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to the luxury-loving inmates of the Imperial | The Hongkong Rifle Association do not hold Court it no doubt seems a really painful a competition to-day, but the range will be and even perilous adventure, however open for practice modified by the resources of the Government. If it be true, as reported, that much sickness now prevails at Hsianfu owing to the

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A Chiause exhibition is to be held this month | A Bombay telegram of the 17bh uit. sayı — The 18th Battery of Royal Garrison Artillery at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London.

was attacked by a ghani, armed with a sword, The hospital ahip Maine has gone to

on the Belas Road near Quetta. The fanatic

under the Admiralty. She is to have a

head. He tried to slash an officer, but, failed, naval medical staff.

and was knocked down with handspikes He was handed over to the polios.

During the 24 hours ending at noon yaster. Southampton to be fitted out for farther service at through's man's helmet, just missing bis

day there are reported 4 fresh cases of plague and 4 deaths (Chinees).

Horr B. Krause arrived at Amoy on the 18th Empress Dowager are among tho sufferers, it is possible that Her Majesty may become ult. from Shanghai by the CMS. Free, and impressed with the desirability of making a assumed charge of the Imperial German. move; but it is most probable that, if any-Comuniste, relieving Dr. O. Franks, who left move is intended, it will not be in the for home in the following day. direction of Peking.

The maker of the gear of ILM. Cressy state that the accident which occurred to the steering gear was not due to any defect either in design or construction, but to its having been

incorrectly coupled to the engines,

Sir Fielding Clarke recently arrived in London from Jamaica, where he has been Chist

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS SERVICE.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTE".

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

Amor 2nd August, 11.30 am.

According to sererat native authorities, contains an important announcement which says:-The finishing touches are being put to Chief Judicial Commissioner for the Westers THREE BEITISH SHIPS AT AMOY.

the Imperial Government have no intention whatever of returning to Poking; and the Foreign Ministers are simply repeating the folly of last year, in shutting their eyes to the signs of the times. Our Shanghai morning contemporary, who is usually well Per Case posted, quotes a communication received from a correspondent who signs himself $18.00 An Anxious Student of the Situation," in which the most pessimistic tone is adopted, and apparently not without adequate reasou. Briefly summarised, this writer's views are to the following effect. The organisation of the Lienehang Hai (the Allied Villagers) in Chihti is proceeding in such a manner as to cause considerable alarm. It seems that

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will therefore assume formidable propor- tions so soon as the conspirators are reads,

A recent issue of the Weihaier, Gazile should make a considerable difference to the rapidly increasing community. It is stated that Messrs. Butterfield & Swire hava arranged that the steamers Fungchow and Wuchang shall call at Weiheiwei' on their trips to and from Shanghai during the summer months.

There is said to be no intention of increasing the Frenol Far Eastern squadron, but arrange monts are being made to keep it under the command of a Vice-Admiral, with the Redoutable The Cochin-Chins patal As his dagship. division is to be strengthened in 1902 by the addition of the gunboat Acheron, but no other alteration seems to be contemplated on that part of the station---

A St. Petersburg telegram of the 2nd ult.

the Russian cruiser, Perchezi. When completed, the warship will be sent to the Far East, and will then be the most powerful Hussian vessel

in Chinese waters.

The Secretary of the Selangor Club, we learn from the Straits, has received a letter from the terretary of the Singapore Cricket Club re the team from Malaya which is to visit Hongkong. He states that the Hongkong C. C. bara fixed the dates for play between the 11th and 10th November, and that this will mean that the team representing Malaya will have to leave Singa, pore about 1st November.

His Majesty's ship Prince George, belonging to the Channel Squadron, accomplished a remarkable feat whilst cooling at Portsmouth,

Justice for the last five years. He has been Attorney-General of Fiji, and romained at Saya till he became Chief Justice as well as

Pacifio. In 1888 he came to Hongkong an

His Majesty ships Glory, chorend Puiane Judge, and became Chief Justice of this Colony, from which he was eventually trouglated Daphne have all arrived at Amoy, but there

to Jamaica

is no trouble here.

Lonnor, let August, 4:45 p.m.

The foreign work of Mormons is now belug carried on extensively in Great Britain Germany, Switzerland, and Sweden. Japan, it is said, is the next country which is to FRENCH WANT RAILWAY CONCES receive attention from the "Saints het month one of the Salt Lake City apostles started for Tokyo at the head of a number of elders. It is said to be the intention of the Mormon Church to carry on work among the Japanese on a large scale. Indeed!

