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the past been all men of even moderate in- tegrity and patriotism, China's dealings with the foreign nations need not have been watched with such jealous eyes. But when her statesman have on several occasions notoriously shown themselves willing to sall
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der or the most threatening aggressor, it is clear that all the Powers were obliged to leok with the utmost care after their own rights. It is by neglecting to do so that British prestige in China has decreased
The new Gourincioner of Chinese Imperial | The Streite Settlements have declared Mouls Maritime Customs at Kowloon is Mr. R. 3. | won an infected port on socount of the chelore
existing there. Moorbewd.
We have socsived a letter on the subject of the cutting off of the water-supply on Monday, a question with which we deal alsewhere.
H.M.8. Aurgræ loft yesterday for Singapore to take part in the reception of the Dake zid, Duchess of Cornwall and Fork. The hospitals ship Corthage left for Calenitu.
An import of id per ih on sugar in England would yield £3,400,000, a fact which increases the baller that á þagar tax is probable in the now Budget
It appears from a Loudon telegram of the 14th ft. that the mortality frota influenze in the metropella then amounted to 40 onnen weekly band, was increasing.
The Neo, York Sun has apologised for pub. lishing a garbled account of the letters of Lieutenant Morrison, of the Canadian Contin gout, with reference to "British brtality in South Atries, and has dismissed the author, who was the Ottawa correspondent.
The death penalty will not be carried out in the case of the widow Wong Fe, who was con- victed of the murder of an ex-messenger of the Supreme Court, at 143, Queen's Road East, and sentenced to death on the 25th ult. The Ophir, which is conveying the Duke and Duchess reason, we understand, is the condemned wo man's condition.
The P. & 0. steamer Coromandel Iaft Singa- to such a remarkable extent. At the pre-pore for this port on the 8th inet, at am., sent time it almost appears that the home with the outward English mails, and is dus here Government has awaked to the gravity on Saturday, the 13th inst, at abunt 10a.m. of the situation, and that wo may hope for an abandonment of the policy, which had reached its climax under Lord SALISBURY'S administration, of amiable ÆRATED WATERS concession to the aggressions of other nations, ousting as far as they could Britiah traders from the Far East. This hope is encouraged by the interpretation recently put on the Anglo-German Agreement by the British Government. Whoever it is that is primarily responsible for China's rejection of the Manchurian Convention,
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THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
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COURT PREPARES TO LEAVE HISIAN.
Honan despatches report that large barges are being built for the transport of the Court nerosa the Hoang Ho, on their journey
A curious fact in connection with the steamer to Peking.
of York and Cornwall to Australia, is that be- Tore she started a portion of the civilian Bremen on board refused to be vaccinated. The rest sympathising with them, all were dismissed, and replaced by mon from the Naval Depot, →→
The Shanghai native journal Hu Pas ssys that in Shensi, notwithstanding the famine, the people remain quist, thanks to Governor Trez and the beneficence of the Court, which hearing on arrival accounts of the distress granted the the result attained is favourabto British people 50,000 piculs of rice and 50,000 tals interests, provided that some definite under-money-relief. Governor Teen emptied his pristated that the owner intends to offer it to the standing be now arrived at as to the future-rate purse to relieve distress.
of Manchuria. The question of the evacua tion of China should be treated as a whole. Russia's interest in the Manchurian Rail
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Kemorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thatike the following donations to the
which ie confirmed by repeated reports of way will be in no wise-affected-thereby funds of the Hospitals —
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but the general affairs of this important province eaunot be dealt with ns a purely Russo-Chinese question. An important point bas been gained by the abandonment of the Manchurian Convention. If, how areover, it is only to be followed by an inde.
finite occupation of Manchuria, the imme Mr. G. J. W. King offered for sale yesterday diate gain will ultimately be converted into afternoon, at the offices of the Public Works a loss, The Allies are preparing to con- Department, two lots of Crown land, the first, template the removal of troops from Chibli, Inland lot 1683, situated at Bowen Road, and although brigandage is still rife--our Tient--having an area of 25,000 square feet, with an annual rent of 8172. The upset price was win correspondent's letter bears witness to this --and in the same way to the departure of the $1,250, and the sum realised was 26,270. Mr. Shelton Hooper, of the Lead Investraent Con- Russian troops from Manchuria raust be
pany, was the purchaser of the lot, which is to faced. The right of guarding the railways used for the sraction of European houses. line with a sufficiant force there is no Rural building lot 108 was bought by Mr. Alexander Mackenzie for $2.000, and will be necessity to disturb. Otherwise there is no reason for separating the Manchurian quest similarly built upon. ion from that of North China. If British and other diplomatists have intended any thing by their protests to China about the the Convention, they are bound in common sense to go on and to secure a clear under A. S. WATSON & CO., standing on the subject of Manchuria.
