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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TU”SDAY, AUGUST 12TH, 1902

The shiborisin ordered quursatius i Chiassa porta Thin

in' consequence of cholera

(rengast month | ele opming from *bear laken

An agreement for the delimitation and

Prison Komatan forwarded £50 to Evans, Hoyal ArtHler, who inst one arm in the accident which the Bringofalute when his rilled Chatham Bear Admiral

nauding the Japanese squadron, now at Sheer-

The French China canumoraliva medal will be given to all the mailers who took part in the expedition, and also to all civiliam who defended the Peting Legations, LL

change of territory in the land of Timor,ness, also sent £10 to Evans, who is a married agon the plans for the construction of coaling

near Java, has been signed by the Portuguese and Dutch Boundary Commissioners,

man with one child.

The United States Nary Ima stopped action

stations on the Pacific Coast, pending the realt of experiments in the use of olf fael.

rumours of fresh troubles ahead. No one, even the moat Chauvinist of Frenchmen, can assert that in M. WALDPOR ROUSSEAU'S time there was any unworthy yielding in the foreign relations of France. Franco WATSON & CO., respected herself, and as a sequence repected Even in the very the rights of others. fiery condition of sffairs in China, Fennce contrived to come through the ordeal with

We haro received from hee Chenug, photo- considerable eclat to herself, and without grapher, several fice photographs taken of the exciting tho jenlousies of the other Powers;rutting of the first end of the King's Park, but no sooner has the Master's hand been Kowtoon, by His Excellency General Gascoigno pear-shaped beauty, mounted with a diamond op Retrizan sad the cruisers Askold, Novik, and removed from the wheel than we begin to on Wednesday Inst. They make interesting as a pendent, and weighing about 9 grains net, Pallado, which are to be sent this antama | hear of little encroachments, each one souronirs of the occasion.

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balit of pin-pricking. Not content to leave things as they stand at Shanghai a French Consul begins the silly policy, of non possumus. He issues a warrant for the arvest of a Chinese subject in the Foreign Settlements, and then, as he has orders not to be represented in the Mixed Court of the Settlement, insists on his being brought to

The French missionaries | bis own Court. at Ningpo allege their right to a portion of a public road for many years enjoyed and kept in order by the foreign community. appeal to the French Consul, who

decide on is again- unable to affair, or

to hear Llio..

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the

com-

Captain W. C. Newman with his ten-year-old son, left New York on the 9th alt, for Falmouth. They wore the solo ecompants of a launch which mansored 36ft by ft., and was worked by a 10-hp engine, with kerosene fuel. Captain Newmana expected to take twenty days for the voyage, and carried 60 gallons of kerosene for fael.

At Christie's cale-rooms in London on the th

alt, a notable incklont was the sale of a single pearl for £13,500. This wonderful gem was a

Tha sala began at three o'clock, and the nearly 190,000 worth of goods had all changed hands at 10 minutes past four..

A private of the 2nd Battalion, Welsh Regi ment, stationed at Lahore, has been left by n deceased relation ££8,000 sterling, besides other property, on the undition that he is not to be allowed to make use of the money oryesisto, until he has left the service by completing his term of service, and not by getting discharged, The private has one year to complete his term.

A telegram from St. Peterburg last month stated that preparations were being made at Cronstadt for the departure of the battleship

to the Pacifie

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FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.

FROM OUR SPECTAL COBLENFONDENTS –

TONDO, 11th August, 10:15 nm.

RAILWAY SERVICE FROM PARIS

TO PEKING.

A regular service of trains through. Europeand Siberin has now been established with the Far East, the journey from Paris

It is stated that the formen general staff has decided to appoint a military attache to the Legation in Japan, and that Major Gunther von Etzal has been selected for the post. He to Peking occupying twenty-two days. served on the staff of Count Waldorsen iz China.

The Siam Observer's Batlambong correspon dent wrote on the 10th nit, I fear. His Exod- inoy the Governor has, unfortunately, been

abjented of late to many pelty uzroyancer, of

TRANS-PACIFIC CABLE

President Roosevelt, has, subject to the

*pproval of the United States Congress, granted the application of the Commercial

the kind commonly called "pin-pricks," from Pacific Cable Company for permission to the French Consulate. I trust wo have beard construct a cable from San Francisco to serious police or not, it is right that the paulic China, with stations in Hawaii, Guam, and the last if tho, but whether they warrant should know of these things if they are continued. the Philippines.

