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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, OCTOBER, 29. H, 1903

ridiculously named allied forces" after the capture of Peking. More, we have indicated that our present course, by alienating every interest in turn, is in a fair way to bring on that very war which we profess to depres cafe, and we have urged the despatch to China of the ablest administrator to be found.

All these things, in season and out of ason, the China Press, with an unanimity that does it credit, has urged, but urged in vain, on a Government which bases its policy in Chine on the interested counsels of men like CHICHEN LO FENOLCH and Sir HALLIDAY MACARTNEY. This is the crime

Owing to the recent floods in Caloutts the daily mortality has more than danbied itself the past month.

The Rumo-Chinese Bank is about to open its branches at Tits, Bingate, and Kind, as well in at Charita

It is announced that Prince Henry of Prussia has been appointed to the chief posamand of the first Gornika Squadron) In succession to Vice Admiral Hoffman,

HM. battleship Clory, havings completed her gun and torpedo triala, trued on the With ult to Portamouth, where she is to be brought forward for camminate

The Proclamation of the 11th June against Tainan, Formoss, as an infected port is rayok- ed by command of HE. the Governor, publish. A meeting sa be held in Malacca for the formation of a bunch of the Straits Chinese British Association there. The number of ed in the Gazette.

members has already reached 200,...

Amongst the members who retired from Parliament at the General Election was Sir Thomas Sutherland, KC.K.G., Chairman of the P. and O. Company.

The German transports Crefcid and Valdivia

| troops, who replace the two companies previous-

Lieut. Col. Batton, a well-known Indian mili- tary athlete, died on the 8th inst. from scelental poisoning occasioned by cumulative effect of strychnine taken se a hypnotic during illness,

The Secretary of State for India has granted Mr. Belchambers, the late Registrar of the Calcutta High Court Original Sido, a special pension of Rs. 1,000 a year, in addition to the ordinary good service pension he was entitled to by his long service and meritorions work.

Government froin the China Eastern Hallway The steaner Nagadan, bought by the Russian

Company arrived at Colombo on the 18th inst. The Post Office at Singapore, which is as from Europe on her way to Port Arthur, and imposing as the one in Hongkong is the reverse, sailed the same evening for her destiustion, is to be enlarged. The Council has passed a The Nagadun is specially constructed for troop. rate of $28,500 for this purpose. They doing service. things differently in the southern colony from what they do here..

The following promotion is notified by the Admiralty Commander Robert H. J. Stewart to be Captain in Her Majesty's Fleet, with The Frenchi Muil of the 24th September was seniority of Sept. 6,1900, Specially promoted for service in contection with the capture of delivered in London on the 5th inst

One fresh plague case and one death were reported during the 24 hours ending at on Saturday.

On Saturday it was reported to the police that a sampan girl fell from the bow of a bout into the harbour and was drowned.

· An Association football match will be played this afternoon at 4.30 between sides captained by Messrs. Love and Looker. The former's team will play in white, the latter's in colours.

the Taku Foris.

The Government of India has under son sideration the petition of Mr. Harrison, the head jailer of Rangoon, who, it will ta remam bered, was tried in Burns on a charge of forgery and honourably acquitted, pleading for a re-instatement of his position from which he was suspended in March last.

The Siam Observer saya---An innovation regards steamers taking away a large number of Chinees doak-rasiungere has been made In future every vessel carrying Chinese passengers to China is to have a guant of six Sikh police men on board, to preserve order whilst they are embarking. nbarking.

of arriving at a knowledge of current events | absurdity of the proposed movement of the than the office of the Inspectorate General of Customs. The Inspector General is in daily communication with the highest of the governing Boards in the Capital, and in each open port, now some thirty in number and situated in practically every province of the Empire, he has his Commissioner, whose official rank is duly recognized, and who is also in daily communication with the high- est: Government officials of the locality. If, thes, anywhere information in advance of A. S. WATSON & CO., the recent troubles, which have completely altered the aspect of affairs in China, were to be gained, it would have been from these officials of the Custome Department, whose special business it is to be informed on all we have committed, and it is but nature landed at: Shanghai' on Monday last. 1,700 subjects that concern the administration that that section of the home Press which Not one warning af coming events arrived finds its inspiration in the like purlieusly garrisoned, which were embarked for Taka. at the ears of anyone belonging to this huge should be found to misrepresent the state- intelligence department, and its chief, Sirments and advice of Its contemporaries on

