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any change in the status quo in the Yangteze territory, so that it is hard to see how he and his government could persuade themselves of the "logical" | necessity of new guarantees in place of, or in addition to, the previous guarantees; which "Intter were not the occupation of Shanghai by foreiga garrisons, but engage meats entered into between China and the interested Powers id between the latter themselves. When Lord' LANSDOWNE - On the 6th November stated that the British Government-could see no reason why the withdrawal of the troops from Shanghai should be made the occasion for a fresh affirmation of the accepted principles of the door "and of the sovereign rights of open China, he advanced on behalf of his country un irrefutable argument, which Count MEFTERNICH made no attempt to meet. Lord LANSDOWNE was, of course, debarred by Of the Finest Quality and Viutage diplomatie usage from mentioning directly

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the bad faith of the German government in deuling secretly with China in a matter which that government was bound to hold concerned all the Powers interested in the A Wipe for Connoisseurs Yangtze region; but that Count METTER- NICH was fully able to read between the lines of the despatches is evident from the toue of his note of the 7th November. His anxiety that Great Britain should recognise her misapprehension" in thinking the en- gagentents given to Germany -y China were directed against herself is patent. But bis line of defence is absurdly feeble, and the effect of the double-dealing has been to awakor the British Government to the existence of a plot to andarmine Britisla influence in central China. To call this successful diplomacy would be ridiculous. Coming after the exhibitions of German unfriendliness during the South Africa War, the whole affair can but be disastrous in its effects on the feelings between two nations which have every reason for working hand in hand, more particularly in the Far

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The last detachment of German troops was to leave Shanghai on the 3rd lust.

Mrs. Buck, widow of the late U.6. Minister to Japau, 1eturned to the States in the P.M. 8.8. Kored, taking the remains of her husband with her.

The following appointment has been måde at the Admiralty :-Chaplain Rav. F. Icdley, M.A., to the Tamar, for Hongkong Yard and Hospital, to dute Dec. 5.

In the Men's Singles in the Tokyo Lawn Tonnis Club Tournament, in which there were 25 contestants of all nationalities, the final round was won by Mr. Takagi, a Japanese.

It is reported that the health of M. Lessar, the Russian Minister at Peking, will probably Chinese capital. M. Lessar is in his 52nd year, not permit of his resuming his post at the

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alica Memorial and Netbersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals:-Market Charitable Fuml, $50

The London Gazette notifies that the King- has beau graciously pleased to appoint Pierra. Froderick Hanseer, B-q, to the His Majonty's Conent at Bratov: oul Herbert Goffe, Esq.,

to be His Majesty'e Consul at Teng-yueb.

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Dr. T. Musso and Mr. J. Stewart Black have be appointed Judges of the "Dika Court," Siam, the Gual Court of Appeal,

A petition in favour of a fired dollar has been signed by nearly the whole of the leading non. European firms in Pegang.

The death is reported of Commander Charles Frederick Bill, who as lieutenant was employed. in the boats of the Afagicienne in the destruction of Chiness piratical fleets ami harbours from August 26 to Septembar 4, 1858. He was in the attack on the Peito Forts in 1859, and was invalided home shortly afterwards with acute inflemmation of the spine due to sunstroko

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FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.

[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

LONDON, 2nd January, 4.10 p.m.

GERMANY AND THE YANGTSZE.

The Times correspondent at Peking, in a retrospect on political affairs in Chint,

question.

A telegram to ie N-C. Daily News dated trenchantly criticises Germany's diplomatic Tukyo, 30th December, says: It is officially duplicity with reference to the Yangtze

will probably meet early in May. The party announced that the general lections will take placa on the 1st of March next, and the Diet

politicians assert the possibility of reducing the budgetary expenditure by eighteen million yen, thereby providing ample funds for naval ex- pansion, without suspending the proposed Stats onterprises, or having recourse to the land tax.

The Singapore Cricket Club Lad an or

successful Christmas tour, losing to Penang by wickstead to Fork by 113 tous. Perak also

| beat the tourista at football by a penalty goal to

KOWLOON BRITISH SCHOOL.

CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT.

