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Among the arrivals by the German mail steamer Princess Irene yesterday morning was, the Hon. A. G. Wise, Paisne Judge.
The Russian battleship Senastogol left youter: prevented the commission of some great Both find an appreciative seconder in Liu political crime. This is ordinally the at- KUNG-T, the Viceroy of the Province, today for Nagamkl titude of the guild when some local magis-whose sound commonsense the little that trate attempts to go beyond the ordinary has been done to bring the reactionary Japanese battleship Hatsuse arrived at Sings. limite; when the organisation of the guild party in China to a sense of its blunders is pore.
The Hamburg, outward bound from Now and its position as the exponent of public due. These residents then have taken the A. S. WATSON & CO., opinión generally prevails to prevent the couragious course of openly calling a meet-York to Hongkong, passed Anjer on December
intended act of oppression coming off. In ing of their fellow residents to discuss the 8th all woll general politics the guilds from their ro- position of the Empire; and it is instructive stricted horizons have never attempted to and hopeful to note the result. The meet- interfere with the government, and a sort of ing was conducted on the most orderly lines, a tacit truce seems to have existed, that in a chairman appointed, and the utmost or consideration of their remaining unmolested der prevailed. The ocasion of the meeting they should steer clear of any interference was to protest against the fatal uneasures being taken by the more reactionary party to in the higher spheres of legislation.
hand over to a foreign Power the territory
Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company are due of Manchuria. The disastrous results of the policy of that party which had alat Shanghai on the 16th just. They are con- ready lost to China Port Arthur, Weihai-cluding a most successful season at Manila, we it, and other portions of their It reported that the Fear of Russia proposes native land were pointed out, and the ne- to send a Russiau oruiser to Melbourne to take cessary effect of the propoand surrender in part in the forthcoming Federal demonstra- leading to the partition of the entire Em-tions. France is also sending a pire were made the ground of dutiful ex postulation to the Emperor, his Court, and the Viceroys of the Great Provinces.
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Like everything else in China, the growth of the guilds has been in a measure stunted. With a capacity for expansion, and of play. ing a useful part in the administration they ÆRATED WATERS have remained an insignificant element; and the probable reason is the absence in China of any aristocratic body which might have formed the nucleus of a rallying ground where the first strivings of the nation would find an asylum. It was the fact that HENRY III had been seeking to extend the regal power at the cost of the nobles as well as the com-
IN THE FAR EAST.
THE MOST PERFECT SYSTEM OF
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the name.
That such a meeting should be called is a sufficient sign of the time, but that it should
The ship State of Maine, which left hers-in December last for New York, is reported as having passed St. Helens en 17th February.
craiser.
Among the most recently elected Fellows of the Royal Colonial Institute were Messrs. William Alamson, C.M.G., and John Finlayson (Straits Settlements);
The appointment was announced at the
Admiralty last month of Acting Lieutenant, R.N B.. C.E.D. Trelawny, to the Pique: for 12 months' training.
The ship Akershus, which loft Philadelphia
as baring gone ashore at the Sapeh Straits (Sumbawa) and is likely to become a total wreck..
Friday and Saturday, 19th and 20th inst.. have been fixed for the bolding of the garrison sports at Happy Valley. Mounted competi tions are incinded in the events
monaity that led to the great Earl Sixox be addressed by its Chairman in terans making his appeal to the Commone, ard showing a wide knowledge of the subject. of the Water is employed, guaranteeing
summoning the first Parliament deserving issue, which would have come with credit What distinguished it from its from the mouth of an European statesmen ABSOLUTE PURITY,
predecessors was that for the first time he of the first order, and that the protest should Which is confirmed_by_repeated reports of apealed to the towns. The towns in the have been unaccompanied by any expression on 12th October lust for Nagasaki, is reported days were ruled by their great guilds of disloyalty or desire to embarmss, is through whose means alone could any man indicative that there does exist at bottom the highest expert authorities.
gain admission to the franching of the of the Chinese polity a very general borough. The guilds of England were inability for rule, and an indication that the main want of the nation is now many respects similar to those of China. are lake those of China there was a sort of to be left to work out untrammelled its enregistered compact that in return for own transformation. There is little doubt certain trading and internal privileges they that if once the general body of the Empire were to give their support to the king's go-could be approached its first aim would be vernment, assist bim in levying his taxes, to rid itself of the incubus of its corrupt and not interfere with his judgments. bureaucracy; and if the efforts of the for When however summoned to Parliament eiga Powers could be turned towards this they found themselves abetted by the power-end rather than in propping up the evil retirement of Mr. James McCarthy, F.R.G.S., ful faction of the nobles, and had for the first time leisure to look round them, they
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discovered that both from numbers and from wealth, they held in their own hands the key of the position. The Commons of England never afterwards forgot the lesson,
And the House of Commons scor found that in the possession of the purse-strings they could effectually control both noble aud King.
