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merchandise of China, an indepondent [friendly nation, Fionlly the Association maintains that the additional sortas on | exports: from China, coupled with excire und consumption taxes, as proposed, will tend to contine China as a debtor nation,

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The King Edward Hotelpons to-day.

1 is amoured last Sie C. P. Chator's bungalow in Kowloon is to be handed over to the Fremu

The nonagenarina Sir Henry Kappel intends 10 winter at Singapore again this year as he did last year.

The French guabout Korenint left on Satur- day for Tonkin, and the Portuguese ganbout Zaira arrived from Maens.

prosperity, and, by hantering her purchas ing power, seriously net foreign trade." Thus Bir JAMES MACKAY's scheme for the reformation of the existing conditions of imde in Chine is absolutały rejected by the

The N.D.L. stemor Sechsen arrival on the American Association of Shanghai. Nuw | fat alt at Branch von having on board 9 since, as is pointed out in the first sentence nicers and 241 and from the German cou- of the resolutions, the Auglo-Chinese treats ti gent in Coiun. contains certain articles and clauses which WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS will not become operative unless all the

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It is stated that Messrs. Rothschild propose to comparɑ wita 16 Standard Oil Camping in the F - East, un with this view oil is to be brongh from Calfornia. The formation of a new cocopaný to work California is, it is believed, in contemplation.

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„Powers entitled to the most far-mrød nation freatment in China citer into the same engagements as Great Britain with regard to the payment of surtaxes add other obligations imposed by Article VIII, it inlows-that-if-Washington woepts the Paret, CM was paid off at Chatham ivice given by the American Association the 4th alt. en bor return from three years the MACKAY treaty will be upset, and the arrive on the China Station, und her drew She will later in the time hitherto spent in the commercial proveedel on leste. negotiations will have been wasted, excep|nancial year be retitled for another term of Per Dozen in so far as it provides another lesson as to active servien,

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the alumionant-of-Sir-JAMES-MACKAY'S treaty follow, those who at home aid in the East approved of his scheane will murally be disgusted; while those, on the other baud, who did not believe in the feasibility of the scheme, will rejoice that the treaty will not be called on to prove by its failure that they were right in their opinion. But remains to be seen first whit is tx: attitude of the other Treaty Powars. The outlook is once more clouded with doubt and uncertainty.

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A romantic marriage was celebrated in Hung. kong on Saturday, the ocntracting partias never having seen each other in the flesh until the day previous, when the bride arrived by the 8.B. Hamburg. Toe match was arranged on the photograph system. Both brideant brille- groom are German.

Miss Brook Hunt, whe noted as secrotary of S. WATSON & CO, the club formed in London in connection with the Colonial troops present for the Coronation, is to be presented by the Hongkong Volunteer Contingent with a Chinese silverware set, in appreciation of her services. Other colonial contingents are working their gratitude to Mies Brook Hunt in similer tangible fashion.

The concerts in 8. Patrick's Club are always |«njoyable, and that on Saturday evening by the

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All lettore for publication duld be written on one side of the paper only.

thorale. The talent was varied and excellent, meh favourites as Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson,

The German tovarnine it is doing its best to iare German suhjouts to sstils in the Kian- bon tarritory, and in view of this bar isspell an Imperial order which indicates that such Germans who are engaged ju permanent sorrice of the Gov raor of Kinochau and who either belong-to the array or to the civil officers of State, if they at their formilis came to thu settlement they will have free page`ont and hours for them, in addition to compensation for the ront of the residency at horas. The family comprises wife red children, and such relations who live in the family at the time of leaving homs. In spicist cases permits will also be given to servants of the family.

A correspondout writing to a hors contem pay over the sig ucture Invalid draws attention to what he considers au injustice to the men of a craiser sugagat in recent Chins war. Ho says the cruiser was delaobel from the Mediterranean Flost in zeptember, 1-99, nd sent to China on active service, but the men have been deburred from receiving the masist on account of the ship being a few hours late in catering the war area, namely, the waters of the Yangtaan Valley. The vessel was purposely detaided outside the limit for a day to carry out certain practices for which desp water was necessary. She was stationed at shanghai from the 2nd January to May, 1901, and during that period rendered important service connected with the war-

The L. & C. Fapress writes:--We have come across a somewhat cariens piece of political speculatio in the columns of a Frens provin cial paper. The writer. G. L., informs us that it is Japan and not Chida which is the real Yellow Peril.

