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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, AUGUST 2xd, 1902

Mr. H. Nicholl, Local Government Auditor, returned to Hongkong yesterday morning.

According to the Singapore Free Frees, H.M.B. Terrible will proceed to Colombo for

A. S. WATSON & CO., to His Majesty, the unveiling of the the Coronation.

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instant, the reception at Government House will be held, Monday being chosen in order to avoid clashing with the more public festivities. From the original programme therefore we miss the congratulatory vote

CONNAUGHT Statue (already performed) the review of troops, the Chinese Flower Show (already held), the presentation of Addresses and Children's Tea (both already held). It will be seen that it is thus a rauch curtailed ceremony which will mark the King's accession, largely owing to the fact that several of the items of the first arranged programme have been very pro- perly carried out without waiting for the actual day of the Coronation. In one way it is a great advantage to be able to concen.. trate all the commemorative ceremontes, $7.80 with the exception of the cutting of the P.60 firet sad of the new Park, into the space of one day, and, given fine weather and a loyal effort on the part of residents to contribute all they can to the brillianey of the evening festivities, there should be u. moet effective show made by the city of Victoria. We are sure that the inhabitants will require no admonishment to make them strive their utmost to attain this end.

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Ir is more than a month now since Count Cafsini on behalf of Eusta formally notified the Home Department at Washington thathis country had evacuated Manchuria and that the province was now ready for government

H.M. unprotected composite gun-versel Sibit, the new lics in the Harbour, will be exposed for sale by auction on 13th August, at 3pm. The Admiralty do not guarantee that she is fit for further sea-service.

The Emperor of Japan sent to the British and Foreign Sallors Society, through Sir Clande Macdonald, a portenit of himself for the Passmore Edwards Sailors' Palace, which is to be the society's new Leadquarters in London.

Another accident recently occurred at Chatham with the obsolete muzzle-loaders used for Bring eslutes at the Spur Battery, over- looking the town. It appears that Gunner Evans, B.A., was assisting to fire a salute en the departure of the Crown Prince of Japan, who had been paying a flying visit to Chatham Dockyard, when the charge prematurely exploded. Evans's right arm was blown off at the elbow, and his left hand at the wrist.

The British transport Jelunga arrived yesterday from Taka. She has og board 930 Indica troops for Calcutta

The Order of the Riding Sun, third class, has been conferred by the Emperor of Japan upon Mr. Chara Holme, Honorary. Secretary of the Jean Boolety, and the Order of the Baard Treasure, third class, upon Mr. P.nl Boyan, Honorary Treasurer, and Mr. Marote B. Buish, Henorary Librarian, also of the Japan Society,

TELEGRAMS.

BEUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 30th Joly,

THE REVISION OF THE CHINESE

CUSTOMS.

INTEER

ondon of the 4th nit, our with the Hongkong Volunteer

on Sard We arrived at Liverpool at 3 am. Jane, disembarked and entrained on a special at

Tone of the contingent.

A conference, at which the proposed revision oper for of the Chinese Customs duties was dinonieed has been held at the Foreign Office. Those in the dusta

The stormer St. Paul, which arrived at Sau Francisco a month ago from the Arctic regions reported that Mr. Harry de Windt and the attending included the Marquees of Lansdowns. members of his Paris to New York overland" | Mr. Gerald Halfour, President of the Board of expedition was picked up off the Alberino coast Trade, the leading oficials of the, Foreign Offion by the Thetis in the middle of Juno. Mr. de Wind's expedition left Paris on the 19th and Board of Trade, and bualuess roprementaires. December last and consisted of Mr. de Wind The Marquess of Lansdowne submitted com- Vicomte de Clinchamp Bellegards, and Mr. Gmunications from the British representatives

at Shanghai, Harding. The object of the expedition was to cross from Paris to New York overlands through Biberia and over the loe on Behring Straite.

The Stiel pabilahes an exhaustive article en Russia's navel psition in the Far East, in which it points at that the Russian squadron in the Pacific Ocean is completely at the mercy of Japan, on account of the dimoulty which the Russian ships would experience in that part of the world in re-coating and reprovisioning, Moreover, the article continues, there would be many obstacles oven to carrying out-most of. the necessary repairs, inasmuch as the docks at Vladivostock and Port Arthur are inga clently equipped for the purpose. The Russian

LONDON, 29th July

DISMISSAL OF FRENCH ADMIRALS, The French Admirals Beaumont and Servan have been dismissed the Berrics, the former for having introduced his mistress to the official gallery at the Natioast Fête, ou the 16th lustant. and for gnoring the Prefect, and the letter for the indifferent hygienic condition of lus ships JAPAN'S REPRESENTATIVE

IN RUSSIA.

