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TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS SERVICE.

London, 11th June, 11 p.m.

"By motion 30 of the Magistrates Ordinnaso, 1800, as amended by Ordinance 12 of 1895, the Magistrate cannot inflict imprisonment for more than six months. If, therefore, the gravi - ty or denity of the case rondered committal

inst as he can now ever where the case in not ezoluded by the schedule from summary juris- diction (See the third claus of section 80 of. the Magistrates Ordinance, je t

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13ra, 1900 that important branch of work can be The Russian Imperial authorities re- carried on with something like expedition centando a grant of £320 to the Institute end comfort New sorrants quarters have of Oriental Languages at Vladivostock for the been erected at the back of the Land Office, purpoas of enabling certain students to under- and, though doubtless far from welcome take a journey to Chiss during the month there, they at least will be more out of the of May. The Russian commercial firma esta THE CRISIS IN THE NORTH. for trial desirable, the Magistrate would commit

blished in China arpressed their willing way. The new building, being strictly of the negs to give the students in question frer board. nature of a makeshift, will of course be of the plainest description consistent with its

A remarkable article was published by M. very prouanent position, We trust that the provision of this greatly readed annore to Julos Roche last month in the Paris Figaro. the Post Office will not, in any way, he on the world's commer. The proportional allowed to ruse the postporr-urent of any increase of trade he gives in the following delay in the erection of the projected public agar Italy has gained 14 por. cent. since

M. Delease states that there is a com-performing their duties, the Magistrate wall 1990, Belgium 2 per cent. England 25 per buildings. The Law Courts have been cont Germany 40 per cent, United States de plete understanding between the Ministers qwell deal with matters of this kind and dispose of them promptly and satisfactorily, anctioned, the plans approved, the super- per cent. France, however, has not only roi at Peking. A fresh denized will be made, During the Inst bvo sassoons of the Supreme vising architect sent out, and we can only increased her trade, but has receded to the in which the portal Goverment will be Cout the time of the Chief Justice, the Attor hope that the work of election will proceed extent of + per cent since 1990. 31. Juls Rocho warned that unless order is restored with all was occupied by no long than four such cases, ney General, the Crown Solicitor and thenry. at a rate surpassing all expectation. Every attributes this grace fast to the collectivist effort should be made to get the foundations theories which have made headway in the speed the Powers will consider the question kid at once and the granite for the exterior Government. The energetic and industrions of establishing order themselves,

are heavily taxed in order to proxide for the idle dressed ready by the tie it is waated.

und unfit.

the Emperor KWANG SU. There is much wild talk of the widespread nature of the conspiracy of which the "Boxers" are the visible outcome, but although the association numbers perhaps hundreds of thousands it must be remembered that only a small percentage are effectively armed, and fewer still have the smallest knowledge of military discipline. Unless they are backed up by the Chinese Government and stiffened by the presence among them of Chinese troops they would not be able to make any stand again the disciplined soldiers or tullora of A. S. WATSON & CO., the West. The danger in a case of this kind always lies in delay; the longer the blow is deferred, the higher rise the hopes and the spirits of the rebels. It is not, how over, wholly or solely against the Bozer organisation that a blow must be struck if

weak and corrupt Manchu Government needs a sharp lesson. Indead no further trust can be reposed in an administration which luas skowa itself at once so puerile and so un- friendly. The sympathies of the Manchu Princes and mandarins inte avowedly been given to the bellicose Boxers, the Empress Dowager is believed, with good reason, to wish their morement success ; and it is re- ported that these rowdies live servedly re- ceived encouragement frour officiule in high places. Now the conspiracy that the man- darins fondly hoped to make au instrument wherewith to accomplish the destruction of

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SHANGHAI, 12th June, 20 p.m.

"As regards cases of ignomat Chiness offer- ing zull bribes of a dollar or two to Sanitary Orareas, or Overseers in the Public Works Department, to fuduce them to refrain from

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bet being a large of offering forty cents

to an officer to release from custody air offender whom he was taking to the Police Station. As

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deal with much more serious offences than the offering of pety brthes, and thereforo ho could quite properly he entrusted to Kepeso of matters of the king This Ordinates in in- truded to make tho amendments in the schotiulu to Ordinance No. 10 of 1880, necessary to confer. the requisite jurisdiction upon the Magistrato.",

REVIEWS.

NOT AT, PEKING YET. The troops have fruche 1 Lofu, their pro- less inving been delayed through the ne- cessity of repairing the bridges to this point supplies have been sent. 275 Russians and Trach left at noon yesterday to join The Green Fieg BTA. CONAN Doyin George the column.

