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INTIMATION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD, 1901.

and the restoration to office of certain friendly officials who have been degraded. The Chinese Flenipotentiaries professed to be unable to reply to these demands and telegraphed to Hsianfu for instructions from the Imperial Court.

The tale of the negotiations is at best a

A. S. WATSON & CO. tangled one, and there are various discre-

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RACES.

JACQUESSON Dry Marquetterie, 1893.

FILS Bryt Naturol.

JULES MUMM 1 Dry.

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Anyone who has been to the MEETINGS at ASCOT and GOODWOOD will remember

there WINES as being FAVOURITES with

ROYAL and othe: Owners.

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L'Esko de Chine states that Marshal Su bas bem mummosod to Bhat and put under the orders of General Tung Fahriang.

with the Rangoon, Cathedre has been ander A Queen Victoria Memorial in connection

taken by the Bishop of the disse.

The following R.E. officers have been ordered to China for employment under Colonok Mac. donald, Director, Nowotwang-Shanhaikau Ballwayajon Browns, Freeland, Mahon, Turner, and Captain Twing.

Captain Baker retuma from China directly to Calcutta.

The following appointment was made at the

Page to the dynion, to date February ki Admiralty on the 18th ult-Captuiti,—4. W.

Mr. Twomey has taken over charge of the Chief, Secretaryship of the Government of Barus from Mr. Bayns, who has gone on leave to Europe.

The hospital ship Carthage was expected to arriva in Calentta from Taku on the 3rd Feb- Reports from the North say that the coast ofruary, with three British officem, 82 native Shanhaiwan is freon over for a distance of invalided soldiers, and 100 followers. five miles and the coast of Chingwantao for distance of three miles. All the transporta have proceeded to Cheloo and it is expected that communication with the shore will be interrupt

od for same time.

The correspondence with ́gard to the en- quiry as to the identity of the rash The Crown with Truth has been printed and airda- Istad to members of the Sporting Club at Singapore.

The Band of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers will The St Petersburg paper, Neeve Fremyr on play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening from the 21st alt. pablished a despatch from Vladi pm to 0.30 pm. The program will be restock announcing that the laws concerning March......Becond to Nono"

Hello of New York Kerker Russias paper money have been extended to

...... Ord Humo Selection Selection Leslie Stuart's Song" ATT. by Godfrey Vakio Sourire D'Avril "............ Dopret Newolvang and Inkon,

DanDO .......- -.

Boccherini Messunger Boy" Caryll election ...

Batre. Descriptive... Chinese War March... Michaeli “God Save the King L

pancies between our previous accounts re- ceived via Shanghai and the Japanese versions set forth above. Our own correspondent made the numbers of heads demande eleven, including those of the authors of the Chuchou massacre, and this report is supported from many soureas But with all the differences in the accounts, the actual progress of negotiations remaing sub stantially the mme. The Chinese Plenipo- tentiaries were exercising all their subtlety to evade the carrying out of the penalties demanded, and only a very firet front on the part of the Allies could meet them, satis-8 factorily. The expedition which Count vor WADDERNES projected - was - designed to haston China'a compliance with the de- mauds of the Powers, and if the Court remained recalcitrant it was only logical that bostile measures should be resumed, The expeditions, it was promised, were to cease' on the acceptance by Ching of the proposed terms, and except for a few isolated affairs with brigands and pirates fighting has been discontinued during the present year. Count YOS WALDEESEE, no doubt, felt that the policy of the Powers would be absolutely stultified by inaction in face of the Chinese Government's passive resistance. Nor can it he said that such an attitude on the part of the Commander-in-Chief was unreasonable But many of the Governments of Europe and that of Washington have already shown that they are heartily tired of the war. The revelations as to the manner in which,

A curious discovery is reported from the French Mixed Court at Shanghai. On three Chinese arrested by French detectives on the Pogany were found papers which showed them to be members of society whose object was to offer big shipping companies protection against the daily robberies which occur on boats on the the foe asked. The society has at its head an Yangtze A sum of 200 taels per boat was

European, whose name L'Echo de Ching state to be keen to it. Aut the outer i be made into the ways of this enterprising Rociety.

