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again all the forces required at a short notice. which the othor Powers cannot do. The with- drawal, above referred to, will therefore be of a different kind from that proposed by Russia, who proposes to call her troops back only to Tientsin.

PEKING NEGOTIATIONS, --

Telegrams to Tokyo from Japanese cor- respondents at Shanghai state that the con ference at Peking between Prince Ching and the Foreign Representatives proved a failure, awing to the refusal of the Russian Minister and the German Acting Minister to take part in the proceedings. The Russian Minister's refusal was based on the ground that

SUPREME COURT.

BEPTEMBER 20TH-

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE HIS HONOUR T, SERċÓMNE BMITH (ACTING PUISKE JUDOL.)

CLAIM AGAINST A PAWN-SHOP, Ho To, a married woman residing at No. 20, Gough Street, sought to recover form the Shing Wo Pawn Shop, which carries on business at No. 164, Wellington Street, 2600 damage for alleged unlawful detention by the defendant of one case of gold-leaf, three pairs of gold bangles, and one gold chain, alleged to have been pledged by the plaintiff with the defen

he had been andered, by his home Government to withdraw from the capital, and the noting German Minister declared that no one It Dr.dant.

Mama Von Schwarzenstein, the newly appoint ed Miller, then on his way to Chius, has been authorised to represent the German Government. Great Britain, it is stated from the same monroe, kas decided to withdraw a portion of har troops from Peking, regardless of the Rus sinn proposals for the evacuation of the sity. It is believed that the other Powers, with the exception of Bussia, will follow her example.

Prince Ching has been ordered to interview the Foreign Miniators separately instead of meeting them collectively.

RUSSIA AND CHINA.

There are no signs of the Russian forces pre. paring to evacuate Poking, but it is stated that the Russian Minister will shortly withdraw from

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2187, 1993

Mr. M. W. Slade (instructed by Mesure. Wilkinson and Grist) appeared for the plain. tiff and Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C. (instructed by Mr. C. Ewens) for the defendant.

Mr. Slade said this was a daim for goods. pawned with the defendant, and the defence was practically a denial that the ticket pre- santed was seated by the defendant. The facts were exceedingly simple. On the 27th January last the plaintiff was residing in the house of a friend behind Queen's College. This was just before the Chinese New Year and sho had an invitation to go to Canton to spend Before going she sent the New Year there. her valuables to pawn shop for safety. pawning goods of the value of $480.50 for 30

No. 2 Teum. 1. J. HB. Hance(Capt.)

AFIKAN RAUKI The following team had entered

No. 1 Team, 1. B. Lapaley (Capt.) 2. F. "H." Alven. 3. F. D. Bain. 1.J. M. Roxa Peraira 5. A... Loureiro. B. F. E. Tata.

2. H. A. Lammert. 3. CM. B. Alves, 4. B. Henderson."

JC. Logan.

8. F. W. White. No. 3. Teum

1. Frank Jorgo (Capt.)`

2. F. Herbet.

3. F. M. Roza Pereira.

4. M. A. Razack.

5. A. J. Mackie. 6. O. L. Ellis. No. 2 team came in first.

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER

OF COMMERCE,

The following is further correspondence re- luting to the questions dealt with at the last Monthly Meeting of the Chamber of Com-

- BOJANIT

SIR,

THE EASTERN MAIL SUBSIDY. .

Colonial Secretary's Office.

30th August, 1900.

and Mr. H. H. Kissh, the Postmaster-General of Bengal, who have argued the case of their respective Governments before me.

Since Lord. Halifax's award in 1878 air enmstances have considerably changed, and on the occasion of each subsequent contract the Indian Government has raised questions of importance which have never been definitely wattled Buring the two contracts from 1890 to the present time the Ladian contribution to the Mail Service has been fixed by a series of compromises, the details of which are given in the two cases. It was therefore necessary for me to go very fully into the principles which have regulated the apportionment of the cost of the servite between the two countries.

