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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, JANUARY: 0TH, 1903

munication had taken place between His line, Majesty'n Government and say of the foreign Powers having treation with Chins with reference to this tasty signed by Sir James Meekry, on behalf of Great Britain, at Shang. hai, on September 5 last; and if so, would Newe has been received of the death from he state with what reguit Lord Cranborne

Beside the one fatal Chinese plagus case, the only case of communicable disease reported in the Colony last week was one of enterio fever (Chinose), fetol.

CLIFFORD, CM.G., whose knowledge - of 3 The members of the German Club were "a In the House of Commons on the 15th Mr. Roosegnardo Bissshop, who is now in i what he is writing about none can dispute. [home" in their new buildings between 4 and alt Mr. Masdenn naked the Under Secret-Holland, has bean appointed biaf agent at The census of the Malay States as taken 7 pm: yesterday to all members of the Hour-ary for Foreign Affairs whether any com- Hongkong of the Java-Japan steam ravigation last în 1901, when the total number of ng Cla inbabitants was found to be 678,595. Of these the Chinese amounted to 299,739 roughly 148,500 in Perak, 108,500 m Selangor, and 41,500 in the Negri Sembilan Now, this," says Mr. CLIFFORD, “is a fuct with which those why small poz, on the 10th inst, of Messrs. Butter-replied: No communications bave yet passed know the conditions of the Peninsula, nudfeld and Swire's agent at Nanking, Mr. H. E. between His Majesty's Government and foreign "those who above everything are anxious "for the welfare of the Malays, need find "no cause for quarrel" He continues: "In any country inhabited by a race which

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The visitons to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending 18th January former, and 58 non-Chiness and 2,926 Chiasse

Governments concerned on this subject. Under Article 11 of the final Protocol of Peking of September 7, 1901, the Chinese Government have undertaken to negotiste amended Tronties

foreign Powers, and the consent of those Powers to the provisions of the British treaty would naturally form part of such negotiations.

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 17th January.

France has decided to send a naval foros to the opening ceremony of the Jibutil-Harrue railway, which King Menelek is expected to

The Bangkok Races began on tho Oth instant, On the 2nd the Beyal garden party at the THE JIBUTIL-HARRAR RAILWAY. Saraurem Gardens, in honour of the birthdays of the Queen and Crown Prince, was held,

H.M.89. Glory, Talbot, Cressy, and Alacrity were dus at Singapore on the 11th inst. The Glory was expected to stay at Singapore for a while, as the Argonaut was to go down to Batavia,

"is unable or unwilling to perform the work were 280 non-Chinese nad 87 Chinese to the of Commerco and Navigation with the various is responsible for the rumear that the Silensing

"necessary to the well-being of the com. munity, the Chinese immigrant must be * welcomed with open arms, and it is not "too much to say that but for him the "success which has attended the work of British administration in the Peninsula "could never have been achieved. He lina

to the latter institution.

The protest of the Japanese Minister to Seoal against the reinstatement of Ye Yong-rik as Director of the Board of Imperial Estates na beon withdraws, the Corean Government hang given explanations.

In a football match in the escond round of the Shanghai Challange Cup between the Municipal Police and the Y.M.C., the former scored 1-0 in the first half. Early in the second half. the Police left back struck one of his opponents in the face and was ordered off the Beld. Nevertheless the Police won by 2-1.

mines.

The shareholders of the Peking Syndicate inst month received an intimation to the effect that while progress cair he end, in fact, is being reported, there is nothing to tell so proucanced as to make a meeting imperative at the moment. It is shown that the work of creating a railway from the Chingwa coal fields to Tackon on the Wei River in steadily advansing, under favourable conditions, the latest being the fact that the Company benefits, in its labour department, by the heavy fall in silver. The sinking of a shaft on the Chingwa coal fields is also well in hand, and the colliery machinery in on its way to the mine. There scheme is in thorough operation it will sensibly can be little doubt that when the Syndicate's

rollove the ecocemic strein upon the Chicaman and conceivably play an important part in industrial development on the grəst plain of China, writes a lowo contemporary. We shall not be surprised if, eighteen months hence or thereabouts, the Foking Syndicate is once more found cutting a considerable figure in the City.

