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INTIMATION.

derstood without

thorough knowledge of the long lost link which evidently All these once connected the continents. constitute in the opinion of scientific men the most important subjects to be investig. ated in connection with the continent. On

A. S. WATSON & CO., these conditions the Royal Society took up

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IMPORTERS OF HIGH-CLASS

SHERRIES.

Fer los.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 15TH, 1901

On Saturday the British transport Mutira arrived from Taka and the U.8. transport Solace from Manila, while the British transpert Itrea and Nevase loft for Calentta and Taku respectively.

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The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the quits, throngia their active legal agent warmly the subject of the expedition, andr..F. Kiene, are presenting the community by it, in conjunction with the Royal Geogra- with very handsome framed pictures, flus phical Society, the objections of the Govern-trating their special work. We have received ment to taking a part in it and affording

copy of the "Equitable Lifehouse," no the services of trained naval officers were illustration depicting very graphically the finally overcome. The idea was that the claims of the Equitable system of insurance scientific exploration should go on hand in upon the public. Mr. Kione is philanthropically hand with the geographical and magnetic distributing these attractive pictures as object survey which the Government affected to ba lessons. the only official objects, and towards which

Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Ld., have just intro- only their grant was intended to apply: At the same time under the auspices of the duced an excellort note papar, which is called Royal Society a scientific staff was to be the Imperial Pure Linen" note, witli enve- appointed, and the members of this depart- lopes to match. It is a pure Irish linen paper 12.00inent were to be landed in some suitable and has been specially made for this enterpris ing firm, containing their own chop and water- spot to undertake a scientific survey, while mark. It is made in four sizes, is destly the ship proceeded on her topographical age in tivo qairos, or is sold in boxes contain- work of discovery. In these circumstances,ing paper with envelopes to match. We can 12.00 Lieut. R. A. Scort, Torpedo Libuteast of recommend it as being a fine class article, and

one likely to be much used when tried.

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Dinner Wine, Green Scal Capsule $16.80

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of HMS. Majestic, was appointed com mander of the expedition, and Professor J. W. GREGORY leuler of the Scientific The Universal Gazelle states that of the Tls. ::9370,090 demanded from the provincial author Lent. Scort bad already had good deal of experiences in Artic navigaties of Hunan by the Roman Cathele Mission tion. while Professor GREGORY, whose for lowes by the mission and its mealers during work on the exploration of the East the riots in that province last summer, Tia. African lakes constitutes one of the most 270,000 of the claim has already been paid out remarkable examples of recent scientifi of the lekia reserve fund, the balance of Tla. work, stood out, facile priargin, as the must 100,000 being promised within four months from date of the first payment, to be paid by the anthorities of the Reorganisation Burd of suitable of scientific leaders. The Govern- ment insisted that the official leader should Changsha, It is also stated in sandarin this, being explained, the Royal Society losses in the same riots tolal to only one-fiftieth readily fell in with the schemy. Having of du above-noted amonat.

victory. Sir apparently gained this CLEMENTS MARKHAM, who bad all through

Menila is to be favoured with a new telephone servies on advanced lines in the near future, a thing apparently badly needed there, as the old service is very nusatisfactory.

A mob hooted the Corpus Christl procession of 8,000 persone at Belfast on June 9th. Several

rushes were made, and finally the police were compelled to charge the crowd, a number of persons being injured. Many were placed under

arrest. Tho urcitement continued for severni hours.

According to Peking reports the official selected to take the place of H.E. Wu Ting-fang,

whose term of office as Chinese Minister to the United States, Spain, and Peru las already expired, is Li Chin-fang, the adopted son of H.E. La Hang-chang. It is, however, rumoured the Minister-Elect intends to refuse the post.

The new Japanese repeating rifles which the Corosn Gevernment bought from Japan aro not to be used by the Imperial Body Guards, The Emperor having prohibited their use. Yi Yo-yok, who is working on behalf of the French loan syndicate, seat in a representation to His Majesty against the Japanese rife; hoes the

Ceylon papers record the death, on June 24th, of Sir Harry Diss., retired Judge of the Supreme Court, at the age of 79. He leavOS B fortune of £200,000.