No reply has been (7th February) received ap parently to the telegrams that wore dospateled

The following officers have been noted at the Admiralty for accelerated promotion for services in Chisa-Surgeon-E. B. Pickthorn; Az. „sistant-Paymmatera-W. F. Cullinan and A. P.

Hughes; Clerk-A. E. Tabutean,

The Government of India has ruled that the prisoners of war should not be detained in ordinary gaols, and accordingly the Hor pris oners who escaped from Ceylon to Rangoon have bese handed over to the military esther. ities..

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS SERVICE.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS

THE CRISIS IN CHINA

SHANGHAI, 22nd February, 7.90 p.m.

CENSUS RETURNS FOR THE COLONY.

We are indebted to the Hon. J. H. Stewart Inokhart, CMO, Colonial Secretary, for the following statement of the comms of the colony, the taking of which was commenced on 18th Janasty. All the returns, with the exception of that for the New Territory, bave been com- comparjupn., with the igures for 1897, when the census was het taken) shows the extraordinary increase that has taken place in the pop Hon. The analysis does not insinde the military and navy. The following are the detail

EXONERATION OF THE REV

W. S. AMENT. The Ber. W. B. Ament, the Peking mut-British Kowloon soury charged with abetting converts in looting, has been entirely exonerated

WALDERSEE'S THREAT

SUCCESSFUL.

Under pressure of Count, von Waldersse's threatened expedition, the Imperial Court at Haianfu has conceded all the Powers' demands.

COURT TO RETURN NEXT MONTH.

An Imperial Ediet has been published ordering the officials at Peking to prepare the Prince in the Forbidden City. Court is starting for Peking at the latter and of March.

The

TIENTSIN-PEKING LINE BRITISH AGAIN, The Tientsin-Poking Rway was post

TON«CHINESE CIVIL

PULATUM.

Female Total, 931 215 710

215

Rest of Col (Not in Territo

5183 3119 8238

5207 7766

Incre

Total

Civil Pop

Victoria

The Peak

Incrence Decrease

745

1837-

8516

8482

($54-) Increase

109

CHINESE" POPULATION,

11-128,

1807-115

Ingresso

Decrease Hongkong Villages (Including Gap Rock and Stone- cutter s Teland),

$5,538 174,094

45,119 180273

13,402 410 13.821

1574 100

1485 100 (1591:

1024

Increase 29

03058627 13,492

An allowanes of la. 64. a day will in future

patties of the Royal Engineers at Caylon and be issued to officer serving with the Xocal com- Singapore, who attain proficiency in the lan- tively handed over to the British yesterday, British Kowloon 1907-38,227 204140 28,442

guage of the native soldiers under their com mand.

'.

Second-class petty-oflcer Benjamin Wright.

of the death of the Queen, There were three Jawa, hemoward bound with sick and wounded of them, two from the British community, and

men from China, suffering from wounds re one from the American. In itsolf that fact is caivent Tientsin, died and was buried at Singa of o importance whaterie, but it is decidedly pure on the 14th just Wright-w-28-years of interesting, in the opinion of the Bangkok | "g®, Times, by way of comparison. Quite a number

The Hospital Ship Gwalior, which left Sis- of similar telegrams were out from officia!

gapore for Chins on the 15th February, carries, bodios in the Straits Settlements and in Hong. kong, and forery one of the telegrams, a sider Lieutenant-Colonel Crofts, R.A.M.C., reply was sont from London either the same or

who goes in medical charge, Lieutenant-Colonel the following day. The reason is plain. The