CELEBRATED been from the beginning the muscle and "sinew of the community, and also, in no For "samall degree, its brains as well. "every one commercial enterprise which "owes its success to the initiative of the "European in the Peninsula thero are "hundreds which have been organised, "financed, and managed entirety by China-

Viceroy Chang Chib-lung, recording to a men, and the Fedorated Malay States owe "an incalculable debt to the courage, persis the Government that be has directed the Gover Poking telegram of the 2nd lust, bas advised A blend of the finest WHISKLES distency and ability of their Chinese citizens."

nor of Fuhkien to make investigation as to the Gilled in SCOTLAND of great age, very fine Praise of the Chinese immigrant could amount of capital of the Japanese and German hardly go further, and those who oppose syndicates, which are seeking to obtain conces the admission of the Chinese to the Philip-sions for the coustraction of a milway between pines would do well to listen to the words Wachang and Foliow. He has also told the of one so experienced us Mr. CLIFFORD. Governor to ascertain what bearing the railway Countries where the natives are willing and is likely to have on the opening of curious able to perform the work necessary to

Before Sir Lionel Cox, Chief Justice, at the well-being of the community, it will be

The motor car to which we referred to yes, Singapore on the 8th inst., Alfredo de Lacobi, The following are also recommended, and noted, are not referred to by him, and terday's issue is it seems to be followed by others, was brought up for sentence on the charge of therefore the cases of Australíu, British so that we inay soon expect to have themi as a forging a "bbequo for $9,350 the Hongkong are unsurpassed in quality:-

Columbia, the United States, and the Raud regular part of the street trade in Hongkong. Bank, in the name of Messrs. Pertile & Co. are affected by the argument. It must not Mr. Ard Levy of Lavy Hermanos, the agents The Chief Justice said: "Alfredo de Lucchi, you be imagined, however, that Mr. CLIFFORD for the makes, writes to say also that what have pleaded guilty to the crime of forgery. regards the presence of the. Chinese in was refurred to as a breakdown opposite Bong-That is a very great offence for which the law Malaya under present conditions with un-kong Hotel was not such, but that the vehicle provides the penalty of penil servitude for life. suixed complacency. Like practically all was waiting there previous to the owner and It will therefore be in my power to send you

himself going for a ras. The Chinese gentlemon prison for the rest of your life. I have how who bave previously admired the excellent

who owns it certainly has not taken long to pver considered what was urged on your behalf qualities of the Chinese immigrant into become adept in the driving of the car. by your counsel and also what you yourself said, foreign lands, he deplores the wholly dis-

and whilst I cannot admit that all you said proportionate preponderance of males sinong The Jinuese jonal Yerades has a set-ads to extenuate your crime, I have found them and the very small number of children, tional story about a rumour which is said to be suficien: grounds for not indisting a severe the regular remittance of large sums of provalent in Hiroshima, Kure, and neighbour punishment upon you, and even to a largo money from the labourers earnings to ing districts of Japan, about a second looting extent to be merciful; and the sentence I am A. S. WATSON & CO. China, and the impermanence of the caudal which is to be brought to light shortly going to pass is the lightest under the cireum

It is said some of the military officers during the voine of four million yen, as a result of the war in North China secured gold bars to pillage, and that the treasure is now hidden somewhere near Kure. We, of course, do not know the true phase of the matter, says the Foroder, but the ramour has got such a strong hold that it is impossible to suppress it.

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Chinese population generally. There are ten males to one female and twenty-two adults to one child under fifteen years among the Chinese in the Mula States, Almost every Chinaman. there has parents or other aged people to whom he sends money annually, and he generally returns bowe when he has become successful. The Chinaman as a rule does not want to

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BIRTHS.

On the 8th January, at Pasir Panjang, Straite, the wife of H. LALLEMENT, of & daughter..

"natural increase, that it is kept up or

to

stances I can poss, and that is that you bo meat." An order was made for the handing imprisoned for 18 months, simply imprison. over of the property in connection with the case to the Hongkong and Shanghii Bank.