The British Minister to Tokyo has forwarded an affçid note to the Japanese Government with regard to the establishment of a British Consulate at Bakan; but the Government has not yet replied.

The rate of infant mortality in Bangkok is Baid to be very high already, and is expected to increase with the laying down of a new tram. to be considered when Hongkong gets its way. This suggests a problem which will have trainway-wystem.

TELEGRAMS.

"DAILY. PRESS" SERVICE.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.]

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

* SHANGHAI, 13th July, 8.7 a.m.

EIGHT MISSIONARIES REACH TAIYUANFU.

The Governor of Shansi telegraphs that' party of eight Protestait missionaries have reached Taiyuanfu in m'ety.

COL POWELL. AT NEWCHWANG.

Lieutenant-Colonel Powell, of General Burrow's staff, has arrived at Newchwang. The Russians now deny having arrested him at all.

The Peking correspondent of the N.-C. Daily New* wrote on the 2nd inst. that all the local authorities emphatically deny that Tang Fu hsiang is contemplating rebellion against the Emprese. They say he is still in high favour with that lady and has nothing to gain by robellion. The general sentiment of the people is, however, that a future enthurst of anti- foreign fooling is inevitable. How long it may efforts of the Foreign Powers to pravest il. be delayed will depend upon the precautionary While they are vigilant and maintain a con- H. M. guniront Redpole-arrived in Kobe har-siderable force in the country, there is not much to fear. But as soon as it is at all fousiblo bour or the 3rd iust. from Weil dwoi, and was

another uprising will take place. The Con- way to Germany on the mission of apology. to remain there for about ten days. There were

* Delayed in transmission. then three vessels of the British nary in port, Fervative party will only rish their stupil the craisor Aurora and the gunboats Phoenix position to progress and reform with their. and Reipnic. The Chronicle understands that lives. these vessels have been ordered to Koke to unable the officers and men to obtain lease in Japan; and to await orders.

prohibition.

and are after-dinner Wines of a very have absolute control, and the objets of circles that the Protestant Missions' claims for that the late continuous rains in that province of ont eanny brethren, and replied, “Eh, no,

superior-vintage. All are guaranteed. pure Xeres Wher

Saruple bottles and smaller quantities will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates,

We only guirantee our Wines and Spirits to be gouine when bought direct from us

A number of Chinose merchants in Shanghai. evind little sympathy with any scientific engaged in the Nowelwang trado received from work except the usual magnetic observations their agante at that port on the 6th and 7th necompanying all voyages of exploration in inst, telegraphic news stopping all goods from tise is being sent up North, until further notice. The unknown regions, - prvemedel to influence to reduce to a nullity the powers reasons given are that the insurgents, generally of the scientific expert, whom it was styled "Rod Boards" (Hung Hu-tze, are proposed now to place in an inferior posiveriamning the whole of the region between

Despatches revived in Shanghai from eh'ang, the provincial capital of Kin gsi, report

and brought down heavy volumes of water from the mountains, inundating nearly the whole province and causing invaso damage to property, crops and lives, no less than 4009 of frushes. It is feared that the consegrant which were lost during the first three days of dietzese amongst the inhabitants of Kiangsi will produce much trouble in the country during the coming winter.

MISSION TO GERMANY STAETS.

Prince Chus learer Peking to-day on his

GENERAL NEWS.

LONDON, 13th July, 8.35. p.m.

