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INTIMATION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, JUNE 8ĩ, 1901

pleting their conquest of China, SKUNCHI, the first Emperor of the new line, in order to maintain the ascendency of the race, fixed nineteen different garrisons in the chief strategic positions in the provinces. Of these, nine were placed in the chief provincial

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kept were the latter of these rules that up till the breaking out of the first war with England, these garrisons were maintained? intact as faras their numbers and their perfect distinction from their Chinese neighbours were concerned; but apparently owing to the jealousy of the Chinese officials who had come by their stuleness in trade into possesion of most of the administrative offices in the state, their military effective- ness had been utterly neglected. The mon themselves, as they showed in the ineffee tive defence of Chapu when attacked by the British, preserved the native courage of the race, but in the absence of any military training or organisation their efforts were hopeloss; and foiled in their attack on the English and reduced to despair, the men committed suicide rather than sulanit to the disgance of surrender. This was the lust stand that Manchus, s

The British transport Canning arrived from Taku yesterday.

We regret to learn that Mr. W. Machell. fermerly assistent master at Queen's College, died on the 16th March last.

The steamer Haiching, whose departure was delayed owing to one of the engineers, having been taken ili with plague, was released from quarantine yesterday, and sailed in the evening for Calectta.

Shanghai merchants have addressed a lotter of thanks to M. Ratard, French Consul.

General, for his efforts in having reduced the

arbitrary taxes which the local Chinese autho rities were proposing to place upon the silk trade.

Maile for the North from Shanghai and Hongkong, hitherto sent on from Nagasaki la mainly by train. Twenty-four hours will be Kobe by steamer, aro in future to be forwarded

saved in the tranmission of mails when the now arrangement is started.

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With reference to our notice of yesterday, we regret to state that advices were received in

the Colony yesterday that the Rev. G. L. Mackay, D.D., died at Tamsui on the 2nd instant, after just having completed his thirtieth year of ministry in North Formosa.

According to a Seoul despatch to the deaki nows hus reached the Corean Government that

insurrection, arising out of antipathy to the Roman Catholics, has breken ent at Swishuto. It is reported that a French missionary has bean murdered, but this news awaits confirma- tion.

We have received from the China Milffice

Sir Clande Masdonald, British Minister to Tokyo, accompanied by Lady Macdonald, left Tokyo for England on the 9th ult. The Japanese Ministers. Austrian, German, French and Belgian Ministere saw them off. It is

stated that Sir Claude will return to his post in November,

A Paris telegram of the 27th ult, states that A man throw an orange st M. Waldeck- Rousseau as he was, ou his journey to Havre. The missile hit Madame Waldeck-Roussosu in the face. The porpetrator of the outrags was at ones arrested.

Lieut.-Col. J. L. Wheeler, Ordnance Officer M. Doumer, French Governor General of of the Second Class, has been appointed to be group" in the Senate on the 29th ult. Next substantive rank of Colonel in the Army. Indo-China, was received by the "Colonial Orduance Officer of the First Class, with the

day he visited the Lyous Chamber of Commerce, | Lientonant Douglas Clapham, R.G.A, has been when he prophesied the great future awaiting promoted to the rank of Captain, Indo-China as soon as sufficient meer of com-

munication should be established.

The four semi-finalista in the competition at St. Andrews last month for the Amatour Golf Two copies of the Tibetan Tripitaka, transla-Championship (ultimately won by Mr H. H. tions of the Indian original made in 632 A. D., Hilton) were Mesars, Hilton (Liverpool), when King Brongbtsan Sgampo was reigning Hutchinson (North Devon), Low (Royal and in Tibot, have been given by Lama priests in Ancient) and Graham (Liverpool). Two close Peking to Japan. The volumes are said to be finishes resulted in Mesara Hilton and Low ising

coveted by all the Orientalists of the worid and to have given the Japanese Society for Oriental Research ample materials to work on,