influences of Heinofu, the return of China within the limits of civilisation would be a work to be as easily accomplished as the rebirth of apan. ・・
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The Britisk transport Uta, which is expected- to leave for the North on the 9th inst, with a
party of the Bengal Langers, arrivest in the harbour resterday forenoon from Calcutta, which port she left on the 21st ult.
Now one or two little incidents seem to show that a glimpse of something of the Bort has commenced to dawn on China. Curiously in China it was not the noble
During the 24 hours ending at noon yester. nor the bureaucracy that made the first appeal to the people. China has never auf day there were reported three fresh cases of fered, as did England, from the encroach-plague. with one death (all Chinese); and three ments of the Crown. Her sufferings have fresh cases of sinall por, with one death (all arisen from a more dangerous, becaus tuore insitivus power, that of an all-pervad-
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Notification has been received in Singapore, from the War Offee, that the order for Major- General J. E. B. Dickson, C.B., to rentoe com- wand of the troops, Straits Settlements, has been cancelled.
A Bangkok paper announces the approaching Supt., Royal Surveys in Siam. He leaves for home in May next, and retires, it is said, on a pension of 450 ticale a month.
The Penang Chinese Recreation Club foot- all and tennis team has left Penang on a-visit- to Singapore. Penang Chinese may claim the honour of haring taken the lead in sending
an athletic team from one settlement to the other.
A German club for Colombo is the latest ides. A committee is already engaged in considering the ways and means of forming it. It is thought that there are a sufficient number of Germans there to form the nucleus of a good club.
There are two sailing vessels laden with case oil st present on their journey from New York
TELEGRAMS.
"DAILY PRESS SERVICE
[FROM OUR COERESPONDENTS.]
THE CRISIS IN CHINA,
LONDON, 2nd April, 8.35 p.m.
NON-SIGNATURE OF CONVENTION DUE TO THE VICEROYS Dr. Morrison reports to the Times that the Imperial Court has informed Li Hang- chang that the Manchurian Convention will not be signed by China. The decision is due to the opposition of the Yangtze Viceroys.
-OR TO JAPAN. Laffan's telegrams say that Japan's strong attitude relieved the situatam
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT AT AMOY.
A Peking telogram to the Kolniecko Zeitung saya that China has agreed to the proposal of the Powers to mako: Kalangau Island, Amoy, an international settlement
GENERAL NEWS.
LONDON, 2nd April, 8.85 pm
RUSSIAN FINANCE.
The Russian departmental budgets ve been reduced by 40 million roubles, conse quent on the enormous expenditure by Russia
in China.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 1st April,
RUSSIA AND CHINA'
It is stated in Washington that information has been received that Rusia has threstaned Chius with a rupture of diplomatic relations.
BRITISH BOUTH AFRICA Commandants De Wet and Boths are prò. coding to meet each other.
PARLIAMENT.
The statement that the House of Commons bail-adjourned-is incorrect
RUSSIA'S INTERNAL TROUBLES. A revolutionery Committee, consisting of 72 members, has been arrested in St. Petersburg after a demperate fight with the police.
THE CAPTURE OF
AGUINALDO.
to Hongkong. They are the Suchen and the Saraune, and they left Sandy Hook on the 5th
By the courtesy of HE. the Governor, we and 19th October respectively. Recent advices received last night absolute confirmation report both vessels as having passed St. Helens the news of Aguinaldo's capture. It appears on December 15th and January 5th respectively. that the local Government received the is Latest shipping advices state that the sailing formation two days ago from H.D.M. Causal American hands, and in fact in safe custody ship Brobloch, Captain Hawkins, which left thein Mauils that the Filipino leader was Clyde for Hongkong on 2nd November last,
in Manila, There is therefore no farther doubt was spoken on 29th February in 3 S. 32 W. reporting "all well" The ship Paul Revere, about the news. which put into Rio de Janeiro on her way to Hongkong. has left that part for her destinu tion. She is nine months ent from New York.
