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warn Bulgaria and Servia against too recklessly encouraging an appeal to force that he early in the year paid a visit to Sophia and Belgrade, and it was either to prepare for the neglect of that warning or

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH Sæd, 1908

The chim on China of 11,613 yan for the murder of the Japanese Legation Chancellor, Mr. Sugiyama, has been paid to the baresved family.

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·THE EX VICEROY CHANG-

CHIHTUNG.

DIRECTORIES FOR 1903.

THE DEFENCE OF THE EMPIRE.

LECTURE BY CAPTAIN ANDERSON, Under the auspices of the Odd Volumes Society, Captain G. C. Anderson lectured City Hall, on "The Defence of the Empire.“ yesterday eroning in the Chamber of Commerce, H.E. Major-General Sir William J. Gascoigne.

The Directory and Chronicle for-China, Japan, Siraita Settlements, Indo-China, Philip- pines, &c., for 1903 has been issued, and again shows numerous improvements and additions. The appendix contains, amongst the other British Treaties with China, the new Comer einl Tematy sigued by Air James Muckay-in-R÷CM:G, presided. The attendance was not ' September last, The various Directories have largo, boon carefully revised, the descriptions corrected

B. E. Major-General Gascogne, în întro- and extended, in some cases, as for instance that dasing the lasturer, ssid the truest kindness be coub de would be not to detain those present of Weihaiwei, re-written, and the maps and by any remarks bus simply to ask Captain plans have also been brought throughly up-to-Anderson to proceed with the feature he had so

In view of the recent reduction of freight A. S. WATSON & CO., ela to obviate the necessity of an appeal to

rates on cotton from Bombay to Japan by force that he continued his journey to foreign steamship companies, the Japanese torohents cons rued have been applying to the Vienna. From what has transpired since.N.Y.K. for another lowering of the rate. it is obvious that though the aims of WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS Russia and Austria in Turkey are not identical, they are both anxious to avoid | serious trouble in that quarter. The result has been that a scheme of reform for Macedonia bas been jointly drawn up by Austrin and Russia which has been accepted thay be remembered, says the Bangkok Times, be allowed to visit Peking, via the Luhao date. Two now plans, one of Tsingtan and one kindly volunteered to give. (Applause.)

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It is reported that a representative of Mesers. J. P. Morgan and Co. is on his way to Bangkok for the purpose of making a bid for the concession of the whole tin-mining industry in the Siamese part of the Mulay Peninsula. It

that in 1887 the Siamese Government had an

offer for the mining rights of Siamese Malaya from the then Duke of Batherland, who as visiting Bangkok in his yacht. The offer however, was not accepted.

LONDON, 1st Marel, 8.5 p.ni. Chang Chih-tung has made a request to

railway, for the purpose of obtaining a special audience of the Empress Dowager. The request has been granted, but His Excellency's friends are trying to dissuade him, fearing that his visit to Peking may result in his being permanently shelved.

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by the Sultan. Besides proposing various reforma in the judicial and taxation systems, 812.00 81.00 the scheme calls for the appointment of an #Inspector-General" approved by the Foreign Powers. He is to hold, Reuter

The Six Wan Pao learns that lately. Viceroys informs us, a large independent authority. Yuan and Chang jointly memorialized the The gendarmeria is to be officered by Throne to gradually decrease the number of Europeans, and Christians are to be ad-successful candidates at the competitive Cbajon mitted. Having regard to the state of (M.A.) and Chinhsí (Doctor) examinations, as feeling in military circles in Turkey, the latter institutions were a means to the 1.40 there are astonishing concessions. Only a success of the newly established schools nud

Hittle while ago a contract was signed by the colleges. Memorialiste proposed that the su- THE UNITED STATES NAVY BILL. Turkish Military Preparation Committes cossful candidates at each examination, begin

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The French and English mails of the 26th and 31st Jann ry respectively were delivered in London on the 28th ult.

