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INTIMATION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

A competition of the Hongkong Rife As ciation is to be held this afternom, commencing at 2.45

surprisingly well still. Indian, Japanese and local wille meet the demand for coarse yam, to the detriment of British yarns. By a table giving the value in silver of Daring to 24 hours ending atnoon yesterday foreign imports to cash port during 1890-there were reported one case of plague and one death (Chinese), bringing the year's totals to

A. S. WATSON & CO., 1900, Mr. TAYLOR shows that, though the

LIMITED.

IMPORTERS OF HIGH-CLASS SHERRIES.

Padan

B. SUPERIOR PALE DRY, Good

Dinner Wine, Green Seal Capsule $19.80

C. MANZANILLA

PALE

NATURAL SHERRY, White

Capsule

CC. SUPERIOR OLD PALE DRY, NATURAL SHERRY, Red Seal Capsule

12.00

12.00

D. VERY SUPERIOR OLD PALE DRY, CHOICE OLD WINE, White Seal Capsule ...

... 14.40

E. EXTRA SUPERIOR OLD PALE DRY, VERY FINEST QUALITY (Ol Bottled), Black Beal Capsule

trade has not doubled in bulk, the Chinese are very ready to purchase, even at enhanced prices, foreign goods which have once found favour. The actual quantities imported show a less satisfactory result than might be gathered from the enormous apparent increase in the value of trade, and

1,567 cases and 1,494 denibs.

Hongkong is not the only city in the East enjoying the doubtful blossing of the presence of counterfeiters. According to Manila papers the Filipino is becoming an adept in tho mamu. facture of Mexican "quer" dollars.

SATURDAY JULY 2001, 1901

A Cherbourg, carred dent itates that on the return of any eUbins expedition the Kaiser willet them with a naval squadron, which will visit Carbong, President Loubet meeting the Emperor.

To judge from the Haras telegrams, M. of bangaste presidency of Doumor's life now le maile railways, and nominations to various societies.

The Philippines Commission has completed A Chino at Mania after ronding amok, the drafting of the Charter for the city of slashlag austive policeman in the bank with an Manite, and it is now in the hands of the axe, and being looked up, committed suicide by translators. It will be between a fortnight | hanging himself in his self with his wairt- and a month before the new Charter will come string. in force.

General MacArthur, tho former Governor-

The nativo oren of the ma. Belgika mantinied

Mr. TAYLOR therefore, for purposes of which Lo Yew Hol, alias Tui Li, is charged with from Manila on the morning of the 9th inst/Bulang or Zamboanga, and in the fight that:

comparison, converts the silver figures into sterling at the average rate of From this he exchange for each year.

There has been an increase, deducas: "and the Chinese are gradually purchasing *more foreign gonda, and they are demand

ing a better class of cotton goods; but "the table seems to show that, owing to defective means of communication and

The trial of the case at the Supreme Court ta uttering a forged will was adjourned yesterday morning ase dis owing to the indisposition of Mr. J. J. Francis, XC., the prosecuting counsel.

Yuana Trot i of Shanghai, it is stated, las received a special telegram from Viceroy Lin Kung-yi, saying that the Empress Dowager lad commanded the local mandarins not to be tea extravagant in preparing for the reception

General of the Philippicas, arrived at Nagasak while the steamer was loading wood at either and was met by the United States Coneal and ensued the master of the ship. Capt. Voleaco, several American residents at Nagasaki. The the first officer, chief engineer and two of the transport which brought General MacArthur crew were killed. to Nagasak left immediately for Manila, as tho General was to proceed to Tokohama by another steamer.

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS SERVICE.

FROM OUR CORRESTONDENTE]

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

SHANOLA, 19th July, 8.6 p.m.