A Barlin despatch to the Ostastatische Lloyd pays:The report of the Times, that Germany

At Rangoon the other day, Mr. Justica For, after an extraordinary verdict by a native jury, sequitting a native of India charged with murder againet evidence of his being caught red-handed, made an earnest appeal to the next jury to bear in mind the oath to give a true rasilet according to the evidence. He described the former verdict as a grave miscarrings of is opposed to an avsonation of Shanghai, In justice.

The Empress of Japau has sopt to Queen Alexandra, through the Japanese Embassy, four beautifully made lacquered esges contain- fog a number of extremely raro and valuable Japanese parrots. They bure just arrived at Buckingham Palace, esys a mail paper, much to the delight of Her Majesty, who, as is well known, is extremely fond of all kinds of birds. plaint. Then again we hear rumbling A Lisbon telegram to Loudon on the 6th the Indo-Chinesa peninsula. Rightly or ult. stated that there were rumours that the wrongly France las elected to occupy a German Miuister to Portagal, Coant Tatton- considerable portion of Siamese territory.bach, bad had a private interview with the

A London telegram, dated 24th July, says She at last said she was content, and woukl Portaguese Minister with the cbject of pur-The Duchess of Sutherland and Sir A. K. graciously leave the remainder to its ancient chasing Macso, the price offered being on Pollit entertained the Cyprus Contingent at million sterling, German missionaries, it was

their Residence at Windsor yesterday." This is sovereigns. We heard nothing more during stated, had already pureboned-largo pieces of an ezellent example of has confusing English M. WALDECK-ROUSSEAU's term beyond a

tilles are liable to be for foreigners, comments petty dispute which all the world under-

the Times of Ceylon. How could strangers know stood had been amicably settled without

that Sir Albert and the Duchess are husband y diplomatic aid. But as before, the

and wife? guiding band away from the helm, the new pilot taken the opportunity to luff. France had occupied a certain station pending the carrying out by the Siamese Government of certain stipulations; the stipulations were in due time carried out, and the Government asked the rendition of the

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have set an example of good faith, which in the future would have been a powerful engine against encroachment against him- self; not so the French officials in Indo- China, who profess to see in the request a covert insult to France. These things do not amount to a cause for quarrel, hardly for protest, but they are indicative that the guiding hand is absent, and that the petty policy of making unpleasantness for the inere sake of the prick is again in the [31 ascendaut.

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On the 10th August, at the Peak, Hongkong, the wife of E. J. Gater, of a daughter. [2173 DEATH.

On the 29th July, in London, EDWARD CAREY, Saira, formerly a partner in the firm of Forner & Co., Hongtong and China.

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It is, however, when we go to Europe that we find this absence of control having If six weeks ago the its worst effects. question had been asked as to the least likely country in Europe for trouble to arise in the near future, most people would at once have said France, yet recent advices show how thin after all was the varnish placed over the surface. The late Prime Minister seeing how seriously French interests wore jeopardised by the continual interference of the Vatican in home politics, felt himself strong enough to openly attack those interferences in France itself. As long as M. WALDECK ROUSSEAU held the helm the Vatican, finding itself confronted with a stronger will, seemingly coalesced in the arrange ments, but times have changed, and ag France has herself begun again the policy

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Mosquitoes have appeared in Hackney in great numbers, and last month an inquest-was- held by the local coroner on a boy of nine who died as the result of their bites, Hi was bitten several times on the leg, and a doctor who was called in a few days later found the limb black and swollen and the boy dying. The post. mortem examination showed death to hs due to blood poisoning fellowing on the bites.

The London Guzelto announced last month thant the King has been pleased to approve of the appointment of Charles Stewart Sharp, Esq., to be an unofficial member of the Legista tive Council of the Colony of Hongkong, and that the King has been pleased to give directions for the appointment of Ernest Hamilton Sharp, to be one of His Majesty's Conzeel for the Colony of Hongkong.

The London papere make it a fashion nowadays to furnish their readers with curious faste and fancies about the Imperial Court of China, The Express Dowager, says one, is aA St. Petersburg correspondent states that great supporter of the stage. Since her return the Imperial authorities live granted per to Peking she has been the round of the mission for construction at a Buddhist house of anyer in the neighbourhood of the Tenris theatres, and is disappointed at the talent, BO has sent to Shaughni for Haiso Chiaotien, the Gardens. The sacred vessels and fittings will Celestial Bir Heury Irring. If he succeeds in be procured frugn Peking. It is believed in the pleasing Her Majesty o may be giren a peacock's Chinese Legation that the stone of the projected feather; if he fails he will be accorded a pabile building will be laid by the newly-appointed funeral. Actors are appreciated in China,

Chinese Minister soon after he reaches the Russian capital.

