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hands of the Consular and diplomatic repres sentatives, will be dealt with by the Japanese authorities on the now Treaties coming into force, Mr. Hida, a Councilor in the Foreign Offico, has been ordered to visit Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe and Nagasaki to make the neces:" sary investigations in the Settlements of the placen.
RUSSIA AND CHINA. APPLICATION FOR AN ISLAND,
ATTACK ON
TRAVELLERA
We (N&C, Daily Netor) have been kindly permitted to publish the following extract from
private latter dated Ichoufu, the 23rd of
THE Japan Railway Company has decided 1o Tix other night Inspector Brett visited the THE ANTI-FOREIGN OUTRAGES raise its passenger fares, and has applied to the opium divans at 162, Queens Road Central
IN SHANGTUNG: Minister of Communications for approval.and Graham Street and found there more We are informed that the directors of the being 72 in one case where the limit was
people than the places were licensed for, there Yangtze Insurance Association Limited will and 7 in the other were the limit was 13. The recommend a dividend of 10% for last year.
offenders were brought before Mr. Sercombe THE Band of the Hongkong Regiment will Smith yesterday and each fined $so.”
TOKYO, March 25th.
play the following programme of music in the A PEXING telegram received by Shanghai The boundary between the Russian and grounds of the Officers Mess, Kowloon to
mandarins states that H.E. Li Hongchang Chinese sphere in Manchuria and the Liao-morrow, commencing at 4.30 p.m. ——
arrived at the capital from the Yellow River on To the south-west, twenty miles from tung peninsular has not yet been delimitated. Russia has applied for Myo-tao, an island at
the 1st instant and had a special audience of there have been a number of riots, but no one the mouth of the Pechili Gulf, but the Viceroy,"
anything as yet A Catholle. the Empress Dowager on the and. The Em punished press Dowager trented H.E. with great consi-Priest who is just in from that vicinity-to-day tion, on the ground that the island belongs to
deration giving him a stool to sit on, beneath says that his life has only been saved through the Shantung province and is not under his jurisdiction.
the Throne, after he had performed the usual the fleetness of his horse; and that for three ubeisances.
months he has had to keep the horse saddled. day and night, so that he might be able to flee at any hour.
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Haren Scaram *God Save the Queen." An extraordinary`rifle accident occurred in the THE SUCHOW AFFAIR.
Bangalore city station quarters, which resulted PEKING, March 25th.
in the death of Driver Mulleneux, Southern With regard to the Suchow disturbance, in Mahratta Railway, aged 29. He was shooting which a Japanese was arrested and ill treated crows in his compound with an old. Martini, by Chinese police, the Japanese.demands for The cartridges were loaded with shot. One of redress have been conceded. The president of the Suchow Foreign Office and the police con-
them exploded accidentally while he was stables have been dismissed, and the Govern-closing the breech and the contents lodged in ment will pay an indemnity. The Governor his stomach. He was removed to the hospital General of Kiangsu has prohibited the officials where he died in 24 hours. The deceased was under him from arresting Japanese even out-
an old volunteer and a good shot. side the settlement limit."
RUSSIA AND KOREA.
SEOUL, March 25th.
The Privy Councillers who opposed the grant of a whaling concession to Russian sub jects have been released from their offices.
THE FRECH NAVY.
Tokyo, March 25th,
A Saigon dispatch, of the 24th inst, to the French Legation states that during the debate Deputies, M. Lockrey, the Minister for the Navy, announced that measures for the increase of the Marines and Artilery in the Navy would shortly be introduced.
