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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MUNDAY, AUGUST 47′′, 1902

occasion for stili further demands. In this rospect Russia has inadvertently done us a good turn by showing us the folly of yield. ing further; and Lord LANSDOWNE ought to have by this time had sufficient experi- ence of the methods of St. Petersburg to expect that anything is to be gained by policy of compromise. Still it is so far as

the month.

is attempts at dividing theprincipal Powers, bas been intriguing with one of two of the others whose interests are practically infinitesimal. Mr. HIPPESLET in the Universal Gazette has been credited with the production of a memoriil an the subject, which really proves its own refutation. Mr. HiergaLey is well knowl' it goes satisfactory to know that the evacua-as an able administrator, and, has from tion of Newchwang may be expected to time to time rendered valuable assistance proceed pari possu with the restoration of and afforded timely advice to both China Tientsin city, and as that is arranged for--and the Fower. The chief peculiarity of the 15th August we may hope to see a the latest effusion attributed to him determination of the other before the end of is the absence of those qualities of Bound commonsense which have hitherto But although much appcare to have been distinguished him. If the Chinese Govern done, there still remain huge arrears of ment have had sufficient influence over Mr. work little lésa pressing. The most of HIPPESLEY'S actions to compel him to these are concerned with the rearrangement accept the authorship of this reactionary of the Tariff, but there are inany other sub-document, what are we to expect for the jects blocking our present intercourse with success of a scheme, which he proposes to China. One of the most serious of these is place under the control of the Shanghai the condition of the currency; the fall of Harbour Master, himself an officer of some fifteen per cent, that followed on the the Tuotai, and liable to dismissal at any signature of the Protocol fixing the indem- moment? Altogether, though affairs any nity catie es un apt representation of the momentarily look hopeful, reaction is in dangerous precipice on the edge of which the air, and it is alanys necessary in China rested Chinese finance. There are, too, to draw a broad line of distinction between many plain indications that this fast things promised and things performed. No drop has so seriously interfered with, the Government on the face of the earth is purchasing power of the East generally more willing to make promises, as probil

that we find the export trade at home badly crippled. The inchoate nature of the Chinese currency has long been a source of danger in the Chinese trade; and this last fall, coinciding as it did with the necessity of imposing additional duties, has shown the necessity for taking some steps towards a reform. As matters stand, while China is held bound to pay her indemnities in gold assessed at the level of 1901, she is only allowed to collect duties at the rate of the day. This, looked at from any stand- point, mercantile or logical, does not recom- mend itself as a triumph of political finance; and practically has a tendency to deprese still further the present disproportion between silver and gold: As if this were not serious enough, the United States Senate, by its impracticable attempts to introduce into the Philippines the free coinage of silver, has still further com plicated an already sufficiently tangled A.S. WATSON & CO. affair. However irregular and erratic line

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLT.communications relating to the netts columini should be addressed toTur Forron."

been the currency of the Philippines, it was Theoretically at least founded on a gold basis,

so that the darling fad of the Senate has no foundation in the past, and is in fact a reversal of all that has been sane. tioned by past tradition

Of scarcely less importance to China is Bir-JAMES MA CKAY's endeavour to assimi."

Currespondents must forward their names and ad. ilate the duties on native and foreign trade.

dresses with canımunications addressed to the Editor not for publication, but as evidence of good faith.

Alt. Letters

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communications that have No unonymously signed commiz. already appeared in other papers will be inserted..

Orders for catre copies of UAILE PREse.should be sent before 11 2.m, on day of publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Unly supplied for Cash, Telegraphic Address: Pasas, Codica: A.B.C5th E.

This, of course, would practically require the abolition of the existing happy-go-lucky wethods of taxation, and the-substitution for the present farming system of a regular It is the best proof of the collector ate. wisdom of the step taken of consulting directly with the provinces that such wide- PO. Baz, 39. Telephone No. 12

spread measures of reform have even

MARRIAGE.

obtained a hearing; and if the agitation On the 21st July, at the Church of the Assung-aguinst Sir JAMES MACKAY's first crude tion, Penang, W. J. FOLET, District Polica Inspector, Lower Ferak, to PHILOMENA, fourth scheme Lave had no other effect than that daughter of H. E. FATIRSCH, chief clerk, Muni-of bringing him into contact with the real

cipal Office.

Lieber's

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, Des Vœux ROAD C. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E,C.

HONGKONG, 4th August, 1902.