A correspondent of a home paper at Seis stopol writes that the transfer of the greater part of the Volnybeer Fleet to the Russian Imperial Navy steadily proceeds. Khabarovsk luft on 7th ult. for Kronstadt where she will is formally rated with the Baltic

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In the House of Commons on the 10th it.. the Master of Elibank asked the Under Secret. ary for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the increasing importance of Vladivostook, and looking to the representation of other Powers by Consols, he would consider the advisability of appointing a British Consul, or in the meantime of placing the district under the supervision of Squadron and forthwith converted into au the British Conent at Yokohams for commisrais armed transport. There are now only five out purposes. Viscount Cranborne said: The of the 15 Volunteer Fleet skips engaged in the advisability of appointing an agent for com

Far Eastern mercantile trade, which, the marcial purposes at Viadivostock is under correspondest adds, is this year in a state of consideration. An arrangement by which the stagnant collepse, district was placed nuder the supervision of His Majesty's Consul at Yokohanes would most probably prove unsatisfactory.

A League Championship football match between the Rangoon Gymkhans and the 61st Company, R.G.A., had a disgraceful termination on the 25th alt. Gunner Locke, the goal keeper, left his post and deliberately kicked Mr. Cowiten, of the Gymkhans team, because the latter charged him when he had the ball in bis

atterly enfoundel. Germany is quite willing. to withdrew her troops from Shanghai, provided of course, that the other Powers will do the game. Negotiations about the matter sre going on." The NC. Daily Neter notes a great many changes in the Shanghai garrisons, French, German, and Japanese reliefs having all arrived recently.

GENERAL NEWS.

[TROM OUR CORRESPONDENT

SHANGHAI, Ilth August, 10.2 p...

PIRACY BY SHANGHAI BEACH-

COMBERS.

Three beachcomber here piratically seized a pleasure cutter belonging to. Mr. George A. Derby of the American Consulate.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

In reference to the question put by Mr. Galloway Weir to the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the subject of plagas and Overpowering the lowdal, they attempted axitation in Hongkong and the answer given to mail away, but went ashore outside Woonung To-day they were cleverly thoroto, Chamberlain, in reply to a further query, said he would cause enquiries to be made and would inform the hon. member. In arrested by Mr. Derby himself. Two of the parance of this the following latter has been piratical beachcombers are Britishers and sent to Mr. Weir: Downing Street, B.W the other is an American, July 8, 1502 Str,I am directed by Mr, Secretary Chamberlain to inform you with reference to your question in the House of Commosa on the 2nal inst that tho fall Reports of Mr. Osbert Chadwick, C.M.G., on the water supply and sexitation of Hongkong have not been received, and were not ready when Mr. Chadwick left the colony for this country Alexandra were crowned at Westminster Abbay

stands that he has not yet reached England.. via Canada on May 14. Mr. Chainberlain under- at forly minutes past noon to-day.

received, knt will probably be in the possession Professor Simpon's frill Report has not yet been of the Colonial Ofice about the end of this month. He proposed to leave Hongkong at the end of Juno, bat Mr. Chamberlain has not yet heard whether be is actually on his way home, -I am, &c., C. P. Lucas.

TIENTSIN'S RESTORATION. The Tientsia correspondent of the Daily News wrote on the 31st July

LONDON, 9th August. THE CORONATION. Thoir Majesties King Edward and Queen

LONDON, 0th August.

FRANCE AND SIAM The French Foreign Offlos denies the reall of the Chargé d'Affaires at Bangkok,

THE CORONATION.

E. R. B. Prines Heary of Frais has arrived in London.

Balvos of forty-ou guns from the Tower. and twenty from Hyde Park, works Zanulua

The weather Nat sunrise this morning.

promising

The return of Tientsin to the control of the Chinose is definitely fixed for the lath August, 1 am informed, and arrangements are begin- ning to be made for concluding the transfer. In anticipation of this, small yellow dage are being sold on the streets of the city and it will be profusely decorated with them on that occasion, it is said. It will be a voluntary expression of the sentiment of the people, and probably very few, if any, shop or residence fronts will be without the yellow emblem of loyalty. There can be no doubt, I think, but that the great body of the Chinese are rejoicing at the prospect of confing under the govern-

LORD SALISBURE INDISPOSED. Lord Salisbury, who is slightly indisposed, her bosa perzaitted to be sbient from the Coronation of Their Majesties.

DEATH OF A PROMINENT BOER.

The audien death of Commandant Lucas Meyer from heart disease is announced st Brussels

EMPIRE CORONATION BANQUET.

