and low, apparently, fresh lile, your Majesty bae combined the at the development of the Germas проезвіркі
It is confidently expected by many people Fresh 8. and S.W. winds may be expected efforts of your two great ancestors, and worked against all comers, but I do not believe over the Yangis valles. their ambitions are of a warlike character. The occurrenses of the past Billy or misly genes in the Forms Channel and along the Northern war and commercial fleets. Since the cohonouret with the friendship of royalty that
mencement of the reign of your Maj-sty no great warship and no-giant trading steamer has the visit of the Duke and this Duchess of left the slipways of the Fatherland withent Connaught England will be marked by the to the your Majesty lending it brilliant inauguration announcement of the engagement of Prines by your presence. Your Majesty has ever Arthur of Connaught, the handsome and followed all the accesse Of German ship popular son of the Dake and Dach, builders and owners with the kasnost attention, pretty daughter of an English decal house, who and frequently delighted those concerns with bas teen ons of the most intimate friends of
Princess of Swed-1. Sembas No. 1. motas ges of appreciation. We revere, ben, in Princess Patricia and her sister, the Crown' Fur Bajesty be potent creator of the German It is my open secret that for long warm
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only have a possibility of sueq-ss if they receive resolved to place on the minutes of the Society
harmony with each other. au repression of the Commnitter's gratitude 1o. the Brm support of all the Powers, acting in Mr. Bronn for the a figging energy and ability displayed by him during the six years ho has led the post of President, and their best wishes for bis +Recess in the new hotics upon which he is shortly to enter at Hengkong, LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The H.A.L.sli. Sasonțe left Manila on 2nd Inst. p.m.; and may be expected here te-morrow The NYK. str. Woka Maru (European Line) ft Shanghai for this port on the 3d inst, and inspected here on the 6th inst.
.58 inches.
As to the Saajak railway, Baron Speck Sternburg says:
Germany does not consider this purely soonomic project to be inconsistent with either the wording or the masuing of the parsly political entente between Russia and Austria- Hungary, especially with the Matzsteg pro- Germany further does not recognize Es justifiable the statement which has been put have taught them that they ought to be sirong shores of the china bes
that Austria-Hungary, by
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending forth occassionally, obtaining the Banjak railway concession at a suongh to defend themselves, and since 1900 lion. Their aim is to develop the country com
The forecast for the 24 hours, ending at noon time when a judicial reform was proposed, has they have certainly been moving in that dire at 10a.m. to-day, 5 deliberately rendered diffoult the stitude of meroially, and at the same time thepower to-day is as follows
8.& S.W.winds The N.Y.K..str. Kupiano Varu (Anetralian the Powers towards the latter question.
Finally, on the Turco-Persion boundary organising their military and naval power, speaking however, the Chinese view is
frosbxqually, Line) left Manila for this port on the 4th inst,
that military development is retrogressive, not Hongkong & Neighbourhood. on the 6th inet.
however, The boundary controversy between Turky
progressive. Ons must remembor,
Formosa Channel Both cons of Ching hat ween" the slightest:
Hongkong and Lacivekrea South coast of
Hongkong and Haican...
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What do you thinks to the fatory of The N.T.KMr. Banaki Maru (Enropean reason to take any part in it. Shehar, however, Line) left Bingapore for this port on the 3rd thought it advisable, for the sake of somme
All I can say is that Chins is common interest, repeatedly to recommend in a friendly British influence in China?" inet and in expected here on the 8th inst
The N.Y.K. str, Shinano Meru (American bat urgent way to the Porte a peaceable setlo
shall obtain the greatest influence depends on Line) left Robe for this port via Moji sad ment of the ontroversy, and to suggest that ground to all the nations, sad which of them Shanghai on the 3rd inst., and is expected here Turkey should take the first step thereto by them and their treatment of the Chinese. on the 12binet.
withdrawing her troops. It need Boarcely be. The T.K.K, str. Nippon Maru will sail from mentioned that the frequent statements by the New interests are nowy coming into the field Takthams on the Stu is a and will be due to foreign Press asserting that Germany is which will in fence, international relations in arrive in Hongkong on 15th inst.
The Judo- biss sir. Kutsang left Calenttsupporting Turkish armaments, and eno raga way we cannot Eresee to-day. But I sm
ing the warlike spirit in Turkey-which, in very hopeful of the future of Chian.
In the banding of my own department I for this port via the Strain on 1st inst, and fact, socording to all information, is in no way. hare always recognised that it is not the Custom
discernible are an absurd învention, may be expected here on or about 17th inst
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