5. On the conclusion of a new contract with the Peninsular and Oriental Company for the Conveyance of the Eastern Mails and Australian the Post Offleo made the following propemale-- (a). That of the total subsidy of 2990,000, £85,000 should be regarded as applicable to the Australian service, leaving £245,00 to be taken as the cost of the Indian and Eastern Service.

That each country should retain its own collection of postage, as they have done since 1891.

Mails for seven years from February 1st, 1895,

The Commitise have carefully considered the around Lydenburg, and are at immense advan- question after obtaining the opinion of experts, tage in any fighting which may take place, and they are quite satisfied that the advantages Bullar is marching upon the town against to be secured would greatly outweigh the cost. severe opposition offered by several thousands

These gane com-. They are further of opinion that this outlay of Boers, with ten guns, might be judiciously increased in making propletely command the stronghold, which resam vision for the substitution of revolving or flash-bios in many respects Laing's Nek. General lights on Green Island and Caps Collinson, since Hamilton's column is making forced marches the present Hired lights are not always distinto Buller's assistance.

The enemy are also showing a strong revival guishable from the lights on junks, especially

in thick weather, always provided that the cost of warlike spirit in different parts of the Orange River Colony Three thousand Boers are engag- for the same is not excessive.

It has also been anggested to the Committee ed in trying to captare.or destroy the Lady- that, as an aid to shipping entering from the brand garrison, numbering only 350 officera eastward, the fog signal at Wagen should be and mežt. fired at regular intervals, say every minute, in- stead of, as at present, only on a steamer's EUROPE AND THE CHINESE CRISIS. whistle being heard.

I have the honour to be; sir,

Your most obedient sorvant,

R. CHATTERTON WILCCX,

Secretary.

Hox. F. H. MAY, C.M.G...

Acting Colonial Secretary. Hongkong, General Chamber of Commerce,

Hongkong 11th September, 1900,

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Bydney, 3rd September. It appears that Russia and France, with the evident approval of America, are sooking to flout Germany, and give Eussia the chief voice in the final settlement of affairs.

4th September.

The London Times strongly resents the pro- posal to permit the Dowager Empress to resume authority at Peking for the purpose of opening

p ponce negotiations.

Germany supporta England in this view of

6th September. the case.

All concert among the Powers acting in China appears to be rapidly ending. Great Britain and Germany, have not yet duoided whether to withdraw from Peking or not. Lord Salisbury awaits aivics from Sir Claude Germany awaits Givat Britain's decision, whilst MacDonald.

Tuuls. She sent them by a servant boy named / bitrator open the question which aros as to which it exchanges with other should be divid- Chamber desires to supplement the remarks 1 sia intoąds to have Peking to herself when the

(c). That the cost of each of the seren sections into which the Mail route is divided, With reference to your letter of the 5th should be ascertained by dividing the sabidy June, 1997, regarding the question of the Co. in proportion to the annual mileage of each lonial contribution to the subsidy for the Easton, Ilust one half the cost of the Section tern Mail Service, I au directed to trauenit for should be charged to the United Kingdom, the the information of the Chamber the enclose other half should be paid by India and the copy of correspondence between the Colonial various Colonies interested

ruceived by them. Offee and the Treasury, and a copy of an award timber of letters were add proportion to the which was given by the Earl of Morley as Ar- The United Kingdom paying for any letters

countries, That the incidental охроднен one by the Government of India. the proportion of the cost of the Service to be

ed in the same proportions as the cost of the 2.I am to request you to be good enough to service, and that the amounts received for Bea on foreign mails should be divided date in order that they may, if they desire, sup- plement the remarks made in your letter above proportion which each bears of the cost of the service. In its main principles, this is the I have the bonour to be, sir,

mode in which the apportionment has been hitherto adjusted. Your most obedient servant,

F. H. MAY. Acting Colonial Secretary

Sin.

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 30th ultimo (No.1685) trans- mitting for the information of this Chamber copy of correspondence between the Colonial Office and the Tressary on the question of the colonial contribution to the subsidy for the Eastern Mail Service and copy of an award the questions which arose as to the proportion given by the Earl of Moxiey as arbitrator apon Government of Kúdia and asking whether than of the cost of the servics to be borne by the

maile on the subject in their letter of the 5th June, 1897.