FOREIGN OFFICE AND THE FAR

EAST A WEAK APOLOGY. Lord Lansdowne, replying in the Honse of Lords ton question from Lord Templetown, stated that no officials in the Foreign Office had, served in the Far East. A different,

A correspondent, writing to the Globe, says : -Some years ago I was playing in a golf match in India, Bangalore . Madras, when a hawk suddenly swooped down ou my ball and carried it ́) Nanot in its claws. I appealed to my adversary to allow me to drop another hall, but he was one

mon, lost ball lost hai." This did not wimit of argument, and although I did not grin I bore it. Some weeks afterwards I went for a walk befera breakfast, and climbing a rocky hawk's nest, and by it a dead hawk, and in eminence to see the view I came across a the best- my golf ball; both the hawk and the latt were quite warm. I sent the hawk stem from that now sbtaining would be to the curator of the musenm, and asked for difficult. He deprecated going behind the a post-mortem, his verdiet was "a broken backs of Ambassadors, and added that it is heart." and on my telling him the story ho had no doubt that the poor bird had expired in the invariable rule to consult persons avail-

able who possess local experience.

The Navel and Military Hovoril of the 13th

In the Colony or from our authorisetion and under the absolute contril in Novehwang and Moukám, proventing ciest., commenting on the thro' weaks', trial of its vain efforts to haich out my Silvertown." everything of Captain ScoTT. The Comavication hotwem the laro points and further the British tarbine torpedo-boat destroyer Viper,

Agents at the Coast Ports.

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HONGKONG CRICKET FESTIVAL, | 1901:

JAPAN AND THE INDEMNITY, It is reported that Mr. Rockhill, U.S. Commissioner, has been intracted to support Japan' application for an enlargement of

It will be learned with mingled feelings of Calais Company is now matnring, to build two of the Hengkoug Cricket Club that the Straits her iademaity froin China, to cover the

North, and stopping all trade routes. Many

which was conducted under regular servics conditions, zud during which she developed u mittee appointed by the Royal Society merchants have already suffered from the explained that this was an catire departure insurgents, who carried off all the gods thut speed of Su kants, and was pronounced expable enormous at top speed, which, the paper adds, A. S. WATSON & CO. | from the previous arrangements, and that full into their hands, whilst several supervargnes of doing 31, says her cual consumption was

frain the very nature of the case Professor have lost, their lives.

militudes against the plan which the over- GREGORY Could not be made subject to the whims of the mere geographical explorar. Captain Scorr, who looked upon the whole pleure and regret that Mr. II. A. Ritchio, turbine channel steamers and reduce the channel affair from a sailor's point of view, zu the abl and popular superintendas of the trip thirty-five minutes. The Viper's trial was could not comprehend any scientific explora: & O. Company here, will shortly be transpronounced to be completely satisfactory. brew, she showed a remarkable immunity from tion apart from the surveying point of view,

Although she was handled by au inexperienced threw in his weight with Sir CLEMENTS MARKHAM, and a dead-lock was thereby

breaking down. The Viper was steady in all wenthers.

cansed.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

BIRTHS. On The With June, at Newchwang, the wife of 3. N SECEPAL, oỀ à BOD.

On that July, at All Saints Vicarage, Tientsin, the wife of Rev, 6. D. 314FP, of a Mosi.

DEATH.

On the 13th July, at Kowloon, Dairy Eler, the beloved suughter of W. W. and Eaith

Wsos, aged 7 month.

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The Daily Press.

Meanwhile Professor Gascony had accepted the Professorship of Geology at Melbourne University with the stipulation that he was to take part in the expedition and had actually sailed to take up his post.

so that the situation amounted to a rein- plete impune. There were still hopes that something might be done by some yielding

forral te Lantion. Mr. Ritchie is well known in the Far East generally, having taken a prominent and an active interest in the wolfare of the ports be has been stationed at; and whilst all will wish him every succoss and pleasura în The directors is new sphere, yet many will regret his leportare from our midst. of the company have offered him the position of manager of the West End brand of the company's business in London, which he has accepted. He will probably leave to take up the appointment in November, his Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie will be much missed in local circles; and we are sure the Shanghai commuuity will unite with Hongkong in its zool wishes.