the spot. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. ROBBET HABT himself, was kept in blissful ignorance of a movement foreseen and com- mented on by the China Press months in advance. As a fact, Sir Robert HART, who, we are gravely informed by these smeerers TO CONNOISSEURS, at the foreign Press in Chim, is our highest living authority on things Chinese, knew Wines bottled by ourselves are selected absolutely nothing of the position, and gave the strongest proof of this by being taken by experts from the finest vintages, and are

as much by surprise in Peking as the minis of unsurpassed quality. Having beenters themselves, on that eventful meruing when the entire foreign community, found established in Hongkong SIXTY YEARS, | itself caught in what was intended as a It therefore ill becomes the our knowledge of local conditions has death-trap,

organs of these much-confiding departments enabled us to maintain and improve the

to throw unworthy reflections at the China Press, to which, we may add, the English prime quality of the Wine.

peaking publie is indebted for avery item of intelligence concerning the progress of events in the Far East; and which is addition, better informed than the intelligence departments of the various Governments concerned, gave timely warnings of what was in the air lung in advance of actual danger. We do not desire to throw discredit on Sir ROBERT HART or his Service; it wis doubtless part of the plot that they were to be tulled into SHERRY unconsciousness, and we are quite pre- pared to testify to the effectiveness of the soporifice administered. There is generally a weak point in the most carefully laid plot, and in this instance the point forgotten was the foreigu Press, Legations and services, including the Foreign Customs itself, were sent to sleep; but the Press was forgotten, and the Press saved the situation. It might have been otherwise, but so it was, and we may fairly claim the right of being heard Hail the Chipa Fress at any time gone into hysterica, or crossed the limits that separate wisdom from inanity, its advice Shortly after six o'clock cu Saturday evening A. S. WATSON & CO. might have been set aside a valueless. Even while the ferry launch Guiding Star was cross- in this respect it can fairly challenge ing from Kowloon, and, when about half-way comparison with its would-be judges. In over, a Chinese passenger fell or jumped over matters of fact it was cupulous to an board, and was drowned. The launch was extreme; and it is worthy of remark that stopped and an effort made to save the men, but the lying telegrams which were credulously in the gathering darkness it was rendered fruit published by the newspapers of England less. A sampan war passing at the time, the und America found no acceptance from the occupants of which made no effort to effect her hand the portion which has been assigned tionately regarded by the people; }

rescue. The case is supposed to be one of to her, but she prefers, with all the Powers, to

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HONGKONG OFTICE: 14, Des Vœux Road Cl. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.

HONGKONG, October 29th, 1900 It is an old tradition of the legal profession, that, having a hopelessly bad case to defend, an advocate's only recourse is to abuse the prosecutor's attorney. The practise is very well, understood and acted on by those of

etter part of the foreigs Press in Chine, which preferred waiting for evidence of their truth to accepting what it judged, and as it turned out correctly, were lying tales deliberately invented to capplicate a situa- tion: t the time suficiently grave.

We have been led to make these remarks, not from any desire to exalt our own virtues or boast of our own amazing perspicacity, but that certain of the more fashionable

papers have recently been making a attempt to decry the Press of Ching by attributing to it a policy, and accusing it of designs which it has assiduously set its face against.

It has been accused of

The Hatching, which arrived on, But arday from coast ports, reported H.M.S.S. Ista and Lizard at Amey on the 25th inst., the German Beard and Dutch Holland at Swatow-on-

the 28th,

Owing to the certainty felt that sickness was certain to follow the late heavy floods in Cal eatts, quinine manufactured at the Ceylon Gor A correspondent writes: Yesterday (Sun-ernment plantations is now kept for sale at all day) a party of three shot 12 woodcock, which the town postal sub-offees and through the is believed to be the biggest bag of "qock" skot postmen. The quinine is in small five-grain in one day in the south of China. They may packets bearing the Government stamp. be seen at Mosere Schmidt & Co ́s, stóra up to 12 noon to-day (Monday."

Some months ago a ecolle named Lan Fin was arrested for stealing $30 worth of wire. He was admitted out on bail, but neglected to respond when his name was called Horing been re-arrested by Inspector Cuthbert, he was ou Baturday committed to the sessions.

Tautai Lew, First Secretary of the Chinose Logation in London, loft England on the 28th ult, for China. He is accompanied by Mr. Ling, also of the secretarial staff of the Lega- tion. Both have booked passages to Hongkong. They are merely leaving London for a holklay, not on any mysterious mission connected with the Chinese crisis.