A very charming entertainment was given in.. the Kowloor British School on Saturday after- nbon last by a number of the scholars. Time works wonders in educational progress in the Colany, as in othor matters, for the thoughts of not a few of the privats present at the little play must have reverted to the period only a short time back when they struggled alone in vain to maintain by hnited mutual effort un institution which the education, moral and mental, of their children demanded. To the days of the peripatetic mat-shod academy”—which...-

characteristic of many and more ambitions present day edifices, succumbed to a typhoon when they strugged hard but unconvincingly

to prove to the government that the education of the Anglo-Saxon children in the Colony was one of its primary dutos. For of those were Shanghai, 4th January, 8 p.a. sanguine enough to dream of Saturday's enter- tainment, when the scholars themselves would bo "at home" to their parents, und entertain them in real traditional school-day form. Yet suck was happily the ease, and for the first time in its infantile existence the Kowloon British School was the scene of a most enjoyable enter

THE DALNY CUSTOMS. Sir Robert Hart has consented that Russia shall establish n Customs station at

Dalny, if the Tsingtao precedent is followed itainment which it is generally hoped will be but he absolutely opposes admitting the forerunner of many tecome. The Committes

of the old voluntary school in Kowloon (Mosers.

The now premises of the Hongkong andil. Meanwhile, on Christmas and Boxing Dave, Russin control. Russia insista, under the T. H. Reid und Eayer) was connected very

Shanghai Bank on the Kobe Bond were opened with much ceremony on the 22nd alt, Mr. J. C. Hall, H.B. 1. Consul, making, a speech which was responded to by the Manager, Mr. R. Homo

Cook

those of the S. C. C. who stayed at home recived a Negri Sembilan team and defeated them by an innings and 383 ruus, scoring 465 (Noon 117, Hannaford 91. Wishart 79) to B and 39, The Negri Sembilan men draw with The R:A, footballers-at-Singapore (L—1)_____

The London Gazette announces that the.

The Siborskaya 'Shian, published at Tomak, King has been pleased to approve of the saya that the Russian Minister of Finance dur appointment of Charles Wedderbara Dicking his recent visit was disagreeably surprised son, Fiq., to be an anofficial member of the at the extremely slow progress that has been Executive and Legislative Councils of the made with the work of railway construction Colony of Hongkong.

An Army Order announces that the King Las been praciously pleased to approve of the Royal Welel Fusiliers being permitted to bear the distinction Peking, 100, upon the regi- motal entoncs, in" recognition of services ren- dered in North China.

The Admiralty bave ordered pnother test ran

of the entire Minerve and yacinth from Poriasiouth to Gibraltár and back, with a view to gaining further information as to the relative merits of the Be leville and cylindrical boilers. Beth cruisers are to be fitted with new propoliar The Hyacinth, which has Belleville boilers, WAR ball at Glasgow.

In the House of Commons on the 2nd ult. Mr. Yerburgh asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Govern- ment had any information to the effecf that Russla was constructing a branch line from the main Siberian railway in the direction of Peking Viscount Cranborne replied: No, Bir. His Majesty's Government have received no anch information.

generally in Manchuris. The section of line between Tushichao and Dalny "was the only section that made anything like a favourable impression upon M. Witte. With the defective railway stations, expecially in the case of the arrangements and accommodation of the varions farger stations, M. Witte was greatly dissatisfied.

On the 16th ult. Mr. John Barrett addressed of Commores on India's representation at the In representative masting of the Benzal Chamber St. Louis Exposition. He referred specially to the splendid opportunity offered to Indiou tes.. Ceylon, he said, would leave no stone untarned to have her display unique and impressive; and Japan and China were prepacing to eater.info the competition with the intention of regaining lost grunn, The Finance Minister of India dressing the resting, referring sympatheti Bally to Mr. Barrett's mission. Mr. Barrett then answered questions, regarding the amount that would be desirable as India's contribution, whether there should be a separate pavilion for Indis, etc.

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Under the auspices of the London Chamber of Commerce a paper was read by Mr. Charles Bright, on the 4th alt., at a special meeting of the Chamber, hold at the Cannon Street Hotel,

London, on Imperial. Telegraph Communica-

tions and the All-British Pacific Cable"-In- the course of his remarks Mr. Bright said that

Chinese Eastern Railway agreement. It is now fea ed that the matter becomes serious, as forming a pretext for other Powers

following Russia's precedent,

GENERAL NEWS,

[FROM QUE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]

LONDON, 26th January, 4.10 p.m.

THE NEW PACIFIC CABLE. The first messages by the American Pacific cable were exchanged betweyu Honolulu and San Francisco yesterday.

REUTER'S SERVICE. ·

LONDON, 1st January.

BOER TROOPS FOR SOMALILAND.

One hundred Boars, forming a mounted Company of Bitte Corps, will sail for Somaliland from Capatown next week.

DURBAR HONOURS.

Lady Curzon for public services to India has received the Kaiser-i-hind Gold Medal

MR. CHAMBERLAIN IN SOUTH

AFRICA

Mr. Chamberlain has left Pietermaritzburg. THE REVENUE OF GREAT BRITAIN. The revenue for last quarter shows an in- crease of £181,023,

THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA.