on the Naval Estimates in the Chamber of
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THE appeal made by the two Chinese who were recently sentenced to one year's impri-, sonment by the Yokohama Chiho Saibansho for smoking opium on board a vessel in Yokohama harbour has now been heard. The Court of Appeal, after hearing all the evidence, and calling witness for the defence whose
testimony had been refused by the Yokohama Chiho Saibansho, acquitted Ma Cheong-on, "but upheld the judgement of one year's impri- one of the men, owing to the lack of evidence,
sonment against the other man,
CHITPORE, near the district gaol, was the scene early the other moming of a terrible tmgedy, says the Rangoon Timer. A sorter on the R.M.S., by name Ram Dayal Tewari, attacked Badri Pershad, another sorter, with a sharp knife and cut his head clean off from the shoulders. The murderer was immediately arrested, and police investigation is going on. The cause of quarrel is unknown.' WE would call the attention of our readers to Simon's Waxwork Museum, which is really well worth a visit. Some excellent figures are to be seen and a capital diorama of interesting views as well as curiosities of all descriptions. The fact that the whole show is entirely free from the east suspicion of coarseness or vulga
rily and is both amusing and instructive should go far towards recommending it to the atten tion of the public.
·March
Three Catholic Christians have been killed in Feihien, about 40 miles to the west of us.. ~
Six of them have been killed at Shenshan, 20 miles 5.W., of whom two were burned to death affair from the one I wrote of in my last letter, in a big public bonfire. This is a different when the child was burned, and two had their eyes put out by the fiendish mob
The perpetrators of the outrage to the east of us, whodismembered the bodies of two Catholics, and burned them over the fire, burned the living child, etc, having received no punishment of any kind, have been emboldened to attempt still inet with an unexpected check Three Ger further outrages. Yesterday, however, they mans, Lieut. Hannemen, Mr. Forschulte, and' Mr. Moots, who han been landed from a gunboat on the coast directly east of us, and who were on chuang, the headquarters of the rioters in that their way to this city, stopped at Wangkia- vicinity, for their breakfast. Everything was THE N. C. D. News is sorry to learn that Mr.they started on their way to this place. After perfectly quiet and peaceful. There was no disturbance, and after settling for their breakfast U. K. Chêng who has ably filled the dificult setting out about two from the village, how." WE are well aware that American journalistic post of magistrate of the Mixed Court for the ever, they suddenly became aware that they feats are past all understanding, but we minst past twelve months, has at last received rere being followed by a large number of armed certainly give the current number of-the-definite instructions from Viceroy Liu appoint spread but on both sides and were rapidly men, a hundred or more in number,, who had American Review of Reviews the credit of ing him Vice-Director of the new Nanking surrounding them. Some of them carried the In reference to the understanding between heading the list of enterprising publications. In College of Western Learning. Mr. Cheng will ordinary native guns, and some earned the big Great Britain and Russia, the Chakai Shogun illustrated article beaded" Philippine Types probably hand over his seals of office to his two men guns. They were evidently bent on Skimpostates that Great Britain has approved of and Characteristics" appears a reproduction of a successor Mr-Weng Yen-niem, an expectant how seribus the situation was. Mr, Moots, who, mischief, but the Germans did hot-at-first-realise "the extension of Russian influence in Manchu photograph entitled A Country Residence of district magistrate, on the 6th instant. The has been anofficial interpreter,stopped and talked tia, and in return Russia has assented to the the Higher Class Philipino Planter in Luzon, last named was a couple of years ago acting to the people, urging them to keep the peace. grant of certain concessions to Great Britain re- flating to the Indian boundary and Persia. The illustration is a remarkably good one but Mixed Court inagistrate for a short time. He assured them that they were not Catholics,
unfortunately the building depicted is not the
or indeed missionaries, but travellers going residence of a Philipino planter nor is it in
A TERRIFIC storm raged on Wednesday over quietly to fchoufn. They continued to clase Luzon. It happens to be the well known 4th inst. the worst being between Hankow and out bloodshed, but without avail. They had the Yangtze valley, says the N. C. D. News of did all they could to induce them to desist with up on them and then opened fire. The Germans
taken refuge behind some graves while parley-
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA. THE ALLEGED TERMS OF THE
UNDERSTANDING.
TOKYO, March 28th.
RUSSIA AND KOREA.
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We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Minister has had with the Emperor, the Korean Chinese joss house at Causeway Bay, Hongchang, causing loss of life and great damage
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RUSSIAN CONCESSIONS IN KOREA.