Chevalier Z. Volpicelli, the Italian Consul- General, has been decorated by the King of Italy with the order of S. Maurizio e Lazaro, a much coveted distinction.

The visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending lat March, were 362 non-Chinese and 91 Chiness to the former, and 113 non-Chineze and 4,344 Chinese

to the latter institution.

This afternoon on the Happy Valley in the Bemi-final-for-the-Football-Shield, H.M.S Argonaut will play "B" Company, S.F. Kiok A. S. WATSON & CO. off at four o'clock. The Shield Committee will

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Reporting the arrival of Mr. J. E. Squire, the new General Manager in Singapore of the Eastern Extension Telelegraph Co., the Straite Times mentions that some twenty-nine years ago Mr. Squire filled the post of superintendent at Hongkong and for the past twenty years has

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per cent, and that there could be no succesful. The Senate amended the Navy Bull on the candidate after the examination, which meant their termination.

21st instant by providing for four new battls- ships-and-two cruisera

A Saoul telegram to the Japanese Presa s'ates that M. E. Stein, Russian Chargé ¤ Afaires demanded of the Cureau Government on the 15th ult, on behalf of Baron Ganzburg, the concession for laying the Soont.Wiju Railway. This concession was originally granted to a French citizen, but he did nothing with it, and

THE SOMALILAND EXPEDITION,

LONDON, 28th February.. Col. Manning with a flying columu left Obbis on the 22nd instant to occupy the wells at

of Batavia, are included in this volumo, A Captain ANDERSON said the question of feature in the present issue is the number of Imperial Federation wast be settled slowly and illustrated advertisemente interleaved through suruty by responsible statesmen, but his point the work. They are highly suggestive of local | wae got so much the way Imperial defence was enterprise, and indicate the increasing apprato bo brought about as to try to induce people" ciation by the public of the book as a commer to believe that a comprehensive scheme of cial vade mecum. The present is the forty-firat | year of publication, during the whole of which period it has been steadily increasing in size and amount of information.

detenes was absolutely necessary for the con- tinned existence of the British Empire, tho very first condition of which was that wo retain command of the sea. (Applauso): Free- We have received from the oflee of the dom of ses transport was absolutely essential Bangkok Times the Directory for Bangkak and to ouroxistence. The British Government would Sian for 1903. This is the fourteenth year of not enter upon any scheme of Imperial defence, ifa publication. The volume extends to nearly involving heavy taxation of the people, unices 200 pp. and is a valuable work of its plass. ~ An the people themselves demanded sacha live of historical description of Sism is given and action. Royal commissions and committees of holidays and festivals, recent governmoutal enquiries were simply old-time devices for enselments, etc., are dealt with. The shelving inconvenient questions, and bere in directory proper is arranged ins manner - Hoogkang we had had lengthored experience that makes reference едау. There is of the hope deferred that maketh the hoort sick. first of all the government list, then Hence the necessity for some audeavour on the comes the general list of firms and business part of the people to stir up the Government to a dine appreciation of the imanes at stake. houses, and lastly an alphabetical list of all foreign residente: The prica is ten ticals.

They were told that the common law of Also we have to soknowledge the receipt of England was the Englishman's best birthright. the Japan Directory, issued from the Japan Was not this Empire built up by our raco

to maintalo ita integrity? Proceeding to deal with the question of Australia and its relations with the mother country, he said it was a commanding present necessity for the youth of Anattális to cultivate a maritime spirit which would result in the formation of a naval reserve. (Applause.) Australia could do ne better service to the Empire than that, for there was no greater bood then

F ansal reserve. Regarding mobiliestion, Captain Anderson proceeded, the performance of Germany in 1870 was looked upon as a wonderful piece of work, for which every credit was due to Count vou Moltke, but the concentration of an army

compared with what Bagland would have to do on the French frentior was a very simple matter

the concession is now in the hands of the Galkaya and to establish there a chief supply Gazette Office, Yokohama. It is se naaal, worthy of any sacrifico ou the part of its 6005

North-West Railway Bureau, which is virtually noder French guidance. The Japies have buen hoping to get the concession, and the present Russian application, remarks the Japan Gazette, is probably intended to blask the anticipated Japanese demand.