The Times Shanghai correspondent telegraph. THE PROGRESS OF THE TROOPS ed on the 13th alt.-The experience of the gaubcats Woodcock and Handlurk in their var cent journey from I-chang in to Chung-kingsfu ¦ leads soppices to the opinion that steames are nulikely to supersede junks for the navigatio of the rapids of the Yang-tso-kiang. Although From a notice which oppoats elsewhere it will the Woodlark was successful in making seen that the Gymblianz which was to have passage under steam without hauling both ve been held to-day has been fadenitaly postrousels were damaged Moreover, the risks of delays to nesigazion between I-chaug-fa nud Wan-haien nopear to be suon as to preclude the idea of a regal service proving a profitable

A meeting of the Torriile Committee will be venture between thess points. Competent au held at the Chamber of Commerce Room, Citythorities consider that towing bianches would Hall, to-morrow, the 14th instant, to rectivo be useful between the rapids, but that the even- the statement of accents from the Her. Tron- tual starting point for the Chungking abamne sarer and to determine in what manner the trafic will be Wan-helen.

THE WATER USED is specially fitores the Chocasieu in China las. not yet beened, as the waigher is too unsettled

wrought into a convenient weapon. Full of and proval by repeated analyses to be violence and vanity, the "Boxers are ret seemingly without a plan, and simply speed absolutely pure.

their energies in burning, devastating, and wasting property, taking life when there is ng possibility of successful resistance, un- willing to attack any but unarmed peasaurus balance left crar shall be appropriated. try, peaceful missionaries and unoffending engineers in small parties. No doubt the sight of a battalion of European troopa of sailors would produce a panic in their ranks, mora especially if treated with a bayonet charge. But it is one thing to disperse Onders through Local Fost or by Telegram horde of undisciplined Chinese; it is quite receive prompt attention.

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another matter to hold a great country like. say the province of Chilli, and preserve or der in its capital by the aid of a few thou sand men. It is true that the Allied Forces of England and France held Canton for four years, 1833-61, with only a few thousand soldiers, and possibly Peking would prove no more difficult to govern. But at that time the Chiness did not possess the arins of precision they now use, which go so far to equalise matters and discount individual prowess. The Chinese made little use of their armas during the Chino-Japanese War, it may be admitted, but the arms and in- munition did not then always tally, and the A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, | men were most disgracefullyled. They would

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be handled no better now, and probably an ensy victory would be gained; but the dan ger of under-valuing the enemy has been so frequently and painfully impressed upon us during the South African rappaign, that we are not disposed to estimate the Eosers -too low. ̈ Their fanatic belief in Cagir own invulnerability fa a force to be reckoned with, and one that is likely to impel them to deeds of daring which no son of Han under other circumstances would venture to essay

A Government Gazette Extraordinary pab. fished yesterday contained a letter from Anting

Commissiener of Custom E. V. Brean, an

nouncing the receipt frein Shangher of the following telegram "Amoy and Swatow declared infected, inform shipping. Agle"

The Berlin journal the Neurete Nachrichten pablishes a long article from Henkor, dated

figures proving the steady increase of Japanese arch this year. The article gives facts and innaars in China, and dwells exultingly on the fact that German merchant reasols on the

Yangtse form a check to the claims of the British to the Yang Valley, in which ragion also it urges that German military and moral In accordance with a notification from the influence should he preserved By way of gly. Treasury Commissioners, the rate of the dollaring this point it cites the use of Japanse ismed at Hongkong, the Straits Settlemouts, teachers and officers at Wuchang, and the em and on the Clune Station during the quarter ployment of thres German offer the commencing July 1st, has been fired at one still-Governor of Wachang The writer is evidently auxious lest the fruit of German suivity should ing and storannonce-Singapore Free Press.

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Is this volume are collected together thirteer stories by Dr. Conan Doyle which have appeared sarially in recent years. The author has done FAS CEASED.

ghod service in collecting them together, for Telegraphic communication with Peking sour of his best work of Inte is contained censed on Sunday at 2 o'clock in the after. inthen, Forinstance, there is the tale of "The Crosley Master," in which Dr. Dayle, hizasolf noon, since which there have bee:urberica weknow auteur of the ring, appears to unvaneled runiones.

THE WAR.

LozDON, 11th June, 11 p.m.

