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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2 Toro
THE ANNUXATION OF KORUS,
$7, #KERNA, TO-DAY..
A TALK WITH THE GOVERNOR OF THE ISLAND,
Colousl. Gallway, who had a most distint gulshed career as a soldier, and afterwards in service under the Foreige and Colonial Offices
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TERMS OF THE TREATY
Tokio, Aug. 28. The treaty of eurexation will be published "I can warmly recommend St. Helena for in Tollo and Scool to-morrow morning (Au- nervous people," said Colonel Gallway. "There& Co. gust'ag). Its priecipal paints are as follows i *.
are vo motoncers, no thunderstorms, no earth- The Emperor of Koros aurrenders his sorer quakes, no fogs, and no guakoi." The observa- signty and is hereafter to be called Prince Vi, tion was a parenthesis la.my talk about Napo ranking next to the Crowe Prince of Japan.leon's island, with its Governor, Llantecap1- The former Emperor will be called the Prince Colonel Gallway, at presant on a visit to Eng. Father Yi. The Crown Frince of Kores relend. mainu Prince Yi's heir, Two of the Koreso imperial Princón are given status: correspond- || ing to that of Japanese Imperial Princos. A Korean Peerage Law will be promulgated for the other Imperial Princes, Elder Statesmen and high officials, but these Peers will not ba admitted to the Japaccio Parliament. Koreas, will resume her former name of Chosen, A in Government-General will replace the Rosi dency-General and the Korean C ́abinet probabis ...3ly in Cctober, upon the completion of arrange
ments for the new idgimo, The Korean Court ...dwill.continue to receive an annual civil list of Y. 1,500,000 and: tomporary rewards will be given to meritorious percons.
The results of the Interport Swim- wing Competitions are as follows:- 100 YARDS,
T. L:gan (Hongkong) C. J. Cooke' Hongkong)
R. W. MuoCabe (Shanghai)
Prince (Shanghai)
Time: 66 15 sec.
LONG PLUNGE,
.........2
A. S. Ellis (Hongkong). P. Fowler (Shanghai) R. C. Witchell (Hongkong. Poignand (Shanghai)TM .........
Distance: 54 fest.
BIG GUN EXPLOSION.
DETAILS OF THÈ ACCIDENT.
Japan will inspo five per cent bouds got 1 exceeding Y. 0,000,000 to cover the above 2quirements,
The commercial treaties will exp'te and with
in West Africa, speaks Indeed very highly of
St. Holena—as a ́fèsidarce.
It is not a bare frock,” he told me., "n indeed, ooly, forty-savan square. " miles) area, but there are ideal spots on this much misrepresented island, and the climata 'really posfact, thanks to the south-easterly trade winds. The death-rate is probably the lowest on record. Six per thou and, after all, beats Hornsey. From the anchorage the fx- land has perhaps a 'somewhat austore" appear. auce, but its bighinods are truly beautiful."
"Bu," I added, "there are no thoaties, po concerts, ac libraries, no maseums, no.
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The colonel interrupted me. "You nie go-
ing to say that life in St. Helena must be un,
them Cicular ju isdiction, but she Customsspeakably dull. It is certainly not lively. 1. difes will be unchanged for the present. The admit, of course, that I know every single blade private rights of foreigners already established | of grass on the island, while the faces of the wil dat be affected, but they will not be allow three thousand five hundred Inhabitants are becoming somewhat famillar, after my seven
ed any further acquisition of land,
A general amperly and a reduction of 'toxes and a half years' sojaura. But I have my by five per cent is expected.
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THE ATTITUDE, OF CHINA,
Peking, Aug. 28, the Government prof.sses to have foreseen According to a sembofficial pronouncement that, frem, the time when Korea was given her independence, the protectorate and the subsequent annexation by Japan were ca inevitable sequence. As China did cof object first, she is not likely to demur now, though the actual gancxation is painful to her.
The semi- ficial statement indicates that China.fids sal'sfiction in the reflexion that Mengsis and Tibet are not affected. Chios preves of Japan's intention to telaio for some yenes Korea's present commercial condition.
FORMAL NOTIFICATI,N`AT TOKIO.
Tokio, August 29:
The treaty of annexation and the Imperial etcripts and lunperial Ordinance on the same subject have been published as supplements to the Official Gene
| duties and even' my recreations. There in the routine work of the laland, the fathering and control of the now industries, among other liems; and I am also the Chief Justice."
