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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 14TH, 1902

| justified în dividing up the blame between “conslasive proof that the railway under

the concessionaires and the home Govern-takings of other Powers are not bona de ment, rather than laying it all on one sat" commercial enterprises. But the Grover of shoulders. It is not necessary to dwellement which took official cognisance : ofat has been nominated to succeed 4 General

in a community so used to the experience as the British residents in China, upon the

the Peking railway loan of 1899, which was ready to guarantee Japan's military

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A. S. WATSON & CO., lack of sympathy nearly invariably mani expenses in 1900, and actually advanced the Mixed Court jurisdiction question et

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funds to the Wachang Viceroy in the same year for his provincial exchequer, should be able to devise means for leading a measure of effective support to those important concessions which, by its own action, have been proclaimed to the world as exclusively British."

Shanghai a victory for the consular body. This is interesting to road in conjunction with the loading article which we republished from the NC. Doom Nowu last week.

The Chinese Special Coronation Ambassador, Prince Tea Chén, secording to a Shanghai native official report, will return to Chink by way of the United States and Japan. It is Lisbon has declared both Hongkong and further stated that a China Merchants steamer Canton infected with cholera.

Sergeant D. MacHardy has been appointed an Taspecior of Nuisances at Stanley,

A gunner in the Royal Artillery (European) has been admitted to Kennedytown muffering from cholera --

The Gazette announces that Cavaliere Z. Volpicelli has been provisionally recognised as Consul-General for Italy at Hongkong.".

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is to be sent to meet the Frinos at Nagwald whence the Prince will proceed straight to Tientsin, and so on to Peking.

Warte, the dead body of Karl Weber, a butcher of Teintau, who had been missing since the 18th Jane and of whom it was thought that he had met with foul play, was picked up on 25th Juna

According to the Deuterte Ostasiatische”

in the vicinity of Arcona Island. No signs of violence could be detected, and inqnizios made

by the polica hava nat led to any satisfactory atreenit. Weber was buried on the 25th ult.

The local government has received tale graphic information from HM. Consul Bangkok that vessels from Hongkong or China porte must call at Kobphui for pratique.

Chatre's Circus did not open at Kowloon ou Saturday night owing to the unfavourable weather, but a performance was given yesterday afternoon at three o'clock and will be rented to-night. The Cirens leaves 10-morrow.

The first tie for the Hongkong Water Polo Shield Competition will be played off to-day instead of to-morrow between the Royal the Victoria Recreation Club at 5.45 p.m.

A Paris telegram says that: Dr. Lidin, who has been sent to St. Pierre, by the colonel in command of the troops in Martinique to study the question of the danger of leaving so many decomposed bodies on the scene of the disaster, reports that it is useless to attempt to unearth the bodies under the ashes, and that Et. Pieme so isolated that there is no fear of contamina tion. Dr. Lidin adds that to work at St. Pierre now would be dangerous owing to the acties

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fresh plague cases (all fatal) were reported up to acon on Baturday, including one Indian st Old Kowlom Harrack (Whitefield). Street, and Kowloon Road, while other Chinese Chinese bodies were found in Third Street, East deaths were reported from Lung On Street, Stanley Street, and Upper Station Street.

then Manchuria and Shantung have opened the eyes of those at home, we are assured, and the urgency of the question is fully recoguised. In this case, of course, it will not do for the British Government to take up a position and suy to the concesionaires: You are idle. We cannot help you. It is quite true that a want of energy has been shown by those who have obtained very extensive claims from Chins A shot time ago the Shanghai correspondent of the Times sent to that Journal an extremely instructive letter, in which he dealt with this very charge of indolence and examined the conduct in particular of the Peking Syndicate's Shamsi and North Honan con- cessions. He then alluded to s previous A. S. WATSON & CO. letter, written by him in 1898, in which he had said: "There existe a widely spend 2011

"impression that the present enterprise is connected rather with the field of finance "at home than with that of genuine enter considered. [81

"prise in China, and it is generally felt "that the promoters of the Peking Syndi ETONKA to the news columns "cate (Limited) are more concerned with