As already reported telegraphically, one result of M. de Witte's recent journey is the authoritative decision that Port Arthur will enceforth be wholly and entirely a fortification; the station of the main railway line is to be. removed to some distance away from its present position near the military works, and no ships of war will be admitted into the port for the future. The commercial port is to be Dalay,

the Government. According to the Visfot

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A Pahang corespondent of the Molay Mail Mines have been purchased by a London com pany and will shortly be reopened. A manager, engineor, and staff are now an thoir way oat

The China Times learus from an antkoritativo

source that argotiations for the purchase of the China Merchant Steam Navigation Co. by the Chinese Government have been broken off and the project abandoned. Powerful influences were brought to bear to prevent the sale, which would probably not have conduced to the good fortune of the company.

attend.

GERMANT AND RUSSIA. The German Crown Prince has arrived at St. Petersburg on a visit to the Tsar.

BUSSIA AND THE DARDANELLES.

Ona Russian torpado-boat passed the Dar- dimelles on Tuesday.

MILITARY APPOINTMENTS. Liont.-General Lord Grenfell has been

Ppointed to the command of the 4th Army Corps, Col. Beobell to command 1st Cavalry Brigade ut. Aldershot, and Col. Remington to the command of the 3rd Cavalry Brigado at the Carragh.

Sir Charlos Mansfield Clarke has been

MR. CHAMBERLAIN IN SOUTH.

AFRICA

The Pinang Gozelle writes:~Old residents | appointed Governor of Malta. of Penang will be sorry to hear of the death of Ber, John Walker, who was ColoulalTM Chaplain here from 1870 to 1884. After leaving the Straits he went to Cauad, but finding that the

and settled down as rector of Berwick, in climate did not suit him, returned to England

Sussex, where ke succumbed on the 4th December from cancer.

Mr. Chamberlain yesterday visited Joban-

tremendous reception. In a apucch from the nesburg Stock Exchange, where he met with a

Rostrum be said he was a child in fuansial

matters. He had heard that the report of his assassination bad depressed the markets in

The fall of the doilar has told adversely ou the Java sugar trade. Large quantities of that article used to be exported from there to Chins. certain Continental cities, which he thought Dealers at Soerabaya now hardly buy up any

angar, owing to the decline in dollar rates, bot- withstanding the fact that quotations for the article outside Java are firm and advancing, The losses from the steady fall in silver are as great that they prefer not to run risks in the China market.

The Manila Times gives particulars of a toper town to be founded shortly in the Philip- pines. All lopers there will be deported to Culion, an islet in the middle of the group south-west of the island of Minders. This site for the leper-town has already been marked out. Mucriages between the leper settlers will be for bidden. The lepers will be allow at home rule and will be given land for caltivation. The pors in the ishads are estimated to number

ton thousand,

A Seoul telegram of the 3rd January saya:-- With reference to the Raasian offer of a long to Cores, the Minister of the Imperial Household concluded between the Russian and Corean declares that no agreement has ever been

Courts.

The Russian Chargé d'Affaira has expressed himself in similar terms. It is however, believed that an agreement has in affect bean concluded. The Corean Court and the Foreign Minister at Seoul are watching the attitude of the Japanese Minister.

It may be remembered that a fraudulent American by name of Clifford was recently sen- tenced to a team of imprisonment at Kobe, We see from the Kobe papers that as Clifford was being conveyed throngh the town to the Ming-

were the last places where such news would cause any depression.

THE OVERDUE LINER. The St. Louis passed Nuntashet yesterday evening.

THE VISIT OF THE CROWN.

PRINCE OF SIAM,

H. R. H. the Crown Prince of Slim spent a

day's sight-seeing yesterday in Hongkong, accompanied by H. E. the Governor and party, Amony the places visitad were the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, the Tung Wal Hospital, the Queen's Col ege and the Decks. In the evening there was a dance at Government. House.