GAME SHOOTING,
Tall me about your recreations," I aald, and to my surprine Colonel Gallwey replied, "We have plenty. There is excellent pheasant and partridge shooting. We have a nios-hole goll course, horses for ilding and, driving, tennis courts; and the Islanders are keen and good cricketers. Every mouth a Dalen-Castle liner brings us a budget of newspapers, and the poly trouble is that the most recent one is always seventeen days old. But we receive every day a Reuter message giving la' brief the most-im. portant news of the whole world. 1 may add thst. St. Veloor boasts a local jurnal, the Guard.de. From time to time wa hava a visit from British warships, for our adoira's kow what good such visits do to the islander. I need hardly say that whrev lands on the Island fliss to Longwoo 1, where the vanquished of Waterloo resided and was buried.
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ADVERFANÇANETA, MREs nom$2.20 Glauskiste Golcondas....................320/ Gelden Hopane. "mondaning **** Highlands and Lowlands fodragitis......................
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Tangkahs ss37/- Toeraogle......................./- prem.
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A Fort Monta (Virginia) despatch of July an azye': - Tén kuilleipmen were killed, two fatal- ly injured, and five less seriously hart today as the result of the blowing out of the breech of a gun of the Detoussy battery. It is be lieved that the accident was the result of the Ignition of the charge before the biecch-block was closed, probably through wind blow. ing down the mouth of the gue. The store guss were engaged in battle practice with a moving fleet of targets which were be ing towed up lampico Ronds about four miles out to representa est le feet of battle. ships sailing up the Po'emec River to attack Washington. The fi ing tests were belog con ducted ob.be. 1'gest icale ever attempted in The United States. Arrangements bad been made to have the fire batteries concentrated on the target fel, which was to be demolish ed as quickly as possible
It was intended also to bring mritars into play. The ships of
The "Kokum Ekimbus", says that the the Coast Artillery were to tow the tigets, each of which was zen. bigh and boil, long, sud reedependence of Korea is now permanenty - presented suc ions of battleships. The disaster assured, as she is an integral part of the united war witcessed by a burber of army and unry Japanese Empire. The paper als quotes Mar- officers who bad come to tee the operations, & quis Katters, the Premier, to the effect that somber of women and children related to the anexation was the soundest resolution for the dead were also present watching the firing. The welfare both of the Japanese and the Koreans guo crew was in charge of Breast Henry G. and for peace in the Far East.-N.C.D. New Keir, who was killed. Ose of thy'dead was carried by the Aying breech block over the parapet into the water below. The only com 'missioned officer fojured was: Fecord"Liton, George L. Vandensen, whose leg was broken. What citially led to the explosion of the que, which was of the dicappeating type, will never be koown for certain, as all these close coough to see were Lilied. Only 50 shots were fired, but one of the targets was already com, felely by the lieut maat himself. He was recently like a bamble farm building. In Nopoleen's days that so far as 10s, are concomed, It will scarcely | Carlos, at Sales Rooms, Ice House Street, destroyed and the other had been hit several times when the accident occurred.
SHANGHAI TRADE.
108 BRITISH MILITARY PAMPALETEBR.
LIRUT. SUTOR's aurust.
This led our conversation to Napoleonic traditions,
"They are rapidly disappearing from St. Helens, the colonel explained. There are still a few very aid men who were babes at the time of Napoleon's dea'h and who remember |—very vaguely—their parents speaking about the famous pri oser. They always refer to him as General Buonaparte. They pretent genera tion knows next to nothing ef Napolean the Great, but much more about Dinizula and Island, the former in 1890 and the latter in 1900.H
RELICS OF NAP LEGN, .:
The holding of the count-martial before
1 questioned Colonel Gallway concerng which Lieu:coast Allan Sutor will in all prothing remales but the house itself," he said,
Napoleonic relics at Longwood. "Almost no bability appear shrrily is awaited with com It is partly stone and partly wood, a simple plete cocfidence and possibly a little impatience one-storied bungalow, which looks very much seen by a representative of The Dolly Chrvalcic there were trees round it, but now the place in bire. There is not a stick of fumiture in the at Tynemouth, and w,i good enough to give a
whole house. His bedrocks contalas a good briel account of the circumstances under which bust of him, but at Government House we bis military Mariest" came about.
have a fw relics, itcluding a bookcase, a cabi- Lieut. Sutor, it will be remembered, is sta
Det, and the famo a billiard table ci Napolern. For one year this table was at Longwood. and twist the balls bout nervously. At the end of twelve months he became so 'red of the game that he had the table seat back to his gaoler. The biliard room Lecame a map- room, and for hours at a time with ljute flags In his hand Napoleon used to refight his victo- ties. and Waterical"
"How do the people live ?" I asked.
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YARN MARKET.
