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A RICH Gold Mine in Honan.-The Universal "Gariffe learns that the agents of the Hooan Bureau of Mines who have been making a systematic exploration of the mineral resources of that province, have lately discovered a very
'xich deposit of gold in Sunghsien.. This has caused quite a flutter in Kaifeng and steps are to be taken for the early development of this new "find" by the provinci d government.
One would imagine so especially when we | Very few people fancy the old style of printing have it on good authority that the and now have their printing done at Le- French Government, through the offices of Munyon's to be up to date.---Advi, Governor-Wang Chi Chun, promised to assist China in dealing with the rebels on the understanding that when the revolt is quelled the French authorities will watch the interests of the Province and be given mining and railway rights. Talk of this kind leaves out of account the main factor in the situation, which is that England may have something to say. If her troops were permitted to march into the A SMALL, ou break of are occurred at No. 9, Province one wonders when they would Gage Street late yesterday evening, The Firs Kussia went into Manchuria, Brigade, under Acting Chief Inspector Baker, immediately repaired to the scene, but found and are evidently very reluctant to leave. that their services were not required. as the On the 27th March, at Tientsin, the wife of As was stated in the telegram reproduced by inmates and police had succeeded in putting out 5. H. WARD, Esq, of a son.
us last evening it is regarded as certain that the flames. Damage to the extent of $300 was the action of France will be immediately done. The outbreak was due to one of the followed by that of Russia, and the other curtains in the front room catching fire interested powers will not be long in follow-through the burning of joss paper. ing. There is no doubt on that point; but we have very good grounds for believing that Great Britain will be first in the field in an endeavour to bring about an amicable settlement of affairs, and that before very lang.
tin Cents.
BIRTH.
DEATH.
At his residence, No. 36, Sagarimatsu, Nagasaki, on the 19th instant, Mr. AARON KAPLAN, aged 65.
The Hongkong Gelegraph
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1903.
FRANCE AND THE KWANGSI REBELLION.
march out.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
AN interesting article on the Oriental Trade, and other matter are printed on page 3-
MOVEMENTS IN THE FLRET!
more preliminaries the sales may then be .ftc.
We understand that the British warships in As the real area of land sold rarely if ever Blenheim is due to start for Kobe on the and opportunity is presented for throwing out the port will soon be leaving for the North. The does agree with the title deed specificate of April, and on the following day the flagship sale. Then the e nearly always is more than Glory departs for the same destination. The one title deed directly these documents fall Eclipse goes out for Taku about the 8th prox., into official hands, hence opportunity No. 2. I and two days later the Argonaut and Talbot cannot but think the regulations are armed are due to leave for Japan and Shanghai mere at protecting the land than the foreignora respectively. The emulido is timed to arrive at Mirs Bay the same day. The sloop Vestal leaves Weihaiwel for Newchwang to-day.
R. H. K. F. C.
TWELFTH KACE.
Tong Tastai, the Customs Taotai, has just teen made Director of Telegraphs.: As he is strongly opposed to foreigners at heart this is not a harpy appointment. But we live in hopes of a Blarconi system very shortly.
March 19th. Some of the merchants who hold official
racing :---
The following are the results of Sunday's reproach the Viceroy for the present state of rank have evidently had the temerity to
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WE understand that Gunner S. Chambers was a very successful competitor in the Royal Artillery Garrison annual sports, at Happy Min Valley the other day, and learn that he secured Eric....... first prizes in the mile, hali mile and quarter- mile team race of four men, while second honours fell to him in the scoyards, mile (open to Europeans, and in the quarter mile, ditto. He also won the third prize in the quarter mile open to Europeans and garrison and police.
