BONGKONG'S SHIPPING:

INTERESTS.

GREAT NORTHERN COMPANY APPOINTS

WWW GENERAL MANAGER;

Mr. J. S. van Buren, who is well knows in Hongkong, having bven-connected with the chippling mierests of the post for a considerable period has been appointed general agent of the Great Northern Steantship Company with headquarters

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY DECEMBER 2 1905, JOHN'S CATHEDR

OZDAN RECITALI.

BURGLARY IN HONGKONGSIK JORN SEB IN JAPANN

STOCKING LIQUORS" FOR "THE NEW YEAR,

27th Nov.

0th Nov. The much looked-forward to organ recital,

•which had to be postponed from last Tuesday, wing to uncontrollabile circumstans before duly held at the Cathedial last evening before very full congregation; who appeared mani festly to enjoy and appreciate the musical treat prepared for them by Mr. Denman Fuller, FRCO, ¿RÁcht, who punctually at the hour****

the premises occupied by Mesin Gregor & Co

A daring burglary has been committed at

wine: merchants, Queen's Road, and several daren bottles of wine, spirits and beer with boxes of cigar havebeen

"When the waŻE- n carried away. house was closed on Saturday, afternoon, the urával precaution against thieves were taken, but

AN UNFORTUNATE MISUNDERSTANDING.

Sir John See and the Misses Seo arrived this morning per the E &. A.11 Eastern on their table contretemps which appears to have arisen return to Australia: from: Japan.) The Japan Mall makes the following reference to a regrat.

OUTLINE OF THE NEW AGREEMENT/

(THE JASAHI 2 ON THE WAThe Osaka Amalthe

commente on the new yet 1 land, expresses The news from Seoul. It Margale Ito's four hours' intervie

the

tha

states that the Corean Capital is tranquil and negotiations to an end it beco A message received from Seoul this adamoon at the Palace have brought the Japan The Kobe Herald, of sath November, says Corsan Emperor and the all-nigh

in connection with the visit to Tokio of Sir that no repetition of the disturbances on the Peninsuls has been ssilled fit becomes John. See, the distinguished Premier.

ished: Australian Ex- Fuight of the 17th, when the malience of the focidrate of Japan. (11122

"at present" uncertain, whetBer From the columns of the fiji Shimpo wa Miainter Education was destroyed,

unanticipated. The Corean Ministers all font in Coron and relations now established between

Japan of flach's Ausacarita, which was followed by the rear of the building bad been forcibly furtubate misunderstanding, which remains to has declined to accept them, or to those between the Indian native states #Tunisör "Amnach and, France, beautiful Dream of Gerontius,

Geront which, burst open, and a large quantity of goods, caused some umbrage to Bir John See, though the Seun correogram describing the de- more annisrous to the position of the Looche this day inexplicable and which seems to have correspondent of the Mainich nad Great Britain, or whether they will be another "plate, would, unde estimated at between. $300 and $400 in valor: what we say that the cause of offence in a UP!" :libérations which resulted in the accaptance by falando vis à víslapen, but it in known that'

had been abstracted and successfully removed,

1÷llongkong, Mr. van Burentified, commenced the recital,with the playing this moming It was discovered that the door atather that publicity has been given to an un- their resignations on the 18th, but the Emperor: † exist between credare similar to those which

was interviewed by à representative of the Hongkong Telegraph today on the subject, but while, declining to

to confirm the statement he did not deny the fact jemarked that be did not care: 10 AYA

it

plece, and

master until he had ATCA on the commanded a prompt repetitionsof diecki- }· Mass. Gregor & Co,» premises have-an, axit posed act of rudeness on the part of the Japan.

this mail stand and mattone, and expression, no Bat the rear of the building leading into a cul de l'ese it will be at once understood that a mi the Corean Government; añér a' prolanged re»

which will arr vo by the steamship Dakotak. ed with the

ance of the Great Northern interests, declare

EO

that

off

the fact in the most definite terass,

and cito as RESIVI Gt1. Edwards,

and Saturday afluennon,

because the actions of a ghased in Sir. Joba Sen. The other to F

the

fectly

their authority the traffic manager of the Steamship and tallaway lines controlled by the city, the Great Northern Company

