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L'Impartial of Tientsin says that there is somu ́talk of introducing foreign capital into the China Merchants' S N. Co.

The chief of the 2nd Section of Polise at Tokyo has hoon giving a lecture to the beads of the jinricksla guilds there on the duty of jinricksamen to be kind to their fares?

Mr. Le Provost, who has been dotained for some time in the Negishi prison on a charge of emberzloniant, has been released on bail of 8,000 you, Japanese papers state.

Serious floods are reported from Kuala Lum par, F.M.S. The streets and the padang were deep under water. Beveral natives were drowned. The floods went down rapidly at night.

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 11th December,

THE VENEZUELAN DIFFICULTY. Violent demonstrations took place at Caraban on Tuesday evening on receipt of the news from La Guaim. The crowd burned the British and The suicide occurred on the 2nd inst., at

German finge, and attempted to burst open the the Hotel de Génère, Yokohamas, of Herr We would remind our readers of the lecture Paul Dollfus, a German chooist who had doors of the German legation, shouting Death to ba given on malaria in the City Hall to arrived by the Sacheen on the 28th October.to the Germans. The police did not interfers night at 9.10 o'clock by Dr. J. C. Thomson, The set was attributed to despondency ou under the auspices of the Odd Volumes Society. account of fancial difficultios. A peculiarly The two political societies of which Marquis the deceased ther husband was only twenty- Ite and Count Okums are the respective pre-eight years of age) was understood to be coming sidouts, have determined to oppose in the out on the Bayern. Japanese Diet the proposals of Count Kaisara's. Cabinet.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersols Hospitale begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals-Zoroastrian Charity Fuud

$100.

It is proposed to eradicate the plague from San Francisco by barning, down Chinatown tliero, and removing its inhabitants to a new sanitary town to be built at some distance from the city.

The apprentices of the U.S.S. Kentucky gave an enjoyable banquet and “smoker" to the apprentices and apprentice potty, offers of the U.S. foot in this harbour, at Bay View Hotel on Saturday evening.

According to the Peking and Tientsin Times, it is stated that Mr. J. L. Scott of Shanghai and Dr. Robertson of Tientsia are to be the other two members of the China Shareholders* Committee of the Kaiping Co.

nad feature of the case is that the young wife of

the

Icoonlation against plague makes progress in Ladin. A dospatch dated Allahabad, November 26th, say-In connection with the recent ont- break of plague in Pocnoh. Bajer Edwards, C.M.G., I,M.S., who has lately taken up appointment of Residency Surgeon in Kashmir, has induced the Raja of Focuch with all kis eniourage to be inoculated. Au excellent example bus thas been set to the people, who have now come forward in considerable numbers to undergo inoculation.

THE CHINA NAVAL GRATUITY.

Notice is given in the London Gazette of Norcaber 7 to the officers, sadmed, and marineş who were employed in the operations in North China and in the Yangtosa Vally, between June 10 and December 31, 1960, that the special gratuity awarded for these operations is now in course of distribution in the Prize Branch of the Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Adminlty, 8.W.⠀

Any officer, seaman, or marina, not serving an board one of His Majesty's skips or at one of the marine divisions, who may be entitled to.

share in this gratuity, is to make an application The Venezuelan Government has placed for the same by letter, addressed to the embargo on the British and German railways. Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, General Castro has preclaimed an amnesty, and Lordon, S.W., and marked on the outside "Ou has called all Venezuelans to arms. Mr. Bowen, Prize Basiness" (enclosing his certificate of the United States Minister at Caracas, is service, excepting in the case of commissioned representing British and German int rests, and and warrant officers), in which application his he has obtained the releass of the principal

own place of residence is to bo precisely stated. British and German prisoners, and is insisting on the release of the remainder.