› Hongkong, and August. After the small spurt reported in our Inst circular, Issued on the 19th"instant" për ̈ss," Divanha our yarn, market during the past fortnight has reverted back to its old stagnant condition. Though there is no material change in the quotations, the voldma of business fransacted bes boan extremely meagre, the total for the two weeks being under 1,100 balas aw will be seen below, There can be no doubt
be possible to expect a demand for it so long es the Japanese yaro, which is superior to Bombay count, is selling so much cheaper. The lack of demand, however, applies to all' 'counts without exception, while the recent fall
Mesara, Tibet a:d Co.'s Pizce Goods Marketioned at the Castle, Tynemonih, sad his arrest Napoleon used to play billiards with his hands in the price of American cotton bas certainly
Report says:-
followed the publication of a cleverly written pamphlet in which he exposed weak spots in our Ermy system. "Why Muddle Through Thirty Millions a Year?" was the second title of his pamphlet.
The effect of military Parrest" for an officer is by no means the severe affair that the term suggests, Fad it been to press representatives would have sought him la vain. Yesterday
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On the top of the presets financial depretsion A threatened further disruption of trade was caused as the beginning of the week by pro posed enforcement of a rule agreed to by the Foreign Bink that at a fixed date neither Dative orders of longer usance than's days, wor orders of $ days with the Hwai Ewa" chop "on them, which is a stamp making these orders good only for payment the day after dus dcle, would be accepted or negotiated in any way. (August 5) he was apparently in the fall er joy-barring New Zealand which exports this article.
This Hwai Hwa" chop was instituted in 1900 daring the Boxes Rebellion, when considered insecure that silver should be moved about except during broking hours, while it was not possible for the native backs fa sim,caresto deliver the actual silver to meet their orders within the limits of those hours.
it was,
Atibe strong representations of antiva and foreign trade bodies, a postponement for further 'discussion was ugread upon, the Chingaa mer.. chanis and dealers dot being in a position to force the native Banks to do away with the "Hwai Hwa chap, it being more a quetion of scillement between this native and freign banks, The matter is now being dealt with between the Chamber of Commerce and the
Foreign and Nativė Banká,
Thamisket bas undergone little or pocht.oge the faterval; the present utterly unsound state of Shanghai's fiantess detering money from coming to fiem districts that would have otherwise in all probability began to make pur chaset, the result being that prices are still
upon on extremely low basis and show liite or no siga of cohancement cagrimensorale with the abortness of stock. There has been how ever ́some irqui,y of Spring arrivals, it being sealed that in some cates buying must be commenced if any Spring goods'are to be book.
at all, in spite of the fact that "spot" de and in the majority of cases gives but little encouragement to these operations,
nient of the liberty and pelvileges of every citizen. Being under arrest, in such a care as big, lovalves bathing more serious than being restricted from the mess of his brother efficers, by whom, by the way, Lieut. Sutor is held in high esteem.
The deprivation of his sword for the time be ing, enforced nusefico from duly, nad certain other restrictions compiles the popalties of the
est.
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ALLEGED 1RBEO", LARITIES
Council, is quite in consonance with. Lieuten- This step, taken at the Instance of the Army aut Suter's most caroes! hopes and expectations. Ju.txplaining how the matter had arisen, he went down to Alderabot to go through a couine adjutabcy in the Durham Artillery, which had of signalling with a view to qualifying for an
his certificate, breo promised to him if he succeeded in getting
He states that he saw what he considered
There are three industries, Fibre growing an? weaving-2 dbre which is used with masila for making rope St. Heleon is the only place,
introduced by the generosity Mr. A, Mosely, Mackerel caring gives work to many; it was M.G. Finally, there to face-making, which is just being developed, under the direction of Miss Girdwood, the manageress of the Gov. erament face school. St. Heleda laces, accord Ing to the report of the chief experts, compare most favourably with Gay. The progress made in this Industry is in no little measure due to the falerest taken therein by Mrs. Ord Mar. shall, of the League of the Empire, and her colleagues. What we most require le capital, for I have great hopes of the rising generation and of the Industries now established, R. de O, in the Daily Mail, Qreneas Edition,
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DEATH OF MR. F. B. GRANT.
We regret to announce the douth of Mr.
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had a further depressing effect on our masket, It is some consolution that deliveries are keeping up fair.
On this occasion, we are not reporting os' each count separately, for, as we remarked above, the lack of demand applies to all counts, And it is difficult to differentiate between any
of
them.
Total sales 1,00 bales..
Unsold stacks 29,000 bales,
- Sold but on-delivered in the godown and to arrive 35,000 balos.
Arrivals The mall, str. Dells and extra sir. Hakala Maru from Bombay, and str. Jafan from Calcutta have brought in 5,0go bales for Hongkong, and 7,747 bales for Shangbai. Ship mucts from Hongkong to Shanghal, and coast ports, etc. amonat to about 1,600 bales.
Shanghat.-Contianas in the same dull and depressed state, the situation of the money market being In no way improved.