We have also been allowed to see an berly copy of the New American of the 29th alt, which, in graphic account of the capture of Aguinaldo by General Fapston and his party, says the The Ministers of the Colonies and Publie latter allowed himself and his outfit to be taken Instruction have obtained the French Pre-prisoner by native troops serving under the sident's signature to a decres for the organisa United States flag, who were, however, carefully tion of a French school in the Far East This disguised in insurgent uniform, socording to institution, which is to be placed under the con- General Fanston's plan. They were then led to Itself to archeological and philological research men armed with rifles, were drawn up to receive in Indo-Chinn. and study the neighbouring the supposed prisoners and reinforcemente regions and the conditions of life in those dis. At a signal the Macabebe troops, under the tricts. The students will be sent to the school orders of General Funston, opened fire, and for one year, with the option of extending their after a short resistance the insurrectionist studies beyond that term.
leader's bodyguard fled, leaving two killed and eighteen wounded A rush was then made for the house used by Aguinaldo sa his headquarters. and the Filipino chief was capturet, together
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remainder some dis- to the line fance astern Chuticleer passed Trie and maintained her lead for the remainder of the thee
The lines of füfshitig were --
In the Indian Army'a decision has been ar rived at to add another British officer to every Native Infantry Regiment, there being thus with Colonel Villa, his chief of staff, and Santi- Bonito
total increase of 135 officers in addition to the 92 extra ofleers sanctioned last year, the ma-
ego Barcelona, official treasurer. The exploits Chanticleer u seem to have been a very smart piece of Ins strategy. The immediate disposition of Aguia. Maid Murian
Alannah aldo, the New dinerieun adis, is uncertain.
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Among the departures by the Empress of LONDONUT LICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C. ing and irresponsible bureaucracy. If the Chias yesterday wore Mr. J. Murray Bain, Crown in HENRY III.'s time in England had editor and part proprietor of the China Mel, sought to oppress the nobility, the converse who goes home on a year's holiday, after a very bas happened in Chin, where the bureau-long stay in this Colony, with his wife and
daughter. Ir has perhaps been too quickly assumed cracy have sought to extingush the Crown, that Asiaties, are incapable of rising to the and finding its occupant ill disposed to yield
Kesere. Shewan, Tomes & Co, Agents for conception of Representative Government, his prerogative have not scrupled to call to
the Yangtze Insurance Association, Ld., in and that no materials exist among thein on their assistance all the powers of anarchy formed as yesterday that they had retired which a parliament could be founded. The and even rebellion. Hence the Emperor information that the Directors will recommend caly institution of this nature, the Diet in and the people have found a common inter at the goveral meeting of shareholders the pay- Japan, it is true, has hardly proved a suc-est. The first symptom of this common feel-ment of a further dividend at the rate of 20 cess, yet when contrasted with the manying came from the small band of "reformers" per cent. for previous years, and that $50,000 efforts in Europe from time to time to fami- whom the Emperor sumtoned round him, be carried forward to the reserva fund. liarise the various peoples with the intrinsic and his determination to throw himself on
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial perfection of a limited monarchy tempered his people was in many respects' alike in it and Netheriale Hospitals begs to acknowledgetrol of the Governor of Indo-China, will devote į where Aguinaldo's bodyguard, consisting of filty, time. Chestifleer i by representative institutions, it cannot be inception to Earl Simon's determination to with thanks the following douations to the said to have proved a failure. There are, make his appeal to the Commons of Eng-furds of the Hospitals ---
Without knowing enough of the in fact in Europe, many states provided with assemblies of the most liberal kind, where constitutional history of England to under- the principles of representative Government stand precedent and its warning, instinct has have by no means become so practically here pointed out to the Chinese people where assimilated as in the Island Empire of their best interests were concerned, and an Japan. We may on this connection point appeal to the Emperor has been the natural more especially to the dunk, or rather multi-result. The Emperor led the way, and had form, Empire of Austria, where ainid every he Loen unhampered would by this time have circumstance making for success, and under found his people well on the road to a peace- the presidency of a sovereign who has ful revolution. Unfortunately England, thrown himself heart and soul into the con-who from her own experience should have stitutional movement, the various elements known better, actually was foremost in the of which the Empire conaists have refused suppression of the new movement; and to coalesce even in the most primitive de-backed up with her influence the Palace tails. Austria is not alone in the innbility intrigue, which but for the part taken by
Last night at the Theatre Royal the Dalles of certain of its constituents to assimilate Japan would have ended in the murder of Company gave their last performance but two In the Köllische Volkszaitung occurs are the true principle underlying all coustitu- the Emperor, and the immediate return of daring their present aaon at Hongkong. The fatation by Bishop Anzer of the charges brought tional Government, namely that each consti- the Empire to barbarism. But the people entertainment was a revival of The Belle of New at various times against himself and the German The tuent must in turu understand that it does of China have not forgotten their Emperor, York, the musical comedy which the Company Roman Catholic Missions in Chins. not stand alone, but has to yield and adapt it and their instinct bas had a curious ex presented with such success at the beginning Bishop denies that he exercised any infinence of self to its neighbours in order that the whole position in a little incident that occurred of their season. As it is to recently that wo the occupation of Kiacchan. At the time The noticed this play, our readers will not require when he emphasised the necessity of the step it may present an united front. Unfortunately on the 15th ult. at Shanghai.