The United States has decided to accept the

All letters for puslication should be written on trade is very keen, and that vigilance alone for the dissolution of his marriage with Ludy owing to the great length of one of the sections, second instalment of the Chinese indemnity on

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A junk took five eff Kellott Island yesterday, and afterwards sank. Thy crew were saved,

H.E. Chentung Linng Cheng, late Chiness Minister to Washington, is at present staying at the Hongkong Hotel.

Mr. F. D. Baretto has been recognised as

According to a telegram to Caylon, both potions have been dismissed in the Hartopp suits, about which there has been-so- much— in the reecat mail papers. The petition of Sir Charles Edward Cradock Hartopp was

Florence Eleauor Cradock Hartopp (zie Wilson), on the ground of her alleged misco dat with Earl Cowley and the respondent also olinad divorce, countercharging ber husband with miseondn t with Mes. Saud, and also that he had hoon guilty of cruelty.

The trauslation of a letter sent by the Prima Minister of Ugawla to the King and Regents of that country describing his raception by

Vica Coasul for Mexico in Hougkeug, in King Edward has been made public. The succession to the late Mr. A. J. Do Romario. Baxoy writs: What I saw in that house was all of gold, every pillar was covered with gold, and the cling too. The King was mast

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The Janet Waldorf Company sailed on

the Pacific cable was bound to be a slow-working line; and to meet traffic congestion and the chances of breakdown the bne would require to be duplicated, and this, he said, might well be effected by a link with the American Pacific cable in course of construction, thereby increas ing the scope for traffo, especially if the lutter were furnished with a branch to Japan.

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The Tokyo correspondent of the N.-C. Daily News telegraphed on the 26th ult-The Cabinet having sought a meeting with the party leaders proposed to lower the rate of the land fax and compensate for the consequent deficiency in funda by economy in the administration - and,

It is impossible after reading the correspon. Saturday afternoon for Shanghai, where they kind to great me as he dil, as if I wore a great by reducing the contemplated State enterprises,

donce contained in the new Parliamentary paper on China, which we publish on another page to-dry, not to agree with Dr. Mokki- son's charge of diplomātie duplicity against Germany.in connection with the Yungisze question. As the passages which are quoted from the Parliamentary paper folly, explain the progress of the negotiations which delayed the evacuation of Shanghai, it is unnecessary to describe it here; more over, all the essential facts have already bren made known by telegrams from London. The newly issited paper only fills. in details of the plot with which we were acquainted before. The net result of the „intrigues between the German and Chine

governments as Teen that the evacuation of Shanghai has been delayed about two months, and that China has given to Germany a guarantee by which | Great Britain is not bound while the other Powers except China, on Count METTIRNICH's own admission in his despatch of the 7th November last, are expally nafeltered. The German Minister, in the defence which he put forward on that date of Germany's conduct, stated that, as his Government merely took part in the occupation of

anticipate opening with A Royal Biruzes on Friday next.

man like oue of friends. To appearanco lent the party leaders refused, and the raptare

at Bensalire is taller. And ait on him in his house pat hair and look like old men, hen you think they are old

is like Sunsal the seven Is, Palien Sergeants A. C. Langley and W. whito dyo on ↑ Cameror have been appointed Inspectors of ¦ and when yo Nuisances at Aberdeen aul Stanley respectively, men. They ako ngre coats of gold." with effect from the 20th alt.

It is notified in the Gazette, that H.E. tho

Governor has appointed Colonel W. E. Web, M.D., R.A.M.C., Principal Medical Officer of the Troops; to be a member of the Sanitary Board in place of Cofquel Hughes, RAMC., resigned.

A gang of robbers armed with kuives, who entered a houses at 312, Queen's Road on Friday night were disturbed by the timely arrival of come neighbours of the frightened inmates, and took to their heels, leaving their kaires as souvenirs of the occasion.

It is notifed in the Gazelle that clieques stamped with an impressed stamp of the value of two couts before the 16th day of December, 1942, may continue to be used without surcharge after the coming into operation of the Stamp (Amendment) Ordinanco, 1902.

HM.SS. Glory, Goliath, Adarity. Talbot and Humber left yesterday for Hungay. Ad miral Bridge and Admiral Grenfell will proceed from Hougay to the Hanoi Exposition, and the

ships will then proceed to Singapore, the g. skip visiting Bernas and Manila on its way back to Hongkong-

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a silver basis.

