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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRES3. FRIDAY, MARCH 13ĩa. 1903

£10000 for the Far East.

|“immsturo animals which could not be in

The N.X.K. steamer Hitachi Maru brought "a fit condition for the work of the cam-ent from London gold bars of the value of "paign for perhaps a year or two." No one needs to be reminded that under Lord Kroneven's skilful direction the Egyptian

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of riding camels in the world, and there is very natural surprise that the services of the men who were trained in this feature of desert wurinre by KITCHENER have not been requisitioned for the present occasion. The importance of this work being cutrusted to experts scarcely needs insisting upon, for the camel is in many respects stated to be a delicate

The Tsar basinstructed M. Witte, Minister of. Finance, to re-arrange the Customs régimė

in the Russian dominions in the Far East.

The Singapore Free Press mentions that it is understood the Basalan Squadron at present visiting the Forsian Gulf will coal at Pale wch and then go direct to Hongkong, not vialling Singapore at all.

An action for divorco was being tried in the

High Court when the last London mails left. in which Mr. Frederick Moutigne Gratton, who had been some time in China, was a co-ros

mail feft.

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS " SERVICE.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.

MASONIC HALL READING-ROOM;

· The now reading-room and library sttechid to the Freemasons' Kali in Zotland Street was formally opened yesterday afternoon by Deputy District Grand Master E. C, Ray, in the absenga of District Grand Master Sir C, P. Übster, C.M.G. Havingexplained the objects which led to the formation of the reading-zoom nad library, details that have amongst others already appeared in these columns, Woc. Bro Ray said the room was granted free of rent by the Zetland Lodge, who were the owners, and it was hoped SHANGHAI, 12th March, 7.4 p.. not exceed $30 per annum, would be provided that the upkeep, which, he understood, would

by voluntary subscriptions. A few books bad been presented by brethren, bat there was

EXPORT OF RICE AT SHANGHAI PROHIBITED.

The Taotai, under the orders of the

SUPREME COURT,

Thursday, 12th March.

IN BANKRUPTCY,

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

animal, and in every campaign in which he pondent. The case was not concluded when the Viceroy, has issued a preclamation absolutele room for many more. It had been desided by $200 to pay the funeral expenses of his mother,

has been employed untold numbers have fallen victims to the absence or impossibility

WHISKY. of the close attention be so constantly and Co., Eingapore, has severed his connection Mr. A. P. Adams, late of Messrs. Mansfield

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requires. While the finest camel corps in the world is at the service of the War Office it does scem extraordinarily imprudent CELEBRATED that any risk of prestige should be taken | in a campaign the results of which are likely to prove of considerable political importance.

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H.M.S. Argonaut left yesterday for practice and the U.8. transport Nanshau urtivel from Manila.

The British steamer Telemachus, which

arrived from Saigon yesterday, reports ping the Sabine Rickmers of Varela,

attending a wreck.

with the port where he has resided for a quarter of a century. He left for homo by the lust. P. & Q. mail. Mr. Adams was secratary of the Sporting Club and Clerk of the Course.

The criminal action brought by Mr. McDon- gall, District Superintendent of Police at Rangoon, for libel against the Rora Morrow and Snyder, Baptist Missionaries, for defama- tion, has united in the former being fined Rs. 251 or 30 days' imprisonment and the latter Rs. 100 or 30 days' imprisonment.

Tho Depeche Co'oniale, the organ of the French Colonial Party, in an artiels on Fracco Siamese matters, declares that the King of Siam a short time ago said I know that I shall be one day coton with English or French The latter is too testales; I prefer the English sance, mixed with the famous Japanese

The military authorities notify that gan practice will be carried out at West Battery, Stonecutters' Islaud, on 16th inst., in a south-sanco," westerly direction, commencing about 9.30 am.

