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INTIMATION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY APRIL 19r¤, 1901

Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON

The first proposal was t

that the new

lauration should terminate to the eastward, at the East Point property of this ema pro ceeding which would involve the destruction of their harbour frontage on the west. It A. S. WATSON & CO., is now proposed to carry the reclamation

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The next meetla” of t is Aced for Monday, and Lutink

Colonel Lamaden (of Lumidan's Horse), after pending some time in Assam, returned to Col atta for a short stay, and left for England by the mail of 6th April.

The well-known writer "John Oliver Hobbes" (Mre. Craigie) is, it is reported, to be the guest of Lady Curzon in India during the next cold season."

A card has been found in the pocket of the man, the disoovery of whose body on the Bella Vista beach, Macao, we mentioned yesterday, from which it appears that his name was Ralf Kirk. No further details are to hand.

Mr. Lowson, a police superintendent at Bangkok, inus devised a scheme for the registra tion of servants there. Employerson payment of fee can enter their servants, thumb and anger marke being also registered. The servant's

along the front of their premises and in front of the Sugar Works and to give them an interest in the schume to the extent of 160 foet in depth of buikling land along their northern boundary. One effect of this, it will be noticed, will be to bring Kellett Island 160 feet nearer land. On the seteme as a whole we have already expressed our opinion at some length; and that we cor- rectly anticipated what reception it would meet from the various owners of property ou the Wanching frentage is shown by the re- port of the discussion at Wednesday's meeting. No comments of an suiverse char- acter were offered by any present, and the meeting umuminously supported the resolu- tions proposed, signifying their complete atisfaction with the idea and its details.ante, The scheme is, of course, not new,

expert us applied to the registry of servants. Soldons, we imagine, has so important public work met with so little opposition, We look forward now to the final reclama tion, which should now be only a matter of time, namely the reclamation of Causeway Bay, with the shifting of the typhoon an chorage to the other end of the Harbour, When such a reclamation taas been ascom-

1240|plished, combined with adequate tramway

facilities, the makers of Hongkong as settlement will be able to look back with justifiable satisfaction on their labours. We have now, as it were, reached the bugin- ing of the second act, fourteen years after the beginning of the first. Wa may reason ably expect that the progress of the remainder will be more rapid.

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H.MB. Occan left yesterday morning for Wonsung. The French gunboat 'ipere left

for Hoihow.

During the 24 hours eading at noon yesterday there were reported seven frock cases of plague (all Chinese), with one doath. No more esses of small-yox are recorded.

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record is also taken down. The usefulness of

for the

Mr John Roberts Brown at Penang, ou the 9th fast, by 70 polate, after conceding, lim. 700 in 1,000. “7-

Admiral Grenet, who went home Inst year, is reported to be coming out again in the cruiser. Marco Polo to relieve Admiral Candiani, as commander-in-chief of the Italian squadron sin the Far East.

It appears from the papers by the German mail that the 6 goals to 2 victory of Scotland over England at Association football was in the The actual Anglo- Inter-League contest. Scottish international match resulted in a draw at the end of last month, and consequently England won the Association championship. Scotland having mule the mistake of only draw ing with Wales at Wrexham earlier in the season.

Dr. Stein, who is exploring in the desert

TELEGRAMS

*DALLY PRES

*** FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

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With

SHANGHAI, 18th April, 6:12 p.in.

REBELLIOUS OFFICIALS DEALING.

WITH RUSSIA: It is an undoubted firt that Prince Tosa and General Tung Fuhaung are com

jored municating with the Trans-Bakal Russian to officials.

TSUNGLI YAMEN TO GO. The foreign Ministers at Peking Have way to peo decided to abolish the Taungi Yamen and its report o the etiquette about audiences with the the

we shoul

the thumb marks comes in on engaging new to the north of Niya, in Chinese Turkestan. Etuperor litherto in force.