In the

the Nippon Yusen Kaisha bas represented the' Gröst Northern Steam. ship Company and the Hill Failroads. The arrangement was that the Nippon. Yusen Kai ha should represent the Interests here while the latter acted as the N.Y.K.'s represe tatives in America. I sisted, however, that this agreement has not been quite so successful as would be desired, As an official of the Hill Companies has stated skins, Col. Sergi T., Bullock, (who at the It has resulted in giving the Japanese line la moment kindly took the place of Mr. A. big cargnes on the voyage.of their ships out of H. Kdwards, Mr. A. E. Paine, and Mr. A. G. S Kempthorne, unavoidably absent), Mr... Seattle, but Hill representatives have felt that the Afinnes te has, or had the share of Orien-Robarts was a beautiful chortle, and showed tal traffic, bound this way, to which it is creat powers of the singer, in the rise antitled This view has bee strengthenad

and fall and general fexibility in the ad

the voices. This selection, by the fact that the Japanese boats have inirable blending arrived fully loaded, while the Will liners were

was Mendelssohn's For He shall give His ter And, and was rendered in a manner worthy only partially filled." The fact of the matter of the great maritro, and one could have Northern Company recognise the accessity of wished to hear more of it. having a special representative on the spot, if they are to make the great liners Minnesota and Dakolah pay their way. It is impor.

seems to be that the officials of the Great

to have en the burglars at work.", Hair John

says that at the attributed to the existence of common intarusta. " the directors, of the Nippon Yusen Kaishs diplomacy has very often endangered these barons Goverla are now shedding

*Co. have

bo

UD-

Corean dipicmacy has been committed to the The olber branches of the Corean administration are to be controlled by Japanese advice. These resulta be advantageous to both Corea and Japan, and also to all the other. Powers," The detrimental to the interests of the Civilized of countries in a state of barbarism is

peoples, « It is necessary that such conditions, o whatever country they exist, should be brought to an end. "It is with this aim in view that the Russian: their blood in a

agalost their own bare The Chinese people, authorities. In the case of Corea, the people too, are realising the Incompetence of have been rescued by the Japanese as a result of the Russo-Japaness war. It must now be

enable in enjoy all the privileges of civilisation, and to accord them aquality of treatment with her own subjects. In conclusion, the deaf, which has Marquis Ite, expresses sincere gratitude to that statesman for the diplomatic ability displayed in concluding the new Agreement;

the endeavour of

their

Corend

cigars. Unlike the majority of rascals who received an intimation that, there being a dif. I text of the dew Treaty will be made public in a not lately had many kind things to say of

Sibie that any company, no matter how la. Recital, and the pronunciation of the final the five or six doren quarts of liquor. Then consisted of the reason that hosts and guests following account of the final conference of the

ther

fluential, can effect the entrance to business when it is solely represented by another firm, and it is in recognition of that fact that Mr. van Buren has been appointed general

13. Harwood's Dithyesmo, during the playing of which a collection was made on behalf of S. John's Cathedral Organ Fund, closed the Benediction terminated the proceedings. Now that Mr. Denman Fuller has had an object lesson or two, as to the full appreciation of the

entrance,

Sear

"to

general public of hi effuris in organizing and intended to return for another; they manager n this port. The agreemelt with conducting these recitals to a delightfal and they were frustrated in their object. Probably what might have been expected from an to haps that the coming cold seasou may be some watchman was giving a careless glance Eminently courteous Japanese. He did not

successful conclusion, it is surely not too much

marked by several more.

***

CHINA AND KOREA.

OPINIONE OF JAPANESE PREES,

THE "KOKUMIN'S WARNING.

Now that Japanese envoys are in Chion and Korea for the settlement of pending questions, it is not unnatural that much attention should be devoted to there subjects by the vernacular Press.

There is 50

d ubt, however, that the appolatlayer's laterpretation Chowing out c'early his been made. T mont

The Beatle and San

The full force and beauty of the selection. Francisco papers, which recognise the import

HET CS COME, Bveryone that thirsteth," || Boods wouldy thieves bant on removing conception must be responsible, for in all their Distance by the Prime Minister and others, of care of this country, and that alt

U bece

have to carry their intercourse with foreigners the record of the the Japabbes proposals, as recorded in our last It is therefore Japaness has been distinguished by perfect Hayashi prefaced his proposals by a statement appears from this account that Mr. WAL a/quartette, was sung with very poils into Queen'

and delicacy by Mn.

believed that the burglary was committed on courtesy. The J doen z

Inol comment on the Incident

to the following effect:polis by s matement It merely -prints two statements, one whose voices blended per gang of thieves later in the day or on Bioda Kondo Rampel, president of the Nippon the relations between Coren and Japan have The fact that from the beginning of history Pwould inevitably have attracted the attention of showing tasteful thought,