He states that im bor new

Japanese papers report that the Houlu Islands were visited by scrible storm from the 4th įto the 8th instant.

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Wirelers telegraphy will probably be installed between · Tenshina and Fusan, owing to the prosent failurs of the cable,

A Japanese telegram, ricafvel in Shanghai an to huli, from Chungking, annonces that pero has been restored in Szachuoni.

The Loudon Standard's correspondent reports | that Prince Unħtoisky again.duclares that an early examation of Manchuria is impossible | The Prince's utterances on this anbjout wro

believe to be officially inspired,

Charles Clifford, an American who has been

obtaining goods by false pretences at seal poris in the Fur Fast, las buen santanced at Kabo to a fan of five yeu, foss montke' im- prisonment, sad six moulbe' polica supervision. The London Gazette notified last month that the King had boon ple sel to approve of the Cavallaro Eugenio Zauon Volpicelli as Consal- Graz of Italy at Hongkong, for the Land of Llongkong; and Don Alberto Rivera Laharon

us Commd of Chile at Hongkong.

The Japan Exhibition at the Whitechapsi Art Gallery proved a remarkable scosse, closed on the3rd ult. after having been visited by more than 100,500 persons, most of whom lived in the East-ead. The political allisuse of the two countries could hardly have been more tactfully explained to the capital of the Empire:

Under the auspices of the local branc's of the Y.W.C.A weekly lectures on "First Aid and Naising" will be givoo by Dr. Laing, Assis tant Superintendent, Government Ciril Hos pital. The lectures are to be delivered in S. Faure College, and will commence on the 14th fast, at 5.50 p.m. The fee for the course is $3 and those desiring to attend are requested to communicate with Miss Eyre, Charcir Mission

Hone.

The British Admiralty ordered the Inflexible,,

Neptune, and Ulation, obsolete butterhips, to be pissed in the sale list for October, and soraral ships which have from time to time been in the

snar list are to be retained for harbour service, while the Faleigh is to be kept available for the trafuing tor ich. The ships retained are not to. have caro nad maintenance parties provided, bat small divisional parties ure to be told off to provout the setting and rusting of machinery,

The Bengal Chamber of Commerce, having rè- osived several communications from the Decimal Association, are now canvassing members on the question of making a representation to the 'Government of India on the subject of the introduction of the metric system into India. The Chamber considers thero is little chaves of India gtting the metric system before its adoption at home, though 76 Chambers in the United Kingdom are in favour of the system.

The British Couanlar Report au New Cale denia for 19:51 notes that the further introduction of Japanese has been stopped, and it is not

TELEGRAMS.

#DAILY PRESS“ „SERVICE.

GREAT FIRE AT AMOY.

~[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]

Amoy, 5th October, 5,15 p.m.

FULL DETAILS-2000 HOUSES BURNT-DEATH OF AN EUROPEAN, A great fire broke out here at 10 o'clock on Friday morning, the 3rd instunt, starting in a baker's shop in Fourth Street. The flamos spread rapidly toward the Boud.

The total native business portion of Amoy was destroyed, as also were the longs of Messrs. Douglas Laprak & Co., Jardine, Matheson & Co., and Driver & Co. The Printing Press and other longs and the Custom Hous) caped owing to the

strentous exertions of this Europeans. The shipping in the harbour leat assistance.

Captain Fife of the Wenchno was killed On Saturday about two thousand houses

|-had been burat, involving a loss of many taillions of dollars. Several [untive] ter- chants committed anicide,

The fire lasted till Saturday morning. Trade is at a standstill.

be Boods rest, and his pressoon might lead to

istiouslist disolera.

LONDON, 2nd Ostbor.

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

A Russo-Japanese Society has been establish- ed at Moscow for the purpose of promoting: Busso-Japanese commerce. It establishora mill as Minsk for wanring Japaness raw alk.

THE U.S. COAL MINERS STRIKE.

Owing to the coal famine a New York resulting from the strike of U. S. coal-mipers, President Roosevelt has invited the presidents of the coal carrying railroads and the provident of the Min rs' Union to a conference with lim on the 3vid instant v garding the fallure of the cont supply, which has become a master of vital concern to the whole nation. THE TIMES" AND THE HOUSE-TAX

IN JAPAN.

Tho Times commenting on the reference of the Japanese House-Tax question to the flagne

Arbitration Court, culogies the court sy and good bamour displayed by both parties, as also the graceful and becoming constans on the part of the Japanese Government, which show a high seas of what botits Japan as a gent

power.

LATER.