Twa Chinese detectives belonging to the Singapore Police Force were mysteriously. murdered while on special boaf duty in the harbour on the right of the Sth inst. The un- fortunate men, so far as can be gathered, were beaten to death with poles, their bodies tied up in socks and then they were cast sterboard. The atrocious deed is alleged to have been per

has already discovered in two old monastio dins some three hundred-documents inelad. ing Buddhist texts, votive and legal records, and correspondence dating back to the first They are in. contary of the Christian era. serited on wooden tablets and many are well preserved with the dates and clay seals Intact. Dr. Stein is still at work and mago likely sites remain to be searched

The Japanese conjectures about the possible petrated in a sampan while they were watching visit to that country of the Duke and Duchess the ss. Thres. One extraordinary feature of of York and Cornwall were unfounded. After the crime, says the Straits Times, is that the leaving Singapore. the following, places will victims, who were unarmed, lad been unong-be visited, according to the official programme: mouely warned not to go out on the water that night. Their bodies had not been recovered on the 10th, and no arrests had been pads, but the police were on the track.

The programme of, work approved for Shoor- ness Dockyard for the financial year beginning April 1, 1901, provided for the completion of the Espiegle and Bentome, sloops, building at that establishment. The Binaido, sloop, ia also to be completed on delivery from the con tractors. The Merlin and Odin, sloops, which were laid down on 11th February last, are to be advanced, £42,076 being expended on the Odên.

LONDON, 17th April, 8.40 p.m.

THEATRE ROYAL.

Balone would ba,

enterprise of Mr Hongkong

sro 46 far above who visit us,

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THE INDEMNITY—ROCKHILL'S ALLEGED STATEMENT WRONG.

The Times Berlin correspondent says that the alleged statement of Mr. Rockhill sa to the indemnities claimed by the Powera Brose from China is exceedingly incorrect, and has aroused considerable indignation

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

It is stated in authoritative quarters, that and whose united offerta are boun Germany laidis £12,000,000 Rusja £17,000,000, and France £13,000,000-

Melbourne, 6th May Brisbane, 20th May Sydney, 27th. May Auckland. 11th June; Wellington. 13th June: Lyttelton. 22nd June; Dunedin. 25th June; Hobart, Tasmsai, Zad July; Adelaide, 10th July, Fremantla, 19th THE SITUATION IN JAPAN July, Mauritius, 4th August; Durban. 13th August; Cape Town. 17th August; Ascension, 27th August; St. Vincent, 5th September Halifax, 15th September; Quebec, 20th Septem ber; St. John's, 22nd October, and Portsmouth, 1st Novamber.

Toynoy, 17th April, 3,40 p.m.

FINANCIAL CRISIS IMMINENT

A New York despatch says that the

A visitor to Bangkok at the beginning of United States Consul at Yokobama cables and the current month was the Bandia-Chambo,

the report that Japan is on the verge of a mean

sad £48,312 on the Merlin. Two new sloops will supreme chief of all the Russian Buddhista, by francial crisis, owing to her extravagant:

An old woman tried to commit suicide at the

be begun. £14301 being expeisded on each ves- Feak yesterday by hanging herself to a freesel The Roccon and Fourless, cruises, Swallow She was observed and cut down in time. On and Melita, sloops, the Linnet, gun-vessel, and being taken to the police station, she said "the" the Goldfinch, g.b., are to be refited, the last named being brought forward for sarveying A, S. WATSON & CO.. had formerly been an amuh, but knew no one

in Hongkong. She tried to commit suicide service. because her master and mistress assaulted her.

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

MARRIAGES.

135

On the 8th April, at Bethesila, Bras Basah Road, Singapore, by Mr. A. R. Thoburn, Mr. Joan E. E. A and C Telegraph Com CLEMENT CUFF, pany, to ANNIS, daughter of Mr. A. I. KOENITZ. Fankfort Housy Singapore,

At St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, on Mon- day, the 8th April, by the Kev. D. Holland 3tube, W. 11. B. ALLEN to FLORENCE, second daughter

of First Class Kaster Gunner SHITH, R.G.A.

