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On the 15th of July, aged 81 months, of enteritis, MARGARET HELENA, only daughter. of Ernest and Helena Burt, English Bapust Mission, Tsouping, Shangtung:
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FRANCE AND MACAO,
REAR:A
Captain
over the Southern Kwang Province, except ing the Island of Hongkong, is vested a in ministers under the Bishop of Macap the exclusion of all athet Roman Catho missionaries. It is, therefore, plainly evident by virtue of this agreement that missionary purposes cannot be accepted as a valid plea for the holding of the land by French priests. Possibly they could do so on talera-BONE tion, but we have good grounds for stating GUARDIANS, that the Portuguesa raissions in Macao ban there are, at present pho if not formally ceded the right conceded to
he at
Korea
Con, the
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are further informed that
cimbers of: adions, and
H. E. WU TING FANG, the time expired Minister to the United States who is to be succeeded by Sir Lingheny, and who has been appointed in a recent Edict to be an
xpectant Metropolitan Official of the 4th Grade, is now ordered by the Throne to remain temporarily in the Ministership, LOONGSANG IN A TYHOON-The Hongkong-Manila stoamer Loongsang, Cap tain Weigall, had a most stormy passage of five daya on her last trip to Manila.She encountered one of the recent typhoons and the ship, with funnel white from salt water spray and bent railings, bore evidence of having been in lo "blow.".
H. E. WANG CHIH-CHUN, formerly Go. vernor of Anhui and at present Governor designate of Kwang-si, has, since his new appointment, been denounced by his enemies at Peking, who represent to the Throne that Wang knows nothing about
Per Salary affairs: and that, in view of of affairs in Kwang-si it is not advisable to appoint him to the Governorship of that pro vice
to
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ACTION IN
The Cochrane Str this mor
Itis Hoppur the plication specting,
Fand Air.
Stade Grist app
KC instructs Ewebs and Harston, for the defe
lesars
appears that the plaintiff, Mr Sorables
31 Cochrane Street, accused the defendant, Byramjen – Bhabha, who the owner of AP Chan Chen Cheng, owner of 3 and 4 Cochrane Street, with maintaining these two houses in such bad repair, and in such faulty construction, that on the 14th August, tyar they collapsed and in their fall tore down the ve randahs and damaged the front of plain was compelled to repair the damage house, No 3 In consequence the plains of $1,060 and lost five and a half months amounting to nearly 5473.
The
defendant denied that he was owper of the houses, but during the hearing it was proved wise. He also said the damage, did not $1,499.66, or anything near it, but favour of the plaintiff for the sum named and after a short hearing judgment was given in costs,
CORRESPONDENCE,
We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by
Correspondents in this polumn.I
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY
TO THE EDITOR OF Tits HoXuKONG TELEGRAFL"
them under the Papat concordat. The land the Force, including europeans, in dispute was originally given as situated Chinese down with dengue fever. The police in the Cat Tai promontory; our scem to be very much handicapped in the correspondent gives the correct spelling of discharge of their duties. the district, originally cited as Ca Tai. Our latest information to hand, however, is to the effect that the ground claimed by the French mission as legitimately purchased by them is San-kua-pu, or Consa, in the district of Hengshan, not a great distance from Porta de Cerco, the limit of the Portuguese boundary of Macao. On the other hand, a former director of the Chinese Hospital of Macno claims that by right of gift by former oficials to this charitable institution it owns It the land in question, which it has utilised:
for purposes of a burial ground. A member of the French missionary body; named Lo, HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1902. recently visited the plot and found that it contained a large number of Chinese graves. These, it should be added, were open for burials made by the committee of the Chinese Hospital Representations It may appear a surprising fact, but it is, were at once made by the French Missionary nevertheless, true that while interest con-
to the French Consul in Canton, and tinues riveted on affairs in Northern China with the energy characteristic of this France is actively engage furthering her
gentleman
once forwarded a interests in the South. The settling of indemnity disputes and the revision of the despatch to the Viceroy of Canton re- Chinese tariff has called forth considerahic questing him to obtain the arrest of Mr. IF LUI SAN, and the sub-prefect of the comment; the palaverings of Russia in Man-district of Chinsan, situated close to Macao, churia is being closely watched cisloges of for the trespass, which it was allegedained criticised; while the abortive risings of existed on French ground. It is believed natives in many Provinces of the vast that the Viceroy of Canton is not anxious to Empire is not altogether without the pale of create a breach with the French Government Westem interest. The world at large has and, acquiescing in the suggestion of the much to consider and criticise, and the Consul, instructed the mandarin of Chinson buzzing of the Powers around China is to give effect to the request preferred being so keenly followed although many ate for the redress of the grievance alleged apparently in total ignorance of the ways by France against her missionaries. Mr. and means employed by France to increase I LUI SAN, who is a Director of the China her Colonial prestige and gain her ends. Merchants, Steam Navigation Company, is a Her constant scheming and negotiating naturalized Portuguese subject and resides have already given her such facilities in
at Macao.
