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over the north-western provinces, following the precedent established by CHIN Sura- HUANG the first Emperor of the Chin dynasty, who in B.C. 221 first formed the whole of China into one Empire The A. S. WATSON & CO., correspondent goes on to my There *had never Leon any such tour made by the present dynasty, and so the Empress Dowager, taking advantage of the disturbances in the North, embraced "the opportunity to make a tour of inspec- "tion of the Tellow River. The very auda. city of such a declaration of the Manchus," he goes on to remark, makes it look like

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The U. 8. monitor Monadnock arrived poster- day evening from Bhanghst

The interport cricket matches betmoon Tokohama and Kobo have been arranged for the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of Ootaber,

In a cricket match played at Ottawa between Canadian and an United States team on the 11th ult, the Canadians scored 230 and the representatives of the United States 324. The result is not yet to hand.

The Tokohama Race Meeting takes place on the 4th, 5th, and 6th November, in the same weak se the forthcoming Shanghai Meeting..

The Philippines Educational Department has now an army of one thousand teachers scattered over the lands, of whom 765 ar civilians and over 200 solliers, detailed as fully qualified teachers to the Department of Public Instructions.

The Manchester Evening News column an nounces that Mr. Pillsbury has really challonged Dr. Lasker for the chess championship of the world, so the report sheme to be suthentic, Mr. before finally retiring, as wo reported the other day he was about to do very shortly.

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS SERVICE.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.]

THE CRISIS IN CHINA

CORRFERONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselvan responsible for the

opinions arpronned bу сих, correspondents.]

THE SCALE OF WEIGHT IN

CONGKONG RACING" Laneə.

TO THE EDITOS OF THE STALLY FRERS.”

St2,--Iể has been

to alter the sesle LONDON, 10th October, 4.80 p.m. of weight for ingles for walsen, running, at the next Hongkong, racë, meeting to 2 la, për + inch, and if the owners of Friting are satiafled

truth in the minds of the ignorant peonie Paratively short illness. Deceased held the Pillsbury says he wants to have this match THE U.S. COMMERCIAL REPRESEN- it may be argued that criticism is useless and

in the interior, who actually firmly believe it to be so. Finally, to make things look

Mr. Henry Edwin Leicester died at Singa. pore on the night of the 3rd inst. after a com- position of book-keeper in the Borneo Co. at Singapore and was, at one time, a exack shot in the old Singapore Volunteer Corps, of which ba

there was

"all the more vatural, the interdict of the was a Sergeant-Major before it was disbanded Sumatra, satisfactory information has been ro. been appointed to represent the Unitevolutionary measure was decided upon,

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of the Chinese army have passed through Major-General Bus and twenty-eight offers Nagasak! on their way to Tokyo. These ofleers have been despatched by their Govern ment to witness the military manoeuvres to be held shortly in the north-eastern districts of Japan. On the conclusion of the manéenvres the officers will investigate the Japanese military system, and will return home daring

Concerning the working of the coal-minos in caired in Holland regarding the employment of free Javanese. A trial mads met with good

to be physically much better than the Chinese results, and the director is centent with those new working forces. The Javanese have proved mine coolies, and they are better fit for mining work than their Chinese colleagues, who did not give satisfaction.

The latest Britah Consular report from Marico states that the coinage of silver dollars

foreign Powers on literary and military *** examinations in Peking for five years on "account of the Boxer attacks last year on $10.88"foreigners in the Imperial Prefecture of

"Shuntienfu (as Peking and vicinity is term

ed) is completely ignored, and the masses *are made to believe that owing to the dis- "turbance in the capital last year all the Imperial Examination Halle in Poking were entirely destroyed by the enemy," and the Empress Dowager is accordingly considering the feasibility of holding these metropolitan examinations in some other province. Thus On the 6th inst. H.E. Lia Kung-yi received are the people misled and the prestige of an urgent telegram from Chinking to the the corrupt Manchu Government upheld! offoot that Kasyn in Yangchow-fu, Kiangat,

In these circumstances the new dispen-was now the scene of disorder and asking him sution seems likely to prove very little to send troops-with all speed-to-suppress the improvement on the old régime. Tho Lega-reballion. The Viceroy believed the news to be acllars in that quarter.

