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ture yet to talk of the prospects of reform in China, and that the real progress will not be tande by Imperial edicts in the first place. It is to the education of the people by trade and railways and by a modicum of Western learning that the alteration must be brought. The few patriotic Viceroys recognise this, and have honourably distinguished themselves by encouraging the introduction of foreign ideas, etc. That they have done so gives them a claim on the gratitude of those interested in the opening up of China, and it therefore behoves the Powers to recipro cate by honourable dealings with the Chinese. It cannot, unfortunately, be said that such conduct has been the general rule, and the honourable have to share the euspicion inspired by the rest. The history of the relations between China and the rest of the world has never been very creditable to either party. Yet if there is to he, un "awakening" of China, there must be upright dealings between her and her exploiters.

The English mail of the 20th alt, was delivered in London en the 17th inst.

Yesterday the British cruiser Pique arrived from Shanghai and the German gunboat Tiger from Bangkok, The Italian erniser Piemonte left for Shanghai.

The football match played at Hoppy Valley yesterday between the H.K.F.C. and the Royal Engineers ended in a draw, there being no goals scored on either side.

The Wing On 8.8. Co. announces that the Chu Kong (Captain Mason) will leave Hong- kong for Macao daily, Sunday included, at 7.30 a.m., returning from Macao at 2 p., daily,

Mr. R. F. Johnston, of the Colonial Secret- ary's Office, returned yesterday morning by the Chowtaï from an overland trip through Tonkin, Yunnan, the Shan States, and Biam.

The Hongkong Rifle Association will have a return match with the Royal Marines Saturday next, commencing at 2.15 p.m. The

Association team will be found in another column,

During the 34 boura ended at noon yesterday

two fatal (Chinese) cases of plagos were

reported. These are the second and third cases

which have occurred this year. One cume from

Wing Fung Street and the other from Taiping.

ban Street,

The Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Club will give performances of His Excellency the Governor on Friday and Saturday, 30th and 31st inst, and Monday, 2nd February, com mencing each evening at 9.15. The tierstofce will be open on Monday next at the Olty Ball.

Hon. F. H. May, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary and Chairman of the Governing Body of the Queen's College, will preside at the prize distribution at that institution to-day at noon. The Rev. Dr. Bateson Wright, the beadmaster. cordially invites all interested in education to be present.

A London telegram in the Sydney Daily Telegraph, dated 23rd alt, The Daily Telegraph states that the Chinese limperor Kwang Isu hus addressed an autograph letter to King Leopold of Belgiam, in which he grants the Belgians a large concession of territory near Kinochan."

The total issue of convertible notes by the

Book of Japan is now £12,000,000 yon, and the specie reserva is 109,006,000;

It is reported in a despatch from Shimonoseki that the British authorities have decided to establish a sub-consular office at Moji.

It is reported that Na Tung, who is to follow

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 19th January.

N.D.L. STEAMER ASHORE. The Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Lohn,

Finos Tai Cheng as representing Chinese at from Italy to New York with 500 passengers, the Oaks Exhibition, has been ordered to make investigations with regard to the Japanese adoption of a gold currency,

Mr. W. H. Wilkinson, H.B.M. Consul at

Ningpo, who ha hena eppointed Coasal- General for Yuonan and Kwelchon, was among the passengers who arrived on the Canton on Tuesday, on his way to Yunnan við Barna.

In the collision between the Minna and

Vinkow at Chefoo, the former sank in 20 minutes, all the crew and passengers being in that saved by the Vinkow, wit eptir of two Chinese who were too saz save their belongings. A valuable cargo of silk was lost.

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We have to acknowledge recsipt of the New Year Day number of the Koliumia Shimbun, published in Tokyo. It contains an article in English on "The Political Situation." The other contents are in the Japanese sharecters and appear to be of a most interesting stars. A enloured print is presented with the number

It is stated that a number of vagabond Chinese soldiers have for some time past been committing depredations and robberies in the extreme north of Corea. The Gorezoment has

to the fact that this is an undesirable state of affairs, and has ordered a force of three` hundred tiger-hunters-tu whom arms have

bein issned-to bunt these mon down!