This gratuity is not payable in addition to the Peking prize money, unless the applicant's

share of the prize money is less than his share of the gratuity, in which ease the difference LONDON, 11th December. 'between the two amounts will be paid. Ench applicant should, therefore, state whether ho VENEZUELA.

bas already received the Peking prize money, The Venezuelan warships, with the exception and if so, the amount, and when and whore it of one which is claimed as French property, was raid to him.

kave been sunk.

Shanghai is much concerned about a sugge-marching on Is Guaira. Lion that the Municipal Council should accept

The following are entitled to participate in General Ferrer, with 1,200 Venezuelans, is

the gratuity, viz.:-Ocers, senmon, and marines who belonged to the undermentiered ships during the periods indicated, or who were General Castro has issued a manifesto deserving la the Legation Guard at Peking, at an offer submitted by the proprietor of one of the native-owned lottery companies to pay to cribing the act of the allies barbarous, the Naval Depot at Weihaiwel, or at the North- West Foris, Taks, batween June 30, and the municipality the sum of 150,000 dollars per ignoble, and treacherous, and has summoned all anaum in return for the right of monopoly in the states to join in defending the sacred soil.

December 31, 19 the lottery business in the settlement. Palpita and papers (the latter of which regularly published the Pari-mutuel figures at the Hace Mentinge) are up in arms, indagrand -xhibition of bigh principlos is proceeding.

Some months ago, says the Kobe Chronicle of MM. Danmorgue, French Coloniul Minister; the 5th inst., the Municipal Assembly rezerved and Rouvier, Minister of Finance, have appoint. 2,000 yen to be used in the purchase of rata and ed the Committee annouaood recently to deal mica measure adopted for the prevention of with the subject of the adoption of the gold plague. The animals bought up to the present standard in Siam, MM. Simon and Frézonianamborsbout 35,000 and the money appropriated are on the Committee.

has been almost all spent. As the plagae las| not made an appearance in the city since the summer, and as no rat or mouse canight was found on examination to contain plague germs, the purchase of the animals will be discontinued with the exhanation of the fund pat aside for that purpose.

Fiva popular Scotch members of the Colony's Police Forca, Inspector Gourlay, Asting In. spector Ritchie, and Sergeanta McHardy,

Lamont, and Fanton, whose terms of service hid expired, rejoined on Saturday for their third terms. All fire were present as representatives of the Colony in the Diamond Jubiles proces sion in London in 1897, and each wears ons of

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It is reported, says the Kobe Herald, that the murderer of Mr. Large, the Canadian mission- the modals distributed, on that historicalary who was cut down in his house in Tokyo occasion.

on the 3rd April, 1889, for whom the authorities long searched in vain, has at last been dis.. tivos for thirteen years the men was found at covered. After successfully eluding the dateo.

the end of last month and sent to Tokyo, where he is now being secretly examined. murderer hud.committed another major crime and was serving a form of imprisonment in the Hokkaido penal settlement at Sorachi when the crime was brought home to him.

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LONDON, 12th December.

THE VENEZUELAN AFFAIR.. The remainder of the British and German prisoners at Caracas have been released.

General Ferrer with his fores of '1,200

Venezuelans and eighteen guns has arrived at La Guaira. Landing parties from the British and German warships re-embarked after effects ing the rescue of the respective nationals at La Guafra, and up to the present there has been

no collision with the Venezuelan troops.

With the exception of H.M.S. Indefatigable, the British warships have loft La Guaira, it is believed to search f the cost of the Vene melan

Acet.

LONDON, 12th December

VENEZUELA.

The sinking of the Venezuelan warships,

adversely criticised in the United States, and is which is up to the present unexplained, is being

irritating opinion there.

General Castro is enforcing the levy on all males between the ages of fiftoon and fifty years, Archbishop Castro has invited the revoluti oniata to unite against the common foe.