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Ou Aar On the 7th July, at Cheloo, NORMAN, only son of WILLIAM and JZANIE WRITED, aged ten JOH. THOUAZZOU

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Lospl@FORFEOe day in which handewalankah remark about the formationAM Anglo-Japanese Agreement, commented strongly on the Ho luve z obtain på sanogados, in Chitis plain side the brit relearn whitiz rapissed to

A committee of leading property-owners has been convened, of which Mr. Shelton Hooper was appointed chairman, to consider the proposed Public Health and Buildings. Bill sent in to the Government. The question clause by clause and drafsu statement on it, to of compensation will be the point chiefly to be

done is to remore as, quickly as possible the

bodion still exposed on the surface,

Writing before the passing of the Philippides Bill, an American correspondent said: The methods by which this attack (by the Democratio canons upon the President's Philippine policy. is to be made are as yet ill-defined. None of the Democratic leaders, except Senator Honey, have ventured to suggest a policy of mere scuttle. Mr. Money has his plan, and it is he has said, and take care of themselves." On simple Let the Philippines go to the devil"

that plan, says the Commercial Auvertirar, it the Dediocrets persist in it the Republicsus will onery the country almost without an effort.

The anall French colony of Pondicherry, in India is more a trading country than suything else, and the richest men in the country ave cloth, hides, eses, and a little tobacco; The merchants. Theobief exports are ground-nats, manufacture of cloth is the principal industry,

TELEGRAMS.

* DAILY PRESS" SERVICE,

· | FROM OUR EFECIAL CORBESPONDENT]

FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.

LONDON,

12th July, 6.39 p.m.

THE PHILIPPINE RELIGIOUS

NEGOTIATIONS.

Apropos of the Philippines negotiations, the trouble between the United States and the Vatican relate to clause IX of the

Treaty with Spain, which provents the ousting of the Spanish Friars.

GENERAL NEWS.

LONDON, 12th July 6.30 p.m.

PRINCE KOMATSU IN SPAIN. Prince Komatsu hins visited San Sebastian with the Order of the Chrysanthemum for the King of Spain,

FRENCH AND GERMAN AMENITIES. M. Waldeck-Rousseau and the German Kaiser have exchanges visite.

REUTER'S SERVICE,

Losnos, 30th July,

GOVERNORSHIP OF AUSTRALIA, →A RUMOUR. The Post ban reason to believe that; Colunt 17

Harry M Calmont, C. B., Conservative M. P. for Newmarket, will ruscoed Lord Hopetona Governor-General of Australia

„FRENCH RENTEB TO BE CONVERTED"

to the conversion of the three-and-a-half or The French Chatter and Senate have agreed

cont. Hentes into three per centa,

London, 10th July;

THE KING'S PROGRESS. The Lance! says that His Majesty's general health continuse most satisfactory. He sleeps

slowly and well. excellently, and the wound is gransisting

poisoned, of whom nine are now dead and the others not expected to live. The pie was made cu Saturday, and was eaten on Sunday night.

Chefon, 8th July.

The following twelve boys have died from ptomaine poisoning --

Gershon Broowhall,... aged 11 Einworth B. Fitch,... Marit Banstedt

Niobola Gray

Norman Gray Owes Hugh Gray Owen, Stewart Kay

Howard Fishy,

Frank Parry

Claude Hartwell, Norman Whitfeld,

EWH. Momen,

Only one other boy is ill, named Ferry, and his cation is critical, but every attention is extended to him by the School authorities. There is no canes for further apprehension.......

The following information but reached the China Taland Mission, from Chefoo. On Banday, all the teachers and scholars in the Boys' School partook of chicken-pio at thin, Qas pis appears to have been bad, which resulted in twelve class of ptomains poisoning. The teachers again partook of one of the same pies In the evening without any had result. It is with the most profound sorrow we learn that, up to. #o'clock this morning, tan boya hull-augeiambort. Their names are as follows:-Gashion Broom- hall, Nidhian Gray, Norman Gray Owen, Stewart. Claude Hartwell, Ellsworth R. Fitch, Mar, Sandstedt: Boward Fishe, Herbert Parry, Norman Whitfald. Other two boys are now, seriously ill, viz. Frank Parry and Hugh Gray Owen.