DEATH

At Medan, Netherlande Indin, on the 9th April,

PHILL, oldest daughter of Mr. J. H. WICHYRR.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VIEUX ROAD CL. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C

HONGKONG, 19th April, 1901

The Austro-Hungarian third-class cruiser Donau, 2,344 tons displacement, is on her way to China. The Donau will be under command of Captaiu Hans, who will succeed Captain. You Sambuci, of the Maria Theresa. now on the Station, and the latter will return in command of the Donau, with a number of officers who are being relieved.

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A pamphlet by Prince Ukhtonsky entitled From Chiasse Letters was published in St. Petersburg on the 19th ult. The writer declares that he was the only Russiah journalist who, with a large number of correspondents of other nationalities, was a witness of recent events in China. The pamphlet describes modern reli- giousmissions as the plague of China, and arguse that the return of the Court to Paking is im-

possible after soldiers of the Allies have dese.

name Ichoizin Treltonafi, whose home is on the

shores of Lake Baikal in Siberia. He is on a

expenditure and excessive flotation of foreign

coud Europe and Asia and has already los visited London, Paris, Colombo, etc., spending a great dext of time in Ceylon. From BangÀ kok he proceeds to Shanghai. Peking. Japan and Vladivostock, going on from the latter place to Baikal. The tour is not political, the Baadid-Chumbo calling at Bankok in order to convey the thanks of the half a million Bud dhists in Russia to the King of Siam for the gift several months ago of a number of

Buddhist relics.

Australia seems to have been somewhat excited aver a suggestion to the effect that the British

difficulty with France over the Newfoundland

The Secretary of the Hongkong General grated the palaces and temples, and shocked the French shore Ashery question would be settled

Chamber of Commerce informed us yesterday afternoon that the Chamber learns from the Government that the Bengal Government, Aar ing been assured that Singapore had been free from plague for ten days, thus withdrawn the regulations of the Venice. Convention at Chittagong as against-vessels arriving from Singapure.

national sentiment. Pripes Ukhtomy declares that Russia's unobstructed intuenes on this side of the Chinese Wail is inevitable, and that the position of the other Pewars is hopeless, He believes that in any case peace negotiations are not possible in Peking. Russia suffers from the present situation. She refrains from annesing Kashgaria and Mongolia only out of generosity, but will finally be compelled to none

HOW THE BUSSO JAPANESE QUESTION IS AFFECTED,

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The recent loan proposals have failed, the one immediate result being that Japan is unw trying diplomatically to ringo a com promise with Russia regarding – Manchuria and Cores.

Koos, 18th April, 5.30 p.m.

US. CONSUL AT YOKOHAMA EXPLAINS

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The United States Consul at Yokohama by British rights in the New Hebrides being abrogated. But Mr. Barton, the Prime Minis. ter, has been informed by Mr. Chamberlain that denies having sent the alleged cable about and thus there was absolutely no foundation for the re- Japan's position. He forwarded a despatch reporta states that the British Government have no port. The Secretary of State for the Colonies

to Washington in February with regard to intention of attempting to secure the settlement Japan's finance, but no mention was made of the Newfoundland question by surrender of of any diplomatic subject rights in the New Hebrides. Mr. Barton was, however, auwilling to allow an interviewer-to

The Hon. Tressurer of the Alico Memorial and Nathersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge by China herself, as the people of these ragione understand the attitude of the Government to

with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals:--

Holliday, Wise & Co.... M. Kato

Noronha & Co..

T. H. Reid

Dr. K. Lyng ...

... $50

25 10

dream of coming into Russian hands.

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be a Monroe doctrine for the islands of the South Pacific.———--

THE VITRIOL OUTRAGE.

EUROPEAN ALKESTED,

GENERAL NEWS.

SHANGHAI, 18th April, 6 12 p.m.

ACCIDENT TO THE CENTURION {"

REUTER'S SERVICE

LONDON, 16th April.

SOUTH AFRICA. It is stated officially at Capetows that Com mandants Kritzinger, Scheepers, Malan, and Fonshe, are still notive raiding in Cape Colony and avoiding engagements,

Schalk-Bargar is carrying on the Boer government

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Lady

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LAST month, when writing of the new Praya

A letter in the last copy to hand of the Daily Chronicle comments on the statement that Mr. Reclamation scheme put forward by the

Yerkes is reported to have said, that London is Hon. C. P. CHATER aud after certain nodi.

rodly bobind New York. The writer asya - No.