THE FRENCH MEDITERRANEAN

AlacrityJune 10, 1906, to Dec. 31, 1900, digerine.—Joue 10, 1900, to Nov. 15, 1900. Arethus-July 30, 1950, to Deo. 31, 1900. Aurora. Inne 10, 1900, to Dao. 31, 1900, Birfeur --June 10, 1900, to Deo. 18, 190 L * Bonaventure—July 20, 1900, to Dec. 31, 1900. Centurion--June 10, 1900, to Dec. 31, 1900. Daphue-June 22, 1900, to Nos. 31. 1900. Dido July 21, 1960, to Dec. 9. 1900, Endymion -Juno 10, 190 to Nov. 17, 1900. Est-June 10, 190, to Dec. 31, 1905). Fame.-June 10, 1900, to Dec. 18, 1800, Goliath Aug, 25, 1000, to Dec. 31, 1900, Hart.-July 1, 1900, to Dec. 31, 19 0. Hermione June 10, 1900, to Deo: 31, 1900, Humber June 10, 1900, to Aug. 5, 19.0; Sept. 5 to Sept. 25, 1963: Oct. 16 to Nov. 9,

1900; and Deo. | to Dec. 19, 1900.

Inis,-Dec. 21, 1900, to Dec. 31, 1900. Launch-Jaue 14, 1910. to. Dec. 31, 1900. Marathon-Aug. 3, 1909, to Oct. 29, 1930. Orlando-June 10, 1000, to Dec. 37, 1900, Peacock June 17, 1900, to Dec. 31, 1900, Phont-June 10, 1900, to Dec. 21, 1000, Pigmy-July 1, 1900, to Nov. 12, 1900, Piquanau, 1900, to Dec. 31, 1900, Plover.-July 30, 1900, to Ang. 10, 1900; and Sept. 17, 1900, to Dao, 21, 1900,

Redpole-Ost.8, 1900, to Dea, 61, 19/0, Rosario,June 24, 1900, to Dec. 31, 1900. Snipe.-June 10, 19, to Dec. 31, 1900, Terrible-Juns 21, 19:0, to Dec. 10, 1900, Undaunted-June 19, 1909, to Nov. 8, 19J0, . Wallaroo-Aug. 4, 1900, to Der, 31, 180), WaterwitchJans 10, 1900, to Oct. 28, 1900. Whiting, June 10, 1900, to Dec 31, 1970, Woodroch-June 10, 19 », to Dec. 31, 1900, Wodlark-June 1o1, 1999, to Des, 31, 180,

MOSQUITOES AND MALARIA.

WHAT THE SANITARY BOARD PROPOSÉS

Magyara, which is one of the immediate force at Calcutta is now sitting. On the 15th A Commission of Enquiry into the police and most dangerous results of this mischier November twe witnesses were examinad. One ous agitation. In this respect the Magyars of them, Mr. Fasson, Assistant Inspector stand on a very different footing, from the General, Governmout Railway Poliss, Howrah, Slavonians. Proud of their mco and their did not believe that the members of the Bengal nationality, they possess in a high degree the Police were more corrupt and dishonest than capacity for self-government. They have the people among whom they worked and from more than once in the past come to the whom they were recruited. Tho Polica had salvation of Europe, and they are sufficiently certain.powers which, no doubt, gave to their At Clery for pubication docht de wit-self-confident to believe that it may be corruption a bigh market value; but corruption Indior, writes as follows to the Peking & Tientsin Times Our new Governor-General; M. e side of the paper

their lot to do, so again. There is little & roognised business principle in India. A Crayonsly signed communications that have

doubt that at the moment the Magyars do The N.-C. Daily News publishes the following Bean, arrived and hos produced a good im-erodite for the Mediteranean fleet, afering appeared in other pors will be inserted.

