TELEGRAMS.
(Reuters)
A New Airship,
LONDON, September 21st. Mr. Stanley Spencer navigated his new airship for a distance of thirty miles yester day evening, starting from the Crystal Palace and travelling across London to Harrow This is a world's record, surpassing the ex periments of M. Santos-Dumont and M. Zep pelin. The new airship is 75 feet long, twenty feet in diameter, and has propeller blades ten feet long. She easily answers her steering gear, and presents altogether a marked development in aerial fight.
A Bulgarian Loan. The issue is announced of a Bulgarian five per centage gold loan of rod million francs nominal. Tive Paris Banks and one Vienna Bank receive subscriptions. The issue price is got.
LATER.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1902.
case of Thibet than they are in matters much nearer home.
DOW FINANCIAL.
In yesterday's proceedings: Mr. Derby and Mr. Quelch testified that when they reached the schooner, the men aboard, while far from sober were by no means incapable of handling- the vessel. The lowdah told a straight-forward story.
_SMUGGLING FROM THE
"YAWATA MARU,”.
TWO JAPANESE HEAVILY, FINED.
In the summons division of the Sydney Smith testified that he had no thought beyond Water Police Court last month before Mr C Joining in a picnic party. Brown had asked N. Payten, S.M., the adjourned hearing of the him to get the provisions, which he did think-charge against T. Ando (second steward) and a ing that the party would all chip in and pay K. Okumura (under-steward), on the Japanese
Hemail steamer Yarata Mtaru, of unlawfully¦¦ for them an their retura in a day or so. said the lowdah had been very agreeable all interfering with to boxes of cigars without! the time and he had never had any provocation authority and not in accordance with the to hit him or hold him down. Smith said he was drunk, was having a good time and thought every thing all right.
Gen. Fukushima Bariously Ill.,
CALCUTTA, September 18th. General Fukushima has gone to the Umballa
The officials in the City are reported even hospital seriously ill. He became indisposed while visiting the Indian frontier, and tried early in the day to be getting into shallow rest and medical attention there in the hope waters financially. The expenses of the present of finishing the work for which the Japanese organization are said to be so great that government had commissioned him. The illness deficiency of at least Tis, 200,000 is anticipated. did not yield to that treatment, however, and he. This almost takes one's breath away, for the was obliged to give up. It is feared even now expenses of the T. P. G. were notoriously on that he may have waited too long. Definite scale unprecedented in Chinese circle, so far is concerned. Each information in regard to his ailment is not. as legitimate expenditure is gives out at the hospital, but it is admitted to Governor, for instance, enjoyed a salary pro- be such as to warrant grave apprehensions.bably unknown to any Viceroy in China; and His visit here excited some political interest
lesser lights in the service were equally well because it was understood that his government cared for in proportion to their responsibilities.
Brows put up the same defence and said he expected to become informed through him in But we have reason to know that none of the relation-to conditions that might bear upon Viceroy's staff are remunerated on anything had run the boat ashore in the morning because operations in this quarter in the event of a approaching the same scale, while most of the be was getting sober and in thinking it over break with RussiaHe-bad-expected-to-be-
sources of income (local taxes) have been in-Degan to be afraid it would turn-out-seriously occupied with this work for a month yet and creased. Whence then the deficiency? It is then to participate as a guest of the govern due partly to the unnecessary number of fujnor ment in the army manœuvres which will occur officials and hangers-on employed, six to eight upon the arrival of Lord Kitchener" and "the Chinese being required to do the work formerly Duke of Connaught..
achieved by one foreigner: partly to the nevitable squeeze. In place of the handsome surplus handed over by the T. P. G. after deducting for the River Conservancy, the des- action of the forts, and other important public works, we shall have an enormous deficiency which can only possibly be met by some have been blighted on the plateaux and the legal demand on the merchandise passing herds driven off, sheep and cattle perishing by through the interior, or an increase in taxation thousands. Many mines have closed down, which will break the camel's back. Another account of panic mang miners, who do not cause for the deficiency is that of the Viceroy's dare to work in them. The Mexican govern-military expedition. His men were, I believe, took over, and since then he has increased the number of both troops and police to be paid out of the local treasury. **
Government aid for Sufferers. Arctic Exploration.-Return
Continuance of volcanic distų bances in of the Fram."
