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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 5ru, 1902

did not portend anything very grave, whereas the detaining of the Fauliers in Hongkong was but a coincidence. The arrival from the North yesterday of the Shanghai papers up to last Saturday's dato

nose torpewo boat destroyer Asath it for home on Monday night.

The Game mall of the 2nd October was delivered in London on the Bed inak,

Oriental Hotel, Ld Kobe, The 91st of Au Iset, shows

'a divisible balanos, after writing on 17,00) yer for depreciation and deduoting 3,500 yen paid in May an interim dividend, of 19442 you. It The steamer reported to have been arrested on is proposed to pay a final dividend of 3.50 yan

ages following upon a collision up the Canton on the preference shares, and of 37.50 yen each river was the Heihe, not the Hothes of the Cleon the founders shares, and place 8,030 yən de Navigation Tonkinoise.

A. S. WATSON & CO. helps us at least to form an estimate Saturday in connection with an action of dam on the ordinary aliarse, a dividend of 8 per cent.

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of the situation actually based on trust- | worthy reports. We may now examine what intelligence has come to hand.

In the first place, it may be said that all the information which reaches us points to the naval activity here being occasioned by the necessity of a strong appeal to the Chinese Imperial Government in connection WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS with the Chengehow murders on the 16th

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A telegram to the Ostasiatische Lloyd dialed Berlin, 28th October, saya-In considemtion of the very small practical nas of the Mackay treaty, Germany does not intend to close similar Treaty with China.

A considerable soare was caused among the Chinese community yesterday by a ramour that leprosy caees had been discovered in the neighbourhood of Possession Street. The disease is said to have been brought to the Colony by a Chiness from San Francisco; low long ago is not stated.

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The Secretary of the Panjom Mining Co August last. Diplomatic relations between

Ld., advises us that he has received the follow Britain and China came to breaking pointing telegram from the mines giving the ruli over this when Sir ERNEET SATow refused of the October clean up--" Crushed 583 to to attend the Imperial audience at Peking of mineralised and surface ore for a yield of on the 18th ultimo. With reference to this 134 oss, or an average of & dwts. 13 grus. to the the Peking and Tientsia Timre says that too. Valued at 80,000" the essential points of the case were these:-- In the official documents transmitted to Sir ERNEST SATOW by the Wai Wu Pa on the recent murder of British subjects nt Cheng- chow, there were certain charactere used in connection with the British nasoo that our Legation people teemed objectionable, if not positively offensive. The Minister drew

The Stat, & St. Petersburg journal, is formal attention to their provence, and jubilant over the departure of the squadron received what he deemed an inadequate kader Admiral Stakelberg. The arrival of the explanation of apology. Sir Easzer inquadron at Port Arthar, says the Seet, vill stantly took the only course open to establish the predominance of Russia's fast Minister with any just sense of the dignity over the naval force of Japan, whose diplo- of his Sovereign and his mission, and matista will speedily fled outstanding questima absented himself from the audience. This settled in accordance with the wishes of the

Russian Government! explanation of Sir ERNEST SArow's attitude, it may be remarked, is ysufficient. It is obvious that the Chinese Government had offended more deeply than by a mere indiscreet use of Chinese terms about That this was à "barbarian" nation. so is practically proved by the letter published in another column from the Fer Don For Bot. Haukow correspondent of the North

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A Russo-Japanese Society is at present in course of formation in Moscow, says a St. Petersburg despatch of the 28th September, with the object of facilitating the development of commercial relations between Russia and

Japan. The society will begin its works by establishing in the market town of Blonim, in the province of Minsk, a mill for wearing and Ruishing Japanese raw silk. The society will further seek to encourage the exportation from Itassia to Japan of petroleum, sugar, wheat, and manufactured goods, and the importation inte Russis of silk, tes, poruslaic, orce (ory ware, and

other Japanese artis ie and industrial products. H.M. first-class battleship Hood arrived at Devonport from Maita at the end of October.

having steamed the entire voyage without a rud- der. Comment on the fest at the United Service

Club, where it has been posted, saya a Shanghai Tinace telegram, while admitting that it was re- tärkable, is disposed to be critical. Absence of suitable facilities at Malta for replacing radder in a ship of 9,000 tons is not regarded as justification for the risks of weather in such a long trip. Had the trip not been successful, naval officers agens that the commander would properly have incurred causare for not taking tow to a Mehterranean port for repairs, or for not securing & danvoy for the passage,

