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have their reasons for existence, and the in the nature of affairs be a mutual repudia- The Neue Freie Press has made the discoráry superficint onlooker is apt to content binition, and mutual recriminations for having that "if England ceased to be the great Power self, after the manner of his kind, with led to the disaster, or in the other event, of which she now is, the whole balance of power this merely exoteric view. These considers the inevitable struggle of the wolves and throughout the world would be convulsed by tions are, however so 'perfectly trite and bears over the prey Altogether, though at ghastly movement like that of a huge landslip." Owing to strikes at American coal mines the

A. S. WATSON & CO., of-evident that to the individual who the instant interesting, neither of those looks closely into affairs the machinerycontinental alliances is in the slightest muat seem sadly out of proportion to the degree influencing or likely to influence the professed aims. As a fact there would be stable course of events. They are no need for the, elaborate process of fertern. feathers, and as such indicate gore truly tion paraded were a simultaneous dvasion than weightier events the direction of the of Germany from east and west to take wind; but have no further effect than his place. In such a case the dictates of self the weathercock oa the coming storm. preservation would impel Austro-Hungary to effect a diversion, and self-interest is n for more powerful bond than the word of As supplied to Royal and Imperial princes or governments. Similarly France Courts of Europe.

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Russia.

We understand that Mr. H. E. Pollock, our

former Acting Attorney-General, hus not after all resigned the Attorney-Generalship of Fiji, but has merely gone home on leave of absence.

Five fresh fatal Chiusss plague cases were reported up to noon yesterday, two boilies being found, in Square Stroot and in Reclamation Street. Yaumati, while the other destin were

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It is stated that F. S. Mager, the American United States Government are buying up citizen who was convicted of fraud in the Cardiff coal. The strikers are using dynamito Yokohama Chibo Saibansho and sentenced to in their operations....Five-miners had been bomo the nilor din pripamont and six months filled up to the 21st.ult.a "polfod-surveillance; will not appeal from his

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Ou the 14th mit Somersetshire best Lancashire at erickat by nine runs. The rost of the matches were drawn, owing to rain The competing sidos were Gloucestershire and Surmy; Kent and Notts Derbyshire and Worcestershire and Hampshire and Leicester

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Authoritative, but not official, new, it is said, has been received indirectly in Colombo that Ceylon is to be connected with Australia and London by a now cable. It will join Coylon to Mauritius and the Cape on the one

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The 3.5 Helios arrived at Woosung-on the afternoon of the 23rd it and reported that cholero was rag.ag very severely at Karate (45 miles north of Nagasaki.. The Helion is hold in quarantine at Woosung for nine days. Two Chinese were left at Nagasaki. One Chinaman died on the 23rd. Three suspects were takes ashore to the quarantine station.

What was believed to be an eruption was

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The order at the finish of the Summer

the other. This in one of the strategic lines which the Committee on Cable Communications suggested.

offer to the China Mutual shareholders eme The rise of us. per share on Mr. Alfred Holt's from Messrs A. Weir and Co., who are with one exception the largest British wailing ship own ers, and they also possess sane 2 steamers They have ans regular lins of sailings from Glas- gow and Liverpool to New Orleans, and their other vessels are employed in tramp business. They are associated with the Glasgow firm, Messrs. Harrison, Welt and Co., and with Meat. T. and J. Harrison, of Liverpool,

The reason for the divergence in the route of the four-funnelled cruisor Amphitrite before lor. arrival on this station is to make soms sort of demonstration in the Persian Gulf. Quite recently there has been a display of Rassion. naval force in this region; one or two large modera ernisers having been sout there; and so the visit of the Amphitrite, which is quite as imposing a vossel as any craiser that the Russian Navy possesses, is intended as a kind of counter-demonstration

So much has been said lately about the trans-- for of British ships to American interests that it is somewhat refreshing to learn of a more- ment in the contrary, direction. Liverpool in- formation is to the effect that four steamships, American-owned, bave recently been sold to sa English 6em. The four vessels were owned by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company and traded between Chesapeake and Liverpool, been scquired by a Manchester firm, who in carrying the English flag. They have recently tend to engage in the fruit trade. It is stated that they were sold at 30 per cent. below cost- price.

The Times of India's Aden correspondent says that H.M.8. Perseus brought there, last month, a sambook laden with a large number of

rifles and some cases of ammunition which were

the same back between Shugra and Bir-Ali, As shipped from Jibuti.. The warship orartook

the nakoda and crew resisted and refused to sur.