Mexico and Central America has resulted in The Frank with the Polar Expedition general demoralization of mining and herding under Captain Sverdrup has arrived--at-interests in that region. Great pasture arcis Stavanger, Norway, after being, ice-bound for four winters in Jones Sound.· ·
Attempts which were made to blow up the ice were in vain, and it was eventually due to a heavy southern drift that the vessel
industry has been stopped and means, of lively hood otherwise curtailed near the scenes of disturbance...
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In summing up the cases, Duncan McNeill, Crown Advocate, asked the jury to consider the, questions why the men had provided such large quantities of canned goods, including alum for purifying water, and if they were 50 drunk they did not realize what they were doing how they could have bought the provisions, gone aboard the boat, loosened the moorings raised the sails and gone down the river. II. G Brushfield, attorney for the defence, asked the jury to consider the condition of such men oui of employment. The most natural thing for them to do would be to drink, which had gotten them into a state of not being helplessly drunk but beyond the point of reasoning clearly. He went on to show that the beat was not properly
intention of stealing. The jury was out twenty minutes.
was freed in July last. The unexplored i ment is extending aid to settlements where two months in arear with their pay when heated for lung cruise; hence the men had no region of Ellesmereland, and further territory to the Westward has heen mapped. The surgeon and another member of the expedi tion are dead.
(North China Daily News) Order Bestored at Chengtu.
CHENGTU, September 17th. The officials have regained control. ip the city. The shops respened and the examina tions are over. Excessive rains caused the fall of a portion of the city wali to-day..
Generals Split with Kruger.
LONDON, September 17th, Strain of personal relations among the Boer lealers, which has been the subject of extended discussion since Mr. Chamberlain applied a quietus to the importunities of the Generals who asked of him a modification of the peace terms at his recent conference with them, appears to have, undergone acute development. From initial bickering with the Kruger faction and accusations tending to saddle responsibility for the Lilure of the conference, has been a sharp division into openly hostile cliques, dis posed to air their grievances in public. Some of their disputes promise help to history, for they are beginning to. deal with policies and motives that governed the conduct of the war on their side. A Laffin telegram from Amster dam reports that the rupture between the Kruger element of irreconcilables and the Generals who have favnured seeking a modifi. cation of terms has become so grave that the Generals have threatened to return home.
Boer Generals and Germany,
LONDON, September 18th. Official · dislavour respecting the proposed visit of the Toer Generals. to Berlin has become so pronounced that the impression grows either that the Pan-German League will recall the invitation of the Boers or will find it. politic: to -- withdraw thei? acceptance. According to the correspondent of the Standard the reasons which point to this prospect are to be found in the avowed friendli ness of the Kaiser toward England and in the faction temper which has recently split Boer. councils. It would greatly please Mr. Kruger if Germany could become inflamed against England through the speeches of his Generals. On that very account it is hoped that those
(Manila Tive) Another Arctic Explorer Returns.
NEW YORK, September 16th. Lient, Robert Edwin Peary. U. S. R.arctic exploret, hasarrived at Labrador, en route for home.
Manila Cablenews.
A Strange Report.
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NEW YORK, September 18th. The whole country has been stirred by a report just put into circulation to the effect that two anarchists are on the committee, which is making arrangements for the reception of President Roosevelt in Chicago. The chief of police of Chicago is making a thorough in vestigation of the report. Extra precautions looking to-the safety of the President while in Chicago will be taken.
(Der Ostasiatiche Lloyd) II. Pelletan's Speeches.
BERLIN, September 17th. The French Premier, M. Delcässe, deeply regrets the speeches made by the Minister of the Navy, M. Pelietan, and was obliged in apologize to Rome. Italy and England view with distrust the attempt of France to secure for herself paramount influence in the Mediter ranean and Morocco.
The French in Szechnen.
REPORTED MASSACKE.
A report appears in L'Impartial, our newest and, said to be best informed, native journal, that soune 200 Chinese engaged in gold mining in Fengtien province have been massacred by Russians; but i have not been able ascertain the truth of this yet. Gov. Chen Pi of Peking, about whom there has been
SO MUCH CENSORING, has at "lust sent in his resignation, which has been accepted. He will not be much loss, in foreign estimation. In sending in his resigna tion he used some very strong expressions about the officials who had been so busy censuring him, which probably clinched matters in effecting its acceptance.