In enlirmation of what we reported in Satur- day's issue, we are informed by the Committee

visit the colony in November next. Shanghai have accepted a challenge from the Club to bavy also practically decided to come, bringing

at lawn-tonnis The. Antes ixed for the In- with them two members who will represent them

November, but these have not yet been confirmed terport Cricket Woek are the 11th to 16th

by the Straits and Shanghai. -

The Straits have also sent an invitation dak

ing Hongkong to send a team to Singapore to play a Straits team at Chinese New Year, 1902, This challenge does not apply to Hongkong now under consideration. only, but to China gonerally. The matter is

HINGLONG OFFICE: 14, DEB YOUX ROAD Con the part of the Geographers, bot thifocal successor not having yet been nominated airedy prepared to open up this route by SHOOTING MATCH AT KOWLOON.

LONDON UFFICE: 131. FLEET STREET, EC

HONGKONG, 15th July, 1901

THE exploration of the regions surrounding the South Pole is a task in which, con sidering that, with the exception of South America, all the other hands below 20 south latitude are in British occupation, the English people might well be expected to take a special interest, The British were the pioneers in Arctic exploration, and have well kept up their reputation ever since. More than half-a-century ago, Captain JAMES Ross by his discovery of the volcanic mountains Erebus and Terror reached the then sltima Thule of southern exploration.

was found impracticable, and when the failure of any attempt at arrangement was telegraphed out to Professor Gregory, who had meanwhile arrived at this post, he unhesitatingly resigned. Thus, for the present at least, has come to nought the only opportunity that has offered of independent scientific

A correspondent of the N-C. Daily News writes at the beginning of the month: There exploration in the Antatie has been serious trouble at Huangshots during the examinations. Amongst the candidates was Continent, and all that scems feasible is

a man who has the heien B. A. degree. During the correction of our maps and charts. the examination it was found that he had some doubtless a very useful, and it may prqve books with him. The examiner at once ordered interesting, addition to our knowledge, this expulsion from the hall, but the men frou

far below what the subscribers to the

his hazen objected. Other men from other parts claimed that he must be expelled, and finally there was a free fight in which the B. A. was stabbed to death. The examiner then ordered

exploration fund had every reason expect. The most galling portion of this mismanaged Insincse is the very different

the corpse to be thrown outside the town. This line of action taken by the Germans, who

caused farther strife, the shopkeepers all closed After Captain Ross's time, by a strauge on the other side are sending out a similar their shops and the students declined to enter roversion of British instinct, the Antarctic expedition. There the scientific element the Hall for the further teste. The examiner regions cased to excite any interest amongst is looked upon as the chief, and towards it at first was inexorable, but inding that the the nation at large, and successive govern- the more geographical oleinent is subsidiary students would not sit, and fearing the result of ments following the lead threw cold water On the whole, neither the British Gover- a report to this higher authorities that the ox- ou any suggestion to revive the national ment nor the Royal Geographical Society amination had not been held, he yielded. I do curiosity. Of late years it has been becoming increasingly apparent that there appear to advantage in the affair.

not know how much he has paid for the funeral. The examinations are now resumed.

A special telegram to the New York World from St. Petersburg says:-Senator Boveridge has been conferring with the Russian Foreign Ministry relative to concessions for steamship service between Vladivostok or Port Arthur and some port on the Pacific coast of the United ́ Statca He found the Russian Government starting a line of steamers between Vladivostok and San Francisco for carrying the Trans-Pacifie Railway, which will be completed by the end of malls in connection with the Trans-Siberian this year, it is thought. Two steamers, the Menchuria and Borgolin, each M6 foot long, of 500 tons burden, 4,075 horse-power and sixteen. knot spel, are building at Trieste, Austria, for the East China Railway Company, which already has a fleet of twenty-eight steamers for the Yellow Son trafic. The Manchuria has alnady been launched, and will be delivered to the Russian Commissioners this month. The Mongolia will be finished in the autumn. The opening of the new service has been fixed for December. The passage between Vladivostok and San Francisco is expected to occupy twelve

days.

deprxiation of Japanese bonds.

RUSSIA RE-ARMS HER FIELD

ARTILLERY..