Warlikor, of the Indian Medical Service, ratura telegrams from the Straits and Hongkong wering on field service to Weikaiwei: Conducter sent to the Secretary of State for the Colonies Perry, of the Ordnance Department, Allahabad while thom from Bangkok went to the Secretary and Store-Sergeant Snooks from Ferozepur. of State for Foreign Affairs. The difference that this shows between the two Departments is really instructive.--Straits Times...

if bas been carried on in Chikli have from Bangkok some time since on the occasion of H.M.S. Terrible, who was on board the had some effect, and a revulsion has been created since the state of indigna- tion which prevailed last summer toward China. This is not un atural, bet never theless sanost serious blunder would hays been committed if the Powers had followed WATSON & CO., divided counsels. At no time more than at the present has maninuity been needed. We brought the Chinese Government to La certain point, in spite of all the resources of diplomacy which none know better how to me. If we had begun to falter we were certain to lose all the results of our previous labours. Com VON WALDERSEE was acting in logical accordance with the plan to which the Allies gave their support previously and he therefore should be supported" ifa military demonstration unfortunately be. caine necessary. To show now that we are At "In Lyra." Kampong Jaya Road, Singapore, unwilling to back up our words with deeds the wife Mr. NATHANIEL RUCHWALDY, of a would have been criminal, for it would only On the 14th February, at-33, Grange Road, Sin-prolong indefinitely n crisis which has Eapore, the wife of J. O, Asryoninz, of ædaughter. | already inflicted incalculable wounds on

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The Hyderabad Chronicle reports the fol lowing sensational incident in connection with the illness of the late Queen Victoria-On Monday last arrangements were mad for the decapitation, in accordance with Mahomedan law, of a murderer who had bean tried and sitenced to death; the is hail been removed. to the place of execution, his hands pinioned, and wife blow about to bestruck, which was to have burted him inter stormity, when His Highness's order of reprieve arrived, and his was told that

A Tokyo telegram the 13th inst. states: Field Marslial Connt von Waldersee's plan to visit Japan wax telegraphed to a certain reliable party in Tokyo. The Governar af Hiroshima, who is in Tokyo at present, is discussing with the Government matters relating to the secon Hiroshima. It is reported that the Commander madation of the German, Commander while at will visit Tokyo as well.

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the 21st instant.

Increase

130-130

Increase 13,525 2270 16,395 Mercantile Marino 1901– 1190 1180 1897 1498 25 1521

Dentongo — 318 25 343 Boat Population * 1901–22,509 12,690 15,199 080710,872 11,880 31,752

Incrored 2,637 810 8.447

LONDON, 21st February, 7.10 p.m.

CHINA YIELDS. China has yielded to the Powers' demands for the punishment of the guilty officials.

A PROPOSED CONCESSION.

Total

Uhinese

Population,

1001-196,951 72,065 263,416 -1897-165 424 87,858 243,280

Increase — 30,929 4,207 35,136

lation .............. 1901–209,175 76,408 27765- 1697–170,392 71,370-241-622

Increase 81,798 4,008 25,381

HARMSTON'S CIRCUS,

It is reported that the foreign Ministers propose to permit the Imperial Court to | Total Civil Popu sentence Xan [? Prince Than], Lan, and Tung Fuhsing to decapitation, and then commute the punishment to banishment for life.

HOW CHINA'S CONSENT WAS

OBTAINED.

The Times regards the submission of China as due to Count on Waldersce's threatened expedition.

THE MONEY MARKET.