NUMBERING THE STREETS.
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The British Municipality have at last carried out a suggestion frequently trade, in favour of numbering our streets. The majority of them have now a numerical designation as well as a name, and it is hoped the Chinese coolic, ricksha and otherwise, will be able to learn them.
THE EUROPEAN PIRATES..
SENTENCED AT SHANGHAL
Charles Brown and Robert Smith, the chief actors in the escapade of August 19 with the According to official French reports Franceschienner Agnes, belonging to Geo. A. Derby has landed a gun in Chengtufu, but the news concerning the Boxer trouble in Szechuen is considered in Paris to be much exaggerated.
The Netherlands-Indies. The budget of the Netherlands-Indies shows a deficit of twelve million florins.
and C. W. Que.ch, have been found guilty of piracy. Smith will go to jail for mine months and Brown for one year, adler. which he may escape deportation only by furnishing security for good behaviour.
According to the story presented in court, Brown and Smith had no notion of turning buccaneers at any stage of proceedings. Sarah Benhardt will act in Berlin during the August to canic on Sunday. Meeting at the month of October.
Sarah Bernhardt.
TIENTSIN DAY BY DAY.
(From Our Own Correspondent)
September roth,
CHINA'S GOLDEN OPIORTUNITY.
Astor House bar that morning they agreed that midsummer life in Shanghai was hot and dull. Brown suggested relief in a trip on a schooner and Smith, having taken several drinks, said he would like tu go along. A mao named Plant also thought a trip would do him good. Smith was 10 furnish provisions.
Brown and Smith were not the only ones to feel the law's hand in the trial. Thomas
summoned for jury service and failing to appear, Mitchell and EP. Butchinson, having been were each fined $50- Shanghai Times.
THE PARSEES.
A BRIEF HISTORV.
The Parsees are the descendants of the ancient Persians and the name has been derived, from Phars, a rich province of Persia, whence they emigrated. They are the followers of Zoroaster who flourished about 3000 years
before the Christian Era and believe in One God. Their religion is based upon the simple but sublime tenets of Good Thoughts, Good Words and Good Deeds. They believe in a future and higher state of existence. Every true Zoroastrian is responsible to God for his deeds in this world. They abhor fasting and sacrifices, sincere repentance being in their belief the only atonement acceptable to the Almighty.
About the middle of the 7th century. of the Christian Era, the ancient Kingdom of Iran or Persia was overthrown by the Arabs under Khalif Omer and most of the inhabitants converted to Mahomedanism at the point of the sword. A few brave and choice spirits still adhered to the ancient faith and migrated to the remote province of Khorasan in Eastern Persia and to Ormuzat, the mouth of the Persi in Gul where for nearly a century they defied the persecution of their rulers. They had at last, however, to leave the country to escape the incessant and merciless intolerance of their tyrants.
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In the early years of the 8th century a fleet of weather-beaten, clumsy and untidy dhows of a type peculiar to the waters of the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean from time immemorial, anchored in the roadstead or harbour of Sanjan, an saknown and unimportant sea-port town of Western Gujarat in the Bombay Presidency-then ruled by a Hindu Prince by name of Jadoo Rana. These dhows con- tained the refugees of Khorasan and Ormuz, the ancestors of the present Parsees. Permission
Customs Act of 1901, was resumed.
Mr. Moore, solicitor for the defence, informed the Court that the defendant Ando now pleaded guilty.
Customs-officer Donohoe staud that, as the result of inquiries, he bad ascertained that the price of the cigars was 18 per thousand
The defendant Okumura deposed that he was a boy on the Pawnia Maru. He helped to carry the linen down the gangway, but knew nothing of the contents of the bundles.
The magistrate found the defendants guilty, and fined Anda Léo, or, in default, three months' imprisonment. Okumura was fined £30, or two months' imprisonment.
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For Freight or Passage apply to
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The P. & O. 5, s. Banca, Captain_Percy_ Friday last (says the Singapore Free Press, of Martin, R. N. R., arrived from Hongkong on
about 2,020 tons of fresh water, the greater part the 16th insi) bringing down to Singapore
of which was taken delivery of by Messrs. Ham- mer & Co. and the Tanjong Pagar Dock Com THE Coinpany's Steamship
only reached Hongkong a few hours before the pany. The water was brought down by special request, and as the telegram on the subject
vessel's departure thence on Saturday, it speaks well for the resources of the Banca to have been able to bring so large a quantity at short notice. The water was discharged here at the rate of roo tons an hour, and we congratulate Captain Martin on a sinart performance,
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WAR IN TIMOR.
