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There is no doubt that the prospect of an American line being laid in advance of their | Fago 5, own stimulated the British colonies in their insistence, and enabled them to bring a considerable amount of pressure to bear on the Home Government; but from some not very appparent reason the United States held back during the year, and

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Tho appointments are notified in the Gazette of Mr. J. Macdonald as Government Marias Surveyor; and of Mr. W. A. Crake na Assistant and Mr. W. Orchar as Secont Assistant Marine Surveyors..

HE. tim Governor has appointed the follow-

Mr. Lonis Gros, who came ont from Lyons as silk inspector to Messrs. Strachan and Co. over 20 ysurango, died at. Yokohams on the 5th inst, uged 52.

A serioas famine is prosailing in the Peson doros. Almost the whole of the population of the islands are near starvation. The cereals are.exhausted and the people are living on asa- weed and the vines and leaves of the sweet

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The commotion in Seoul appears to be sub* siding. Li Yong-it's enemies are now said to be satisfied with his fall from oficial high places, and to be wiling that the proceedings in impeachment should be abandoned. It would Boom, therefore, that there are not to b; any of the, aseassinatione usual in Corsa.

L'Echo de Chine 8178, with reference to the Siamese Convention, that since ite signature, Siam has instituted a service of sanitation under the direction of French enginess;. » bacteriological Institute has been created with French doctors at its head; the Government has engaged French professors; it reservas to

ever, not unworthy of notice that the one tion of interpreters-The Registrar-General proposal that came before the American (chairman), the Inspector of Schools, Mr. Government, but was rejected by Congress. F. A. Hazeland, and Mr. C. Clemonti (secretary),

from an English company--the Associated Eastern Telegraph lines. The policy of those companies, though quite understandable from the narrow commercial SEASON. standpoint froth which alone they regarded it, could scarcely be looked upon as patrio tic, or consistent with high or permanent ends. We have always given the promo ters of those companies credit for the lofty Of the Finest Quality and Vintage. ims that influenced them in the first instance, when the existence of a means of telegraphic communication with India and the Colonies was a matter of moment to the Empire, while the prospects of the wero for profitableness of the lines. from assured. The lines having proved BUCCCES beyond the hopes a financial of the most sanguine, it might have been anticipated that the original spirit in which the cables had been laid would have induced the representatives of the SCOTCH WHISKY. companies to deal liberally with the Govern ment that had certainly on its side been loyal to them. By that time, however, other counsels prevailed; and the original success was turned into a means of blocking. so for as it could, all extra progress. Although we have to thank the Companies for having aid nu important section of the round-the-

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the French a vast concession is the Leak wood forests in the valley of the Moing; and it has subsidised a French company which assures a bi-monthly postal service batwes i Bingkɔk and Saigon.

The teaching of scouting is to become o permanent feature of training in the British Army, and this brauch of instruction will be based on the Italian principle, one of the best. extent. Every infautry battalion will have trained scouting company drawn from the mounted infantry section. The best riders and shots will be selected, and will undergo a course of instruction in scouting. The establishment of each company will be one officer and twenty non-commissioned officers and men. They will be mounted, having also a spare horse for each two men, and their equipment will be a carbius, revolver, and a pair of powerful beld-glasses, General Baden-Powell's Aids to Scouting will be their text-book; and initiative their aim.

than 8,000 have been obliged to leave to seek work and food, and 7,377 people are receiving relief, Subscriptions are being collected at

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DR. THOMSON ON MOSQUITOES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS."

Hongkong, 19th December, 1902. Sin, I am much, indebted to your corres- pondent "B" for his courteous letter in your issue of this morning, including au extruet from a paper on yellow fever by the Surgeon- Goserat of the U.S. Army, who is entitled to ́spork with anthority on this subject. --

1. It corrects an erroneons impression loft

conversazione, to which I had no oppor-

A reliable letter from Shengi says that A memorial tablet has been placed in the ball General Tung Fu-hsiang is in Kansu pro... of the British Consulate-General, Shanghai, bearing the following legend: In Meuxory paring ten thousand well-found troops Colborne Baber. H.B.M.'s and buying large quantities of grain and of Edward Consul at Swatow. A distinguished explorer whose travels added grantly to the know- fudder for bis soldiers. His intention, it is ledge of Western China and won for hire believed, is to exterminate all foreigners in the honger of the Royal Medal of the R.0.8. in 1983. Boru 30th April, 1843. Died 18th June, the provinces of Shenai and Kansu' and 1990. at Bhamro where he was employed as to seize Heianfu. A friendly official is advis. Burmah. This tablet has been placed here being all foreigners to leave Kansu, The some of his many friends in H,B.M.'s consular Chinese authorities at Peking appear to be unwilling or powerless to control Tung Fuchsiang. Viceroy Chang Chile-tuug isis in exactly the same latitude as Mexico and disgusted and earnestly desires to retire.