The Cornat Government has at last esta

The fret cool-train, consisting of ten waggons, arrived at Teintau on the 30th altblished a proper system of weights and measure- from Fangina. There was a celebration at menta. A Seval telegram dated the 21st oft. the railway station, to which invitations were eays that a law to this effect was promulgated issued. The manager of the Shantung-Berg-on that day. The measures and weights are bau-Gesellschaft (Shootung Mining Company), to be manufactured at the Government factory Mr. Michaelis, made a speech, whereupon at a plass near Liangeas, and the instruments at Governor Truppel congratulated the Compsby present in use in the country are to be prohibited in due course of time. The standard of men- upon their succŁKI.

surement and weight-which has differed, according to Incalities will thus bo mado uniform over the whole country. The despatch adds that the 150,000 yen recently borrowed from the Daiichi Bank of Tokyo, have been employed in this connection.

A Berlin despatch of the 30th ult. say The negotiations concerning the evacuation of Shanghai are at a standstill at the present moment. Germany, being in possession of sufficiently satisfactory declarations from the Chinese Government, is willing to withdnw, in case the same is done by the other Powers simultaneously and the policy of the open door on the Yangtze acknowledged by all of thes.

The Manager of the Hougkong Brunch of the

A naval officer, writing from Weihaivoi to England, under date August 29, status- "We have just had a signal to say that there is a tri-weekly mail running across Siberis, and that lettern with Russian stamps will be sent by

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FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT]

SHANGHAI RACES AUTUMN MEETING

RIENT

THE MALOO

KUU. Bevond pony, T. 5 60. If five or more starters, third pony

Contramos

Mr. Gore Manche

Mr. Bruce Robertson's Diter

LONDON, 3rd November, 1.40 p.m. Mr. Crawford's Reperance

THE CRITERION STATES, OR

Tla. 400). Necond pouy, more starters, third-pony China Ponte

THE JAPANESE HOUSE-TAX QUESTION

Mr John Peel

The Norddeutsche Zeitung states that it has been decided by lot that the French Des

omines, Professor Ragnanit, shall be tho representative of the European Powers in the Japanese House Tax arbitration at the

Hague Court. England and proposed Bir

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Edward Fry, P.C., D.C.L., and Germany Mr. Cloug Herr Marlitz, Japan's representative, is Baron Moutono, Japanese Minister in Paris. second pon

GENERAL NEWS.

[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]

LONDON, 3rd November, 1.40 p.m.

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THE LOTTERY STAK) One mile a half. For alf Uhium ponies, value, Tiz 200 added to A sweepstakes of 11. 15 och Forfeit Cle. 3.If declared on or before the date of okaing the satries for the Autumn Mosting, when Ex-commandant Ben Viljoen has offered the balance The 10 le to be paid, cut the

himself for service in Somaliland.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 1st November,

name and splash of the pony declared. The MATANO All, bo, divided as "ollows — First Pony por cunt second pon 20 per cent.. and third poay It per cent Weight for *** inobes sa por seals... Wiauers of a 2408 of Cone mile or proc to onery 5 Iha extra

Grimus which hare scrised in Shanghal on or after at Augu 1902, ullowed 7 lbs. Non- las-pärchened prior to above tate, allowed 4 lbs. No ponies quali- Hed to run polus untered at Autumn Meeting, insu oficial race. Nominations, which are transferable, close on 30th June. Nominations to be out to the Secretary on of B-ford the 20th June, together with an entrsuou fos of Tis. 5 for saon nomination taken. Dates of arrival sad/or purchase to be declared

THE ADEN DISPUTE The reported settlement of the Aden bonud- ary dispute was premature; the negotiations continue.

THE ASBOUAN DAM.

Generals Kitoloper and Wingate have inspected the dam sross the Nile at Assquan, and have proceeded to Wady Halfe.

LORD ROSEBERY AND ARMY

REFORM.

Lord Rosebery, speaking at Edinburgh, ariticised the new Army scheme, which, he said. had been prepared in the abonos of the best

the present case we are in hearty accord Nippon Tusen Kaisha informs us that accord-fit, taking three weeks to London” The letter afficers in South Africa. Lord Kitchener

̈A. S. WATSON & CO. with the Haukow oorrespondent of our Northern contemporary that, "if this pastime of butchering inoffensive British subjects, as if they were so many mad dogs, is ever to be put a stop to, the responsible officials must be dealt with." The Chinees Government did not make the slightest attempt to deal with them in the Cheng, chow case, even though the Governor- of the province went so far as to denounce them

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BIRTH.