With reference to the subject of commercial morality in Japan, the Japaness Press notes with great satisfaction the signs of improve- meat shown in the Cloaring House returns. It appears that in 1900 the returns recorded 2,810 notes as having been dishonoured; add in 1901 the number was 1,880. In 1932, however, when the total number of notes cleared exceeded those for the previous balf-year by nearly half a

million, the number of dishonoured notes fell to 575 The Tage Kelsai-attributes this pheno gradual improvement in the tone of business menen (as the Japuz Times terms it) to the morality, and also to the increased watchfulness notes of doubtfni quality. But the Tins says among business mes against the acceptance of

it may well be doubted whether the improve best as indicated by the above quoted Sgares was not due at least as much to the gonoral. improvement in the economic situation as to the alleged elevation of moral tona.

depot preliminary to a general advance.

BOMBAY, 28th February. The lines are interrupted.

SWATOW.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

Swatow, 27th February.

NAVAL MOVEMENTS.

The Chinese mon-of-war. Kwong Yuk, An HL.G.M.8. Jaguar arrived here from Amoy. Lan and Fulpo put in here from Canton.

Laad after a couple of days' stay left for Canton. H.M.S. Phoeniz is now in part and will shortly reten to Hongkong whence she came here,

TROUBLE AT WEICHOW.

̈Owing to in outbreak of disturbance, similar port S.W. of Swatow, the Chinese gunboats to the Kwangsi rebellion, at Woichow, a const

Kong Yuk and Au Lan were sent from Canton It is said they took away with them over 600 to carry troops from here to the distarbed place,

Chinese braves,

CHANGE OF TAOTAIS.

Ting Fa Chwang retired from office owing to the death of his mother. He left for Shanghai per China Merchants' steamer Hainfung yester arrived hero yesterday from Canton on board the Chinese man-of-war-Fukpo.

splendidly printed and arranged, This is the 36th annual issue. The new volume rane to over 600 pp. Each town and city is dealt with separately, and can be turned up at a mo. ment's notice. At the end there is a com- plate alphabetical list of residents. The statio tical and descriptive portions are carefully compiled and afford maoh valuable information. Some of the coloured advertisements are fine specimens of the printer's art.

THE BROUGH COMPANY.

second and last time last night in the presence Mre. Dane's Defence was played for the of a crowded house. Following his autoanced policy of rapid changes in the programme, Miu the case of a naval wor. for the Brst time in this Colony by a pro- Brough will to-night present The Magistrate

fessional company,

Our innotion in

the fault in that respect did not lie with the preparing for possible eventualities had earned for us the name of England the Unready," but

plays written. It is full of fun from end to end, of admirals and generals to put the Navy and The Magistrate is one of the most amusing England ever came to grief. There were plenty personnel of the Navy, nor would the blame if

with never a tedious moment. The first scene Army on a satisfactory footing if the politicians depicts the home of the Magistrate, who has would only let them, but the struggle for piller As intimated by me some time back Tantei recently married a widow with an only son, and party honours had boone Boros (that whose correct age the conssals to deceive national weeds had been overlooked, The her husband as to her correct age. This leads to mang amusing situations, the sot the First Lord of the Admiralty invested Navy Board should be divorced from Parliament, being somewhat forward for the age of 14, with power and responsibility antrammelled by of Mulberry St. to join him at supper at a

hix voice heard in the Cabinet when fashionable restaurant, with a rather poor necessary, for on him primarily rested the reputation. This he is enabled to do by the efficient defence of the Empire, Politicians absence of his wife, who endeavours to find would say it could not be done but no praptionl Colonel Lukyn, a friend of her husband, who man would believe that. It must be done, and was in a position to divulge the corrent age of our Navy kept ready to strike likes thunderbolt the boy and thus show up the deception she had the moment the necessity arose. (Applause.) been practising Blis is accompanied in her This would mean peace-our greatest used

