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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, DECEMBER 2914, 1902

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been, as it was certain to be, interpreted due to fear, pure and simple, that being the only motive comprehensible to a nation in Russia's stage of somi-civilisation. That we committed a grave error in withdrawing our fleet from Port Arthur when we held in our hande the key to the entire position is now only too apparent to the most peace.

A. S. WATSON & CO., fully disposed. Our apparent weaknes has

IMITED.

The British troopship Clive left on Saturday for Calentin with the 10th Jats on board. Yes terday the US. monitor Monterey left for Canton.

"The wife of Mt. David Haskell, merchant, of this Colony, died at "Sporanges,” Peak Road on Saturday, and--was buried at Hoppy Valley yesterday. Mach sympathy in his great loss is extended Mr. Haskell

The funeral took phos at Happy Valley

in fact already brought us dangerously on Saturday afternoon of Gunnar Penfold, near the inevitable. But have we been R.G.A., Tho committed suicide on the previous lately displaying any firmer purpose? We afternoon by jumping from the apper verandab made, it is true, an alliance practically""Block. He had been in the Army for offensive with Japno, but we find that, so far from taking any notice of it, Russia is quietly and steadily advancing in places SEASON. and by methods that not very many months

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There has been a report in Shanghai, says the N.-C. Daily News, that river ateamers for the proposed French company are being built at the Foochow Arena). As far as we can learn frout ago we held out to her world end in war.

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so ago since Russia quietly informed our Government that the time had come when

The Inding watchman whose stoppage of Chinese girl whom he suspected of theft is said to have been the primary cause of the sed Inding watches at Quarry Bay, was fatal fight a woek ago between Chipsss workmen

on Saturday charged at the Polio Court, with

in her owa interests she ought to opeu direct communications with Afghanistan. We seem to have simply said nợ, but to have refused our cousent in such a half-arault, and remanded. hearted manner that not unnaturally she now tells us that she has been over so long ags in direct correspondence and does not intend to withdraw. It never seems to

have occurred to our statesmen when the idea was first suggested to point out to Russia that any change of policy on our part must be precceded by a fundumen tal change in her own micthods. For instance, we hire permitted ourselves little by little to be excluded from the entire of the continent of Asia except the seaboard, When Russia takes measures to throw these regions open to Bur commerce and our influence we are quite prepared to view in the fullest and most friendly spirit of As the case is, reciprocity her 'wishes. every step gained by Russia becomes the ground for asking foi more, to the direct loss not only of our prestige, but of our means and capacity for trade. When is this to Stop it must, and that soon unless stop P we intend to give up our independence, and. continue to exist merely on the bufferanc of Russia. The question is not here of waiting for a convenient senFOR. As matters stand we have to face the inevitable; shall we be better prepared six weeks or six months, or even two years bence, if by going back we should encourage Russia in her A. S. WATSON & CO. present mood? When we come to look into

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APTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLYmaranications relating to the ncioi columns

sekci ke stadiressed to'lux EDITOR. Convergendents must forward their names and ad. da me with cononunications addressed to the Editor wtor prblication, but as evidence of good faith,

All datives for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.

No anonymously signed communications that have a'r wig appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Onkers for extra copies of Danur Peas should be srud begunt 11 a. vuday of publication. After that

Russia's internal condition, we can see that unless some very definite course be taken to

a

We have a copy of the first number of the Anglo-Chinese College Magazine, a production get up by the students of the Anglo Chiness College, Kulungen, Amoy, and edited by Mr. J. C. G. Cumming of the College. The magazine gives promise of being a valuable educativo means for the students.

Mesere, Erich Giorg & Co. say in their weekly share ist, dated Hongkong, 27th Dacara ber --Christmas holidays have interfered with the business, and but little has been done in shares during the week under review. The market ci ses, however, with a much firmer tendency for a good many stocks.