SEOUL, March 28th.
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TELEGRAM.S. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE DREYFUS AFFAIR.
LONDON, April 6th."
THE following edicts were issued on the 31st gloomy and threatening sky hung over the oftime Tsai Hsün, Prince of Chuang, is district and early in the afternoon the wind appointed Commander of the Guard and Comp-freshened from the north-east, increased rapidly troller of the Yongho Palace; Chin Chi, to a gale, and blew itself out soon after mid- Prince of Ke Ching, is appointed to a similar night. Scores of junks and native cargo and post over the Wuying Throne-hall, and Prince passengerboats were capsized, or wrecked on the mud banks, and large quantities of merchandise and wreckage were seen drifting down the river,
the smoother reaches, that is the shorter ones eagerly waited for by hundreds of boatmen in
hase at right-angles to the wind. One large commendations of the Generalissimo Jung Lu Hankow but owing to the extreme roughness province-1 response to the haudatory re-junk capsized close to the Is. and S. hulk at
on the perfect discipline and effectiveness of of the, water no help could be extended. The their assailants twenty his movement they
The Korean Government has approved of an
of land not exceeding 700 feet in length and 370 feet in width at the ports of Urson (Kyeng-
Hungwen is appointed Vice Director of the (Hankyengido), for work connected with whale etc.).-Tsao tung-hsun is appointed Tao- sang-do Senshin (Kangwen-do) and Chinpo
Office of Transmission juf Imperial decrees, Ssheries, at rental of 5rso per annoin. Int of the Yen-Tung Intendancy, Yunnan each whale captured, and $100 a month to the addition the company will pay a tax, of $20 for Customs. The term of lease is 12 years.
PROPOSED KOREAN LOAN FROM RUSSIA.
SEOUL, March 29th. The Korean Government proposes to raise a load of 3 million yen from Russia, and negoti- ations are now in progress through the Russian Minister,
I
RUSSIAN ENTERPRISE IN CHINA. Tokyo, March 29th.
The colliery at Gwabeten (near Newclawang) where operations will shortly be commenced. by the Russians, will be worked in the name taeis, of which 90,000 taels will be subscribed of a Chinese syndicate with a capital of 300,000 by the Chinese and $10,000 taels by Russians. Russia is granted the privilege of working in within 30 Chinese miles on either side of the partnership with Chinese all the coal mines Russian railway line through Liaotung. THE FRANCO-ITALIAN COMMERCIAL
TREATY.
TOKYO, March 29th.
A report from the Japanese Consul at Lyons dated the 13th ult, states that the new Franco- Italian Treaty has passed the Italian Chambers. It was arranged that the Treaty should go into French Government has announced that from force Immediately in both countries. The February 28th the lowest rate of Customs Tariff shall be applied to all Italian goods with the exception of raw silk and silk goods.
the New Army Corps under General Yuan Shih-kal, near Tientsin, the said General is hereby tianded to the Board for determination of extraordinary rewards. He is also empower ed to name for promotion his best officers, as a taken of the Imperial approval.-N. C. D, News.
steaners at the hulks had an uneasy time during the night, those on. board fearing the parting of the chains,, consequently everything had to be kept in readiness. The boats at the various Chinese life-saving stations worked hard throughout the afternoon and rendered valuable assistance to life.*·
to floating property. During the forenoon aing, but as the only reponse to their entreaties. was a general fusillade from their assailants, bout them, co off by the bullets or by shots and as branches from the trees were falling from the enemies' guns, they saw that the situa tion was desperate, and determined to sell revolvers, and began returning the fire of their their lives dearly. They were all arried with foes. As their revolvers made cumpamtively little noise, and gave off almost no smoke the Chinese set up a shout of derison, and came on
then they began to realise that the foreign more boldly for a little time, until they noticed one and another of their company falling, and revolvers were doing execution, if not making mans then sprang to their feet, ran toward a noise, and they began to give way. The Ger
and falling to the repeated two or three times, when the Chinese
renewed firing, 3.