On the 31st October, at 3, Markham Road, Shanghai, the wile of 1. H. HEARSON, of a 802.

MARRIAGE.

On the 4th November, at St. Johns Cathedral, by the Rov. F.T. Johnson, 1 A.TREAMT, ĐỘI ĐÃ H. W. TARBANT, of London, to Cecilia Milau, daughter of ANDREW BILLAR, of Hongkong.

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Tre Shanghai Gold Chalaangs Cyp—Dos mile and a quarter. Prented. Value, 500. jeniness. Fur China ponies being band fide. grilize at date of entry, Lo be won twice. in all by posterthe hose, ids property of the NAME OWART Dr owners neutrance, Tls. 10. 20 per cont la the trapday, 20 per cent, to the second pony and 10 coal to the thir

40/ARY 16:1 Bily was, when the second pony will receive 75 per pent, and the thira pony 25 per cent, of the entrance fees. Weight for itches na pet wesión Mr barley

pour, qatil LONDON, 2nd November,

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY

ing to rable advices from Japan, the s.s. Idem containing this statement bore the kussisa should have been given powers to deal both with Maru (Bombay Line), which left Kobe on the postmark of Chiefoo, Beptember 1, and was the War Office and Army reform. 29th ult. for Moji and Hongkong, has stranded deliverail at Sidcup, Kent, on September 30, in the Inland Sea of Japan. The malls, The next day, October 1, a second letter was passengers, and crow are reported safe. It is received, bearing date Weihaiwel, September 5, also adriand that tho 8.8. Yamaguchi Mary, and Russian postmark of Chefoo of the same will take the place of the Idzumi Maru on the date, thus showing a transit of 26 days, or, pro run to Bombay, but so far the schedule cates | bably, 25 days to London as compared with the ́ ́nsual five weeks. The stamp was the ordinary have not yet beon äxel.

Russian one of ten copecke, with "Kitai" (China) printed across it in red ipk.

Sir Robert Bannatyne Finlay, K.C., has been elected Rector of Edinburgh University,

THE ADEN DIBPUTEN The Porte has given categorical instructions for the withdrawal of Turkish troops from the

Mesara Babson » & Common's Palour: Mr John Gilpins Silver Bluze

THE AUTUKY Cur—One mile and a quarter. Value, The 200. Bacond pony. Th. If five or 12one starters, third youçais. 25.

•For Ching: ponies, Weight inches as

PRESENTATION TO A VOLUNTEER Aden hinterland, and the incident is ousidered scale. Winner of the Criterion Stekes spor

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ITALY IN THE RED SEA Italian gruboste have bombarded the island of Midl in the Red Sea, owing to the failure of

Jockeys that, have inarer - Wanna oficial races ali wod 5 lbi. « Entrance, Fis. 5 Mr. Bruce Robertson's Branden Mr. Duplex's e Dealer Mr. Crawford Esperan

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THE FARWAH CUP-Lon mila, Vane. Tha

the Turks to panish Arab pirates. 2009 Second pony Pie. 20 I live or mereng

NATIVE EXPECTATIONS.

On the 30th ult. the Shanghai A.D.C. give and edicts for their "degradation" wereits 129th performance, the play selected bang issued. The demands of Consul-General | Madeleine Lucette Ryley's Tedbury Junior. suo side of the Myer only communications that have FRASER, one of the British consular officials The Shanghai papers chronicle a great aus. of the type required, but rure, in China, and We give the bust, though of course it will ha already appeared in other papers will be inserted,

understood that the names of the actors and Ou Saturday evening the members of “D" the response of the Chinese authorities, are actresses are assumed, according to the Sung- Infantry Co., H.K.V.C., met in Thomas' Grill set forth in the letter from Haukom. It is haj custom-Christopher Jedbury, senior, Kr. Room for the parpots of saying farewell to their nnnecessary to expatiate on the dishonest Wynn";: Mrs. Jedbury, Mrs." Rusbolus"; late Instructor, Sergt. S. Moore, R.W.F. Surgt. evasiveness or the contemplagus larity (to use Christopher Jedbury, junior, Mr. "Egidiu" Moore has been asociated with the Company in n phrase already applied by a London con- Nelly, Mias "W. Corwinne"; Whimper, Mt. the above capacity for some time, and the great: temporary) displayed by the Chinese. We "Hope"; Job, Mr. W. Andrew" interest he has shown in the advancement of the OFFICIAL CHANGES AT CANTON.