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tions will, it is true, be better guarded and true and at once wired the Total of Chinking for more information. Investigation proved the approach to the capital kept open, that all was quiet. He went at once to the provided, of course, that the Chinese Go-telegraph office to enquira regarding the sender vernment, is not presently allowed to rebuild of the message. The office people told him the Tikn forts. But the Manchu officials, that the person claimed the authority of the though they have felt the strong hand of United States and British Cansuls. But when

all knowledge of the man, and he has not yet the Western, have also made the to them they were appealed to, they indignantly denied convenient discovery that the foreigners are

been discovered. divided and are held apart by mutual

A Japanese senler, manned by 23 men, while jealousies and divergent interests. When it is sought to enforce Treaty rights, they in the Karile, ea recently encountered a storio will offer passive resistatico, obstruction. and was blown to tho Behring Sea. Having and procrastination, believing that the pres- lost his bearings and a steamer being sighted, $17.00 sure applied will be feeble owing to the the captain lowered a boat and boarded her for 25.00 rivalries of the Powers, and the cld, gaine of the purpose of verifying the position of his 25.00 playing them off one against the other and-sel, The steamer proved to be a Hussion 30.00 dangling contracts before the eyes of the craiser, tho commander of which charged 32.00 greedy will go on merrily as of yore. This the Japanese captain with sealing in Russion waters, and took his vossal to the port of Tobe. 42.00 is what the mandaring probably countrovsk, where the captain and crew were put in.

upon; it is what we have only too good prison. They were subsequently sent to Vladi reason to fear; but we will hope, neverthevostok, where they were charged with the A. S. WATSON & CO. less, that counsels of commonsense may offence, but by the assistance of a Russian university student, who showed mneh sympathy with them and took up their defence, they were acquitted.

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impertinent, 14-I dare TATIVE,

oriticism, and Mr. Sharretts ; the tariff expert, has too little if that the

***** sorry the change has been made, ne States inthe negotiations with China about have liked to as anéthér

rule or such a modi year would conveniently have ad the commercial treaty.

GENERAL NEWS.

LONDON, 10th October, 4.30 p.m.

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except theingold (140), and 7mper

is becoming less every year, but the demand OPPOSITION TO NEW AUSTRALIAN these being the only two

for this coin, the basis of the currency in China and the Far East, doos met diminish, and though in 1889 the amount exported was very small as compared with other years. it was more than counterbalanced by extra amounts sent away in 1900, an increase due to the troubles in Chinn and the consequent extra demand for silver

TARIFF.

Mr. Reid har declared that the Opposition will strenuously resist the proposed new Australian tariff.

MONEY MARKET., Consols stand at £93 3/16. On the lonn market weekly advances range from 1 to 14 per cent. Japanese New Loans are at

Bank rate remains as before.

According to advices frora Vladivostock last mouth, the work of construction on the Man churian line is being so actively pushed forward that the rails have already been laid from the north-west line towards Port Arthur. A largo £76. 10s. quantity of material is being, transported for

only remains a distance of less than 300 use in laying the western lice, of which there

kilomètres to lay down. It is hoped that the junction of this line with the Siberian line will shortly be effected.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 9th October.

LORD ROBERTS ON THE WAR. Last year the Japanese presentative in

Lord Roberts, speaking at Liverpool; said Seoul arged the adrisability of erecting light- houses along the Corean coast, and offered that Lord Kitchener, who possessed the implicit Japan's asistance in carrying out the work, confidence of all had never made a single Corea replied that she intended to do it herself, but she did not do it. Russia bas Bow taken demand for men, horses, or stores which had not up the matter, not in the sense of proposing immediately been met, and that this would to build the light-honsos herself, but only in continue to be done. He asked the nation to the role of an adviser that such'a unsure show the patience exhibited in Desember, 1890. should not be neglected any longer. "Corea's reply is not reported.

The commanders of the China Squadron recently returned from China have been honour- ed by the German Emperor in a prominent The commander of the Brandenburg, Captain Rosendahl, was awarded the Crown and Rod Eaglo of the Third Class, Rear- Admiral Geisler the Star of the Order of the

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LONDON, 9th October.

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scheduled weight for inch

was, of conrra, due to a sonreity of light weight jokays

Out of the nine weder races at the Inat meat-

Ing in which starters were supposed to carry woight for inches with or without s perali

14 ) won 4 (including the Hongkong Derby)

14 mil

wrong?