Fourteen Malays were picked up is a half. The weather report issued by the Obsorva-starved c adition is a sampan off the Perang tory yesterday makes meation of a moderata coast by the B. I. S. N. steamer tria. From monsoon in the Formosa Channel and light but could be gathered from the uwen, whose variable wirds over the north part of the Chius language was not quite understood, they had been drifting about from the time their sleather I had foundered until they were picked up by the

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As a contribution to the Currency Question, a correspondent in a Singapore contemporary obs rvas White is a sign of mourning amongst the Chinese: silver is white. It is thorofore surprising that some of them have an undying predilection for it."

The statement that the Russo-Chinese Bank has been commissioned to place a lous of 40,000,000 frances in Paris for the extension of its opérations is semi-offolally denied. What, of A. S. WATSON & CO. course, has got confused is the loan for the

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Chengting-Taiyuan railway, the contrast for which was signed by the bank at Shanghai, and is for the sum stated.

By kind permission of Major Radcliff and Officers, the band of the 3rd Barms. Infantry will play the following programine during dia ner at the King Edward Hotel, te-day-- March. The Sailor's Life,”

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Batrale "La Lettor de danon," Arr. by Godfrey Selection "Reminiscences of the Plantation,"

Dance....

Chambers **Hungrian... Mullen Selection. "The Torent r," Car, li& Monckton Valtz "Down the Vale," ...... Erneut Allas EXTRA. Gavotte......“Masquerade," ....... Paul Zahnį The old Monergy, for more than thirty-five years stationed in Chias waters, is at last to be sold. If we could so express it, says the Z. & C. Express, we should say she was one of the land- marks of the Far East. The disappearance of

foreigners alike. forbidding the export of rice by natives and

[The following paragraph which appeared in Que Wednesday's issue affirde some explanation of the proclamation:-" The recent rapid riss in Shanghai of the price of rice, says 8 northora contemporary, has again been receiving the attention of the provincial authorities at Soochow and Nanking, and the local mandarins have accordingly been warned that this is due to the unauthorise d export from the port of the commodity. Several persons high in rankaro suspected of digging" the market through their agents who then export the food, stuff, thus bringing huge sums into the pockets of their principals. In view of this the local mandárias hare bson. onlored to is:us proclamations prohibiting the export of rice on pain of confisation.”~~Eo. D.P-

REUTER'S SERVICE,

THE SOMALILAND EXPEDITION,

LONDON, 9th March,

Count von Bülow, the German. Imperial

Col. Manning reports that the mounted Chunsellor, in a recent debate in the ReichstarTroops ocoupled Galkayu on the Sed iustaut and on Gortman policy, denied that be had ever troð the paths of advonture, and addad:-” We hav

come out of the Chins fair with fall honours with andiminished strength, and with complète recognition of the equality of our commercial rights as against other States,"

the rest of the column on the 5triustant. The

the committee of management that the room would be run on strictly temperance lines, and, whilst abess, blackgammon, domino, cards, etc., would be provided, no gambling would be allowed. ́(Applause. The room was open to all subscritior members to lodges in the Cology and to visiting members introduced by them, and would be open from 9 a.m. till 11 p.m. After recording tho thanks of brethren for the generosity of the Zetland Lodge in placing the room at their disposal, and expressing a hope that the funds necessary for its proper mainton sace would always be forthcoming, Wor, Bro. Ray consummated the ceremony by deblaring the library and reading-room open.

A voto of thanks to Wor. Bro. Ray, on the call of Bro. J. J. Bryan, brought the proceed ings to a close.