The doctrine thata Chinaman is always ready

A telegraphic cable is now being laid betwoon this conspiracy is wide-spread, and that it Amoy and Thu-ban, a distance of 800 kilo. 1,208 tone had to be got into her bunkers, and to adopt an invention if it is of any use to himi

metres, telegraphed the Paris correspondout of this done at the average intake of 226 tons per finds an illustration in the Institution the Tints on the 30th June. Another cable hour. By this remarkably smart performanos Chinees talophone exchange in Chinatown, Bas They are keeping quiet for moment, but will link Amoy and Vladivostok. When the the coaling record for the British Navy passed Francisco. It is for the exclusive use of the 36.00 great preparations are going on, and whens line to Vladivostok had been corapleted French to the Prince George. It was previously held Chinese community, and numbers 270 members the time is ripe there will be a descent upon telegrams will be sent by the Siberian-Danish by His Majesty's ship Mare, with an average among the Chinese merchauts; it is equipped

We call attention to the slight increase in the prices of our "B" and "C" qualities, which alteration will take effect front 1st August, 1901.

All our Braudies are guaranteed to be PURE COGNAC, the differences in parice

being merely a question of ngs and vintage,

the walls of the capital, and a simultane ous rising within. This writer points out that the three notorious "Tigere," who were then, and still are, the obedient tools of the Empress Dowager, viz., Prince TUAX, YUNG LU, and TUNG FURSIANG, are still safe from the consequences of their misdeeds,

line, avoiding the English and German wires.

In order that the French may then be masters of their communications in case of war they will have only to redeem from the English the submarine cable aystem running along the Indo-Chinese coast.

of 203 tons per hour:

The Straits Times says:-Everybody con- versant with the anarchical condition of affairs that has prevailed in the Sultanate of Branei for some years past, and the utter incompetence of its ruler, will agree that the Order in Connell dealing with the administration of

and worked by Chinamon. According to contemporary, the Chinese voice is superior to. all others in the distinctness with which it can ba transmitted over the wires. Is this borné out by the experionos of Hongkong?

It is reported that the lightning on the

the. Tungkodoo district, on the Pootung side

SION TO PAOTINGFU

Dr. Morrison telegraphs to the Times that the French are pressing Li, Hung-

Chiang for the concession of a direct railway between Photingfu and Tienta.

GENERAL NEWS.

Londor, let August, 445 p.m.

THE GRANT TO LORD ROBERTS,

The grant to Lon

was carried in

the House of Commons by el votes to 73. The minority included 50 Inch members.

and none dares attempt to make them having occurred at the Toulen Military Hospi. justice in that locality has not come any too night of the 27th alt. struck a native house in Sir Haury Campbell Bannerman supported

afraid. He says, and says truly, that they should not have been denounced unless it was intended to follow up such denunciation and make the punishment it the crime, for they are now the irreconcileable enemies of the foreigner and are resolved, if possible, to procure his expulsion from the soil of the Central Kingdom. If wo may credit this authority, the outrages of last year are nothing compared to what is now impend ing, and that unless the Empress Dowager and her creatures are precluded from taking part in the Government of China, and un- A. S. WATSON & CO. less the Emperor KWANG Hse is invested

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On the 20th July, at Kobe, at the Roman Catholic Church, by the Roy, Father age ELLEN VINCENT, to V. DI LORENZO,

with real power, enabling him to rule as well as reign, them a repetition of the horrors of last year, but, on a larger scale, may be looked for. Our contemporary is not given to cry "Wolf!" out of pure mischief, for it is conducted with a due senso of responsibility and a well-known dislike of sensationalism. It is in carnest in asking that these warnings, well intended On the 24th July, at All Saints' burch, Kobe, in any case, should not be curtly dismissed by the Right Rev. Bishop Awdry, D.D. of South Tokyo, nesisted by the Right Rev Bishop without examination being made into their Partridge, D., of Kyoto, and Rev. G. 1. vies, bonú fides. We trust that this warning, Chaplain, Hugh James Foss, Bishop of Osake, son of the late Edward Foss, of Tower Hardres, more than once repeated, will be carefully Canterbury, to LIMA JANEY OVANE, eldest daughter heeded, and that the Ministers will not of the late John Lambert CVANS, of East Sheen,again be trapped inside the walls of the On the 25th July, at Wachang, WINIFRES capital, where they would stand less chance reseus than on the last (BATEMAN), with of Dr. P. L. MA, London probably of a

occusion. Mission, Inkow.

Butty.

DEATHS.