Cuba, where is continuously endemic.

Adviser of Chiness Affairs to the Government of

sarvice in China."

The rumour galna gronud, says the Naral & Military Record, that Lord Charles Beresford will be offered the command of the Channel squadron in succession to Siz A. K. Wilson, and it is believed that his lordship will accept the post, if offered to him, since this command has long been one of his ambitions. In some quarters it is thought that the now notorions Cannon Street speech, combined with subsequent attacks apou the Thinking Department "may influence the Board against Lord Charles Beresford. It seems probable, however, that the Admiralty will prefer to remember the good service which Lord Charles has performed in the lean years when money could alone br obtained from the Treasury by persistent and spirited appeals to the public. There is another important consideration to be kept in view, and one not likely to escape attention at Whiteball. Lord Charlos Boresford is one of the most popular men and speakers in the country; ho is probably the culy British admiral known to the man in the streat at all well; Consequently, if wer broke out within the next five or ten

years, it is highly probable that. Tord Charles

world cable in the line now connecting Africa and Mauritius with Australia, the action that prompted the laying of that line and the scarcely concealed hope that thereby they would prevent the cable between Canada and Australia becoming an

Sealing vessels, arricing at Victoria, B.C., accomplished fact are hardly likely to be last month, from the fishing grounds on the forgotten. It was apparently a continuance Russian coast just south of Behring Straits, of the self-same policy of blocking the brought a hearsay report that a Japanese

Beresford would be clamonred for by the Press particularly obnoxious lias between Van-schooner, the Chictose Maru, having called in

and the people, and that the Admiralty, nolens couver an i New Zealand that induced the for wator near Vladivostock, was attacked by Companies to send in a teader to the United boats, who attempted to capture the schoner, volana, would have to give him command of a A fight ansned, and the Russians were bouten squadron. In view of this probability, to ear States Government for the laying of a

off, but returned to the attack und seized the nothing of the admiral's personal claims, it will Trans-Pacific cable to join the States with schooner, Three Japanese were killed, An-probably be hold desirable at Waitsball to their Asiatic colonies. But if British other Japanese vessel is reported as having been afford Lord Châties us much experioade in the

have been anxious above all nok by the gans of a Russian craiser off the handling of fleets as possible. A. S. WATSON & CO. other things that in order to prevent com- Capper Island. The crew was rescued. There plications in the event of hostilities, it was ins dents are supposed to be connected with the in the best interests of the country that the violation by Japaness vessels of Bassian laws. calles should be in British hands, the same forbidding foreign vessels to seal within principle turned cut to bo uppermost in the Russian waters. It is curious that we have Freinds of Congress. The effect has been ward nothing of this from Japanese sources.

that the United States, and we may add

The Chef Express remarks with much Chinn, are for the moment practically satisfaction: Thore is now a rumour, which almost as much isolated on

Sen it is to be hoped rests upto a moro solid basis Francisco is scarcely, if at all, brought than most of its forerunners, to the eff at that bearer to Manila by the laying of the new the troops ut present stationed at Shaughn will cable, nor is there any possibility of insert-be withdrawn from that post, and established ing a link which would practically reduce at Weihaiwel, to be handy in the event of contingencies which may not be so remote as the sungaine are prone to imagine. If this con templated move from Shangh & to Waihaiwei becomes an accomplished fact, it is a perfectly safe guess that the increase in the population of our neighbourhood will redound considerably

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SUPREME COURT.

Saturday, 20th December.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,

"Baroñe His Honour Sir WILLIAMTMM, GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE),

THE CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER AGAINST BUILDING CONTRACTORS.

The boaring was resumed of the case in which Tam Kit and U Cheang, contractors, were charged with manslaughter in connection with

the Second Street fatal collapse.

