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BERLIN, 12th February,
1.20 p.m. The rejection of first class German chims taking priority over all others, having been with Irawn by the United States Minister, Mr. Bowen, a settlement of the whole question is near at hand.
The Macedonian Unrest. Urged on by the inciting articles of the English-Freach press, com- mi tees in Macedonia are carrying ou war preparations quite openly. The Austro-Russian reform-note which is strongly supported by Germany will go forward to the Porto at an early date.
China War Indemnity. The Powers at Peking urge the part payment of their respective slures of the war indemnity,
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The United States and the Philippines.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1903.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by
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THE POST OFFICE,
TO THE EDITOR de zur “Îlangkong TranGRAVI,” SIR-It appears that general dissatisfaction prevails among the staff at the Post Office, owing to the withdrawal of the usual allowance granted to the men on the arrival of every contract mail. Most of the old hands intent leaving the service as soon as they see better chance elsewhere, and, I believe, one of the old hands in the Registration Department has already resigned.
It is very detrimental to the public to have
always unexperienced hands in the Post Office. In the old days this department was admirably worked by an efficient staff, most of them, Portuguese clerks who are now enjoying their well-earned pensian, and, I may add, the Post Office never has been better administered than at the time when the late Mr. Lister was Post. master General, and those officers, who are
now pensioned off, were those under him.
The Government ought to give better consider. ation to the Post Office staff, who have harder work than any other Government department.
Yours, etc..
X. Y. Z.
Hongkong, 13th February, 1903.
BRITISH INTERCOURSE WITH
- HUNAN.
In June last year the Indo-China Company of London tried what has turned out to be a very successful experiment in running one of their river steamers from Hankow up the Siang river to the cities of Chang-sha, Siang-tan. The Changwo, the vessel selected for this special service, is a Shanghai-built to knot stern wheel sleainer of 700 tons register, 200 fi. long, 40 ft. beam, and with a leaded draught of 5 ft. She was found to be a little too big to be easily worked round many of the bends in the Siang Like all the other streams in this part of the Yangtsze Valley at has a considerable difference in its summer and winter levels. All
r'ver.
LONDON, February 11th. In Washington administrative circles, financial and other remedial legislation for the Philippines is considered necessary-and-through the summer there has been sufficient very urgent, otherwise another rebellion is feared.
The Mission to the Shah. The British Mission to the Shah has left
• Teheran with the most cordial farewells from the Shah who presented valuable gifts and handed General Downe a letter for the King,
LATER.
The Crown Princess of Saxony. The Special Court of Dresden has divore ed the Crown Princess of Saxony on the ground of adultery.
The Straits Currency Commission. The Straits Currency Commission has practically copeitided its labours, and the report is now to be sent to the Straits Settle. ments for consideration.
(N. C. D. News)
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steamer
years as
water to float the Changw to Chang-sha and even beyond Siano-tap, but in October, with the water at the ro fi mark, this was obl ged to Stop running after her swelfth voyage, and later than this it is impracticable for a steam launch to approach Changsha. For some number of Chinese-nwned passenger steam launches have been running between Hankow and Changsha they trade the whole year sound, but in the winter time they simply get as near to Chang sha as possible. There has always been an enorm xis trade carried on throughout this well-watered province in junks of a special type, as many as 1,000 sailing either in or out of the lake at Yo-chow in one day. Some hundreds of miles of excellent canals have been constructed which, in connection with the river
systems, give water cauriage to any part of the province.
Chang-sha is not yet a treaty port, although it is one of those proposed to be opened by the
The New British Ambassador to new treaty. By the treaties foreign steamers
Russia.
LONDON, 7th February. Mr. Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice, British Com- missioner of the Egyptain Public Debt, Cairn,
are actually liable to confiscation if they go to non-treaty parts. But, by an amir able arrangement
between the Chinese authorities and the Indo-China Company, the
with a Lin-yi, Tro Tsung-tang, and other famous Hunan generals, who, raising vast armies in that province, descended the Yangisze, and after years of desperate fighting succeeded at last in restoring order to the empire. These leaders brought the Hunanese soldiers home and got them quietly to dis. band under the promise that they would soon be enrolled again to purge the land of every foreigner who had brought so much misery to it. It is gratifying to all foreigners
The Morocco trouble seems to have sim- mered down with the release of the Sulian's brother, who rejoices in the name of Muley, from prison. I am told, however, that Kaid Sir Harry Maclean, the Scotch colonel of the Sultau's bodyguard, will, be relieved of his post as a sop to the Moslems who regard him as the centre of the Europeanising influences which of late have been introducing the inven. tions of the unclean, such as bicycles, into the country.