This correspondence has received the atten- that they simply wish to reiterate and emphasise the remarks made in the letter above alluded to. They protest now as then most emphatically against a mileage basis being adopted to estimate the proportion of this Colony's share of the mail subsidy; and they would point out that since that letter was written, Imperial interests north of Hongkong have largely developed, not alone by the growth of British trade in China but also by the acquisition of the port of Weihaiwai.

the capital. It is stated that a private andur, boox 260, Quvin's Road. The plaintiff then wont lay these papers before the Chamber at an early on the, contributing countries in the tion of my Committee, who instruct me to say

Chan A Kan, who was employed at No. 2 Queen's Road. The address on the pawn-ticket. was 260, Wellington Street. It should have up to Canton, and while there she looked for standing has been arrived at between Russia and her pawn-ticket, but could not find it. She Viceroy Li Hung-chang, whereby the latter thereupon through a friend instructed Mr. S. W. promises to obtain for Russia railway and min.so, solicitor, to write claiming the articles le ing concessions in North China. Russia, on her had pawned aud saying that she had lost her part, has offered to supply Chins with a loan for the purpose of rolessing China from her Snancial obligations to Great Britain.

VICEROY LIU ASKH FOR BRITISH TROOPS. Viceroy Liu Kung-yi has asked Great Bri tain to land frcops at various towns along the Yangtze, so as so prevent Germany from in trading into the Valley.

P'

THE IMPERIAL COURT.

LEATHS AND EXCAPES.

Kung

inentioned.

The SECRETARY,

Chamber of Commercs.

SIR,

Downing Street,

19th December, 1899.

·PAWR -ticket. An apawer was received from Mr. Ewens, solicitor to the pawn-shop, stating that they did not know say person of the name of Chan A Kon, that the ticket paring the churne ter stated had been issued by fraud, and that' the articles in question had been rednemed... Bhortly afterwards the plaintiff found her pawn-

I am directed by Mr. Beretary Chum ticket and on the 28th March sont Chun A Yau round to the pawn shop for her things, but the defendant declined to give up the goods, alleg.berlain to acknowledge the receipt of your

letter No. 16884/99 of the 16th ultimo, re ing that they had already be redeomed.

The plaintiff, in her evidence, said she valued the gold leaf at $200, the bangles at 8212, and the gold chain at $68.50-total 480.50. She told Chan A Yan to pawn the things for 30 Tocks and he brought her 88.38.

In answer to Mr. Francts the plaintiff said she was a concabine. She got so much for expenses, Sometimes she did not spend it all, and she changed what she had left for gold-leaf,

V. E. C. AQUATIC SPORTS. Umpires-Messrs. M.A. A. de Sanza and E: D. Sandors.

Referee. Mr. W. Armstrong: Starter.Mr. G. A. Cakiwali. Official Time-keeperMr. G. P. Lammert. Handicappere, Messrs. Thos. Yule and E. 3. Hazeland.

secting the apportionment of the cost of the Eater Mail Service, and to request that you will move the Lords Commissionera of "the Treasury to cause this Department to be furnished with the accounts which, as stated in paragraph 2 of your letter, the Postmaster General has been requested to furnish, as soon as they are ready

I am, &c.,

C. P. LECAS.

The SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY.

Su.

Lord Morley has now given his decision upon the points submitted to him, and his décision has been accepted by the Secretary of State for India in Council.

6. The Indian Government objects to these proposals on the following grounds:

(a). That the amount (£85,000) appropriated to the Australian service is too small.

(b) That India should not be charged with any portion of the loss ocerning on the sections between Colombo and Shanghai.

(c.) That, if each administration retains its postal collection, the share of the subsidy chor; vet to India is too large having regard to the fact that the Mails from England to India are fur heavier than the Mails from India to Eng- land.

The discrepancy between the homeward and outward maile or trefie in letters is not very at. bot. England eands to Indie about six times as many Newspapers, Circulars, &c., as

she receives.