THEATRE ROYAL,

AN UNFORTUNATE DEBTOR, O. M. Mader was examineden z bankruptcy petition filed by himself. In examination by Mr. Bruce Shepherd, the Official Reveiver in Bankruptcy, the petitioner stated that he was o olerk in the Ordnance Corps Department. he hut eight creditors. He owed them a total In April, 1899, the date of the receiving order,

eam of $2,500. His estary was $110 per month. He first got into debt in 1994, when he borrowed

who died of plague, and the cost of removal In 1895 he stood surety for $200 for a friend comed Yacobi who died at the end of that year and left him solely responsible. He next borrowed $40 in 1896 to pay the funeral expenses of two of his children who died and the cost of removing to Macao. On several subsequent occasions ho signed promissory notes for friends and also on his own account. Asked how he got into debt with E. 8. Joseph to the extent of $700, the petitioner said a friend of his in Canton had a cargo lying there upon which he wanted to borrow money. This man asked him to find broker. He went to Mr. „Joseph and on his. friend's behalf sigued an order to raise money on the cargo. Afterwards his friend repuli. sted his part of the larguar, and le, having signed the order, was held responsible. Mr. Joseph issued a writ against him for the amount. That was the case that brought him Into Court.

His Lordship-But why did you interfere in this transaction?

As was to be expected, the performance of Niobe--all smiles"-attracted a full honse last

Petitioner He was my friend. night, and it goes without saying that the Hie Lardship remarked that the petitioner Brough Company did amplo justice to the piece. I was not o mon of money, able to make himself Mrs. Brough in the title role fulfilled overy liable in $700 for a friend. It was on old say- expastation and thoroughly delighted thing that one should not become surety for one's audianca. No less succesful in his Interpela neighbour unless one had got plenty of money tion was Mr. Brough as the manager of

to bear the possible loss. The bankrupt scomed the Universal Insurance Company. Many

to have signed a promissory note for anybody will doubtless recollect the successful per.

who asked him. formance of the place by the Brough Company on their last visit, and the comedy is so woll known to playgoers that there is no need to describe it here at any length. It suffices to say that the performanse was fully up to the

expect in any play staged by the Brough Company and the audience, it was very evident, most throughly enjoyed the piece.

occupation was apparently unopposed and high standard of excellence we have learnt to casualties confined to the enemy.

THE NAVY ESTIMATES,

The advance in the price of silvar in the fees of axity which is being advousted in the

LONDON, 9th March. Straits, the Philippines' and China" inducus a

The Navy estimates gross £35,836,841; # Singapore writer to suggest that possibly the setion of the American President to prop apnet increase of £3,212,000 mainly for ship silver is stimulating ball operations. Therefore he says -- Let us take advantage of it and fis the highest possible ratio in the manawhile,

After that the bulls and bears will havope thrror for us."

striking of the China medal. It is in silver, The French Mint has recently completed the having on one side a young women representing the Republic, and on the reverse two cannons, un anchor, and a flag, with a Chinese pagodi in the distance. Below is the word "Chine," with 1900-1901 on either side.

The meal is hung from a clasp formed of two dragens, with ribbon of yellow and green vertical stripes. A bor half way up the ribbon has on it “ 1900. Chine-1901."

The new American Pacifio Cable is to be the

JONGKONG OFFICE: 34, DEVEUX ROAD Cle vessel calls to mind a pisters of Wirgman's means of a butter telegraphic traffic between LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC. in the Jopan Punch of some twenty-five years Europe and the countries of the Far East and

Both the Monocacy and Ashuelot were in South-East, Menado, in Celebes, is to be joined. Yokobama barbour, and he drew a picture of with the new American.cable, which comes from the two double enders which he entitled a the west coast of North America vía Palmu to

Hoxoxose, 19th March, 1903.

ago.

general view of the Uncle Sam navy in the Philippines. With that cable niso a cop. Japanese waters." To this was added a soliloquy: "Cesar and Fompey berry much alike; apecially Pomphy."