In Berlin military circles it is reported that besides the augmentation of the German troops dergo a complete transformation. Neither theerang were killed and two of the crew were in Chius, also the clothing of the corps will unrender, they were fired upon. The nakeda and summer nor the winter dress of the men has wounded. The wonuded men have been placed been found to answer the service required of it ander medical charge at Ades, and the arms especially the catsfars; of which at the equip and ammunition have been landed. Such could not he kept from being spoiled by mothe effect on the carriers of contraband goods. or the climate. The shoes or boots also were found impracticable for East Asiatic conditions,

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The Copenhagen correspondent of the Times It has been decided, therefore, to adopt the Entelegraphed on the 7th May:The tedious glish system of dressing the German troops question of the sale of the Danish West Indies in Asia, both infantry and cavalry.

teems never to end. I have already stated that fresh negotiations would not be initiated by The Indépendance Belge publishes a private Denmark, but when the United States, after letter from Mr. Davidson, Assistant Colonial the Fandsting's rejeation of the treaty, gro Secretary at Pretoris, tan friend. Its costante, posed a prolongation of the period of ratification, the journal remarks, will doubtless not prove King Christian thought that it would be pleasant reading to many of its readers. The impolite to the United States to refuse. To-day, letter, which constitutes a warm panegyrio of therefore, his Majesty sanctioned the proposal. the British administration of the Transvaal and In the meantime fresh elections to the Lands. a justification of British methods warfare. thing will take place. Briefly speaking, it may concludes with an expression of the writer's be predicted that the bitter campaign which belief that when once pesus is concluded the has, for the present, ended with the victory of two races will fuse rapidly and the Boers will | the anti-sale përty will be continued in the next become the most faithful of British subjects. Sassion. Nody can foresee what the result Mr. Davidson recalls the fact that Dutch will be burghers occupy prominent posts in the members of the British aristocracy are of administration of Ceylon, and that many

Datch origin, but ho mye that the faal old never become the language of South Africa aring to its imperfections.

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LANDON, 1st July, 11.10 mm.

PRINCE CHENG IN BELGIUM.

Prince Cheng, the Chinese special envoy

to the Coronation of King Edward, has beca entertained to dinner by King Leopold

at Ostend.

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THE CURRENCY OF THE

PHILIPPINES.

The United States Conference Committee

on the Philippines Bill has agreed to n compromise, oliminating the gold standard

and postponing the constitution of a Legislative Assembly until the census,

REUTER'S SERVICE,

LONDON, 28th June.

HIS MAJESTY STILL IMPROYING.

His Majesty has to-day been transferred from bia bed to s couch. He is cheerful and active

yesterday sent a telegram to the German minded, and is progressing marvellously. Ho Emperor mying how deeply touched he was at him an Admiral in the German feet, and this the kind thought of His Majesty in appointing

Kiel.

This evening's bulletlu says that His Majesty has passed a very comfortable day, and that kis progress continues to be quite satisfactory.

The afternoon bulletins are now discontinued.

THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE

PROLONGED.

A treaty has been signed at Berlin prolong- ing the Triple Alliance. There is no change in the conditions.

LONDON, 29th June.

HIS MAJESTY'S ILLNESS.

The bulletin issued at nine o'clock this morn-

lng saya that His Majesty has passed a good night, and fools stronger despite soms discom- fort in the wound. Nothing has occurred to disturb the patient's satisfactory progress,

LONDON, 29th June.

THE KING'S PROGRESS. A bulletin issued at four o'clock this after- noon says that His Majesty's progrem continues in every way satisfactory. The local discom. fort had diminished.

observed on Mount Iwaki in the extreme in the "combination. Similarly, Germany north of Hondo, Japan. According to a has committed herself to un economic war-telegram from Aomori, nënsual sigus were seen fare with the

two great. Anglo-Saxon on the summit of the mountain, large volume The Finest Beer brewed in America." Powers, and finds her exclusive system of of smoke isaxing from the summit on the 20thmont of the troops over 10,000 were furuished, seizuries will have a salutary and deterrent mange the Emperor signalled to the feet at