Verdict was given on the 17th inst, in the sotion of the grogshop-keepers against the Nagasaki Prese Judgment was in favour of the defendants with coste. This was an eotion brought by grogshop-koopers at Nagasak who considered themselves belled by certain re marks made by the Nagasaki Press on the way their business was conducted:

The Massageries Maritimes mail staamer Haiphong will leave here for Toukin on the Ist prox. under the new urrangement, which enables a person to see the Hangi Exposition, spend five days in Tonkin, and rotura to Hongkong within nine days. The reduced fore remains as before. $75 return ticket. Eighty passengers went down on the last trip, and no doubt a larger number will leave for the New Year holidays.

Thore bas just been issued from the office of this piper the Directory of Protestant Mix. stores in China, Japan and Carea for the year. 1903. The contents are included in the large Directory, but for convenienco are also published in this separate form. A complete list of nauss will be found within its pages. The different missions aro arranged in alphabetical order, and there is at the enda similarly compiled list of missionaries, so that reference is easy. This Directory extends to over 80 pp.

put an end to this game of aggression, Russia herself will be utterly unable to extricate herself from the consequences of her own wilful acts. As yet Russia is in manner a free agent, but the internal causes at work are rapidly driving her along a course where the only alternative to bursting up her own Empire will be to dominate the liberty not of one state, but of the whole of Europe. A very interesting letter from Russian statoman, Prince We have received from the agonta here of the MESTCHERBKy, which appeared in the Times, Pacific Mail.S.S. Co. a pictorial card giving arrived by last mail, throws a lurid light on the times of the recoril rus achieved by their the internal condition of the Empire. You | splendid new steamer, the Korea, 12,000 tous. English speak lightly, he said, of the on her first voyage from Yokohama to San introduction, of representative institutions Francisco. At the top of the card is a On the 27th December, at 1130 p.m., at "Speranges," Peak Road, RACHEL, the dearly into Russia, as if that could be a paracca, photographia view of the vessel. As has boon beloved wife of DAVID HASKELL, aged 37 years, How would Englishmen with their ex already made known through the Daily Prese, Deeply regretted.

the stemmer sailed from Yokohama ou 38th

BASTIEN, aged 69 yours.

Francisco on the 28th at 10.30 am, hor time therfore being 30 days, 15 honis, 13 mikates.

So the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash. Telegraphic Address: Press, Codes: A.B.C. 5th Ed.

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Joint Stock Shares, Northern Notes, and Late Telegrams will be found on page 5,

Mr. Grissom, the new US. Minister to

Atlantis Combine. Tokyo, is a son of the President of Morgan's

The surplus of the Coronation Fund at

Tietoju, 85,317, is to be handed to the Diamond Jabiles Hospital there towards the cost of an Isolation Ward,

The new "Shira" liner Monmouthshire on her recont voyage lost two blades of her propeller in the Inland Sea of Japon and another between. Kobe and Yokohama, and has to dock either there or at Uraga.

The Builders and Traders' Exchange of Honululu bay passed a resolation in favour of

the admission of Chinese labour is the Hawaiian Islanda. It is to be forwarded to the U.S. Government.

The China Times of the 15th inst, "has 'n statement that an Imperial Decree issued on the 12th announces that the Government would take over all the shares in the China Merchants' S. N. Co. at par, and place the future control of the company in the kanda of H.E. Yonu Shib-kat.

There are at present four merchant steamers under the Corean flag, but the peninsular Government posseases to navy, The Osaka Anchi, learns that the Kawasaki dookyard, Kobe, has obtained the contract for the cou- struction and arming of a Corean cruiser. The sost is fixed at 500,000 yen, of which 50,000

TELEGRAMS.

“DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.