nection with Shanghai is projected, The rapid development of German interests in the western

part of the Pacific demanda also the develop. The Arratoon Apear is again in charge of ment of cable communications, especially as at her old commander, Captain Fey. For some,

present a part of Germany's possessions in the months past it has been currently reported South Sea is still without regular steamer trafie. throughout the Indian and Far Eastern ports, Only Kiaochun bas baon joined with the large remarks the Straits Times, that this popular world's suble network, and from Tsingtau now skipper had retired-liko Captain Kettle--to also a cable to Nagasaki is projected, so that a command bas dissipated this idea, to the great 10 Europe as well as with the loud-lines of the life on a furm. His reappearance with his old Įjunction will be created with the British exblo

satisfaction of his many friends between Great Northern Danish-Russin Company, Calcutta and Yokohama. As a matter of fact From East Asia then a cable-llus is to go`to he has only become a rancher by proxy.. Mrs Dutch East Asia, and the clou of the whole Fey, who has travelled with him so long out matter is to be the fine via America to Europe here, is now residing with her family on a ranch | which also is to go via the Navigators' and Fiji near Colgarry in Western Counda, where he | Islanda. was visiting at the time be was gelling over the attack of spruo tlaat ot one time threatened to remove him permanently from among the number of right good skippers that.command ships in these Eastern sous.

Mr. Henniker Heaton, M.P., has indited an

building, repairs and maintenance. The commencement of programme includes the three new battleships, four first pluss oruisers, three protested cruisers, four scouts, afton destroyers, and ten submarines. The number of officers and mex is fixed at 127,100, an

increase of 4,600.

THE BOER PRISONERS IN INDIA.

LONDON, H0th March.

Mr. Austen Chamberlain stated in the House of Commons that 800 Boor prisoners in India. refuse to take an oath, or make a declaration of all-giance, and that Commandant Bothis is sending a messenger to explain the desirability of inaking a declaration.

THE SOMALILAND EXPEDITION.

LONDON, 10th Mareb. The Mullah bas fed to Galadi 50 miles from

Galkaya, only the scouts engaged the enemy retiring before the advance. The Bor Con tingent did good work,

NAVAL.

LONDON, 10th March. Lord Selbourne has decided to savor West Africa from the Cape station and to forma now squadron called the South Atlantis Squadron for

south-east America.

"A VILLAGE FRIEST.""

One of the most sacosssful plays in the Brough repertoire is A Village Priect, which will be presented to-night at the City Hail for one performance only- Playgoers will doubt less he pleased to renew their soquaintance with

Mr. Brough's powerful impersonation of the Abbé Dubois, perhaps the actor's nest offort,

To-morrow night, and again on Monday Facing the Music, a three-not faces by J. H. Darnley, will be played for the first time in this city by the Brough, who hold the sols acting rights of the comedy, for this part of the world. In Calcutto Facing the Music was extremely well received, it being generally voted one of the brightest piepes in the repertoirs. On Tuesday next The Impor tance of Being Earnest, "a serious comedy for trivial people, by the late Oscar Wilde, will receive its first and only production this season. As mentioned in yesterday's issue, the Brough Company go North next week by the German mail steamer Sacheen. The exact date of depart tare will be fixed to day, and Mr. Brough's final arrangements for the "last nights

announced in to-morrow's fastie.

will be

that lesson, my Lord, he had not done it before. The Receiver He is now beginning to learn

Petitionor further stated that he was 31 years. of age and had a family of five.

petitioner had proposed to pay a composition of The Receiver informed hie Lordship that the 60 per cent, which proposal had been accepted. Since the receiving order was granted, the petitioner had paid him monthly instalimente of $40 to the amount of a little over $1,400, so that he was now enabled to make the compei- tion agreed to,

1 is I ordship sald that Madar had answered all the questions put to him very straightfor wardly. He was glad to see that he had paid

so much in instalments. He maat let this bea warning to him. If he became surety in that haphazard way to oblige people and let them keep the money he was very likely to get into trouble. His Lordship advised him to keep way from money lenders; coce in their hands be might consider himself entangled.

The examination was closed,

THE TEA DUTY AND THE BRITISH BUDGET.