According to our special telegram of the auth inst. France has repeatedly offered 2.25 China to send troops into Kwangsi to
suppress the rebellion, and from the cable LeMunyen always has in stock Fresh Film. BEFORE Mr. J. H. Kemp this morning reproduced in our issue last evening we see Photographic Paper, Dry Plates, Chemicals, two natives, with another not in custody, were she has now definitely announced her in- tention of intervening to protect her citizens and interests. It seems that the French ALL ARE SUPERIOR XERES WINES. Minister at Peking has recently made a re- presentation to the Pai W P# in regard to the insurrection; and we learn be
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THE Japanese residents in Dalny now number over three hundred. They have organized a club, renting a building for that purpose,
THE life, marine, and fire insurance companies of Japan have decided to hold a general meet ing in Osaka shortly to arrange rules, regular tariff, etc.
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TIENTSIN.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
TIENTSIN, March 18th.
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charged with stealing $.0) in notes from a jeweller's state in Wanchai yesterday evening. From the evidence it appeared that the three defendants entered the store in question and asked to be shown certain jewellery. In the show case was a packet of notes to the value of $sco. While two of the defendants were It is raining, gentle and unostentatiously examining the jewellery, the third defendant, yet really and steadily. Let us hope it will it is alleged, made a grab for the money and continue for at least two days and give the poor bolled in consequence of this the two defen-country folks a chance with their crops. dants were arrested. They pleaded not guilly Though late the moisture may be in time. The and were defended by Mr. P.. Goldring, of country round is very unsettled, and outbreaks Messrs. Deacon and Hastings. The case was are being just averted, that is all. Boxcriam is adjourned till to-morrow.
in rather full swing at Yu-tien, north of this, THE Mancho troops sent to Poating are LeMunyon has the prettiest Book of Views including a woman, does not seem to have and the decapitation of half a dozen fellows, deserting largely. They have a strong ob-ever published in the Orient. To see one is to damped their ardour. jection to "this fool pidgin, drilling every day." buy one. Call in at No. 31 Des Vœux Road
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ACCORDING 10 the latest census taken by the Board of Revenue, the population of China, including Manchuria, Mongolia and Thibet, is 426,447,000.
received a telegram from the French Consul at Witchou, saying that as the disturbance of Kwangsi is daily becoming more alarming and more widespread, the Governor-General of Indo-China has pre- pared measures of resistance in case the in- surgents should encroach upon the frontiers between French and Chinese territories. The French Minister therefore conveyed this news to the Wai Wu Pr and requested that energetic steps be taken without further-1. & T. Times, delay towards the suppression of the rebel. lion, so that difficulties in the relations between the two countries might be avoided before it was too late. The Wai Wu Phis reported to have informed the French Minister in reply that so far no alarming news about the disturbance had been re-
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THERE are generally some filicen vessels lying in the harbour of Dalny, the almost total absence of Customs duties there having given the port a great lift.
Tax Tokyo Kisen aisha has declared, a dividend for the past half-year at the rate of 7 2. per cent. per annum, pai Y, 140,000 to reserve, and carried forward Y, 72,508,
THE Standard's correspondent reports that a new Chinese Loan of eight millions sterling.
CAMPBELL, MOORE & CO.. LTD.
ANNUAL MEETING.
The seventeenth ordinary annual meeting of shareholders in Campbell, Moore & Co., Ltd., was held at the offices of the company at 4 p.m. to day. There were present Messrs. A. F. Asculti (chairman), J. W. Osborne, and V. P. Musso di Piralta (directors), M. A. A. Souza (secretary), G. Murray Bain, J. P. Madar, A. G. Stokes, 0, el Arculli, A. A.