turned and fied. In the meantime their servants and barroven had scattered and of their alx barrow-loads of effects all but one-barrow- made for Ichoufe, about 25 miles, on fool, Ioad had been carried off. With this they reaching here about sunset; having been followed by their foes all the way, but with out suffering from another attack. At the time, they themselves did not know how severely they had punished the enemy, but word comes to-day that three Chinese are dead, three others so badly wounded that recovery is not expected, And now the strange thing is that this moming the missing: goods and barrows and men were all brought
loss, of but a few unimportant articles) from the by a party of men from that vicinity, who had succeeded in recovering them (with the rioters, and brought them at once to the city, Whether they did this from respect, or whether they feared the three plucky: Germans would Freturn and destroy their village, I do not know, nished by the native official, are starting back The Germans, with an escort of cavalry fur to the seacoast to-day, where the German gun- boat Gefion, with the Governor of Tsintag on
soldiers will at once, land and march into the board, is awaiting their return, and then we
Interior here, and attempt to restore order. have reason to expect that a body of German
The expedition had come to Antungwel for this purpose, if it was found on Investigailon that the native officials, were unable by them- selves to restore peace. They claim that they have no desire for conquest here, and no pur pose of permanent occupation, but of course that is what is always said under such circums stances, and it is not always easy to let go. The local officials about here who are competent to handle the people, and punish the ringleaders men and worse sill, by lack of support from in the repeated riots, are hampered by lack of
they have fought with the mobs in their efforts the higher officials in the few cases where to preserve order, in case of the death of a roter the soldiers have been arrested for mur. have faini in jail for months, and would have der (D), and as the result of one such affair four
been executed long before this but for our representations to our Constil, who has greatly interested himself on their behalf.
officialdom has been recently thrown into con ACCORCING to the Universal Gazelle Peking AT the Magistracy this morning Hugh Jones, a privite in the Welsh Fusiliers ("A" company, siderable excitement over the sudden and my.No. 4542), was charged with stealing a watch Secretary of the Board of Punishments, by a 154, Queen's Road. He pleaded guilty, sterious arrest of one Hai, a second-class valued at between $2 and $3, from a shop at
squad of Imperial Guardsmen. The latter, it Complainant said at nine o'clock last night 22nd ultimo and threw the man into the prison came up to him and asked him to show him is stated, made the arrest at daybreak of the he was standing at the door,when defendant of the yamen of which he was a Secretary, the watch produced. He took it out of the without giving any reason for the act except case and handed it to defendant, who ran away that "the Empress Dowager willed it so," while with it. He chased him to an hotel and called no one was allowed, to communicate with a constable to arrest him. the,prisoner. Many rumours are floating about as 10 the reason for the sudden arrest but the most likely one is that Hsi, between the Italian Minister and the Chinese owing to his having been the medium Goverment in the matter of obtaining loans from Italians for the opening of mines, etc.,
The Ficare continues to publish depositions taken in the Criminal Chamber of the Cour de Cassation. tieneral Roget has given in detail several very strong points against Dreyfus and strongly insisted that the items mentioned in the Bondergaa were only known to the officers of the department in which Dreyfus worked. It is officially stated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have testified that the German and Italian Ambassadors and their attaches have denied all dealings with Dreyfus, M. Bertulus, the examining magistrate, who interrogated Col. Henry regarding Col. Ficquan's charges against
PERING, March 23rd. Major Esterhazy, deposed that Col Henry Germany is in alliance with Italy, she will not Italy." Others claim that Hsi had been found
It is believed in diplomatic, circles that as
Defendant now said he had not been con declined to answer whether Major Esterhazy interfere with Italy's action in China, Should to be in the pay of the Italians to spy uponvicted before, and that he did not remember was the author of the Bordereau and making a Italy attempt, however, to enforce her demands and report the result of every Cabinet Council telling the constable he had been.
AFFAIRS AT PEKING.
CONSIGNRES of CARGO per Steamship Reese, implored M. Berulus to consider the same action as England and intervene. the
The above Stuqjer bi ing arrived, Consigners of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for Countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consigners' risk and.expense.