The following correspondence has passed between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. Lough, M.P-

11, Eastcheop, E.Ç.

30th Jannery, 1993. DEAR STB.-The somewhat exaggerated feeling (as I think) that considerable reduction of taxation will be possible in your coming Budget, and that the tea laty may be lowered to the former figure of 4d., is leading bayors of tes all over the country to reduce their stocks to an inconveniently low point and producing great stagnation of business The extent to Had Colonel Kinloch remained 12 months which this reluctance to operate has proveeded. more in command be would have been entitled | may be gathered from the fact that in the first to a pension of £400 a year. As it is ko will | 28 days of January, 1902, 29,520,776 lb. worD receive only a few pounds over £200, thus removed from bond, against 16,527,550 lb. this

THE GUARDS SCANDAL.

paying a Bus of over £200 a year for the rest your, showing a diminution of 6,993,220 lb. İ of his life for the freak of his subalterns. He believe that it is in accordance with precedent was offered and has refused an appointment to and in the Interests of the Exchequer that, if compensate him for the monetary loss which, any reduction should take place, some time as he is not a rich mau, he frankly regrets, should elapse after the Badget before the new He receives the sympathy of every ofloor in duty comes into forse. But as the recent the Gaurds' Club. He is the most capable imposition of the higker duty was made commanding officer- the Grenadiers have had suddenly and was accompanied by some changes for some long time, and he is extremely connected with the bonded warehouse, there is popular in the regiment. The senior enbaltern, a feeling of uncertainly no to whether this Liontenant Swaine, who loses a your's seniority, course will be followed by you. May I nak, has been senior for three years, and expected therefore, whether you can mƉo your way to his stop. He has been through the war, is a state that, in the event of a reduction of the gallant officer, and knew nothing of the tea duty, ressonable notice will be given? I “ragging" until it was all over, but, as in all believe that if you can give such a promise, it regiments, he was supposed to be responsible will have a reassuring effect on business.- for his junior's behaviour.

Believe me, Dear Sir, yours very truly, 2

THOS, LOUGH,

Ir is disappointing to gather from the reports cussing from Somaliland that the War Office has failed to profit by the experience gained in the South African campaign. Wẹ are getting the old story of luck of foresight and nismanagement repented. The initiation of the Somali campaign was distinguished, like the cam- paign in the south, by failure to grasp the true dimensions of the task, and now that this error has been acknowledged by large additions to the original fares, the com- plaint comes from Somaliland, as it came from South Africa, that the force is not sufficiently mobile. We quoted yesterday a despatch to the effect that owing to an inadequate supply of camels the advance of the force had beću greatly hampered and stores have had to be abandoned at Obbin, and Reurrx's despatch of yesterday afforde i

excellent letter to the Times on the subject

THE PLAGUE. of wireless tulegraphy. He complains of the souse proof of the superior mobility of the

"frigid dignitaries" of the Post Office, who will neither graut Mr. Marccui s license t Mullah's troops. Recent information shows

During the 24 hours onded at noon yesterday that the War Office has been persuaded that The Bombay Port Trust has prepared a orpleit bis discoverisa commercially, nor in five cases of plague occurred. All the cases wore while the infantry will be of great service scheme, subject to savelion by the Government, terest themselves in any other way to ascertain fatal and the victims Chinose. Two of the dead in holding posts and securing lines of com- for constructing a great new deck with a water what really are the possibilities of this newed bodies ware found damped in D'Aguilar Street munication, it is essential if the campaign area of close apeu afty aeros. The site will be and most important means of communication and in front of the French Convent respectively is to be brought to a speedy termination between the Ballard Pier and the present docks. It is of unknown valus to us us maritime one was discovered on board the s. Futent, that there should be a large increase of The dock will bave a depth on the sill of 14 feet nation, ond yet we have beforo us the spectacle one in a house in First Street and the other in Shanghai, where she is due to arrive at midnight of 30th ult, to say that he has no hesitation in