COMING SOUTH A fications approved by the local tavernment,

"A startling development has just taken place doubt this is true! Loddon has no Tammany

During a gate which was blowing at we expressed our confidence that the holders

We have received from the Hon. Secretary Hall managing her affairs as New York hart in connection with the outrage upon Mr. George of Murine Lots would recognise that in of the St. George's Society a letter, enclosing She has no Boss to determine what nefarious Reek, for the perpetration of which two Chinese Woosung last night, HMB Centurion supporting the soleme they are constrating the Society a annual report, denting with the trades shall be carried on with impunity employees at the Naval Yard were yesterday at dragged her a anchor and fouled H.M.B, B at the same time the Colony's interests and celebrations of last year (which surpassed the provided they pay the price demanded! London the Criminal Sessions sentenced to three yours"

Glory'e mim. As a result of the accident, their own. On Wednesday, a 'representative Society's most sanguine anticipations), and an- has no overhead railway running past its floor imprisonment each. The details of the case are

the filled one wing compartment with water meeting of lot-holders gave their full support nouncing that the Society's Festival Dinner windows, and continuing through the night, so wall known as to render recapitulation an- to the scheme, authorised the Government will be held as nanal upon St. George's Day, the without intermission! London has no gigantic necessary. To state a fact, however, to which and probably goes to Hongkong to be to proceed forthwith with the preliminary 23rd inst., under the presidency of Sir Walter twenty-seven storied buildings to enliven and publicity has not yet been given, it may be docked and repaired on Saturday. The surveys and plans, and undertook to contri. Besart, who had so earnestly sad eloquently cheer, the passers-by, with their majestic and mentioned that at the magisterial enquiry beld bute in propertion to their marine fron urged the expediency of a Day of Culebration utilitarian architecture! Loudon has no custom into the circumstances attending the outrage Glory was not injured. tages to the expenses thus incurred by the The Society claims to have reason to belleve house officials to levy fifty percent. duties, on all the significant statement was made by a Chi that the observance of "England's Day," not the traveller brings with him, provided it doesness witness that a Finropean at the Naval Tard Government. So ready a response must be only at Home, but in the Cobosies, the United not appear on the comprehensive tariff (which had endeavoured to procure someone to throw gratifying to Mr. CHATER, and it is satis-States of America, and abroad, will be on a more lats very little escape through its net), unless a

"medicine water upon Mr. Reek. The impor factory to see that there is no opposition to extended scale than ever,

handsome bribe finds its way into the examiner's tance of this statement, though recognised by the present plan, whereas the scheme of

in the law tennis pocket! Ah! in these matters London is far the authorities, was to a certain extent mini- 1887 met with most bitter protests and Yesterday'a resulte

mised by its vagneness, cross-examination of the follows: behind New York! Long may she remain so

witness winking it clear that he was merely uncompromising hostility in many quarters. tournaments of the H.K.C.C. were

-Professional Pairs, F. Maitland and fi. W. The ultimate success of the earlier reclama-Slate beat H. J. Gedge and Wei On (6-1, 6-3), Dr. Morrison, writing to the Times on the giving heavy evidence. That a Europesa tion bas disarmed opposition. It is gener-H. Pinokney and F. P. Harrold best A. H. 16th ult. on the subject of the Manchurian was implicated would now seem almost certain ally recognised that the increase of space Hollingsworth and N. E. Trimingham, C. H. Convention, says: To describe as a Mar. On Wednesday evening, acting on a warrant available for building on this island is one Gale and T. E. Lee best E. J. Libenud and churian Convention nu agreement which gives from the Magistrate, Inspector Cuthbert, of the of the vital necessities of Hongkong. The E. G. Barrett (7-5, 9-7), E. J. Grist and T. Russia a privileged position in Kashgar, and detective staff, proceeded to the residence at Wan- lot-holders, being suca of coinmonsense, see Sercombe Smith beat Capt. Langhorne and D. Yarkand is merely a diplomatic euphemism chai known as Ben View, and arrested the occup