The following figures for the year 1896-7 were given to me:-

From the United From India

apil Ades. Kingdom.

lba.

Ibs. 96,000

83,800

Letters

Postcards Newspapers,

153,400

Cirmulary, &c. 1,561,200 The result, it is argued, is that the United Kingdom makes more use of the relvice than Indio, and also that the United Kingdom has the advantage of the larger collection of postage, whereas India has to bear the expense of six tributing the heavier Mails.

The arguments used in paragraph 6 of the lotter have since been strengthened by the fact that the German, tail steamers now run fort nightly instead of monthly ae formerly and that the Nippon Yusen Kaikha Braintain a regular service to London, via Marseilles.

The inclusion of Hongkong among those Colonies compelled to adopt the penny postal rate within the Empire a step taken by the Imperial Government in spite of the represents- tione of the local Postmaster-General that it would be a loss to the Colonial Treasury-ins had the effect of reducing the revenue of the Post Office Department, which, in 1899, showed a decline of $19,270 on the previous year, mainly due to loss on sale of postage stamps. This furnishes another strong argument why this colony should not be called upon to make good the losses en correspondance passing through it to the Chinese Treaty Ports

Sincerely trusting that the Imperial Govern. ment may be induced to adept on more equitable and reasonable basis than that of mileage in calculating the Colony's contribution to the Postal subsidy,

I have the honour to be, sir,

Your most obedient servant,

R. CHATTERTON WILCOX,

Secretary. HON, ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY:

...

LATE TELEGRAMS.

OSTASIATISCHE LLOYD SERVICE.

THE CRISIS.

Berlin, 12th September. - 8. The Post Office on the other hand states France and America have now also consented that, if the principles of Lord Halifax's settle-to the evacuation of Peking; Germany has. ment are re-opened, there are various claims however, decided only to remove her Legation Japanese which can ho equitably raised against India from the capital to Tientsin. The

will also remain in Peking. which have not been thus far presset, eg.-

(e.) The cossof extra speed on the Fombay line. (b.) The cost of sea-sorting (£7,500) which, it is alleged, was established at the instance and for the benefit of India.

ews received from the North According to news it would seem tant quite a umber of the

On the conclusion of the plaintiff's case, Mr. Prines, Dakes and Noblen belonging to the Imperial and the Manchu clans did not after all Francis said the case for the defence was Ex-

Tressary Chambers, accompany the Empress Downger on her flight tremely simple. The ticket which had been

18th June, 1900.- to the West, some being-massacred by Prince issued by the defendant for the goods, was Tuan on the charge of intending to betray the brought in, carefully examined by the defendant, Capital to the foreign troops, whilst many e- and the goods were delivered up. In the pro-

"In reply to Mr. Lucas's letter of the Srl caped to their country estates, Northeast of visus of Ordinance 3 of 1968, they ware April last, respecting the contributions to be Poking, where they are now supposed to be bound to deliver the goods to the person pre-nuado by Ceylon, the Straits Settlements, and The following, says tho NC. Daily News, is a senting the ticket, and they were completely Hongkong towards the cost of the Eastern

the list of the higher Court ofleints who either exonerated. The ticket was tenderel an

Mail Service, I am directed by the Lords Com accompanied, or fellowed, the Empresa Dow-first month's interest taken, and they were

missioners of Her Majesty Treasury to say for the information of Mr. Secretary, Chamber-

7. To meet this case, the Indian Govern- ager to Shansi, ateording to a local vernacalar bound to deliver to the person holding the paper-Princes Ching (since left for Peking), ticket, and the defence was that the ticket in that they are only now in a position to give out suggests that a new principle should hus Town, Chuang. Su, and a Yan-ta, lat Order; teudared was the one issued by the defendants. Princes Fun and Su, 4th Order; Dako The further hearing was adjourned until au answer to his request for the accounts pre-adopted, viz-that the Postul Union rules should mised in the letter from this Department of the to applied to the seo-transit, as if it were pro Knei (fa-her-in-ba# of Emperor, Hain, to-morrow.