THE DURBAR

The King was proclaimed at the Delhi Darbar

midat n stupendous scene of magnificence and pomp. Fifteen thousand were present and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed. ·

MR. CHAMBERLAIN IN SOUTH AFRICA.

materially with the intertainment, for it closed its funds and its useful and spirited existence by contributing its caslı balance to the purobase of a Luge Christmas tree and loaded it with many gift precious to the youngsters, bearts and appetites. At four o'clock the scholars, uambering sixty. sal down to ton and cake” and ovideuced their appreciation of their master's warning, given some days in advance, on the wisdom of mature preparation.

After tea, and having done justice to the apputising effect of the Kowloon air, preparation was made for the play. A stage had been rigged up in the large room, with gas footlights, drop-scune, wings, and everything complete. Then followed the charming littl and sang their well-known nureory songs. The Fiere, in which the children appeared in cestamo

spectaels was very pretty, and the antics of the policeman, clown and pantaloop caused much merriment amongst the scholars in the undicace. The bill of the play" was as follows:--

GBAND CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME. "BABY'S DREAM."

Scon: L-Baby's Bedrooms on Christmas Eve. Sevno II.-Tie hristmas Tree..

CHARACTERS:

Father Christmas, Santa Claus... The Fairy Queen Mat Holly Loy........ Mistletoe

Jack Frost....

Dick Whittington Cat

Boy Bie.... .... Bo Peep

Tom Tucker...

Jack HorneY

Old Mother Hubbar Dog.....

Clowa

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Alr. Enesell

Miss Stewart.

Alise Ethel Parker

Kerr

aiza Janie Jack, Miss Lily Logan. Master Janica Jack, Master Willia Muator Bertie Sayer. Master James Methalian. Miss Winale Ward. Naster Tom L

Logut.

........ Master Aloe Kinross,

Alise Lily Neaves.

Easter Willie Jack.

Pantatomis................... Master Angus Stewart,

Policencia in

Master Willie Lambert.

ORCHESTRA..

Fizuist...... Violin.....................

Miss Annie Grey, Mr. Sibbit.

At the close Mrs. James, the head wis: resa, distributed the articles on the Christmas tree, and arery scholar received a present. Mr. Teving the Inspector of Seloofs-who is idoutifying himself ao enthusiastically und thoroughly with the school work in the colony

then proposed a hearty rote of thanks to Mr. Jack, who was responsible for the play and the work connected, with it, Mr. and Mrs. James, who had done so much for its success, and the. ladies, gentlemen and children who had given the performance, and to the Lntsmittes wha Mr. Chamberlain and party are visiting the had sout the Christmas tree. Mr. Irving battlefields where it is possible to drive. Heng-pointed out that the school, which had not ware was visited on foot and the party-returned et ben open twelve months, had on its roll sixty scholars, and was thoroughly proving to Colenso, whence they proceeded to Ladysmith, its existe 200, For the convenience of those children who came across the harbour they were LONDON, 2nd January.

MK. CHAMBERLAIN. Mr. Chamberlain at Ladysmith referred to the tragic yat glorious memory of the siege." He hoped that jezce would be permanent and fasting, and that the former enemy would be ready to greap the hand extended to them.

is therefore now completo." The same. respondent wired on the 28th December: The House of Representatives was dissolved to-day in consequence of the Opposition refusing toentertain suy proposals for compromise. In The Tone of Russis granted an audience at the Premier's speech before the dissolution, be Livadia ou the 25th November to a depotation declared that the Cabfast's policy was guided of Buddhist Burials from Eastern Siberia, who cutirely by convictional expediency which it THE PRESS ON THE DURBAR. are Russian subjects. They prayed the Trumpossible to sacritice He said that the Minis.

The newspapere dwell on the profound and to permit them to cautions their nomadic life try had spared no effort to consult the wishes of

the House, at unfortunately the latter was wide-reaching significaue of the Durbar and as heretofore, and not to bind them down to

implacable. The order of dissolution evoked say that Lord Curzon is to be most heartily mach chearing and cries of Harrah for the congratulated on the success of such a colossal People's Party " "

project.

fixed domiciles. The Tsar expressed his pleasure at the trast reposed fo him by the Eurists, but they mast submit to the laws and abandon their nomadic life for the future. They must seek stiked habitations for them- selves, and with entire confidence conform to the s relating thereto, for it was incompatible with the increasing culture and economic in terests of the remaining population of Siboria. that nomad tribes should be further tolerated.

CANTON.

[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.].

LONDON. 2nd January.

THE U.S. PACIFIC CABLE.

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trying to organise ti arrangements at the school, which he thought would be welcomed by the parents. They were doing all they could to make the institution s success, and he was sure it was being appreciated. (Hear, hear.) Mr. A. Cunningham seconded, and the vote was heartily accorded, the proceedings terminated with the National Autliem.

