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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 19r7, 192

children and grandchildren of Queen VICTORIA these family relationships of the English Royal Family have become not only wider, but unora intimate; 80 thint there is scarcely reigning

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it will be possible for them to reassemble.. The ceremony will time-bo-shorn of much

Messe Sotheby, London, sold a rare Spanish doiler for 222 10. the other day. Will the Max. arer reach that height!

In consequence of the ner volcanic eruptiona in Martinique, the city of Fort de France is

now reported to be in great danger.

Cholora le taking its présence felt in Singapore, There were fire dontha reposted as having taken place on the 9th inst, among the natives in different districts.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial

and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following docution to the funds! of the Hospitals-From a Patient, $3.

There was to be a "go bobfire on the hill behind Blair Lodge, Tanjong Pagar, Singapore, a Saturday night, 12th inst. It had been intended as a Corcustion fixture; it reafter be lit in thanksgiving for the King's recovery,

On the 7th inst. the French cruise: Endre eastedur, with the Bear Admiral on board, arrived at Chefoo from Nagasaki. Oh tho them, the German cruiser Hans, with board, arrived Rear Admiral Ahlefeld on at Chefoo from Tsingtan. On och occasion' a saints of the other nationalities was Brod. The Chefoo farts are unable to retura a port salute; are the N-C Daily News, as there are less than six gun in each forf

Lord Kitchener gets the rank of general at the age of fifty-two, Lord Wolseley was forty

TELEGRAMS.

REUTERS SERVICE.

LONDON, 16th July,

THE LEADERSHIP OF THE LORDS. His Graco the Duke of Devonshire stated lu the House of Lords that Lord Salisbury had desired him to undertake the leadership of the House of Lords,

THE KING OF ITALY IN RUSSIA. 1. The Tear and the King of Italy have reviewed 88,800 troops at Krasnoeselo, the Tsar loading his own regiment past the King of Tinly.

LONDON, 16th July.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S PROGRESS. Mr. Chamberlain continues to progress favourably. The bulletins have now cossed.

THE TRANSVAAL-GOVERNORSHIP.

Sir Arthur Lawley, K.C.M.G., Governor of Western Australia, has been appointed Lieu tenant Governor of the Transrael.

THE FRENCH AT SHANGHAL Viscoant Cranborne states that Bir Ernest

Satow, British Minister at Peking, will shortly report on the whole question relating to the French position in the International Settlement at Shanghai.

THE ECLIPSE STAKES. Ara Patrick is lame, and has been scratchet

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of its splendour, while the period determine when he was promoted, in revogation of mined on for proceeding with the Coronation is services in Egypt in 1882. Lori Roberts Bfty-nine. It is Lord Kitchener's own wish to go to India as Commander-in-Chief, as he is anious to obtain a practical knowledge of the Nativo Army, of which he has formed a bigh opinion.

in the numbers of the onlookers. But this very diminution in its lustra will doubtless have the cfeet of emphasising its domestic character, and rendering it a more represen intive gathering of the Empire. What in fact the ceremony loses in breadth it will gain in intensity; and it will become not only a ceremony of Coronation, but a genuine thank-offering for the recovery of the King from a dangerous malady. It is to he hoped that this foaling will be widely exemplified throughout the Empire, and that wido advantage will be taken of it to 2.25 show how genuine is the feeling of personal loyalty and gratitude towards the son of our late beloved Queen VICTORIA.

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The comment of the Times on Lord Kit- olener's message to the Boer Generals is that will go down to all time as one of the most remarkable which It has been the duty of the historian of our day to record. : Within Ikus more than a fortnight after the conclusion of a race war which has been raged with the utmost stubbornness and determination for nearly three years, the British Commander-in-Chief finds himself in a position publicly to thank the three principal lenders of our late adversaries for their servioss to the Crown. Rarely, indeed, bas a transformation of feeling and of attitude amongst a whole nation and its chiefs been at The appointment of Postmaster General at ones to rapid and so complete Hongkong has been given by the Colonial

