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France, as the speaker readily conceded, not solely to blame in the matter, any more than is England, eince she can hardly reduce ber military strength in the face of on armed Europe. M. PELLETAN, the French

The annual Devonian Dinner will taks place at the Hongkong Club to right at 8

'look.

Telegraplis news has reached Sunoghai of the sudden death in London of Mr. J. I

A. S. WATSON & CO., Minister of Marine, is constantly preaching Bateman, of Messra. Butterfield & Swire's

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the fact that in anticipation of the great unyal battle-which is a possible if not inevitable occurrence in the future-France is in a manifestly unfavourable position. For the chances of victory (be recently "very truly remarked) are all on the side of Mr. J. H. Gabbing, U... Japanese *the Power that cau send jpto action the lar-Secretary of H.B.M's Legation at Tokyo, has gest number of ironclads, and as cach unit left Loudon on his return to Japan after leave, may cost from 30 to 40 million frança, the proceeding by N..K. stemmer Wakana Maru "determining factor in victory is the longer Mra Gubbins and family are wormpanying "purse." M. PELLETAN recognises that France cannot rival England, which has a

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Mr. Gubbins,

Amongst forthcoming marriages in England

formerly chaplain of St. John's Cathedral,

The Endymion, cruiser, which was last | employed on the China Station, is ordered to be esnt from Chatham to Mosary Harland and Wolff's works at Belfast to be refitted.

St. Petersburg advices report that the Russian Eastern-Asian Steamship Company is establishing a direct service of steamers to develop trade between the Black Sea ports and Port Arthur, Dalny and Vladivostock.

The Buesian War Ministar is expected shortly to make a tour of inspection in the Far East in order to convince himself by personal examination of the state of affairs at Vladivos- tock and Port Arthur, thus following the example of the Minister of Finoros.

Mr. Fisher, Canadian Minister of Agricul-

with Canada's exbibits at the Osaka Exhibition.

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

THE NAVAL ESTIMATES:

THE BROUGHS AT THE

THEATRE.

'THE VILLAGE PLIES"," Exchanging the light garb of farcial comedy for the sombre attire of genuine drama, the Brough Company last right appeared in LONDON, 11th Marob,

Sydney Grundy's powerful ornation, A Villago The heavy increase in the Naval Estimates | Priest, and made the transformation with all is the universal topic. The disposition" dis

the realism at their command. Applied to the played is acquisesnes in the inevitable, combined with forebodings concerning the instability of an armed peace which necessitates. each saorifices.

THE ADEN HINTERLAND.

LONDON, 11th Marob,

rough, the term versatile is far from a mis- nomer and indeed fails to convey an adequate conception of the wonderful resouren of the organisation which Mr. and Mrs, Brengh so ably load. Thestory told in a Village Priest is a tragic ove, and where previously the laughter of s delighted audience following the absurdities of fanciful comedy had made the very walls ring, now only silence reigned as every phase of the tragedy was revealed, the deep interest

WHISKY.naval budget two and a half times bigger we note that of the Rev. Rowland Cobbald,ture, has left Ottawa for Japan in connection The Daily Telegraph correspondent at Aden aroused making applauss distracting thing.

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been the second naval power in the world. Hongkong, to Mies Lilien Parkes, daughter of It is expected the Minister will take advantage aya that the situation in the Aden hinterland Que aux all, the performers excelled them

the late Bir Herry Parkes, K.C.B., foruly of this opportunity to confer with the Japan-is le satisfactory and the Resident has proceed salves, Mr. Brough as L'Abbé Dabola carrying H.B.M. Minister at Tokyo and Poking.

ese Government on questions arising out of the | od; to Disala (?) 10 miles from which the commercial relations between Cauala and Japan. boundary commission was forced to withdraw,

owing to the opposition of the tribesmen.

the United States enter the field." plain- tively asks M. PELLETAN, “how can France continue the struggle?" Both Germany and the United States are "entering the held"--especially Germany-and France in spite of the excessive proportion of her revenue which is now devoted to armaments, is evidently determined not to A blend of the finest WHISKIE'S dis-give up the struggle yet. She has now. in fact, no fewer than 150 ships of war tilled in SCOTLAND of great age, very fine in course of construction or ordered to by and mellow.

constructed. Of thèse vessels 49 have still Pronounced by Connoisseurs to be the to be commenced, while 51 will be continued, and 60 completed this year. Of the 150 new ships either under construction or consideration, 8 ore ironclads, 16 armour- plated cruisers, 1 protected cruiser, 29 torpedo-boat destroyers, 51 torpedo-boats, The owingfull are also recommended, and and 45 submarines. Germany's present are uusurpassed in quality-

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naval programme is not so large, but the Kaiser's abition is to increase it very considerably. Last month His Majesty presented to the Reichstag a table prepared by himself of the relative strength of the German and English Navies. The telegrams do not mention whether the document was

A steel screw steamer has been launched by Messra, Wigham-Richardson and Co., Limited, Neptune Shipyard, Newcastle-on-Tras, for the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Limited, of London. She is 275 ft, in length by 40 ft. beam, and will be propelled by triple. orpansion engines, which are also being con structed by bor buildera.