LONDON, 21st February, 7.10 pm

The Timer has been requested by the Ad- miralty to state that the rumour reported in certain newspapers that the Admiralty con- template mobilising the reserve of Scaman sud Marine ponsioners is totally unfounded. The voluntary entry of 300 pensioners at the naval

Console are quoted at £975. The rate of ports has been recently sanctioned to meet special requirements in the Fleet Reserve, but this in-interest for weekly advances ranges from

mobiliation. crease has no connection with, any projected 3 per cent. to 4 per cent. Japanese New

China and exhausted the patience of the foreign Powers who have relations wir her, Fortunately, however, we learn by our from don correspondent's telegram that China, or rather the Chinese-Governinent, she had been pardoned by the Niza as an act of vickled to the Powers demand for the mercy, which he and exercised in consequence of the surious illness of Her Majesty the Queen, punishment of the officials. A report is

so that, remembering the circumstance under also stated to exist that LAN, Toxd FOH which his life had been spared, he should pray to the Almighty to restore Her Majesty to Tur Japanese native papers give some e.LANG, and probably Prince Tax (the name tails about the conferences between the reis mutilated in the telegram), though they health and strength, and to sparo hor to rulo

The official Invalide Nusse of the 18th ult presentatives of the Powers and the Chiness are to be condemned, may be allowed to over her people for many years yet to come contained the following:-" In accordance with Plenipotentiaries at Peking during the early escape by a commutation of their sentences The effect of this aunouncement on the thorders given by the Minister of War, a careful part of the current month, which are fuller to banishment for life. The reason for the sands who had embed to witness the examination was made of the kit of the detach- than those which have yet reached us from special favour to LAN and General Tund isecution was, welur, marvellous, the assembly ments of the 18th Bifle Regiment which have other sources. A Peking telegram of the zot obvious; in the case of Frine TCAN his and prayer, which was heard a great distance knapsacks were examined, and there were found with one accord muking an outburst of praise just returned from China. Altogether 102 6th inst. to the states that on the pre- Imperial blood has saved him. In the other off. vious day the seond conference" between cases it is to be presumed that the death the international and the Chinese negotiators penalty will be carried out. That the Timen An officer of one of the Indian regiamuts now took place, when at the outset the questioa | is correct in its surmise that Count vorst Poking in a private letter, part of which has of inflicting punishment or members of the WADER's threat is responsible for the Imperial family was discussed. The Chi- sudden sibmission of China few, we think, nese Envoys asked the Ministers to be satis can doubt. It is a most happy result from fied with the decapitation of Prince CHUANG.

à move dictated by commonsense. and Yu Hses, and pleaded for the life of Prince TUAN on the ground that he was a

Daring the 24 hours preceding noon yesterday

one death (Chinese).

in 11 of them four Chinese toya, firo Chinese. lacqnerad boxes, two Chinese knives, one fari and two pieces of silk. This result fully dia. poses of the mondacions accusations made by found its way to the Indian Daily News statesforoign papers regarding plundering by Russian that the health of the natives loft little to troops, asmuch as the 13th Killa Regiment be desired, and foreign offitura were much struck took part in the occupation of Mukden, where by the splendid discipline and bearing of the the temptation to pilinge was by no means men. The writer in referring to the general mall." of Count von Waldersse's staff remarked to we good behaviour of the troops, says, “ A member

Loan Bonds are e quoted at £101. Bank of England rate is 4 per cent.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 23th February,

GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY. King Edward goss to Germany on Saturday,

THE NEW TAXATION.

Sir Michael Hoka-Bezel is considering the question of making the coming increase of aution retrospective, in order to check the rushing of goods out of Bond and forestalling the increase, THE DUKE OF YORK'S TOUR, It is understood that the Duke and Duchess

In the orgnisation and maintenance of # travelling crous year after year there is a grung deal to be achieved, if public approval is to be altogether secured, Stas artistes of the ring who attract one sessen my fail to gather approbation the nost, and the casungement has to be fully alive to the useds of this hour. In order to successfully cater for the Hongkong public, Mrs. Harmaton-Love arranged for und brought out direct from Europe the Sisters Freragondas and the museus, whom perform- ancos lind created a great furore through- ent Eiropa In these and many other rospects, this enterprising entrepeneur has contributed to the recreative enjoyment of her patrons, who have not been slow in expressing their appreciation of her afforis.