[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]

LONDON, 26tli December, 1.10 pm,

ITALIAN MISSIONARY CLAIMS, The Italian Ministry has fixed the indemuity due to the Italian missionaries

in China nt 14,000,000 frames.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

SHANGHAI, 28th December, 11.22 a.m

A CHINESE DEPARTMENT OF

COMMUNICATIONS:

Viceroy Yuan Shi-kai has proposed and the Imporial Government has accepted a scheme for the formation of a Department of Communications on the Japanese model, having complete control of China's postal

service.

GERMAN POST OFFICE AT

SHANGHAI

Bettlement.

Leopold Ferdinand, the Crown Princess's brother, who has also gone to Geneva,

VENEZUELA.、

Venezuela announces that she agrees to arbitration by the Hugue tribunal provided the blockade is raised, and her fleet restored. The value of the Venezuelan craft captured by the blockading squadrous hardly exceeds five

thousand dollars.

THE ANDIJAN EARTHQUAKE. Further earthquake shocks are occurring st Andijan at the rate of four or five daily.

Losnoy, 26th December.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN AT DURBAN. - Mr. Chamberlain landed at Durban this forenoon in stormy weather, and was received with a tremendons ovation from the immenso crowds assembled to welcome him, Words of welcome were written in huge letters across the breakwater. On landing, the Right Honor. able gentlemen was received by the Governor of Natal, the Premier, Mayor, and legislators, with whom he drove to the town-hall, where another enthusiastic gathering bad assembled, he gain being received with frantic cheers. The Town Clerk and Mayor the dolisered addresses of welcome, to which Mr. Chamberlain in reply thanked them and said that the object of his visit was to expr. ss the sympathy of His

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VENEZUELA. President Roosevelt has declinel to act as arbitrator in the Venezazlan disputes. The European Governments concerned have there- fore agreed to accept arbitration by the Hague tribunal.

is being paid in advance. This, the first Coreau warship, will have a displacement of

A great coroniony took placs here yester-Majesty the King and his people for South 1,80 tons and a speed of 14 knots, and is day over the laying of the foundation-stone intended to be employed as a Government of a grand German post-office in the British

inaport, and lighthouse and Customs cruiser, in ordinary times. She is to be ready for sea in 18 months. The cost of construction is to be appropriated from Customs revenues, and it is reported that Mr. McLeave Brown, Chief Commissioner of Corean Custom, is one of theso who signed the agreement for the Corean Govorument.

THE QUARRY BAY AFFAIR.

police in connection with the murder of an As a result of investigations made by the

Indian watchman at Quarry Bay on the 201 izist,, a posse of police under Mr. F. J. Baduley visited Shaukiwon on Saturday night, and it is said that something like twenty Chinese have. been arrested in conuection with the affair.

MASONIC.

SHANGHAI, 28th December, 4.20 p.m.

WELL-KNOWN TRAVELLER

COMING HERE.

Mr. A. H. Savage Landor arrived here

to-day by the Pacife Mail as. China, and is going to Hongkong.

GENERAL NEWS.

(FROM OUR SPÉCIAL CORRESPONDENT:]

LONDON, 26th December, 1.10 p.m.

VENEZUELA.

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Zetland Lodge No.525 Wor. Bro. B. Brotherton

At a regalar meeting on Saturday evening of The arrangemts about an arbitrator Harkor was installed Worshipfal Master, the between Venezuela and the Powers are still ceremony being performed by Wor. Deo. E. Cundecided. It is reported that the German

The

requiring that one claim for £88,000 be immediately paid.

Roy, Deputy District Grand Master. following officers for 1903 were afterwards note to Washington contains reservations

vested-I.P.M., Wor. Bro. Jos. James Bryan; 8.W., Bro. L. W. L. Oliver; J.W., Bro. Henry Sykes; obaplain, Bro. T. Wright; treasurer, Wor. Bro. G. J. R. Sayer; S.D., Bro. W. H. Parcell, D.C., Bro, Goo. A. Diss; IG., Bro. G. Palton; secretary, Bro. E. Ralphs; J.D., Bro. A. H. Skelton; organist. Bro. G. Grimble; tyler, Pro. I. Vanstone; stewards, Bros. J. Parkes and J. . Lowe.