The Rev. E. J. Hurdy, M.A.. has lean appointed chaplain to the forces in Hongkong. has been appointed to a living in Argylleshire. in succession to the Rev. G. E. Vallings, who Many will be disappointed to learn that Mr. and Mrs. Vallings are not returning to the eclony, and the latter will be especially missed in musical circles. The new chaplain is well known as a magazine writer, and is the author of How to be happy though married,

The Mahommedan Mission sent by the Forte to China, consisting of Enver Pasha, Mustapha Effendi and Taler Effendi, Captain Nazin Bey, and a number of Mahommedan priests and followers, arrived at Shanghai on the lat

a copy of a pamphlet on the East Praya Reclast by the German mail steamer Sachsen. They

mation Scheme, embodying the whole of the oficial correspondence on the subject (which bas already appeared in these columns), toget ther with three leading articles from the Daily

Press and one from the China Mail, in which the scheme is discussed.

are putting up at the French Hotel, and from

enquiries made are said. to have very vague icon of what they are to do next and how they are to proceed with their mission to the Imperial

Court,

left to contest the finál.

The appointment of Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock, G.C.S.I., G.C.M G., G.C.I.E., lata Governor of Madres, to bs Governor of the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the the rumour that Sir Arthur would be the Courenwealth of Australia, effectually dispokeя next Governor of the Straits Settlements, says a home contemporary.

TELEGRAMS.

"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.]

PLAQUE AT SHANGHAI.

Shanonai, 7th June, 10.11 p.m.

IMPORTED CASE ON A STEAMER.

The first plague case was recorded here to-day, the victim being a fireman on the steamer Charles Rogier.

this port for Shanghai on the 26th ult

[The Belgian steamer Charles Rogier loft

GENERAL NEWS.

WAR OFFICE REFORMS. The Committee which bas taken in band

the reorganisation of the War Ofoe re- commends important. reforms.

THE ROYAL TOUR. The administration of the Siberian Railway gave notice some time ago that is consequence Duchess of Cornwall and York have left Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and

of the excess of goods trafic it could not te, responsible for the punctual delivery of Sydney for Auckland, New Zealand. merchandise. The construction of the line between Oronberg and Tashkent will be como- menced in the course of the present spring ot the cost of the Crown. The work will begin at both ends simultaneously. The Murghab

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DISASTROUS DOCK FIRE AT ANTWERP.

A great fire has occurred at Antwerp Docks. It is estimated that the damage between £2,000,000 and

amounts to

£3,000,000,

section will shortly be opened to regular traffic.

On paying of their ship at Flavonport the crew of the craiser Undaunted, just home from this station. were granted fifty-seven days leave. This is the longest period of paying off

MONEY MARKET. leave that has been granted to a ship's company

Consols stand at €984. The rate of The U.8. transport Indiano arrived at Manila at Devonport for several years. The Undaunted interest for weekly advances ranges between Trince Ching has already sent Prince Shan on the 2nd inst. from Taku with sine companies herself is to be prepared for servico as to Honan to meet the Chinese Court, according and fifty-four officers of the Ninth U.8. infantry, tender to the gummery ship Cambridge. For und 20 per cent. Bank rato has dropped to a Puoting letter to the Hu Pao. Prince who have been for over a year stationed in iustructional purposes, therefore, Shun and retinne left Peking by rail on the 5th China. The regiment, contrary to expecta gunners will have the advantages of an up-to- at 2 o'clock. The railway station in the Westtions, has very little "loot," the greater partlate-first-class cruker. The modern armament baving been sent home to the Statos from with which the Undaunted in provided will in suburb of Pasting was occupied by them as s temporary stopping place. The Board of Rites Chinn One of the men stated to a reporter some cases be removed, and guns murs saitablo has been ordered to arrange all the necessary

of the Times, "We have heard about the for purposes of practice will take its place. ceremonies which must be gone through on the Manila Custom House offciale and didn't The roft is estimated to cost nearly £80,900, interesting occasion. Shih Hsu, of the House propose to have our stuff held up here." held Bureau. is commanded to make all the arrangements for the march.