The success of the Circus has been so con- tinuons und so generally encouraging, that it was no small wonder to ws the tent well filled, notwithstanding the discomforting elements, on the vecnsion of Mrs. Harmston-Love u benalt last evening, She fully deserved it. Fre walvo years she has been travelling through out the East and Far East, and at every limeft her admirers are rallitú and given her a kkuni- per. Last evening was noorception, and the now. programme, which throughout the week had been received with the utmost gatisfaction by the thousands who witnessel it, was some- what shortened to permit the infreduction of should have taken place so the result of the lis

overal novel futures The tug of war which qualified tie between the stakers of HM.S Centurich and the tack of the Royal Car rison Artillery in the recent international confast, did not come gif in conséquence, former team: Colonel Hisku announced from it was stated, of the non-appearance of the

near relation of the Imperial Houschela there was reported one fresh caso of plague and the other day thai be expected to find the Indian been awarded the Albert medal of the second of York will arrivo at. Singapore, on the 21st to ring that the Royal Wolsh Fusiliers

The foreign representatives made no reply, and closed the conference, stating that if It is purposed to rebuild No. 7 Police Station, that was the Chinese attitude the peace and the business of that establishment is being negotiations might have to be abandoned temporarily conducted in a matshed in Des However, says the Jiji correspondent, they Youx Road: promised to consider the matter before the

next meeting. The Mainiche correspondent Yesterday morning the U.S. hatilihin Oregon

Lieutenant A. C. Lewry, R.N., who has just.

class for s deed of heroism in saving the sursi, Yors of the wreck of the steamer Chárkick on. April

nativo regiments in good order, but he was as tonished when he s them and found then in ach splendid form as they are. His chief, lie thought the cavalry superb for the purposes of went on to say, was delighted with them, and Eastern warfare. Our men are comfortably housed, all the buildings in which they put up brothers in the Indian Army Lieutenant. the Government regarding Count. Waliforseg'a

19th September, off the island of Andros, has THE PRESS ON COUNT WÄLDERSEE'S by the slokets for any amount at equal weights

drowning people, and prior to the incident at saver tires jumped overboard to the rescue of

Andros he had saved nine lives. He has three

Colonel

PROPOSED EXPEDITION IN CHINA.

The Press is astonished at the ignorance of

adds that the representatives of the Powers/arrived from Woosung the US. transport using fire places which are much needed, amith Lowry, commanding the 28th proposed expedition in China. dictated the following terms (1) Prince Egbert from Manila, and to French gunboat highly appreciated, Our men have plenty of Madrus Infantry, now with the China Expedi

TUAN to be imprisoned until be is deci Comète left yesterday for Canton

warm clothing, being in this respect mudi better off than the French and Germans-than the for- mer especially. I do not hear that say one wants particularly to leave, though all tro di appointed at there not being more excitement in the way of fighting. It strikes me that the Indian Army will come through the ordeal with flying colours, for it is no exaggeration to say We are informed that the projected excursion that in the matter of good conduct, respectful

to Macao, about which two letters have appeared demeanour towerds superiors, and readiness for

tionary Forco, Captain J. H. Lowry, of the 9th Gurkhas; and Captain H. W. Lowry, of the Commissariat Transport Department. The father of them, officers is Lientenant-General R. W. Lowry, C.B.

SUPREME COURT

Friday, 22nd February,

CRIMINAL SESSIONS,

THE YAUMATI MURDER CASE, resumed. Hou and Wong Fung Chau are the The hearing of the Taumati zaurder caso was. men charged, the victim being Leung Hin, a marine store dealer at Yaumats. Const rose.