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taxpayers, this may be looked upon as a completo justification. Of less immediate importance, though necessary in case the others should be carried into practico, are rather creating, measurea for improving, or

mercantile law for China; and most pressing in this respect are the laws of partnership, of trade combinations and limited liability associations. Of the latter China possesses the rudiments, but like her other institutions of international trade the law of patents and trade marks is con- stantly becoming of greater importance, and here, though the principle is understood, there is an utter absence of any juridical groundwork.

bly Sir JAMES MACKAY is beginning to discover, but no Government is so shifty and so helpless when the time for per formance arrives.

Saturday next, the 9th inst., will be observed, is a public holiday throughout the Colony,

The French mail of the 30th June was delivered in London on the 31st July.

The appointment is notified in the Gazette of Dr. F. O. Bledman as momber of the Medical Board.

Lieut. H. B. Wheeler, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, has been granted leave of absesive for twelve months.

despatch, dated Simla, 17th July, says a reduction of 6,861 took place last week in the members under famine roller throughent

India, which total 487,682.

The printing of the paper currency, ordered by the Chinese Government from the Japanese Government Printing Bureau having been completed, the notes were shipped to Chins en the lat nit

According to Japanese papers, Admiral Grenfell, with the Albion, Blenheim, Goliath, and Talbot, was to proceed to Bocal at the end of last month and to have an interview with the Corean Emperor.

The relief ship Morning left Hull last month, to go in search of the Discovery, which sailed for the Antarctic regions from New Zealand on 23rd December leat. The Morning expedi tion is in charge of Lieut. Colonel Colbeck.

The Honolulu Board of Health has decided

to experiment with the so-called "Copenhagen" treatment in cases of leprosy. The treatment consists of the use of the violet rays of the spectrum. It has never been tried in leprosy before, but it has been used with suocesa, so it a said, in taberanlar diseases.

On the morning of the 20th ult, a German Consulata was opened at Ichang, the gunboat Jaguar being present for the occasion, and all members of the community being invited to Genaral, and local magis rate, with some troops, were also there. The new German Consul is

attend the ceremony. The Chiness Profect,

Dr-Bot

*

Reports have been circulated, says the Shang- hai Times, to the effect that the British Com marcial Commissioner, Sir James Mackay, has concluded the now treaty with Ln and Sheng, Though it has not been yet executed officially. Having practically finished this laborious task, the British enjoy intends to return to England on the Uth of August.

The Kingsing, which suited at Shanghai from Tongka and Chefoo on the 28th alt., reported that whan 60 reiles northward of Shaweishan, the Chinese gunboat Ferying was observed flying siguals of distress. The Kingsing went alongside and found that the

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS ” SERVICE.

FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.

[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]

THE TYPHOON.

VICTORIA. an

The typhoon which orerswapt the Colouy on Saturday was the most violent since the ill- fated 10th November, 1900s date that wilk ever be recalled with a feeling of sadness by Foes in life and prop

that has mover besu properly ontimatod."

Batarday's storm, LONDON, 2nd August 4 pm happily, though hed enough,

not accompanied by such dimuatrons conseqnozioen as that of November two yesus ago, the less of life on land at least probably not exceeding twenty persons, all of them Chiness, and the damago to property, everything considered, being comparatively trifling

PRINCE KOMATSU.

Prince Kowatsu is going to Moscow on Monday, the 4th inst., and will return house to Japan by the Siberisa Railway.

THE SIBERIAN LINE, The Russian Government has granted £16,300,000 sterling for the construction of the milroad from Stretenak to Blagovest chensk.

The first warning of the typhoon the third in as many weeks of whose approach we had been notified—came at 5:15 am. on Saturday, when the red drom was hoisted. This, at 10,35. a.m., was replaced by the black drum. At 11 am, a notice was issued from the Observatory stating that the typhoon appeared to be situated to the south of Swalow, and was moving W.N.W. It was predioted that strong N.W. to S.W. winds, and possibly & galo, might be expected in Hengkong, where the barometer had fallen a quarter of an Inchong ba

FRANCE AND RUSSIA.

The St. Petersburg Gosette states that

The prediction from the Observatory was

the day the wind become squally and a pene- General Sucillon, the commander of the than fulfilled. Towards the middle of French troops in Chilli province, accomtrating rain fell; as the hours passed these con- panied by the French Minister at Peking,

will abortly visit St. Petersburg

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 1st July.