trade ready beginning to tol. on her own ult. A later telegram states that what had the resources. The want of a partner, then, isappearance of an eruption is a forest fire, ex tending over several nores, which is still burning pressing in order to aid her in pulling through the more difficult sectious of the A Chinese loper, with the name, a given in road. French methods of trade in her eyes American papers, of Dong Gong, who has for are too redolent of concealed free-trade, so four months past occupied an isolated house at instinctively she turns to Austria and Italy St. Louis, has, it is stated, apparently recovered as the nations which offer ber the best from his malady and will be released within two months unless the disease returns Chaulwoogia opportunity of extending ber trade without oil, the product of an East Indian troo, has enquiring too closely into her methods. heen the sale treatment atministered to the man Russia in whose vast undeveloped re by Dr. Martin C. Woodroff, superintendent of sources she sees a probable competitor quarantine. in the near future, is of course by that very circumstance ruled out, so that the Eights at Oxford, which concluded on the 28th only possible alliance from her point of May, was:-First Division-University. New view is with Austro-Hungary, and as cir- College, Magdalen, Balliol, Pembroke, Woross- cumstances have compelled a close associater, Brasenose, Trinity, Exeter, Christ Church, tion commercially as well as politically and Lincola, Second Division. Lincola, between Austro-Hungary and Italy, the Keble, Wadham, Marton, Hertford, Queen' alliance with the former alunost of necessity and 8. Edmund Hall. Christ Church headed Josus, Corpus, S, Jolu's, Oriol, B. Catherine's compels also the inclusion of the latter.

the list of successful bals with five lamps in Circumstances, then, point to a close the six days. Wadham made four, Brasenese alliance between Germany, Austro-Hungary three, Jesus and S. John's two sath, sad and Italy, as the most natural thing in the University and Pembroke one each. Merton world, and doubtless so it would be were was the most unsuccessful, losing a plaus sol it not for other conflicting interests which day, followed by Queen's and S. Catherine's Germany assumes are pulling her the other three, Corpus two, Worcester, Trinity. Hort. way. Germany, as we have seen, is almost ferd, and New College one. of necessity driven to associate with the two The Journal of the Royal United Ser nic in matters commercial, but her ideas are by Institution for the current month contains a -no-means contented with working on equal reprint of the lecture by Admiral Sir J. O, lines. What Germany wants with her Hopkins, entitled "Is a Second Class or Smaller partners is her own preponderance. From Battleship Desirable The naval notes, home her point of view all she needs is a safe and foreiga, are as interesting and valuable as market for her protected manufactures usual. They include a summary of the Schley which she is losing in the Anglo-Saxon dvore, it will be remembered, to the American inquiry, with the report of the committee very countries; and to this end she will leave admiral From this adverse report Admirel no stone unturned, with little consideration Dewey, the president, mainly dissented. The for the feelinge or interests of her allies, report of the ampires on our nara! manœuvres Politically Germany looks to the absorption is also given, but the report is bald and devoid of the whole German speaking race-such of interest. Two illustrations are given of the Alliance of Germany, Austria and Italyan-absorption, in fact as would carry her Woodcock ascealing the higher reaches of the loss of my worldly possessions in the Transvaai AND THE UNVEILING CEREMONY,departure from the China Station we may seG effected by Count VON BULOW and now finally signed; and as plainly the effect of territors to the Adriatic. These aspirations Yangtze, an operation which had to be per- the much vaunted Dual Alliance between shared by the German people, but none the

are of course natural, and are certainly formed in some places by the aid of steel hawers

to enable the little ship to pass the rapide. Russia and France has been grossly exagere a nenace to the peace of Europe gorated Momentarily, of course, it suits all and of the world. The least that can be enclusion of Doamer in

The 8 aigon Opintor rejoices over the non- parties to these political combinations to

the new French proclaim thee to the world as irrefragable, said, of thera is that they reduce the Triple Cabinet. Think of it!" says our contempos Discussing the conduct of the allied contin

Alliance to little more than a phantom, and ary. but both, as must be seen by the careful indicate that, should any strain be placed Foreign Affairs in the as combination, an and the Powers, Mr. H. C. Thomson very "M. Delcassé retains the portfolio of genis in North Ching in his book entitled China observer, contain within themselves stronger Elements of disintegration than ever they

upon it, it must collapse from its own unapressable enemy of out az-Governor pertinently writes:—No attempt was made by internal want of cohesion. Of course at "the"

· So he would be General!" No one can have forgotten the The Allies to mitigate the sufferings of the possessed of affinity.

a very inattentive onlooker of events who brutal recall of the Blis Mission, which was homeless thousands by forming concentration moment both fall in with the humours of would attribute any vitality to the present sent to Yannen on the order of M. Doumer camps, as has been mercifully done in South the day. In certain circumstances wo

alliance of France and Russia: one element who believed himself strong enough to disperge Africa. Those who were not killed were merely

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HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DEA VEUX ROAD Cl. LONDON OPTICE: 131, FLEET STREET; E.