The hearing had not concluded when the

tated, instead of being imprisoned for life us Yesterday, February 22nd, was the anniver- suggested by the Chinese Government, and sary of the birthday of George Washington. (2) eight others, Prince CHDANG, Yo The warships in the Harbour were decorated HaIEN, LAN, TUNG FUSIANG, Yone with bunting, and a silate was fired non in Lu, Chao S-CHAO, LIEN, and YING honour of the event,

On the 9th inst. Mr. Kato, Japanese Minister BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR JOHN CLERING. of State for Foreign Affairs, delivered a speech

TON, CMG (CHIEF JUSTICE). NIEN, to be decapitated. It szem, how-

in the Diet on affairs in North China, He ever, probable that there was no actual

adroitly managed, however, to evade some of demand made at the conference, and the

the very pertinent questions addressed by the other Japanese native papers state that the

opposition leaders of course, all in connection foreign representatives delivered an official

with diplomatic affairs The Government is document to the Chinese envoys either ou

accused of weakness in its attitude, and of in- the 7th ̧ ̈or on the 8th ist. In this the An event that has created quite a stir

competensy in dealing with sotne vital questions Asahi says that they demanded the impri- amongst local sportsmen came off on the Race.

such as the Russian teerpation of Manchuria sonment of Prince TUAN and LIEN for life CLB yesterday morning, in the presence of have filled as he did the important office of in a proper manner. The Minister defended goodly number of spectators Mr Johnson, Quartermaster General at Bimis before his himself by altogether ignoring the Press reports in a remote district, the ordering of Prince of the Welsh Fusiliers, had been backed to arrival here, for it ensured our being well aupas to the number of Russian troops in Man CHUANG to commit suicide, the execution of walk a mile, run a mile, and ride a mile under plied with requirements, and to this fact, the churia and the permanent occupation of that TUNG FURSIANG, YU HEN, YING NIES, CRAG SKU-CHIAO, and two others, the can cellation of honours bestowed during their -lifetime on KANG-Ti and Li PixG-anno,

in our columns, will not take place, owing to duty, the rank and Blorate setting an exam the savant piked for the charter of the pre-ple which foreign offers note with admiration. posed steamer.

The popularity of our own Commander in Chief, Lieut-Gen. Sir Alfred Gelee, is bounded. A better choice could scarcely have bedti tunde, It was unquestionably of much holy to him to

twenty minutes, and in spite of the heavy nature of the ground be justified his backar's predio tion by completing the teak, amidst enthusiastic cheering, in 18min., 38sec.

success of the expedition la largely due, as any failure in this particular might have had serious witects on the health, confort, and field efficien cy of the troops."

sountry by Hasis He merely trusted to the official assurance given by Bussis that she wil withdraw from the region as soon as ponos has

been restored.

-

wore willing to take up the challenge thrown out

and, at a call, the captain of the Centurion 6 stepped forward and stated they were willing to put up any su from $100 to $3,000 The challenge remains opes - The principal greet

of the evening was the contest between fogal amateur riders for a trophy presented by Mrs. Harmston-Love over a steeplechase course round the marquee pau of which the".

sloven competitor

ough the ring, at the onds were erected. There were

aud the renali, was us 2014.

Lent Lloyd RWF (Policeman) Mr. P. A. Cos (Bobby) ..

Timse also competed :--Lient. Walwyn, Capt. Gryane, Luont, Johnsen, Lisat. Burton, Licet,

Lord and Behin Boyd, Mr. A. C. Marcillan, Messrs. Bishop,

Mostra, Hart Back and Hector Sampson Ware judges, and that decision gara general- satisfaction.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Operations are proceeding against tile, achi-Y

Where the thɔvernor of Acheen commanda the Hold force in perion. for this port on the 21st inst. at 8 pm tas nesaliore after bombardment, by the men-of- The P. & O. steamer Bombay left Singapore The Achinees had abandoned their forts near The 0.8. 8: ateamor Idomeneus left Singa war They ratesaled to fortifications among pore on the gigt inst at soon, and is due to his further Inland The Pratch tops parede Hongkong on the 26th instant them until they made a wand as staying position Diego on the 20th is for Hongkong sharp fighting Seventy Achiness all The The C. & C. stommer Biruthayle left San called Batu Tlik. That position was carried after

Dutch loss was six killed and forty wounded,

Kober