As soon as the understanding between Gor. many and Great Britain with regard to China became known in Shanghai, the Deutsche Versinigung," or German Association of China sent the following despatch to the Chancellor of the German Empire:--

Shanghai, 1st October, 1900.. Reichskanzler Count Bülow.

Germany's agreement with Great Britain has given the greatest satisfaction to German mer chants. "Deutsche Vereinigung."

Sorgt. Burton, B. G, A., late drill-instructor to the C. A. Vat Colombo, was a passenger by B... Coromandel. He comes to Hongkong to take up the position of Sergt. Major in the R. G. A. hare. He was presented with a band- some gold watch as a souvenir by Nos. 1 and 2 section of the C. V. A. before he left Colombo.

and well-known in commercial circles in the

TELEGRAMS.

“DAILY PRESS” SERVICE.

THE CRISIS IN CHINAS

{YROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.]

SHANGHAI, 28th October, 8.50 p.m.

REPORTED SUICIDE OF YU HSIEN

—18 THIS A CHINESE TRICK ?

It is reported that Yu Hsien has con- mitted suicide to

escape belending Pro- Bably both Kang-yi and Yu Helen are only officially dead," the object being to per evade the Allies to forego demanding that they shall be beheaded. ANOTHER PROBABLE

SUICIDE.""

If this ruse is successful, probably Prince Tuan's suicide will shortly be reported.

EMPRESS DOWAGER'S DESIGNS

ON THE YANGTZE AND SOUTH

CHINA.

The Empress Dowager bas sent Tu Chi van to collect all possible monies from the Yangtze and Southern provincial treasuries and to organise a patriotic militis in the Yangtze Valley on the Boxer model

THE WAR IN SOUTH

AFRICA.

LONDON, 26th October, 9.15 p.m.

A leading member of the Parsed community, A REVERSE AT JACOBSDAAL-CON-

FLICTING REPORTS. In reply to a question asked in the Dutch East, has passed away in the person of Mr. Parliament as to what stops the Government Nowrooji Burjarji. A few days ago the deceased

The Boers Aurrounded the Capetown had taken for the protection of the interests of gentleman while driving round the Rangoon Highlanders at Jacobsdaal, and the latter Dutch subjects in Chinn, M. de Bosufort, Min-Lakes was thrown from his trap, and notwith-lost 14 killed and 20 wounded. One report inter for Foreign Affairs, replied that the Com, standing that all available medical skill was pro- mander of the Dutch Squadron had been cared for him, he died from his injuries not states that the town itself was captured by the Boors, while other reports say that the instructed not to take any part in the military long afterwards. operations, except for the protection of Datch subjects for the

enemy was repulsed.

An Dolls of members

A Simla despateb, dated the 15th inst, states that the Viceroy of India has received a tele The chief engineer of the Manchurian grow from Lord Roberts, anel of Lums Railway, M. Jugovich, reports that he will den's Horse, asking His Excelmer to mours, Buish the line from Chita to Charhin this if possible, that the winter, going through Onon, Khailey, and of that corps be kest Tsitsikar. The part of the line from Charbin while longer, Lond to Fort Arthur will be ready in the course of trusted the war was the autumn. The work will be under the dire essential that all should held on till the end. tion at Colonel Koeller, who repaired the railway | The Hadhiyi from Poking to Tientsin.

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the death of the Hamuzante Sir.

that ho

Khan, K.C.IB. CSI acle and Minister of The Matin (Paris) says:The annexation of the State of the Newab, whose affairs he has Manchuria, will necessarily occasion an exchange directed for many years. He was in many ways of explanations. At present nothing dofluite a character of note. A man of a dual essence, has been done. Everything is subordinate to of liberal idens, who was in sympathy with pin- the intervention treaty. Is, moreover, an angress and advancement of every description, he derstanding should be impossible, France has in did much for the State and was in turn affec

A Laffan New York telegrant states that the United States submarine t.b. Bolland was re- emntly tried at the manovres at Newport, A Russian paper announces that the Eussian She ran for miles out to see with her conning Government has decided to establish telegraphic tower almost submerged and approached the communication between Omsk, the chief tows Kearsage within halling distance. Affer die in the Western Siberian province of Aknolinak charging a dummy torpedo the Holland went and Vyernyi, the chief town of the province of in search of the other warships but was unable Semiretabinsk in Asiatic Russia. From Vyern to find them owing to their not using their yi the telegraph is to be laid with all spend as search lights as instructed. Had they done no far as Taabkent, the capital of Russian Turkes she might have been able to demolish the entire tan, and thenise to the Chinese frontier, which fleet

is distant nearly 300 miles in almost a due

The Pioneer hears from Bimla that the list The Imperial authorities, make no secret of the fact that the projected was prolonged one. It is understood that easterly direction.

meeting of the Viceroy's Executive Connoll

LONDON, 27th October, 11.5 p.m.