18th November. 1892 The delay which has|vided by a foreign Government, and that fus. descendant of Confucius

beurred his baen dao to the set dement of ques-tal hyperton should be aburged on all Mails. Chin, and Lan; the Assistant Grand Secretaries

tions raised by the India Office sa to the proper to the sending country. Kang Yi and Wang Wenshao; Chao Shu-ch,

interpretation to be placed upon various pas As an alternative scheme it is stated in ino, President of the Board of Punishments,

sages of Lord Morley's award, and it has been the Indian Case (Page xiii) that "Indis Ying Nein, Vice-President of the Board of

necessary to refer some points again to his would be prepared to return to the arrangement Lordship Revenue several members of the Board of

for the pooling of postage and sea-postage Comptrolex General of the Imperial House

which was in force from 1867 to 1891.". hold Department, all of the members of the Im perial College of Physicians, and about one-half of the Imperial Bodyguards of the Presence doing duty at the Chien-teing Goto of the Im perial Palace. The following military officers

The annual aquatic sports in connection with in command of brigades accompanied the Em- prons Dowager as escort General Su Lu-tal the V. R. C. commenced yesterday afternoon, (Mancha), with a brigade of the Peking Field taking place near the new bathing premises erect Force; Date Pu, with a brigade of the Hushenged by the club for temporary asa at Kowlcon. There was a fair attendance. His Excelluicy Army Corps (Prince Tonu's own troops) General Ma, with brigade of General. Sung the Governor (Sir Henry Blake, 'G.C.MG) Ching's Army Corps, and General T's ép, with and Viscount Buirdala looked over in the Vic two brigades of Gaural Tang Fahaiang's Kan foria during the proceedings. The club cho

pionship again fell to one of the Brothers Alves, fu Army Corps. MA

A.E. comlug in Brst this year. "AA" was the winner last year and the year before. In the final heat for the members' race there was tough struggle between H. A. Lambert and it off. The first prize for plunging was won

be desirable to enter to suparate contracts for The account will, my Lords anticipate, show the two services. by A. Loureiro, last year's wiuner (FM, Roza to be taken next year. Pereira) coming second. The distances covered

(b) That. as regards the sections between are considerably less than the amounts properly Colombe and Shanghai, India should not con- due from them under the award, and will run to be made liable for any loss which weg quire to be increased accordingly...

be incurred on these sections, but that she should pay

transit rates for any use slo-many make of this portion of the routs The receipts from such transit rates being credited to the sections.

Reliable dispatches from the North give the following hat of high officials in Peking and elsewhere who have met death, since the troubles ap North, either by their own hand, or ex

Amongst other things it has been decided that the Mails of the year 1901, the middle year of the contract, should be taken as the basis upon which the cost and earnings of the service should be apportioned between this country and India, and My Lords propeso, if the Secretary of State should see no objection, to adopt the same course as regards the contri bntious of Ceylon, the Straits Settlements, and Hongkong. If this course be followed the ac- counts cannot be furnished till after the figures

(.) That, as regards the Australian service, of 1901 have been taken, and My Lords pro- the arrangement proposed by the Post Office pose that in the meantime the contributions should be adopted during the continnance of How made by these Colonies should be regarded the contract and that £85,000 should be ap-

9. After a careful consideration of the two cases, and of the arguments used in support of them, I have arrived at the following conclu- sions

as provisional and subject to adjustment in ac-propriate to that service. When the present

The Paris Lelente says that it is evident Rus- Trans-Siberian Railway is completed, and that it is with that object alie has fomented the pro- sent discord. -

Bamput Anglophobia is still prevalent very threatening. throughout Europe, and the general outlock is

MISCELLANEOUS

DEATH OF A WELLKNOWN AUSTRALIAN M.P.

Sydney, 5th September. Mr. Walter Grifiths, M.P., the North Aus tralian senior representative, died last night.

SPORTING ITEMS.

Sydney, 6th September Koberts sairaaged another billiard match against Weiss, allowing the colonial seven thousand start in 21,000.

English country cricket season terminated with Yorkshire the champion county. Ian- cashire was second, Kent and Sussex tying for third place.