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FOOTBALL

In the first round of the Challenge Shield a

Valley between "B" Co. and " Co. of the match was played yesterday afferuor at Happy

Sherwood Foresters, and ended in furour of *B** Co. by one goal to nil. The game was played in a drizz'ing raio and there were fus spectators. Play was not of μ high older of quality, though both teams have reverel good. Combination individual men in their ranks.

was weak on both sides.

This afternoon on the Happy Valley the Hongkong Football Club "A" team will play H.MS. Bambler. Kick-off at 4.15. p.m. The following will play for the Club:--

Hanco, goal; Worcester and Bossstow, backs;

Recently, at Jelebu, says the Malay Mail, a gang of robbers held ap the house of a rich Chinese leper, an old resident of Jelebut. The police arrived on the scene just as the robbers were making off with pluuder to the value of over $10000, besides a considerable amount of jewelry, and shot down three of their number. tion is one which bas only an imperceptible The Negri Sembilan police subsequently made to which the main line of the Manchurian or togaga gaol, he succeeded in escaping from the Davies, Hanson, and Gibson, halves;- Lemarch. -

several arrests and traced the rest of the gang Chinese Eastern Railway will be diverted, the custody of the police. The local Chronicle Bod, Banzett, Sayer, Anderson, and Robertsen increases solely by excess of immigration over to Broge, on the Selangor boundary, along pressut main line running to Port Arthur writes:-If the man has escaped to any of the forwards.

which a close watch was kept by the Selangor serving merely as a branch line for the use of ships in the harbour, or is being concealed by emigration, and that should anything occur police, with the rosult that tires more of the to interfere with the supply of immigrants culprits were arrested by Inspector Legis at choye Obaareupe, Port Arthur, owing to ito Persons who may think he is hardly treated in | being sent to a Japanese prisso, it may be pointed much of the commercial enterprise of the different pinces between Semenyih and Ula practical isolation from the Chinese hinterland, out that Clifford is not deserving of a particle Peninsula would become paralysed. 60 Langat.

and to other canses, has already come to be of sympathy and richly deserves the sentence On the 3rd January, at Penang, Dr. James

regarded by the naval and military services as EMILE SHITH, Assistant Burgeon, to ALICE WASD," far," says Mr. CLIFFORD, "the stream of

umiserably monotopous place of exile. The passed upon him. Those who can give the second dughter of A. A. MCINTYLE.

"Chinese immigration has flowed with

great majority of the Russian business frm of this man, who stems to have worked bis way police any information loading to the recapture DEATH.

been removed, or are removing, to Daluy, the fature centre of Russo-Chinese trade. It is noteworthy that, whilst this change has been effected in the commercial status of Dalay,

On the 9th January, at the "Manse," Cavenagh Bund, Singapors, the wife of Bev. 6. S. WALKER, M.A., OF IL BOIL.

MARRIAGE.

Walkeshwar, Malabar Hill, Bombay, VALUBIDANA BALMOOKTINDARE, one of the partners in the firm

The second annual Hougkong Diocesa On the 19th January, at his residence, at "hardly an interruption, but as a set-off Choral Festival will take place this afternooù in fret established in Port Arthur have already through the East by fraud, will render a public

against it the counter-stream of China-8. John's Cathedral. The chorus, which "men returning to their homes must be consists of members of the choirs of the Cathe "borne in mind, and it must further be dral and S. Peter's Church, has been well "remembered that this canater-stream is trained under the abla direction of Mr. A. G.

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The following items are from the Foochow Echo of the 10th January:There have been two

CRICKET.

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20TH CO. A.0.C. v. LOYAL ENGINEERS.

day, resulted in a victory for the former by 37 This match played at Happy Valley on Satur-.

runs. Appended are the scores :-*

ATH CO., 4.0.C. Jillywhite.' Tillman, & Bowyer ... Butter, Jackson, b Bowyer. >kinnor, a and b dowyer.. Burgess, not eat........ Heron, bike30 - 40 de ca flook, run out winninum. McGibbon, b Bowyer Wolley, e Jackson, b Mildrama. Bromley, Jewbury, b Palmer Bradford, e and b Bowyer Laakbrook, o Palmer, b Bowyor

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Total

ROTAL. ENGINEERA. Mildram, e Burgess, Cook Tiliman, b Cook.................. Jackson, Bradford

Bowyer,b Cockosmeti Jowsbury, b Bradford ....... Barrett, ran out.... Palmer, run ont Graber, o Sinner, Cook Gould, not out). Shufflebotham, run out Blaber, b.Skinner...