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affairs in the City as in the fast issue of the Tiratsin Official Gaseffe there is the following notification which breaths vague threats of 8 uncomfortable times for these same merchants. "According to the petition of eight mer chants who hold official rank, the presents scarcity of money is due to the orders issued IDANI by me for the regulation of currency. When I' issued my regulations every Tis. 1,000 in native orders, had to bear a premium offer fe'm Tis, 200 to Tls 300 for ex change into silver, and the whole business of this exchange was in the hands of unscrupu laus persons who were making great profit out 66 uftheexchange difficulties, and there wasserious⠀
'danger of this: tate of affairs becoming a re cognised custom in Tientsin trade. There fore" I issued a proclamation Oxing a certain rate of exchange in order to stop this bad method. While the merchants nominally assented to this many have secretly thwarted me and continued to cash orders at high premiums. Now these merchants with official rank wish to bold me responsible for the Yu Shun Cheng Bask closing and their memorial is strongly praid ing in its tone. The Yu Shun Cheng Bank close because its capital was not sufficient and and had it not done so I should have closed it for this reason, as it had no business to do bu- siacss without sufficient capital. These official merchants waking this bank the basis of their arguments, blame me for the closing of all the. other banks, and paid no respect to my efforts ter
striven to make those efforts took foolish. Had to help the currency reform, and have rather
I not acted as I did there is no proof that the money market would not have been-much... worse than it is. Moreover, there arems to be no connection between these banks and the eight petitioners and they are evidently not well conducted persons, or they have been paid by -- the banks to make this fuss. The circumstances of these petitioners must be carefully investi.. gated by the Magistrate and Prefect, and let them make no nominal inquiry but investigate the matter thoroughly, and ascertain what interests they are serving. The state of the currency is really due to those who have silver. holding on to it in order to make profit. I am Tientsin is passing through a curious phase now considering some scheme whereby the just now. Possibly it is partly the result of state of the money market sy be improved realization on indemnity which has placed a and am in no wise neglectin; ie matter. Any ̈ ̈ certain amount of ready capil in circu-way a fixed rate of exchanƒ must be estab lation; possibly the spirit of speculation lished and anyone increasing it is liable to Speculation always is more active when things officials and police to keep a careful lookout a e slack. Anyway Tientsin has been bitten for all such persons and in the meantime I with Company Mania, and shares are bound, make this reply to the petitioners.” ing up and down for no ostensible, reason, while new Companies are floating with a boom. Among the latter are a big hotel scheine with a capital of Tls. 200,000 in Peking; a Home Bazaar in Tientsin, one of the Tientsin hotels,
established concerns and have little or no venturous element about them. The others have yet to be proven. If the general business outlock was brighter this new development would be full of promise; under existing cir; cumstances it has its element of danger; the
The 16 plague cases reported as having new speculations have anyway.
occurred during the 48 hours ended at noon We are having a little burst of public enters yesterday, were as follows:-145, Hollywood tainment just now. The American guard in Road; 25; Wanchai Road; 6, Caroline 11}}} Peking has some superior talent and an ex Stanley Street; 64, Bonham Strand, E.; 20, Road; 21, Station Street, Mongkok; 34
In the City the financial paralysis is holding its own and every day sees some more, cash. shops or native banks closing up. The smallest pawnshops are only keeping open half the day and cutting the people down to the west limit of value on their articles, simply because there is not the money to pay more. This, of course, touches the "poor man in the street" rather heavily, as without their pawnshop system the workaday Chinese cannot get on at all. The "tick" system which permeates China like the dry rot, is at the bottom of alt evil in the country.
discredited in some uninformed quarters will be issued shortly in Belgium, ilolland, and statements of accounts having been in resultant on the stagnation of ordinary business, very heavy fines. I am seading how to all the
the facts, as reported in nur issues, have subsequently been verified and tend to show that the seriousness of the situation cannot be overestimated. In another co- lumn is a telegram showing that at Wuchow affairs are very disquieting and that mer
chants are leaving the port. A Shanghai
and France, under Russian guarantee, IT is proposed, says the P. & T. Times, to introduce the stamp duty in Peking about the 1st of the 4th Moon, and to give the sale into the hands of merchants and itades people so as to avoid the squeezes of yamen runners.
The Chairman said Gentlemen, the report
your hands for some days, I presume you have no objection to take them as read. They speak for themselves and although not as favourable as the year before, they may fairly be considered as satisfactory. We have under arrangement with the Committee of the Hongkong Club started a hairdressing saloon in their new pre mises a fortnight ago. The directors hope that
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contemporary bears out our statement that just received from New York a full and com- it will not only be a convenience for the members and the Tientsin Press. The two laiter are ing 148 since January 1st, were notified as
of the Club but will also be found profitable to the shareholders of this Company. Before pro- posing the adoption of the report and accounts, I shall be pleased to answer any question that may be asked.