HONGKONG, 2nd July, 1902,

Much more than it is probably worth has been made of the renewal of the Triple

the "Chugai Tsushinsha," a news agency in Tok According to news received from Peking by

yo, the Commander in Chief of the Russian Army in the Amour district of Siberia has deof. ded to withdraw all the troops stationed in the district extending from the south-western part In connection with the statement in a recent of Shingking province to the Lise Birer by the London telegram that a number of Ritualist middle or the end of September next, and bas clergy are rejecting the service ordered for issued a private nafise to the Commander of the Coronation Day, because therein the King vowe Russian troops in Mauckuria to this effect. to maintain the Protestant reformed religion," The Chinese Government at Peking har als signed W. M. Mercery, may be of interest-ear, the Russian Minister to Chins. The the following letter in the Saturday Review, | been informed of this proposal through M. Les-

"Sir, Those who deny the status of the ancient bor of Russian troopa to be withdrawn, accord- Ecclesia Anglicana are, no doubt, rejuicing in ing to the note of the Russian Commander-in the support they receive from the Carquation Chief, is 35,000, of which 18,000 aro infantry, service to be used in the churches on 26th June 8,000 cavalry, 7,000 artillery, 1.000 engineers. next: The clergy are expected to announce and 1,000 belonging to the Commissariat Do- Protestant Reformat Religion, white words vernment has decided to commission General the King as taking en oath to maintain the partment. It is reported that the Chinese Go- contained in the service to be used in West Mah to garrison Manchuria with a mixed force minster Abbey referring to His Majesty's of 26,000, of which 13,300 have been trained ac "Defence of the Catholic Faith" are omitted cording to European nothods.QAY from the summary of proceedings to be an- nounced in the churches. I have suffered the

on account of my loyalty, and on many ossasions' on the platform I have done all I could to sup- pert our causes against the Boars, but I cannet betray the Church by making the above an-

nouncement."

THE CORONATION ADDRESSES

INTERCESSORY SERVICE AT S. PAUL'S.

A crowded and impressive intercessory service was held at S. Paul's Cathedral this morning. The Duke and Duchess of Connaught and the Marquess and Marchioness of Langdowns were present.

ADMIRAL-PERCY SCOTT,

Military Record says it is understood that in- connection with the Coronation festivities Captain Percy Moreton Scott, C.B., has been

HEAVY GUN BROOTING. The last number to hand of the Naval and

specially selected for promotion to flag muk, so that before HM.S. Terrible takes her

Captain Beatt's pennant hauled down and sa

We are informed that His Excellency the Admiral's flag hoisted in its stead This well Officer Administering the Government will hold deserved but tardy promotion will be greeted

■ levée at Government House on Saturday next, with general satisfaction throughout the Navy at. 4.30 p.m., at which the varions Coronation and nowhere more than in Far Eastern waters. Addresses will be presented to His Excellency A correspondent at Waibniwai informe ne that for transmission to His Majesty the King there the news of the honour done to Captain

of the statue of the Dake of Connaught will It is probable slag that the unveiling ceremony Scott was received with acclame tlot.

take place on Saturday, m

MUSIC FOR THE PUBLIC. The following programme of music will

might conceive a joint invasion of Germany of strength it undoubtedly has at the 'pre, with the previous authority of the Minister left to starve, or to be frozen to death: Indeed be played by the band of the Hongkong Regi-

event did occur there is no doubt that it

the occasion of the last vote on the loan was accorded, many may think with a mistaken

Our informant goes on to say that the com patilien this year for the Seymur Challenge. Cup is even keener than it was last year and is being watched with great interest. Very fine scored have been made with the 6-in. guns, the following being the details:-

The Beau Ideal". Sons.

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No. of game. Calibre. Rounds frei. Kita made. Organi 12 Gin. 163 "Goliath 12 Terrible... 12 Albion .... 12

1.7

Gin.

123

71

108

#t

Gin.