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Total...

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The M.M. steamer Oceanien, with the next French mail, left Singapore yesterday, at 6 a.m., for this port via Saigon.

largely composed of those who have been Ward, who will conduct. Mr. G. Grimble Russian naçal and milliary strategists are fires this month. One took place on the 2nd HONGKONG UFFICE: 14, Dɛs Vœux ROAD "most successful in the Peninsula-the will be at the organ, and the soprano soloist beginning to discredit the importance and instant in a village of farm-kennes near the will be Mrs. Mudie. The pieces selected value previously attached to Port Arthur as a Kuliong Cresk, completely destroying it. LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREHT. E.C."men, in fact, who are most highly consist of Sullivan's beautiful hymn "O

Far Eastern naval base. One or two expert together with its stores of grain, straw and "endowed, and whom it is most to our Gladsome Light" from The Golden Legend; authorities go so far as to advise the Russian its agricultural implements; the other occurred HONGKONG, 20th January, 1983.

/ disadvantage to lose." In view of the the solo and oturas “Hear my Prayer," and Government to follow the evacuatory example on the 8th inst. in the long street lead The subject of Chinese immigration is at fact that the British Government is power the cantata Laude Sion (Mendelssohn). The | of the British at Weihsiwei.

ing from the bridge to the city, near the the present day one of much interest in less, from the circumstances of the case, to processional hyun will be Sullivan's "Onward,

halfway tes-house, and in spite of the best The Straits Times in its Netherlands India endeavours of the authorities to check the don many widely separated parts of the world. control the emigration of the Chinese Christian Soldiers," and as a recessional the The general tendency among governments settlers, and of the need of far more labour organiet will play "The War March of the note sure that the doubts of the titular Sultan flagration, nearly 100 houses were burnt down of Europein origin seems now to be in in the Malay States Mr. CLIFFORD conusels Priests" from Mendelssohn's Athalie. Admis- of Aoheen's death have been justified by news before it could be got under.---The two Foochow favour of checking such immigration entirely the looking to India for a far greater sion will be free, and the order of service con- that a letter from him has been received by the griffins sent down for the Amey Race Meeting. well taining the words of the cantata and choruses Governor of Acheon. In this letter the Sultan dixinguished themselves, Blancmange having course, it is or of reducing it within the most narrow limits possible. In a certain number of knows, has already been done, But will be provided. The offertory will be devoted has offered bis submission. The Governor of } won the Haekwan Cup, mile, and Calibre tha Acheen has gone to meet him. The Sultan is Chaasze Cap. 1 mile. The anal Monthly British colonies, however, the influx of great efforts have been made to induce to the shoir fund.

supposed to have been discouraged by ceaseless Cup competition of the Foochow Gun Club Indian labourers to immigrate into the Chinese is not only not restricted but is

At a Sarage Club dinner in London last parsnit and by the capture of his wives, includ- took place on Groen Island on Wednesday and Peninsula-without much success, though month, Sir Harry Johnston, replying to the the favourite with her son. The secret of her resulted in a very close finish. Mr. G. L. even very strongly cucouraged. In some

toast of "Our Guest” asid that one of his first hiding place was betrayed to a passing patrol. Greig beaded the score, and is now the bolder German and French possessions, toc, efforts the reasons of this are hard to explain. Mr. are being unde to induce the Chinese CLIFFORD holds that the Indian Govern African banquets was in a wild part of West Many so-called well-disposed Achines have of the Cup for the second time. labourer to settle temporarily at least. The ment is partly to blame. The difficulties in Africa. He was awory timid guest, because he rendored the Netherlands forces good service in arguments for and against the Chinese the way, he says, must indeed be of an had been hauled out of his omnes on the Upper this way. These very services have largely con-