[FROM OUS LONDON CORRESPONDET.}

Some scientists from the Anthropologi onl Instituts have measured the heads of 121 of the Indian Billiers at Hampton Court, and have come to the conclusion that they are, taking them in a bauch, a rather long-headed set of possession. Lent Lyon awarded a penalty ment of their own officials again. Between the men. Some of the visitors to the camp who kick but the gunners torminated the game two classes-governed and governing-thors was how Sir Wilfred Leories outis described have unsuspectingly given two shillings change by kicking the hall into their own net and will be a better understanding, and the former the great gathering which embled in the historic Guildball.. Londor on riday, the

“London, 19th July. “British subjects from all over the earth **

HONGKONG ÜFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD C. of pettiness and pin-pricks, the course for a silver rapes that looks like a foria, and is walking off the ground, against the Lieutenants believe, at any rate, that they will roseiva 11th July, on the occasion of the Empire

LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. E.C.

HONGKONG, 12th August, 1902.

Ir is but a few weeks since under the

government of Mr. WALDECK-RouseRAD France seemed to have entered on a career

of Faropean usefulness. Internally she was

wort in d., have come to the same conclusion.. ordere.

The head-measuring rather awed the Indians

botter treatment then at the bands of the

Coronation Banque Perhim

before

tas evidently seemed open to a renewal of the ways of the Vatican, and we find the old strife breaking out again, with all the at first when they did not understand it, and The success which has attended the goldfotiguer. At least they understand the

treatment and prefer it, more virulence that it has been temporarily greatly amused them when they did. When recovery works of the Borneo Company in suspended. Unfortunately in France the the calipers touched the heads of the first few Sarawak has induced a group of capitalists to strife has assumed the character, not of ambjects, their facial muscles quivered and their tarn their eyes to North Borneo. As a result, contest between a Gallican and an Ultra-eyes rolled. But the thought that it was merely the L. & O. Express understands, a powerful montane Church, but has come to be one bead-measuring contest soon burat upon the syndicate has been formed for the purpose of plague was reported, and up to noon on Mondays have done se brach to cement into one

Indias and thoroafter they laughed and looked exploiting the mineral resources of the whole of two more. All these were Chinese and all Unfortunately Hongkove between religion and infidelity.

THE HEALTH OF HONGKONG.

Up to noon on Saturday one fresh ease of

bas sooh an assemblage, representing se it did every patch of land protected by the British fing, been seen under one roof. Frem all the... DoYHOTE of the globe csms men whore names sro famous in recent British histor and whose

solid body the many great nuits,

and without any sacrifice of French rights difficult in this ugly dispute to know which for the man with the biggest head. The tallest North Bornes, and that it is contemplated to fatal Two of the bodies were found in the represented. As far 1 could see

party is more to blame, France herself or the Vatican; but whichever is the more to

The fire-works loft over from Saturday were

The year's figures are now:-534 cases (500 Chinees, & Europesus, 19 Other Asiatica); 622

Aviatics).

Belhor were the ole representatives of the Bellion, CM.G., and his son Mr. Raphael

colony. Not even H.E. the Governor, ↑ Sir

vain for Lie Thomas Jackson and MATH. Whiteland

in a state of profound peace, and exter nally, while fully preserving her prestige,

man measured was a 8ft. 415. Pathan. Two spend a large sau per conum in thoroughly street, heads each measured 211 milimetros in length, testing the mineral capabilities of the country. she was generally becoming respected and held in unwonted consideration. The peace

which, according to the anthropologists, is very The syndicate proposes commencing work of of Europe was indeed held to be assured blame the quarrel is an unpleasant one not much above the length of the average Buglish Madai in Darvel Bay, a spot very strongly deaths (4 Europeans, Sus Chinese, 15 other Houry Blake, was present, sad ne looked in

reported on by Mr. Hunt to Bir Stamford Bailes and if there were any specks on the horizon merely for France but for the whole head.

in 1812. He stated that a very rich gold-field" The cases of communicable disease in the France was of all others the last place where continent of Europe.

General Lisevitch rostributes to a Ruasion existed at that ploes, which in these days was Colony last week were:-Plague 14 (Chinese) they were to be looked for. Yet M.