MORE SEVERE FIGHTING.

"Lora Roberts reports more severe fighting by General Barton, Lord Meilnun, and General Douglas

**HLAVI 1038 IN KYT AMLUSH → Fifty cavalry were ambushed by the Boers near Philippolis Seven of them escaped, the rest were captured

FORMAL ANNEXATION OF THE TRANSVAAL

There was an imposing ceremony on the 25th instant at Pretoria, on the occasion of proclaiming the annexation of the Transvaal to Great Britain,

GENERAL NEWS.

Lonnow, 26th October, 9.15 p.m.

THE KAISER ON VON MOITKE.

In a speech on the occasion of the Cen tenary of Comt von Moltke's birth the Kaiser said that von Moltke was un equalled alike as a commander on the

the home papers who take their inspiration preaching a polier of revenge, and of soek. leave, Mr. Wade Gardner, who has been fotelegraph is to be devoted entirely to military questions connected with military expendituro battlefield and as a teacher and organiser in

ing to bring about war. It has been exag- gerating the differences between the Powers with the deliberate intention of increasing

office.

purposes...

were under consideration. It is quite plain that times of peace. if the armaments of India are to be put in

the Allahabad paper. line with modern requirements a considerabis initial expenditure is absolutely necessary, stator-

There will be s

There left Shanghai on the 22nd inst. by the Sachsen for Japan, en route for England on

aoine years manager of the Hongkong and

- The Times records that the P. and O. steam Shanghai Banking Corporation's Shanghai Neurs, commenting on his departure, Lave 22nd inst, brought 44 naval sul military in Stoma of us," says the N-C. Daily ship India, which arrival at Plymouth on the

as a youngster; all of us know and have tho were those of A. Bevis, A.B. of the Centurion, who due to the phence of British troops on the roughly appreciated his abilities as a banker, has lost his sight through a ballet wound in the Indian setabishment in Benth Africa and his unfailing courtesy, and his the possonal right check, and Sergiant H., C. Milor, B. 20,000 native troops in China. qualities, and we all with him and Mrs. Gard' who was shot through both hips, The 22 men ner and their children a very pleamat trip home, who landed could walk, and they were soon die and a return in das time to Shanghat where embarked, together with their baggage. Many we are glad to see Mr. Bevis installed again of the cases were of men who were invalided from enteric lever contracted during their stay meantime in the managerial chair.”.

at the front. Most of the invalids were with | Admiral Seymour's column, and, although they are fart recovering health, many of them bear unmistakable signs of their severe experiences.

At the last meeting of the Colombo Munici-

A body, with the formidable title of the Laun-

LONDON, 27tli October, 11.55

SIPIDO ARRESTED IN PARIS Sipído, the would-be sesassin of the Prince of Wales, has been arrested in Paris.

from the headquarters of the Inspectorate General in London. Whenever, then, the Court at Peking bas been detected in some particularly unscrupulons political act, or the political strain in Europe; and in China known Mr. Gardner since he joined the Bank valide from China. The worst cases on board great set-off thin year owing to the savings has contravened in some particularly bare. has beca urging the most extreme and sense. Were we disposed to faced manner its engagements with the less movements, British Empire; the Legation and the In- anke up to log of wir es user, we could spectorate General put their heads together, answer to all these with a tu quoque, for and the result is a series of leading articles these things are not the suggestions of the accusing the English Press in China. It is China Press, but have one and all come to a matter of perfect indifference whether the us from our half-informed contemporaries charges are true or false; few people in at home. We would, however, prefer point England make a point of reading the Ching out what really the Press of Chinn, for

The Foochow Daily Echo reports the two papers ut first hand, but perurally lock to it is, we may say, and miramus on the subjot, following sporting items: A cricket match the bone Press to give them a collation of has put forward as the only policy worthy on Thursday, 18th inst, Taipaná v. Juniors, their opinione. They come from the end of of ourselves, or likely to have lasting effects. in which some of the officers and

We have deprjented as far as pos- of HMS. Lisard took part, attracted a large- Coldestand; and the news they contain is mostly reflected from Europe, and has, of /sible war with China; and have seen number of spectators. There was some very pal Council held on the 12th inst., Mr. Hthis country as being opposed to the health and is marching from: Bethel to Heidelberg and

men

HEUTER'S SERVICE.