Speaking at the annual meeting of Kynoch, Office to a Straits cadet. This will naturally surprise many people, as it was generally anti-Id, in Birmingham on the 18th ult. Mr. cipated that the appointment would be given on Arthur Chamberlain said the company's willt A. §. WATSON & CO.ment, and in that case would fall to Mr. B. ary trade during the past year had not basu to Coragnall Lewis. This officer was soting Post. good as in the proviens year. Nevertheless, master-Grenera!~ wUitst the late Captain they secouded in showing, for the second year Hastings was absent on leave, and after the in saccession, a profit of £100,000. They naked latter's decease Mr. Lewis again took up the the sharabolders support for their policy of full responsibility. It will be to the credit strengthening their reservos. Lo Jatuary of that last year they received at their Witton Works of the Acting. Fostaster-General amongst other reforms he effected, he was and entertained fo lench the Chinesa Azabasta responsible for the much-needed improvement dor and his suite. They had no connection with of the branch at Shanghai, which alone the Article Club (Laughter.) They decined

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GERMANY AND MACAO. Again reports are published by the Press thef the sale of Macao to Germany is imminent, but they are officially declared to be absolutely unfounded, says a Berlin telegram of the 11th inst, to the Ostasiatische Lloyd.

THE SSNESS.”

THE CORONATION.

We are pleased to announco that, by the graționa command of the King, we shall be able to present our readers with a fall descriptive adentant the postponed Coronation Service in Westminster Abbey, which will be specially written by our London reporter.

In accordance with a letter we received from the Earl Marshal cur reprezentative was sup- phed with a card of admission to the Abboy for the event which so unfortunately had to be postponed, an honour which we believe was enjoyed by no other newspaper in the Far East and by only one or two of the cliet English provincial papers. The report of the ceremony when it is hold will leave England by the mail following.

THE VOLUNTEER CONTINGENT.

[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT]

Montreal, 12th Juns My last letter to you was dated 4 lust, from

Vancouver,

That avoning Major-General Parsons inspected the 66th Regiment, Duke of Con- paught's Rides (Militis). They number about 200 in Vancouver. Wo vers salad to join in, so at 7.30pm. w marched to the Drill Hally which is a very fine building. The galleries- were allot with people who came to see the show. We were iuspected with the Rifles. Wa than retired to the sides while tan Rifles wout through their movamente. After this was over. the Indians and Chinese wen through various drill the people were very much strack at the smart way, they went about their work The Duke of Norfolk's latter, which we may There was a sort of an "at home" after every- thing was over. We then marched back. We mention was unsolicited, is as follows:

had entrained at 4 pm, uverything being The Earl Marabul presents his complshifted over from the ship to the train,

ments to the London Editor of the Hongkong Daily Fresa and desires to inform him that ho han received the King's command to reserve a place at Westminster Abboy for a represen- tative of his newspaper on the coca sion of the Coronation of Their Majestien King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra,”.

At I am the dext day the whole of the Cen- tingent was taken on electric tram-rites round the town The Mayor of the town accompanied the Voluate ra. We stopped at the Bosting. and Bathing Club where drinks were supplied to uveryone. We loft Vancouver at 1 pm, ou the 5th There was a large crowd to ase us off and lots of cheering The Volunteer flag and Union Jack were fired up on dagoleffs at the end of the train, while enill isgsgivan to us here placed on all the carriages, The people in Vancouver were very good to us

We also expect to receive from London a full soconut of the great Procession at seon from the windows of our office in Fleet Street and from ; and we enjoyed ourselves greatly. other points of vantage.

We arrived here at 1 a.m. yesterday, We Our London manager writes that we have have had a very pleasant trip across Every- train was stopped every day siller for drill or been granted every facility for seeing the Naval thing was dons to make us comfortable, The Review, Grand Ball, and the local celebrations exercise, once in the morning and once in thạ soutative there, aspecial reporter from London generally the former In addition to thes at Porstmout and that, beeldes our local repre-afternoon, either for en hour or half an hour, will join the Press steamer solely on behalf of special stoppages, there were short stops for water or for other reasons, when the men were the Hongkong Daily Press.

allowed to stretch their legs,

THE TYPHOON,

NO NEW FLAGUE CASES. At last wo seem to be near the end of this year's visitation of the plague. The Medical Officer of Health was able to notify yesterday At 5,30 a.m. yesterday the black come was that there had been no now cases reported hoisted at the Taimtshatsal Police Station, on the Tamiar sad on the Kowloon Wharf and during the 24 hours ended at noon.