It is reported from Kole that as the result of microscopic examination of the blood of Dr. Yokota, who was attending the plagas patiente at Tokyo and was taken ill the other day, his case has beau declared to be plague. It is said in Tokyo that the plagus becilli are supposed to have entered the doctor's system through his eyes, the mouth being carefully covered while he was attending patients.

the season for a quarter of a cantury, was Snow deeper than has been knownso early in

reported in Farther Kashmir at the beginning of Inst mouth. The assistant to the British Resident at Leh had a narrow escape on the Idak side of the Yojils Pass in November, where be spent five days tracersing 20 miles through snow in places ten feet deep, and was hearly snowed up.

A plausible fraud, of distinguished appear- ance, appears to have been discovered in Japau. Over six feet in height, and apparently between 35 and 40 years old, Count Leon of Betbenkir olen has been representing himself as a Consul General of Rassis for China, Japan, and Cores, and has what appear to be perfect papers with Russian official stamps, etc., and something that looks like a certificate of the Russian Government. He is described as got up fault leesly, with military buttons on his shoulders, astrakhun cap, fur-lined boots, sto, the whole attire suggesting a man of affluence. He represents that Russia and Japan recently con eluded a new treaty whereby the ships of either Power are to be at liberty to enter the ports of the other state whenever they please, and that consequently Russia is anxious to assure Con- sular Agents in the various ports of Japan. The Kobe Herald says:-Having obtained one's consent to act in the capacity indicated, various contraet forms, stamps, forms, books, passport, etc., ure produced--all of these things being necessary to a Russian Consular Agent. The articles mean money, and has is compelled to ask," for payment, but it is a small matter, as the first month's salary connected with the office will suffice to fally reimburse oue. The books wore to be sent at once from Tokyo. As the books did not put in an appearance a note of enquiry was sent to the Russian Legation and in the course of time a reply was received saying that no such person sa Count Leon of Rothenkirchen, Russian Consul-General for China, Jupaa and

Corea, was known.

is nabore eastward of Gibraltar. The U.S. cruiser Hartford and four tags have folled to refloat hér.

JOHANNESBURG. There is a strong feeling in Johannesburg in favour of expanding the war contribution on warships.

VENEZUELA.

The Germanoruiser Panther has attempted te force an entrance to the Gulf of Maracaibo and fired on the fortress of San Carlos. The furt replying forsed the Panther to retire.

OBITUARY.

SUPREME CURT

Wednesday, 21st January.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR WILLIAM M. GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE);

CHARGE OF ABSON,

Chui Chong was put in the box on a charge of having on 27th December set tire to a dwelling honse at 318, Queen's Road West,

He pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr. B. H. Sharp, K.C., instructed by Mr. J. S. Huratoo, solicitor.

The following jury was empanelled :-Messrs. H. Bcburenberg, T. Banks, Fung Ka Shan, Ahmet Ruwjbn, J. M, Noronha, A Nilsson and W. Goetz

The Attorney General, Hon, Sir Henry S. Berkeley, who appeared for the Crown (instructed by Mr. F. B. L. Basley, Crown Solicitor) stated in opening the case that the prisoner was charged with having been cou LONDON, 19th January. corned with others in setting fire to the house in question. The Crown would undertake to prove the charge on cironmatantial evidence, The death is announced of M. Blowitz, the that was to y, by adduging to the jury a set of facts connected with the prisoner from whick Paris correspondent of the Times.

the jury might reasonably draw at inferenco of his guilt. The facts the Crown had to rely upon were these: "He in company with another man, who was implicated in a second charge of arson, was occupying a room of the house 218, Queen's Road West on 27th December last Some bakers at. Carness have closed their They had been in occupation of that room for shops for want of flour,

THE LAHN.”

