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Right, and possibly for the abolition of the inost unjust stipulation about the twenty for Taku, five kilometre zone, secures a large alies of territory to the north of Cambodia and makes another stop in the direction of con- A. S. WATSON & CO., verting the Great Lake into purely Freach

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ENGLISH EXPERTS Manage our Factories, and their practical

The Freach mall of the 8th nit, was delivered in London on the 8th inst.

Lord Napier died at Masto sixty-eight years

General Cronje was interviewod last month by a newspaper reporter at Norvals Post He said he had lost during the war, from wounds

How and disease, twenty dear relativas, however, prepared not only to forgive, bat, as God had given him the power, to forget.

Count Tolstoy has just finished a new novel dealing with military life in the Caucasne about the year 1850, the period immediately preceding the issurrection of Schamyl. The health of the great novelist is fully restored. Sellvm during his past life has he shown such remarkable literary activity us at present,

water. Of this Great Lake a former ago. Governor of Indo-China wrote:-The "Great Lake has not merely a great "economic importance; it has also an "immense political value. The entire "possession of that great depression and of "the basin which it drains is one of the "most important desiderata of the work "which we have hitherto pursued in an om- "-pirical way, but which we can and should "accomplish henceforth systematically. The western part of the lake especially "namely, the part which our too ignorant. or too careless diplomacy ceded to Siam with the provinces of Battambong nud Augkor is one of the vital points of the "pouinsula, from whatever point of view,

commercial, political, or military, we' "regard it." We have italicised in the above a characteristic piece of French diplomatic blague. But the Governor General's aspirations been well on their way toward realisation. The French ad- nistration has long had its eye on the whole province of Angkor, and it is not likely that its greed will be sutisfied with the present small acquisition on the Great Lake's shores.

Pressure of other matters must be our excuse for not having referred before in. this column to the death at Nanking on the 6th instant of H.E. LID KUNG-TI, Viceroy of the Liang-Kung provinces. The decusse uf so retourkable a man certainly calls for Had Lro some tribute to his memory. KUNG-TI never coma lito prominence before the troubious times of 1900-01, bis conduct then would have sufficed to commend bita to the respect of all the foreiga Powers that are dealings with China. As one of the three leading Chinamen who helped to preserve their country in spite of its rulers and a large section of its inhabitants, he will always here an honourable place in history. Like several other notable Chinese A. 3. WATSON & CO. officials, Liu was a Huuanese and it was in

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his native province and the neighbouring Kwaugsi that he first made his name in the operations against the Taiping rebels. la 1865 he obtained a reward in the Governor-

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TELEGRAMS

DAILY PRESS SERVICE. FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.

{FROM OUR SPECIAL COURESPONDENT.] *LONDON, 8th October, 8 a.m.

RUSSIA AND COBEA.

It is rumoured at St. Petersburg that M. de Witte, Russian Minister of Finance, intends visiting Corea with a view to strengthening the position of M. Alexeieff, Russian representative at Seoul, and reorganising Corea's finances.

Delayed in delivery.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT, }

SkaÑonal, 9th October, 10.20 p.m.

THE EVACUATION OF SHANGHAI. As had been armnged with the late H.E.

The Malay Mail bears that there is a pro- posal on a certain tiamine to substitute Javaneso for Chinese labour on the grounds that the patty prejudices of the latter aro innumerable, that they throw their overburdon to-day where they will have to move il te morrow, and that their addiction to opinia Kung-yi before his death, all the foreign troops are to be withdrawa, from readers their retention undesirable.

The Sun Francisco Chronicle writes:Ex-Shanghai ou the 1st November. Secretary of the Navy William C. Whitney has

created a fund, known as the Peresford Trust,

in England, for the relief of those who have been unfortunate on the tart. The annual ia- come guaranteed from it amounts to $2,800. A Whiley is amardent patron of horse racing. a stalwart buttor, and keeps a large stable of runners ou the course, be may in time become

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 7th October.