THE ROODEVAL DISASTER

DERBYSHIRE BATTALION

LOST The Roodeval casualties covered the whole of the fourth battalion of the Derbyshire Regiment (Militia Battalion). Seventeen were killed and seventy-seven wounded. fall to the Japanese, and shows equal nnessinoseThe remainder of the battalion were made

prisoners, except nix who escaped. expecting the efforts of the English,

THE CRISIS IN THE NORTH.

great advantare, The fight between the doctor's existent and the miner is really stirring. The story which gives its name to the book is a trifo melodramatic, but in vigorously written Cap sats Sharkey" contains three incidents in the lifs of a pirate and is among the best things in the book. All the stories, as the entber explains. lave this in common, that they concern them. selves with war and sport, and they will be nonu the loss welcome for that at the present time. Apart from the tales already mentioned, we like bost The Slapping Sal aud The Three Cartepondente but there is so much variety in the book that these we do not find anything into interest them must be indeed hard to noti? One tale, "The Grime of the Brigadier," has already appeared in the Daily Freus.

The Empire Makers. By HUME NISBET GEN. BULLER SEIZES A PASS

George Bell & Sons, London SN General Buller Leg crossed Botha's Pass ↑ Tais extraordinary work is written, it appears

Three men charged with being implicated in the armed attack on the Fool Song while on her way to Sam Chun on the 18th May have been brought up at the Magisingly and re- HONGKONG TROOPS IN READINESS and concentrated at Klip River Junction and from the Preface, with the object of furthering

maded until the 18th inst. Tro of the men were arrested in Macs and the other in Hong- kong.

On the day when the fall of Pretoria was un" nounced, a notice appeared at the Marine Club singapore, to the following effect Owing to the sad calamity which hins befallen the Boors at Protein, the masting of the Engineers Association which was called for this evening will be postponed till Saturday."

Mr. Charles Bhelden, author of In His Steps Las given to the Indian Farains Fund £200 one fifth of his salary as temporary editor of the Topeka Capital. As r. Sheldon acted as

editor for one week his salary was at the rate of

It is to be hoped, therefore, that the Treaty 2013 a gear. As a Straits contemporary

Ganslei The Boers, 8,000 strong, have re- tired.

We understand that the local troops which are being held in readiness to proceed to the North are three companies of the Royal Welsh Fusiliere, four companies of the Hongkong Regiment, and a battery of Royal Artillery, probably the Hongkong Royal Artillery. The command will, it is said, be taken by Major M. M. Morris, Royal **** Artillery

IN PRAISE OF HONGKONG.

The impressions of the hurrying traveller on

the places he passes through are apt to be rathor different from those of the more sedate resident,

No anonymously signed communications that hart Powers are not about to undertake the overemarks, this beats the record in the Far East. sad it cannot be said that Hongkong has escap--

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HONGKONG, June 13th, 1900.

and the substitution of a new machinery of can be made. throw of the Central Government of China It also shows how paying self-advertising piety

administration without taking ample pre- cautions to support and maintain the fresh dispensation.

The polies hyre arrested an uraslen hoy, aged 15, who gives the name of Joha Whiley, on charge of obtaining money by false pretences In the report of the Acting Postmaster- It seems the youth has been in the habit of g General for the year 1899, which by the waying ahons representing himself as an official of is mther inte in its appearance (owing, no the Water Department. He has made it his doubt, to recent changes in the Department), business to examine taps, and offer promising Mr. COLNEWALL Lewis eays: Beyond send now taps has asked to: sunis varying from a dollar to a dollar and a half, giving chits

FIGHTING NEAR HEILBRON.

Lord Methuen was fighting on the 8th instant south of Heilbron Generals Colvile

and Knox were co-operong with him.

BEUTERS SERVICE,

LONDON, 10th June:

RESULT OF THE GRAND PRIX DE PARIS. 1 Samendrin 2 Love grass. 3 Lago

the Imperialist cause in thematter of South Afri c. That this end can be obtained by the help of | had Iturature is posible, though we do not pre tend to say how and the author does not ex- pisin The first half of the book deals mostly