Godown Co,'s Angetast and the typhoon gun was fired. The Chinese craft and launches af osos made for the shelter of Causeway Bay and Yaumati, and during the day the Harbour was clear except for the big stosmehips. At 12.30 p.m. the following warning was inued - The Typhoon to the southwards appears to be moving northward and likely to approach the neighbour hood of Hongkong. It may pass to the east. ward of the Colony, in which case the gale will

The xa New (Captain Peart), which, za we mentioned the other day, bas just sccomplished a record by rnning twelve return trips to Moji, Japan, Inside six months for the Mitent Bussan Kalsha, has bem chartered by that company for a third term of six months. The Ness is owned by the Mercantile Marine Co of London,

THE GARRISON PARADE. His Excellency Major-General Sir W. Gascoigne has decided, in view of the unprom Fatade of the Garrison which was to have taken ing weather, to postppasuntil next Saturday the

be from north and wast. The binok cone was taken down and the black drum hostel st 2.20 p.m.

Only a week ago the Colony was in Loudly danger of being visited by that peril of the and the sampons and janks came creeping out of their shelter placus in the harbour eren then China song, a typhoon, and when it veered off

Fortunately we had time weather. Rafa preceded as Heavy rains ensed severi "wash-outs as they are called. Tunt is, the Bood nadernices the track so that the soils and sleepers drop when the heavy weight is placed on them. There was an accident through this a couple of days ahead of us where three men were killed on a freight train. We passed the place and saw the wreck of the engine and track. One poor fellow was still beneath the boiler as they had not the means of moving the heavy weight. We were delayed several hours at Calgary owing to "ahmt abend. They fixed it up and when we passed there wore five tentus blocked on the other side. The scenery was magnificient, passing through the Rockles Snow-oopped mountains within n few bundred Leet from the track While at delll we had a flight bail thower which was something novel to most of om Volunteers, the people were very hospitable. We had a five-bone stay at Winnipeg, where

An inspector accompanied us on the train

abould have mured kk promotion to have anything to do with that organisation place this afternoon on the Cricket Grouni on it was recognieki that the respite might be of He looked after us well, Bort of a human to All letters for sublication should is written babas given great satisfaction to the community when they were approached, (Hear, hear the occasion of the presentation of the Order of very alert duration, for we are now in the see that we got sil we wanted, Crowds always

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They dealt direct with the Chinese Embassy, and he thought they succeeded in making the by the prompt handling of maile, and was a worthy successor to the late Captain Hastings. The claims of Mr. Lewis have, however, been Ambasador's visit nu agreeable as a business passed over, although he has an honoumble inspection, oculd be. They had not expected, record in the West Indies, and has successfully; and they did not dozive, any pecuniary advantage discharged the full duties here. Promotion from his vicit. on meril, which has been recomms led for the Army, might well be applied to the Colonial Service.

The sale of the barque Grosvenor, which was to have taken place yesterday at 3 p.m., has beer postponed, on account of the typhoen, until Monday at 11 am...

The Focker Daily Echo states that the reaping of the first rice crop commenced in the large plain between the city and Kusten last week, and the report of the orop is that it is a full yield of good quality

Junes

British India to a native officer of the Hong typhoon season and liable to be visited by one furned out to see un kang Begiment.

at very short paties. That these feare were wall

Here we have free trar des wherever we franded has been proved by the experience of wish to go. Two theatres, were thrown open the past two days, for the black cute, after die to us last night. The people are

JEWS IN MANCHURIA.

drum. Before that, however, the Chinese

Place Viger Hotel, which overlooks the station.

A London telegram of the 10lb inst, to the placing the red on the various signal poiuta, Extremely kind. The men are on the train N-C. Daily News says:-A Eussion edict has itself succeeded yesterday afternoon the still but they have grariared the officers in been issued which exolades Russian Jews from Manchuris, but admits foreign Jown when provided with triple passports from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Finance, and the Minister of the Interior: The inhabitants of Cosasok settlements along the Manchurian Railway will receive free grants of land, with exemption from taxes for twenty years,

ENGLISH AT THE CHINESE IMPERIAL COURT.

vernacular paper:

The following is translated from a Peking

The Admiralty have directed that the revised rates of senior lieutenants pay are to come into foron es from April Inst. Formerly the Constantinople is declared to be no longer animum was 15e a day, and the wha no increment after 12 years seniority under the an infested port,

rovised scale two further annual increments of Hoxoxong, 19th July, 1902.