FRENCH GROWERS; they are of excep-by the Chinese. The Russian Ambassador said that the Government had proposed to other resele, it is observed, are obliged to winter in Witte, Eusalan Minister of Finance,

tional value and in fine condition,

CARNET, CHATEAU "LA TOUR

CHATEAU RAUZAN AND CHATEAU LAFITE are recommended to the notice of Connois seurs as high-class after-dinner Wines.

Also, the new, mail papers inform" us, authorised the publication of an interview with him, in which be gave his views about Lord CRANBOUNE's statement in the House of Commons on Manchuria. The Ambas sador considered-it-bardly frank to any that negotiations are proceeding for the evaena tion of the province, since Manchuria had been returned to Chinn, according to Russia's original programme and promise. The whole world, Count CASSINI thought, must

A London telegram of the 19th ult, te Japan says:The Marquis of Lansdowne, speaking is the House of Lords last night, in reply to Earl Spencer, recapitulated the conditions under which the Russian government promised to withdraw from Manchuria. His Lordship stated that His Majesty's Government regarded the release of Nowchwang as of vital importance: With reference to the China indemnity he

Poxers a mitigation of the terms in consequence of the depreciation of silver Adverting to the Crasborne epigram, Lord, Lansdowne reasserted the absoluto equality of the high Contracting parties in the Anglo-Japaness Alliance and deplored the fact that any other interpretation should have been put upon it. Turning to the question of Tientsin, bis Land- chip said the Government expected that restoration would be effected & month bence.

The Petit Parisien says it has ascertained on exquiry that the Siamese troops bave not

Japanese ports, 58 Vladivostock is almost inaccesible during the cold months, while at Port Arthur there is not sufficient accommoda. tion. In addition to this there is not a sufficient depth of water in the inner basin, and the anter basin, which is somewhat larger, is dangerously exposed to every wind. The Sviel also foresses the danger of the hips of the Russian fest being blockaded by the Japanese in Vladivostook

and Port Arthur in time of war. The article concludes by saying that, in view of there many Card sinister possibilities, it is absolutely neces

sary that Ruseis should obtain a fresh point

We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to understand that Newchwang is only invaded the neutral zone, though officers have appui on the Pacific Coast, and for this ba genuine unly when bought direct from retained as a hostage for the evacuation of gone there, but it is a fact that the Siamese purpose Masampo, in Cores, would, in the us in the Colony or from our authorised Teintsin; Newchwung and its railways army is being drilled by Japanese officers, The opinion of the writer, satisfy all requirements

Agente at the Coast. Ports,

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

AOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTA, ONLY communicatione dating to the news columns ́should to addressed toTur EDITOR.

Cerreipendente raust forward their names and ad. dresses with communications addressed to the Editor nst jer publication, but as evidence of good faith.

All letters for grablication should be written on one side of the paper onge

Nounengmously signed commenicutions that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

But

TYPHOON WARNING.

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time ogether, We ad pm, and headed by the Highlan Light Infantry, Dand, maroned into Alexandra Painos. They did not for us thers must have been some bangle somewhere. No one know there were any white troops, and consedrently the Volunteers are encamped with the black folk. The H.KV.C. have four large tents, and are

The meals are served in the Palace, and the food is goodOflcera have #bell tent. anch and mess in the Paco, whore there is a sporial offera' mag, dining-room and sitting- room. Itin very nios here in fine weather, but we have had a couple of rainy days and it has been awfuld, mek mid 14 NE

Crowds of people come to see the soldiers. There are about 2,000 Caloniah bera from all It is a wonderful sight to parts of the work

kinds of colours, both in see the var uniforms and akin. Capt. Farbas, "D" Coy and Lt. Nicholson, • Co, visited me the evening we arrived,

The following joined:

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Major, Rodger,

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makud. R. Brith, Co, Brussel," "C"

Count Malengats has paid a visit to M. de

Co. Black, & Prince Komsten has had an audience of Co Pte. Watson, "D" Co. Here again the

M. the Tsar.

THE GOODWOOD PLATE.