to Mr. Godfrey Master will be sold by, publio circles in Peking, the China Gazcite says, that day. His successor, Tastai Chin Ping Shib, also and be entices his step-father, the Magistrate Treasury control and with power to make

auction at Causeway Bay Stables on Wasizes day, 17thiust, at 5,30 p.m.:-Ichiban, R maan t Mayfly. Schoolgirl and Tired Tom. On the

be offered to sale, Mr. Geo. P. Lammert will same occasion Mr. Arthur Turner's Motos will

be the auctionor.

A report is circulating in well-informed

the Chinese Government fa seriously contem- plating raising a loan immediately for the par- pose of paying off the indemnities to the various Foreign Powers, arising out of the disastrous events of 1900. The presence of numerous agents of continental financiers in China at the

moment, our contemporary adds, lande an air of Puris telegrams to the Echo de Chine Bay verisimulitude to the rumours, which are also, that M. Delcassé. Minister of Foreign Affairs,strengthened by the undoubted movement on has informed the Foreign Affairs Committee

NAVAL MOVEMENTS, Yesterday the British cruiser Talbot left for a croise, the US, guubost fallar for Canton, the German ganboats Illia and Tiger for & watow and Kiaoshan respectively, the Japanose cruisers Hashidate, Itenkehina and Mitoushima for Singapore and Colombo,

fool to supercede the present Inspector-General Portuguese gunbost Diu for Macao, and the search by her sister, and manages to find him We required a reorganised staff and aa. in.

that the Government refused to communicate of Imperial Maritime Customs by an Internu the documents demanded by the Committee,tional Board. Current report indicates the At the annual dinner of the Committee of Customs revenue and the salt-tax as the in- French Asia, to which were invited the Minis. | fonded securities for the loan. Basing that at fers of Japan, China, Cores, and Sism, and at the moment the only real security for the which Mesars, Deloncle, Henrique, and Klobu- payment of the indemnities is the Customs kowski were present, the chairman, M. Etienne, revenue with an Imperial order to the various declared that France is very strong because the provincial treasurers to make up from other. sources any deficiencies in this amount, the secarity for the proposed loan would seem to be no worse than that which the creditor Powers now hold. The present proposal seems to owe ite ineoption to that daring Bassian commercial- diplomatic enterprise, which has within tho past few years succended so ably in supplanting British influence as the predominant factor în Chinese affairs.

were told the news of the relief of Mafoking by the skipper of an American army transport,

A speech of interest to those engaged in the ton industry was delivered by Sir Montagu Turner in introducing a Bill at a resent meeting of the Supreme Council of India, to provide for the lery of customs duty on Indian tex exported from British India. Ho forral to

THE PLAGUE.

six cases of plague were reported, bringing the During the 48 hours ouded at noon yesterday

Jear's total up to 39. All the cases were fatal and all the vlotims Chinose. Three of the bodies were found dumped-one near the Tang Wah Hospital, a second at Hanghom. West and third opposite Ripon Terrace. The remaining cases occurred respectively in Bridges Street, Kwang Yuen Street West and So Koou Po..

EXCURSIONS TO MACAO.

On Saturday the Heungshan took about 300 passengers to Macao. The Chukung, which loft. in the evening of the same day, corried about 200 excursionists. On Sunday morning the Wingehai sailed with a complement of about 400 people on board. During Thursday. Friday and Saturday of inst week brer 1,000 passengers travelled to Macao for the Procession of the