An imperial ukase orders the whole of the Russian field artillery to be equipped with 3-inch quick-firing guns:

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON 11th July,

BRITISH NAVAL MANŒUVRES. The British naval manœuvres, in which 13 warships will participate will commence on the 16th instant.

MR. BRODRICK AND THE WAR. Mr. Brodrick, speaking at a banquet of the

of the Government in connection with the war Conservative Associations, said that the mistakes

in Bonth Africa wore dae to an excess of con- sideration for the enemy

The Government trastel Lord Kitchener,

RUSSIA, SERVIA AND BULGARIA. and would place no obstacles in his way.

Russia's increasing friendliness towards Serria and Balypris is causing some anxiety in

Austria.

LONDON, 11th July.

VOLUNTEERS . NON-VOLUNTEERS. The retura abooting match between the Volunteer and Non-Volunteer members of the Rifle Association came off at the Kowloon reage on Saturday afternoon. The weather was good, but the light was changeable. The com- blat in the match at the Tai Hang Range position of the teams was slightly different from Causeway Bay. Of the Noa-Volcnteers, In- sector McLennan, Sergeant Howery, R.E., and Quartermaster-Sergeant West. R.E, were replaced by Captain Warren, R.A.. Corporal Eddie, R.E., and Sergeant Croza, R.M.L.I. Two alterations took place in the Volunteer vam, Gunner Pidgeon, "B" Company, and ing Gunder Lapsley, Field Battery, and Private Watson, "D" Company, Corporal Corporal J. L. Andrew, "D" Company, succeedi

The Mercury correspondeat writes from Androw (Volunteers) and Sergeant Cross (Non- Newchwang on the 5th inst.-I have been able Volunteers), it may be explained, were taken on to obtain fuller information regarding the when firing had commenced, it being then found

At the THE VLAKFONTEIN ALLEGATIONS. He was arrested at each team was a man chori,

Lord Kitchener has informed Mr. Brodrick twenty-five miles north of Moukden on the 20th match at the Tai Hang Range the Volunteers

that even men festify to seeing the Boss shoot arrest of Colonel Powell. redentials written in Russian, English, and pletely turned the tables, winning by 62. At the winnded after the Vlakfontein fight, and June, although he was farnished with full were beaten by 50, but on Saturday they com Chinege. Ho proceeded by the way from Port0-yards they led: by 3 points, at 500 yards that his has ordered zvora evidence to be taken. Arthur and saw Admiral Aloxieff there. Col. 14 points were added to this slight advantage, Powell told the Admiral pleinly that it was his and at 600 yards the Volunteers completely The Hongkong Police officials are cortainly intention to travel to England by Manchuria ontunatched their opponents by piling on

A railway pass only as far as majority of 45. Lieut. Laminert (99), Conner Baldwin (93), and Captain Carlyle (97) were coming well to the fore. Lasi Baturday they and Siberia. arranged for a billiard match, six of the policeTighling, forty miles north of Moukden, was were simply geographical, many of them

to play against an equal number of the Civilian furnished him, as the trains farther on were in their best form, and were easily the highest. Club. The game started at 2.30 pm. Though quite irregular. Of course interactions were scorers. Appended are the figures ;---

wired all long the route and his coming was were magnetic, and others geological. The

some pretty strokes were male, the match was

known to everybody, but the nature of these distribution of continent and, ocean, the

more remarkable for the genuine good humour

instractions are unknown. Instead of following Lieut. G.P. Lammert, "C" Co.,

Gun, Baldwin, F.B., origin of the great oceanic currents which

prevailing among the opponents than for any affect so intimately not only the commerce

rilliancy of play. Refreshments were served the railway direct to Tishling, be want to see Gun. Pidgeon, "B" Co., but the various climates of the world, the

D" Co., Lient. J. H. Underwood has been appointed ad libitum by the genial hosts, and the match Monkden, and stayed with a missionary thers Ser. Marshall, B" Co. effects and distribution of magnetic force,

with the Russians, lost they might throw Priv. A. Mackenzie, all these were practical questions which Captain, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, in place concluded at 8.30 p.m., the police winning by for two days. Then to avoid all further contact Ser. Stewart. F.B.,