The Chairman of the Great Northern Tele- graph Co., speaking at the general moating of Fire broke out at ton e'clock last night in a the company at Copenhagen on the 30th April, Chinese dwelling-house on the top floor at 292, said:-The year 1900 wül no doubt mark the Queen's Howl Central. Viewed from the zenith of the cerupaay's prosperity, and we street, the premises involved presented one must be prepared for a decline perhaps more schset of flame, and burning embers were drop-rapid than thou the rise. The reduction of the ping freely on the street. The Fire Brigade. rates fox Far East trate will probably only be lost no time in getting to work, and streams of delayed for a short time by the postponement water wore directed on the flames from every vatil the spring of 1902 of the International available direction. The wall of the adjoining Telegraph Conference, which was to have met house was broken through and a host played ou

in London this year. the burning house. By eleven o'clock the fire

to 3.

seamen

The beginning of the end of Manila's castell ded walls and nauseous woats is about to be consummated, says a local paper. The Engineer Department has at last taken a hand and will begin the onslaught by constructing a magnificent new strest through the north part of the walled city and for a considerable distance along the Pasig River, thus making à fino. driveway. The new street will be 60 feet wide throughout. A largo section of the old monts that are in the way will be filled up, and the old walls will be uut oat both on the corral and the Pasig rides near Fort Santiago. The gates at Puerta Aduana and at Puerta San Dumingo will be widened from their present narrow state

traffic through these gates during the busy part of the day and incidentally connecting the new road with Paseo Magallanes.

REUTERS SERVICE.

LONDON, 5th June.

SOUTH AFRICAN NEWS.- Commumulant Kritzinger has captured and looted Jamestown.

operations against the invaders in Cape Colony. General French has been entrusted with the

It is officially stated that the Boers attacking General Dixon's force at Viskfontein numbered

1,250 under Commandant Kemp.

CANADA OFFERS MORE TROOPS, Canada has offered another Cavalry Corps

for service in South Africa. The British Government has declined the offer, considering it unnecessary in view of the number of troops already in the field.

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THE DERBY-FAVOURITE'S VICTORY. The following is the result of the race for the Derby:

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Manchius, seem to have made, and in the The Machinery used is of the latest type.next period of trouble, when the Empire was almost on the verge of destruction at the lands of the Taiping rebels, on not one A STAFF of ENGLISH EXPERTS occasion were the forces in these garrisons utilised. Under very similar conditions as a people bound by trudition and long prae- tise to military service were the carly Tears situated, with respect to their hereditary defenders. The Cossacks of the southern portions of their dominions along the Don and Volga bad early been formed into a formidable body of warriors; and on the settlement of the Imperial power every care was taken to perfect the organisation. A. S. WATSON & CO. The lands assigned to the various tribes were held by them on strictly military tenure. Every male eu attaining to full ago was bound to enter the military service for a defined term of years; in lieu of rent and taxes bis family had to provide 35 him with a caparisoned horse and to arm him according to regulation, and care was taken that these duties should be regularly perforined in person and no HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VIEUX ROAD C. substitutes allowed. Such was the origin was well in hand, the only indication of its meeting of the committes decided to memorialise to 60 feet, thus relieving the congested state of i LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C. of the famous Cossack organisation, which existence being the great volumes of sucke

has provided for the service of the Tears anriting. army holding direct of the Crowa, and not identified in any way with the Tsar's Ir is curious as well as instructive to notice subjects at large. The Cossack, as the the very different results which the different events of the last few months have proved, military systems of Russia and China is equally ready to torn his arms against respectively have had in the case of the two the students of St. Petersburg or the escap-on the 13th instant. The directors propose, mions. With practically the same matering fugitives from Blagoveschensk, and after allowing for depreciation on steamers, & ial to work on, and beginning to all intents neither by association nor tradition has any for the year 1960, to deal with the accounts as and purposes contemporaneously, the sympathy with the other subject, of the follows-To pay a Russian sara bave come to dominate the Tsar.