THE KING'S PROGRESS, - His Majesty has been able to-day to slowly pace the deck of the Royal Yacht unaided. THE US. AND THE CHINESE

- INDEMNITY.

It is stated at Washington that the United States will not consent to the payment of the Chinese indemnity in gold, and that it in pro-

ditions Intensified and everything pointed to

extreibely had weather About four colack

the typhoon gun from the Tamar was, board and, a thought the elements had until then. been held in leash, down came the rain in torrents, whilst the wind strengthened to a gale and whipped the waters of the harbour into fury. It was doubtless this conjunction of wind and rain that mused the several collapses which Gerred throughout the city, for, though many of the houser inhabited by the poorer Chinma may withstand a gala of widd, few of them are built of the material to outlast a soddening ruin driven for - hours into the vory foundations almost. The most serious useident was that which happened at 16, Wanolsi Road, at its janotion with Nallah Lane, a few hundred yards from No. Felipe Station, causing the death, it is reported, of nine natives and the

Up to poor on Saturday three more fatai | ganhost's engines had broken down, so tool posed to refer the matter to the Hague tribunal injury of five others. The house fell in with

Chinese plague cases were reported, one body being found in the street in Connaught Rond.

At matine yesterday in S. John's Cathedral the Roy F. T. Johnson, MA, preached his first sermen as Senior Chaplain. The typhoon

was responsible for the very small congregation present.

Among the exhibits at the Naval and 'Military Exhibition at Portsmonth are a Chinese mortar captured by the Naval Brigade at Peking, Li Hung-chang's opiam pipa, and a portion of the Grant Wall of China. ?.

...

Mr. A. M. Johnston, the newly appoistol Postmaster-General of Hongkong, is son cf deceased M.P. for Belfast South, Mr. W. Johnston of Ballykilbeg, who was a well known figure in the House of Commons.

the

We are requested by the Right Rev: Biskop Piazzoli to state for the information of the Roman Catholics of this Colony that a spacial Coronation Service will be held at the Roman Catholic Cathedral on Saturday, the 9th inet, at 10.30 am. All those who originally received invitations are again invited to attend, as well tien of Hongong, the service will be the same as that which was to have taken place on the

26th June last.

as the whole of the Roman Catholic congrega.

her in tow and brouglit her to Woosung.

It is stated that the authorities have decided to stop the emigration of Japanese labourere to Hawail for the present; so the number leaving Japan increases by every stemer, and this, it is believed, will be likely to arouse public opinion

in America against the immigration of the Japanese. This accounts for the incident which we have already noticed in connection with the America Afara at Yokohama last month.

THE CHINESE TARIFF REVISION.

The Times Shanghai correspondent tele graphs that the revision of the Chinese Customs tarift has been completed by China and eight other Fowers.

LONDON, Bist July,

a great orash about a quarter-past ten on Saturday night, soon after the typhoon changed direction. The police nuder Inspector Warnock toiled arduously at the work of rescue, for from the debris could he heard the cries of some of the buried people, Assistance mai sent from the Central Police Station, and, one after another, Ave living people, one or two terribly TERRIBLE COLLIERY EXPLOSION. injured, were recovered from the ruins. The A terrible expoalon has occurred at the Mount hast man to be taken out alive was rescued as Kembla colliery, Wollongong, New South len lock yesterday morning, after having Wales. Up to the present the bodies of 27 been buried for twelve hours. He shouted Statements of sanitary measures adopted miners have been brought to the surface, and almost facemantly throughout the night, and so against Hongkong sad of quarantine restrie-49 men have been rescued, but there are still guided the rescuers to the spot whers lie lay. * tions in fores in Hongkong are published in the

one hundred miners entombed in the workings, Fourteen people were known to be lũ tho house when it fell, and yesterday afternoon Gazette. From thes it appears that measures

four were still missing. Two policemo bad a have been adopted against this port by Shang- and it is feared that their position is hopeless

narrow escape, a part of the top so of the hai, Manila, Singapore, Indo-Chine, Saigon, Lisbon, Bangkok, and Poochow, while Hong-

adjoining house coming down slice, wy hu.e kong requires medical examination (fallowed

searching the ruins sód falling within na comfortably short listanes of wire they word. by quarantice at the discretion of the Health Officer) of arrivals from Shanghai, Munita,

working. Macao, Fakhol, Amoy, Tientsin, Tongku and

Taku.

The Straits Times writes:-We hear that a new school is now in process of establishment

known as the King Edward's College." It in Singapore; the embryo institution is to be

LONDON, 1st July.