Hedway. Mr. "C. Byrkekt" Dora, Miss may call attention to the last paragrap. Dorothes Brooke "; Mr. Gliob, Mr.." Nest" unit, as well as his savarying and geaíni tem- in the Hankow letter "His Majesty's fre Glibb, Miss Abbey Holme fom perament, have made him an universal favourite

It is said in Chiness ofleiel circles in Canton Government and Minister,

estis-i

Bellaby, Mr. “John Newlyn"; Mr. Sinison, fied with the justice of their demands, Gecrge.”

to present him with some tangible mark of their that H.E. Tak Sow, the present Acting Viceroy have ordored up the gunbaats. This

esteem. Colour Sergt. McKenzie, in handing of the Two Kwang provinces, is to be trans "probability is that all will be settled The Mainichi publishes the following telo Sergt. Moore a haudsome pair of prismatic ferrad to Foushor, where he will ocupy the before they arrive. The Chinese authori-grain from Tokyo:-The British and Canadian field glasses by Bess, of London, thanked him on post of Turier Gonsal H Đ. Lá Hing-yul, "ties no longer argue, but appeal ad shipping trust, which was promoted in opposi behalf of the members of the Company for the Aching Provincial Governor, is 16 ba mada tion to the Morgan Shipping Trust, has been able and trotfal manner in which he had done Aoling Viceroy of the Two Kwaug, it is “misericordian to have the terms mitigated, enccessfully organised. The Conard Steamship his work while attached to the unit, and suitably reported, while Chwang, keto Hoppo e: Canton "especially to have the decapitation altered Co. is the chief member of the league and the expressed the extrema regrat of all concerned will succeed to Li's place. "to something else. If H.M. Government Canadian Pacific Railway Company and several at his approaching departure. Ho Leasted that "stands to its terme the Chinese will give other shipping concerns have joined it. The Sergt. Moors would find the present which he in in any case what is insisted on now capital of the combine is $2,000,000,000 and now had the pleasure of handing in an assfuj will be obtamied." This we are glad to the Canadiau Government will subsidies it with one, and begged to convey to him therewith Fox the past six days Hongkong has been

think. We must, however, refer to one 32,000,000 annually. The new concern, will thrown into a state bordering at least on excitement by an unwonted display of naval story reported by the North-China Daily build several rail steamers of from 6,000 tons News as in circulation among the Shanghai to 10,000 tous. The new vessels will be con activity in this, usually the reafal season

wuandaries last week. According to this, siracted to stam 25 knots an hour and for of the year for the warships on the Ching

when the news of the despatchi from Hong. Bervice as auxiliary cruisers in time of war, their arnament being clever guns. The Euglish station, accompanied by a sudden cessation kong to Shanghai, and Yuugteze parts of a dockyard companies have started work of the in the movement of troops leaving Hong-lurge British squadron of armoured ships designs for these vessels.

and gunboats was transmitted by tele-raph

The Daily Press.

·ONGKONG ÜFFICE: 14, DES Vœux Road Cl. LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C.

HONGKONG, 5th November, 1902.

INTERPORT SHOOTING MATCH. The Hongkong team will fire in this denual the hexriy good wishes of the members of Devent on Wednesday, the 12th instant, with Co, for his future wolfare and advancom at. Saturday, the 15th, as au alternativo day, if The meeting terminated by thosegeseut drink Weluesday provo unfavourable. The following ing Health and success to Sargt. Moore members are requested to attend on the Rang Contributed.

on Batardor next, the 8th instant team will be finally selected

THE LIANGKIANG VICEROYSHIP. shanting on that day Messro.

Blackwood, Lapsley, Crocker, JeTory Griffics. Davies, Parker, Marehall, Pidgeot Pitt, Stewart, Lammert, and West.