A NEW JAPANESE LOAN. Japanese fire parentage Inn-li to the uxlant of titty million yen will be issued in Lontion next work, probably at par.

LONDON, Br1 October.

THE CRIMES AUT-SENTENCES

REVISED,

FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.

The sentencon under the Crimes Act o Mr. M. Reddy, M.P. for Bire, and Mr. E. [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.}

Haviland Barke, M.P. for Talismoro, Este boen revisad on appeal, the former to two in ɔnthia' SHANGHAI, 5th October, 9.15 p.imprisonment without hard labour and a further

RUSSIAN EVACUATION OF THE SHANHAIKWAN RAILWAY.

The Viceroy proceeds to Sanuhaik wan' on Tuesday to sign the rendition agreement with Russia, whose evacuation of the railway is expected to be complete to Yenkow by the 9th instant. There is no traffic now.

[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]

three months failing the provision of carstion for his subsequent good behavings, and the latter to ons month's Imprisonment. Military posts being established in the disturbod stricts.

London, 3rd October,

THE CHOLERA IN EGYFT:

Cholera continues to mge in Egypt. Since the 15th July, 36,038 casos have been reported, and 30,988 deaths,

THE MACEDONIAN INSURRECTION. London, 3rd October, 3.45 P. which it is thought likely will overawa the

Turkey is making a great display of faroo

RUSSIA AND THE AMUR REGION.

St. Petersburg papers, discussing the reports of agricultural and industrial

Correspondenfa must forward their names and ad- \-20th Centary Variety Club was no exception to headlong career Japan has gone far too fast, like y that any more will be futroduced into the depression on the Russian side of the Amuri and has outran her Sancial strength. The colony. About 400 Javanese arrived during River, contrasted with the prosperity on the point she has now rachel is that who must the 12 months, and 599 more are expected before other side, advocate that the whole Amur

· Ne anonymously signed cosimusications that have Mr. Gus Gregory, and the Franets Brothers either fail or go to war. She has chosen the the end of this year. This labour is mostly

taking part. aster and Miss Rocka, matter, we are informed, und we expect, according employed for agricultural domesticpurposes. basin should in future belong to Bussia. designatal as "fancy waltzors," figured sp-to popular ideas, that G. . should go on to One hundred Tonkinese had arrived during the

already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Orders for extra copies of DALET Pun should be sout before 14 m, on day of publication. After that

how the supply is limited.. Only supplied for Dask prociatively in the program, which included state that Cores will be the boue of contention.last for awoke, and a stemmer was shortly Telegraphia Autress: Pays, Codex: A.B.C. 6th Bd.

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On the 21st September, at Tokyo, the wife of JOHN TROULL SWIFT MA., of a son.

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two sketehas, The band of H... Menicein

was in attendapro.

and Eussia the opponent. Not so, however, Japan, be suye, knows Russia's strength and will not engage in this direction. Her enemy will be France and the prizes Indo-Chins, whilst an allinneo with Siam, which he states is about to be made, will afford the necessary pretext for hostilities. We must not be held to endorse this rather specions and far-fetched piece of reasoning, but some of our readers may be interested to know what is being put about aven if it is only in obscure quarters.

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leaving Neumen for Beigon to bring 200 mere. but after this no more were to be allowed to leave Tonkin for Now Caladonis for some time

to came.

For better opportunities for communicating with the lies of the Foreign Legations, the Empress Dowager recently gave instructions to engage several lady interpreters for her Court, with the result that the Grand Secretary Yung La and Prince Ching have recommended each couple of ladies to the Empress Dowager for

the Manchu race.

GENERAL NEWS.

[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]

· London, 5th October, 11.45 nim

RUSSIA MOVING IN THE NEAR EAST.

Festivities Et the Shipka Pase, in Bulgaria, with the presence there of a Russian. Grand Duke and officers, and also

Macedoniau, i evolutionaries. The Governor of -

Mouantir, Northern Macedonis, reports the dispersal of three bands of insurrectioniste.

THE SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS. It is sunounced officially in New York, that the Morgan Shpping. Combine has rele

inlaid that the agreement with the British Government provides for un discrimination against combing. tion ships regarding the carriage of mails, troops, etc, etc., and that there is no policy antagoulstis to the combination or continues of existing contracts.