Japanese Yara-About Bço bales of 20 have been placed on the market at prices ranglog from $146 to $155
Local Mill. No sales.
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Collon-Bongal. There has been no bust.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left in the Godowns, and all Gooda re- miolog undelivered after the 5th instant, will be subject to real,
No Fire Insurance has been affected, Consignees of Calcutta cargo ere raquantod to sign General Average Bond before taking delivery of their cargo.
"Blils of Lading will be countersigned by
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Saturday, 3rd September, Geo. P. Lammert auction sale of Wines and and Spirits.at Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, it
Hughes and Hough Auction Pale of Japanese in drinking the cheapest 'and'r
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Interport Swimming at Shanghal.
Monday, 5th September Italian Convent School re-opens, 8.10 a.in. Carlos, at Bale Rooms, Ice House Street, Hughes and Hongh Auction Sale of Japanese
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Tuesday, 6th September. Hughes and Hough auction sale of foraiture, at rs Austin Avenne, Kowloon, It' a.m.
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at the General Hospital on Saturday from dys Importers still refusing to meet the boyera as
cutery, reports the N. C. D. News of 19 h ult, to prices. Mr. Grant only came out to Chies about
Chinese-Yo sales whatever; stocka; Bengal
thirteen months ago, and he had quickly gained 458 1stos Chinese to bates wein legni rities taking place, and, with the great popularity. He was taken lil on the 16th. sole object al stopplag them, be informally dis-fa11ast with dysentery and on the following Bergal at $31,10 535, Chinese at $35 to $39. clored thrie existence to a sergeant-major. Monday he went into the General Hospital, Rupess T/T 1331. Rupes D/D 1338, Sterling This is so say," be added, "I talked to the where he made good progress and his recovery D/D 1/ Sterling 4m/at 3/9 17-16, Shangha
at major as man to mao, which, of course, was confidently looked for, bat on Thursday T/T 741. Japan 271. Bar Silver 24 3/8, technically, is wrong, but which is common complications set in and ho gradually became custom, all depending upon who you are talking works and in splio of the best medical skill savk
and died at noon on Saturday... ant seat for hin sad told him the incident had Five or six days'after his talk the command.
bren reported. He demanded that Lieutenant Sator should give the names of the officers who had been suspected of irregularities.
to
Cricket Club and he was a very promising The late Mr. Grant was a member of the tennis player. The figs at the Cricket and other clubs were lowared on Saturday afternoon as soon as his death became known. Mis. Grant will receive the sincere sympuby of this commootty, especially a she herself is still suffering from the effects of Tangtao recaparatlog... a somewhat serious riding accident and is in
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"1 was not prepared," the lieutenant went on, "to make a charge against any officer. What I was prepared to to do was to tell what Amir can crop estimates bavo increased by I saw with my own eyes. Consequently I am about 1 million bales durningaha past 4 weeks, kicked out of the school, which is agalast fast and the crop is now astested it from 13/12) ice, disciplice and everything else. But I was The funeral of the late Mr. Grant took place million bales should scrimal conditious prevail prepared to put dignity fo my pocket, although yesterday at Dubbling Well Cemetery where a
saulted. from now on. Of course there is always the
large number of friends assembled, The Rev. Lieutenant Sutor had been appointed adjut A. J. Walker conducted the service and the possibility of an exceptionally favourable pick at to the Daibam Attllery, but on reaching chief mourners were Mesirs. I G. Bimms and Ing seas such as was experienced in 19 6home he was informed that the appointment R. Beauchamp and Nesses, A. McLeod and H. which would still further Increase the bulk of wax cancelled owing to bis failure to gila a de Grey, representing the Board of Directors this crop, but even so, there is such a strong certificate: He was told his re-appointment of the North China Tosorance Co., Id. The beccount belog built op by to many import would be considered at a court of inquiry at palf-bearers were Mess: C. M. Baig, J. H. ant markels which have limited beir purchaserte training school Lieutenant Sulor took to a minimum throughout the past your pwing "special" in all examinations, and bad every muito deur prices, that it is unlikely any material thing but the certificate itaalla ge
giving way in cloth pilous could occur sven Hla auccessor in the adjutancy had no certatimony to the wide esteem in which the JAIN SHINe to protect themasiraq ogainm the KoreaZE should cotton got on to a rather lowas basle,......... / tidicate."
A VLADIVOSTOCK despatch" to the Mainichi states that some são Koreans in Vladivostock. formed themselves fato a band when they r Taylor, H. Arahold, O.I.G. Hill, D. Macdos ceived naws of the aunsrailon. The Japanese ald, G. G. Wingrove, E. Lansing and Wemcials and residents there are taking,mas- Layahon. A profusion of wreaths bore eloquent
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