PORTUGUESE AND NATIVES IN CONFLICT.
The steamer Australian which arrived at Australia on the 30th ult from Hongkong, brought news that war has again broken out in Timor between the Portuguese and the naives, and there has been fierce fighting in the vicinity of Dilli. The Australian took a large quantity of war supplies for the garrison,, which were landed at Dilli.
THE WEATHER,
The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, Acting Director of the Hongkong Obser.
vatory:-
On the 23rd at 12.10 p.m. The depression appears to be lying across N. Luzon.
The barometer has risen on the China coast,
particularly in the North where pressure is now high.
The Northem depression is moving East- wards in the Sea of Japan.
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ALSO Strong NE. and N. winds in the Formosa PORTS OF BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE, Channel and the N. part of the China Sea,
Forecast:-fresh N. and NE. winds; fair, PM, the Company's Steamship AN MONDAY; the 6th October, 1902, squally.
"OCEANIEN," Captain Rimes, with Mails, Passengers, Specie and Cargo, will leave this Port for MARSEILLES, við BOMBAY.
This Steamer connects at COLOMBO with the s.s. Armand Blhit, which vessel takes on her Passengers and Mails leaving that Port on the 18th October Direct to Suez, Port Said ▸ and Marseilles.
Commercial.
TO-DAY'S INTELLIGENCE.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon- don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in places of Europe. transit through Marseilles for the principal
Sales have been effected in Docks at $203 to $205. KOWLOON GODOWNS are at $86. There have been sales of CHINA SUGARS at $99. There are buyers of BANKS at $597.50. Several lots
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, $20. There have been sales of INDO CHINAS Specie and Parcels until 3 P., on the sth have been placed of CHINA & MANILAS at Cargo will be received on board until 4 P.M.
October. (Parcels are not to be sent on board;
At about seven o'clock that evening Smith Private advices from Newchwang reported went into Yuen Tah's compradore sture and, to land and settle in the country was asked for some outward movement on the part of representing himself as the steward of the and granted by the Prince on condition of the who favour uncomplaining acceptance of treaty Russians from that part but hardly in sufficient Agnes, ordered a lot of provisions put up, constrangers relinquishing their side arms for ever,
at $78.50 to 579. UNION INSURANCE are in they must be left at the Agency's Office.) Con. conditions and bave declared themselves out numbers, it appears to me, to justify the belief asting of a dozen bottles of whiskey, cigars, eschewing the flesh of cows and larger animals strong demand at $150 DouGLAS STEAMSHIPS tents and Value of Packages are required. of sympathy with the irreconcilable programme that they are really evacuating the Shanhai | cigarettes, canned good, a: d alum, saying that and changing their national dress for that of show selfers at $42.50. Enquiries are made
will fall in with German official wishes as being best calculated to serve their own -political prospects
kwan Newchwang line and its terminus.
As
I think I have already told you, the Russian game now is to show what a dreadful state of things will happen if she really does give over he line, as the brigands are so detive and so bold. Of course the whole thing needed is for China to place a strong force in Fengtien province to guard the line. By for some reason this does not appear to be under con templation. On the contrary the Viceroy is mobilizing his forces in Chihli, and from
he would return for then later. Upon his re- turn he was accompanied by Brown and another man, and he informed the storekeeper that the captain would pay for the goods when they reached the ship. The packages were given to a coolie and a sinufï was sent along with them to collect the money.
Smith said to the lowdaß that he and his companions were friends of his master's and that they wished to take a sail down the river to Woosung.