and a friend at the Hotel des Princes, where telligence department, more battleships and ker busband and son are also supping. The cruisers to maintain our proportion of strength acceptance of an invitation to stop to appar against the Powers who might combina against leads to some amusing denouements, and at us, a council of defouce with fall power, the the end of the scene the Police rail the establishment of dockyards on the east and be, his friend, and the two indies are taken inte augmentation of the navel reserve, organisation house, and the Colonel becoming violeut, north-east coasts of England sad Sootland. custody, the Magistrate and his stepaun escaping of a North Sea fest and the making of the by falling through the roof of a balcony. The Channel and Mediterraneon fenots each upshot of it is that the prisoners are par into complete uuit in itself the dook at Mulberry Street the next morning reason why we should quarrel with Germany There was no and sentenced to seven days' imprisonment by the or France, for instance, but we must always Magistrate in a fit of absent mindedness. They be ready for peace or WATA Ja this ara rescued, however, by his colleague. The connection he was glad to see that the old third not is taken up in explanations and finally warships armed with obsolete gane were at last the skeleton ia unearthed, all make a clean being put out of the service. With respect to music teacher on condition that he leaves at best serve the interests of the Empire by raising breast of it, and the boy is allowed to marry his Canuda the feeling seemed to be that it could

once for Canada,

and maintaining an efficient naval reserve. In

On Thursday and Friday Sowing the Wind conclusion the lecturer said he hoped his re- will be played, and on Saturday the first

рет

marks would perhaps serve to arouse discussion formance of: When we were Twenty-one, among the public so that a comprehensive comedy by H. V. Esmond (in which Mr. Nat sebame of Imperial defense might be brought Goodwin and Miss Marine Elliot scored so abon (Applause.) beavily in New York and London) will be given in Hongkong. We are glad to say that The Liars will be staged later in the season.

Major-General GASCOINE having invited discussion,

has no idea of making conquests; that she Tur Sultan's acceptance of a scheme of wishes to live in peace with the Asiatic popala. reform drafted by Austria and Russia for tioun; that she demands nothing more than the amelioration of the condition of the resect for her rights and her territoris) and Christians in Macedonin, reported by commercial intereste; in a word, that Franes REUTER about ten days ago, has apparently will use her efforts to bring to the Far East checked the insurrectionary movement, and her ideas of science, generosity, and industry. obviated a war.

Not many days before the

H.M.B. Rosario, which is nader orders to scheme was presented for the Porte's pressed to Bengkong on the 6th March, there acceptance two divisions of the Bulgarian to pay off her crow, the NC. Daily News army had been inobilised at Sofia and remarks, was commissioned on the 20th March, Philippolis. There were at the same time 1900. She is the sister-ship to the ill-fated 200,000 Turkish troops along the Bulgarian Coador, which was lest in the Facific last year. frontier, and a Russian army, it was While leaving the harbour of Colombo on her reported, had been conveyed secretly to the way out to the Far East, the crew of the Rosario Balkans. The rising in Macedonia was

| the fast that a memorial had been signed by a Cross. The Procession started at 4.30 p.m. on number of tea garden proprietors representing Sunday and ended at 6.45. At its close, Rov. threatened for April 1st. "Force is the who was passing the vessal in a bent at the time, on acreage of tea of 416,000 acres, which com-Father Xavier delivered a very impressive and

Commodore BoBINSON Sail there was harbinger and the complement of

Upon arrival at Hongkong the Rosario was prised nearly the whole of the ten under cultiva eloquent address. Never before bad so many

no dombt that what Optsin Audorson had diplomacy," declared the President of seat with all speed to Shanghai, where trouble tion in British India, and said the object of the people visited Macao, to witness the sustent THROWING THE CRICKET BALL. | said about the wants of the Navy was very the Macedonia Reform Committee after was expected owing to the insurrection in the tax was to provide fands for pushing the sale of sacred celebration, this record being perhaps

trae, and in the Navy they were very glad to be bad travelled through Europe for the North. There were very few foreign man-of- Indian tea in fordiga markets. He mentioned due to the fact that the hours of departure of two sporting records in Ceylon, and a good deal Mahau, the well-known American writer, was Antiquity has thrown a halo around one or have such enthusiasts to speak for them. Mr. purpose of feeling the pulse of the nations, war in harbour then, and the arrival of every that a voluntary tea cess had been tried but the different steamers were arranged in and no time or opportunity seems to additiosal ship was a welcome event to the found wanting, as only spasmodic efforts could

of incredulity is from time to time aroused over responsible in great measure for this welcome manner that suited the convenience of the have since been lost in preparing for the residente of Shanghai. Later on the Rosario be made owing the racertainty of subscrip-public.