PRINCE CHUN IN SHANGHAI,

Prince Chun lunched with the German Consul yesterday His programme to-day, which should have consisted of visits with the British Consul to the Country Club, the Race Club, the Town Hall, the North

Great dissatisfaction is felt among private ice-maunfacturers in Manila over the fact that the government sells ice from its own ice-plant to the public. What gives dissatisfaction to Ching Daily Now office and the Hongkong the ice-manufacturers will no doubt be looked, and Shanghai Bank, with a lunch on board

"the cost of carriage, each port supplies of the Prince, owing to the Court being still in | 60,120 kwan, 320 momne, valued ut 5,392.0m) "Pen as a blessing by the people, as the supply HMS. Arethusa was all abandoned owing.

if

When

only a restricted district. railways are built we shall see n greni "advance in the trade, not only because goods will penetrate further, but because "a large proportion of the capital used in construction will be spent by the Chinese on foreign gooda, to be paid for eventually by exports.

Turning then to exports, Mr. TAYLOR shows how China has been able to spend her imports. Bristles, fans,

more on

exile..

i

The French general Bailloud is going to make a short trip to the Wutaishen, a mountain fam- ous for its bracing atmosphere, in Shanai. He has just about started and will make the journey in a private capacity but with the fall cognis ance of the Chinese officials who will receive him en route. A Buddhist from Chengtingfa will pioneer the party.

The Band of the Madras Light Infantry will

Returns made by the Governor-General's Office at Formoss show that the odom imported into the island during last year amounted to yes. The value of the drug imported in 1800 was 2,775,800 yon, in 1878 2,044,292 yen, in 1897 1,570,347 yen, and in 1896 1,164,850 yen. The licensed smokers at the end of year numbered 165,752.

of io from private sources has always been inadequate and mareliable.

to his suffering from an attack of diurhoea,

TOMION, 18th July, 7.40 p.m.

The list of murders and murderom who suffer the extrems penalty of the law for their crime is, daily inuressing in the Philippines, The authpest operations of cremation were and has already reached gigantic proportions. | HASTENING THE NEGOTIATIONS-- brought to a conclusion at the Imperial Uni In whatever also the Filipino is backward, it

OBSTACLES REMOVED. versity, Tokyo, on the 1st lost. It was conis not in taking life when his passion is roused sidered best to burn the floors of the con- and his heart yearns for vengeance, Few races demued buildings in situ, but the superstrus- also can equal him in the fiendish ruoity with tures were in every case pulled down and which be revenges himself for some fancied or

feathers, hemp, hides, mats and matting, oils play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening from cremated in a pit. Only eight rats found a real wrong.

20.40rbabart, Besamuut, skins, tobacco and wool are all progressing trades, he states. Silk is checked by disease among the worius. B, C, and CC are excellent dinner Wines. Black tea has fallen away, green, teu is stationary, while brick tea has improved. D and E are after-dinner Wines of a very There is every reason to expect a continued ALL ARE GUARAN-expansion of the trade in "sundries," even superior vintage.

supposing the tea and silk export trades TEED PURE XERES WINES.

8 to 9.30. Programme:-

Weber Overture....." Dex Frelschütz"

"Tannhäuser **, ....... Wagner Selection....... Wults....

“Soldaton Lieder”............................. Gung"! Sanshire and Rain" Elumenthal ullivan

Song

Polka

Selection

The Miksiơ'

»

"The Deep Blue Sea" God Save the King":

Brewer

Mr. Ueno, Japanes Coneal at Amoy ka stated in a report to the Foreign Department, averago of deaths from bubonic disease is 40 to

funeral pyro at the conflagration, and five of them wows free from bacilli: The other three bare still to be examined. Since the first dis covory of an infected raa, 308 rats altogether have been captured in and about the buildings so that the colony may be said to have boon practically extirpated before the Inst romely was applied.

The first prize competition of the Amoy

The eve of the longest day, which, nooording to the almanac, is the 21st of Jund, has brought with it few signs of summer, wrete the Globe on the 20th at Early yesterday morning four degrees of frost were registered fu the suburbs of London, and though a welcome rain fell last night, the temperatura did not rise to any great extent. On the Confirant matters

receive no encouragement. The low ex- that the plaguo is very lad there and the daily Rite Club, at 200 and 300 yards was concluded appear to be even worse. We read of heavy

chan has stimulated exports, the foreign

We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be buyer being able to pay more silver to 50 while in Kalangsa the number is from 4 toon. the 7th fast. The weather was all that snowstorms in several districts, and graxt

genuine only when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.

the Chinese seller and at the same time to obtain more goods for an equal amount of sterling.