Drders for extra copies of Darts Piss ahould be hold in their hands the balance of power, telegram, which is dated Tokyo, 9th December: pression. We hope he will follow M. CURRENCY CONVERSION IN SIAM seat before I am, on day of publication. After that

The Binmess Government has definitely

as daft ver the apply is limited. Only supplied for Cash, and that should they be willing to throw in Two parties are working together in the Doomer's policy. Things are going ahead both Tele repair distress: PRESE, Coles: A.D.C. 5th Ed. their lot with the German Governments the Diet, aridently resolved to unite in opposition here and in Tonkin, and the country will soon

to the Government for the purpose of coercing-be-covered with a network of-railways The refused to consider the cinima of the foreigThese papers concerning the prevalence of latter bave little to fear. But will they?te Poors. Thas the situation, erested is similar trado of the colony, too, is increasing by leaps banks for compensation in connection with the malarial fever in the neighbourhood of Mectom PO. Boz, 3. Telephone No. 12

to that crated early in the sessions of the Diet, and bounds, Doamer did a great deal: he is a reform of the currency.

dreases with comunications addressed to the Editor

tion, but as evitenes of faith.

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wife of H. F. MIZIER, of a son.

MARRIAGE.

On the 28th November, at the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, by the Rov. S. 5. Walker, M.A., Mies ELZABETH MCMILLAN, second daugh ter of J. MCMILLAN, Glasgow, to JOHN HUNTER SWANSON, of Messrs. Howarth Erakine, La., Bangkok.

DEATHS.

On the 12th inst., at Glenwood," 21, Caine Road, Hongkong, KosaLIS BOTTENHEIM, do

young and active man and will soon be in the Cabinet again, and stands a good chance of one day being President. The French are going steadily ahead in Yuunan too, where they have given us to understand that they will have no interference.

FLEET.

The Frauch Chamber has restored the war

NEW BARRISTER IN

HONGKONG,

Referring, at the Sanitary Board meeting on Friday, to the correspondence that bad been laid on the table relative to the extermination af, mosquitoes, the PRESIDENT (Dr. Atkin- son, Prinsipal Civil Medical Offour) mid:

nell Road and the presence of mosquitons there, have been referred to the Sanitary Board in connection with the measures recomiended for ridding the houses of anopheles. It is proposed to submit the servants' quarters, the basemente,

In the Supreme Court on Saturday Mr, storerooms, &c., of all the houses in this district, Francis Oswald Edlin, barrister-at-law introduced to the Bench,

was

In the answer lier the future of Central On the 29th November, at Nowobwang, the Europe. Only a few years ago the Mag when the whole Lower House comlined to yars would have unbesitingly done this, but attack the so-called Clan Cabinet. The real of late many things have occurred to try to basis of the present dispute is not fiscal, but is the utmost the fidelity of Hungary; and question of party government v. bureaucracy not the least of these have been the attempts The Emperor personally opened the Dist with

during the winter months, to a thorough of mischievous German politicians to upeet ponch from the Throne. He referred to the

fumigation, in order to destroy as far se posible the Ausgleich arranged with infinite care growing intimacy of the relations between the

Treaty Powers, and expressed profound, astis- The Japan Malt says that King Edward has

The ATTORNEY-Gezerar. (Hon. Sir Houry se many of the atopheles that are there. and trouble by the Emperor FRANCEJOSEPH faction with the timely settlement of the North granted permission to thres British officers to S. Berkley), introducing Mr. Edlin, said he Selphur dioxide and chlorine gasare the agents It is above all an unfortunate coincidence Chius complication, thereby restoring peace in accept and wear decorations bestowed by the would be a welcome acqusition to the circle of we propose using. This work is to be carried beloved of Antace M. BOTTENREIM. (334)

On the 14th December, at 120, Wanchai Road, that at the moment when attairs have been the Far East. He announced the presentation Emperor of Japan Major-General Creagh, advocates practising in Hongkong. Mr. Edlinout by the Board's officials, and the Secretary Edwis, the beloved husband of DOLORES RYDER, forced by the unwisdom of a faction in both of the Budget and various Bills based on the Commander of forces in North China, receives was admitted a solicitor of the Supreme Court has already written to many of the residents Aged 25 yours, deeply regretted. Fanent will pass the Monument at 4.45 p.m. to-day. [$354 Empires into an eminently dangerous polloy of providing ample national defences and the Second Class of the Rising Sun; Major of Judiesture in England in March, 1882, Heiting for their co-operation; many have

position, the beir presumptive to the Dunt the essentials for the prosperous development of Wingate reesives the Fourth Class of the

was called to the Bur. Middle Temple, in 1600, slready replied assenting to this,