The friends of Captain Paul Lnourschloss, the popular ustimander of the H.A.L. stenmor Kiautickou, will regret to learn of his death at Harburg on the 13th January a few hours after the arrival of the vessel in port. The docensed was a man of splendid playsiqne, and had only attained his fifty-third year at the "time of his death, which appears to have occurred vary suddenly. He leaves a widow, with whom much sympathy will be felt.

With the assemblage in the Pacific of Ad- miral Stackelberg's squadron now on its way out, the Russian fleet in Far Eastern waters: will be composed of forty-two vessels-namely, six ironclade, eight first-class ernisera, four second-class cruisers, sovon sea-going gunboats, two transport vessels, three torpedo-cruisers, and twolve sea-going torpedo boats. The great majority of these veseele are of the most modern construction, and are provided with all the latest

accompanied by any message to the Reich-technical improvements. In addition to these stag, but the tubular statement, the despatch forty-two vessels, there are in the Pacific a cer meations, is to be framed and placed intain number of Russian steamers and small a glass case in the principal lobby.torpedo-boats. Obviously the idea is to induce legislators

to recognise the necessity for the

A. S. WATSON & CO.]till greater expansion of her navy if

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Germany is ever to obtain that authority on the waters to which her leading statesmen aspire. The table is as follows...

Gt. Britain

The French crniser D'Entrecastoaux arrived

Toulon on theevening of February 3rd from the Far East. Steloft Saigon on January 3rd. Thọ French cruisers belonging to the Mediterraneau Squadron were sent out from Toulon to meet har, but raissed her. She was to go into dosk immediately to refit. The French craiser Montcahn was to leave Toulon for the Far East on February 5thicalling at Jibati.

FOOTBALL.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN AT MÅDEIRA,

LONDON, 11th March, Mr. Chamberlain has been at Myderia for. four days suffering from goat. He is now befter.

WRECK OF A TRAIN IN THE

UNITED STATES,

LONDON, 11th Marað. An oil train has been wrecked and ignited

the audience with him from the rise of the ear- tain to ite fall. The full cast wushs follows: Abbé Dubois Jean-Turquenda Armand D'Arcay

A Captain of Gendarmies: François in Madame D'Arday

Comtesse de Treineillan.. Marguerite de Tremeilian Tesano Torqueals ... Madeleine

Mr. Brought ........... Mr. W. T, Lovell

..Mr. Emost Vere Mr. Orlandu Daly Mr. Higson

Miss Susie Vaughan

Mr. Brough ...Misa Brenda Gibson

Miss Tomple isa Gillies Brown FAREWELL ARRANGEMENTS: In another column it will be observed that in consequence of another alteration in the sailing date of the the steamer Sachsen for Shanghai, Mr. Brough has found it imperative to alter his previously arranged plans for the closing nights of the season. It is now definitely fixed that the Sachsen sails on Wednesday, consequently the loat Brough performanes will take plaza on Tuesday next. Up to six o'clock lust draning

This afternoon on the Happy Valley in the semi-nal for the football shield, H.M.8. Glory will play :M:8: Ocean, kick-off-at-four o'clock. Spectators are requested to keep bubind the at Oleán in the state of New York. A large it was confidently expected that this' Sachsen

repes. A large number of seats will be provided. The Shield and medals are on view at Mesars Falconer and Co.'s, Queen's Road.

The ninth annual dinner of the Hongkong Football Club will be held on Saturday, 28th inst., at the Hongkong Hotel, at 9 pm, Members wishing to attend should notify the

hon, see

CRICKET.

The following will play in the monteb Public Schools and Universities ». The Rest, to-day, commencing at.11 a.m. —

Public School and Universities-R. E. 0. Bird, F. M. Broadbent, RN, A. C, E. The London papers sunounce" with regret Elborough, Lient. Fanshawe, R.A., M. Fletcher, the death of Mr. Yoshigusa Nakai, the Landen J. Hooper, J. P. Jordan, W. R Lemarohand, manager of the Yokohama Specio Rank. Mr. Rev. C. Moore, R.N.. Lient. A. M. Toulmin, Nakai was well known and respected in banking||R.M.LẠI., and A. U. Ward. circles. During his period of office as manager The Rest.-8. D. Blair, R.N., A. C. Boxer, it will be remembered that exceptionally largo BN Lieut. H. D. Colville, R.N., J. T. Dizon, Germany saus of money were practically controlled in R. B. Garde, R.N., P. T. Lamble, G. Moore, London by the Yokohama Specie Bank on beR.N., Limt. S. B. Norfolk, B.N., Lieut. A. half of the Japanese Governmaat, in connection with the huge indemnity paid after the war between Chins and Japan. The position of London manager, formerly held by Mr. Nakai, is now conferred upon Mr. Tetsu Aoki, whe „for some time past bas seled as sub-manager.