"re" | constanįły tanded to become closer must be and careful-ltdplis the practices: The organ curious part of the thing is that gobody seems the police stationed in Queen's Road. The then rolled out in the message conveyed

the Foreign Office on the 3rd of Pathalle Symphony (Fin-le) by Tschaikowsky, Smart's Chorleend that ever

she was introduced by · Admiral | The existing Agreement between Japan and gland Grego

to Mr. Kondo,whereupon the watchmen-a fact

Corca originated in this

fesling. But which was probably well known to the latter, after the neual greetings, stated that fortunately lack of skill on the part of Corean after which Mr. Lenman Fatler's own com position, Canzona, caine as somewhat of a depredators. They seem to bave gone there

wern about to give banquet to Admi- common interests and threatened the integrity with some carpenters' tools—which were found revelation if the organist's gift of musical later--and boldly unscrewed the iron bolts of sal Togo and his brother Admirals in the I'm of Corea. The proposals which the Japanese inspiration. The octete, touchingly sung by 3. Edwards, Mro. Deals Mrs. Kew, the rear entrance. Then they entered and car-pesialHotel on the following day, and that they Government now inbmits are latended to re- ried off the loal. Apparently they got away lesired the pleasure of Sir John Sea's presence, move the causes of these dangers, and to thys with 20 or 30 bottles of whisky, 20 bottles of promising to place him in the seat of honous assist in the maintenance of lasting peace in on Mr Kondo's right hand. Sir John gladly the Far East. An immediate answer is re- champagne, a dozen bottles of liqueurs, same bottles of beer, and several boxes accepted, and was therefors not little as quested to the proposals made herewith,"

tounded and offended when he subsequently

The correspondent proceeds to state that the happen upon wines

and spirits in the course of their nefarious practices, they did culty in finding a seat for him, the invitation day or two. It provides that Cotean diplomalle not attempt to consume any drink on the prebes as very rude, and so it would be if the cir mises. They were too wise for that they de

must be withdrawn. This treatment be descri- questions shall be dealt with by the Japanese and that a Japanese Inspector. termined to wait until they had reached a baven cumstances described by Sir John were accu-

General Gerall

be where they would not be disturbed. It is rule. But Mr. Kondo, approached by a mem

appointed In Corea. In evident that they were a determined band-for

ward, it establishes a Japanese Protectorate. ber of the Jiji Shimpo's staff, gives a account

over the Peninsular. As an outcome of the handiwork of one man, After, opening the affair. He says, in the Brat place, that he had it is inconceivable that the burglary was the which greatly alters the complexion of the Agreement; direct diplomatic relations between Cores and the Powers will now cease, and all not thought of inviting Sir John See to the the foreign Ministers at Seoul will be with back entrance to the warehouse, they must have had coolies in Attendance to carry away

ker | drawn. same correspondent gives the

The 1 of Japanese alone and that no fo- they quietly hid their tools in a hale

reigners whatever were the

Gorean authorities:-At the meeting in the Included. It was be work at least that is the

They had not completed their Sir John himself who, on being introduced to presence of the Emperor, on the 17th, Japan

Mr. Kondo, alluded to the banquet, of which

was represented by Mr. Hayashi, Japancie he had heard, and asked to be included haul, but

Minister af Seoul,

Mr. Hagiwara, Chief Secret- among the invitis. Mr. Kondo's reply was

wasary of the Japanese Legation, Mr. Kokubu,

Secretary

to Mr. Hayashi and Messrs Shimo kawa and Matma-who acted as interpretars, refuse point blank, as he might easily and con On the Corean side, there were present the

Writing with reference to the Chinese ques. vestently have done by merely explaining that

Prime Minister and all the other Minister of tien the Rokumín remarks that it is not sure no foreigners were to be bidden to the

State. Until late in the evening the negotia prising that amongst the Chinese there should .the banquet. A refusal on such grounds might possibly have to indicate an unfavourable termination, but at

tions meda no progress, and everything seemed be some who, for reasons of historical tradition, been construed a impolite. He therefore te-

consider the sitting on the fance principle tha plied that nothing could give him greater

little before 8 p.m. Marquis Ito and General

eral best policy for China to take, but "the Peking dinner, bat that he must first consult, Admiralı pleasure than to welcome Sir John to the