Mr. TAYLOR's introductory remarks der the heading Foreign Trade may be quoted in their entirety. He says: Ono would

A.S. WATSON & CO. naturally have expated a disastrous com-

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THE HONG KONG DISPENSARY.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

The Daily Press.

Until recently no Japanese have been infected by the plague, but three or four naturalisal Chinese for Formosa died this year. One Japanese subject suecumbed to the disease recently. There is nothing to warrant a helief that the plague will be stamped ont soon....

The party of missionaries who have gote to Taiyuanta to settle the Protestant claims, etc., Great pre has been well received there.

parations were made for their reception by the Governor, Tsin Caun-hsten, who is determined to adopt any measures towards a good ander- standing that may be advisable. The mission- Lies in question are Drs. Atwood, Edwards, and Wesra. Duncan, Hosto, Orr-Ewing, Taylor and Tjader, with a Roman priest, and Major Pereira, of the Intelligence Branch of the British Army. They left Peking on the 2nd

of June.

could be desired, wind and light. favourable, damage to the crops. still very low scores were made, especially at 300 yards, and far from corresponding with the shooting done at the same ranges during the practice put in by the team. The following was the result:-

200

#0) garde. yards

28

Total,

57

19

43

... 25

40

26

11

37

19

12

161 Retired

C. A. Swanstrom ... 29 W. E. Keay..... J. McArthur... P. A. Barlow.

·W. Kraso Dr. O'Niell A. Cumming

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In view of the epidemic of plague through which we have just passed, the accomat telegraphed by an Express correspondent at Cairo of the measures to combat the disease in sioners of the Caisse du Dette, ou Lord Egypt may prove interesting:-The Commis Cromer's urgent recommendation, have at last

A semi,official report from Wehington states that Japan, finding that insistones on her request for an increase of her indemnity from China completely blocked negotiations, has withdrawn her demand. While the United States oppose an increase of Customs duties, Mr. Bockhill has nevertheless been instructed to assent, in deference to the universal wish for a speedy conclusion of nogotiations.

GENERAL NEWS.

SHARGRAY, 19th July, 8.6 pan.

WOOSUNG

The Boer meeting in London yesterday, remarks the New York Commercial advertiser of the 20th alt, spolking of Mr. Labouchere's gathering at the Queen's Hall, apporpriately preside over by Mr Labouchero was a conspi- ANOTHER SERIOUS COLLISION AT cucus ilustration of what this sort of person can do a time when no conceivablo object but that of discrediting And harassing the trovera ment could be imaginod Have we aby persons in this county who would go 49 for as the British pro-Boars!", No Americans, in the | Advertiser's opinion, would get uponly with

the avowed enemies of their own country.

The French submarine vessels to be laid down this year will, according to a Paris paper, have double engines, steam and electrios, Bke the Holland type. Their radius of motion will be.

than the Nareal The results of the recent

trial of the Narod for forty-eight hours were not satisfactory. The navigation, of the vessel on the surface was defective sad dificult, and - which she had to be towed back to port The she sustained an ssident, in consequence of crew were safering from exliaustion and pansea, the cause of which it is impossible to explain.