DE WET IN BRUSSELS, Commandant De Wet,panking at Brussels, denied that he had come to Europe to seek vain

a beneficiary of his own charity. Who knows?support in efforts to rogain independence for the Stranger things have happened.

The Grand Duks Boris Vladimirovitch, who passed through Hongkong some months ago, does not seem to have won for himself the We see that

best of characters. in America. the New York World says the news that the Grand Duke was not presented to Mrs. Roosevelt will be received with great interest by members of the Woman's Christian Temperance Uuton

in various soc ions of the country. Stories of the Grand Duke's alleged exploits in Chicago, where he is reported to have drunk wine from the slipper of a chorus girl, unde a profound impression on some members of the organisation und they wrote to the President about the matter, explaining that it would be highly improper for the Grand Duke to be received at the home of the Nation's Chief Executive.

The rejection of the eras of the proposed contract between the US. Government and the ship of the latter province. His good Commercial Famiño Company is possible. Some Chemists and Druggists by Appointment to character brought him, as it does not always of the conditions imposed by the Government bring honest men in China, promotion, in-re-regarded as prohibitive, and so indication H.E. the Governor and Household.

cluding the Governorship of Kiaugsi, nutil of the intention of the essie oompany to reject 131

in 1878 he was appointed Viceroy at Canton. the terms proposed for tus use of tas Goren- Mr. E. H. PARKER in that amusing bookment soundings is the rest motion of the John Chinaman has much to say of Liu company in sonding a steamship to take new soundings. That portion of the company's Pacite cable raich is to extend from Saa KUNG-YI, with whom he first came into personal contact at Canton. the deceased Viceroy a handsome tribute.ransisco to Honolain is on the cable storm- "What particularly impressed me about ship, whisk is on the way round tape Hora "LAU-KUNG-YI," he says, "was his absolute "frankuess and loyalty, He never would connive at, or at least bagin, any trickery "or intrigue.

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HosGroxa, 10th October, 1902.

THE spoliation of Siam continues. HEUTER telegram of the 7th instant, gives an out line of the new Franco-Siamese Treaty just concluded at Paris, by which France takes from Siam two provinces on the western bank of the Mekong, Bassak and Maluprey and a small portion of territory

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the boats and everything movable wore washed. overboard. Toward night matters got worse and ut 9.45 p.m. thres huge seas swept over the ship. The Bokhard became unmanageable and toward midnight struck a roof on Band island; disappearing in two minutes' time. At daylight not a vestige of her was to be seen. Only ☆ persons, as we have said, escaped, of whom seven

were Europeans and sixteen Lascara.

Transyaal and Orange River Colony. What he wanted was to help to repair the ravages of the late war. He would remain faithful to the new country if the conditions of pesos and loyalty were observed. The British were no longer enemies. He had signed the declaration and would keep his word.

LONDON. 7th October.

THE STRIKE OF U, 8. COAL-MINERS- NATIONAL GUARD CALLED OUT. The whole of the National Guard in Penn- sylvania has been called out in consequence of the strike of U. S. odal-miners.

FRANCE AND SIAM, A Treaty batwan France and Sism has been signed at Paria. Siem cades to France the provinces of Meluprey and Bassau, also the territory on the Great Lake between the rivers Roines and Peckkompong.. Franco ovaduates Chantaboon. Biam may keep troops, but only Siamese offerro.l-by-Siane, on the right bank of the Mekong. In the event of Sian desiring to construct ports, canals, or railways, withia the Siamese portion of the Mekong basin, French assistance is to be preferentially sought.

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER. The police reported yesterday that a Chinose employee at the Cosmopolitan Thack had been arrested on a charge of causing the death of a fellow workman on the 7th inst. The two men, it is stated, had a fight, daring which the deceased ressived a blow in the region of the spleen. He dropped to the ground, and died a A charge of few moments afterwards. manelaughter is preferred against the other man, who has been remanded.