15 03 (including the Waler Champion) Considering that there were only three of the entered this books well for the 15 band horses, and probably gave rise to the generalisa- tion that everything went in

in faront of big horses, therefore the weight for inches was, alt

Let us pras that fox what it is - imply romarking that Rheingold (140) boat Glors, the winner of the Waler Champions, in the Derby, and there is little doubt that, hat he run, the Waler Champions would have been won by Kianist (14.1)

Now let us take the Walor Handicapa, aix in

number, in which I may mention that 13.3 always carried or weight, onlug to the im possibility of anding light-weight jockeya:~

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the Jockey Cup)

Let these tigures speak for themselves.

On the whole I think the results of the last mosting by no means stallity last year's atowards to auch an extent as some members of the sporting community som to think, und I shall take the liberty of altering: w runstk by Veteran in your lens of to-liten Any man who has had iny expériencs »- ɑning knows

prevail in the, Legations, and decided staud be inade against any such attempt to lower foreigu prestige nad damage foreign interests. It certainly is not the real interest of any Power to play into the hands of the Chinese Government in matters affecting foreign trade or enter prise, and if the foreign Ministers will only [2001 resist the temptation to secure so-called | urging the' necessity for establishing defences | Second Class of the Order of the Crown. The The enemy retired northwards, Brigadier PENT

On the 27th September, at Newchwang, the wife of A. B. J. van Els, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

On the 5th September, ut Holy Trinity Church, Hournemouth, by the Buv. Canor Eliot, WALTER

KINO, to Louis MAUD BLACKWELL,

On the 9th October, in St. John's Cathedral, special advantages and by the Rar. FT. Johnson, JAMES LAIDLAW MAXWELL, M.D. (Lond.), of Tainfoo. Formosa, younger son of Dr. MaxWELL, 59, Highbury Park, Lenden, late of Formusa, to MILLIGAST BERTEL, daughter of the late LEALIE SAUNDERS, I.C., Chief Commissioner of The Borare, India. [2002]

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES Vaux Roxy l

stand firm in

their adherence to the general pact to cufore the faithful execution of Treaty stipulations by the Chinese Government, they will in the end reap more solid advant age than any paltry contract or concession could afford. The difficulty is to bring all the foreign Ministers to one mind, and

It is reported from Seoul that Major-Gen. eral Woguck, of the Russian Army, who recently proceeded there from Tokyo, bas lodged, through the Russian Minister at Scoal, & representation with the Cores Government,

on the coasts of Chintai, Chinnan, Nankai, Masinipo, and on the islands of Kiye and Jekkei. as well as other important points of the country. The General is also stated to have added in his representation that, as the construction of forts at the above-named places is urgently needed, he will be pleased to endeavour to obtain for Cores an advance of money with no interest, in the event of Corea not being able to defray the

Crown of Second Class, Commander Holtzen- dorff, of the Kurfurst Friedrich Wilhelm, the officers and some of the men were also decorated.

Various alarmist ramoura have been circa-

MARTIAL LAW IN CAPE COLONY.

Martial law has been proclaimed at Capetown and other ports in Cape Colony.

OPERATIONS AGAINST COMMAN- DANT BOTHA. Brigadier Kitchener engaged the Boers under Commandant Botha on the 6th instant

Kitchener keeping in touch.

CRICKET.

lated, Japanese papers report, with reference to the doings of an United States citizen, Mr. W. H. Crumb, who is now trivelling in Corea

Two matches were to be played to-day in con- with a companion and several Cerean attendants. His party has ten horses carrying provisions nection with the II.K.C.C., Civilians mesting and they never enter an inn lut always gamp Unital Services on the Cricket Ground and out in touts. These exceptional proceedings Club team opposing H.M.S. Tamar in the

the party is endeavouring to stir up sedition, but its real purpose seems to be prospecting for mines.

that it is the cteet horse which wing oftener than any other, and not the biggest,

Reference was made by Vateran in issue of the 4th inat to the rule

în the Susita mad Fadia. I my

the Straits except that I have.

but horse races there, as contrasted with our galloway reoes, bus the conditions of racing

hose that in India are utterly different fro

obtain here. In India subscription:

LONDON SFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, then to keep them convinced of the desir.necessary funds for the undertaking at the Brave led to the circulation of statements that Happy Valley. The Tamar, however, owing kong owners simply toss up for their horses,

HONGKONG, 12th October, 1901.