Chefoo, 1.10 p.m. FV Momsen and Hugh Geny-Owen

Chefoo, 9th July. The body of Hugh Gray Owen, who died at noon on Tuesday, has been ment to Shangbai for poel-morton examination, the official enquiry haying been postponed until the result is known. The doctors and nurses of UA. Nary are rendering

ag valuable esietanos at Cheloo. Another boy, Cyril Molloy, the son of Mr. E. Helloy, of the Customs, Chiakiang, is erlously

CANTON.

FROM OUR CORERSPONDENT.).

Canton, 12th July. TÀO MUA BIII YATO, Nowa bas renehal oficial circles in Canton

that His Excellency Tws Min has boon permitted by the Imperial Government to resign on ac- count of ill health, that the Provincial Governor Tak Bow is appointed Acting Viceroy of Kwangtang and Kwangal, and that the governor of Shansi province, Shan Chon Aun, will be transfered to Canton to take the plass of Tak Bow, Lator news to hand says that Tao

THE MARTINIQUE ERUPTIONS for his to live in tako porarily until the Imperial Malisa given orders to have a certain official rezidan os near the government Wharf cleaned ont and there are many factories establishel for

A fresh colonic eruption lasting four hour order arrives, when he will handover the seals the weaving of cotton materials, The clotba

occurred in the vicinity of Fort-de-France of offles, to his succumor. are always mada in very helilipat colours, Martisigns Island. The population of the wild, extravagant designs. Much of it is ex- ported to the Far East. The natives of other town is paute stricken. The losses are as yet, He parts of India who fancy bright colours might unknow. Fears are entertained for the had the greater part of his military power taken cafety of the British scientifle mission working from bing last month; being left with only one in the island.

There is unconscious Kutnour in the follow lng sentences from a letter about refssion work in Kwange-Wo had an extremely mice young fellow conte quite regularly for time bat he has now fallen off for some reason. is a Prosbytovian. He was so bright and earnest it cheered ons immensely, we think he may be nawell.

LONDON 11th July,

use it as wearing apparel, but the British public |*** would probably only patrenise it as floor-olothe and curtains. There are such a lot of fraders trading in this ware that there is not much

The principel imports are light French wines, room for further enterprise in the direction.

THE KING'S HEALTH.

olives, French cotton, bather goods, and rice,

The Lancel says that in view of the cruel There is also a great trads carried on in oocoa-ira duty to say in the clearest possible terms rumpars cucerning His Majesty's health, it is nuts and paha-freits, which are sent upward to the Inland ports of India by railway he that he is entirely free from SANDOF. ones and palm-leaves of Fondicherry are worked up into very pretty baskets, mats, cushions, and chair, and exported to all parts of the world.

"the successful doating of the company "in London than with the future de "velopment of the resources of Shansi." The Times correspondent adds in his later letter: These views have been largely con- *finned during the past four years, though it

is only fair to state that under its present completel, has been taken over by the Govern. The Governor's Peak-residence, having been

organimation and control the Peking rent House staf. If Bir Henry Blase adheres Syndicate's operations have been entirely to his intention of returning to Hongkong in **removed from the sphere of speculative | August-it is possible that he may extend his "finance to that of a bona fide commercial stay in England in view of the postponement of "and industrial undertaking, and that for the Coronation His Excellency is expected "some time past everything possible has to take up his residence at the Feak. "been done by the directors and their able The Bishop of Victoria, speaking at the *representative in China (Mr. Gronde annual meeting of the Church Missionary JAMIESON, C.M.G.) to remove the dis- Society, held in May last in London, said that "abilities which bave hitherto blocked nil it had been his joy during the theme and half *progress." However, he goes on, after years he had been in Hongkong to confr2,500 Chinese. The Bishop harried on to tell of reviewing the facts of the case, to say:

That our Foreign Ofice failed to insist on in Hongkong had been set on a thoroughly self ather marks of progress. The Native Chorch "the fulfilment of the syndicate's contract supporting balls as far as finance is concerned;

by China is matter for regret, and proves it was in fact on a more atisfactory basis than arch "that the importance of the concession, in the English Church in Hongkong. The Ovartues its relation to British interests in Centrul speaker did not vouchsafe muy explanation of Quadrillo China, has not boon realised.