Ranjitsinghi de eleven cantaries during the past cricket seasons in England, his average being 90

Stanley Rowley, the Australian aristom- champion sprinter, is returning to the colonies. from England.

NEWS VIA ASTERICA.

THE RUMOURED JAPANESE LOAN.

New York, 17th August. In regard to the rumours that Japan was about to raise a war loan in the United States.

"Inim in a position to state that our Govern-

Uchida, Copsnl of Japon in this city, said ment has no intention at present to float any loan in connection with the war in China.

DISASTROUS STORM AT MICHIGAN.

Detroit, 20th August. The entire lower peninsula of Michigan was swept by a storm of cyclonic force this after- noon, doing immense damage. From all parts of the poniasulur eene reports of standing. grain being practically rained, and scores of barns burned with their contents. In Detroit the wind attained a velocity of thirty-six milea an hour.

THE CHICAGO CENSUS.

Washington, 20th August The population of the city of Chicago, de- No decided objections against Li Hung-changcording to the official ecant of the return of the as Peace Commissioner seem to exist here,

A

NEWS VIA NORTH AUSTRALIA, -

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Sydney, 1st Boptezober. Over eighteen hundred British prisoners | have been released by the Boers, their guards being so hard pressed that they had to abandon the prisoners and attend to their own safety,

The British forces are now occupying two strong abandoned. Bour positions within a few penned up.. Many of the latter are suffering severely from the great and protracted hard ships endured by them whilst in the hands of the Boers; who were themselves frequently short of provisions and destitute of every necessity making for

twelfth census, is as follows: In 1900, Chicago - city, 1,698,575; in 1890, 1,499.850. These figures show for the city as a whole an increase in population of 598.725, or 54.44 per cent from 1880 to 1900. The population in 1680 was 363,185, showing ar ineresse of 596,665, or 118.58 per cent. from 1880 to 1890.

ented or slain by the onepy's bullets: Yu Lu A. A. Alves, but Lammert just managed to paucordance with the results shown by the account, contract expires, it appears to me that it woukl miles of where the British prisoners were German Emperors buried in the Cathedral of

inches and 44 ft. 5-in-lemi yoon. The following are the details of the different evouta-

Chak Championship three-length)-Frize presented by Mr. E. M. Hazeland.

A. E. Ålves

Viceroy of Chili, suicids, after taking of * Tientsin by the allies: General Nieh, Com-

mander-in-chief of hihli provincial forces were.52 feet and 11 feet, ageinst 45 ft. 10 that the contributions now paid by the Colonies Alain daring waking of Tientsin i Ping-heny, notorious High Commissioner of the Yangtze prosincas, slain daring battle at Hostwa Han Ching-onery, Yana, Chang, Hair Yung yi and Liu Yuan, Ministers of the Tsungii, Ting Chieh, Provincial Treasurer of Chibli, formerly & Boxer obiet, Chin Sing, President of the Board of Revenue, Li Bhan, Vios-President of the Board of Ravena Shou Tran, Hanlin, Chen Time 71 secs. net. At the endaf the first length Haio-fen, Vice-President of the Board of Civil the Alves were ahead of Lapsley, A. A.” Appointments and many others, haraes not tram- being first. Lapsley was still further behind at Jesen olkeproof Prince Tuan pemur- at the end of the second length. During the

d finally the Grand Sec-third length" A. E." forged ahead and won.

Conservatiysuf conserva.

ties in Poking Vi-yang, President of the Hifpara Academy.smade with their respective families, old and young thon residing in the North. With reference to Hsu Tang. who was over 60 years of age, he fed to a country farm house of his some 12 miles east of Peking upon the arrival of the Allied troops near the kapital; and upon learning of the flight of the Empress Dowager be committed micide. accompanied at the same time by his sons, grandsons, and most of their women and chil- dren. There are rinnouts of Hau Tong having committed suicide in the Wuying. Theon-hall, te being ita Kooper, but this is doubtful in the face of late and more reliable now. Wang Vi-yang the above, noted President of the Imperial Academy, committed suicide with his whole family in Peking on the arrival of the Allind troops there and it is stated that orer 200 families of high officials did the same thing at the time.