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King as a contribution to the coronation regalia, in honour of the Commonwealth of Australia.
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tional and imperial aspects, and utely no progress to obr day the same crop Court starta for Empresa likN ÖZÜDEN and to become door with eB
sana spectatare of
nothing who has to just and finds it himself to the before durin China hare
docad
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· REACTIONARY APPOINTMENTS, Yu Yen-lin has been appointed Governor of Kwangsi and Hei Liang Governor of telligence in connection Hupeh, both of them being violent reaction.
aries.
SHANGHAI, 9th April, 7.5 pay.
NEW REFORM PROGRAMME-
CHINESE OFFICIALS"
PROPOSALS.
whall
The Viceroys and Governors have jointly A London telegram of the 10th wit. to an Australian paper states that the popular Lancs. agreed that the following reforms are shira cricketer Briggs has had a serious relapse necessary for immediate adop of his complaint and has been remored to an
(1) Princes and nobles
go abroad sylum. It will be remembered that Briggs rather unexpectedly recovered from his pre- for study; vious attack and played for Lancashire last |||(2) Graduates shall study abroad befort
becoming officials;
(, Al examinations require thorough and reasonable revision;
Beason.
A Renter's telegram dated London, 23rd
March, reports from Peking that doubtless the timely arrival of British Marines at Totein averted serious danger. They replaced the Madras Pioneers who for several days were sur. rounded by crowds of foreiga soldiers, mostly French; who abused the Sepoys and called them coolies. After this we read that "the French regiment at Tisatsiu, which is composed largely of Parisians, is being replaced by another from Peking."
A Now Press tologram, dated Peking, 29th March, anys that it is now decided that the British forces in Peking are to evacuate. Head- On Monday evening information was received quarters will be transferred to the Summer at the Central Police Station that a murder Palace fire miles north-west of Peking, with a had been commited at the mess in Kennedy portion of the forces, and the remainder of the Road of the senior and junior alors employed by troops will go to Peitahu as soon as the warm the Mitsu Bassan Kaiska Staumship Companyweather begins. Peking is declared to be quite Detectivos sent to investigate the affair round untenable through the summer, for sanitary at the mess the dead body of a Chinese servant reasons, and only the most urgent political con-- Is the midst of the heavy downpour of boy, and a Chinese watchman under arrest on rain with which the Colony has been fa-suspicion of having caused his death: The siderations could keep the forces here. These do not now exist. It is expected the Empioror voured during the past three days the Wa
will more readily come to Peking in consequence ter Authority appears to have been struck (35 with the idea of playing a practical joke on
At Hankow, on the 28th March, CoN ALTERD, son of Alfred and Helene Brown, aged eighteen
inthi.
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HONGKONG, 10th April, 1901
body, which bore no outward marks of violence, was removed to the morinary” and the accused man tuken to the police station.
pending enquiries. Dr. Thomson hold a post- mortern examination on the body, and found that death was due to failure of the heart, caused by violent excitement. It now transpires
of this decision.
The Nanchang correspondent of the N.-C. Daily News says that the new Governor of Kiangsi has taken hold of matters with a stiff hand, if the report of the muder officials is any
ing, when the former suddenly dropped to the man. Much difficulty is being experienced in ground and expired. The watchman is still the adjustment of the Roman Catholic claime. under arrest, laat will doubtless be immediately The officials say they are willing to pay all just released.
Captain James Fowler, of the trading steamer Phro Chom Kluo, died on Sunday morning at balf-past ten in the Government Civil Hospital from apoplexy. Whilst at Bangkok lately the arid from the bridge unconscions, in which deceased had an apoplectic seizure, and was
stute he remained between four and five hours. On coming to Hongkong he made arrangements with his agents to take a long holiday for the benefit of his health, and temporarily resigned the command of
claime, but are unable to meet claims that seem to them after careful investigation to be ex- orbitant. It is suggested that all claims for indemnity be submitted to a board of arbitra- tion for the probabilities are that such a board would approve all legitimate claims,
POLICE COURT.
Tuesday, 9th April.