cent., and a bonus of 4 per cent.; asking entire north of Asia, and even to be ress of Russia so dangerous to civilisa-paid, 14 per cent. for the year. To transfer seems to be the most favourable time to carry standing menace in Europe; while the tion, and perhaps so far we may

con- £70,000 to general reserve fand. To add out an increase of the duty on kerosene, which und a la difcene mes she fines, which two gratulate ourselves that the measures 44392 to underwriting account increasing may be altered as the Geveranent desires. It uses only ons lighter and une tugboat, and a half centuries ago dictated its will to taken by the early Manchu Emperors were it to 1206,100. To add £4.208 to exclause this measure is carried out, there is no doubt standing in the books of the Company at Tle. its northern neighbour, has now become rendered useless be the apathy of their rosorvs account, increasing it to £11,099. 10 that the petroleum industry in Japan will 15,921.28, after allowing 5 per cent. for little better than a ball at the feet of its successors. Had the Tartar garrison of carry forward £13,500,

receive a great impetus in its development. depreciation. Two lighters of groator beam oure despised competitor. Though so Peking, for instance, shown any military

Prior to the carrying out of the proposal, how. and larger carrying capacity have been con different now. during the early half of the disposition whatever, and had, it joined the ult. says:-A deplorable shooting uscident | suggests) should be communicated with to September. Meantime the lighter and steam- ever, Russia, and America (the memorial tracted for and will be completed early in

the tariff on Japanese articles, if Japan stops fairly remunerative rates. ascertain whether they are prepared to lower tug are hired by the railway department at the proposed duty on kerosene. If they refuse 15,000 has been renewed, and a farther sum of to agree to the proposal, then it would be time anbstantial firm. The Company feels confident match between Warwickshire and Lancashire. Tle. 10,000 has been placed at good interest with a for Japan to raise the duty on kerosene.

that with the great revival of import and export the former scoring 532 for four wickets deelar- business which must necessarily take place, the innings closed, and winning by an A Tokyo Telegram of the 37th ult. to the its vessels will enjoy permanent and profitable innings and 75 runs. Mainichi says:-Mostings of this foreign repre-employment in their legitimate task of sentatives were hekl on the 22nd and 23rdinst. At facilitating the loading and discharge of vessels the second meeting the representatives disenssed at Nowehwang. the demands of the powers, upon the recom mendation of the German Minister.

that they have received a telegram to-day from.

Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co. advise us

the Head Office in London of the Indo-Chins Steem Navigation Co., Ltd., stating that the general meeting of shareholders will be held

We have received a copy of the raport of the Newchwang Steam-Ferry and Lighter Co. We note that the balance at the credit of profit

The Kioto Chamber of Commerce at a recent

the Japanese Government for an increase of the import duty on kerosene, and further com- municated with the Tokyo, Yokohama. Osaka, Kobe, and Niigats Chambers of Commerce for approval of the proposal. As the reason for this memorial (the Japan Gazetie says) it is said that Russia has greatly increased her import the Chinese affair, and the import of Japanese it is proposed to pay a dividend of 10 per cent.. tariff on the plea of a large outlay owing to geods into Knesia has well-nigh been debarred absorbing Tis. 3,785, and to carry forward the final dividend of 6 per her tariff lately, especially in regard to silk lighters and one tug-boat were built for the in consequence. America has also greatly raised balance of Th. 2.202.13. Last year thres

It is this that renders the pro- | with theinterian dividend of & per cent. alreale fabrics. Undor these virenmstances, the presout these lighters were sold to the British Govern- Company at a cost of Tlx. 23,446,26; two of

ment for Tls. 8,000, and the Company now

seventeenth century, in their Manche and party of the nominal Manchu Empress Cossack retainers respectively, the Hwangti really by blood a Chinese, as the irony of and the Tsir were from a military point of fate makes it--thews would have been no view on an equality; inasmuch as each had a: his disposal a body of hereditary soldiers, escape for the devoted Legations, and the personally attached to the monarch, benzferio-comedy of the coup d'état would have by long established custou to inilitary ser

ended in a very different result than the vice, and both skilled in the arts of war a

scuttle to siau. The contrast is only then practised, and inded with that tradi-another instance of the momentarily in tional courage which only the practice of significant causes that ultimately result in

wir for generations can imbue. Nowadays while the Cossack, in the hands of a succes- sion of tonurebs who have raised aggressive warfare to a culi, has become a menace to the civilisation of the world from his blind

obedience to orders, however barbaric; the other, equally incapable of civilisation, has sunk to such utter insignificause that in China's lowest stage, when rebellion within and aggression without threatened her very existence, not one of her supposed Manchu tioops was in a case to come forward in