Head quarter Office were not advised that thees men were to join us here, though I believe fall Instructions were sent from Hongkang The following is the result of the race for On Tuesday, 24th Jane, the Contingent was

Goodwood Plate --- Templemore Crown Equerry Andrea Ferrara

CANTON.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

Canton, 31st July,

GREAT PLOODS. Three or four months ago when there was no

The U.S. Consul-General forwarded to us rain, and in consequence the rain water turned

last night the following typhoon warning,

The ta hoon NE, of Manila maging in Luzon, probably re-curving north.

brackish, people complained, and the Chinese

medically examined. There was a big parado of the Colonisia the Paises Grounds. We were inspected by Lo Roberts and the Duke of Connaught Logberts mid to one of his referenohe HKC Very nicei marned out.

The drilling which the men have been put through has smartened them apa great deal

On the 25th June we had a long route mareli lanting about two and a half hours. We then laed up in the Palace Grounde ne a sort of rehearsal for the Coronation We had been 41 days on the voyage and molly wearing soft shoes, so most of the men had their feet Wie-

tered; mine were pretty bad. It was a hot day, but the H.KYC marched very well. Not a man fell out while there were several from other corngaste. On the 28th June we had antberron to march, but it was a very short one, thank goodness!

The King's illness las upset very king, There have been several entertainments of various kinds which one met have attended. Things have been quiet ia camp, bat, of course, the crowds of people who come to gaus aptu the black facen, üte, ja

would be returned to China whenever the assertion that M. Klobukowski, the French corresponding obligations were fulfilled at Minister at Baugkok, had requested to be Tientsin. Now with regard to Newchang recalled is incorrect. "M. Klobukowski will there is nothing much to be said. Tientsin arrive in France in about a month, and will A. S. WATSON & CO. is to be handed back to China on the 15th place the Government in possession of full

The Petit dated Manila Observatory, 1st August, 4.45 instant, if nothing untoward occurs, and information on the eltuation."

Parisien adds that, in the opinion of the most | p.m.- Newchwang, according to Rusin's engage competent and disinterested observers, the ment, will similarly be restored.

present state of affairs will compel France to with regard to the evacuation of Man- exert her influence on the right bank of the [31] churin, we are entitled to ask what Mekong. She will have to institutu a sort of meaning Count CASSINI attaches to the protectorate, involving omplete and permanen t words. It is a perfectly well known fact, control over all the Siamese territory placed in endorsed from all sources of informa-her sphere of influence by the treaty concluded tion in the North, that Manchuria has not in 1803. The cynicism of this advice is been evacuated by the Russian troops. At positively refreshing. the time when Count CASSINI was making his assurance to Washington, advices were arriving from Manchuria that not the slightest indication of withdrawal was given on the part of the Tear's forces. Now we are perfectly aware that what is in other professions and branches of life looked upon as barefaced mendacity is not so regarded in diplomacy. Nevertheless, there are some limits to the license allowed to the representative of a great Power in the assurances which he gives to other governments, and the Russian Ambasador at Washington has surely passed all limits in gravely assuring the United States Home Department that a promise had been full HONARONG OFFICE: 14. Des Vœux ROAD Cl. filled when to this day, more than a month LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. E later, it still remains unfulfiled. The nurded from the funds of the Association to consumed with the result that teri-beri steadily | Governor of Indo-China was offered by a reception at the Eyasumato

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MARRIAGE.

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On the 26th July, at the British Conenlato, Shangbai, TaxODORE OG1, of Quernsey, to BLANCHE MAUD OLIVER, of Guernay'

DEATH.

On the 26th July, on board the pilot-beat Polar FREUDINTMAK Star, at Shanghai, HARICK (Brun), Licensed Pilat, aged 63 years.

The Daily

Press.

HONGKONG, 2nd August, 1902.

agents of the St. Petersburg government have performed some notable feats in "diplomacy," but this seems to surpass them all.

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H.E. the Governor, Sir Henry A. Blake, will probably arrive in the Colony on the 19th. instant.