was already an accomplished fact. When there
1. Recommendation by the Medical Officer of in Ireland the same misunderstanding of modified amount of personal protection to be told that su excellent evening's amuse-
mark That there are there afforded by the civic institutions of went was provided. The play will be repeated was a talk of giving up Kinochau and taking Health relative to the outbreak of plagne in Mari the fundamentals exists.
to-night, when a most deserved complimentary Saumum instead, he thought it his duty in the Manila. elements leading up to an incipient under the place has led to the prevalence of gener-beneft to Mr. and Mrs. Dalles will be given. interest of the security of the mission to make 9. Regulations for the prevention of infor
The tious diseases in Formosa, standing of these principles appears from ally wider views on the part of the Chinese Of the talented and versatile manager wo have representations against such a course. time to time even in so apparently unpro-residents, who feel secure in uttering their
But Mrs. Dallos has appeared edly liare occurred sooner or later, even 'with mising a field as China. In certain direc-political sentiments in a manner unknown this sesson. tions the system of co-operation has in China elsewhere, even here in Hongkong. It is but little, and has had practically no opportunity out the occupation of Kisochan by, Germany, of rinderpast at Nagasaki is at an end, we Channel Rocky our bem early Bre
5. Rep rt of plague at Singapore for the been well understood, and nowhere has the characteristic of the nation. that although of showing what a sterling stress she is. Con. These events were nothing else than the frait of
6. Singapore declared free from plague and organisation of the Luilds been carried to the want is felt of a general reform, this sequently it is with all the greater pleasure the political development of China, sccelerated week ended 18th March, 1901,
7. Statement showing the number of cases greater perfection or exercised more i feeling is unaccompanied by any feeling of that she will be welcomed to-night. It is safe by the intriguss of the Court at Peking. Gerabolers. fluence Although this influence has too disaffection. No more loyal subjects of the to prophesy that the benefit will be heartily many many rejoice, continues the Bishop, that a
B. Lime-washing return for the fortnight frequently been on the side of repression, Empire exist than these residents in the supported by the local public, and that none Promising colony has established a footing at and deaths in Bombay City, from 19th February and often of alliance with the government Foreign Settlement," who, secured in the who can help it will miss the chance of show Kisochau In conclusion la rebuts the charge to 4th March, 1901.
9. Mortality returns from Macto for the when it sought to gain some end more than protection of their own laws, and in the ing their appreciation of the efforts of Mr. and that the mission had interfered ir temporal ended 1st April 1901.
Mrs Dallas to entertain them. The last ap affairs, and declares that he issued the most
10. Mortality statistics for this Colony for usually oppressive to the nation at large, absence of any desire to withdraws them pearance of the Company will be on Saturday strict injunctions that no missionary was to weeks ended 19th and 24th March, 19016 the quilts have come between the from their natural allegiance, form the night, when San Toy will be revived, and the fake part in any way in the conflicts, with the sole ended 16th on 1 25-4 March, 1901 at times stration and the people at large, and backbone of the Changhai Settlements. Company should receive a hearty send off.
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HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board will be heid to-day, Thursday, 4th April, at 4.15 p.m.
ORDELS OF THE DAY. 1. Correspondence relative to
relative to the resignation® of Dr. Wm Hartigan.
2. Report of the Quarterly Inspection Com mittee for the first quarter of 1901,
3. Report of the Committee on the Colonial Veterinary Burgeon's Report for 1900
G. A. WOODCOCK,
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sesu a good deal, though by no means too much, events of last year, he contunds, would undoubt Singapore.tter reporting that the outbreak
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