CRICKET.

JUR CORRESPONDENT,

Macau, 8th October.

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NAVAL KOVIMENTS. The naval element in at present conspicuous by is absence la Macno. The Zaire left on Saturday for Hongkong, where she will remain in deck for a month or aft weeks during the installation of electric light. The Din is az arch pected from Shanghai in a day or two; and next week the French gunboat Argus will com possibly make her appearance here.

CHANGES IN MACAO.

Visitors to Manno will soon observe a great

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change on the right hand side of this Strada da question, one o Bella Vista, beyond the Flor. A large piece of land has been bought by's wasthy Chinsmad of your city, Mr. Ho Tang, and already a strong granite wall is being built along the side of the road. I believe that a large house with gardens and a tennis-court is to be constructed therd, and it is to be boped that it wills-id to and not deffacé ale

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the Long Cheong carpentar

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from the beauty of one of the mort charming roads in the East. Another trash feature genstal which will appeal more materially to visitors I. Lot Internacional, in the building formerly roompiad from Hongkong, is the opening of the Hotel by D'Almeida's Hotel. It has been taken by an enterprising and painstaking manager, and will doubtless prove a blessing to many week end visitors, ünüble or unwilling to seek so:om- modation elsewhere. Unfortunately the prospect of the appearance of a railway station is not any noarer, and the latest rumour is to the effecting the calculations ar that the Chinese Government is going to reserve lie could not being any for itself the construction of the Macao-Conion the stonework, WOR

But there seems to be no pressing need cautioned this he box. for such a line, and when the Canton-Hankow that might tona stex ins

Proceeding? Witze line is finished, it may be time enough to

what he estiguin the consider it, and then the labour and experience

levelling the m kmill but the ite devoted to the latter undertaking might be devoted to an extension toward the sea.

Incidentally, I should motion that the ose te eu Bazaar announced for next Saturday has been. indefinitely postponed.

HONGKONG GUN CLUB,

· CHAMPIONSHIP, 1902,

The Gun Clay's championship was shot for

work sh

on the 6th, 7th, and 8th inst, with the Nash the foundation following result

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H.E. Sir H. Blake

Capt. Cadogan.

Mr. Tomes

Mr. Turner.

Capt. M. Rumsey Mr. Man

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Mr. Garnett

Mr. Wise

Mr. Looker...

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The members were at home to their friend on the afternoon of the 8th inst, when the tie was shot off in the presence of large company, Capt. Cadogan won in brilliant fashion, breaking the whole 20 birds:-

bated amongst four or Win for so ung kundes 11111 111101 20 each frm and fem 11111 1111110) Capt. Cadogan

111000111173labon and materials Sir Beary Blake... 11011 11111916 ons, was pet arough by

Kozy, switness mada no esELLISMO, During the afternoon s Ladies Nomination it was entered into. lie competition was held 10, birds at 15 yards rise the glane was also

Heap beng the wat Mrs. Bertie, nominated Capt. Cadogan Sc. 10.and pat in the Miss Hancock,

Mr. Tomes 2 10 for wash pan Mrs. Leigh,

Mr. Macmillan 2 10 The root Mrs. Bublee, Mrs. Simpsob, Mrs. Tomes; Mrs. Wise, Miss Blake,

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Leigli,

Miss Ross

Mrs. Tarner,

Mrs. Watson, Mrs. Robinson,

Sir H. Blake

Mr. Garnett

Mr. Looker

Mr. Wise

for the

29 times and from

Capt. Arbuthnot So. 71,107, Captria Daft

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Turne

Mr. Watson

Mr. Burton

Capt. Ramacy 23 In shooting off the tie, Captain Cadogan and Mr. Tomes again tied and had to shoot off

another five birds, Mr. Tomes receiving 1.