The Bife Association competition to-day is for the long-range cup and spoons, commerc. at 2.30 p..-ranges, 760 and 900 yards; 10 shots at each distance,

A Japanese wanted" at Singapore, for an alleged breach of trust there has been arrested by the Water Police here, ond will be handed over to the Singapore authorities in due course,

THE programme of the local celebrations in bronour of King EDWARD's Coronation has now been published, somewhat late in time, and the first item is fixed for this evening at 5.30 p... when H.E. the Officer Administering the Government will go over to Kowloon to turn the first sod of the King's Park, the one permanent memorial of the occasion. All the other ceremonies, with the exception of the official reception, are reserved for Coronation Day itself, the 9th instant. On the morning of that day there will be a special service at 11 am, in S. John's Cathedral (though this, it will of course be understood, is not, correctly speaking, an arrangement made by the Coronation committee), after which there will be a pause until the erening. With the arrival of dark, there will be an illumi- pation of the town. We are informed that the Government buildings will be decorated for the occasion (though we have good reason for believing that this will not be universally carried out), and private indivi- duals are invited to join in the illuminations, an invitation to which we feel certain there will be a hearty response. Between 9 and 11 pm there will be fireworks on the site By kind permission of Major Berger and of the futuro Law Courts, while rockets eflcers, the band of the Hongkong Regiment will be sent up at latervals in the Harbour will play at the Hongkong Hotel to-night from between 9.15 and 11.30 p.m. Bands will 5 to 9.30 o'clock. Programato

Strest. The other was a Chinese.

The Royal Marines Rifle Association in their about report just published ask for suggestions as to competitions for teams from detachments, offcers (individual), and an individual revolver competition for fficers serving in the Channel squadron and on foreign stations. The som mittee offer silver badges for Individual competitions annually on each of the following stations Mediterranean and Red sen, Channel, orth America tud West Indies, Pacific, Cape of Good Hope and Weat Conet of Africa, East indies, China, Australia, &.E. Cost of America. The crmpetition is open to all ranks of the corps serving on the station between the 1st January and 31st December. The prize will be forwarded to the senior officer K.M. on each station annually on the 1st January for the current year. In cum of the badge being non by an officer, a prize of one gaines will be

the next in order of merit, not being an officer. The senior officer R.M. is requested to draw up rules for the competition aitable to the oonditions of service on his particular station.

The recent experience of HM8. Terrible while prize-fixing throws some light, says a home paper, on the influence of temperainte an high explosives. When the cruiser went to her prize-firing the atmosphere on deck was 86 degrees, and in the magazine 90 degrees, or 20 degrees above the normal. This so affected the Inge that the first fin gun fired six rounds with- out a hit; the second six rounds, with one hit the third six roende, with two bits; and the fourth

RICE AND BERI-BERI. The continned spread of beri-bar manget Malays and Chinese is again ouly too evident, Dealing with the two races separately the State Burgeon of Negri Sembilan writes"I hate already reported to Government the very high probability that beri-beri is increased through the consumption of certain uncleansed sorts of rico. Ister to that theory here only to point out how plainly and inevitably the steady spread of the disease among the Malays follows upon that mode of infection. For so long as unsophisticatedand remote from roads and shops, the native grew and garnered his own grein: When the daily supply was hulled and washed and prepared for fued immediately, he was saved to a large extent from the poison, which I have shown reason to believe, shed into the rios from the husk in milling (or perhaps from other sources) afterwards slowly grows in and readers poisonous the stored food. But now when the development and roading of the country have made imported fice stery where easily obtainable often cheaper and, above ml, less troublesome than preparation of rice at home, the former le

becomes more prevalent"; ond again," Beti-keri causes more than two-fifths of all deaths among Chinese; theactual mortality due to it is 07 for every 10,000 living-nearly one per cent annually, a heavy toll to be taken by one single disorder, from a population consisting almost entirely of selected healthy young male adults,"

POLICE COURT.

Friday, 1st Augdat... BEFORE ME, F, A. HAZYLAND (POLICE MAGISTRATE),

ALLEGED ASSAULT,

Two privates in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers were charged with ussaulting a ocolie in Des Toux Road West on the 31st uit. They pleaded, not guilty.