On the 28th July, at the Victoria Nursing Rome, Skeaghai, THOMAS B. GOLding, aged 65 *ycaro.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES YOUX ROAD C LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C

Hosakere, 3rd August, 1901 THERE still seems to be a vast amount of uncertainty with regard to the movements of the Chinese Imperial Court.

the

A pathetic little ceremony is reported as tal last month, when Adjutant Aussel, who had

undergose amputation of the leg, was decorated with the Legion of Honour as he lay in bed, Aussel was with the French forces in china, and received his wound Inst October, in a gallant and successful effort to avert a disaster between British and Russian troops, who had opened fire, mistaking each other for Chiness. A body of non-commissiond officers gathered round M. Anssel's bed as General pley gave him the accolade and pinned his

cross on his beast.

soon. As luck would have it, however, the

Sultanato-which once ruled altaost all the lands from Borneo to the Philippines has now only a few narrow shreds of territory left wherein justice-British or otherwise-may he administered. Neighbours have absorbed all the rest.

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the house to fall in. The current, it is said;

the vote for the grant.

of this river, Shuglial, and caused the side of travelled along the floor and caught the on posts of a bed, in which four people were ask on the top flour, and sot Hre to the mattress, but, strange to say, the occupants of thi beg escaped without any injury. This seems, a frequent openrrence in the Far East. We at 763 constantly hear of similar cases.

The death was annouced last month of Mr.

MONEY MARKET Consols now stand at 293 3/16 Weekly advances on the loan market range from 21 to 8 per cent Japanese New Loans AVO

Bpk rate is unchanged.

REUTERS SERVICE.

LONDON, 31st July.

THE PACIFIC CABLE.

The House of Commons had anthorised a

The agitation for the strengthening of the Mediterranean Fleet is not likely to be dimini shou, rays the Naval and Military Recard, by the announcement of the Admiralty that the number of destroyers in the Mediterranean will be The police force in the Now Territory has intressed as soon as vessels are available for J. Gious Livingston, at Mayfield House Very strong pressure will be Wavertree, Liverpool. The son of the later also its set of grievances. The most important, the purpose. and it cortainly is quite a reasonable complaint, required to induce the Government to enlarge Mr. Jola Livingston, he was born in 1819. and is that men are taken from the force stationed their Estimates for the Nary this year, and after attending King's College, London, he able, and ant to a malaria-infested district/ destroyers "when they are ready" they will be and Co. morehants. In his twenty-socoad year can of two millions sterling, as

Hongkong, where they are at least comfort they probably hope that by sending out a few served an apprenticeship with Messrs. Bushby Able to resist the demand. Mr. Arncia-Foster he wont to China, where he remained about where conforts of any sort are at a premiums, at repudiates the idea that fifty-four destroyers eight years, and became a partner in ShanghaiTHEREDTUATION BILL

should be attached to that flost, as suggested in Glob, Liringston and Co. He left Chins the same rate of salary they received while stationed in Hongkong. The men hold that by Mr. Harmsworth, and states that the present and returned to Liverpool in 1849. He was having harder work, longer hours, and more.umber is sixteen, of which two or three are elected to the Liverpool Town Council in 1855, was nude alderman in 1863, and in 1870 became discomforts than in Hongkong, to say nothing usually ander repair.

mayor. of the chance of getting a wrecked constitution through melaria, etc., they ought to get a higher mlary, or an extra allowance while serving in the New Territory,

It is generally understood, says the Weihaive correspondent of the N.-C. Daily News, that a Japanese firm has undertaken to ran a small steamer-aut 300 tons-between this colony and Chefco for a subsidy of 3300 per mensem Tho contract, it is said, stipulates for two trips We should have perferred that a 4 week. British steamship company had undertaken to The Telegraph Companies informed us yes maintain regular communication with the onter terday at about 5 pm, that owing to the inter-world. Failing this, we are very grateful to ruption of the Amey-Shanghai cable there our friends the Japanese. It may reasonably be expected that the regular trips of this vessel would probably be considerable delay on tele- grams to and from North China and Japan. will lower the cost of certain provisions, and This no doubt may explain the fact of the provide the foreign community hore with a absolute dearth of nows from the North for the better supply of fruit-not to mention other past thres days. But in view of the sudden mere obvious benefits. departure of the British warships from Heng-

assembled Several thousand persons kang on Wednesday night, the interruption of

July, to hear H.E. Wu Ting-feng, the Chinese the cable is not a reassuring feature in the Independence Square, Philadelphis, on the 4th situation by any means. Our Amoy-Borres Minister, who was the principal speaker at the pondent's telegram published in this morning's Local Independence Day celebrations.

in

The

hare of the cast of the Preilo Cable

The Education Bill has passed the third reading

STRIKE OF DOCKERS AT SAN FRANCISCO.