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,”

HOUSE COLLAPSES.

Hongkong, 31st December. SIR--Being one of those aufortunats beings who have to fire in honses balt-in this Colony, I have perused with some interest the long letter addre-sed to son by a juror in the lala

The San Francisco-Honolula action of the manslaughter case. Not having been present American Pacific Cable is completed.

in court when the case was heard, it would be absurd for me to controvert the facts stated by THE SOMALILAND EXPEDITION.

your enre-spondent; but I think it only fair to Capt. Cobbeld accompanies Capt. Rachler those who have to employ contractors to point and will proceed first to forbers and then went out what I'd om to be a fallacy in the argu Ras Mokoue at Harrar, from where it is pro-ment added. Mr. Gibson. He appears to

MOROCCO,

suggest that beenaso, in his opinion, the house that collapsed received “scant trontraent at the tinuda of so-called, oversper4”: (presumably, hə means the Inspector of Buildings) the law relieves the contractor of the liability laid mpou bin of complying with the Building Ordinance,

Canton, 31st December, 1902. A CURIOUS FIGHT, During the last few nights, the sound of distant tiring has been board in the city, Is the King's Beach Division, on the 3rd emanating from a district some six or seven miles ult. Mr. Justice Wright, sitting as Bankruptcy away, whore two villages have quarrelled over Fudge, had the case of Lord Francis Hope an intermediate water-supply. They empley posed the Abyssinians will maroh. before him on a motion to expungu the proof of both rifles and cannon, but reports say that i Mrs. Strong who visited Hongkong last year, for lives are lost, which is the less surprising and who was formerly Lady Francis Hope and because the embatants sleep, smoke or till The leader of the Morocco rebels declares before that Miss May Yohế), for £9,100. Mrs. their fields in day time, and only fight during that he is fighting to enthrone Naley Mahon Strong put in a proof against the estate of the night. There is not, as was first supposed, med, the Sultan's elder brother, who was prevailed in the interior of China two years

Hope du the ground of want of consideration overgroen rebellion further up the river. age might have brought about a change. iu

for the promissory note upon which the proof

provisions has compelled the rebels to raise the duty is to see that it has been complied with P Suraly somebody's." I ask: Was not that some- the status quo in the Yangtze territory, it

was founded. Counsel against the motion The Kwang Chau Prefect is attempting to siege of Morocco (? Fez).

body the contractor in the case. to which ho rofors? appeared only logical to require gurintees

applied for an adjournment on the ground that form a cohome for organising the local police from China as a preliminary to the evacua A coolio has been admitted to the Trag Wa the solicitor instracting had received a cable on the same system as that employed in Hong- tion of Shanghai, which guarantees, on the Hospital safaring from concussion of the brain, message from America at the respondent wis kong, but at present financial difficulties stand re-establishment of ponce, would take the caused by a fall down a thirty-foot fight of ou her way to New 1 rk, and to obtain the in the way.

steps, whilst engaged in building work in nocessary information would require a month. place of the actual guarantees given by Bridges Street, on Friday. A native boy who Counsel for Lord F. Hope, on the other hand, There is a much-believed rumour in Canton the occupation of Shanghai. But Count fell out of a firet-foor window at Youmati on the objected to any adjournment. In the result that an edict will shortly be issued sommanding METTERNICH, it is to be observed, did not | same night, and who sustained severe injuries the case was adjourned to the first day of next all the people to adopt forsiga dress upon the say that the crisis had brought about was sent to the Government Civil Hospital sittings with liberty to apply.

first day of the Chinese New Year.

Shanghai because the serious crisis which Hanber will take parties up to Haiphong. The £9,100, which was disputed by Lord. Francis any connection hatween this firing and the imprisoned at the Sultan's accession. Lack of and he asks "If the law has been made, whose

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ON THE HONGKONG MODEL.

A NATIVE RUMOUR.

Supposing the Inspector of Building set to LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. have discovered that the contractor had failed. to comply with this Building Ordinace, Marely The Imperial Germinu mail steamer Honig this does not, either in law or in commense use, Albert left Shanghai on the 3rd inst, at 2 p.m., relieve the contractor of his liability. Wors this rule to be followed, the failure of the polico and may be expected here to-morrow, at 6 a..

The H. A. I. steamer C. Ferd. Imeitz, to detect the author of a crime might be said from Hamburg, left, Singapore for this port to be a justification of the criminal. Yours, on the 2nd inst., .m., and may be expected here | etc.,

on the 8th inst.

OLD RESIDENT.