On the 30th Jana all our camp, was liken to visit the foot at Spithead ewent off in three detachments in special trafouthampton, We steamed round in the Bush, Ailu Lâne, chartered by the Governmik as a transport. Meals were served on board free. We were up at 4 s.m, and returned about 10.30p.m. It w

On the 1st July the Colonials were received Six De sight lots of cheeringesse a

officials went to the temple of the King Dragon to pray for rain. Now the rain has come in heavy downpours for a month or so, til at last fourteen districts in Kwongfu prefecture and twelve districts in Surfe prefecture have bee Blooded by the West River, and nearly all the dykes, houses, and ships have been broken down, and the mulberry-trees, sugar canes, ground-ants, rice, and paddy destroyed. H.E. the Viceroy has now despatched several officials to the districts of Nam Hoi, Sam Bai, and Koyer, to make a tour of inspection. The tide hose up to 5 and 6 4-st high, and thousands of inhabitants have been rendered homeless, while many have died. At Wachow expecially all the streets outside the city have been innundated and all the wooden rafts swept away. The Her rose up to the roofs. The villages of Nam Ning, and Loo Chow have been entirely swept sway, and there is not one house left, while the inhabitants had no means of escape. Severs at the Horse Gustds by fite Queen. She was villages in the district of Kwal Lum have also looking very well, though rad. It was a very been swept away, the flood rising to 7 or 8 feet brilliant scene, The Prince and Princem of high, and all living beings were drowned, The Wales, Duke of Connaught, several others of

lot of distaugialled visitors, Chinese here say Before the plague is over. Royal Famil

assed down the Une Inspecting hers comes the calamity cf water, which has They all

the troops All the Royallbauto, then formed destroyed innumerable lives,

up at the Inting tum where the Queen, teok the troops marched Pret hen in crowds of speelstorp Bir defe

officers

FRENCH INDO CHINA

The men sen motky leave has been granted Henry Blakon pald tug 937. ke

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The Guulois (Paris) states that the post of

Combes himself to M. Mesureur, but that M. Dalcare strongly opposed the appointment The Minister for Foreign Affairs pointed out that M. Mesarear was in no way qualified by his previous experiques to hold such an lu-sama-terma

try which held portant position in a country night be the scene of important events in con- sequence of affairs in Siam. It was therefore necessary, M. Delcassé declared, that Franc should be represented in Indo-China by capable, if occasion should arise, of ser ant the instructions of the French Government, which an outside politician could not possibly do. The Matin also says that I Beau #ppointed by the Cabinet at the instand

M. Delcasid, and with the f Doumergus, Minister of the Colo other Ministors favoured the appointment

M. Mesureur.

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eight rounds, with three hits. When the cause of the lad marksmanship was discovered the shooting immediately, improved, for the fifth gun fired tight rounds, with four hits; the Two cass of plague, boll fatal, occurred isih ten runde fut six bits; the scut

M.Doumer stated, in an internet during the 24 hours ended yesterday at noon

eleven rounds for seven hits; the sighth The complainent declared that the two de-

for saren hits the ninth fendanty, who were walking behind him, pushed by the Figare, that the sppointment One of the victims, was an European, Mrs. ten rounds Catherine Murphy, who resided at 9, McGregor eleven sounds for eight hits, the tenth bim out of the way and knocked him down, Bean as his successor had considerably surpris him. He feared the nominatioa was the ogn ten rounds for eight lis; the eleventh ten causing him to strike his head on the ground.

A cook called by the complainint gave a for a change of policy, and that!

beyo The reception by His Excellency the Ocor rounds, for nine hits; and the twelfth thirteen Administering the Government and Lady rounds for eleven hits. When the ship went totally different version of the affair. He said to develop French/infiusoe in and Gascoigne at Government House, postponed into the prize firing the bad to encounter rainy one of the defendents was running after some Indo-China from the 28th June, will be held on Monday, niets and puffy squalis, so that with the cordite Chimere to beat them with a stick he brandished kind would not

sometimes impossible to see the target. To add complainant, whom he struck the stick the 11th inst., at the same hour and place. All fumes hanging about the execmates it was in his hand, and accidentally collided with the those who originally received invitations are invited to attend.

tu.the annoyance caused by the high tempera The other soldier did nothing, and asked his ture of the cordite, there was a choppy see friend not to strike the complainant, bu had two bafe were store in and three otherwise his silent arrested. damaged--but Capt. Percy Scott insisted on the practice being carried eat, so he wanted

The second defondant the one who tried to a fest to test his gunners in bad weather. The result of the practice is now a matter of history, and radify his friend, secording to the second the an example to be imitated, but it is interesting witness, was discharged, and went into the box | enter to remember that the tricks of cordite to give evidence on behalf of his comrade. His pleased

gyrations of the story simply was that the defendant assaulted had been asked.

could not be no one, and neither saw the complaizant until EROT

the police Elation was reached.

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play on the Cricket Ground between 7and Overre. “ Naritana. half-past 11. Further there will be a Fish Selection.

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