BRAVERY RECOGNISED.

In our issue of the 23rd inst. we published the following paragraph - On Sunday a sampan was capsized in Yanmati Bay by a cargo-boat running into it. The occupants, a women and two children, were thrown into the

REUTER'S SERVICE.

FIRES.

Firo broke out at about half-past two o'clock on Saturday morning in a boxmankor's shop at 918, Queen's Road West, and the whole thres stories of the house were completely gatted, The damage is not stated.

On Saturday night at five minutes to elevou o'clock the alarm was given that fire had broken out at 2, Queen Victoria Street, opposite the Central Market. The Fire Brigade woro speedily in attendance, but wors for about ten minutes after their actival on the scope, unable to commence operation owing to the water supply in the mains being cut off-the result of the intermittent system. The fire had originated in the ground floor of the bourg

a compradore's shop. Its subjection would in all probability bave been a matter of ouly a few was the Brigade had to stand by and see the ses spreading while they waited for the A great volums of famo nad

minutes if water had been available, but as it

hases to Bill.

smoke was beloking ont of the ground flat One by one the three upper stories scame involved before water was available. At length the Brigade were enabled to play upon the burning building and soon the, conflagration was being pretty well held in chock. 8 effee- LONDON, 25th December.tive was the firomen's work that the firs was prevented from sprending beyond the tenement BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

in which it had begun, this structure, however, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, speaking was completely gaited, and the roof feli in -So at Stirling, said that he had nothing but con- for the damage has not been resurser. The demnation for those who by their stupid and compradora who occupied the ground floor was valgar abuse bad fomented discord between away in Canton when the fire occurred. His Great Britain and Germany. His complaint property is insured with the Fung On Insurancó Co. The dwellings above this shop are entirely was in respect of the nature and extent of the destroyed. Captain Lyons, Deputy Captain obligations into which wo had entered with Superintendent, was in command of the Brigade. Germany, and he thought, that if orer there An accident unfortunately happened to Fireman was a case for arbitration it was this one, It Rutledge, who fell from a height and sustained

·was no part of our national duty to collect injuries which necessitated bis removal to the

hospital.

On the 22nd Deceraber, at Shanghai, EvovAnDperience of free institutions behave under steber at 12.43 p.m. and arrived at San of the ebildren was far spent, and had tɔ ha falling dividends for bond-holders in Berlin.

The Daily Press.

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an autocracy? The real evil of Russia is her irresponsible bureaucracy: would you desire to see that increased and strength. ened? Yet that would be the inevitable result of introducing institutions which need the education of centuries. Look at France, whose farcical" constitution is debasing and degrading hor; would not Russia be in worse state?. The real evil is

far deeper. Prince MESTCHERSKY RES the only possible escape for Russia in an autocracy; but is nu antocracy on the old

The British Municipal Councils of Tientsiq have issued the following order "It having been decided that the use of Inden trolleys in the public roads is detrimental to the s'fety and convenience of the public, and entails ondas wear and tear on the roads by reas of the concentration of weight, notice is hereby given that excepting on the Band, laden trolleys will not be allowed in the roads after March Let 1903." Some anch ordor would be appreciated

water, and ran a narrow seaps for their lives. A Yaumati ferry-launch was passing at the time, and seeing the danger, two Chinawoo jumped into the water and held up the drown- ing trio until they were safely picked up. One

sont to hospital." A Parses gentleman written us from Canton enclosing a $1 bill which he asks should be given to the two China men who rescued the sampan people, and we shall be glad if the police, who supplied us with the information, could trace them for us, when the money will be handed over.

PROPOSED NEW DOCK AT MOJL.

The Noganali Press states on the authority of 2 vernacular paper that the proposal in favour of establishing a dockyard company at Moi, with a capital of 500,00) yn subcribed

s

SOMALILAND.