Hasegawa

ance Government must be aware of the fact that, in * requested and óbtåland an audience of the Emperor, and the reprereciations which is an auf q exprons immediately pending,

it has no other expedient Togo and Kamimura, and subsequently ascer. they then made had the effect of disposing His

but to An understanding between japan and

and China tain whether a convenient arrangement of seats Majesty to adopt a more favourable attitude, Aus

with the result that he eventually decided in

arrived at

at or is about to ba could be made. The Admirals, on being com

and what now

be doses in only so, sive to Anishing, touch. by the question of how to place the ex-Premier of condition that a few alterations were made. The

means of a treaty. If China is Kaisha would have liked to give him the seat

would be an act of rudeness on the sals altogether

to realise the trend of circumstances she will

in show no besitation

entering into an; under, office he had formerly filled, but also because continued to maintain & most obstinate op standing with Japan. In other words, if Chian the Japanese custom is to extend the utmost position, and had an audience with the Em. agrees to Japan't proposals so much the batter consideration to strangers. But the guests of peter for the purpose of submitting his

even if

she does not, that will make

Ro dif the evening were the Japanese Admirals. For opinions. By this time a number of the ference with Japan, for she can hardly be them the banquet had been prepared, and it Corean Ministers were inclined to accept the pected to repudiate that she has obtained would have altered the whole character Japanese proposals, but none of them ventured at the point of the bayanet and what brought in at the eleventh Four and night the residence of Yikang Yong, Minister as her own, I would be wise for China of the entertainment had a foreigner been to give utterance to that view. At about mid-she has publicly announced to the world

with as much

› grace, av, shqy can afford, to whitt these circumstances nothing remained but come out as a strong supporter of Japan, after

andar any circumstances. It must be borne in to send a public message to Sir John San,

Baving previously been bitterly anii-Japanese; mind, however, says the semiofficial journal, and expressing

Was. attacked about twenty roughs and set

that an understanding between the two coun hope that he and his party after dinner and witness the amusements

also apparent the vicinity of the Palace, trios le as much for the interests of Japan as it provided for the occasion. That is what wan where the conference was still in

is for those of Chios. Although Japan almı at done, and by what miscarriage the procedure All the Ministers appeared by the time the protection of her Interests, and theme of assumed a discourteous aspect in Sir John to be in favour of the acceptance of the

other Powers in China, she does not ignore See's eyes, we do not gather, Certainly no one Inpanese demands, but they hesitated to openly due respect for Chinese sovereignty. In short, acquainted with the Japanese

in general

1 and express their opinion: Eventually, Yi-Kang. Jepan does not intend to make China her prey,

but her with Mr. Konda Rempei in particular, can yong boldly took the plunge and declared that

permanent customer. Japan's desire. imagine for an instant that anything intended

he was willing to agree to the Japanese pro-

and anxiety regarding the future of China are to be discourteous or reasonably construable as posals. As a matter of form, bo proposed the prompted by community of interests existing discourteous was deliberately done. It is indeed

between the two countries, If Chias it now, enabled to hold her own amongst the strong followed by the other Ministers, and at 1a.m. the new Agreement was signed by the Powers of the world it is because strong and Mr. Hayashi, Japanese Minister at Seoul, and faithful friends are standing by her. The Pe signing thus actually took place in the early stating to of Corean Foreign Minister. But although the king Government ought to have welcomed an

with open arms hours of the 19th, the instrument' wai gives

vexit knows this state or borwise, China) the date of the previous day in commemora must understand that Japan may be allensted

the Nippon Yusen Kaisha expires on the rst of July, but the probabily in that Mr. vào Guren will take up his, duties at once. Six months' notice of the severance of the agreement has to be given, so we may take it that the notice will. be presented on the 1st of January. There is the

suggestiun, however, that the Great Nonhern will not only establish themselves In Hongkong with a general-manager in charge but

continue he agreement whereby an interchange of afic is assured. The actual, conditions will not be known, how.. ever, until the arrival of the Dakotak,

The Minnesots, which arrived at Seattle on

i

21

CANTON NEWS) »

TRA AND SILK EXPORTS.