Mr. Slade, barrister-at-law, in making his concluding address, sail that in order to find a man guilty of manslaughter,by negligence or manslaughter of any kind there must be proved against him by the Crawn some personal act amounting to gross negligence, not merely

On the 20th December, at "Ian Mor" (West) telegraphy, it may be looked upon rather as to our benefit. Additional barracks will have to ordinary negligence or earelessness such a

Peak Road, the wife of Joms A. JEPP, of a sọn.

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On the 20th December, at 9,80 pa,at 43, Holly wood Head, MUNCHERJEE MAXECKICE META, annger, Mss. Tutu & Co., Hongkong, age 55 years, beeply regretted. China and ladim gapers plelise ropy..

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an incentive thau au hindrance to the laying of the United States line. The United States have large cuinerital as well as political connections with the Sandwich group; their political relations with the Philippines are at the moment of the most | pressing nature. In addition to this there is now, what did not before exist, the incentive of another line successfully laid. It cannot be said that the difficulties to be surmounted in laying a line from the American coast to Honolulu, and thence by the Gilbert Islands or the Ladrones, are

any greater than those just successfully Ir is hardly likely, seeing the importance overcome. "Looking at the probabilities of of the clatter to the United States, that the the case, and the many interests concerned, British cable now laid in the Pacific Ocean the chances are rather that the means of will long remain solitary. Compared with tigus-Pacific intercommunication will eren the Atlantic, the distances alone in the in the near future bé largely increased than

be erected, and a great increase in the supply of food-stuffs, clothing, and other necessaries will follow, and there is no doubt that the bulk of this business will pass through the bands of the merchants in Chefoo." Private advices from Weibaiwei mate no mention of this.

The Parse community of Hongkong has lost axotherestested and familiar figure in thesadden death of Mr. Muncherjee Maneck jse Mehta, who has so ably represented the well-known Parsed firm of Tata & Co. for the last six years in this Colony. The deceased gentlem to's experience in China trade extended to eyar eighteen yours, He came to the Far East in 1885, audi resided at

Amey, Fonchow, Tainanfoo, Shanghai, and Hongkong. Owing to his extremely affable and kindly asture he had carved the esteem not only of the members of his own community, but also of all British Indian hero. Mz. Mehta died at the age of 55 years of sudden failure of

would oxpose him to a civil uction, but vory gross negligence.

His Lordship said he would leave the point of gross negligence to the jury.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 18th December.

VENEZUELA. ·

It is announced at Washington that America will not resist a blockade af Venezuelan ports if the Powers enforcing the blockade recognise' a state of war.

Mr. Bowen, United States Minister at

Caracas, bas, oning to pressure of work, instructed Admiral Dewey to send a competent

officer to Caracas to act an assistant U.S. Minister, the officer selected to lears with the destroyer which is to serve as a despatch-boat in the event of the cables being out.”

LONDON, 18th December,

THE KING'S SPEECH. The King's speech in proroging Parliament mentions the agreement between Great Britain and Japan, whereby the two governments have bound themselves to assist one another in certain eventualities for the defence of their. respective interests. agreement will be to the advantage of both nations, and that it will contribute to the main tenance of peace in the East.

It boliores that the

The commercial treaty with Chius, it says, promises to secure, not only to Great Britain, bul to the world, valnäble facilities and advan- tages. The treaty contains some provisions of great value, which, unlike other treation with China, do not require the assent of other powers...

by one of the speakers at the Odd Volumes tunity of reply on account of the lateness of the hour. Aty statement regarding the possibility of yellow fever recobing Hongkong through the direct shipping communication about to bạ established with an endemic region was described as " alarmist," the ground of a belief that it only pre- vails within tan degrees of the Equator. Surgeon General Sternborg's statement of ita geographical distribution is evidenes that it may boopidemic and endemic forty degrois from the Equator; and as a matter of fact Hongkong

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2. Surgeon General Sternberg in the passage quetod is curiously inconsistent. After show ing that it has been envried to such places us Spain and Portugal, and the West Coast of Africa, and has there frequently been opidemic, be proceeds to argue, on theoretical considers. tions that it is unlikely to be carried by shipping to distant seaports. His geography may be translatest late the general statement that yellow fever has in the past been · Inndel preotically in overy locality having“ „diregt shipping communication with the, endemic area, up and down the Coonts of

America and across the Atlantic. He does not mention, but it is the fact, that exsen have been landed in both France and England, not very much nearer to central Amerion than Hongkong. That it has not spread in the clim atío and hygierie conditions existing in Europo does not touch the question; the poiut-is, that yellow foyer has been frequently landed in. different European countries by ships carrying it from the West Indies and Central America.