Germany and Great Britain," LONDON, September 17th Influences are actively at work in Berlin to shut off the proposed entertainment of the Boer leaders by the Pan German League. It
When the ship was reached the captain was had been the intention to give them an elaborale
not there and after waiting a while Smith said to the shroff the captain wouldn't be on board reception, and to make the affair as broadly
that night but that he would send the money popular as possible. Boer Generals were to be invited to address meetings, with no re
Chinese sources learn a very much larger to the store in the morning. The shroff jhink straint concerning what they might say. The force is still to be poured in here. The allegeding everything all right and having heard from Berlin correspondent of the Mo ning Post says reason is that Yuan, to allay the Empress the lowdah that Mr. Derby, of the American that in view of recent occurrences in which. Dowager's apprehensions at the long continued Consulate, was master of the boat, went ashore the Boers have figured and of the faction presence of the foreign troops here, has pledged with the coolie.
binisolf to bem the allied for.es in on every jealousies which now embitter them, an oyside with his wat troops in order to prevent anco is expressed in official circles, over the invitation, and strong effort is in progress to their spreading This is so plausible that we cannot expect one very broad-minded and long induce its recall. Under imperial prompting the officials wish to prevent anything like a suffering diplomat to see in it any clement of cinonstration against Great Britain of which suspicious nature. Many non-diplomats there would be great danger were the visit to however do, and regard the move as one of be made at this time. The correspondent says preparedness for that golden opportunity for that the official attitude has caused much dis. which China is now ever on the grivive. As pleased comment and has in no way served its the troops have no really valid, raison d'etre in purpose. It is to be feared that as a result the Chibli, the lowers ought to insist upon the re- Boers will come, that their reception will he more moval of the majority to Shanhaikwan apa demonstrative than at first supposed and that beyond to maintain order, and baulk the there will be consequent ya reneval friction Russian plea for remaining. I note, by the between Great Britain and Germany
way, that Cossacks are again multiplying in our streets, and Russian officers, This is more particularly since Tientsin City was given back.
THIDEF.:
English Steel Trust Formed. Plans long discussed to oppose the American Steel Trust by a combination of similar interests Local native papers have for some time in Great Britain are said to have been carried past had much to say about Thibet, for to succ. satul issue. Details are not yet
ails are not yet avail-which they represent Russia and England in but the Daily Mail says it is authorita- open competition, and Chinese editors were informed that English interests have quite facetious in their advice to the Govern- reed to join in that coserprise, and that dement on the subject. They appear to be far ite announcement, may shortly be expected." "buitor ressed in what should be done in the
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As the saying gocs, a beggar has no choice, and the refugees accepted the conditions, landed, settled and spread themselves into the country; and amidst unsympathetic nations and uncongenial surroundings, the Farsees had not the slightest scope for their genius and aptitude and for the period of nearly ten centuries managed to eke out a humdrum existence BY APPOINTMENT TO under Hindu and Mahomedan Rulers of the land.
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The advent of the British East India Com- pany in Westera India, however, completely changed the aspect of affairs. The Parsees settled in and around Bombay where their skill and knowledge of ship-building stood them in very good stead." One of their headmen, Mr. Laoji Wadia, was commissioned by the Com- pany to build a Dockyard and the site of the Bombay Dockyard was, fixed and, the Dock The lowdah refused to s art the foal, and built by Mr. Laoji, who was on its completion was taken below to his bunk, where Smith kept app sinted the first Master-Builder. The dignity watch over him while Brown and the other
was enjoyed by him during his life time and man Inosened tire boat from her moorings and by his heirs for over half a century. Amongst got her under way. Several times during the many other ships and men-of-war built by the night the lowdah tried to get away or shout to
Parsee master-builders for John Company, the some passing buat but his guardian kept him present hospital ship the Meanee now lying. down and held, his hand over his mouth. In in our harbour may be mentioned in passing. the morning the boat went ashore just this In fact the Parsees were the first to appreciate side of Black Point and the lowdah, making the benign rule of the English, whose first his escano, got back to Shanghai and reported, Dubashes, urst. navy and farmy contractors,
to his master.
first railway contractors and builders, first Mr. Derby telephoned his partner, Mr.brokers to the English merchants and the Quelch, and hiring a steamy lunch went in pioneers of Cotton Mill Industry in India were. pursuit. On boarding the Agnes they secured Parsees. They number about 90,000, souls the men with ropes and brought them back to scattered all-over the globe. Shanghai at the same time bringing the Agues in tow. The third man, Plant an American, got away when the boat ran ashore, but has since been captured and will soon have to stand trial in the American court.
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Such is the brief history of a small·* and numerically insignificant remnant of a once power.ul nation, who, in remote ages, success-- fully disputed the mastery of Asia with the might and power of ancient Greece and Rome.
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