DISBANDED TROOPS.

A telegram received in Shanghai on the 13th inst vi Shansi, from Chintingfu, Chilli pro vince, states that thousands of ilefouted and dis banded troses belonging to Tung Lu and other Generals corps have recently invaded that pre- focture, bound either for their homes in the Central and Soulliern provinces or surking a

A. A. Alves.. R. Lopeley

Plunging-Two prizes.

A... Loureiro

F. M. Roza Pererin

F. D. Bain

F. K. Tata H. A. Barack J. H. R. Hance R. Lapeley AA. Alves C. E. Ellis

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FW. White J. C. Logan Loureiro's distance was 52 foot and Pereira's 51 feet.

W. HAMILTON. The UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

Colonial Office.

• 81,

Downing Street,

13th July, 1006:

I am directed by Mr. Secretary Cham- berlain to acknowledge the receipt of your letter 9732/1960 of 18th ultimo relative to the basis upon which the cost and earnings of the Eastern. Mail Korvise should be apportioned so far as the Colonies of Ceylon, the Straits Settlements, and Hongkong are concerned.

2. I am to request you to inform the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury that their letter will be referred to the Government of the thres Eastorn Colonies for consideration. so I am to state that with the information at preacut before him, Mr. Chamberlain is anably to express any opinion as to acceptance of Lord Mority's award as a basis for the, calculation of the future contribution of these Colonies or as to the proposals in the penultimate paragraph of your letter. fuld. I am at the same time to caclose copy of a further despatch from the Officer Administer ing the Government of the Straits Settlements ou the subject and to enquire what answer their Lordships would wish to be returned to it.

I am, &c.

C. P. LUCAS. The SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY.

Member's Racs (four lengths)-Trizes First and second in each hot twig

First Hest.

R. Lapsley, owes 24 secs... A. A. Alres owes 20 sacy N. H. Alves, owes 20 sets C. M. S. Alves, owes 9 soos

A. J. Mackiego" h

Second Heat.

H. A Lainmort, oves 10 A/E. Alves, owen 28 F. D. Buin, owes 10...

J. I. R. Hince, owes 1.1

Final Heat

Lammort...

MA, A, Alves

MY LORDS!

[Copy]

31, Prince's Garden, S.W.

November 8th, 1898.

1. In accordance with the request con- tained in your Lordship's letter of July 2 th

(e) That the postage collected in the two countries, and the receipts from other adminis- trations for land und sea trausit en Mails sont ofer the line should be pooled and the balance of the united collections, after deducting the cast of continental transit and rates paid to other constries, should be equally divided.

Comfort

REMAINS OF GERMAN, EMPERORS.

Berlin, 20th August. The work of opening the tombs of ancient Siren is progressing. The first discovery made was of the sarcophagus of Emperor Conrad II, surnamed the Salique of the Franconis, who died in 1029. The remains were found andis- turbed..

A CARDIFF RAILWAY STRIKE

Candiä-20th-Auguste-e

President Kruger is finding no rest at the present time. He recently liked his urters from Lydenburg to Pilgrim's Rest, hat had not

Owing to a strike of some 2,000 working en been located there many hours when he was

on the Taff Vale Railroad, traffic on the railroad again compelled to take to flight, accompanied has been stopped and there has been violence by Rietz and many other Boura. He is now reported to be located at a place within two against volunteer workers. hours journey of the Portuguese border. It is stated that Kruger las forwarded seventeen boxes of gold, and a quantity of other valuable personal effects, to Delagon Bay for safety.

A number of influential Boers are now on

their way to Europe. The precise object of their mission has not transpired.

A report is generally current that the famous Boer leader. De Wet, is dead, but the rumour lacks confirmation.

4th September.

Thut, subject to the above mentioned conditions, the apportionment with the princi. ples laid down in paragraphs 23 and 24 of the Post Office with this exception, that the Indian Government should bear the whole expense of sorting on the Bombay line which by Article 35 of the contrast is fixed at £7,500.