FORPEN, 27 October.

*** SOUTH AFRICA,

GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY. The Emperor William, speaking at Barmen mid that Germany's Agreement with the most powerful Tentonie state, outside Germany, in the world, was the guarantee for acumen effort in the open markete of the world and in friendly rivalry without aerimany

dry Associations of the United Kingdom, says the L. & C. Express, has formally put on roourd its protest against the Introduction into London of the Chinese washerman. The delegates, of the associations have met in solemn conclave and pamed the following resolutions: That this The town of Philippelit, hielt has been in meeting of the delegates of the Laundry Ax postion of the Bows for several days, was sociations of the United Kingdom condemas relieved yesterday by a column lich ejected the introduction of Chinese laundry labour into the enemy with honyy own. Geral

in the massacre of the foreigner only pretty play on both sides and the match ended White, the Acting Mayor and Chairman, said morals of the community and injurious alike had some dally #glung course, appeared in detail weeks before.

.O VA weak with practically equal total scores. The light that the Municipal affairs of Colorabo, which to capital and labour." But if, from, the necessities of the case, the the natural ult of our China Press be from five to six weeks be acceptance of this party of disorder, still serving at the end of the match, a game of contained about 130,000 people, and a revenue

when two are ago

we had it in hockey was played which was enjoyed as much of nearly a million rupees, were not properly The Director of the Department of Land hind in its comments when touching on

by the lookers-on as by the players Nemo managed. The Standing Committee settled Records and Agriculture, Bengal, in his pro by refusing to counten- European politics, it has meane of indepen. our power

writes to us, "Can you inform me why there is matters which should be transacted by the Hmisary forecast of the winter, rice crop for dent information on Chinese topics which ance, to vent the movement spreading nobody down on the race-course on these splen. Council, and framed rules and regulations this year, states that the onttern will amount reverse the position as far as these are con- through the provinces. We have held that did mornings, why the stand is deserted, why they had no power to do, the Municipal Ordin- to 87 per cent of a normal crap, on compared cerned. It is in touch not only with the finding the provinces were desirous of pre- there is no coffee as most when the training en were defective: the Council had no con with 90 per part is finally estimated last year. growing population of the open ports, but serving the Empire intact, we should have begins in October ?" He goes on to say that he trol over building works: scientifio wabjects While the recent heavy rains have been beau- has correspondents all through the Empire. given them material help, and guaranteed only sees Mr. Min, Mr. Dorset, Mr. Hamsay were dealt with by men who were not experts, ficial to this orop in most parts of the Provinocy It has access to the native papers from day to the personal safety of those well disposed and Mr. Oswald training old ponics o far, and they had tramways and electric lighting the record fall in the Burdwan and Presidency day, and has the means of obtaining directly viceroys, whose destruction is one of the wants to know when the grifins are expect but no proper staff, their electric adviser divisions, will, 20 doubt, esuse partial damage to the opinions of the Chinese amongst whom it professed airns of the insurgent party. Weed Nemo" will be sorry to learn, as will being mechanie and entirely incompetent, is publicbed.. It has thus far better means have held that with possession of the Yang everyone else who is not already nogusiated with He therefore asked the Council to pass his the fapt, that the Stewards of the Falken resolution that "a public Commission be sp of feeling the pulse of native opinion than tre river we were committing an act of Face Club do not so their way to arrange for a

pointed to enquire into these important matters, A long disenssion erantrated in this resolution the official surrounded by coils of red-tape, folly in

in permitting money, men and ums Winter eting this year on account of the

being put to the meeting and lost by « singh and, as the event has shown, was able to give to be sent across it under the bone of our socity of pouse. The spertamen seen riding notice far in advance of the coming troubles. war vessels to promote ha cause of dis early on, the course were merely taking their

Glomerument to relieve kim of kia appointment No one in China, we know, has better means order in the North. We have shown the morning cinstitutional.

OBITUARY.

the aman paddy there. The weather in the In 1867 he wond to Drury Lane, and most month of August was distinctly unsesecastle,"

staten the Director, “and I do not feel justified In raising this estdina

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at Her Majesty a Thontre, Ink 49 Boyal Italian Opera, Covent 2an his pime has been a house im lits be unfortunately los tada chilged to return to the om wall-carnel retirement. sang recently at the