The dockers at Sau Franesco, hava struck work. Business is at a kamobil,

LONDON, 1st July,

THE GRANT FOR LORD ROBERTS.

The House of Commone has voted the grant

for Lord Roberts by 281 votes to 79 The minority consisted of Irishmen, and a few Badicals.

In the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty

The Globeanys-In scnnection with our recent Right Hon. Sir Francis H. Jeane, president, remarks ouncerning Pearson's Fire Alarm, our Diriaton, London, on the 1st ult., before the an action was brought by the owners of the attention has been drawn to the fact that so far steamship Karabro to limit their liability in as those connected with the company is con- respect of the damage caused by a collisioncerned there has been no "shop" Imying going which occurred on the 26th April, 1999. in on. A company or syndicate having a capital the Great Bitter Lake, in the Suez Canal, of only £10,000 has been formed for the pur between the Knavesbro, which was bound from poss of exploiting the patent in ships, on rad Moulmein to Port Said with a cargo of rice ways in China, and in Japan, the parent om and the Moyune, belonging to the China Mutual pany not desiring to take further responsibilities. Steam Navigation Company, Limited, and at The chairman of this syndicate is Lord Saffield, the time bound from Birkenhead to China and the vice-chairman Sir William Robinson, late Japan with a general cargo. The Moyano and of Hongkong, and Messrs. Dickson and C. F. her cargo were seriously damaged by the Hartridge are directors. The syndicate will collision, In an action tried before Mr. Justice purchase the apparatus from the parent concern Gorell Barnes and Trinity Masters, on the 9th at prices which are stated to yield a handasme November, 1900, the Kuresbro was pronounced profit. In addition to this, subsidiary com Parliament; been arrested for trenson in alone to blame. The plaintiffs in the present panies have been formed for Leicester sad connection with the Boor Invesion of Cape action sought to limit their liability on pay Glasgow, and already the saccess of the first Colony ment into Contt ofthe sum of £24,275. 188. named is assured. It is alleged that it is for

these reasons that the upward move ob

ton on 3,034-49 tons, the gross tonnage of the in quotations has taken place. 50, being the aggregate amount of £8 per Knaresbro, without deduction for engine-room space, ascertained according to the provisions interest on that sum from the date of the ecllision until payment in. The President made the usual limitation decree for the sum mentioned.

issuo shows at least that all is quiet at that port. Minister was accorded a friendly reception, and of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, and

The Austrian oruisers Kaiserin Elizabeth and Zantu arrived from Chefoo at 9 a.m., and the British gunboat Pigny, from a craise, at 1 p.ra. yesterday.

was listened to with marked attention and was loudly cheered. Wu Ting-fang was accom panied by, two detectives, owing to his having received a number of anonymous threatening

Jatters! Nevertheless, it is said in America that ILE. Wn has accepto reappointment as Chinese Minister, and has been congratulated

in

Speaking at Rouen last month, befora hie da- parture from Frencs, M. Dommer, the Gover nor-General of Indo-Chine, avowed that the

Was tu espture the Chinese market. In itself Tonkin is worth very little. But it has grast object of France in conquering and annexitig

Sir Claude MacDonald, British Minister commercial value by reason of the easiest trad

ing route to Western China passing through The Band of the Madras Light Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening from

Tokyo, and late Minister in Peking, reported Houen, which formerly had only a tenth of by Mr. Secretary Hay on his decision. The himself at the Foreign Office on the 3rd-ult..., 8 to 9.30 o'clock. Programme :-.. Overture “Tancrède "?. ...Rossini general opinion is that no other Chinese oficial and was cordially received by the Marquis of trade in cotton goods, tow possesses, M. Doumer Walts. "Douces Souyonances Walious as ever got to know the American people go Lansdowne and other officials Sir Claude and id, 97 per cent of the trade. Subsequently Donizetti thoroughly, or is so capable of judging their Lady MacDonald had reached Southampton on L. Waddington pointed out all these goods the evening of the 1st ult. on board the Kaiser were mostred in yards and not metres, and Election...... "Marius Faliero" Song "Abide with me:

Liddle attitude with regard to China

Wilhelm Der Grosse from New York, and inter thought that what had been changed in Mada- Sereando ...... "Iolanthe "

on proceeded to London. Sir Claude Mac.gascar could also be done in Indo-China M rottled and had got into more fixed grooros from Donald was niet in Sonthampton Water by Douwer replied that the latter place was older several reporters, according to whom he was look

Minuete

God Gave the King."