THE KING'S PROGRESS. His Majesty continues to ranke rapid pro® gress towards complete recovery. He wont for a araisa in the Royal yachi this afternoon in the direction of Weymouth..

THE DISASTERS IN THE WEST INDIES.

The Hones of Commons has voted £250,000 is intended to conduct the school on somewhat atg, for the relief of the sufferers by the different lines to anything at present obtaining volcanic eruptions in the West Indies. in the Colony, and the fees are to be a liste

During the debate on the rote Mr. Chamber higher than those of any of the other schoolstein declared that we must not too long refuse

ere. Education at King Edward's College" to impose countervailing duties on sugar,

In Second Street, West Point, three dwelling-houses were blown down, five Chinese being killed and six more or less seriously, in--, Inred Part taka embankment collapsed and fell against the coolie-quarters attapled to The Pines," Peak Road, the residence of Mr. T. P. Cochrane, of the Chartered Bank. Three coolius were taken out alive by the police, Lat the were killed.

at present in the Harbour, were given ahore will be restricted to European and Chinese ARMY ESTIMATES AN UNPLEASfrom nearly every district in the city and its

The Indian troops from the transport Jelunga leave early on Saturday uorsing, specially children. The scheme is yet in its infancy, and chartered sampans conveying the men ashore

farther information will no dombt come out The hoisting of the black drum and the firing later.

These, so far as is certainly knowo, are the only accidents which were attended by fatal results, but nRD lesser ones are reported

ANT STATEMENT. S

anbuzbu During the debate in the House of Com | Bailer fall -mons on the Army Estimates, Mr. Bendrick, in Merde

Becretary of State, War Department, said that sady Road. the guns ordered from Germany were better dov than cur own in accuracy of ranga and quick-

ness of fire.

THE GOODWOOD CUP. The race for the Goodwood Cap has resulted

of the typhoon gaan sent the sampens scurrying The following is from the Siam Observer :- to shelter at Causeway Bay, leaving the In Hongkong exchanges we note the statement Goorkhas stranded, no craft being obtainable to that the Japanese Legation in Paris has convey them back on board. The majority of denied that Japanese officers commanded the the men were without costs or copes, and they Siamese force which invaded the mentral zone. presented anything but a soldierly appeazanco The Hengkong Daily Frese adds the remark slouching aimlessly along Queen's Road, that "we have yet to hear that a Siamese force arrebed to the skin, carrying bunches of did invade the neutral one," It is only to be as followe bananas and other fruit. We believe the wished that equal contion were displayed in all military authorities saw to their comfort and quarters in accepting canards regarding Siamess lodging until they were able to bo cent on board affairs. We may state again, on the best antho the transport.

vity, that no Biamese force did "Invade the neutral zone."

THAT things should work themselves into a tangle during a China summer is a natural enough phenomenon; and this year the pro- cess has doubtles bean assisted by the Coronation, the illness of the King, and the changes in the Cabinet. Meanwhile in China itself most of the things which we were led to expect would under the new conventions be immediately settled, are, as Of hardly less interest again in the face ia customary at this time of year, still drag of the growing commerce of China with ging their slow lengths along, and we are foreign countries is the conservation of left largely dependent on recent utterances the harbours and approaches; when there in Parliament for our knowledge of what is fore Lord LANSDOWNE informs us that the actually being done. One or two state matter of the approaches to Shanghai and ments made by Lord LANSDOWNE as to the Canton is under serious contemplation, we possible early evacuation of Newchwang by are forced to contrast this statement with the Russians, and a staloment in the Comthe apparent absence of any activity in mone that the Government proposes to take China. The Protocol of 1901, defined the some steps with regard to French encroach-steps to be taken, and the formation of the ments in Shanghai, may be taken for what local board at Shanghai to carry out these receipt of direct subsidy from the Government, they are worth, but would appear to stipulations. The object of the Board was indicate that there is some possibility at to transfer to local authority a measure last of the Government waking up to the which in the hands of the central muthority fact that there is very serious business had proved hopeless. The circumstances to all intents and purposes. We learn that is remaining to be done, and that the position here were not peculiar to Chine, withough in China is by no means as satisfactory as increased there by that excessive centrali we and British residents generally would sation which has been the bane of the like to see it. As concerns the settlement Empire. Wherever attempts have been of the long outstanding dispute with regard made at the control of harbours and docks to the handing back of the milways in by a centralised administration, failure has Chibli, affairs seem at last to be approach- been the invariable result; and this rule is ing some sort of a rough