A spaim of temperance reform kems to to think that the Hunanese are now changed, and inclined to submit to the peaceful in have gripped the country. There is the new fluence of trade; but it is an especial satisfac-act for the registration of habitual drunkards,
which is worrying the publicans. Then there. tion to Englishmen that a British steamer bas
is a movement to abolish the barmaids' been the first to trade to the capital of Hunan,
just as they have been the pioneer in every of Manchester even as Glasgow did last year. other part of China.
Further, in Blackburn filty licences are to be surrendered. As 416 will remain this does not indicate a complete drought in the northern city,
Our small river gunboats the Woodlark, Wonderck, Snipe, and Teal have at one time or another pretty well surveyed the Tung-ting Jake and the Slang river, and last year the Admiralty published a chart of the latter which is very acceptable just at this time. A Japanese
company, the Hunan Steamship Company, has
been formed in Osaka with a capital of groo yen; they are now constructing two river steam is of a special design which will be ready to trade on the Siang river next summer. A Japanese consul and staff have gone up to Changsha to open a consulate; so far they tre the only nationality to de. For some time the Germirs have been fussing about Changsha and Yochow in a small gunboat, the Vorwärts, an old English river steamer, formerly on the West river, running between Canton and Woo. chow; but she is of no use for exploring as she draws too much water. & German steamer on
the Hankow-lchang line is so far a failure, as it is three months since she got any carga.
Times.
OUR LONDON LETTER.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Fleet Street, 9th January.
MARRIAGE OF THE VINISTER FOR WAR
The indemnity question, as affected by the depreciation in silver, is the subject of much comment in the press here. Ex ept in the
City the "man in the street" does not interest himself mach in it; but the general opinion in print and conversation stems to be that
THE LOT OF CHINA IS HARD, and as much consideration as is compatible with the circumstances shoull be shown her in settling up.
Mr. Balfour is now quite recovered from his attack of influenza. In ad- diti n
11 10 acting best man At Mr. Brodrick's wedding, he has joined a party
which the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire is
entertaining at Chatsworth. Among his fellow- guests are Princess Victoria of Connaught, the Duke and Duchess of Teck, Princess Henry of Pless, and the Earland Countess of Gosford. Golf, shoot ng and amateur theatricals are the pincipal lines of the bill of entertainmen".
Co-day's Abbertisements.
UNION CHURCH.
ANNUAL MISSIONARY SERVICES:
SUNDAY, 15th instant.
PREACHERS:
II A.M... Rev. Dr GED. F. PENTECOST.
6 P.M.......Rev. C. H. HICKLING.
Collections will be made at both Services
on behalf of the LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Hongkong, 13th February, 1903.
PUBLIC LECTURE.
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Reverend Dr. PENTECOST, D.D, has kindly consented to deliver a LECTURE on "THE GRIENT, THE ANGLO-SAXON, and CHRISTIANITY" at the CITY HALI., on MONDAY, the 16th February, at 9.15 P.M
The Honourable F. H. MAY, C.M.G., will: 'ake the Chair,
The Public are invited to this Lecture..
H. F. POLLOCK,
Hon. Sec.. Hongkong Odd Volumes Society.
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Hong kong, 13th February 13
FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA AND KOBE. HE N.D.L. Steamship
THE
1.76
"BAMBERG/ Captain Kreliner, will be despatched for the TOMORROW, instant,
at Noon.
For Freight, apply to
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIF, Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 13th February, 1903,
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THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM. SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR KOBE
The senation of the City is the disappearanceTHE of Mr. A. S. Rowe, secretary of the company controlling the Australian mine known as Great Fingal; leaving a confession of mis- appropriation and forgery of shate certificates.