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COLONIALS AT ST. JAMES'S PALACE. T. R. H. The Prince and Princess of Wales gave a brilliant reception to nine hundred Colonial visitors at St. James's Palace rester day evening.

LONDON, 11th Jđậy

THE CORONATION

The following is the programme of music to be played by the band of the 10th Bombay

on Wednesday, the 18th inst, from 5 to 6.30 be sent to any foreign court Light Infantry, on the New Parade Ground,

is imperative, unless this valuable con- at 8. John's Cathedral has not yet been £fled up. Gavotte *cessión is to pass out of British control, There is a movement on foot to do some is that our Government should insist on the thing" for De Wet, who has become theidol of contract being made effective without Europe. Some wish to present him with a further delay." The correspondent thus sword of honour, while others wish the money pesce does not hold the Feking Syndicate so collected to be bruded over to him in a lump

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THE WEATHER.

Following the hoisting successively of the

BLACK/FLAGE ČIVNÍTROUBLE, Lie Tung-fo, the Black Flag general,

hundred soldiers. These soldiers who have been. placed under the command of the seting Prefect Kung, the protest of Wai Chow, and other officials, have been very unruly, constantly trying to desert the study and go home. Upon

Kang has led in order cuntioning the soldiers the report of one of the captains, the Prefect

mot to desert, mud that if any one of them wants leave of abseres të go home he must give in his name, the name of the street, district, and province, so that investigations may be. made. But these Black Flags are not to bu befedinthair, attempts; they thrustened to walk away with their arms, and, if they be detained any longer to raise trouble; to one month's pay baa buen given to each of them for expenses upon their delivering up their arms to the

No formal invitations for the Coronation will ammunition department.

THE KING'S'HEALTH

TAANDAGE

In the district of Tang On, Hin Hing prefec are, bands of banditti are collecting

His Majesty sloege wall, and continues to together with a large number of bad charac improve in every respect,

fox hommad or more ringbbing and attack- ing villages, and contemplating, It is said, rising. A rebit chief in La Hing Chow, a Kakks district, Issasa, antifications, and posta them up in the

THE ERUPTIONS AT FORT. PAL DE FRANCE *** News has been kepered announcing the safety of tho British solentiña mission working in the vicinity of Fort-de-France, Martinique Island.

* MB. CHAMBERLAIN'S CONDITION.

but he is still confined to his rõduk. ----

Mr. Chamberlain's wound is Hesling well.

GOVERNORSHIP OF AUSTRALIA

The report that Colonel Harry M Calmont,

“Tak dietriót three

Sin King to capture

roots, attling himself " the

arialcats of the Bun be the Vinero to take sanders, to go into

A tax has been imposed on pork butchere The butchers of the Pork Guild were salmoned"

and ordered to guarantee the payment of a tax ef 880,000, a year to the government:

THE INDO-URINESE GOVERNOR GENERALSHIP.

that, he was binding the British Govern-responsible for delays aa

a Government sum. When the Boer leaders arrive in Europe red and black conse, the bison ball was ran up * men from the dikke of neglecting to look apologist might like to make out. In the for the par, one of collecting money a great on Saturday afternoon on the Tamar, on the after its nationals interests, a charge which case of the British and Chinese Corporation, reception is in store for them, and if the present flagstaff of the Godown Company at Kowlood, the British, Gaserment bag frequently and on the other hand, pointing out that enthusiasm continues they will reap a golden and on that at Tsimshatent Police Station. brought againgipane Prpetic nothing had been done with regard to the harvest. Great disappointment is express on Earlier in the day a rising glass gara M.P.. would probably soveel to the Governor the Hain Hoi sod Fun Ya Magistrate, larly in course last with Chine. Lond purely British concessions of this Corporaalide at the report that De Wet has elected promise of favourable weather, but Intership of Australia in unfounded,

to remain in South Africa. Ona onthusiastio CRANBORNE'S (MAMA MOf course the most tion since 1898, the same correspondent says Swim lady said If he does not come here I on it fell again, and soon afterwards the