H.K.P.F. SHOOTING MATCH. immigrant have been repeated perhaps ad insuperable character if they are sufficient Cross River, and his porters were imprisoned. teibuted to the ill-success of the Netherlanders nanicam, but it will generally-be-found to prevent a Government such us that of It wes a feast in honour of ancestors and he in Acheen. The friendlies and themselves in n

A meeting was hold yesterday at the Central

The Imperial German mail steamer Bluttgart, that, except in cases where he is discussing British India from even examining them was told that the dinner to some extent con- difficult position among their fellows, from the question from a vague general point of with a view to their evasion, more especially sisted of the auaestors themselves. He asked failure of the Government to protect themi Pulico Station to make arrangements for the view, based on other people's observations, when a pressure so strong as that supplied about the composition of one rather agreeably afterwards. The troops in the field are toe few unous rifle-shooting match between the carrying the German malls. with dates from to form an army of occupation. A detachment Inspectors of Pelies and the Sergeants. This Borlin of the 23rd nit, left Singapore on the 19th inst., at 10 s.m., and may be expected hero the personal interests of the writer or by frequent famines would seem to urge the Maa! It was made of tritarated relative which which had overcome a hostile band through the is one of the most enjoyable outings that fall to

on the 24th inst., am. speaker entirely colour his expressed advisability of immediate and energetic had been previously smoked over a fire of information given by friendlies has too aften to the lot of any action of the Force. It is mers

The C.P.. steamer Empress of China arrived opinion. Thus we get diametrically opposed action. It is not claimed that the Indian weeds, and had been mixed with palm oil, reu move away in search if the enemy elsewhere, of the nature of a picnic thage regalar shooting attitudes toward the Chinese immigrant in immigrant can supute with the Chinese; pepper, and salt. Having consumed this entre thereby leaving the friendlies to their fate. match. It takes place at Taiping Range on at Nagasaki at 9 a.m., on the 19th inst., and left British North Borneo, say, and on the but being an useful agricultural labourer mer he became a member of the tribe. His last The friendlies cannot protect themselves, from Chinese New Year's Day. There are ton men a-grain at 5 p.m. same day for Kobe, where she is

and comparatively free from that love of African banquet was in very different circums their having been disarmed by the Government side and the stipulation is that the losers pay the due to arrive at 9 p.m., to-day.

The N.Y.K. ateamor Kagoshina Mary (Bom- Pacific Coast. In few places, perhaps, has speculation which leads the Chinaman to stances. It was little more than a year ago along with the disaffected Achinese. Hence day's "damage," which cannot but bo consider- the advent of the Chinese workman. beou desert other employment for the chances of

It was an assembly of blaske, but the menu was they and themselves at the mercy of the evil. able when twenty stalwart member's lay them-bay Line) loft Singapors for this port on the attended with more successful results than the mines, he will, it is hoped, be induced to. in the Federated Malay States. This fact settle in the Malay Peninsula. The fact in French, and the feast was certainly cooked disposed. Among the Achinese generally, this selves out for a day's enjoyment. A committee 17th inst., p.m., and is expected here on the

under French influences, so that in this as in holds good chiefly in the distant coast states. consisting of Inspectors Baker and Robertson, 23rd inst. remains that at present he does not so settle;

The N.YK. stenmor Kasuga Mare (Austra- gives additional interest to the remarks on to any appreciable extent, and the China- other matters-Africa was fast losing its savagery, Mistrust has thereby been aroused both as to Sergeants Meswayed sud McHardy was the subject in a paper read recently before inan, the harder worker, comes and goes and would in time become as tame as much of the power of the Hollanders and as to their appointed to make the necessary arrangements lian Lane) left Manila for this port on the 18th

inst, am, oud is expected hore to-day. the Coloniel Institute by Mr. Huon away again.

good faith.

flavoured disk of red paste, and was told it was

this life seemed to him.

for the outing.

The P.M. steater City of Pcking, with mails, ko_left_Yokohama on the 18th inet, for usual ports of call and Hongkong.