J. S. VAN BUREN,
Agent
Hongkong, By April, 1899.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, ANTWERP, LONDON, COLOMBO AND SINGAPORE.
THE CompanySicumship
AKAWACHI MARU," having arrived from the above Pons, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, are being landed and placed at their risk into the Congkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown
Godowns at Kowloon, where cach consignment will be sorted our mark by mark
goods are landed,
nd delivery can be obtained as soon as the Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the country before Noon, TO DAY
Goods not cleared by the 15th instant, will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected, All ship damaged packages must be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on FRIDAY, the fath instant, and TUESDAY,
the 18th instatif, both days, at 10 a
honour of the army.
THE GERMAN EXPEDITION IN
SHANTUNG.
TAIEHCHANG, Shantung, April 3rd. Three Germans were attacked seventy feast of tchoufu on the 2nd ultim; they fired in self-defence, killed two of their assailants. On the 29th ult. the Germans occupied Yihchuo, and have also sent a punitive expedition to the stepe of the above, attack, intending to bum two villages, Ichoufa is quiet, but the officials are unfriendly,
in the interior of China, has been made the scapegoat of the Empress Dowager's wrath as having been the root of all the trouble with
held since the commencement of the recent The Italian demand on Sannun Bay is in a trouble about Sanmén Bay. At all events, state of abeyance and quietude again reigns judging from the strict way in which the The departure of Sir Claude Macdonald may prisoner, Hsi, is guarded, the charges against him must be very grave and it is feared that he may be summarily decapitated after a secret
be taken as evidence of peace.
Negotiations are in progress between the in regard to the Chinklang railway, German Minister and the Chinese Government
(Telegrams from the French Legallon.) THE FRENCH AND LAKE CHAD,
SAIGON,, March 26th,
The Foureau Mission of exploration arrived yesterday in Algiers from Lake Chad, in an
THE LANDING OF GERMAN TROOPS excellent condition.
AT JIHCHAO.
PEKINO, April 3rd.
The Tsungi Yamen sent yesterday instruc tions to Li Hafhuan, Chinese Minister at
Berlin, to ask the intentions of the German government regarding the landing of a body of armed men on the Shantung coast, south of Klaochou, C. D. News.
(From Japanese Papers,)- THE GÖVERNMENT AND LAND- HOLDING RIGHTS. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT,
TOKYO, March 25th. The Government appreciates the necessity of making a special declaration regarding the right of superlicies and the hire or rent of land trait of the proposed declaration is shortly to by foreigners and. foreign legal persons, and a be submitted to the Throne by Viscount Aoki, the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I will then be announced by ani Imperial Ordinance as a necessary declaration before the new Treaties come into force...
As already stated, the provisions of the law
TOKYO, March 25th. All claims must reach the undersigned before and by foreigners, and foreign to or rent of the 18th instant, or they will not be recognised: will be declared by and foreign legal persons
will be declared by Imperial Ordinance, NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA As the acquisition or transfer of foreigners Hongkong, th April, 1899,
[4798 rex éstafe, which has previously been in the
MADAME DREYFUS, FINED.
SAIGON, March 26th, - « The Court of Cassation has rejected the application of Madame Dreyfus, challenging three Councillors, and has sentenced her to a fine of 100 franes,
trial.
Huron Nakajima expired on 28th.ulto, at Oiso at the age of 53. Though his importance has dwindled year after year toward the end of this life, there were times when he cut a prominant figue in the political development of modern Japan. Belonging to the Toan clan, he was called to serve in the new Coverament soori after the Restoration. As Governor of the Kanagawa Province to which office he was appointed in 1874, he was greatly esteemed bath by foreigners and Japanese for his judi- cious administration. In 1876, he was ap pointed amember of the Senate which was than acting ara Legislative Council. It was how The Observatory report says-On the 8th at 11.40 am, Barometric changes are alight, which followed the suppression of the Satsuma ever, at the time of the birth of political parties The high pressure area remains central over China, with moderate gradients and fresh rebellion that he attained the climax of fame monsoon on the coast, and strong monsoon in and influence. He resigned office in 1880 and the N part of the China Sea. FORECAST:-gined the Liberal party of which he was sleet. Moderate N. and N. E. winds; fair.