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from England to San Francisco. It is exp oted. that the cable will be lad and in nas by December 1st. Parts of the cable which is to extend between Honolula and Manila are being He is now" [1901] | manufactured by English firme. seventy years of age, and no word has

To-day is the tenth anniversary of the loss of "ever beer breathed against bis incorrupthe F. & 0. 8.a. Bokhart off the Pescadores, "tibility by even his bitterest enemies, of involving the death of 125 people. The Bok "whom he has many." This is indeed an hare left Shanghai on the 8th October, 1892. uncommon record for a Chinese official, and bound for Europa via Hongkong, with walls Mr. PaRxIR does not exaggerate when he and 148 persons on beard. Of the latter only

The following have been selected to play in Buys that "Liv was a man of whom any 23 escaped, among them being Ur. Lowson, of Western nation might be proud." He was the Government Civil Hospital, Hongkong the match Over 30 v. Gader 30 (X11 a side) on

On the day after the Bokhara I.1 Shanghai, Satanlay, play to commence at 11 am. sharp appointed to the Liang-Kiang provinces in

the Bus became very rough and at evening the

Over 90 Capt. G. D. Campbell, H.K.R., 1881 first, but his opium-smoking proclivi- belief was expressed that a typhoon was Major S. F. Clark, R.A.M.J., H. Constantine, ties brought him into disgrace. He is approaching from the South. The Wind R.N., R. B. Garda, R.N., Capt. Fawcett reported to have contracted the habit freshened to a gale oarly on Monday and an B.A., Lient. France-Hayhurst, B.W.F., J. during the bardships of military service, attempt was made to work down the Formoss Kelly, R.N., G. P. Lammert, G. Moale, 8.

B.A. and is said to have keenly regretted it, Channel until the storm stated.

Under 30-William Dixon, P. W. Goldring, though he never made any secret. of found impossible and in the course of the dey Powell, A. G. Ward, and Major. J. Wyazeiss Hazeland, his indulgeace. In spite of his ten

B. E. Hanson, J. Hooper, Lívat. Lewin, R.N., porary downfall he was re-appointed to

Lieut.. Mahon, B.N., G. Moore, R.N., Capt. on the shores of the Great Lake, presuma Nanking, and held the post of Viceroy

H. S. Moberly, H.K... T. E. Pierca, Lieut. bly in the province of Angkor, though the there until his death last mouth, except for

H. W. Smith, B.A., Lieut. A. M. Toulmin, rivers mentioned in the telegram are not a brief period when he was away on military

H.M.L.I., W. C. D. Turner. marked in any atha which we have consulted. service in the China-Japan war. To foreign

ALLEGED PEFFERENTIAL DUTIES AGAINST BRITISH GOODS. By this France gains what may ronglily bo officials in China he did not become well described as a triangle of land whose base known until the period of the "Borer" troubles, when in combination with

The Slam Observer of the 27th ult., writing is Cambodia and its eastern side one hundred CHANG CHIH-TUNG and YUAN SHI-AI

on the alleged discrimination in favour of and twenty miles or more of the Annam he saw how the real interests of his

About half past one o'clook yesterday morn Siamese sad against Singapore good in river frontier, and a smaller triangle on this country lay and devoted himself with ing word was brought to Wanchai Pollos Station Kelantan, says There are no preferential Great Laky. Further, Siam binds herself his whole heart to preventing the Boxer that a man was drowning in the barbons off duties, so far as we know. It has been proposed Praya East. Lanco-Sargesut Brown and Polico to relieve the Bang cok Kelantan trad-which

means the trade of the East Asiatic Com for Hongkong. to seek preferentially French assistance in madness from spreading over