ableness of sustained unity in the presence of a shifty and treacherous Oriental Govern- ment. The veteran La Hund-CHANG, who 17 is greatly to be feared that, with the is a pass master in the art of sowing divisions evacuation of Peking by the foreign troops, among the Ministers, is rapidly failing in all remembrance of the lesson it was hoped health, and will probably soon be removed was being taught to vain, egotistical China from the arena, but his policy and teachings will rapidly fade into the very thinnest of are likely to remain, and should be provided dreams. As we have often pointed out in agaiast. After the lessons we have had this column, the Chinese Government and during the past two years, it might well be Chinese officials are adepta in perverting thought that the necessity of union was a facts and persuading the populace that a point that required no insistence among defeat is really a victory for Celestial arms foreigners in the Central Kingdom. *- or Celestial guile. The raverses suffered by the Chinese troops at the hands of foreign

The French mail of the 9th ult. was delivered

troops, the precipitate flight of the Imperial in London on the 9th inst. Court from the Metropolis, and its occupa tion by foreign soldiere can all be, ingeni- ously shown to have resulted either from Shanghai Mercury, is on a visit to Hongkong.

sout time.

A correspondent who has just returned from a trip to Shanhaikwan and Chinwangtas writes to the N.-C. Daily News stating that the fornier place is as usual dead. The Allied Powern are still in great force, and from the appearance of flags of possession, the place is about equally divided. The order of the day is rain, constant rain. On shore all is quiet and all seem to walk about listlessly and out of sorts. He hears that the enipe season has been very fine, and several remarkable bags have been made. All the guns have now been removed from the forte, which will no doubt please some people. At Chin wangtao all is bustió and work, and the break- waters are progressing very favourably. It will be some time before this port becomes a second Cardiff; but in time it ought to be a fine

are unknown. It's man buys a hored to rec he knows the rales he has to race under and he osa pay any prico ha likes for it. In Hong-

being to some extent of equal valve for racing all of which cost the same and are shipped as

fr purpORES, AND

ourhit that the man who wins the boat all

to unforeseen circumstances, has been unable to get up a team. In the match Ciriliana United Services, which commences et 11 am, the teams will bo

Some sensation has been oause I in New York by the arrest of a number of police officers as a

Civiliane -F. Maitland, J. A. Woodgates, result of the recent scandals. Amongst the incriminated officers ure Sergeant Sheils, H. Arthur, M. J. Dontor, K. W. Houusay, Detective Dwyer, and "Wordman" Glennon. J. H.Smyth, C. M. G. Rurale, P. A. Cox, R. of the three arrests that of Glennon is far the Lowe, A. Mackenzie, J. E. Lee, and T. Sercombe most important. He is tochnically only a Smith (Captain)... patrolman, no such office as "wardman" really

United Services:Capt. Radcliffe, R.E. existing, but he is believed to be the most powerful man in the New York police force Major Dorehill, R.A., Lient. Clifton Browne, next to Mr. Dovery. Reformers believe that B.N., Lient. L'ess, R.N., Commander Woolcomb, his trial will have the result of exposing B.N., Capt. Cadogan, R.W.F., Capt. Rotherham, completely the connection of the police with R.W.F, Capt. Waymonth, R.A. Liont protected rice and crime, and of bringing the

Mr. J. D. Clark, Dirsetor and Editor of the sub-let for the Kaiping mines' coal, which after Tammany chiefs to the bar of justice, Glenzen Kriekenbeek, ad B.I., Harrison, R.N

natural causes or to have heen at the express Northern native papers lest week, slated that pleasure of the Emperor for reasons of at the end of the extra ten days' leave of absence State, which perhaps it would be pronounced naked for, Liu Kung-yi found himself so much needless to enter upon. That this anti-better that he has asked to be allowed to resume cipation was not far-fetched or wide of the his usual functions, much to the joy of all mark has been already proved very forcibly his jaciediction. From: Chinese sources. A native correspon- The following are the results of the six-a-side dent of a Shanghai contemporary writing football ties stars Monday-Tuesday: Bussell from Peking on the policy of the Manchu v. NeMurtzie, a, draw, neither side scoring; dynasty, openly says that if the foreign Lowe, 2; Beattie, Ó. Wednesday: Goldring v. Powers think that the fighting last year Kaw, a draw, no scoring. Thursday: Russell, ); and for a portion of the current year Lowe, 0. succeeded in striking terror into the hearts of the man now in power and inspired a A Regular Meshing of Lodge St. John, No. wholesome dread of the foreignor in the 618 8.0., will be held to-day at 9.30 p.m. pre- Lasses living in the interior, then, indeed, cisely, when some important questions with they will be greatly disappointed. The rogard to Scottish Masonry in the Bust will be Mancha officials, he says, are doing all discussed. It is hoped that all Scottish masons they can to induce the people to believe that and others will avail themselves of this invita-

tion to be present. although the Allies may have been successful at first at Tientsin and Peking last year," By kind permission of Lt-Col. Baillie and their successes were but temporary and Officers, the band of the 22nd Bombay Infantry partial, and that they were eventually com will play at the Hougkong Hotel, this evening pelled to evacuate the capital, and the man from 3 to 9.30 o'clock. Programme: darins point to the full re-establishment of Lancers Jolly Boys"