Priv. Horley, "D" Co., of Capt. G. H. Potte, resigned, and Sergeant-sixty points, 799 to 739. Preparations were certainly could not be solved without a Major G. P. Lammert has been appointed to then made for an impromptu "smoker" to wind obstacles in the way, he decided to proceed from Priv. R. Clarke...

up the day, and a really excellent programme was Moakden, by Chinese cart. Russian officers List Mossop, F.B., thorough investigation of these ice-bound the lieutenancy thur vacant.

got together in a few minutes. The orchestra from the staff at Monkden called on him, but Corpì. J. I. Andrew," lands. But there were a great many more of

During the hearing of a summary case at (R.W.F. ban/smen), consisting of 'collo, flate, no objection was made to his proposed journey. essentially scientific character, the objects of which did not at once commend themselves the Supreme Court on Saturday, Chau Shau concertina, banjo and cornst, was all that could A few hours after he had left Moukden, when to the popular mind, but which in the Nana, broker, plaintiff in an action for broker be desired. Song followed song, interspersed by the Russians learned that he had gone, General growth of knowledge were by those most age was found to be committing perjury, and selections from the orchestra, and the performers Fleischer wired to Tiebling to stop him, and Capt. Carlyle, A.O.D.,..

was sentenced by His Honour T Sercombe certainly enme off very creditably Where recordingly half way between Moukden sad Q-M. Ser. Wallace, K.E.,...

Ser.-Ins, Wake, B.M.L.I., competent to judge were deemed of far smith to one month's imprisonment with hard everydy did his bost, it would be 'invidious to Tishling, an offer and four Cossacks met him. Mr. J. Cramer, R.N wider reaching utility. Amongst these were labour. It will be remembered that the particularise. The entertainment closed with arrested him and took him into Tiohling, at the Mr. W. G. Stackwood,... the problems connected with a supposed defendant in another action was recently sent speeches by the chairman, Sergt. Withers, same time informing him that General Fleischer Ar-Ser. Blair, A.0.D.,... former "Ice Age," the distribution and to prison for two months, with hard labour, by advocating that such gatherings might be of was acting under orders from General Grodek Sex. Crose, R.M.L.I.,

Corpl. Eddie, R.E., sequence of the various forms of life on His Honour A. G. Wise, for a similar offence more frequent occurrence, and, on behalf of the off, the officer in command at Khabarole, and Capt. Warren, R.A

It is to be hoped that such exemplary lessons Civilian Club by Mr. Haggart, who thanked that the latter had wired to St. Petersburg Bergt. Mackie, R.W.F.,

late advice, we still detained in Tiebling. Mincere faunas of South America and will have a salutary effect in inducing Chinese the hosts heartily for the pleasant afternoon for instructions. Colonel Powell, socording to

and evening provided. witnesses to speak the truth. Australia, all of which could not be ug

were many essentially scientific investiga- Mr. F. A. Hazeland's appointment to be tions the issue of which could only be Second Magistrate is notified in the Gosette. arrived at by an intimate study of these

The French flagship Amiral Chirner, with southern lands. Some of these questions

Rear-Admiral Boyle, arrived at Shanghai from Nagasaki on the 6th inst.

the earth, the strange connection of the

During the 24 hours ending at nocu on Baturday there were reported one fresh cany only of plague and three deaths (Chinese).

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AUSTRALIA AND THE MANNING OF MAIL STEAMERS.

The Australian Senate has rejected the proposal that vessels carrying mails abould be

PROBABLE MEETING OF THREE exclusively manned by whites.

MONARCHS.

The Continental press is discussing tho likelihood of a meeting of Emperor Willam, the Tear of Russia, and King Edward, at the Maine

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LONDON, 12th July.

MORE WAR MEDALS.

King Edward will present 3,000 war medala

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Intense heat prevails in Amories, and the

erogs are being damaged,

Tropical host is general throughout Europe.