Shortly after noon yesterday, the Fire Brigade turned out, for the third time in 48 Italy having accorded the necessary facilities, hours, in response to an alarm of fire at Queen's seven handred troops bave left Berbera for Road East, Wanokai. Their services were not Obbia, where they are due to arrive on the needed, as the outbreak was confined to a

Conut Layatelli, representing

chimney. 27th instant. Italy, accompanies the force.

THE VENEZUELAN DIFFICULTY. Formal British and German proposals to President Roosevelt, asking bim to arbitrate on the Vonzdelan dificulty, have reached Wash- ington to-day.

LATER.

HONGKONG, 29th December, 1902.

NOTWITHSTARDING the very cautious and statesinaulike speech delivered by Mr. Banrova at the Lord Mayor's banquet last month, it is clear to any one who can readlines that icse built up the Russian Empire in Hongkong, whore the stroot dangers from between the lines that the condition in any mere possible? We trow a dheary hand-carts are notorions.

jointly by both Jupanoss and foreigners, is now Europe is is by no metus satisfactory, and herein lies the danger that is driving

being realised under the leadership of Mr

Au Italian Nets has reached Washingtous that unless smething very unexpected Russia headlong to perdition, and threaten- A Shanghai native paper's Peking correspon

Yasutavo Shindo. The result of the promet-r's couched in the most cordial terms towards the happens the continent is rapidly drifting ing to like Europe with her. Circumstances dent writes that General's u's policy in conferenco held on the 26th of last month was United States. It says that Italy will be glad into a war which, as far as can be foreseen, are uncanny at the moment; the Emperor quelling the Kwangsi rebellion has been that they decided to construct a dry look having to see President Koosaveit arbitrate in the mit will not be of less importance nor fuught NICOLAS II is not certainly fitted for an Lately he has again asked permission of the depth of 23 ft., and a patent slip for the accom pardoning those incurgents who surrendered, a length of 400. ft., a breadth of 75 ft, and s

ter of the dispu'es with Venezrelu, and that if with fewer territorial and constitutional | autocrat; he has no son, and is now

Grand Council to pardon a prominuat rebel undation of coasting steamers. The promoters not disposed to do so she has no objection to a changes than the struggle that followed the hardly likely to have one. The next heir leader, Hsin Ching-sen and others. The Grand are now arranging to form a joint stock com- roference of the qu stions to the Hagno tribuun). great upheaval of the nations after the is of feeble constitution, and at best dis Council replied that the General's policy colápasy to expedite the realisation of their soleme, INDIAN MINERS FOR SOUTï“: great French Revolution. We have lately plays none of those amarks of a strong anan be used as a temporary remady only, but could The payor aids that the promotors desire to

AFRICA. at some length spoken of one of the causes that would enable him to grasp the needs never be pursued as a permanent ous. Again complete the work of construction in 18 months making for war in the mischievous move-of the country, and insist on their being the robel lender Hain and others are of a most from its commeucomont, ment of Pan-Germanism. The inevitable brought into action. The third beir is result of any attempt on the part of the unpopular with people and bureacracy, and test them to their fall before accepting their North Germans to possess themselves of any attempt to disturb the latter except by surrender.". the German provinces of Austria will be a prince who possessed the confidence of