Selection... The Tecmen of the Guard" Sullivan Government control there as irrefngable

"The Officers proof of the statement. The fight of the Gavette "The First King" Imperial Court to Hanfu they calmly Selection......La Poupee...

"Bound On God Save the King explain away se a "tour of inspection.

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all is what is required.

was never assigned any duty by his captain, never were uniform, and never reported himself at the police station. His superiors apparently understood that he was collecting blackmail for headquarters.

Private Proody, R.W.F., and Major Dyson, A.P.D. (Captain'.

By kind permission of Colonel the Hon. B. I Bertin, C.B., and Officers the Band of the Royal Welch Fusiliers will play during the afternoon.

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Daily

The Imperial German Mail steamer Kraut- "of the

achou, carrying the German mails with dates from Berlin of the 16th alt, left Singapore yesterday at 6 a.m., and may be exposted here on or about the Tith ingt, a.m.

ocaret

The NY.K, steamer Hokata Maru (European in he Line) left Kobe via Moji for this port on the datel 16th inst. 10th inst., and is expected to arrive here on the

The Shire" Line steamer Pembrokeshire, from Middlesbro' and London, left Bingapore on the 11th inst., and is dus here on or about the sorte 17th inst

The N.-C. Daily News of the 7th inst: Baye There was a very large attendance of people at the Shanghai Cathedrel on Saturday morn ing to witness the marrings of Mr. G. V. T. Marshall to Miss Ida Mary Algar. The bride- The Naval Court of Enquiry convened to groom, who is Captain of the Artillery Section pass judgment on the charges against Admiral LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. of the Shanghai Volunteers Corps, was driven Schley in connection with his part in the to the Cathedral in a broaghum drawn by four Spanish war began work in Washington on the ponies, accompanied by Mr. A. Arthur. On 12th nit. Never before in the history of the the seat of the vehicle there were two artillery American Navy has an issus been presented of man in faŬ uniform, presenting & smart such supreme interest to the public, with such appearances The best man was Mr. C. H. conspionons figures as principals in the con Ryde, and the bridesmaids Wore Miss troversy, and with equally conspicuous wit Junieson and Miss Weir, both very attractively nesses. Admiral Dowoy, the band of the Navy, attired. The bride wore a pretty dress, trimm- presided over the Court, which was convened at ed with orange blossoms, and she carried a 1 o'clock. All the chief participante wore full beautiful shower bouquet, of which the prin- uniform. Captain Lemly, the Judge Advocate sipal feature was white and pink blossoms. General, rend Admiral Sebby's letter request. The interior of the Cathedral was tastefully ing an inquiry. Captain Lemly, in asking decorated for the suspicious event with placats Admiral Schley for a designation of the wit of what the Germans are learning darkly to A correspondent sends to the Globe an instance and flowers. The Rev. C.J. F. Symons, B. A nosses, referred to him as the aroused. Admiral

style a "Spoonerismus, which came under his was the officiating misister, and the service was Dewey promptly corrested him, and afterwards own observation a few days ago man a chorl one. After the wedding ceremony the Admiral Schley was referred to as the applicant. walked into a bicycle shop with a for-terrier sorties held a recaption at the residence of Mr. Soon after the proceedings began Admiral and asked the owner of the shop whether he 3. D. Clark, foster father of the bride, a num Schley rose and said he had to state with old boks by the dive said he did not

man, looking aghast at dog, erous company of guests being present. In the extreme regret that he must challenge Admiral do much things on his promises at all. Williams afternoon Mr. and Mrs Marshall embarked on Horison as a member of the Court, as he had upon the visitor, looking at the machines, said.

- Well, you have several bere, and, unde Coeteboard the Saiki Maru for Japan, where they already expressed an opinion in regard to the Schubert will stay for a few weeks. The happy couple case. The Court then adjourned until such you let them at so mach an hour.

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