BEFORE M. Hazeland.
(4) More schools and colleges are re- quired;
(5) The Army must adopt foreign drill- (3) The three years' limit of office must be abolished in the case of deserving officials;
(7) The model recommended for the police is the police force at Shanghai,
enlar press is especially the
one might inlely poor
abmol.
the
victim of falas in-
Shings Chinese ;
“Thin) two thirds of“
their tengraphic wrong or speculative, Ind- the other third
TSE END OF TAN LOJKE,ORIGIS. Our twofold Jonal bringtià over, and we are enos more reduced nearly to normal calm. Count von Waldarus was the deus en machina in dis- posing of the Railway excitement. With great cammansinis ka anggested that both claimants
should withdrew theis exactly
into the
of hand upid trice
1 documanja
•·if this.
(8) The Imperial Post must be extended that. over the whole Empire.
(9) The silver dollar shall be the univer sal legal tender.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 6th April.
things
mado
side
ing the other ;
tried
the
Peking
tact and Anglo-French
d, his compatriots huing them, from
e.out-
direct
the Britis
few of their, moz
ted out the ip-
ARCO WOUL Our folk werk ground, among
THE PLAGUE AT CAPETOWN, The plague is increasing at Capetown. BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA. A General French's column is suffering great hardships. Supplies have been neobtainable making scouse fox days owing to the rains.
the least of it --Colonel Plumer-bas occupied-Pietpotgisters. | bad terms
rust unopposed. A portion of the late Boer
LONDON. 7th April
anderstood that the
1. (Japoneusis) was
BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA: The Boer invaders have occupied Philipss
toxn.
FIGHTING IN MANCHURIA.
got the prohibi- поща
AO
and ander fence dans the sapoy.
veta removed.
every French were put, to say to be on
welt is to be
leusabi fol phrédite gallant
henow many WOOL
Just little Fazzious yesterday when we had an abundance of - young British troops in
The Royal ant to Faking There is men: especially in alli- ith Welhmen ad Wüpt dvdr"an" deca-
| Gauls by a pilgrimage drengiz our: Settlement
Welsh ware hea
ve
It is announced in St. Petersburg that hard fighting has taken place between the Russians and Chinese in Manchuria, between Kobansky and Sinminting, in which several Russians ware killed. The Chinese lost-heavily and fled northwarda.
no doubt that the
to would not rien for a little fight just of these prosale
in marked contrast, Indin was belly" British over: lilased
to diversify the tediaza fuga Testerday were Baaday, when an more than one or jostled on
the residents. In Saturday's Gresatte there appeared, over Mr. CHATHAM's signature, a notice to the effect that, in the absence of further rainfall, on and after Monday, the 8th instaut, the supply of water would be that the boy and the watchman were: quarell. criterion, and is fulged to be a vigorous old [invaders have recrossed the Orange River. turned on in the public mains only dur HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD Cling certain hours in various districts. LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C. The threatened householders saw with relief a most abundant fall of rain on Sunday, and Bank Holiday brought a repetition of the same weather. On the latter day, to the Russia's abandonment of the Manchurian coasterbation of those who were consoling Convention, as conveyed in her identical themselves for enforced confinement at home note to the Powers on the 3rd instant, bas with the idea that at least the water-supply the effect of relieving the acuteness of the had been replenished, the water was ent off crisis. Russia has not insisted on showing at the public mains in various districts, her friendliness to China by extorting her starting, we believe, at the Peak. Apparently signature to a most one-sided agroencat, therefore our Water Authority is not satis. disastrous to China and unjust to the other fied with the rain which has fallen in Poweru. But, although the objectionable the last three days. In that case it must his ship. On Saturday night, at about ten The master of the steamer Sarnia was sum. - Convention is given up, the situation re- be said that his notice in the Gazele clock, soon after returning on board from moned by Sargeant Smith for blowing the the 3rd instant says that, as any special agree mains anything but clear. Russia announces was misleading. There certainly has not a visit ashore, he had a second stroke of agó-vessel's whistle needlessly and other than forment on the subject of Manchuria might involve the neighbouring Empire in diffenities, instead The defendant sail his ship had been piloted of serving BRO proof of Russia's friendliness her intention of quietly awaiting the course been any "absence of further rainfall." plexy. Dr. Gibson was promptly in attendance the purposes of navigation.
towards China, Russia does not insist of events, while adhering to her oft-repeated The exact statistics of the fall are not yet and ordered his removal to the Government to what he considered was dangerous anchor.