[Front Que Correspondent.]

at the store, or there was policeman in the vicinity. At any rate, the burglars decided to leave their tools behind them rather than sun the risk of detection. Of course it is just pos sible that when they got the first load to a place of safely they "broached the admiral" and found it impossible to return. At any rate

certain that some parties in Hongkong whoever they may be had a glorious time between Saturday and Monday. It has been suggested that some people have been making preparations for the Chinese New Years if so may have well over the joyous period. And they have

of Heim

Ja sort for the

coolics, but the shu were intendest for themselves, while the chem pagne would doubtless be served up to their female relatives. It does not appear that they interfered with anything except the bottles of wine and spirits, and as a matter of fact the burglary was evidently the result of a well thought-out scheme. All the usual assistants and coolies were on duty to-day and mons ter is in the hands of the police, who will no doubt catch the thieves before they have had

aged to secure.

Α

the 19th:ult, had only 7,030 tons eargo; a small curable should be shipped without delay proved that they have a pretty tasto in alcoholle Australia. The president of the Nippon Yusen Emperor took the view that to reject the propo Mr. J. van Buren is a grandson of a forma; { Available on our market. By the Power drinks. They probably took the beet an evil of honour, bet only on account of the high part of Corea. The Prime Minister, however,

amount for a vossel which is capable of accom: modating over 20,000 nos. President of the United States. For some time he was engaged with the China Commer cial Steamship Company, but resigned that appointment in June inst. He is persona grata with commercial firms in Hongkong, and his

appointment by the Great Northern Company usdouble-lly calcitlated to forward their

Interests in the 'Orient.

Canton, 18th November. The market in London for tea is exception ally favourable at the present time. The latest pévices from England state that all the ten A London telegram called for "the last pound"

which left to-day, about 550 boxes of tea were shipped. market. One effect of the high rate of ex- The seventh crop of silk is now in the chance has been to reduce the price of silk. The last crop sold at $99 per picul. but the present Grep is quoted at 5850. The quality is the same, but the appreciation of the dollar has lessened the proportionate amount payable for the silk.

The crop satisfactory

Chok Sui Cheong, the alleged murderer of

It seems that the matter has been referred to the authorities at Nagasaki, by the Japanese Consul at Hongkong, and when instruction are received the criminal will be dealt with.

on

is described as being very knew anything about the burglary. The mat given the position of leading guest. Under of Education, who on Friday morning hed if she agrees, she is bound to consent to:

Professor Sake is still in prison, pending orders, time to dispose of all the liquor they man- .explaining the daughters would Jeln the on fire of public ferment were

THE FLOOD OF GULD. *****

THE MANCHUNJA NEGONIA. TIONS.

Peking, Nov, 21st, The proposal, handed in by Baron Komura at the first conference on the 21st inst., com prises sixteen anicles as follows:

THE RACES.

OKIFVING COMING FROM THE NORTH.

29th Nov; Some apprehension has been felt in Hong- kong that there was a danger of the races being allowed to lapse on account-of-the paucity of griBina. Mr. . . Hough, Clerk of the Course, has dispelled that Illusion by a statement which he made to-day to one of the representa- tives of the flangkong Telegraph. The griffine, The flood of gold, which began to rise about he said in effect, will be here, and the races will || LBBB as a result of the 'Transvaal discoveries a take place in. February. At this time of the few years before, and was swelled in the course year it is usual for ponies to be exercising in of the next decade by the Klandike output, the training for the mices, but up to the present Colorado contribution and the increased pro-Japan of the lease of Liaotung Peninsula.

(1) China's recognition of the transfer to time there is a notable lack of fresh blood ducion in Australia, unquestionably there. The race course has usually been thrown valy significant inct: After something, like

(2) The ownership by Japan of the Chinese open to the training squad on the 1st of De-filicen years of an a'most stationary annual comber,

but as

t as there is nothing in the way of product of about $100,000,000 an upward move ponies

in Hongkong at present there is no sugment began about the year mentioned and suf. gestion that the morning canters and coffee fered no important interruption save during the should be made. Asked regarding the pro- South African War. By 1894 the annual output pects of the forthcoming races, Mr, Haugh re marked "There will be a large number of cade before it was $102,cc0.000. The figurer griffins at the races, so there need be no for last year are given as $347b00,000, an. in. (6.) he establishment by Japan of Con apprehension on that point"

crease for the ten-year period of about 92 persulates and military posts in Newchwang, cent. Not long ago the Economiste Francais Fengtien, Atnung, Kirin and Changchun, expressed some coufidence that for

(7) Japan is to have the privilege of en the 1905 producilon would reach $10,000,000 Apps-tablishing banks in Newchwang, Fenglien rently that was. a. 100 sanguine estimate, yet and Kirin, the inme to be permitted to open another year in put at that huge toility will see the out- branches in whichever place where trade fi

are

THE RULE OF THE ROAD,

LAUNCH MASTER FINED.

of

it

was de

All

total-four times that of 1884.