"well authenticated" records for throwing the agitation. He had shown the United States. was sent to Chinking to look after the junks in tions. Ceylon was instanced to show how

cricket ball. There is no doubt, however, says her deficiencies on the water and when struggle. Bulgaria bas supplied the move.

the Grand Csual, and though nevar in actual accessfully a Government losied, fax could bo

the Times of Ceylon regarding the throw of 113 that country started to build up her fleet ment with its most powerful impetus; the warfare, the vessel was tired at several times.applied for the benefit of the ten industry. In

yards 1 foot by the popular Ceylonese athlete, every other nation followed suit. In the majority of the people of Macedonja are

For their work in this direction the officers and 1893 cess of 10 cents per 100lbs, was levied to

Douglas de Saram, at St. Thomas's College British Navy they had been trying for many taken to be Bulgarians, and in the Bul men were presented with the Chios medal, it provide funds for exhibiting Ceylon tea at the

All possible doubt in relation to the attituds sports on Feburary 7th. This is better by nearly yours to make the youngsters more mechanical garian army thirty per cent of the men are will be remembered, on last China New Year's Chicago Exhibition. This was so successful of the United States in the indemnity question, a couple of yards than F. F. Solomon's thrown of in their training, as at to it then all the better Macedonians, and the same proportion, it is day, Many people will be interested to hear that next year the tax was raised to 20 cents, at the Shanghai Times says, was put at rest yester. 111 yards at Badnila in 1880, which was made for present day requirements and to have their said, serve as civil servants in the various that the paying-off pennant which was flying the request of the planters. The system is still day (Foba ary 24th) by official despatobe which throwing down-bill and with a favourable vind. future captains more thorongaly mechanical branches of the Bulgariau administration. from the main is 100 yards long, and that in fores, the tax being now 30 cents on every directed that the amount due to the United It is contended that a Gordon Highlander's ser- The Navy League had done an enormous Blood being thicker than Chancellery the glittering object at the end was a pig's 10ults: exported. He quoted figures to show States indemnity account should be expressed in geant named Richmond throw 120 yards on amount of good to the country, and the fast ink,” as one writer has put it, daty to bladder covered with gold leaf. The wind how well the system had worked in Ceylon. Haiwan taels at the rates of exchange stipula- Barrack Syanes many years ago, and that E. was recognised by those in the Navy, who one's brother evidently prevailed over was not strong enough to allow the whole of Altogether 18 lakhs bad heen expended in ted in Article VI of the Peace Protocol, and not B. W. threw 117 yards at Radella in 1873, but thoroughly appreciated its efforts to have the stipulations of treaties, conventions and the pennant to fir, and probably this visible Ceylon ou exploiting foreign markets sines the at the rates of exchange now prevailing. This no clear evidence of either case is forthcoming feet placed in a better way. (Applause.) agreements. Count LANSDORF, the Russian sign of rejoining at being ordered home will iden was first introduced. It was proposed to means that in indemnity payments from China not be reou in all its fulness until it is flying tax exported Indin ten Įpio per 1b, and to hand to the United States, the fuel will be reckoned Foreign Minister, foresaw what was likely from the fanust of the engine of the train which every month the presseds to a representative as worth $.742, although the present quotation to happen and it was evidently partly to will take the men from Fortsmouth to Londos. committee for expenditure.

UNITED STATES AND THE INDEMNITY:

is $.525.

and de Saro's threw must take first place. Professor SHARE, who mentioned with regret

The world's record stands at 127 yards 1 foot 3 that Captain Anderson would soon be leaving inches, where the famous W. H. Game placed Hongkong, said the subject treated of in it at the Oxford and Cambridge sports in 1873, the lecture was unspeakably important and