The question of feminine dress appear to be granted the £20,000 asked for by Pinching increased, and they will plunge more rapidly agitating Japan somewhat. Dress-reformers are advocating the general adoption by Japanese ladies of the Habana and a modified slipper with a land to buiten over the instep. One writer is troubled about head-gear and propose taking up the question, remarks -- We do not B that anything est be better for the head than a light hat, provided that it fits the head, instead of being pinned on the top, and pro- vidod that it shows a natural curve of outline instead of being crashed into shapes not seen in nature except as the result of disorderly accidente. But why introduco hond-goart. Is it

"mercial panic with heavy failures; but the "year has been, generally speaking, a fairly Trade was so "good though anxious one. "brisk during the first six months and revived so strongly towards the close thai, contrary to all expectations, the value of the foreign trade was well up to the "average of late years, although naturally Salling short of such an exceptional year HORURONG OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD Cas 1899, At Newchwang such astonishing shown previous to the LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C

"progress was

disturbances that a rapid recovery may be Horesong, 20th July, 1901

"looked for. Tientsin may possibly be Mr. F. E. TAYLOR's report on the foreign "adversely affected for some little time, trade of China in 1900, just published at "but it is just as likely that the profits of

·Shangbai by order of the Inspectorate Gen."the military occupation and the wide eral of Imperial. Maritime Customs, deals "distribution of boarded wealth, which has with the results of a most exceptional year" taken place will lead to an early increase a kind of gauza bainoose. The Japan Mail

Personal experience is in the history of China. Yet after a perusal of trade there. of the report one is surprised at the small more persuasive than advice, and the general effect of the upheaval last year. Chinese Government will probably be "more disposed toegard with favour the This was due to a variety of circumstances,

The great expansion of China's foreigu "extension of railways since the arduous Trade, shown by the statistics for 1899, journey of the Court to Hsian, to which "place supplies came very slowly and was continued during the ürst half of "1800," Mr. TAYLOR SAYS, "but the distur-"suffered considerably in bulk on the road. "bances in the North, which became serious "Tamine, too, has come under their in- "in June, not only stopped for a time all"mediate notice, and the people were "trude at Newchwang and Tentein, but "perishing around them without hope of "naturally had a depressing effect through "the relief which railways could have "the ports." The idea of the possible"brought. Whatever changes may result " from the events of 1900, whatever read- success of the Borer movement, he goes on to say, was accepted only by a limited partyjustments may take place in the share of in Peking and by certain northern provincial" the trade taken by each country, it may be officials; elsewhere it was fortunately re-confidently expected that the foreign caired with scepticism. A rebellion in the "commerce of China, as a whole, will

"continue the expansion which was South was promptly suppressed, though not

"marked in 1899. before it had disturbed trade. The trin- quillity of the Yangtze Valley was remark. able.

a necessary concomitant of modern civilisation F

director of the Banilary Department, to enable him to effectively deal with plague. This sam will be none too large, as Finching Boy's plans comprise the erection of isolation camps, where plague sufferers will be treated. A score of nurses have also been engaged. All requests additional medical men and male and female for leave from European or untive employees of the Sanitary Department have been refused, The actual outlook is far worse than at any time sizes 1897, and the Government will have to strain every nerve if they want to save Lower Egypt from the calamities of a dread epidemic on the eve of the gathering of the cotton crop

The Aikowa Muru, formerly the Produce, on arriving at Woosing to-day, collided with a pole junk and then struck, seriously damaging a tender alongside the German

mail steamer Bayern The latter had two plates dented and would probably have sok, but for the Bremen acting as fender.

LONDON, 18th July, 7.40 p.m.

END OF THE RUSSELL TRIAL——

VERDICT.

Lord Russell has been tried by the Peers on the charge of bigamy. He pleaded guilty, and has been sentenced to Holloway Girol

division. The trial was conducted with full for three months as a prisoner of the first

ancient ceremonial.

LAOS RELEASED FROM

QUARANTINE.