Colonel HUGHES stated that the military Monarchy, the Archduke FERDINAND of Este, the country; and he urged that the delberations Rising Sun; and Captain St. John, who He bed held the appointment of Queon's Aur authorities hud already commenced this work in should have proved himself unacceptable to of the Dist should be conducted in a spirit of served as General Creagh's Aida-de-camp, cate of Lagos and Attorney-General of Fiji receives the Fourth Class of the Sacred For eight months he was Acting Chief Justice Treasure. The proximate reason for granting of Lagos and subsequently, shortly after his either party in the State. No man in harmony and conciliation. Europe since the days of the late King of

the decorations is that these officers attended arrival in Fiji, no'ed as Chief Justice. During M. FUNG WA CHUN-There are plenty Naples has shown himself so utterly in

the manoeuvres. This is said to be the the time Mr. Edlin was in Lagos be was I think I am right in stating that a certain capable of government; and the almost

first instance of British officers being allowed appointed by Sir Henry McCallum, K.C.A.Gum of money was voted at the Council for to accept and wear Japanese decorations (the present Governor of Natal), Chairman of a training these nullaks some time ago 1 see certainty that one of his first measures will be to reverse the wise policy of his grand

without being in the service of Japan.

Commission to enquire into the trade of the that thREADER - The Germent hos dur

PRESIDENT--The uncle adds still another difficulty in the way

Colony On one occasion, too, he had ing the past two years carried on considerable administered the Government of Lagos se work in training, do, the rullalis, more especial- of restoring a wholesome condition of affairs

Deputy for the Governor, Mr. Edlin had also ly in the west end of the town and with good effect. It is intended to extend these operations

the renining nullalis

The Daily

Press.

-ONGKONG OFFICE; 14, DES VEUX ROAD C. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC,

HONGKONG, 15th December. 1902. We have spoken of the Fun-German agitation at proseut going on in Europe as stuct menace to the peace of the entire continent; it is even more a danger to the German people themselves, owing to the on the Continent. falso issues it is seeking to raise. Although the Germanic type prevails over a large extent of the continent of Europe, it is in few extensive regions absolutely pure, in some large districts especially German

The German mail of the 12th uit delivered in Loudon on the 12th inst,

sation from the Siamese Government. Business

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the Estracks below Macdonnell Road, and that they intended doing this thoroughly there and in the married offivers" quarters.

of vallabs not traited near Macdonnell Road,

Mr. OSBORNE proposed that Dr. Thomson's letter, which was of public interest, should be published in the local papere,

A telegram to the Straits Times, dated Bangkok, 1st December, says "The Banke have prastically refused to do business since Thursday morning last, when the mint here was closed. They have filed claims for compon is at a standstill. The rice mills have shut

The members of the Singapore Municipal down. The Banks have refused to accept the Staff, mostly European, have justos 20 dollar as current coin, and have refused to tion before the Municipal Commissioners pray. accept Government notes. An eller sub-ing for sume relief owing to the falling vaheld the appointment of District Commissioner was sequently made by the Treasury to arrange for of the dollar and consequent increased best of of the Gold Coast and had been Crown Proseout an exchange basis of twenty ticals to the pound living. The Straits Times says:-This fact has tor on two occasions and Acting Pulene Judgy The CHEF JUSTICE (Sir William M. Good sterling has been laid before the head offices of beon admitted by the Tanjong Pagar Dock

man), in granting Mr. Edlin admission to the An alarm of fire in Wanchal brought the the Banks The import firms and the general Company, which has already afforded such Bar, cordially welcomed him and stated that his being mixed, not only with low German Brigade out last night, only to discover that foreign community welcome the gold standard relief to its army of employees, The Municipal experience as a solicitor and a barrister and in opportunity of seeing them. If not, they might