WEATHER REPORT,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Annual Dinner of the Hongkang Football Club will be held to-night.
kong Yacht Club will take place to-morrow. THE Eleventh Club Race of the Royal Hong Course, from Police Pier round North Fairway Buoy, to starboard, round, biarkat off Lycemun, to starboard, and back to Folico Fler, 12 miles
ed Vice-President. The honour of being the first President of the House of Representatives full upon him at the opening of the Diet; but in this exalted position, he rather failed to mact the expectation of his political friends. Not long afterwards, he withdrew from Parl service, representing this country at the Court amentary fo, and entered the diplomatic of Rome from 1692 to 1893. He was appointed member of the House of Peers, in 100 na the Baronage was conferred on him in 1897-
P. C. Macdonald (75) said the previous wit ness pointed defendant out to him. He followed him into the Globe Hotel and searched him
the Police Station defendant said he bad the but could not find the watch. On the way to
watch and pulled it out of his stocking. Defon dant was the worse for drink at the time but was capable of understanding what he did. He admitted having been convicted before of larceny
He was sentenced to a month's hard labour. MESSis. Benjamin, Kelly and Potte in their kong and and Shanghai Banks have been Weekly Share Ripart state-Banks, Hong placed to a small extent at 271 and 270 per cent premium and close with Bellers at 269 per per cent. premium Nationals are enquired for at Szt. Marine Insurances. China Traders have been placed at 865. There is po business to report in other stocks underthis heading. Fire Insurances-Hongkong Fires have been negociated at $195 and $797 and close with sellers at the latter rate: China. Fires have declined to 881 sales. Shipping-Hongkong Canton and Macau Steamboats have improyed their position and have been placed at advance ing rates up to $291, Indo Chinas have changed hands to a considerable extent at 869 Dongins Steamships are aghade earler and are offering at $57. Star Ferries are in demand at $13 Refineries.—China Sugars have been sold at $172 and 8171. Luzons have been negotiated. at $49. Mining.-Punjoms have been done at
have been fixed at $81. Olivers have been $5.25 and are now wanted at 35.30. Queen Afines are enquired for at 60 cents." -Jelebur sold at $5 and are steady. Raubs are quiet at $60. Docks, Witarves and Godowns Hong Some limo ugo, states the Daily Teleg kong and Whampoa Docks continue in re the great Cardinal'e private room at Ham
Court Palace was disclosed to quest and have been booked at 330 per cent. shade easier and are obtainable at 888.inary discovery of what may prove to premium Kowloon Wharf shares are now contes the announcement Lands, Hotels and Buildings Hongkong artistic treasure. A large number of the Lands have fixed at $79 and $75), Humphrey's: thure, are in course of removal, Estate have been off the market at $9. China adom the walls of Kensington Providents have been in demand and have to be opened to the public about been placed at $9.35 Hongkong Hotels are neath the canvas and paper with of no business in stocks under this heading quiet at 878 Coton Mills. We have beard Miscellaneous Green Island Cement have ngaid come into favour and have advanced in $23 with only small dales, S. Watson picto have been done to a fair extent, at 214, and Stai ces have been booked a STEEKER 12
For some reasons, we regret the coming-in ol the German soldiers here, but there seems to bloodshed are of almost daily occurrence in be no other alterative and as rioting and this district, and have been, for months, and as - the naive officials cannot or will not do any thing to remedy natters, we are unable to any tronk in the country, and our lives are in daily danger here in the city and so we will whom brought about, Welcome the restoration of quiet, no matter by:
THE HIDDEN TEEASURES OF HAMPTON COURT,
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in a very fair state of preservation, but disfigured walls were covered were found the paintings by hundreds of heles caused by the nails which had been driven iniq, the walls to hang tha
The paintings are believed to be by
well-known artist will restore them. sible to their original condities,