A Poking despatch states that horo is a re

kong for the South. Naturally the rumours arising from such a combination of events have been numerous and wild. It only showed the telegram. to the Empres further religious distarbances occured inoes (Kiangsu, Kiaugsi, and Aultwei) 500 after

wanted the arrival of alarming news from. the North to cause something approaching panie. But Shangai, the home of buudera,” was silent. This at least proved one thing, that no serious trouble had occurred in Shanghai itself over the evacuation, na some people imagined Furthermore, as those whose business

MISS WALDORF'S SEASON. The box plan of the reserved seste for Miss Waldorf's opening piers, 4 Royal Divorce, will be on view at Memes Robinson's on Saturda morning next. The season is advertised begin on Monday, the 17th inst., at the The Roral. Bingkong certainly had the cred being capable of judging a goo and of substantiaily supportin worthy of support, and if the Wapf Compa maintains the reputation that- with its large repertoire it sho

to the Grand Secretary YUNG LU in Peking,Some of the results of the infamous Kinsit port in Court circles that the Empress Dowager crusede in the North of Enginud are shown appears band on making H.E. Chang Chil-bang the latter at once went to Eho Park and

in te following from the home papers: substantive Viceroy of the Liongkiang provin Liverpool on the night of the rd. ult. An H. E.'s assumption of the neting Viceroyship. open-air meeting of some 10,06 Protestants What so the reasons which ioffnence the thu was held in Everton, and within half alle of press Dowager to take such a step has not this gathering a crowd of similar proportions, tauspired, but the opinion general amongst composed of the Roman Catholic elementin the those who know the peculiar circumstances governing the Liangkisng appears to be a Sootland Division, assembled in respons to a wide'y-oirgnlated handbill selling upon Bemanninous that her Majesty is playing with Bre Catholics to "awake" and assort themisves. Viceroy Chang on bis own part, however, in dotermined that he will not accept the honour Special and elaborate polios precautions were teken in articipation of disorder, I was should it ever be offered him, and HE, hus, it is several times reported that the Roman Catholic understood, already placed his resignation of the

friends at Court to present to the Empress and New Zealand, Miss Janet Waldorf, the

Dowager. The conference between the two is stated to have been very secret, but when the Grand Secretary left the Presence he was distinctly heard to sayWell, there in us help for it but to send troops to oppose any hostile movements." This be suid repeatedly, to no one, however, in particular, concludes the story. Perhaps too much attention must not be paid to this. Com. monsonse is not expected of YUNG Lu, who

compelled them to watch the home momy" is hardly likely to have been.convinced, by | crowd was approaching, and ugly rashes were Government servico in the hands of certain chance of record. By the tap

market arefully pointed out, there was Do

the manner in which some of the prominent each time made by the outlying Protestants, agitation of that market which indicated criminals in the "Boxer" rising got off but these were skilfully checked by the reserve Dowager if she should persist in making bita international complications or even a serious that it is necessary to be thorough in julie. After waiting about for nearly two substantiva Viceroy of the provinces in question, difficulty with China. A consideration of carrying out promises of punishment for hours the Romaniste, who generally regarde. Finally, It is stated that H. E. has himself these facts led to the abatement of any outrages against Europeans. It is hoped, he manifesto addressed to them as a houx on strongly recommended to the throne as the late however, by this time that he and the rest the part of some one who wanted to see riot, Viceroy Lin Kung yi's successor the present scare in Hongkong and the theory becue of the Chinese Government have been dispersed by degrees without making any real Trezor of the Yus.Kuci pròriques, HE. Wei attempt to disturb the other meeting There Knang-tao, who possesso orory qualification general at the beginning of this week that brought to their senses, and that ther

was sore boisterous behaviour by a section of cry for hókling such an important; the naval nutivity, was of the nature of an | demonstration which lately alarmed me has the crowd, and six arriśle were, made to dis- | satiafactorily to both foreigners experimental demonstration, or at any rate by now had its effect

orderly oondust and nasauita on tas nolles-

leading lady, has benellite much vigour, and with her clevernaling delivery, absold be asen to the bas Mrs. Dow Carrier, who is rom stage direction, will receive from her reliable staff with the mechanical and costame larga ComparY these features should cont

startors, thiri pony, Tla, 25. For Chin poajer that have morðr von n race Weight for fuchos ad pofficale Grinking at date of entry allowed o the Eslyanne, Tis Mr. Ring Arrieremurde

Mr. Gangal Gur

Mr. Fitz James's Jingyin fron

THE WHANGFOO BTAKES One solle and a half Valne, T. 250 Send pony. Tia 50. Ibars or more starters, thiri pony Tis. *55. For Chins ponies, being bona fide grillos et date of entry. Weight for inches. is per reales Tioners I a race 5 lbs, exten Jockeys that have never won on dricial race

Mr. Rob Bigy

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