at bigh water ordinary neup tids. The entrance of the groat public department at whose a house in Kramer Street, Taikoktsui. These mounted troops able to pursue and capture will be through gates convertible into a lock kazds its exploitation should be facilitated bring the total number of cases for the year up the retreating enemy. Consequently large 600 feet long. There will be a dry dock from in every way standing deliberately stoof, nay to 66. purchases of camels are now being mule, 800 to 850 feet in length. The scheme includes more, actually putting obstacles in the path and after the "Kemount Enquiry" revela- a deep water deckhead piar, 1,250 fost long, of those who have made its improvement their ODD VOLUMES LECTURE. tions it is not surprising to find that con- where the mail steamers will be able to moor,

business in life. And chief among the sufferers siderable interest is being taken in the and passengers will be able to step into the by this inaction are the Navy and the arcantile

Under the auspices of the Odd Volumes means employed by the War Oflice railway train. Ballard Fior will be trebled marine, for they are the ones at present most Society, Mr. C. Clementi gave a lecture on to procure these animals. We have in length and connected with the dockbend interested in its successful devolopment. Ne Buddhism last evening in the Chamber of water Apace inside the doubt Mr. Marconi will very shortly get Commerce, City Hall. There was a large the sama story again. The War Office bas pier, and the failed to employ the best talent at their ang sites for mis-oil installation. The regular system will then become possible round Blake, G.C.M.G. presided Lady Blake sud angle of the two piors will be reclaimed, and license of some sort, and an organised and attendance. H. E. the Governor, Sir Henry A. disposal. "Officers were detailed to net as cost of the scheme, axelusive of a railway to the our coasts; but until some such step, as this is Bir William Goodman were among those pro- "purchasers who possessed, little or no dockhead pier, is roughly estimuted at three lakon, and private ostorprize cascires State sent. Ms. Olemont's lecture was listened to previous expericnice of the camel to gaude erores of rupees. It is expected that it will be recognition and assistance, wireless telegraphy with great attention, and at the conclusion he "their selection." In consequence there carried out withou, any additional charges must romain in its presont chaotle sed extrames was awarded vote of thanks. Our report of the

a considerable waste of money upon upon the trade of the port

ly unsatisfactory condition..

lecture will appear to-morrow..

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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,

The CFR steamer Empress of China arrived

at Robe at 33 pm on the 11th ine and left

again at midnight same day, tis Nagasaki, for

to-morrow.

The O. &0. steamer Dorie, with mails, &o, from San Francisco to the 21st ult., via Hone Jul, will leave Yokohama for this port this morning, via Inland Sea, ke

The PM steamer Siberia, with mails, &c, left San Francisco for this port, via Honelain, &c, on the 11th inst.

Tho “Bən” Line steamer Benlarig, from Antwerp and London, teft Singapore on the

10th inst. for this port

The E. & A. steamer Eastern, from Bydney. &o, left Manils on the 11th inst, for this port. The T.KK. steamer Rohilla Maru left Manila yesterday afternoon, and is expected here to morrow, at 4 p,m,

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Rt. Hon. C. T Rizonte, M.P

Treasury Chambers, Whitehall, S.W.,

Sri February, 1908.

UEAL SIR-I am desired by the Chancellor

of the Exchequer, in farther reply to your letter

giving the assurance which you desire, that, in the event of any reduction of the tea daty. reasonable notice would be given, so as to provent, se far as possible, any inconvenience to the trade. It will, of course, be understood that this assurance must not be interpreted as any indication of the intentions of the Govern ment se regar.'s the Budget-I am, Dear Sir, youre faithfully,

J. A LOSOLEY, THOMAS LOUGH, Esq. M.P.

A memorial, signed on behalf of the Indian Tea Association (London), the Ceylon Asstoin. tion in London, the les Buyers Association, und the Tea Brokers' Association, has been addressed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject of the import of ten.