The directors state that the misappropriation amounts to £28,000 in chriques and securit es belonging to the company, and in respect of forged certificates and transfers of the com. pany's shares he appears to have bor owed of The wedding of Mr. Brodrick, the Minister third panti sthe sum ol (72,000 The abscond- of War, has been the great social event of the ing secretary was-seme time ago taken into week. The bride
HAA Miss Madeleine party enship in the firm of Messrs. Bewick, Stanley, step-daughter of is Francis and Marcing and Co, and he seems to have broken the articles of partnership by trading on an daughter of Lady jeune; the Premier was
open account unknown to his partneș, Mr. best man; the church was crowded with the C.. Moreing, the senior panner, is in China flower of fashionable society; and among the at the time of writing and communication with him was difficult but the firm succeeded in givers of preseuls were several royal per-
informing him of the ill-news, and since that surprising then to find suburban ladies- troop-not admitting any legal obligation, has author songes, headed by the King. It was not they have announced that Mr. Moreing, thou h
ing in the early morning-as soon as their ised them to recoup to the Great Fingall com- hyshands had gone to business from Hampany any losses it may sustain in consequence sterd and Wimbledon and standing in the has abardoned his trip to Australis and is I understand that Mr. Moreing
street for hours to taste the delirious joys of coming home at once from China, His action watching the marriage party come and go, St. is warmly praised everywhere. George's, Hanover Square, is rather a dingy church in spite of its incution, but the plenti ful ne of flowers made it passably bright, and the brilli at forms gave the requisite touch of colour. Among the notables were the Duke of Cambridge, Princess Christian, Lord Fobrats, Lord Lansdowne, and Sir Evelyn Wood. The King's present was a silver gilt inkstand with the royal arms embossed on it,
frauds.
visit England this year, and will devote some it is said that the King of Siam intends to attention in the provinces. He is expected to arrive in the Thames abo rd his yacht about definitely fixed, It is bn ed that he may visit the end of Jul, but the ar angements are not
the King off Cowes during the Cowes Regara Week,
I
Commercial,
EXCHANGE.
li current tumour,be.correct the Government : have already asked whether Lord Curzon ON LONDON Teleg aphic Transfer cares to act as Viceroy of India for a second term, and he has taken time to consider the
has been appointed to the Embassy Al Si Changwo was permitted to trade in Hunan hy proposal. It is expected that he will decide to ON
Petersburg.
[Before filling his recent post at Cairo, Mr. Spring Rice was Secretary of Legation at Brussels, Washington, Tokio, Berlin, and Constantinople.-Ed.]
The Fronoh Navy and its Wants. In speaking on the Navy Estimates in the French Chaniber, M. Felletan, Minister of
a liberal interpretation of the Inland Waters Navigation Agreement The routine followed was for the steamer to clear from the Imperial Maritime Customs at Hankow She then proceeded to the treaty post of Chêul nchi, and after examination by the same Customs she was furnished with documents for the Chinese authorities at Yo-chow, the entrance to the lake, caly stopping at this lekin station, which Marine, said that France has admirable bases
franks for the whole province, io settle her in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, but
lekin obligation. The steamer hen proceeded nothing has been done to fortify them. If
to her destinations at Chang-sha si₫ Siang-tan France were urprised by a declaration of war On the return voyage she stopped at Yo-low this time to be searched and examined, for the to-morrow, she would find herself without a naval basis. France had never been very steamer had os documents to show. After the enthusiastic over colonial expansion, but soselement of all lekin dues for the retain day her honour is 'at stake, and she must de- voyage the Chanewo went on to Che dischi, fend her colonics,
entered and cleared at the foreign Customs in the usual way, and then returned to Hankow.
All these arrangements have worked fairly well, the steamer getting as much cargo and passengers as she could take. The amiability shown by the Chinese authorities may be partly accounted for by the fact of most of the return cargo being antimony from some mines near
Japan and Corea.
come home; in which crent, I understand, a North Country nobleman now a guest at Delhi will be offered the post.
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Pank Bill, on demand .. 16 13/16 Uredila, - « nn.h, sgh
Uments, i meat. Sal
7 3/16. 1.7 5/5 M.1.608 O Pania, Bank Bilis, un demand,................... 1.96)
Credits, 4 months' sight...2.00 On New York, Bank Bills, on demand ...384 Credits, jo days' sight... .384 The Government got a handsome drubbing | ON BOMBAY, Telegraphic Transfer............ 1161 at the bye-election at Newmarket, the Conser-
On demand..... vative majority of 1.077 being changed into a
On Shanghai, Telegraphic Tr osfer......72
Private jo days' sight ..... Liberal mai rity of 507.. A friend of mine who ON YOKOHAMA, T.T... was down in the division, and who is tolerably Sovereigns, Bank's Buying Rate.. impartial, assures me that the feeling in the Gold Leaf toe touch, per tac!