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There being no questions asked, the chair-
THE following telegram received from His. is communicated to us by the Colonial Britannic Majesty's Consul-General at Bangkok Secretary:Referring to your telegram of 25th nan proposed the adoption of the report and September Quarautine Koh Phai substituted for pratique at Paknam.
THE Directors of the Weihaiwei Gold Mining telegram from their Manager at Weihaiwai: Co, Limited, have received the following
"Sugar Loaf producing good-looking ore, carrying free gold and considerable sulphurets. Have started drifting, wait my letter. of this date.-Dawson,”
accounts.
Mr. A. G. Stokes seconded. Carried.
re-elected auditor for the ensuing year. Mr. G. Murray Bain, Mr. A. O'D, Gourdin was
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During the twenty-four hours ended al noon to-day 8 further cases of bubonic plague mak
baving occurred in Hongkong They were from 24, Temple Street, 3 cases; 1, Ming Yan Lane; 83, Third Street; 130, Hill Street, Mong kok; the Central Police Station; while a body was found at Shin Ching Wan
On the motion of the chairman, seconded by cellent minstrel troupe is coming down towing Fung Streel; 50, West Street and 21 morrow to play to a very full bouse. Then Temple Street, Yaumali. Bodies were found Zamoni follows on and will, I hope, have duc encouragement as be seems a taking lilile the hillside at Hospital Road; the billside.. fellow; but unfortunately we have had two other Po Hing Theatre; opposite 16, Leung I Fong : visitors in the same line up here within a few opposite z, Second Street; opposita 31, Wing months. What we like is a good theatrical Lok Street; off the Basel Mission in Third troupe.
At the conclusion, the chairman stated that after consultation with the directors it was pro posed to present the sum of Sigo to the fare
man barber, a Japanese, who had been
out that in Japan it was the custom after in the service for 6fteen years. He pointed
15 years' service to start a business for the barber, but they purposed instead to give him $150. This was subject to the approval of the shareholders.
Mr. J. W. Osborne proposed that the pre sentation be made.
Mr. Geo, Murray Bain seconded, and the motion was carried.
the commanders of the Imperial troops con- plete line of Picture Moulding. Now bring tinually furnish reports of great victories your valued pictures to LeMunyon, to be over the rebels, and adds that not one out ramed—Advt. FURNITURE of ten official reports can be trusted. We
DEALERS.
understand that in making reports on mili- tary campaigns Chinese officials are guided by three principles, viz: 1-To underrate the number of their troops slain by the rebels and greatly exaggerate the number of rebels actually slain by their troops. 2. If they have a chance to engage the rebels, they will report that more than half of the rebels who took part in the engage. ment have been killed; and if the rebels retired before them, they will report that the ROCHESTER LAMPS,
disturbed place has been completely pacified, WHITE TURKISH TOWELS.3-If they succeed in capturing a rebel, LADY readers will be interested to leam that COUNTERPANES.. they will invariably report that the captive is Powells commence a big cash sale to-morrow, a rebel-leader in order to magnify their and exceptional bargains in muslins, silks and merits; and no matter whom they may kill, shirtings are going to be offered in order to make whether innocent or guilty, they will room for new stock. All kinds of light summer invariably report that they have killed a rebel. goods have to be cleared. The goods will be When these facts are considered in conjuncoa view to-morrow at 8 30 a.m. tion with those furuished by reliable corres
THE case in which Lou Mui was charged with pondents official reports seem considerably perjury in connection with a certain piece of lacking in veracity and past experience ground in Kowloon, was down for hearing will be ready to-morrow. proves them totally unreliable. Even hav- before Mr. J. H. Kemp this morning. Owing. ing regard to the fact that the disturbance however, as we understand, to the indisposition is creating considerable disquietude and of the Crown solicitor, Mr. F.B. L. Bowley, the alarm one may well inquire whether France case was further adjourned to the 8th instant. [728d is justified in taking upon herself the settling of an affair which would inevitably bring CARMICHAEL. AND about international complications. She has evidently been on the qui vive, and whether CLARKE,
or no her intention is to "protect her citizens and interests from the rebels," if she commences pouring troops into Kwangsi there will be a pretty kettle of fish to fry:: But are the motives of France in stepping into Kwangsi to quell the disturbance prij marily with the object of protecting her citizens and interests from the rebels, or are they not projected as a scheme-w would not say for territorial aggrandizement.