A New Pre Poking talegram of the 27th occurred yesterday o'clock. An American sentry was posted at afternoon, about four the Legation Street bridge (only a few feat from the U. 8. Legation) with strict orders to stop at horses or vehicles of any kind from coming past him, as that portion of the road is at present under repairs, auil the work has been much delayed by soldiers persisting in riding or driving past. A German Marine then came. with a cart, and was called on by the U.S. Sentry to halt. This the German flatly refused. to do, so the sentry had no alternative but to The hired transport Uta sails to-dy for the fire. He fired his rille, not with any idea of meeting decided that the total North with stores, ordnance, ate.

hurting the German, but as a warning450,000,000 taels, demanded of China could not Unfortunately the Imilet glanced off the wall of be reduced. As to the period of payment this Legation Stroot, penetrating the log of the into China's sources of raising the indemnity the bridge and sped along the other part of was submitted to the Committee that enquired sentry at the German Legation. The wound and. The American Minister to Peking is not serious,

world-wide effects.

Wong Po, the widow who was sentenced to douth for the murder of Kwong Cheung, Supreme Court messenger, and whose sentence yesterday morning in the Government Ciril was commuted to imprisonment for life, died Hospital, where she was romeved from prison recently on account of her health. Au inquest

was held in the afternoon

and loss account is Tls. 5,957.13, from which

The loun of Te

The The passengers who wont home in the P. and amount, O. steamer Plassy enjoyed the voyage very much, writes one of them well known locally, who sands is the following copy of an address presented to Captain Preston:-

William the Third Veronese ...

LONDON, 5th June,

THE DERBY. Twenty five started in the race for the Derby.

RECAPTURE OF STORES, IN SOUTH AFRICA. A British force from Aliwal North has re-

captured a quantity of stores captare by thes Boers at Jamestown, after defeating the fatter.

THE JAMESTOWN FIGHT. The garisen of Jamestown, consisting of sixty men, made a gallant defence of the plans. They were finally overwhelmed by emperior numbers.

The Boers lost twenty-seven.

CRICKET-THE COUNTY CHAM-

PIONSHIP.

Remarkable Bricket was witnessed in the

THE PLAGUE.

Daring the 26 hours ending at noon yesterday there were reported 23 frosh cases of pingus (22 Chinese, one other Asiatis), and 19 deaths (all Chinese). The figures for the year ars now -1,092 cases, 1,027 deaths.. The number of cases therefore is already in excess of that of 1900, when there were 1,082 cases, with 7,0:1 deaths.

P. and O. R.M.S. Plassy. Near Marseilles, 26th April, 1901. considered that the total amount of the Powers "Dear Captain Proston--A tow of your Gen. Sir Fleury Brassell Tuson, K. & E.,

demand on China should not exceed forty China friends, who have had the pleasure of We reported yesterday that the departure of who for close upon half a century did excellent million pounds, and the opinion was expressed travelling home on this the maiden trip of the the steamor luichang had been delayed owing service in the Royal Marine Artillery, and whe

that if more than this were demanded China Plasey, wish, in saying ou revoir, to express to fo a case of plagas on board. The victito is The Band of the Madras Light Infantry will joined the corps mentioned during the Crimean