with the adventures of Saree young Englishmen to the Transvaal. President Kruger, of course, appears in a most repulsive light-the heroes look upon "an namannerly, brutal, and hog-like sid man, with the ugliest face they had erar soon; with elephantina proportions and shapeless great jeet, fitting out a gimcrack crimeon chair, while his fat course hands grippel the sides.” Again, he is a “low-bred, stapfi and ourly beast, whose only qualities were vinilictive hatred and ignorant, stupid conceit und ar. rogance, and he looks and note "me if his pro- per place were among hod-carriers, not politie- isna, The Transvaal. President may be a most undeeirable man socially, but that fact should not be glowed to obscure the rules of good este and truth. If Kroger were but the "basit" describal, what must be the intelli- sence of those whom for so many years he had defeated by diplomacy P Mr. Hum Nisbet from the Tmasenal wonders into a country be yond the dreams of Rider Haggard, where : his berose mesto race of Amazons; finally bring- - The Boera hayo ently refused proposals from ing them back to the Caps, to learn that, as “no Gouera, Buller ta ecrrender,

human punishment can meet the case of Kruger he must be left to God The neliation of M Hanie Nisbet inally seens necessary Lerd.

THE WAR. THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY

ad the hasty snap shoting of the literary globe. trotter. One distinguished author, we remem ber, arriving presumably on some such day as

General Forestier Walker wiring from Cape- we lare boun experiencing Intely, was firaly towa, 10th fast, says that nativos report that convinced that Hongkong was a place where it the Boers le three columns were, early on this usually was wet. He evidently hal not the 9th inst. near Honingspruit and that the rat chams of reading discussions on our Waterway betwem Amerion and Rroderal stations is Supply question, à more recent visitor of our almost completely destroyed.

My Poutner Bigelow, who is enlogistics aften, sro fear, beyond the merits of the colony. His earliest inpressions vera couleur de rore and he did not grow disillusioned. The sazz-

"some changes in the style of sorting cases and siguing them Jehn Whiley Ultimately delighted him. All the native craft I "there, have been no improvements in the his doings get to the ears of the police, who saw, he says, were well-scrubbed outside and

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TN Patermer Queen Adelade arrived at

in, and whatever not under wey, the family ap Post Office, nor has there been any inlaid hands on him.

The advisability of amording the Ordinance Afarecchie of the Latin Quarter By CLITE peared ever busy cleaning up about the water "crease in the much-needed space. Light

homa. As the song say, there are others dealing with bribery, that is the Magistrates HOLLAND, George Bell & Rose, London. THE Treaty Powers, after a protracted fit ***and ventilation are much required, and,

A Chingas, hontan employed on board No doubt, however, pa deserve most of the nics Ordinance, in order that trumpery crees of bri. Tam is a dimple and not unattractive story of of consideration, appear to be at last awake with the long hours obtaining in this face, to the fact that the position at Peking may remark both are essential to the ILU.S. Temur was charged at the agistracy things Mr. Bigeon ry about us Beisbery might be dealt with by the Magistrate the Quarter Latin, besed, we gather, to a is precurious. The Foreign Represen-bealth and well-being of the emplores yesterday morning with asstling Chinese naturally enthusiastin about the club It ia summarily inefeat of the having to be sentertain extent on facts, though this is not tatives have become so accustomed to living He adds, what has been in every resident's Coustable 299 and damaging his ceat. The externally one of the most imposing buildings for trial has been resugused for some time, sad miterial to the tale Clive Holland seems complainant said that about half-nast seven on in a town crowded with good architectures it at last action Les been taken, a Bill entitled an to know his Paris well and he duals with its life. h an atmosphere of intrigue and uncertain.meath for years," It is much to be desired Monday night he was on any mess is Bald need not when comparison with the great clubs Ordinance to further unend the Magistrates with a light toh. To the story of Marcelle te that it took them some time to realise that the new Post Office will soon be taken ing, standing on the wharf, when the defendant of Pall Mall When, however, he adds that Oslinane, 1800 (No 10 of 1990) Leing read a and her guardian the end is rather obvious that the movement initiated by the so-called in hand." Seeing that it has been decided came up and called for a sampan. Both he and clubs in the East practically include in their first in at the meeting of the Legislative the guardian of fiction is went to be so attrac- Boxers was actually levelled against foreig. to rebuild the Post Office on its present so the defendant were in plain clothes, the dotead membership every respectable white men. We Council on Moulay. The objects and reasons tire--but for all that Marcelle of the Latin