absence of a pilot he had to perform the work agreement, but renounces all possible negotin- programme. It would be satisfactory to male out, but the heaviness of some of the Civil Hospital, where be tied without regaining ago, and he determined to tuks her out. In know what is this "programme," for it is showers and the long coutinuance of the consciousness. Captain. Fowler, who was himself, and blew the whistle to warn janks and tiens snout Manchuria, and in the meantime few of them during the fron blond times. Be married and aged about 43 years, had bean alto-other crait in the vicinity. He had not been probable that the interpretations put upon less violent rain preclude the idea of its gether seventem years in China, and was at in Victoria Harbour before, und did not know quietly awaits the course of events, whilst adher twoen Tiontein and Taka ia this side of the it by St. Petersburg and London may vary having been small; moreover, an inspection one time connected with the British Oriental the regulations.
Hio Worship-Ch, you must have known it very considerably. It seems, however, that of the reservoir shows this not to be ro. and the Scottish Oriental Steamship Companies was against the regulations to sound your Russia means to declare her intention of
did. The explanation of the Water Authority's He was commodore skipper with the latter line. whistle as you 1 fine yon five dollars. remaining in military oceuption of Manchu action is difficult to imagine, unless he is The deccused was well-known and greatly re- rit until pace is secured. Up to a certain laying up a stock of water for a coming dry spected in Hongkong and chewhere. He was point Russia's claim is reasonable. There day.
is no ground for doubting the St. Peters-
burg accounts of hard fighting in the neigh-Among the arrivals yesterday by the P. & O intermediate steamer Chelydra was Lieut. A. bourhood of Siaminting, for there seems to-be considerable purest alike in Man Blake, son of the Governor, who will set as
A.D.C. to His Excellency.
churia and Chibli. contemplate the
The Allies do not immediate evacuation
The return of cases of communicable disease during last week shows 17 plague cases (16 in. Victoria), with 15 deaths; and 9 all-por cases Chinese, one Filipino, alf in Victoria), with
4 deaths.
a native of Australia.
DIDN'T KNOW THE REGULATIONS,
MONEY-BNATCHING.
Losnow, 7th April
RUSSIA AND MANCHURIA. Rawia in su identical note to the Powers on
ing to her oft-repeated programme.
on auch
LONDON, Cth April.
ILLNESS OF THE CHINESE MINIS.
the roads of the
There
HE. STOYLHOUSE E DEAZA, es is report, which I have not been able
to disprove that the Ear Tonghouse of the London Mission two days are brutally kill- of by a band of mounted band is some half way between Pel and Tientsid near La-Fa. Such an Incident, deplorable as it is, is highly probable, and the
der to that we have had so
River, mounted marauders Lase
The
the last six
DORIND Boldier
5 been rushing night attacks during bery, is almost the only open to the scallywags of the disbanded ery mordo the bad characters of this whole neighbourhood have for years lived by and now that little they are Anding times transport is
TER AT ST. PETERSBURG: A hawker down Wanchai way was on Mon. day stooping to shoulder his wares, when a
Yung-yu, the Chinese Minister at St. Petere dollar rolled out of his pocket. He did not see the coin fall, but a ricksha coolie did, and burg, was seized with apoplexy after an interview A boy with Count Lamedorff, and is lying unconscious. "It is stated thist the autorious Ya Haien promptly picked it up and bolted. before he was put to death at Larchow, complaes, and the latter pursued the thief and had
standing near told the hawker of what had taken No agreemezt can be signed until he recovers, | hard. posed words for two faneral sorolls The first nina arrested. The dollar was found in his or is replaced.
waistband.
His Worship sent him to prison for three weeks, with hard labour.
NO LIGHT.