The sub-prefect of Chinsan South China that, in several instances she is brought into close rivalry, with other must be presumed to be a Chinese subject and, as such, his arrest by the Chinese Until she acquired Kwangchou-officials would be a matter of comparative wan, the suspicion of French movements
ease. Whether this has since been effected FURTHER TYPHOON REPORTS -A had no foundation beyond thatola conjècture, or not we have no information. As for Mr, junk while sailing from Putan to Aberdeen but with the acquisition of that territory, IP LUI SAN, his political status affords him foundered near Repulse Bay on the 3rd inst., and the Colonial policy expounded by the sense of security which will doubtless and precipitated six of the crew into the Its superior quality has established its ex-Governor-General of Indo-China, M.
DOUMER, France appears to have agreed juncture. He is reported to have handed report the disaster, but the rest were drowned. stand him in good stead at the present se One of them managed to swim ashore to reputation as THE LEADING SCOTCH to extend her influence further North to the Governor of the Colony the A couple of farmers living in a matshed in The erection, by French officials, of the Post mandarin's letter intimating the charge Office pillar boxes in Canton, and the build: preferred against him, and of which he is, as Loong River, and drowned. The body of a of this company making it a first-class intest
the New Territory we
were blown into the In essentially speculative operations in the stock ing, by French missionaries, of cathedrals
our correspondent states, perfectly innocent. along the banks of the West River, though What steps the Acting-Governor of Macao Chinese woman in a very decomposed statement whose value was not so much influenced a matter apparently of no moment, tends to will take in the circumstance has not yet has been recovered by the police under the by the vagaries of the share market as other show in which direction the wind is blowing transpired, but it is safe to assume that on debris of No. 37 Gough Street. And now she is making a greater move, on his own initiative he may not accept the
unsteady-dividend paying stocks. But now it the board of strategy, and this time at a
would seem that we have entered upon a new responsibility of acting without instructions BATTLESHIPS AT THE REVIEW
era. At one fell swoop the shareholders are: peaceful little colony within a few hours from the Lisbon Government. The issue Twenty-one battleships were to be moored at Journey of Hongkong. It is known that for involved in this question of comparatively Spithead Of these seventeen are first-class,
deprived of out-third of what they have been some time past she has been persistently little moment cannot at first sight be two second and two third class. The newest receiving for a year past, and which they not A. S. WATSON & Co., and other sous operandi it will be wett, i actually realised, but we have seen that is the Lordoit, the last of the six battleships of unreasonably expected would be regularly paid
endeavouing to secure foothold in Macao,
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to them. Of course, if through some unf developed into questions of international The next newest are the six of the
seen circumstance they are depri importance. This Macao incident may be class, viz., Magnificent, Mars, Majestic, Prince usual returns no one, excepting one of such. Fortunately for British interests George, Jupiter, and Hannibal, completed be be found fault with But when it is not likely to be neglected at the hands tween 1895 and 1897. The a come, in point of that in spite of slackness of its present representatives in the Portu age, the three of the Royal Sovereign class, viz, business the amounts written off in...
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A REFORMER ARRESTED-It is reported. from Peking that a degraded Censor named Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd, for the six months SIR-The report of the Hongkong and Sung Pelu, a member of the Emperor's pasty, ending the 30th of June last shows that the net who made proposals on reform to the Throne profits for the half year amount to $373,460.85. before the coup d'état of 1898, and whose which, added to the amount brought forward on punishment was therefore demanded by the the 31st December last, gives the company the reactionaries, was a few days ago arrested in, sum of $793,580.45 to dispose of in dividends Shensi by Governor Yun, who has since meet. Of this sum $300,000.00 are apportioned morialised the Throne as to how to deal with to the shareholders as dividend and bonus," the prisoner and received a reply to the effect. $318,500.00 are written off the value of the that he will be handed over to the local docks, and the balance of $263,000.00 or there- officials for surveillance,
abouts is proposed to be carried forward to 'new_account.