The question whether or not a Japanese juridical person composed of foreigners can legally held shares in state-subsidised concerns like the Nippon Yusen Kaisha the Toye Kisen Kaishs, the Bank of Japan, and the Nippon Railway Company, is at present exciting cou- siderable discussion in financial circles, the Japan Herald says. The subject was recently brought up at a meeting of the Directors of the Yokchema Speede Bank which, thongbaot in

enjoys the use of a loan of weire million yen for a long term of years, free of interest, and may therefore be included in the above category

Mr. Arthur James's Perseus Duke of Devoushiro's Cheera Mr. Wallsues Johnstore's Fourting Piece 3

THE KING'S PARK,

A telegram, dated Manila 26th July, says A

As intimated in our Extra on Bainrday cable message from San Francisco to private afternoon, the ceremony of turning the rat parties here says that the result of Filzsimmons. sod of the King's Park in Kowloon wes Jeffries pugilistic contest for the championship postponed cring to the typhoon. The probabie of the world, which took place in that city on date of lis taking place has not yut, been last Saturday night, was everything but satis

notified. factory. It is claimed that Fitzsimmons had the best of the fight throughout, but when in the Sth round," Fitz" erlied the attention of the referee to the fact that he had been fouled, Jeffries openly landed a knock-out blow which gave him the decision, Filzsimmon's backer stubbornly protest forfeiting their wagers,

Kenne

the door the build harm buried. The

gave

house its course of erection in Old the ground, and a landslip occurrel at its junction with Ken- ship, also oggarrod further

, just above the Weslayna !

and; falling against. led it away and filled

rent monas of debris, The almost completely house in Gaine Ront

ring anyone. Point, and

Also with Jäddsy Street and Beymour Ho

to the gale, se did

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the

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ja-known at 2.

Banham Feed, the residence of a Mr. Loper,

This completes the detailed list of collapses that had yesterday been compiled brathe police, arts from - several districts both in but

CORONATION CELEBRATION FUND We have received from the Honorary Treasurer further subscription list, over ten foolscap Hongkong and Kowloon are still to come in pages in length, of Chinase subscriptions In many parts of Victoria the telephone wires and communiostion with the (Individuals and firms) to the shore fund, have suffered

central part of the city was yesterday entirely The length of the list of scures

ticket borse at the Star. publication, but we may

wreaked com- the already acknowledged $33.188.77, the sum subscribed new reachés

Forr

The

A Chungking despatch, quoted by the N.-C. a tesult of the discussion, a majority declared that foreigners registered as a Japanese juridi. Daily News, states that owing to the almost cal pers n could not hold shares in that Back criminal laxity of the district and departmental the charter officials of Earchuen province, brigendogs has on the ground that a clanas granted prior to the promulgation of the law increased enormously since the commencement

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. relating to juridical persons, expressly prohi- of this year. Merchant-caravans and goods

The Imperial German mail stamer „Atau bited such a course. A winority, however, were carried in boats passing to and fro were almost strongly of opinion that these shares could be daily fattacked by brigands end river pirates. s test care he brought before the local fal banko sort was made by the mandarins to arrest the fast, and may be expected here on or about

The Indo-China steamer Suteang, from Cal its anxiety to bring events to a conclusion in its inordinate desire for centralisation to determine this matter, which is of the culprits wolew the victims petitioned the pro- the Government may be disposed to make has since the signature of the Frotocol left gatest importance to foreigners registered as vincial authorities. As su instance of the entfa and the dini, left Singapore for this by-

juridical concerns. Should the decision of the magnitude of some of the further concessions to Russia, iguoring the no stone unturned to hamper and destroy Saibmate be fatosrable it will mess that all on no less than The E0,000 in silver alous aken by robbers not counting the yaine unfortunate fact that every concession the local element in the constitution of the Japanese glocks will be scorssible to foreigners were already given has been merely made the Board, and it is rumoured in the failure of i fa juridical pezuma).

here there is, of course, but by no means peculiar to China, but is wall held by jurklisal persoais, and they suggest that hives were frequently lost, but scarcely any tachou lot, Shanghai wo Foochor on the 2nd

that in nigh universal. The Chinese Government

FC stemmer Jasumi Hard (Homb pand in expected

the adjacent Queen's etically unharmed. güer was approach- endfered by tha ing, it out the tording near flooded.