Eastern Railway.

guards. offices and telegraphs. within which to evacuate Manchuria.

W

stated that Mr. Kando Rempel had planved a king of a few alterations. His example was |

special banquet in his own house at which Sir John See would have been the chief guest sad the Japanese Admirals would have wel. comed him ; but owing to the above unfortun

Sir John left Tokio without seeing anything Kaisha's president. The cause of the mis.

If

(3) The establishment, of Japanese railway } ate contretem more of the Nippon Yusention, of the Japanese Emperor's worship at the from her, and if, unfortunately, this should (4) The establishment, of Japanese poserstanding is, au we bayɑ said, quite ob. Yamada shrines. The Japanese authorities happen, it may mean the downfall of the Chi-.

Japanee is to be allowed 18 months scure, but we understand that great regret is concluded affied that the negotiation.

prosperous.

chwang is to be a Japanese.

(8.) The Commissioner of Customs at Now.

(9) The opening of Manchuria and the ex- tension of its trade in general.

(10.) The concession to extend the Chinese

Railway.

from the smaller increase fast year. The right of exploiting mines..

felt in Japan, where it is particularly painful to think that any impression of discourtesy has been conveyed, especially in the case of a visit.

reason to treat with the utmost hospitality.

much

was

nese Empire. The Mainich's correspondent concludes his

only two days

The Osaka Mainichi discursos the Korean message with the statement that tranquility has question, which, it says, desplie the assurances been preserved Seoul since the signing of of the official organ to the contrary, apparis to The residences of the Corean make not much headway even in the bands of

at

at whom there was every desire and every | the Agreementare, kowever, guarded by the † Manquisito. It is a fortnight since Mr. Hayashi

JAPAN AND KORKA.

Ministers

Japanese authorities. The persons who attack-eturned to Seoul from Tokyo, abierves our ed tho residence Minister are said to have been members of the

by which to definitely settle the

of

ence of the Corean Educational ntary, but patbing has been heard of

THE NEW AGREEMENT, APPOINTMENT OF JAPANESE, REGENT. The Asaki publishes the following from its can Minister on the zoth and the French Minexplicable. It has been presumed by some Secul correspondent as the substance of the ter on the art, and will return to Tokio before new Treaty agreed upon and signed at Seoul | the end of the month, between Japan and Korea:~

Y.M.C.A., acting at the instigation of officials relations between Japan and Korea. The put

the Imparial Court. Marquis tio wil be ting off of important business at this stage in present at receptions to be given by the Ameri

The Japanese Government, through the Foreign Office at Tokyo, will take charge of and direct the foreign affairs of Korea, and

existing Japanese Ministers and Consuls will Omadeld Government will taken

Korean interests abroad.

e upon

"

Mr. Hayaabis begotiations with the Korean Court would be deferred until Marquis Ito bas had an audience with the Korean Em- OUTLINE OF THE AGREEMENT. ・・

peror. Marquis Ito has now been in Korea for a week, and though at one time his Majesty Seoul telegrains received yesterday by the Kobe Shimbun state that the new Agreement trust and confidence towards the Japanese was reported to have displayed a feeling of between Japan and Corea provides: (1) that statesman, later dispatches seem to ind the position and dignity of the Coman Imperial | am Court shall maintained; (2)

be

that a Japanese 160 Govern -General, who is to be directly

s6em; is not only prevented from returning the appelet tion, but the latter shall be charged with direction of

the

change in the situation, Hlai

"I don't knon expected in Hongkong ?" "And Mr. Hough, although confident that there would be a first-class race meeting, was disinclined, and reiterated his disinclination, to state when the griffins migh: be expected to arrive at Hongkong. It had been rumoured As Mr. Vanderlip reckons on the basis of that telegrams had been sent to Australia for this annual production in fourteen years an ponies, but Mr. Hough repuliated that iden. amount will have heen mined equal in the "All I can say just now," he remarked, “is world's monetary stack of gold at present. But that the races will take place as usual, and that there will be no disappointment. When it certainly in conceivable that, despite any, in- the griffins will come from the North, I don't than for 1953, the

financial engineering and "know, but they will be here all right.""

skit now directed to gold mining will yield;

The control of the salt industry. (13) The monopoly of the timber industry returns which during the next dozen will average more than $420,000,000.

an Un

the

bank of the Yalu River. 'light' beiter condition for exploitation the output!