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3. Surgeon-General Sternberg's article states " that the mosquito which serves as an inter- mdiate host for the yellow Isver gorm has a somewhat restricted geophical rango, Here, however, in Hongkong there is no more common mosquito than the black-and- white "tiger" mosquito, Stepovayla scutellaris, as closely related to the Skyomyia fusciuta · to which yellow fever has been traced in Cuba, as are the various species of aaopheles, which indifferently transmit materia, to such othor, And, as I said in my lecture, I find that its habits correspond in every detail with those of the Cuban varisty.

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4. The greands on which I have been accused of being alarmist," viz., the latitude of Hoag- kong and its distance from Mexion, both fall before the facts. "Facts are stubborn things," and the facts are with me in my assection that there is.

this grave danger to LONDON, 19th December. Colony in the oposing of direct stum

communication with

which country in BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE yellow fever is endemic. I do not wish to be

JAPANESE.

"alarmist "; and I do not pose as a prophet It may be that no case of yellow fever will aver reach Hongkong; it may be that the large well-equipped supitary stuff now existing would stamp it out forthwith, ovea if it did appear among us. Rut two facts are undoubted,

The judicial committee of the Privy Council has delivered judgment, upholding the right of British Columbia to exclude naturalised Japaness from the fianebisa.

·VENEZUELA.

General Castro Ins invested Mr. Bowen United States minister at Caraons, with full

Mr. Slade, contiguing, said the act itself must be matum ia se, not merely mutam prohi-powers to effect a settlement of the diapate with England and Germany. This, which is taken, bitum.

as another indication that Venezuela is disposed to yield, has been received with satisfaction in England, where the British co-operation with Germany is greatly disliked,

His Lordship pointed out that in the caso which he had referred to on the previous day. that of a man who left a gate open leading on to a railway (Times Law Reports for the weak ending 12th November, 1902, Vol. XIX, No. 2, p. 37) it was clearly laid down that such act, must not necessarily be malum in se.

London, 19th December. {

VENEZUELA.

Mr. Blade said he would not attempt to argue against the authority of that cus

His Lordship stated that he proposed to leave. Great Britain has replied to the American those points to the jury: Was the death of the suggestion regarding arbitration in u manter boy Wong Chun caused by the collapse of rendering a satisfactory settlement of the No. 12, Second Stront? Was that collapse caused by the fall of the wall in No. 197 Was the dispute probable, but she will deal with America fall of the wall in No. 10 occasioned by the neglect only, ignoring Generol Castro sutirely. Ger- of the defendants or either of them and which?

many and Italy have, replied similarly, and as

(1) that all experience is in favour of our having ore long to deal with yellow fever nader the new conditions about to be established, and (2) that Stuyompie, the transmitter of yellow terer, abounds in Hongkong,

5. But, Mr. Editor, while opinion au to the bearing of the fucts I have referred to many bo divided. I hope that side issues will not be.. allowed to turn public attention from the main subject, as so frequently happens in other matters. After elindusting every point that may be disputed, there is in the presence in this Colony of malaria and the filarial discuses, Pufficiency of solid argument to justify all the vigerons measures I-have alvocated against the whole family of mosquitoes; anil I take this opportunity of re-emphasising the fact that much as the Government may be doing, and may be willing to d, it ultimately depends on au enlightened public opinion to carry this matter

Pacific but a short time ago seemed insur- that the hations will be satisfied for love the heart, following an acute attack of congestion" Did they as reasonable care and skill in the extensive exchange of views regarding the form throngh to its ultimate issues, and reduce

of the lungs. The funeral took place yesterday morning and was attended by all the Parsees and a large number of British Indian merchants: Mr. Mehta was a trustee of the Parsee charity funds,

The Kinochan ondget for 1998, as announced in u Borliu telegram of the 19th inst. to the Outocratische Lloyd, published in our junior evening contemporary, on Saturday, is

The meeting of the Legislative Council called for Monday at 2 o'clock is postponed tillfollows:--- Tuesday at the same tino owing to the pro- ongation of the Criminal Sessions preventing From Government the attendanes of the Attorney-General:

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mountable; and that cause alone was the with the one line. reason why for so long a period the. British Government and the British people stood According to a notification in the Guitte aloof from an undertaking the advantages of Christmas Day, the 26 December, and the 1st which were so self-evident. For the pur-January will be observed as public holidays. poses of the Empire the line has been laid The holiday on the 26th inst, does not estoud in the most direct and suitable direction, to the Polices Magistrate's Department. and if enact but be a source of satisfaction that the British Empire now possesses in its own hands telegraphic communication ound the entire globe. Curiously, the line at duro the most important and the shortest for British purposes seems as if almost of perteme intention to cross the main require

While a couple of bluejackets were riding mits of the rest of the world.

along Queen's Road yesterday afternoon on a Government of the United States since the tandem, the machine collided with a ricksha acquisition of Hawaiind the Philippides, vert cpposite the Hongkong Hotel and the cyclists Non-recurrent expenses:

5,945,316 to that of Great Britalo, stands most in need were throws. The chain of the tandom Harbour constructions

2,990.000 of direct comminication across the wide snapped, The rickeha pallar appeared to be in lining, vic

1,934,000 ocean; yet by a strange fatality the line of fault. When he saw the consequences of the Houses, godowns, etc.... 2,000,000 The present cable scarcely offers a single collision ho fled with his vehicle, bat one of the Training of streams and

afrestation... link. Since the beginning of the year that tars went in pursuit to oxcento samary justice Defence Government has announced its intention of upon him. In the course of this proceeding Lighthonses, buoys, etc...

the ricksha was overturned and a big crowd Floating dock, being, prepared to treat for the laying of

quickly collected. At this stage the police Workshops, etc.

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construction of No. 10 Then; if so, was such neglect so gross na to amount to unipabla negli of the conditions is still proceeding preparatory mesquitoes in this Colony to a minimum. geuce These, he thought, corercil the whole to the framing of a joint reply.

round.

Mr. Slade then resumed his address, which continued till balf-past 12 o'clock.

The Attorney-General having also addressed his Lordship où the points of law and the jury on the facts,

The Court adjourned nutil to-day at 10 o'clock.

A POLICE BOAT CAPSIZED.

NARROW ESCAPES,

FATAL ASSAULT IN SHIP STREET.

JAPANESE SAILOR IN CUSTODY, On Saturday night it was reported that a fatal assault bad bean committed in Ship Street,

Yours, etc.

JOHN C. THOMSON.

THEATRE ROYAL.

On Saturday the Janet Waldorf Company repeated the comedy Facing this Music at the On going to the spot, the polics found the story Theatre Royal before a crowded house and with to be ly too true. A Japanese woman had great success. Last evening the members of been cruelly beaten to death. The tragedy the Company left by the Chickony for Conton, took place at IS, Ship Street, the house in which where they are engaged to play fax tro-nights. On Saturday while P.0. 96 Baker and a crew 19,191,000 of fire Chinese were conreying rations to the the deceased woman fired. From information They will return to Hongkong in time to

station on Yuugshüvan Iskod on the other received, a'Japanese seaman was arrestel.by the side of Hongkong, their host (No. 7) while authorities on the charge of being concerned in op. Friday, 26th inst. (Boxing Night). indar sail was struck by a sudden squall and tho affair, and he is now in custody. As is capsized. All the occupants of the boat were usual in such case, the polios are reticent in BURGLARY IN BONHAM ROAD. thrown into the water. Luckily there were giving particulars of the case. So far as can

We learn that between Saturday night and.. some fishing-bonta tear at hand and the crew be gathered, however, the Japaneso sailor who were reared, though not without difficulty zeros been arrested in euinoction with the fatal yesterday morning the house in Bonham Road of Dr. R. M.Gibeon of the London Missionary without being in great danger of losing their assault is supposed to be the husband of the fives, for the currents at the place where the woman who was killed. It is alleged that the Society was entered by barglars and property nocident occurred a very strong and trencher-man visited her at the house in which she resided, to the value of nearly $200 carried cf. The ous, The sestig erift was fishing-junk 3,807; that a quarrel ensued and that, as a consequence burglary was not discovered till yesterday master, Fro Tung. The police-boat crew were of the quarro!, be beat and kicked her to dently morning. The stoler property consists chiefly

in a most brutal manier.

of silverware and cutlery. It is not knowa hów takon to Aberdean, în falurg-bost 6,586, "All

the thieves gained admission and they have left no traces behind them. Investigation is being made by the police.

the rations and loose filtings were lost, and Constable Baker also lost his caps and other

12,876,000 12,876,600 accoutrements.

The accused will in all likelihood be brought ap at the Magistracy to-day-and remanded to low of further enquiry being made.