The hearing was resumed in the Kobe Chilo Saibanslio before Judge Sayenaga and two the claim of Russia, with the tacit adhesion the entire people would bring him to the In connection with the fracas which occurred Associate Judges, of the action brought by Mel of the Slavonic provinces, to seize the foriner end only too familiar to reforming Tears, at Kowloon sa Balurday, the 20th inst. between Robert Hughes against Sir Marens Samne portions of Poland which she condescend. Whatever happen, the bureaucracy feels samo soldiers of the 10th Bombay Light In- and other partners of the firm of Messrs ingly gave to Prussia and Austria, ne a sop that there is coming a struggle for existence, fantry on one side, and the polios and a few Samuel Samuel & Co. The olsin in this case to induce them to close their eyes while and every effort to divert the attention of civilians on the other, we learn that the military was for a share of the profits to the amount of she swallowed up the lion's share of that the nation by diplomatic or military victories thorities have takon measures for the punish. 15,500 yen aud 3,135 yen of the opium business ment of the offenders belonging to the regiment. in Formosa carried on by Messre. Samual ill-fated kingdom. But the position ofmily, we may rest assured, be attempted General regret must be felt anong Kowloon Samuel & Co. of Kobe and Yokohama. Mr. THE CROWN PRINCESS OF SAXONY

fickle vature and fall confi·lence should not be given to their proicises, so the General must

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THE FORMOSA OPIUM CON- TRACT CASE.

Several hundrel Indians have started work the Koffyfortoin mines, Orange River Colony, to-day. This is a first experiment.

LONDON, 26th December.

THE ZANZIBAR SLAVE TRADE.

MAÇÃO.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT,]

Maeno, 27th December. WADSHIPS' MOVEMENTS.

The Portugues, ganboat, Zaire took her fioul Leave of Macdo on Monday and sailed for Gos, leaving the Diu in her place. On the day before, the offers of the latter ship gate an "At Hou" on the tennis conct to the officers of the Illis, at which H.E. the On Monday also Governor was present.

MS. Robin arrived from the West Iliver to stay over Christmas. On Monday next she procsein to Cauton.

CHRISTMAS.

The weather during the holidays, it bracing, has not been such as to tompt many people to take steamer trips to Macio or elsewhere, and there were fower visitors than nonul here. Christmas Day passed off quietly enough, and there were not many decorations in meet the, eye, though the Robin was prettily decorated. within and without, and a very hearty Christ- mes was enjoyed on board. On Christmas Eve Mrs. Morehouse kindly and ably arranged a Father

A Blue-book on the slave trade a1 Zanzibar Christmas Tree, and imported a contains a despatch from Lord Lansdowne to Christmas, which gave great pleasure to the

ir C. N. E. Eliot, British Agent and Consul- many children who were invited. General at Zanzibar, approving of Consul Cave's action it reference to the labour question

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A NEW N.Y.K. STEAMER.

The now steel steamor Kushiro Muru, built The Crown Princess" of Saxony refuses lout the Kawasaki Dookyard Co, for the Nippon

Russia herself is one calling for grave Our statesmen probably have foreseen this, residents at the unfortunate occarronce, which Hirata appeared for the plaintiff, but the consideration, as there are there also serious but they exhibit no sign of comprehending after all arose from trifling beginnings; for few | defendants did not appear and were not repro return to hor father, fearing that he will "phes Ynsen Kuishia, was launched on Saturday, 13th movements which seem to be in pelling her it. Herein lies the danger. Unless we take regimente have done more to make themselves sonted in Court, and the case was proceeded her in an asylum, though she is quite mans. It ist. Her dimensions, etc., arestat almost unconsciously to herself, into a life some stronger steps than we bave hitherto popular than the 10th Bombay, and from with in default of the defendants. Mr. Hirata

batween porpoudfoulars, 220 ft., breadth or death contest. Somewhat foolishly, it done we are giving Russia the chance of Colonel Birdwood downwards the officers and sems to us in the face of recent develop-i selosting her own time and place for begin- men are justly proud of the high rank to wing stated the subject matter of the claim is alleged that the recoat injury which the (moulded), 29 ft.; depth. 22 ft. 9in.; draught,

and explained the petition, judgement was given

Crown Prince of Saxony zereived was not the 14ft 9in. dispingement, 1,800 tons; speed, 19 ments, our recent policy of yielding his ning the conflict,

the battalion has attained as as disciplinary force. for the full amount claimed,

result of a hunting sccident, but of a duel with | knots.