(14.) Right of residence by Japanese in any of Siberia and the South American countries part of Manchuria. may be expected to make a considerable gain, Without looking to the salt sea for any assist granting of concessions to foreigners. 29th Nov. Before the Hop, Captain Barnes Lawrence out ignoring the certainty that the movement

(16) The term of this treaty is to besoyears. ance in heaping up the golden pile, and with- Harbour-master and Marine Magistrale, this morning, Lance Sergeant Boole charged Loung to a situation in many ways similar to that will one day lag, we must accustom ourselves Pak, master of aleam launch Yun King, with unlawfully filing lo.abserve the rule of the following the California and Australian discov Baron Komura, being regarded by China as' polút a kezent as its representative in Korea. 10 Dorea when the Government of that country "hold in abeyanes on the'plas of iflhealth; and

-laid down by His Majesty's Orders in W LS. Béole said that at 7 pm. on the 27th he was on duty in No. 1 Police launch, Imati from Hongkong lo such a manner that had not one or other launch given way shere would have been a collision. The launch was on witness's pon side, showing a green light Witness.blew pas.blast on his whistle, but The Yuan King look no notice of it. Witness then

road

We may safely assume that the

THE PAKING conferenCE.

- Poklog, Nov 22nd. The demands of Japan, as presented by

with any foreign country.

The

Japanele

"Government will m

also debarred from

(15.) Japan is to be first consulted in, then the duty of carrying out the existingible to the Corean Emperor, shall be on visit of Marquis Ilo-on account of indispost

Treaties between Korea and foreign countries and Kores, without the intermediary of Japan ad, and Ballet (3) that Corea's diplomatic re further audience with the Fimparox. While

Ti

having will not enter upon any Treaty or Agreement Tations shall be placed in the hands of

of

ads of Japan. Sympathising with the indisposition of his the latter undertaking to restore these poweri Majesty, it must be remembered that it is not

Korea that

hat important business in is considered competent to properly employ no one will be much surprised if the alleged sickpass of the Emperor should turn out to be at the Treaty Ports to be Japanese (5) CoreAnother thing to which the attention of the authorities); (4) the Customs Superintendents one of those tricks at which the Korean Count

sebemers are so adapt, the not to enter into treatins with any Power with- out Japan's consent,

ounell, in Victoria Harbour, on the 24th tast theory of money contains an elem Quantito extravagant; the second conference, which was who will remain in Seoul, with the prerogative them. (this. promisć was given by Marquis ita

to

of time for the deliberation of their reply. to take place to-day "was postponed, an the Chinese Plenipotentiaries require an extension

THE DEPARTURE OF THE HIGH COM- MISSIONERS.

Holubjarganother blast and the launch, replied, turcauas from an index number of 89.7 lo one Baron Komdra and his Mission. After the Ant. prejudicial to the provisions of this Treaty, wilf | the new Agreement which is said to have been political organisation formed by...

by

blowing two blast, but did not alter

course to atarboard, and eventually the Yuen The

pio!

King-was obliged to garnalerp, witness passinguration; but clearly'le has contributed of sixteen articles; Prince Ching was astounded the security and will respect the dignity of the differ materially from that gives above, ]). Convention äld ́aims at the cementing of closer

close ahead of her. Witness was obliged to

and that the increased output of gold has at

of trath,

of seeing the Emperor of Korea in person, its Commissioners to every Korean open port (6) The Japanese Goverment will appoint every direction.

and other

where the presence of such There was something of a consensus of eco.

commissioners is considered recesssry. These middle of the nineteenth century brought up The Ave Commissioners, who were to be hitherts conducted by Japanese Consult and nomists' opinion that the discoveries of the

Commissioners will take charge of affair

Japanese Government should be called, thre The Kobe Shimows message says the Corea Cabinet has lasted a notification stigmatising Osaka Journal continues, is that the Korean commodity prices about 20 per cent. It is at granted Imperial audience on the trth and to all other stairs Becessary for the execution of Prime Minister resisted these proposals, to the the declaration of the Il Chin-lol as an attempt least an interesting coincidence that the ad-

ing Treaties,

end and threatened to kill himself. He is to vance in prices in the United States from 1897 depart from the Capital on the 13th inst., as re- the

ported in our columns, decided to postpone

he existing Treaties and Agreements be banished for threS: FORTS. "