and as follows: For the minister's sin the minister dies, but the minister's wish it changeth not in life or death. My heart is clear. I am no traitorous Chin Hui. My Sovereign's grace I. A cashier in the Field Controller's office, repay, my Sovereign's grief who will assuage C.E.F., was fined $5 for riding his bicycle My Lord and Mistrese too may you all combine without a light after sunset on the 5th inst. to save.". The recosé purports to be as follows:
PROSECUTIONS BY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
of Chibli, and Russia cannot be expect ed to fix a date for her retirement from Manchuria. What is wanted, and what may reasonably be naked of Russia, is that some understanding should be arrived at in the mat- The Penang Cricket Club has a new (to Pe" The Minister dies for his country, the wife
Mr. H. P. Tooker, executive engineer of the ter. The alleged contention of the St. Peters-nang) bye-law to the offent if a lamby úelds for and concubine for the Minister's sake as is Public Works Department, prosecuted & Chin- burg authorities that Russia's arrangements. any player, and makes a catch he will be credit-fitting, but most pitifel is the case of my ninety contractor, of 24, Stanley Street, for blast- ing stene on Cainé Road within fifteen yards with China are not the concern of any other ad with 50 cents, and the player debited with a years-old mother and my daughter of soven, of a dwelling house, without first having covered who will hardly survive. I blew moo, thá the stones to be blasted with a shield or taken nation is one which cannot be granted. Had similar asosut. Japan, for instance, put forward such a The return of visiters to the City Hall Emperor slow me, why should I repina? But any precautions to prevent fragments from plea at the conclusion of the China-Japan Library and Museum last week shows that what I do regret is that by the Emperor's being projected into this air. The defendant was fined $25. War, the European Powers would have the former institution was visited by 392 non-grace I served him twenty years in thread that a piece of stone almost struck him. different provinces and yet have done so little A similar penalty was imposed upon another scouted the idea. The principle of compen-Chinese and 94 Chinese, the latter by 149 non-
Chinese contractor for erecting a shed or struc sation to other Powers for special privileges Chinese, and 1,823 Chinese.
ture of mats on Crown land without the previous sanction of the Director of Public Works. He was further ordered to remore the matched by siz o'clock.
granted to one is a long established principle According to the official returns, during the
in China, and by its observance alone have
24 hours (probably the 60 hours, the last return may serious international complications bean averted. Owing to the peculiar posi- being up to neon of the 6th inst.) ending at noon yesterday there were reported six fresh tion of China with regard to the rest of the cases of plague (five Chinese, one other Asiatic) world sucks a principle is inevitable for the and five deaths (Chinese); and one fresh case of maintenance of peace. Had her officials in small-pox and two aths (Chinese)."
to repay him." Duke San is also said to have composed these words for a scroll before he committed suicide:- My Lord is grieved, his Minister disgraced. My Lord dkgraced, his Minister dies; but his death is not to be de- plored, if it helps his country. The real sad. ness is that I leave my old mother and young children wrapped in gloom. O azure Heaven Why did we come to such a pass!
FILTHY HOUSES. ---
• Delayed,
SUPREME COURT.
Tuesday, 9th April.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
BEFORE HIS HONOUR A. G. WISE (PUIANE JUDGE).
WAGES DISPUTE.
Ways guars
CITY AND BIYER IMPROVEMUNTB.-| The Provisional Gorramentill long be famous in Tientam for ita ve zeel in the way of Fabio Werke: indifferent in many other respects, the assembly of Colonels and Majors has really done morn in six months for urban and river improvement than the Chinese would have done in six centuries. The old and useless city walls are down, and aro being replaced by good brund streets, a dhe pro- menade now rana for four miles down the Pei Ho right bank, and this week the Board has anticipated the notion of others by devoting
His Lordship had before him the suit of Ng Bing Chis. The Kowloon Wharf and
Tis. 100,000 to a new form of River improve- Godown Company, Limited, and the erp action alr. Tooker thereto.
Mr. Reece was solicitor for the plaintiff, and ment, viz, the straightening of the channel by Mr. Looker (Messrs. Deacon and Hastings) re-cuttings. At the end of the Tientals Bench presented the Company
Elovon Chinese householders were summoned
by J. Roger, inspector of nuisauces, for failing to keep their dwellings in a cleanly bondition They were each fined in sums ranging from $1
to 35.
It was an action brought by the plaintiff, just below the Concessions & new bed is to be captain of a lighter to recover 890 alleged to out through a neck of and one mile long, thus be duo for wages from 1st January to at obviating circuitous bend of three miles and February, and the cross action by the uppery two very diflonit and shallow corners. Several was to recover the same amount, as and by way
of damages for breach of contract of the great cuttings are wanted, but this is Evidence baring been tendered, that of the the most argent, and it is extremely creditable plaintiff in mpport of his oase, and by Mr. Han to the Government that it has attacked the pro- mond, an overseer, on behalf of the Company, His Lordship gave judgment for the scent blom. Bren, if its work is absorbed in that of
claimed in both suits, with ooste
the proposed Conservancy, it will still have
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