----It-is believed that the N.Da steamer Lahn

is in no danger. The passengers will be tran- shipped.

VENEZUELA,

THE TRANSVAAL- WAR CONTRIBUTION.

The papers agree that, though the mines might have furnished a large contribution without crippling the industry, it is most important, as regards the faters, that the contribution should be voluntate and furnished with a good will.

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.

In the account of the yacht mos held on Sunday the times for the 1st class were omitted.

They were:-

Veriton Divne... Alannah....

H. M. 8.

4 24 20 4 29 44

In the description of the 2nd class race it. should have been stated that the Chanticleer was sailed by Mr. C. S. Gabbay, not by Mr. Kaw.

The 5th Clab race will be resailed by the one-design and 2nd classes on Sunday noxt, starting at 130 and 140 a.m. respectively

course 28.

ADMISSION OF CHINESE LABOUR

TO PHILIPPINES. ⠀⠀

A New York telegram of 15th inst. to the Manila Cablenerts says Uut the National Board of Trado passed yesterday a resolution in which it endorses the application of the Philippine merchants for the admission of Chinese labourers to the islands. The board proposes certain restrictions whereby the United States shall be protected against the Chinese reaching the United States by way of the Philippines and also to assure the protection of American commercial interests against possible competition. The National Board of Trade is the most powerful body of its kind in the United States, and represents all the commercial interests of the country. Its recommendations may be expected to have a wide effect in CongresA.

A HINT TO THE MAGISTRATES.

In the course of the hearing of an arson case at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, the Chief that he saw from the Justice remarked depositions taken at the Magistracy that the evidence had not been taken so fully as it might have boot there in order to avoid delaying the case over till next Sessions. Ho did not see that there was any special reason why the case should not have been taken at the next Sessions,

POLICE COURT."

Wednesday, 21st January,

BEFORE ME. J. H. KEMP (AU TING

POLICK MAGISTRATE).

ATTEMPTED FELONY.

Lai Hing, a coolie, denied that on the 21st inst be entered the house of Dolores Ryder, a widow residing at 130, Wanchai Road, for the purpose of committing a felony.

The complainant said she saw the defondant

in her bedroom between six and seven o'clock in the morning, and called an Indian watchman, who took him into custody.

This statement having been corroborated by the watchman, the accused was sentenced to three weeks' hard labour.

THEFT ON BOARD SHIP.

En Yang Sang (17) und Bn Tan Kin (15), apprentice blacksmiths, were charged-on remand with stealing a silver watch and a gold-washed chain and a parse. containing $7,40, total value, 324, from three Japanese engineers un bord a steamer in the harbour. Mr. H. W. Looker appeared for the prosecntion and Mr. J. Hays for the defence.

The prisoners admitted their culpability, and the first was sentenced to six weeks hard labour and twelve birch strokes.

TRESPASUINO,

Lap Ling, a coolio out of employment, and with plenty of spare time on his hands, war- dered on board the Prinzess Irene as she lay at bar wharf at Kowloon yesterday morning. He was accosted by one of the offers, who pled him with a few pertinent, quastions, and as the answers to these were anything bat satisfactory Lap Ling was given in obarge for trespassing.

His Warship gure him fourteen days.

ROGUE AND VAGABOND,

Such was the distinctive title applied to Ting Sing, who was found skulking ou the stairway of an occupied house at 205, Queen's Road West early yesterday morning by P. C. Martin.

some short time previously. They rented their room-n first-floor room-from Chai Chang who occupied the basement or ground door, for the purpose of using it in their trade of box. making. He would direct the attention of the jury to the silarity of the family names of

roora” was rented.: Prisoner's name was Chui | fourteen days, the prisoner and the man from whom the Chong. The name of the man who rented them the room was Chai Chung. The name