1s a day are granted for service in the rank beyond 12 years. The new scale will be-For Aurrough the deferred Coronation will in

Heutenants of 19 years" neniority with ten years. service, of which six have been in a ship of war some respects partake of the idea of a

al ses, 25s. a day; for lisatasuta of the above regalvanisation of its former intended solf,

seniority and service, but who have had inde it will for the Empire at large partake of a double nature; instanch as it will not only

pendent commsad of any ship or the command represent the fiol official act of acceptance,

of a fender 16s. a day; for lieutenants of 14 which sis have been in a ship of war st son, 188. but will even more strongly than at fext

years' seniority with 11 years of service, of a day for lentenints of the same sauiority indicate that strong personal feeling of loyalty that endears the Crown to the

By kind permission of Major Berger and and service who have had independent commend nation at large, loyalty, it is well to officers, the band of the Hongkong Regiment or the command of a tender, 176. a day. In remember, not on one side only; for it the will play at the Hongkong Hotel to-night from the case of lieutenants appointed to the Coastguard entitled to the improved rates of mest apparent display of loyal y be that of 8 to 9.30 o'clock. Progratzmo :-~~-~-

Soner pay a dedustion equal to the exo of their the nation towards the Sovereira, there March The Gladiator" exists side by side with it the thorough and Overture.Margherita d'Anjon."... Mayaberfall pay over their present mucimum of 144. a "Rammlocenoos? Winterbotton day is to bo made from their visiting allowancen Selection... of Offenbach'

as they are to receive a increment in their heartfelt loyalty of the Crown towards

Talee A Orbek Slavo

........... Adium total emoluments. its people. In the abstract no more Fantazis.The Giselle unsuitable day for the eremony could Divertimen "Scotch Melodies"...... Akermann

God Save the King."

We are told by gagnery enthusiasts, says the probably be selected than the second week

Naoul & Military Record, that if admirals would -in-August, yet the antion at large perfectly

European Police Constabls Dano, ons of the take greater interest in that brunch of work mucb coincides with the King's deatro that it

last bitch" of recruits from home for the Bing better results would accrue, and the recently should take place at as carly a date as

apore Folios Form, has been pronounced fasans sed gonnory returns partially ear out the possible consistent with the full restoration and has been sont to the Aayim. He will statement, for in 1931 de ingebips were above of his health. Come what will the ceremony probably be sent home at an early date: Dono the average, in scoring and seven below. From must be shora of much of the repressuta was a promising your fellow with an excellent two the Royal Arthur and the Revenge-no tive character with which it was intended record. He has served in South Africa with returns were received. In heavy gun fring the that is should be clothed. Do theaccession the Imperial Yeomanry and came out with Howe, Majestie, Magnificent, Ren won, Bamil Hes, Glory and Centurion were all below the of Queen VICTORIA, it was felt that besides strong recommendations

are age, and the Crescent, Warepits, Harfeur the interest of her own people in the grace.

As accidpat of a most peculiar nature took and Gibraltar above it. The Higger is an ex ful Princess who had found herself on her place on the 9th inst, says the Straits Times, ceptional ship, as her Irariest guns are six-inch, first entrance on maturo life entrusted with when a Chisaman fedaly d in a clever exhibi- but she was wall above the assrage, na also wore responsible functions of ruler of a great ton of gymain tios by falling from a window in the Majestic, Crescent, Glory Barstens, and gdom, the world at large had an interest the third storey of a hones in Macao Bt. Centurion with their seconda in the nation that had played the principal Singapore, and picking himself up and walking while the House Mugaificent, Bano role in saving Europe from a military away be 1 nothing untoward had happened, and Gibraltar were below. The year despotism; and amid the splendours of the He sccepted the occurrence as part of his every bad ene generally for peles defilg, and nearly Coronation not the least remarkable was the day programs Notwithstanding his very class al gan dd better in magnificent displey made by the representa from a height sufficient tematisfy any ordinary fore, while the rotaras tires of the crowned heads of Europe. At person, and to hold him for while brooding improvement on the previous year, they com

apon the consequences of the incident, tris are, ludicrantly I will the returns for that time the connections of the ragauz Chinaman went away with little more than a 1899. The insprovement is solely dno to 18th Manila on the 17)à leak, and misy be ex-3 family of England with those of the Con-braised thigh to remind him of his exploit exceptional anesting by individual ships, and if tinent were few, and scarcely partook of an He was a Chisscast. No wonder that his wa eliminate the wo shall find that there has

been absolutely no general progreRE intimata nature. Through the numerous nationals dominate the Far East.