As your readers are well aware the Dock Company had always been careful not to in- crease its dividends unless it felt satisfied of its ability to maintain this increase once it was good number of years past; and a very sound made at least that had been the policy for a policy it was, for it practically eliminated all
view of the importance of the situation, to refresh the minds of our readers. The first indications we had that France was actively engaged in the vicinity of Macao were those published last June in the columns of our morning contemporary. It began, as our readers will remember, with the attempted guese Colony, for we are well aware that the Resolution, Revenge, and Empress of India. years are as big as those that are set by purchase, by a Naval surgeon, acting on behalf of the French Government, of the Posted in the course of events from the very Sam Pareti (1889), and the four Admirals had been already written down to a ridicul
Hongkong Government has been efficiently
Anson, Camperdown, Benbow, and Colling wood. The two second-class battleships are the Devastation (1893) and the Edinburgh (1886), and the two third-class, the Hard (1868) and the Conqueror (1882),
HANDY MEN IN THE PROCESSION The Naval Brigade which was to take part in
have con manders, 61
outset of the difficulty. Nevertheless, the now famous Boa Vista Hotel, perched, on
movements of the French fleet in this region a prominent rock within the Portuguese might be carefully watched, and river gun- Colony and commanding a sweeping view boats, detached from the British squadron, of the harbour and its approaches. How might be kept on the patrol in order that this purchase fell through is now ancient the Admiralty may receive the latest history. The last voluminous report, issued accounts and the most accurate, information by the Santa Casa da Misericordia of Macao, of all that is transpicing in the waters round over the signature of Mr. P. NOLASCO DA about the district within which the promon SILVA, for the year ended July last, contory of Cat Tai is included. It is within the coronation celebrations wou PHOTOGRAPHIC STEAM PACKING, GASKETS and tains the correspondence relating to the
purchase by that benevolent institution, the end be absorbed within the sphere of lieutenants N, one lieutenant R.N.R, as
the range of possibility that Macao may insisted of one captain, four through its Provedor, Mr. NOLASCO DA the influence of France seeing that Portugal | sub-lieutenants R.N., two sub-lieutenants SILVA, of this well known building. It is somewhat curious that the correspondence resources sufficiently strong to repel any nine engineers, six gunners, one carpenter,
possesses neither a fleet
nor military INR one Beet surgeon, seven surgeons, between the Government, the Santa Casa; foreign invasion. In England's own on the Chinese Syndicate, as the concession interests, viewing the expansion of France's artificer engineer, liz chief pelty officers
aires of the lottery monopoly, and Capt. Winfluence in the light of the danger 174 first-class petty officers, 2,418 second-class E. CLARK, makes no mention of the pre-which might be constituted by the acquisi-pelty dficers, able-seamen, and stokers, and [780d meditated negotiations, which are known to tion of Macao and its close proximity to 100 R.N.R. men. In addition, there will be have taken place in the first instance, be- Hongkong, it may reasonably be hoped by 60 stokers in the ambulance party, besides one tween Capt. CLARK and the officials acting Portugal that as an ancient ally Great Britain armorer, 14 burlers, three chief handmasters, on behalf of the French Government. may stand by her in her hour of need as a Bo bandsmen, seven sick-belih stewards, and Nevertheless, it is an open secret that, acting friend indeed.
two on instructions received from headquarters
sigualmen, the total force consisting of 179 in Lisbon, H.E. Senhor J. HORTA E COSTA,
officers and 2991 men. Capt. A. Barrow, and his Executive Council practically de-
A.D.C, commanding *Gunnery School; feated the ends of the French Government in,
H.MS: Exzellent, will be in command of the endeavouring to secure a foothold at Macao
brigade, with Lieut/R. S. Drury Lowe as his under the guise of establishing a Naval and
staff officer, Military Sanatorium. Not content ap parently, with this failure, the representatives of France subsequently made another tenta- tive effort in order to obtain the pureliase of THE IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA the "Villa Branca" property, situated on a Sheng Kung Pao, who is director general of magnificent eminence commanding the enthe Imperial Bank of China, intends to open z trance seawards of Macao, but unfortunately branch at Kiukiang, says an exchange. for the French; "Villa Branca" is owned by a high Portuguese official, so it is easy to understand that the effort was equally pro- ductive of no good results. Perceiving that no reasonable hope of success could be attained within the Portuguese Colony itscil, and taking advantage of a clause, any at Wei-hai-wei. introduced by a French missionary, COMMUNICATION WITH THE NORTH; acting as interpreter for the French-Both cables to Shangbai are now in working mission, into the Chinese text of the order; the cable steamer was expected to cut French Convention of 1860, while the the Hongkong-Foochow cables early to-day document was being transcribed, the aid of for further repairs. The landlines between the French missionaries was secured in
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MR. & MRS. HO TUNG left for Yokohama by the Hongkong Maru to-day They will probably extend their four to Peking and other places in North China, including our little Col-
order to obtain a piece of land not far from Sharp Peak and Foochow are restored. Macao. The Clause states, "It is in THE DOCK CO. We understand that the “addition, permitted to French missionaries decision of, the Directors of the Hongkong to rent and purchase land in all the pre and Whampoa Dock Co. to postpone the extra- vinces and to erect, buildings thereon at
pleasure," but by an agreement between ordinary general meeting, originally called for the Holy See in Rome and H.M.F. the 18th instant, for the purpose of considering. Majesty the King of Portugal, printed the purchase of cet.ain-Government land at in the White Book of the Portu Parliament, the exclusive right and privilege of exercising spiritua
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figure, they must be considered as having sufficient grounds for growling. obliged to admit that they have, fair cause for
lamt when one remembers that they have: been especially bard hit by the heart-breaking
been getting more and more accentuated since drop in the market value of the shares that has
the beginning of this year,PARAAN
As sufficient provisions have been made for
Company, according to its chairman in the wear and tearin years gone by and as the Dock
semi annual report just issued, bids the share half year, it is to be haped that holders expect a better showing for the current,
directors would see their way to modify
and improve the dividend they have already
made up!
their mind to give.
1 beg to enclose my card.
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