Ting Sing was unable to prove that he was not a rogue and vagabond and that his designs ou good, which failure to establish is on-fiden the house in question were not otherwise than resulted in big being consigned to gaal for

wore

PICKPOCKETS,

Chi Cha Yam, a Manila c'etben-dealer, was going on board an Any steamer in the harbour on the 0th inst., and got mixed up with a crowd of about seven or eight codies who

the coming down

gangway. fokź accompanied the tailor, and he noticed one of the coolies put his hand into the other's packot and extract something which he passed to quother coolle. he foki shouted out, where- upon the coolies scrambled down the gangway and into a sampan, in which they got clear away. The tailor turned out his packets, and found that two gold coins, worth oighty Mexican dollars, were missing The trip to Amoy was postponed, and the victimised China- man and his fuki returned ahora to lodge information with the police. Later in the day, in Third street the latter recognised two of the thieving coolics in the street, and gave them into the custody of a lukong who was passing.

The defendants were convleted on the evidence adduced, and the older of the two was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour: the other, a goath of 16, got off with 48 hours' detention in gool, plus a whipping of twelve strokes with the birch.

Chai--the family name-was common to both The importance of this connection was that she ground flour was occupied as a spirit-chop and was lueured for $3,000, and evidence would be given to show that the value of the articles in that shop was very small. In other words, by this fire the owner of the shop on the ground floor was to get $3,000. On the night of the 26th, it would be proved, the prisoner and his partner occupied this room on the first floor and the fire originated in the room, About 225 on the morning of the 27th a Chinese con- siable from information received was going towards that quarter of the town when he saw a man running out from the verandah of No. $18 in what he described a enspicions man. ner. That man was identified as the prisoner's partner ta occupying the room on the first floor. Almost immediately after the first man had run out and disappeared up the street the con stable saw the prisoner running from the stairs of the same houso and arrested him. Upon being seized, the prisoner said, in a low voies that the acconstant's offles on the first floor was on fire. The constable, was in plain clothes so that it was reasonable to suppose that the prisoner did not know that he was a constable. The con stable went upstairs to the first floor, still hold ing the prisoner, and found smoke coming from the room there. He took the prisoner. to No. 7 Police Station and gave the alarms of tire. At the station, prisoner was examined and his bands and clothes were found to be smelling strongly.

ME. C. BONE'S DEPARTURE. of kerosene. The theory pat forward by the prosecution was that the prisoner had thrown

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FRES?," kerosene about the room for the purpose of causing a fire. The defence explained that it

Hongkong, 21st January. got on his hands because he used kerosens with

SIE.-On the eve of my departure for England which to wash off the paint or varnish among which he worked all day as a baxmaker. But it is my duty to publicly express my thanks to all there was fresh kerosene on his bands and those who have done anything in any way to clothes and this was at half-past time in the assist in the building and furnishing of the morning. His under-jacket also was damp with kerosene. On this man being taken to the Sailors' and Soldiers Home in Areenal Street. police station a European constable (P. C. Our well-wishers have been many; their kind- edge) ran to the house and went upstairs. nesses. bave teen not a few, Farther do I on The smoke was then so denes that he could behalf of the committee thank those who resisted not get into the first floor. He went on the

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.]

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second floor and found nobody there, Then us last week with the view to the paying off of he azme down and found in the shop on the the debt incurred by the additional storey to ground floor some Chinese, who ran out the Home. Lastly I masi; resord ike debt of when he gave the alarm The jury would see that almost simultaneously with the ran gratitude we owe to Mr. G. Stewart, who so ning out of these two men from the house kindly broaght our Home to the notice of the fra broke out; that these frets pointed to arson Navy League and obtained therefrom the so was what the prosecution contended. The of $100, and to the Hon. F. H. May, C.M.G.. defence set up the cock-and-ball story--or and Mrs. May for the sum of $7.0 banded ma

the cat-and-lamp story-that the

as the result of the variety entertainment prisoner was este pond was awakened by hearing. rather cats fighting; and that the cata kuneked over a which they initiated and carried through so lamp and thereby caused the fire. The cat and successfully. Indeed the generous support lamp story would not do. This house was of three stories. The owner of the spirit-ahop given to the Home from the first by Mr. and Mrs. May has very greatly assisted us, and to routed the whole house, and upon this fact con Kiderable importance must be placed. This mat

me personally it has born at times nothing less and his partner as boxmakers. The theory the