has recently been placed upon the retired list, would not be able to bear the burden in her you their great appreciation of your kindness to Mr. Chun Yut, an engineer on the vessel, defence of the degenerate descendants of the play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening from: War, and, although spared the hardships of opposed the American view. The Minister did The table service and all other arrangements afternoon, The femily is well known in the present condition. Most of tho representatives them on the voyago now nearing completion. He was removed to Kennedytown on Thursday chiefs who had so often led his ancestors to to 9.30 p.m. ProgrammaC :-- victory. Yet it was not for want of munera, Cavatinn Lucia & Lammermoor" Kappey

that memorable struggle, he was soon afterwards not bring it forward again at the following for our general comfort have given the utmost Colony, nor apparently for want of organisation; Selection. The Gondoliers"...... Snilivsu

sent to China, where he quickly distinguished meeting, on the 23rd. It appears that a proposal satisinction, and, with your genial encourago- Mr. R. C. Vania, broker, 16, Gage Street, for all these so called Manchu troops, of Waltz

"Estudiantina"... Waldtented himself by making huge captures of piraticut for a partial guarantee of the Chinese loan by ment and

50 support, always good who was admitted to the Pares Club, 39, Elgin Soug which the number counts up to the hundreds Selection....... "A Gaiety Girl"

"The Promise of Life". Cowen junks, with some hundreds of guns. He sub the various powers was not introduced at the naturedly and readily given, everything Stroet, on Wednesday afternoon, suffering from of thousands, are placed in a few largo Dance Comique Funch and Judy. Roggetti sequently took a leading puit in the Chinese meeting. Germany sail America supported that eculd be done by you has tended the disease, is being treated in a room specially

God Save the King"

campaigne 1839-69, in the course, of which he the British proposal regarding the measures so-called garrisons; and each of these

to our complete enjoyment of the trip, and wo set apart. The expenses are to be defrayed. was present at the attacks on the Taku sad for paying the Chinese indemnity, while France congratulate ourselves on having been so for from the Parsee charity fund instituted to meat garrisons is nominally under the command We are informed that the British Govern- Petho Forts. In 1882 he was gazetted colonel, and a few of the other powers adhered to the tanate in travelling under such happy suspicon.oh oneer, of a Mauchu officer of the first rank-thement is now in possession of sufficient proof and in the same year commanded the Royal Russian proposal, In consequence, the matter Some of us may hope to be lucky enough to We learn that Mrs. Varcos, -3, Wild Dell, equivalent indeed of a Viceroy. Moreover, for the murder of the schoolmaster and re-cipal engagements throughout the brief but enquire into China's source of raising the you, but, in any case, we all unite in wishing Wednesday, has also developed symptome of to convict the Cantonese officials responsible Marine forces with much ability in all the prin was referred to the Committee elected to again have the pleasure of returning East with whose seven-year-old boy was taken ill on the names of each individual at his birth is former Young Ku Wan, who was assassinated brilliant compaign against Arabi Pasha, and cesary funds. It is also, reported. that you continued good health and luck; and they plague, and, with her child-who had recovered carefully registered; while during life he in Gage Street in this Colony on the 10th two years later had charge of the gallant Germaay pposed the appropriation of the salt kept under surveillance, and not permitted January last. It is said also that the case marines who accompanied the late General Sir tax; but it is not expected that the opposition now ending! Will every good wish, we are, town Plaque Hospital between eleven and twelve every voyage of the Plassy by as happy as that salciently to be moved was taken to Kennedy-'

will be persisted in. It is Russia which is

yours very sincerely."

o'clock yesterday foronoon. The tenement houses strenuously objecting to the appropriation of

(Signatures of all Shanghai and Hongkong | known as Wild Doll Lavo boóu disinfector. Alto- the salt tax for the purposes of the indemnity.

first saloon passengers--abo ut 40—follow.] ·.. gether there have been four cases of plague Uhers.

to dissociate himself from his fellows, nor engage in trade with his Chinese neighbours. When the Manchus bed succeeded in com,

Jones

kas been taken up by en able M. P. We must Gerald Graham's Soudan expedition. He was add that we are unable to test the accuracy created a KC.B. in 1895, and has held general's of our informant's statements.

rank since 1899.

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