Bar Silver
country against the Corn Tax and the Educa- tion Act will result in a landslide for the Liberals at th General Election, unless some- thing spectacular is done in the meantime, presumably by the Colonial Secretary, who is the only skilled pyrotechnist of the present day.
The successful candidate, Mr. C. D. Rose, is a genuine representative of the Colonial sporting world. He comes from Canada, where he helped Lord Mount Stephen and Lord Strathcona to build the Canadian Pacific Railway, le also helped to repel the Fenian invasion thirty years ago. He was a first-class athlete in his youth, and carried off the record for the fastest half mile on snow shoes. In
OPIUM QUOTATIONS.
To- lay's quotations are as follows:- | MALWA NEW
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LAST YEAR...... OLDEST PATNA NEW BINARES NEW
OLD
#
PERSIAN (PAPER)..
1161
pom.
.... 267 $12.76
66,30 .22 1/16
Per ches:
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1,020/1,040
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1,045
1,015
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To-day's Advertisements.
WANTED.
Siang-tan belonging to high officials. The 189 he challenged for the America Cup, but A Smart Intelligent English Girl to assist
when Lord Dunraven made his famous attack on American yachting methods he withdrew' his challenge. He has been, a member of the Jockey Club since 1891. Fur twenty year he was a partner in the American banking firm of Merton, Rose, & Co., but retired in 1897. At the General Election his fight for the seat had to be conducted for him as he was visiting the the graves of twoj sans lost in the war. The unusual tactics used against him on that oc casion gave him a sort of boomerang advan. tage this time.
Tokio, 7th February, Two months ago the Corean Government attempted to interdict the currency in Corea of notes issued at Sequl by the First Bank, which is a thoroughly stable Japanese institution under the presidency of Baron Shibusawa. Against this Japan strongly protested inasmuch Chungroo has teamed up and down the 275 as such action is plainly contrary to the treaty miles between Hankow and Siang-tan, generally of 1876, which guarantees full facilities to taking to or three days each way, without the Japanese trade in Corea, whereupon the least op, osition. The Chinese came from far Corean Goverment officially promised to and wide in their thousands to see what was to cancel the interdici, but has now without any them a very strange vessel. At times their notice whatsoever renewed its veto, presumably curiosity was a litle inconvenient, but other at the instance of Li Yong-k who proposes to wise they were good-natured and pleasant. It start a Corean bank with a note issue to be has really been surprising, when former ex- organised by a Belgian adviser whose engage-periences ate taken into account, that this ment is projected. Thereupon Japan has English steamer has been quietly navigated by renewed her protest.
foreigners into the very centre of Hunan, where only a few years ago it was death for a foreigner to be found, and which is the very province that has al ays been most conservative and bitterly hostile to foreign influence of any kind. The Hunanese are generally of a good physique and certainly more bold and truthful than other Chinese; they are very proud of their country, and used to boast of it as the virgin province, as it was the last one that foreigners succeeded in entering, i'uated in the very heart of the empire, it is very rich and beautiful. The language is pure, and it is the home of some of provinces.
The Japanese Press is indignant at Corea's arbitrary neglect of the treaty and arrogant
caprice; moreover, Russian influence is sus pected, because Li Yong-ik ook shelter in the Russian Legation during the recent political crisis, and escaped to Port Arthur in a Russian man-of-war. That it is à Russian intrigue, bowever, is scarcely credible, inasmuch as the Russo-Chinese Cank also probably desire a note issue to increase its power in Corez,
The Japanese Government is resolate but pacific.
A Fire at Peking.
PÉKING, 8th February.