Get to delude the people's mind by theans of atas, which is given by the Federal Labour their departure on account of the arrival of between Japan and Korea withle limits not

The declaration of the IIR Another Seoul telegram given a version of statements. „beri saurson, Winess kept on, altering his 1836, stiould have occurred while

Rold

published in an English paper there. It does sonance with the spirit of the Japan-Korean of progressive ideas) in perfeci con- duction was making its most rapid strides conference, when the Japanese Plenipoles remain in force.

output has been but one of the factors tiarios handed over their proposals, consisting 5-The Japanese Goverment guarantees

This message alio epons that the Corean relations between the two countdes. The Prime Minister became frenzied when be found attitude taken by the Korean Government to go out of his course, when he should not have powerfully to the prosperity af the world and

the Japanese would be and allein pted to commit suicide is cured wards the action of this Society amat be later the Emperor to

preted as showing a desire to dissolve the exe the othering Japan Korea, Minister of State. All the Ministers sent in in casa Inexplicablo abat. Mai Hayaan Das not their resignations on anday, but the Japanese taken immediate steps to faduce the Korean authorities desire that the present Cabinetshall Cabinet to withdraw thecbjectionable politica remain in power with the wception of the

top in question. The fatura status of Korea Prime Minister, who has been dismissed.

bat the Agreement consistifol four: Articlar and to and Mr. Hayashi are now in Seoul in order A Seoul telegram of Samrday's date, states and the Anglo-Japanese Treaty, and Maindia is clearly stipulated for in the Treaty of Pasca

diplomatic again Japan lappoint encias the tacit consent of the world. Despite commits to Japan the entire control of Comes to reduce fais definite shape what has recalyed

Seoul for the purpose of dealing with these circumstances, the Korean bualness matters A matman habore effect has make no panicular progress, act been made public at Béonly 5thin telegram: much deplore the paurate Contam adds that pan Kainetan, the Prime Minister, Koreans as we regret the vacil

·He has been ordered into anile for three years, ChrONE

particularly in that of the United States,

by their extravagant demands, which would

ierritory, And he found

to detain Five Commissioners

had to alter it. He then went, slonguido 199 Fthe past decade, -The assertion of Mr. and Mactically transform Manchuria joto Japanes

mot observe

that

the

be did

he was going to a steamer,

road, and be replied

of the benefit animals save

What he might“ enjoy | three years ago, and that it enabled the world has been almost daily consulted by the Chinese 10 Jinate the Russo-Japanese War without Plenipotentiaries: It is believed that as soon

kesing Anancial or commercial diffeulty, in as the second conference takes place, the Domed by any demonstration of diatesisfaction

sonable.Boston Tramicromissioners will start on their tour,

and asked the master, why

rule of the r

Leung Pak, the master of the

of the Yen said he did not as complainant's boat as drar He heard the one blast on his whistle, and then, blew one blast and wont to starboard, ›lutending to go under his stem. He had to it is stated that the expenditure incurred by To hitem with hit Angines. He blew, two the Japanese Government for the maintenance

to call attention to Calasse cargo-junk of the Russian prisoners amounts to about to get ready for him, as be was going alongside hundred million yen which works our 't some Witness, showed position of Lausiches Visos per man, The bill, is to be paid by the LAVAGINA Russian Government before the close of the His Worship For pol

ing the rule of present; year. 11 seams fably large, and the The road sod using his wh perposé, defendant wat fund Bie

Koman Imperial House,

It is believed in Tykys that the new Japanese Korean Treaty will be ratified by the Emperor in few days and insitaneously published in Tokyo and Seoul at the end of this month,

The conclusion of the Treaty was not attend Among the members of the Korean Cabinet, as Halsters of State sent in their resignations as evidently and barn expected. Two or three a matter of form, but thean Summad to the and

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sending Marquis lo to Peking, The Chinese It is miso reported that as the Japanise are Government proposes to Include: Viceroys Chang Chib-tong and Chop Pre Ink the That of Chinese Plenipotentiaries while H. E Toan the japanses bellave that the anti-Japanese Fang will be appointed as an Associate Common rent-hich bar been in progress is now missioner in the negotiations with span. If actively at an undyin italamint which rather this report is true, then, the departure of the conficts with the news of the suspension and Faitaly postponed

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