THE EDUCATION BILL Mr. Balfour and Mr. Chamberlain dany that hay intend to withdraw the Education Fill. THE GERMAN EMPEROR AND THE

BOER GENERALS. Regarding the proposed interview between the Boer Generals and the German Emperor, it is stated that the initiative was to not by

the Generals themselves, bat by powerful friends

of the Boers in Berlin, who tutima ed that the

FORMOSA.

Messrs. Erich Georg & Co. asy in their weekly share 1 st, date. Hongkong, 4th October - Al- though the volume of business transacted an iog the week gulse review has not boon 1 rge, rates Lave improved in a good many cases, and the market closes with a much healthier feeling. The settlements for Beptoraber, although very heavy, have been arranged satisfactorily, but not without soius trouble. The rates of ex- change on Shanghai close at Tis. 732 for a T/T Sir Malcolm M'Eacharn, ex-Mayor of the purpose... The new interpreters are each to the sending of several Russian torpedo Melbourne, has returned to Australia after a attend certain hours daily in the Palace, the and Tls. 744 for a three days' sight private bill.

tour in Japan. Interviewed on the question.C. Daily Neies says, within call of the boats thronged with men through the Among missionary news in the bone papers of and prospects between the two countries, Is a recent issue the Japan Mail says that we find the following:-Bishop Hoars has two Sie Malcolm sad the only prospects he could Empress. Donager, thus enabling her to receive Dardaaviles, contrary to the Treaty of request of the Cameris for an audience with the United States "cannot be expected to special wants which he desires made known.

se of trade in the near fatars were in sheep foreign ladies at any time and at any hear, He writes: (1) An assistaut chapinin for the and butter. With regard to the Federal The names of the new lady interpreters have Paris, and the arrival, of Duke Nicholas on His Majesty would probably receiveu favour. ngree" to the new Auglo-Chinese commer-

His work would be Immigration Restriction Act, Bir Malcolm

not yet transpired, but fliey are probably all of

nu irouelad at Constantinople, are all able reply. cial tresty, that Germany will not agree Hongkong Cathedral. to any part of the surtas scheme", and parochial work amongst the English population. Escharn said that the members of the

regarded as indicating a definite Russian The Drake Asahi learns that the Japanes that it has already shown "that the new some 4.000, of Hongkong. He shoullbmusical Japanese Ministry whom he met expressed

nough to be able to intone & service, I'want great dissatisfaction at the passing of this Act. labourers in Brazil are reduced to a miserable object in the Boepborus. It has also trans- treaty must be intolerable to Japan in some

a good, varnost-minded man with a mossage.

They look on it as directly aimed at Japan. plight, owing to the decline in the coffee tredopired that Russia has asked the Sultan for respects." This is a fairly sweeping, state- No knowledge of Chinese would be requi ad for

and consider it a direct insult to thoir nation

of late years, and onsequent depression. The ment of the case against Sir JAMES this pont. (2) A missionary to help in the

Japan desired to develop trade with Australia, Brazilian Government is experiencing great the concession of coaling-stations, one iu MACKAY's treaty, and if it can be sub-training of Chinese Christian agents in S. Pant's and to that end had subsidised a line of steamers, financial difficulties, and this is reflected in the the Black Sea. stantiated we are then very far indeed from College, Hongkong."

but the action of the Commonwealth, he anti-condition of the coffee-plantations. The wagos a solution of the difficulties of the coin. The following returns of the average amount cipated, would result in the Government being of the Japanese labourers, it is declared, are mercial situation in China. An important of banknotes in circulation and of specie in forced by Parliament to withdraw the anb same 7,010,000 francs, in arroar, and the men piece of news in this connection was reserve in Hongkong during Septemor are sidy. Under these cirengastanges Sir Malcolmre at present working for nothing, but this is published in our senior evening contem. certified by the managers of the respective M'Bacharn was given to understand that the not all. Their employers still treat them as

Nippon Yazen Keisha would not be able to porary's Shanghai telegram of Saturday's banks-

slaves were treated in Brail till the emancipation Average Specie in continue running their steamers, date, giving the result of the meeting of the

Reserve, Amount

fourteen years ago. They are subjected to cruel American Association of Shanghai held on

ૐ The Japan Times contains the following and heartless treatment in consequence of which the 3rd instant to consider the treaty.

statement of a young Japanes who was young and able, men are continually running Resolutions were there passed unanimously

fortunate enough to leave the island of Tarijíma away, while the helpless women and children just before the recent eraption in which all lifa are in a state of servitude. condemning the document and these resolu-

on the island was destroyed arrived in tions were to be forwarded to the Depart

News received from Canton, says the NC. Torijims on 22nd June by the Hyogo Maru Daily News in its Notes on Native Affairs, ment of State at Washington, to the United

with a view to settle down there, and left that states that owing to a recent demand on the States Treaty Commisioners, and to the

island on 7th August by the same ship, as I American Asiatic Association. The grounds

Total

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cause of the Kwangui Rebellion, the high

THE US, COTTON-CROP.