"According to advices from Brussels a very impoftant contract has been signed during the past week, by which a Russian syndicate, backed by the Russian government, has agreed
to take over CERTAIN BELGIAN CONCESSIONE IN CHINA
by June 30th of this year
The amount payable under the contract is believed to be about £1,000,000, which will give the Belgians a good profit and secure for Russia a footing in the Chinese central
the oldest and best families in the empire; at Designs are said to be under the considera. one time or another it has produced more tion of the Admiralty for the construction of a statesmen than the whole of the rest of the
new sort of vessel, intended to nullify the At midnight last (Saturday) a fire broke out empire. Over 40 years ago it was the Hununese effect of submarine attacks. The greatest in the officers' quarters of the Japanese bar that first had the courage, to make a stand secrecy is being maintained as to the details, racks, but thanks to the gallint assistance and ngunst the Taiping rebels. It was from here but a naval expert tells me he believes it will co-operation of the foreign garrisons in ex. that the two brothers Tsang Kuo-fan and prove one of the most startling inventions of tinguishing it, the flames were subdued at 5Tseng Kuo-chuan, direct descendants of one modern times, and will be effective for offen- a.m. to-day.
of the disciples of Confucius, came, together. sive as well as defensive purposes,
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"COSTUME," Clo. Hongkong Tiigraph. Hongkong, 13th February, 1903.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"HE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
"BENGAL,"
THE
1
FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND
STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo
From London, &c., ir S.S. Oceana. From Persian Gulf, er BI, S.,N. and B, & P,
S. N. Co.'s Steamers, Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before ZP.M, TO-DAY.
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Goods not cleared by the zoth instant at 4 P.M. will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever,
Damaged Packages inust be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Company's representative at an ap、 pointed bour.
All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised.
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No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godownj,
É, A. HEWETT
Superintendent, Hongkota, isih February, 190g-
Company's Steamship
"PERLA,"
Captain J. McGinly, will be despatched as above TO-MORRÓW, the 14th instant,
DU 4 P.M.
For Freight apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong. 13th February, 1903 DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW.
THE Company's Steamship
"THALES," Captain Robson, will be despatched for the above Port, on SUNDAY, the 15th instant, at Daylight
For Freight or Passage apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, 13th February, 1903
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THE!
Co-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE
CITY HALL.
B.
ROYAL
POLLARD'S LILLIPUTIAN OPERA CO.
TO-NIGHT,
LAST NIGHT OF
The Success of the Season,
"A
GAINTY GIRL."
TO-MORROW,
LAST TWO PERFORMANCES MATINEE
AND EVENING. H.M.S.PINAFORE."
Plans now open at Robinson's. Late trams and ferries during season.
Hongkong, 13th February, 1993.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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HE Undersigned have received instructions
PUBLIC AUCTION,
THURSDAY, the 19th February, 1903, at 2.30 P.,
On
at "EILANDOUAN," Mount Kellet, The Peak,
THE WHOLE OF HIS
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
Comprising:
ROSEWOOD WHATNOT, TEAKWOOD TABLES, OVERMANTLES, DOUBLE IKON and PRASS BE ́STEAD, WASH- STANDS, LAMP, WRITING TABLES GLASSWARE, and BOOKCASE, RATTAN FURNITURE,
COOKING PLANTS and PALMS in POTS, &c., &c.
STOVE,
TERNS-As usual,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, 13th February, 1003.
[1770.
SOMETHING ABOUT "BARGAINS IN GLASSES.”
There is no such thing as "bargains" in eye glasses. Glasses which are worth $t for this week only are not worth any more the next week or any other week, in fact they are never worth the money asked for, or better still are too deargat any price, Your eyes read a thorough examination by a reliable Eye. Captain Kirchner, having arrived from the Specialist before you get your glasses, and this requested to send in their Bills of Lading for, the right glasses is worth everything-wearing above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby examination is worth some money. To get
countersignature by the Undersigned and to -take-immediate delivery of their goods from Your eyes are your life and no bargain-counter. wro g glasses means killing your eyesight. alongside.
"BAMBERG,"
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless article. notice to the contrary be given before Noon, TO-DAY.
. One cha ge covers the entire cost of axami.
N. LAZARUS,
Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be nation, glasses and frames. landed into the Godowns of the Hongkong, and Kowloon Wh fand Godown Co., Limited and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain. ing undelivered after the roth instant will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 20th nstant, at 3 P.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hangkong Office. Hongkong, 13th I eb.uary, 1963.
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