The passengers on the Messageries Mari-

The latest results to hand about the County

dated London, 3 July, which says:Rain Cricketchampionship are contained in a telegram interfered will cricket on Monday and Tuesday. Anti-frier demonstrations are again taking At the Oval, Kent defeated Barrey by 110 place in the Phillippines. Augustiniar and runs, after declaring its innings At Not- Dominican monks have certainly a lively time tingham, Notts beat Leicester by by runs, of it, according to the Manila Times, which after declaring to innings, At Bradfoni, says:-News comes from the north that the Yorkshire beat Scasex by ten wickets The people of Calismo in Pangasinan, practically bowling analysis in Sussex's first innings was mebbed two Dominicas friars and the rative-irst & wickets for 11 mas, Rhodes 5 times stealap La Lave been released. cure on June 29, so that they had to take refugewickets for 3 runs. At Bristol, Somerset They strongly complain of the absence of in the convent. The monks had come to Calieno beat Gloucester by 127 runs. At Southampton, on the occassion of the feste of San Pedro-San Worcester vent Hampshire by 91 re Pablo as the guests of the curd. The populace declaring its inauge. hailed their presence with hoots, and a-rsin of bad fruit and egg", jeering at the curf's throats of excommunication, and to climat their demen stration played the "Star Spangled Banner" and fourished the American flag before In Ceba an Augustinisu monk was hissed from the palpit, when he tried to address a congregation, and latera delegation went to the convent and expressed a popular

An a local resident was walking along Holly wood Road on Thursday about 10 p.m., he was suddenly brought to a halt at the upper end of Pottinger Street by a combination of the most unusual noises. He listened and attempted to classify the various squeaks, saaris, sbricks and bellows apparently proceeding from the Central Station, but without avail. It was not exactly Hind Swamy hymn, a Chinese wedding march.ors Cingulo devil dance, nor yet like a dog fight, but a seeming combination of all four. Our informsat proceeded towards the station, where he found that the noise proceeded from Under Shipping, it is to be noted that of nothing more than a bagpipe, a piano, and a "That trade was not more ruin.usly a total tonnage, entries and clearances, of phonograph, all performing at once in a house impeded, always excepting the area of 40,807,000 tons, Great Britain contributed adjoining the Central Station. This is certainly the convent, bostilities, during a year which was so 56 per cent., China 19, Germany 10, Japana combination of instruments £t to produce exceptionally trying to merchants, and so. 2, Sweden and Norway, Russia, and America anything but melody. *full of unrest for the populace," the each 1 per cent.

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report continues, shows its vitality and An enormous import of silver is recorded how quickly it will revive when peace is in 1900, in the shape of British, French and restored." This is a reassuring statement. Mexican dollars brought in by the troops. and could we but feel any certainty as to Dollars are said to be ousting Bycee in the progress of pacification up North we| Manchuria, and the same may happen in might well derive considerable encourge Chibli. The gold export, principally from ment from it.

Manchuria, was checked by the war; while The close of the decade, Mr. TAYLOR large quantities of gold coins, chiefly from observes, offers a convenient opportunity Japan, were imported and bought freely by for a general view of the progress of trade, the Chinese on account of the ease of car. and be accordingly gives in tabular form riage in a time of suspense. With more the annual grantities of some of the attention to an uniform standard of purity principal articles imported during the years in the Chinese dollar the confidence of the 1891-1900. The record he finds not people, at present lacking, may be gained.* altogether satisfactory. Neither in cotton

Mr. TATLON concludes by giving the esti- piece goods, wollen goods or metals has mated value of the foreign import and export growth been shown.. On the other hand, trade, exclusive of bullion, in the year 1900, four, kerosent, matches and soap ure which works out thus:→Imports, value at imported in much larger quantities every moment of landing, H. Tls. 186,870,551 year, the first and last named reaching their exports, value at noment of shipment, Hk. record figures last year. In heavy cotton Ts 176,880,221 In 1899, it may be seen Ecods Mr. TAYLOR notes the expansion of from the report for that year, the figures American manufactures at the expense of were: Imports, Hk. Tis. 238,953,883; ez Batish, which, he says, is natural and must ports, Hk. Tis 217,610,004. A comparison be expected to continue, Ameren being an of these totals and of those of the preceding exporter under favourable conditions. years seems fully to justify Mr. TAYLOR'A Lancashire goods, however, hold their own optimistic expectations.