[FROM AN OCCASIONAL CONEREPONDENT, }

Taibola, Formosa 27th September. ERUPTION OF MOUNT EIDTO.

On the 23rd instant the local government organ contained s telegraphie reportenouncing e that Mount Riggo, near Banteusho, which is Mr. Thendere Price, examining the United about 12 miles to the east of Takow, hud burst Font i eruption, that considerable dirige bad States Government report on the cotton- | been done to fields in the vicinity, and that tho crop, concludes that the figures indicate an exceedingly small crop and that prices must go much higher.

LONDON, 3rd October, 8.45 p.m.

THE FINANCIAL SITUATION. Baak rate has advanced to 4 per cent.

loss in life was under investigation. Since the date above mentioned ng developments have been reported, which may be interpreted as good

Dativity,

news." E Formosa has, from time immemorial, shown so little, evidence of volani that one ends it dimoult fo eruption possible. official report above, and it worthy of credence on the failwa hope to receive fall Among scientis

the naturally › is not

and we

for this strong line of action are summarised complaining of the action of tho Star Ferry was then affected. by beri-bari. The tempera-Part of the Empress Dowager to know the The papers state that the movement is a in the latter part of the resolutions. There- Saturday night for the use of Kowloon residents than in other years, but did not cause Bicion officials of Kwangtung and Kwangsi intend to natural one, suggesting nothing exceptional of any Bertagnak on the day of eruption bas

ture before the eruption was generally warmer

Banks,

Chartered Bank of India,

Australia and China 3,248,677 1,600,000 Hongkong and Shanghai.

Banking Corporation... 9,152,332 5,010,000 National Bank of Chiu,

Limited j

418,876 150,000

$12.843,885 $6,750,000

Several correspondents inve written to us Company in 'failing to provide a leanck on in the members of the Association record attending the theatre. These all state that they their belief that no additional benefits will ne took the trumble to ask if a launch would be crue to American trade under the conditions provided, and were told that the List que would proposed in Article VIII of the treaty, and wait for ten minutes after the cic of the that the present benefits will be negatived performano. This it did not do, however, with that the people within doors did not feel it. by the concessions granted by the surtax, the result that many ladies and gentlemen were Elsewise there was absolutely nothing that made and reaffirm their opinion as to the inability disappointed, and had to take to the sl wand the people apprehend such a disaster as after The band of the wards took place. The fish, animals, and every of the Chinese Government to abolish: Lekin and mfortable sampar,

Hongkong he in at was also left in the Iurah,thing living behaved as usual. "When I luft and other illegal taxation. The Association One corresponent confes For the bansit the island, the people were most contented. It dépiccates any attempt to hopose or of the Star Ferry Comping, it may be stated is not known whether or not the wafer-in the sanction in treaty form excise and cou- that there is and her performance at the welld changed ita temperature, as the people of sumption taxes on the internal trade and theatre on Monday night."

along the people. Once, on the 5th of August, while I was taking an afternoon rest to a fold, a rumbling sound was heard, and a very slight shook of oariaquske was fult. It was leo alight

the island used the rain-water stored in barrele

REUTER'S SERVICE,

place the responsibility of the whole thing upen in the finsacial situation. the shoulders of Su Yuan-ch'un Kungpeo (better known by the French appeilation of was also considered at Peking to have been re- Marshal Sa"), who, it will be remembered, possible for the cession of Kwangchauwan to the French in 1890. The contention will be that had not Morehel Su's enormous private debts, caused by luxurious living, forced bim to recuperate himself by queering his soldiery, they would not have mutinied and sided | the Kwangri rebola, thereby causing pro

tracted rebellion

LONDON, 1st October.

·DREYFUS AND THE DEATH OF M. ZOLA

M. Dreyfus has visited Zola's death chamber,

inclined them

Look upon the pres

that it may perhaps cil perhaps at Ao the has been mež a slight namerons › Falphur burning. We are koon interest, and moussary to add active

ption,

here he was profoundly affected. He will pro not inconsideralls list of bably be abeant from the funeral on Sunday, as which the island in bones,"

txerent

10 pro a belief

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