RELAXED DISCIPLINE AT copious to besedo anddate theme that it has "adopted a pohey of masterly shall go out there to see him, but see film 1 marked than hitherto by the running up of A debate on the recent Sandburnt boldents

proximity of the typhoon was more definitely zuia que jaizie leqy bay to harve The inactivity, Chinese in procrastination, but will. This seems to be the feeling of a good the black drum on the three points already took place in the House of Lords yesterday

SANDHURST,

concessionaires complainio sayings fiA“. We | British in tenacity

many towards the Boer General. thirvelous kliene medfrom China, In conclusion we may quote the Times

mentioned. In the early part of the night

Lord Roberts defended the punishments, but, owing to pindi araming tro correspondent's idea of the way out of the

The Calcutta Englishman says: We have beary downpours of rain, accompanied by a

measures to bring the intolerable state of things existing at the College to an end. He promised to examine indfridan oases.

Avenir di Tonkin says of the announcement of M. Bean's appointment to Indo-China:

has acceeded in winning the who knew him. He dərateg uularly to fostering commernist and enterprises, rightly, holding this | way of establishing Freogh lafinsu

L'Indo-Chine Repulkiaine Saigonneis heartily welcom

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workablet. Subjecth of Julher govern. difficulty, with which he closes his letter to good reason to believe that Mr. T. R. Wynne squally wind, were frequent, whilst the clouds indicted, and sald there bean serion of Isst ve bave a new Governor-Generali "pients in similar cireuisfehels tad tam the Times, The view is one that recom-been offered the mapagement of a large dove cations of rough weather. Happy all the discipline which necmitated the adoption of Minister to Chins.

the agent of the Bengal-Nagpur Railway, "bac Acudding across the foos of the moon gave indi: misdemosnonry committed; showing Inxity ofhe Ministers have chosenpila be the hap, Ak then consulaandere mends itself for commonsense, though it is opisent company in the north of China, and signs were belied, the wind

aboutant bon the other hand,unt palatable to the Government.

He that there is. Therefore, a pusability of his perosptibly during the night and yesterday content yourselves with talking about he writes:-The question is one for the resigning his present appointment. There are blowing with only urdinary fores "Open Door, rubrichais, naɔtar/ag (me "are" British Government to decide. If it is several companies in China which would be disappearance of die black ball, sigailised the “songgruodis wera phrase. "The Givern." beyond the power of that Government to glad of the services of so capable an organiser pacing of the typhoon, the effect of which ment replies: No, you have obtained gumptee foreign loans, there are pre- and engineer. But, whatever the aged of but slightly felt in the Colony. In the harbour on Saturday scarcely a sampan or junk "your concenficar but roumoke to hiểmptents which appear to afford an ade. China, it is to be hoped that both the Gatern

youre if therefore to your to work

quate solution of the difficulty. If British ent of India and the Bengal Nagpur Railway was to be seen, most of them having run for will make an effort to retain Mr. Wines the shelter of the breakwater at Causeway Bay, own indolence and not to our neglect "syndicsacs are really duable, in open orices for this country. Apart from the The water was lampy and the wind strong, but that the want of progresside) It competion, to finance railways in Chin work he has already done with regard to the the crossing in the ferry launches folt No Tu is difficult for a neutral party to decide der grating conditions, the fact must line with which his name for connected, there convanionos, the vessels having hoon stripped with exactnjustice between the two state: *! beslooépled, and once established, after and several important schemos i still waiting of their awnings and running with gritti guity of the tesebut it seems that one is proper inve

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