117

57

92

5 52

12

Blenheim -10 Gin. 184 Moissler Crien

Kio, Barwood The Terrible, which has held the record,

Keroh Waldtenfor for the last two years, has now to fall into third place, Last year, it will be remembered, her score was 128 rounds. 102 hits The Ocean bae now ruised the recovil to 160 rounds. 117 hits, and the Seymour Shield. Prins

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The Imperial mail steamer

Recent Langolt, which lets here on the with May, at 9 am, arrived at Genoa on the 29th alt, p.m.

from the east and west respectively by

sent moment, and that is a common hatred for Foreign Affairs. That was a bitter affront, in every way the campaign in South Africa hast on the New Parade Ground to-day, from Ruskia and France, and if just such of England, England has undoubtedly From the Quai d'Ormy came a cablegram been in striking contrast to that in China, and 50

March ordering the immediate abandonment of the shows an honest endeavour on the part of the Overture

... "Juanito would he effectively met by the combination loud in the way of both Frence and-Russia mission. Our potentate has certainly not for British commanders to act up to the spirit, if Selection Reminiscence of All Nations" Godfrey

ir projects on which they had centred their gotten that cablogian, and many a time he not to the letter, of the Hague Convention, Valas Belle Amie of the three Powers it is, however, most dailing ambitions. A French Africa ust have dreniat of revenge. Now, supreme although the Boes we not a party to it, as the Gavotte "Hiemliche Liebg”.

Fantasia.....Cavadına Airs". useful political truth to be continually Torne in mind, by political students, that it of the other. Neither of these was com

was the dream of the one; a Bussizu Asia humiliation, M. Delcassé is still a member of Chinese were; and it shows, also, a distinot Falkn "Par ci, Far la "...

God Save the King?", the now Cabinet, and by the side of M. Deleased advance upon the heretofore recognised usage is always the unexpected that happens, and

simultaneous invasion of Germany by Patible with the aspirations of British whom do we see? M. Gaston Doumergue, the of war... Now in China quarter was seldom Russia and France is probably the last Empire, and as the British nation at large young and briliant Deputy of Gard, who on given... whereas in South Africa it has been denger which a far-seeing man would conas scarcely prepared to fall in with either; the only one who opposed 14. Daumer's projects leniency, even when the Boers have deliberately sider it necessary to guard against, Simi. and showed pritty plainly its disapproval M. Gaston. Duutiorgae is another enemy, and adopted the British uniform. It is a bitter lary there is no doubt that there exists in of both, the two nations, otherwise with no the more dangerous in that he has been on irony that the British troops, who have anted France a very general feeling that in sympathy or feeling in common, were insel trusted with the portfolio of the Colonies with a humanity sad consideration seldom entering into a close alliance with Russia, sibly led into a mumentary alliance. Surely it is a rail conspiracy against our fornier known in previous wars, should be held up to the 1st inst.

really protecting Momentary we say without hesitation, ne it Governor-General. Nor is that all. At the the more futter, when the torsible doods the people of France are i

carries none of those clements of a common Ministry of Marine M. Combes has placed M. biomes, the moro kútter the peace of the world. Looked at interest which are necessary to the forma. Pelletau, that ardent and conscientions politician, are recalledt (in which the British troops had no French eyes, Germany is the type of an encroaching Power any alliance that would tion of any permanent or abiding pact who will never forgive the hateful disloyalty part) committed by the troops of those very the 30th ult, and is expected here on the 5th inst. be effective in placing obstacles in the way Suppose in a future struggle England and secured by Melinist gold-of one whom he used nations who are now their most vehement to regard as the young leader of the Radical sensors. Sweep the snow from your own of further advance on her part would, the British Empire were either altogether Party. It is against these ihres pitiless doorstep," says a Chinese proverb, and do not ipso facto, be a guarantee of peace in successful, or were altogether blotted out of adversaries that M. Doomer must struggle trouble yourself about the frost on your neigh Europe. Seen in this light both alliances existence; the result, in the first case would to-morrow, perhaps defend himself;"

bour's tiles."

The steamer Arvatoon Apear, from Calcutta,

left. Singapore for this port on the afternoon of

the 30th alt for Amey and Hongkong, said

The 0.8.8. steamer, Stentor left Foochow on

expected here to dry

is

will probably pass into her hands. The intra- duction of good shooting on the China Station

was doo to Adidiral Sir Edward Seymour; and the good he did hers is beginning to etrovok

to other naval stations. In the N Record we read that HMS Crescent with 12

puns of Gin, calibre made 105. hits out of 139

rounds.

The 0.8.8. steamer Ulysses left Singapore on

Lord Charles Beresford has publicly stated The Barber Line steamer Higlen, from that the shooting of the Navy is bad. When all and anils thence on the 2nd or 3rd inst. for the Chins Squadron and now by the flagship New York, arrived at Singapore on the 30tli ult, ships make such recorda se bave been made by Hongkong via Manila

The N.P, steamer Tesoma arrived at Tacoma of the N.A. sod W.L. Squad on, his Lordship from Japan and Hongkong on the 26th ult... sannot have further cause to complain.