Pakorewaki

Sullivan

On the one hand we hear of preparations going on for the return of the Imperial family from Hsianta to Peking, and on the other hand, emphatic contradictions are given to these preparations, which, it is said, are only being made in order to throw dust into the eyes of the Foreign Ministers. The route to be taken by the refugee Court ou its retura journey to the capital has been discussed, and is given as follows by one of the Chinese papers:--To proceed by land from Heianfu to Liuyuankou, a district under

Very general satisfaction was caused in jurisdiction of Kaifeng, In Honan; thence by boat across the Yellow River to its lett

News has been received of the death of Shanghai this morning, says the Mercury of bank, and from that point by land again to Inspector Thos. Moffat, at his home in Ireland. the 29th ult, by the safe arrival of the N.Y K. Taskou, in the district of Tsinhsien;

Deceased had nearly twelve years' service in the American liner Kinahai Muru (Captain F. Jag remarkably well, but declined to speak about which it was hard to change them. Madagascar from thence by boat to Techun, on the Hongkong Police Force, and went home about Horton) after her perilous experience on the Chins. Sir Claude stated that he had been being an island, and isolated; it was casier to He never shoals that make out from the southern end of seat for by the Foreign Once, and he hoped work modifications. He slso alluded to the Wei river, Shantung at its junction with eighteen months ago on sick leave. the Grand Canal; from Techou by the recovered suficantly to wako his return to duty Quelpart faland. It was not even known here to stay in England for some weeks. His Yunnan Railway question. It was the plateau Grand Canal to Tientsin, and from thence posside. Inspector Moffat while in Hongkong on Saturday that the vessel had got afloat, and summons home had been urgent. No doubt of Tauan, he said, that, dominated the Yaug- by railway to Peking. It is also stated that unde hosts of friends by his unfailing urbanity, the first intimation that the local agents of the it was in connection with Chinese matters, fazo Valloy, and he went on to ask his audiduco and was highly valued by his superiors for his N.Y.K. had of her safety was a telegram from but he anticipated that he would again return to cast their eyes upon a map. The Asinfic five steam-latinohos are to be purchased to conscientions attention to duty. Mr. Moffat Gutzlaff yesterday morning conveying the to Tokyo, where he had left his two little girls Continent, he said was barred across by the In reply to further questions, he admitted that chain of the Himalayas There were only two tow the barges of the Imperial party, both was in receipt of a pension at the time of bis welcome news that the steamer was passing in

nan Did not that suficiently indicate the She was at Worsung in the evening, and anchored his term of office in Chius had been a very points of penetration –Afghanistan and Yan« up the Wei river and on the Grand Canal, death.

thare for the night, coming up the river on trying one. He had spent a pleasator fi intorest francs had in paling their commercial and orders have been given to prepare the

Botivity in that direction: We have recolred two more letters, signed this morning's tide, and going alongside the years many a time. Jagan was a charming largo yames of the Tribute Gram Transport

H.S.K. and A Parse, on the subject N.Y.K. wharf apparently none the worse for place. Asked if he would object to returning Taotai in Techou as a temporary palace for their Majesties the Emporer IWANG Hsu discussed in our correspondence column under the trial she has been put through. From an to China, Sir Claude remarked: “Well, I WAS and the Empress Dowager, in case they the heading of The City Hall--A Parsee outward view there does not appear to be as a soldier before I became a diplomust, and LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, Acknowledgement” The matter, however, we much as a plate of her tented, and within the consequently I go where I em sent. But I should, by reason of unpropitius weather, think, is one for the Farese confuunity alone ship a slight, a very slight leakage, in one of the have no particular desire to return to China.

cret was that p

blamed the

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or other causes, be compelled to call and hardly calls for discussion Lt the public holds, is the only thing to remind her ships After describing the comfortable voyago which | &c. leav

halt there: This sounds all very plain Press. While therefore we would gladly fall company that she has been shore. A little the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse had experienced, and straightforward, but it does not follow in with the wishes of our correspondents if paint, perhaps, is scratched off her sides, but Eir Clande said his onl that the Court will proused to commenco the publication of the letters would be of there is nothing in her appearance to tell the was not an English this journey To any person it would mean publle ervice, we judge it better to consider spectator of the peril in which she has so lately British people for allowing other nations to

over ke them in this roo a somewhat wearisome piece of travel and the correspondenou now cleod,

RUSSIAN SUBMARINES. Rasain is constracting submarine boats similar to the French, but smaller MEMBER OF THE CAPE PARLIA-

MENT ADRESTED FOR TREASON.

& member of the Cape

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