No very exciting news has been received Under this article, the Postmaster-General may give notice to the Company that he no longer from South Africa during the last few dart requires provision to be made for sea-sorting although that which has come through points and may deduct £7,500 from the subsidy. I to the stendy suppression of the Boers by the understand that he would be willing to give this notice if the Indian Government desires him to do so.

(e) That an account should be prepared by the Imperial Post Office and audited by the India Offen, and that the amounts thus ascer tained shall be payable by the contributing coun- tries to the end of the contract.

I have, &c.,

MOBLET,

The LORDS COMMISSIONERS

OF HER MAJESTY'S TREASURY.

THE TROPOSED CHANGE OF LIGHTS.

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,

Hongkong, 10th August, 1900.

STR.

have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 1st inet, (No. 1395) announc. I have angmired into the questions at issue ng that the Government has had under its con between the Postmaster General and the Se-sideration the question of the advisability of Four Lengths (Army Navy; and Felice).cretary of State for Indio as to the proportion transferring the Cape D'Aguilar light to freen

Time 2 inin, 3h seca.

Bandiman Gregory

Bandsman Kagg

way to join Yung Lu La Sband. Wherever these troops have passed they have systemati- | Two prizes. sally torn down talograph poles, devastated, zurdered and pillaged, and leng lines of burn- ing villages und towns mark their paths. Help from General in charge of troops en ronts to rescue the Emperor it argently needed Many of the Incal officials have also disappeared and deported their posts,

Lance-Bergt R. Burrell

C. Sheehan, Kowloon Naval.

H Wanles

G.C. Entwistle

Joseph Crabb..

British.

A large number of British prisoners, com prising 55 officers and 2,780 men, taken by the Boers in différent engagements during the campaign, have been released at Nooitgedacht.

The combined forces of Generale Baller and Freuch, by brilliant manoeuvring, have succeed- ed in driving the Boers from their strongholds in the Heletia Hills, where they had construct e most elaborated fence-works and mounted The Boers suffered considerably. big guna.

is now moving towards Harberton, The enemy and scattered detachments are again giving "trouble in the Mafeking and Ficksbury districte. Great destruction of property has been caused in Mateking and surrounding district by tornado and heavy floods.

Lord Roberts has formally annexed the Transvaal This is regarded as a sign that the military power of the Boers may now be con- sidered as completely broken up. It is believed that both Kruger and Boths will shortly accept It is expected that any further attempts at guerilla warfare can be more effectively

6th September. combated with the Boers as British subjects.

Kruger and Botha havo induced the burghers to make a final stand. The enemy occupy ex ceptionally strong positions on the mountains

of the cost of the Eastern Mail Service to be Talaud and the light at present on Green Island the inevitable.

* charged to the Government of India.

to Caps Cullimon with a view to improving The case of the Post Office and the case both lights and rendering the approaches to the of the Indian Government, which were for harbour safer for shipping, and asking the warded to me on July 27th, are annexed to this opinion of this Chamber upon the proped award

transfers as to whether the expenditure invol- I have had several interviews with Mr. Jved would be justified by the advantages to be J. Cardin, C.B., representing the Post Office, gained.

IMPROVIDENCE.

I reads them letters dye by dye,. I reads 'em and I learns

O vary much we chucks swye, Consid❜rin' whart we earns,

I must not blow my.'bacca, und

I must not drink no beer All 'ollerdies is bad; it's grand Ter stick it all the year...

By sweatin' awd in livin' tow

An” xivin' on a plán,

A man wye own a 'ouse or so

And let 'em if he cam

But all ain't mide the self-sime wye;

Thear is two sorts, my friend Sume gits theer treat in pattin' by, Some gita it when they spend. Some likes ter eat theer sugar lawet,

An' some ter eat it fust; Some wites til apportite is pawet,

Some goes it and gits bust.

A mejum line's the one I'm in,

"Twixt virchusness an shime; Tolds it best ter spread it thin. And eat it all the time Daily Chronicle.

EXPORT CARGO.

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