China. The Powers wore compelled then Constable Brown harried cut and ran along us constracting ports, counts, or railways in the to recognise the merits of Leo Kuno-vi, ras Heerd Street, where they saw group pany from the payment of double duties, Mekong basin. In return Siam secures the previously obscure to them, perhaps in part of ricksha coolies gazing out st a dark object first at Bangkok and then at Kelautan; and evacuation of the port of Chantaboon naturally, since he had the reputation of tunting on the water at a spot about a hundred this appears to be all there is in question. The which France has held since 1898, in being a persecutor of Christians in Kinngaiards from the Praya wall. There were at Singapore trade only pare the single daty by someone swimming at to him, and tale pay the same amonat, in there say grievance? accordance with the terms, as she claims earlier in his career. However, even thend no means for saving the man other than at Kelantan. If the East Asiatic Coupany (but in defiance of them as it Besuis to be showed himself open to conviction, and Lanou-Sergesut Brown plucky did, the while When referring to this subject recently we most fair-minded judges), of the Franco- though he had no respect for the beliefs and P.C. Brown ran along the Praya to a moored said that about 75 per cent. of the goods in ocupation will be made. The arrangement of did not credit the purity of motive of the junk and obtained a rope to throw to the couple question, re-exported from Bangkok to Helan. Siam is native Christians, be recognised the good of in the water. When Lance-Bergeant Brown tan by the East Asiatic Company, wers British similar to that of last year. The men's big wets tant, or matshed rather, is there, and a little way also to be allowed to keep troops, but the medical and school work of the mis-rassbed the man be found him to be in the goods. We have since been told that 90 per of stands the canteon. The tents of the mak asly troops of her own countrymen and sionaries, and during the last twenty years laat stages of exhaustion and on the point of cent. is nearer the mark. Therefore, so far as officered by Siamese, on her side of the orso redeemed bis character from the sinking. P.C. Brown in turn was successful in“ British trade in general is concerned, there can Mekong. It is not clear whather this charge of persecution. "LIU KUNG-FI must reaching them with the rope, and they were bo little or no reason for any outery; and implies the abolition of the "neutral zone." go down to posterity with the reputation of hauled ashore. The narrow escape of the as regards Singapore's local interest it does from the fact that he remained unconscious for cause for grumbling. Is any ease the waiter If not, of course the permission given to being a fine and upright Ubianman, not scued man, a Portuguese, may be gutsed not appear that Singapore traders have much an hour after He was riding, along Prays is not one which is likely to cause any very Sinar to garrison part of her own territory because he came under Western influence,

even more farcical than it would other but because of his rouste mobility. The East in a ricksha, it transpired, and fall asleep. Barious difficulty; and, indeed, at a time when wise be The result of the last turn of the high pathumous honours conferred on him waking op suddenly, he sprang out of the the air has been filled with wild gossip about screw put on Sials is that France, in return by his own country have their complement reman and staggered over the sea-wall into occupations and annesstions, it is rather res for evenating a pirs which abe continued in the sympathetic verdict ofthose foreigners the water. The damn raised by the coolis suring than otherwise to find that official

attention is engaged by so unerelting a topic, resulted in his rescue, as indicated. to holl the principle that Might is who know anything about him,

Statieso convention of 1893.

Central

PLUCKY RESCUE IN THE HARBOUR.

Captain Cadogan

Mr. Tomes

Soratoh 5

The proceedings terminated by Miss Blake. kindly pressuting the prizen Captain Cadogan's shooting was worthy of note. He broke 29 con- seentire birds and out of 43 birde ho shot at daring the afternoon scored 42. This is a roverd

THE VOLUNTEER CAMP.

"The ancusi instruction camp of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps commences at Stonegatter Island this afternoon, when the first move OF

the camp, which lasts till the 2 th inst..

and fle are in row-the same excellent ball

tents and the same excellent accomm iunde Commandant Pritchard and will have to share s tent between two, Chapman have a tent each, but the other ever, as each teat is big enough to accomm

family, with a few relatives thrown is not much danger of overcrowdi launch leaves Murray Pier at 49 noon, and will, we understand, make the last one probably about seven o'clock,

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