C. BONE. Crown put forward was that the prisoner and his partner and the other man Chai Chung were sli concerned in burning this house down in order that the owner of the wine- shop should get $5,000 insurance

The N.-C. Daily News of Saturday last says:He considered, himself, that there should bare sub-lat the room on the first floor to the prisoner than an inspiration.-Youre, etc.,

been a little more evidence taken down at the

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The Attorney-General said he supposed the reason was that the accused was in custody and for his sake they wanted the case disposed of,

The Chief Jus'ice remarked that doubtless there was some such reason.

The subject then dropped.

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD. A meeting of the Board will be held to-day, 22nd January, at 4.15 p.m.

ONDER OF THE DAY.-Nil.

BORGKONG, 22nd January, 13.

THE chaotic state in which the "Reforin" movement in China is now is well illustrated by certain items of news which have been published within the last few days. We are not referring, we should perhaps say, to any actions of the Reform Party, as it is

Magistracy. yesterday by passengers just arrived from styled, but to the attitude of the Imperial

Further particulars were brought to Shanghai

Court at Peking toward the various innova

Nanking, of the great disaster which swept tions which may be grouped together under

away Messis. Butterfield and Swire's godowns the name of reforms. We bare just learned

and bonding on Monday, and which precipitated aa noknown 'cember of Chinese into a watory that the Court contemplates making com-

grave. So far as can be ascertained no foreign pulsory the wearing of Europeaa dress at

One of the gunboats built at the Urags lives were lost: the Customs official, who had. We have also learned state ceremonies.

Dockyard, Japan, to the order of the U.S. gore out to meet the Poyany, being fortunatel

on the pontoon at the time. The catastropho from a telegram appearing in our junior authorities at Muails, which left Karaisa on evening contemporary that the demolition the 5th just. for Manila, encountered a storm happened quite suddenly and without warning, 14 pa of the Temple of Heaven railway station at on the 8th inst. off Qaelpart Island and and instead of sliding down into the water Peking has been decreed and that the raile bad her bow and the berth of the chief from the shore, as first accounts led 'as to suppose, the whole semi-circle of fand, wharves are being removed. Thus almost at the engineer stove in by hravy wares. She had to

it,

to have same moment we find the Chinese authori-put back to Gato Leland, where the damage was and everything on

Tho gunboat was in charge of sunk in one mass rapidly downward, the part. ties proposing to, introduce an unnecessary repaired.

furthest inland going first. Seeing that the and unsuitable imitation of Western customs Japanese, who were to deliver hor at Manila to

depth of water is 50 feet in the great bay which occupies the spot where the wharf stood, and the 1.arther correspondencs relative to the and taking the earliest opportunity of doing the U.S. authorities. away with an undoubted benefit conferred

land beyond is 120 feet above bigh-water level, erection of sixteon water-closets, eight grinals, on Poking as a result of the Allied occupa

the land must have been undermined to a depth and one Chiness latrine in the building at the

The Custon-house which angle of Chater Road and Des Voeux Road. tion in 1900. We only mention these two

2. Correspondence relative to Hongkong instances of the Chinese official attitude at two provinces of Younan and Kueichou, lying stand adjacent has since been abandoned as

being declared an infected port by Batavia. the moment, but our readers will no doubt adjacent to that province, have made atrange-ansafe, and a long front of Chiness Innding on

3. Limewashing Return for the fortnight be able to add many others. Now it is ments with Governor Wang Chih-chun of the other side shows ominous si mn of cracking. impossible to regard even such small Kwange to join forces and, if possible, confine It is, in fait, impossible to say how much ended 17th January, 1933.