Querter will ha welcomed by maz” Tesdera. nere generally, and might even living dis and part of that now come by the aut being slightly drunk. As the defendant caucet help thinking of a great number of not of the Bill aro stated as follower confort on the Legations eventually. So Supreme Court, and that the foundations of was going down into the boat he rudged him with vary disreputable white friends of our own who Thoro appears to be no calid reason why in they have now obtained a body of sailors the new Law Courts are just about to l his shoulder, saying he was in the way, tad near-live in the Fast without being somers of their ecoes of mparatively trifling offences cosumni

ted within the Admiralty Jurisdiction, na fur and marines from the Foreign Fleets, and commenced, it will be at least four or aver pushing him into the water. The defendant local clubs, now the British and Russiau Governments years before work on a new Fost Office can knocked against him on purpose. On his telling Of the climate Dir Bigelow aars In instance on Loard a British stup or the high hiin not to push him: the defendant caught hold Hongkong a calm day in almost unknown case, the offende, shonl:l vot be dealt with sma are besturing themselves to send troops to even be commenced. This prospective de-es me cone and tore itness censtable 315 There is a constant, eos, breeze acting as a per-marily by the Magistrate in the same way as if Tientsin. It is reported from Shanghai that lay is certainly much to be regretted. The corroborated. The defendant said that on Sun-notical hacer against the ordinarily wonkening the offenca had been committed after the ship Antworp the Russians live landed 4,000 at Tongku "building in which the Post Office is cov day might be called a bout: The complainant sects of high thermometer. That breeze is bad catered the huurbent. There can be and that Admiral Serour las landed a Na- Icmiciled was erected to accommodate the was on the wharf at the time and told the best not always so evident to some of us, Can i doubt that the newsity, at present existing, for at noon on the 12th in, and is dus in val Brigade at Taku and forced is way to business of the department when it was me to ask him 20 osate. He said he would here been the pinkph The Peak ascent, as sending saca cases to the Sessions of the ward Peking in an armed min as far as Tofu about one-tenth of what it now is. and give 10 cents. The complainant then said, Meanwhile instructions have been received ingenuity line been exkuustud in endenyour-"Ask Lim 15 cants. He said he would not pay little observation car chabod up the stopes of innocent witnesses who are honed over to appear Sir Robert Finlay the now Attorney-General. here from home to get ready a force of aing to make the habitation sulfice for the pets and walked away, the complainant this happy, island, I felt as thongh Church's or causes a failure of justice by the refusal of like mest cormal with a large practice, Enowa us apparently guiltless witness, and tells a good thousand men for despatch North if required, ever growing needs. The Government has ring pericasly struck a blow of him with his Heart of the Andes was revolving about me persone 15 prosente Hengitong is a port from it is to recite a listamearting siply from tronleon. He got a best at the pier near the with no end of coconut sua palm trees, gorgeode quanto 1 by vessel mass of which stay there story against himself in illustration. He was wid this is now equipped and hold in readi-long recognised the absolute impossibility rett renue. On Monday uigal ko wa Lirds, shimmering bits of water, and the fairy hat a short period before propusting to other engaged on a case for brusen be warranty of m ness. What it is expected to accomplish of the work being efficiently performed shore again. The complaingat cans up to like concuratante of a grand transformation pinces, and it is often most inconyusut for matter in dispute, and had to cross-oxaunitie an age of the nunal being, the chief with a body of two thousand men we cannot in the prestal cramped quarters, and we are him and asked him if he was looking for him. stens in a Robinson Crusoe Fantomime Fitnesses to remain after the safp has left..

a joke with every appearance of rustio pretend to say. Perhaps it is hoped that glad to learn that temporary measures are He replied no. The complainant then got hold Everything eles, practically without exception. Where the sentence of six months hard labour implicity Upon what authority do you swee by joining forces with Bussia, and indu- being adopted to increase the accommo-of him and etruck him and afterwards took him meets with Mr. Bigelow's approval, and to those will adequately meet the case and the facte are to the age of the mare he asked

the raply ho

sty Half doen more ques· · cing the friends of order in China to rally dation. This is being effected by the to the Police Station. For the auranit the who are disposed at any time to grumble at the clear and simple, there is no valid reason why failed to aloit from the winziens any more

"But how do you know? round them, it will be possible to upset the demolition of the cervante quarters and the defendant was fined $5 or 14 days sul for conditions under which they live here x Bige the Magistrate should have to commit the toelic answer cxisting maladministration at Pelding, and erection on their site, north of the main damaging the constable's coat he was ordered to low's description in Harper's Alagacine of our used for trial just because the offence happened undered Sir Robert at last had H from

Earthly Paradise is strongly to be recommended, outside the harbour

S the mare's own mouth!" replied the ostler. set up a new and strong Government under building, of a new Sorting Room, where pay 83 or go to prison for 14 days.

was only right, charmed our critics car Supreme Court, either works great hardship on

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