The British gunboat Moorken is still at Macao. service paper bis impressions of the Japanese quite a big town with many Chiceso juks with 13 deaths; cholera 12 (Chinese), with absenes of Mr. Joepli Chamberlain, Colonial WALDECK-ROUBBEku did not in "any

army, as be witnessed it engaged in the making annual voyages to and from China with 11 death. tueasure pose us a great statesman: he had

manoeuvres of 1901. He draws attention to the moneoon. Indeed, this trade existed for no magnificent schemes of the rearrange let off last night and attracted many spectators, the fact that a Japanes division is a unit some time later until the whole place was plaeredil ment of property; he was quite content to let the world jog along on its own way ¦ ¦ und had no great desire to be considered as the saviour of his country, or to gain any of those coveted appellatious that have been the desire of statesmen from time immemor. ial. Nor was Franco unmindful of the states- men who had taught her that other qualities beside ambition go to make a good minis-

The German mail of the 10th ult. Ô delivered in London on the 9th inst

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

Wach regret was expressed at the enforced

Secretary, who had not recovered from the dire bis cab accident in Whitehall HI aken Ty the Earl of Perch State for the ing speech in

pince

The P. & O. steamer Parramatta left Binga. Oralow, pore for this port on the 10th inst, stum, Colonier with the outwerd English maile, and is dua favOUE here on the 15th inst, at about fi a 10.

The Imperial German mail steamer Prazisa

peo

composed of the three arms, having two out by Batanini auil Ilanun pirates. brigades of infantry, each of two regiments, a regiment of cavalry, a regiment of artillery Mr. T. P. O'Connor writes in MAP The visitors to the City Hall Library and with six batteries, and a battalion of sappers *One of the most interesting of our Viceroye, Museum last week wers 183 non Chinese and with three companies. The theme of the boms for the Coronation, de Sic. Henry Blake, 78 Chinese to the former, and 31 non-Chinese operations was that a hostile division had landed the Governor of Hongkong Married to a Irene, carrying the Gernian mails with dates Colom and 1,518 Chinese to the latter institṛ lon. in the extreme north of Japan, and was pro- daughter of Beraal Osborne-brother-in-law of from Berlin of the 2nd ult., left Colombo on eliged to thin

the 9th inst... und may be expected her forgott Mesars Butterfield and Swire inform us that coding south with the intention of spizing the Duchess of St. Albans and a man of gre i on or about the 20th instalm the Chine Navigation Co.'s insulated steamer Sendai, He describes the infantry as the best natural ability and much force of character, bs The CP ll. steamer Empress of China arised sm of the service and ea, giving a wet has been an active and successful Governor in at Nagasaki at 8 am, on the 11th inst, and left Changsha is due from Australia, on the 15th frouble impression. It was imposable for various parts of the world. He is an extremely again et 5p.ar. same day for Kobe, where she is ter, and in recognition of his services gave inst., with a large cargo of refrigerated produce him to examine the artillery closely owing to able and close observer; indeed, I may say, I a arrive at 3 pm, to-day

The NYK steamer din biáru (European him at the last elections,a majority almost for the Hongkong Frozen Food Supply Co the fact that the construction of the gin is a learned more in just ten minutes conversation due left Bisgapere for this port on the 7th unexampled in modern France. Feeling his which includes maltou, lamb, pork, bares, close secret. The cavalry, according to with him about the Far East than I could have funk, and is expected Lere to day o health unable for the strain, M. WALBECE- rabbits, bacon, choose, butter, 40, &0.

Colonel Linevitch, are the worst arm of the done in a year over books. Lady Blake, a tall, The NYK stemmer Kugoshima Mara (Bom Rovasza u resigned, leaving to all appearance

bay Lane) left Bugspora for this port A most enjoyablo picnic was given on service, the horses being very small, wank, and stately, handsome woman, has much of the Sih inst, and is expected here to-morrow away clear to his successor to follow in hie ways; no changes other than merely per- Sunday as attended by the leading badly trained, while the mer themselves had no brilliant wit of her father. The flower of the The 0.8.8. steamer Prometheus left Sings

-ons of the most beautiful Portuguese in Macao, to Mr. and Mrs. F. A. idea of equitation. In general, the configura. Book in Mis sonal were made in the Cabinet, and yet, we Carl, who are loving shortly for Chaton to tion of the country is not favourable to

eter Kren; very tall, very and in a few weeks, and before practically which port Mr. Carl has been transferred as morsatents of large means of troops, and

handsome well-shaped of combined sweetness and the new Government has had time to seat commissioner. They will be very much missed renders the evolution of artillery and cavalry itself in the suddle, there already come in Mame when they are so very popular.

almost impossible.

the

pors on the 9th inst., am, and is expected here on the 14th Just

The NP steamer Glegoole arrived at Tacous from Tapwa and Hongkong on the 6th ipak -

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