4. Eat Return for the fortnight ended matters as devoid of significance. On the the outbreak to the latter province alone. farther inroad the water may yet make. The

5. Mortality Statistios for the weeks ended contrary, it is from such that we are justified With this as the basis of operations the tor-Chinese have already discovered a picturesque 17th January, 1903. in concluding that any hopes of China being ritorial armatos of the thros provinces will explanation of the disaster: according to active

6. Application for axemption from concret- put on the path of trus progress by her overge from three points and try to surround accounts a great turtle struck the place suddenly. 20th and 27th December, 1902.

the rebel forces somewhere near the central Thore is, as might be expected, great excitement present rulers is absolutely hopeless. A portion of Kyungsi. This projected movement among the Chinese population; who restguissing the ground surfaces of six now houses in few trivial conformities to Western customs, is, however, considered to be rather late in the in the occurrence something much more than a not in themselves of any advantage to day in the South us the rebels have now burst great and deplorable disaster, to be accounted

for by natural causes. Chine, we see and shall doubtless conti ne beyond bounds.

Owing to the growing dimensions which the rebellion in Kwangai province has now attained, says the N-C. Daily News, the Governors of the of quite 140 feet.

Robinson Road.

G. A. WOODCOCK,

Secretary.

AGENDA,

7. Application for exemption from concreting the ground surface of the house Tai Koo."

His Lordship commented that there was no charge of conspiracy,

The Attorney-General replied that there was not, for the reason that the keeper of the wine shop bad cleared out.

His Lordship said he made the remark becuase in the very last cases of the kind reported from England he saw that two men were charged with conspiracy. That was a very convenient method of dealing with, a case and put the whole thing into, que,

PHILIPPINE AFFAIRS.

The following items are taken from the ̈* Munila Oablenewa -

Secretary Boot has requested Congrass to appropriate another quarter of a million dollars for the building of barracks in the Philippines. A half million has already bon appropriated but many complaints have been received of the insuficiency of this amount for the work that has been planned.—Brigadier-General Leonard.

The Attorney-General said that would have Wood has made a formal application for survien been done had they been able to get hold of the in the Philippines. The application was made other man Chai Chang. In conclusion he said to the Secretary of War and is now under he would prove to the jury that the boxmaking consideration. It is believed that it will be Basiness carried ou by the prisoner and his

granted and that General Wood will succed partner had only been in that house some

General Daris when the latter rotures to the twenty days before the fire occurred.

Evidence was then taken,

United States for retirement, General Davis Mr. Sharp in opening the case for the defence

will retire nuder the uge limit next July and said that their case was a complete denial of the ailegation of the Crown, who made all sorts of will probably be ordered home some time before gnesses and suggestions but could not actually that date. It is stated from Washington that tall them how the fire broke out. The evidenos the programme mapped out by the Administra- had been called showed only a case against tion is that Governor Taft shall return to the the wire-shop on the ground floor, the Wing

that

Tai shop. He did not suggest that the Wing United States in the spring or early summne Tai did this, but the whole case of the Crows and will then succeed Secretary Root as Sacre. was that the Wing Tai was concerned and if so tary of War. The supposed object of this move nothing was easier than for the Wing Tai is that Governor Taft shall be in more completo people to start the fire in the floor above them control of Philippine affairs and may bring his and so divort suspicion from themselves.

For the defenes evidence was then takon, knowledge of conditions tobear, Mr. W.W. Rogk

bill will then succeed to the vacant place on the

in connection with the same fire but in a differ. Commission. General Wright will leave San Li Tong, the man who is charged with arson

ent case, was examined.

The Court adjourned at 4:30 till this morn. ing at 10 o'clock.

Francisco about 1st February to return to the Philippines........