Dr. Golo, Head of the Civil Government of desire that the order might leave the islands,

Forces, speaking through the columns of the Nichi Nichi Shimbus, denounces as sitogether falso the statements reqphtly made in our even- ing contemporary, the China Mail, to the discredit of the Formosan Administration. He declares that no discrimination of any kind has been made against foreigners in Formoss. They have been treated emotly as Japanese are treated and if any have found the situation intolerable, the fault does not le with the Japanese. The Japan Mail commenting on this statement says The fact seems to be that prior to the Ja panese cocupation of Formes foreigners enjoyed degree of liberty which some converted into licents. These persons naturally found that the restrictions which grow up under the role of Japan were disgreeably irksome, and it in from such discontented individuals that advarse rititians occasionally emanato. Ali complaints penned by foreigners find ready access to the columns of the load press in the Far East, and as the complainante gonorally have the field to themselves, they succeed in establishing a plastible case. It may be taken for granted that the Japanese bave commited some admin istrative blanders in Formos, but as to their impartiality in the treatment of their own stenule sad foreigners, no experienced person can entertain any doubt,'

The Guimet Museum at Faris now boasts of s treasure which will draw all nightsters.

Who

quarantine preparations.

[A Paria telegram of the 11th inst, reports two zooza zlouhé simong the Arabmtokorm. The doctors were them of the ouinion thatthe spidomið would be confined to the sickers: 1

MONEY MARKET.

Consola av at 013 10: The rate for

weekly advances ranges betwem 2 and 21

Mere New Loans are

Bank

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LOSDON 17th July:

Gaget, the well-known French archeologist. discovered in the vast cemetery of body which is proved to be that of Thai celebrated Greek beauty, Alexander the Great on his sisu expedition,per cent and who afterwards married, Ptolemy Lagy King of Enypt The cams containing the #75, 10s The lawless element which had been attracted remains faces the staircase and Thale lion by to Tintain and Poking from all parts of the the side of the anchorite Berspion. The bones, world during the troubles up North seems to though yellow, am well preserved, and there are have sproed ont now among the treaty ports slippers upon the feet in which the gold work Last month the German Consulate Court at is still visible. The other objects found in the Shanghai had ocassion to deal with three moh sarcophagus are in the same as; These consist

-LORD BOSEBERY AND THE characters. One was a ship's boy of only of dowers, palm leaves, and s sollar of real

LIBERALS 14 years of age, who had been induced by the pearls. chief culprit to desert his ship. He and » carpenter by the name of Klier had been sent

Repising to request of the City Liberal to Banghai by the German authorities at Rear Admiral GE. Belknap, of the United

States Navy, who died in June from blood Club for a pronouncementy. Lord Resetery Tientsin. The youngster was sont to restaurant for shelter by the authorities. While poisoning, was in his seventiell yest, and joined writes that he will never voluntarily re-entr there Klier and mother member of the great the American Navy as a lad of fifteen During army of the unemployed urged the youngster his long eaveer he saw much adive service. As politics. He believes that the Laberal attitude to zob the proprietor of the hotel of the obor a lieutenant be commanded a gunboat at the of neutrality in regard to the war in Sonth He did not take the castbox, but he took several capture of the Canton River Ferts in 1856 Africs, to which the whole empire rallied, speils revolters, broke opens chest, and took two He distinguished itself in the American Civil Liber watches. The proceeds were divided and War, and was highly praised by his admirals turned into money. The Court sentonoad the for his courage and skill. During that long thief in consideration of his youth, to only 14 conflict he commanded several vessels with days Imprisonment, and he is to be sent to his rent scene, and his n bome in Hamburg afterwards. Klier, the real those of Commandere instigator, rocired 18 months and his con- Lleutenant eater in the effom handling of panion 7 months rigorous imprisonment, to be the Monitor type of ironclad. After the war served at home. Such severity may have the he filled several important commands and

fed of asterring other such charmeters from administrative posts, and for some years and seventeen men wounded, noar Aliwal North,

making Shanghai their koms.

A

with

honn and

emperintendent of the Naval beervatory

CASUALE

Connaught Range:

LONDON, 19th July.

UTH AFRICA. Town, Hayez mon of the Killed three licutonazis