there abow all

population on the waters of the Colong bad

On the train the Indians came next to the gain anticipated the nearer appreach of the Causeway Bay breakwater and at other places kitchen, then Volunteers' offres bringing up typhoon and sought shelter behind the engine, then Chinese, then Volunteers, thon where safety was secured Old hands on the the rear. The mon are very comfortable and

cigars, etc., were passad Chins count say that there can be as typhoon are fed well. The Customa Onicials were good as it may some of them aro apparently gear, including spir

mean to train. No dating time of heavy rain, but, be that to us Enstractions were given so that all our disinclined to put their Bellor to the tast, fur atraight

bother at

CPR offeinls are most yesterday, quite bell-t-dosen ontward-bound

obliging coasting steamers were lying at East Point waiting for modaration is the weather. The

Friday 18th June. harbour was very rough, and made the crossing

Testerday, 2.30 pm, the band of the Royal matter of fact, passengers at the Effin our were Bets came to the station to feel me to the

kelthood of the run of the Ferry launches rather dimoult, we

Two sampant were wrecked. warned the

that the being interru off Blas Bail nosidents

About the

The Empresa Dowager fatends to gather around her about a dozen young Manchu ladies, daughters of various princos, dukes and nobles of the Imperial House, whom she wishes to form huto a clase to study the English language sod literature The school is to be in one of the he course a three-year one. The teacher who miner palaces of the “Törbidden City, and rong is to instruct these young princesses Out peoresis minst, however, be ofther Chiness or a Mancha lady, and, in the case of the former, passengers on boar mast hare Nature's or "Heaven born feet through the Tea-teningocent of ever having had the gruel | leap upend wash thế fet. bandages. Besides knowledge of English, reucking the funnel. However, a which must be thorough, she met also bas | other side in Enf

cessation good scholar in Chiuse and must be of good risked the trip.

was mide known in Kowloodabe family. On the other hand, sons of Imperiul

Arrival of the Hongkong whST Princes Dukes and tables have into y sle

to stady Englia, and ferry and as the afternoon wore or stown

by their pres fury crowd of ticket-h liers collected

verandah of Quée tats to instruck them in thrin own”• la” or residence-apparent to fit the yo mg nebies to stand ons mental and educational equality with their future wives

enquirios

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The O & C. steamer Gaelid, with neile, left Shanghai for this port on the 17th out at 7 pm, and in the here to-morrer at daylig The LK.K.steemer Nippon More, with So, which left hence on June 17h for Francisoc va Shanghai, & anired.

The Barber Line Reamer Roland

pacted bere bont to morrow evening

certianion on the 14th inst

The 2883 and Forteden, Vihi Sha on the 17th met for Fanchor, Alde

here on the 21st inst

the direction-of-hom

the

with them,

have suything to do

were inspected by Col. After the inspectied various There unite were put thrbagh drill of al

Indians and W.

Tho sdmired.

became so

Alter the

sited

in the Drill

marched thron

the streat

Baseball

Buildings and

tumbling wat

and dinner and inobes were dafe and inng

Contreal

The march took three- Crowds lined the streets, It was a grand time. Baery: the bag. band of the iment came and fetched the men cert gives by the N.0.0's of

ute. bers,

The French' posed entirely of French watai, can speak a word of the HT Contingent Songs were sing by orku, ele, and there ntoh between two Indians byguhren Weihilwei men.

the waiting passengers had to very pleasant avorting was spent

F. The people here are as kind van be. The very blesk apper. khali uniform attracts great attention.

in driv

along ambark at 7pm tonight and sail cari y over the swirling, foam- to marrow, BM;

ring the

their

they

paper The Lows of the Ached a small Perthshire" Bendy night, bat the Parish Church thought such ould not be announced before

A minutes past. man who works the chines in the thoughtfully farned on the byom bank, teek nuts yotropuse."