SOUTH AFRICA. A too that they stand to gain largely by Clapham (6-2, 6-1); Double Handicap-Capt. Russian railway enterprise in China micaasier, George Allen, on suspicion of being con

Small parties of Beers are still about the consenting to this public improvement. Langhorne and D. Clapham, owe 40, beat Russian military occupation, and Bussis install-cerned in the attack upon Mr. Reek. The pri The resolutions carried u. Wednesday's Capt. des Vosax and Major Buttanskaw, 5/6, ed in Chinese Turkestan turns the whole poisoner was taken to the Central Police Station and meeting will now be forwarded to the local R. G. Gerrard and J. E. Lee, 15, beat Capt. tion which Great Britain has toiled to render lodged in a cell for the night. Yesterday Jagersfontein, Philippolis and Edenburg die-

NAVAL DISPLAY AT MALTA Government without loss of time, and then Waymouth and R. Peiniger, 3/6 (6-1,2-6, 6-0), impregnable on the North-West Frontier of morning he was brought before Mr. F. Atricts.

H. Pinckney and H. W. Stads, owe 30.3, beat B India." Writing next day, after the report of Hazeland at the Magistracy, and charged

The Earl of Belborne, and other Lords of conies the last step before' the actual work A. Seth and L. E. Lammert, 30, (6-3, 3-6, 6-4); Russia's modification of the schemo, D. "that he, the said George Allen, on 17th

di vera suberquent the Admiralty, at Malta, reviewed 12,000 milors: tau be commenced. Mr. CHATER anti.

A Class Handicap-H. W. Slade, owes 1/8, Morrison says: "This is the first check inflicted January, 1901, and on cipates the lapse of about three months best F. P. Harrold, 15, Rav. F. P. Johnson, 15, upon Russian diplomaoy in Chins since Lord dates, ut Victoria, in this Colony, feloniously with sightsen guns, landed from the Mediter before an answer can be obtained from the best 2.G. Cowie, scratch (6-1, 6-1), A. Hum Salisbury was cajoled into the withdrawal of did sid, abet, counsel, and procure one Yeung randan Fleet. The show was a fine one, Secretary of State in London. This answer, phreys, owes 2/6, beat F. H. Tests, 4/6 (6-1, British ships from Port Arthur during the Kun to throw a certain destructive substance it cannot be doubted, will be favourable; 6-3), J. A. Jupp, scratch, beat W. T. Canifield, orists in 1895, and cut fail profoundly to upon one George Beek, which destructive and a great addition to the Colony will be 4/6, (9.7, 6-8); B. Class Handicap-F. X. D'A modify the situation by convincing the Chinese substance was in fact thrown upon the sid Castro, 15.8, boat A. C. J. Stevens, owes 15.4 that there still exist international combinations George Reek on 14th March, 1901, and br on its way toward realisation.

As Mr. Chater stated in his speech to (6-3, 6-1), Capt. Tallock, owes 15, beat 6. A. capable of maintaining the equilibrium in the which the said George Reak did suffer grievous the lot-holders, a small alteration has been Seth, 1/6 (7-5, 7-5), A. R. Rouse, owe 3/6, best Far East. Whether the amendment of the bodily harm." The defendant pleaded not states that no large commandos with runs aro made in the design since it was set out in T Forrest, owes 15.4 (8.0, 6.1) A. Brooke clauses respecting Manchuria proper really guilty, and was locally remanded until Thurs now left, but that small parties of marauders his letter of the 15th November last, and Smith, 3/6, beat H. A. Lammert, scratch (6-4, reduces the convention to the dimensions of a day, 25th lust, at 2.15 p..

6.2), and E. J. Libeand, 1/6, beat Capt des mere military modus vivendi, as defined by

Count Lamsdorf, remains vet to be seen. this in the nature of a set of justice to Vieux, on es 16,8 (3-6, 6-3, 6-2).

The sooned 's young man of about thirty years of age, and El married

Lospor, 18th April.

LONDON, 19th April

SOUTH AFRICA.

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