so can you get along without one of those -to secure for herself a sphere of influence Numbering Machines at Ledunyon's that will in which to more thoroughly conduct number from one to a million automatically Lasse her Northern march towards the Yangue
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San Miguel.
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This was all the business. Dividend warrants
The Volunteers have got their clasp for the *Relief of Peking' after all! "Just as we
thught," say the military; it was all a mistake." "Thanks to the prompt men sures we took to expose some double struggle? is the tone of the Volunteers. But whether it was an accidental or intentional inistake, it has been remedied, and the Volunteers have the satisfaction of knowing they did the right thing in refusing the medal without the clasp.
Professor Rirhard has not caught on in Tientsin. He was here six years ago and the impression he left behind was unfavourab’el.
Street, and at the Central Police Station.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS, DUE
Fre. ch (Tentin) to-morrow, American (Nippon Maru) to-morrow. French (Yarro) 7th prox. Indian (Namsang) th prox American (Siberia) 11th prox. Canadian (Empress of India) 14th prox. American (Coptic) 16th prom 12 American (Amerien Alaru) 23rd prox
The N, P. 5. Co.'s steamer, Tacom arrived
The Silk ex Canadian Pacific Railway Co, steamer Tartar arrived at New York 29th just,
RUMOURED ASSASSINATION OF Many of the Chinese recall fees of many at Kobe on the 29th inst
A REBEL IN HONGKONG.
hundreds paid for benents which they do not remember to have received, etc. So far and Netbersole Hospitals bega to,ackeowledge rumour in town to the effect that one of the any hail to demonstrate in and the presumption THE Superintendent of the. Alice Memorial
For the past few days there has been a the great care has not been able to obtain with thanks the following donations to the leaders of the revolutionary movement during is he will fold his tent and silently steal Chinese Maternity Hospital Building Fund the end of the last Chinese year was recently H. F. Carmichael...
It takes a great deal to impress upon new Mrs. Bateson Wright
$10 secretly assassinated in Hongkong and 'the comers, and passers through the fact that Tien
10 corpse conveyed-to Canton for the inspectionism is not like other places. We are not
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„The M. 3; Co's steamer Jonkin left yesterday afternoon for this port and ed here on Wednesday night,
The M. M. Co.'s meainer Perr French Mait left Singapore
5 of the authorities The matter, however, leaked The Viceroy has just issued some new Land
Sale re, ulations which may help the foreige, for this port via Sai pur.basers not to get cheated, and may alac
5 out on the zgth instant in Canton, when it was
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rebel leader, surnamed Hung. It is also re- prevent him being able to purchase land from European Line) left Shan ported that the native who was killed on the Chinese at all. The main point of the regula, the 30th inst
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New Kowloon Road, during the recent revolutions is that before purchasing land from Chiave here on the and prox tionary movement, was also one of the leaders, nese the foreigner should submit the title The P. M. S. S. Co's steamer Siberia and was secretly done to death by emissaries | decds to the Survey Office, have the area of mails, &c, from San Francised to the of the Chinese Government. It will be re the land verified, and the fact that no other via Honolulu, has arrived membered that an offer of $500 was offered by title deeds exist also recorded. Then the left for this post viz Inlan the local Government for the capture of the deeds must be submitted to the Cusjoms Tao, anki and Shanghai yest murderer or murdercha22)
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