cheme, on the ground that, had matters been servants have to render valuable services, which the many Colonial officer he had hold would Mr. Bruce Shepherd has been appointed otherwise, the situation would have been should meet with appreciation as far as possible, make him it very valuable acquisition to the in the Government Gazette.-

parions." The Consul General for Siam in The fact cannot be ignored that the cost of living local Bar. Sacretary of the Squatters Board, and Mr. G. Singapore communionted to the Straite papers is the standard by which a man's labour is in the H. Wakeman Assistent Secretary.

first place vained. This applies to every class of hired labour-intellectual and skilled me chanical, as well ça that of the humblest tiller of the soil.

types, but with Wends, even in districts not

the alarm was false.

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The Portuguese geabort Diu arrived on Saturday from Macao. Yesterday, the U.S. gunboats Helena, Vicksburg, and Yorktown left for Manila,

a day's journey from Berlin. In fact in Germany as elsewhere in Europe, the amalgamation of the various peoples is by no means complete. When we go to large. provinces like Posen, Bohemia, Galicin, and Croatia, the Germanic element has never made any progress in occupying the soil, and the peoples still hold to their national traditions and their national languages, and show no signs of amalgamation; the differ. rence being even more marked than between the Welsh and English speaking counties in Great Britain. As long as the Germans It is notified in the Gazette that H.M. the were content to permit these various peo-King has approved the reappointment of the ples to work out their future in their own Hon. Woi Yuk as an Unofficial Member of the way, this produced no feeling of antipathy, Legislative Council

Mr. G. E. Morrison, the celebrated corres pondent of the Times at Pobing, passed through on the French mail yesterday on his way to Harel and Tonkin,

Mr. EDLIN in a few words acknowledged the welcome extended to him and was afterwards introduced to his fellow-barristerr.

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

The PRESIDENT replied that these papers had been laid on the table and doubtless would appear in the Press, as the reporters had had the propose that Dr. Thomson's letter be pablished

Hr. OSBORNE objected to this, as many of the people did not see the Government Gazette, and the original proposal was adopted

The letter has already appeared in our colamine.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The M.M, steamar Lane, with the next French A meeting of the Council will be held mails, left Saigon ba the 12th inst., at p...

for this port, and is due her to day, at 4 p.m.

***The steamer Merionethshire left Singapore on the 12th inst, at 4 p.m., sad is expected here on or about the 18th inst.

the following telegrams received by him from the Comptroller-General of Finance at Bangkok, in answer to enquiries as to the Siamese Govern meat declaring the fixity of its currency, vi. "(1) Dated 23th November. Mint closed. Sivuese Minister London will sell drafted ANOTHER BUILDING COLLAPSE. Bangkok Treasury, seventeen (17) tions per

On Saturday afternoon the roof of No. 1, pound. (2) Dated 29th November, 1902.

Rate at which ticals will be sold by Govern. Caine Road, a house ander construction, collap-to-day, 15th December, et 2 p.m. ment not yet settled, still under consideration. sed, injuring seriously one native, who was

1. Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordin (3) Dated 1st December, 1902. To prevost buried in the ruins, and slightly bruising and

ance to consolidate and amend the Law rolls enhancement in value of tical Government shaking three others. The first man þad a Bangkok will bay bills London at rates mutually narrow escape. The collapse caused much to Publis Health and to Buildings

C. CLEMETI, agreed upon Prosent rate twenty (20) ticals fright amongst the Chinese living in the

Acting Clerk of Councils. vicinity. per pound sterling. Let this be known,!"

ORDER OF THE DAY.

The P&A Co.'s steamer Indravelli laft

Portland (Or.) for this port via Yokohama, Kobe and Moji on Wednesday, the 10th inst., and may be exposted here on or about 16th prox.

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