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The beavy increase in the Naval Estimates, Reuren tells us to-day, is the universal topic of discussion. The disposition displayed is acquiescence in the inevitable, "combined with forebodings concerning the "instability of an armed peace which "necessitates such sacrifices." This year

Great Britain's Naval Estimates amount to

Battleships Armoured cruisers Protected artisors...

12 20 8

No other nation in the world is likely to have a superior navy to that of Grent Britain for very many years to come. "We are bound to maintain a certain suprè--

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sterling as compared with those of last year. purse," and it therefore appears that the

crowd was watching the blaze when a terrific explosion occurred and a number of persons were deluged with liquid fro. Twenty were killed and forty injured.

ADDRESS TO THE POPE.

LONDON, 11th March,

would not sail until Thursday, but a cable received at that hour by the agente stating that the steamer wanld arrive here at 5 ani. Wednesday and sail the same day rəndərs Mr. Brough helpless in the matter, so that The Importance of Being Earnest cannot be played. To-night Facing the Attic will be staged for the first and only time. On Monday text The Tyranny of Fedra will be prosunted, and the

A pilgrimage of four Bishops, sixty-two | season will be hunght to a sloss os Taselay delegates of the British Pilgrims, including The box-plans are now open at Robinson's.

with welcome revival of Are You a Meton? several Peers, headed by the Duke of Norfolk, have pressuted the Pops with an address of devotion.

ROYAL ANNIVERSARY,

LONDON, 11th March,

fortieth anniversary of their wedding by a The King and Queen have celebrated the

family dinner and a small dance at Buckingham

Palace. Bartorius, R.N., Lient. T. L. Shelford, R.N., and Lieut. B. Thesiger, KN.

A cricket match has been arranged between the Craigengower Cricket Club and the B.A.M.C. to take place at the Happy Valley at 2.30 p.m. to-day. The former team will be as follows:--

Mr. Patrick Joseph Hughes, where death is announced by Renter to-day, will be well re membered by old China hauds in other. A. O. Brawn, J. D. Kiongird, L. E. Laınınert,

THE BRITISH ARMY.

LONDON, 11th March The House of Commons has agreed to the vote of 235,761 mea for the Army.

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FACING THE MUSTO."?

The last new production of the Brough season will be presented at the City Hall this evening, when Fucing the tunic, a hilarious faridond comedy by J. H.Darnley, author of The Solicitor aud other merry plays, will revive is initial representation here by the Brough Company,

Chins are rested in Mr. Brough, En passant, it may be remarked that the sole aoting rights of Facing the Muno for Ladia and

In commenting upon the Brough per formance of Fasing the Music in Calentta, a contemporary wrote

31r. Brough helleros in contrasts, the mors striking the batter, and it is a compliment to his knowledge. of his public that he seldom misses the mark of successful entertainment. A bold illustration of his method was given last week, when he began with Sowing the Wind, followed by Niobe, then The

capacities than that of Lonsal at Shanghai. J. P. Jordan, J. Postonji, L. A. Rose,, I. T THE BOER PRISONERS IN CEYLON Village Priest, and last of all Facing the

He came out to China as expernumerary Stuart, E. Ford, M. H. Harteam, R. Basa und

·interprolar at Foschow in 1854 and in the fol- M. E. Asger. superintendency of Hongkong, where he lowing year was appointed un assistant in the

remained four years. In 1860 Mr. Hughes acted as Interpreter to the Expeditionary Force

BIG SEIZURE OF ARMS.

Au extensive and important seizure of arms

yesterday afternoon, when, ia a godown at 36, was made by the police authorities of the Colony

Praya East, Dolectivo-Sergeants O'Sullivan and Kerr claimed in the name of the law five thousand rifles stored there. The weapons, which consisted of various effective patterns, had been taken to pieces and packed in rloe bags, thirty of which were in readiness for ship. ment when the seizure was made. With the

LONDON, 11th March. Mr. Austin Chamberlain states that there are at present thirty prisoners in Coylon who refuse to take the oath or make a declaration of allegiance and that they will not be rent to

to go home to another country will be South Afrim unless they do. Any application

considered,

OBITUARY

LONDON, 11th March.

The death is anasauced of Mr. Patrick

At the Shanghai Police Court on the 9th object of concealing their naturo, the barrels Hughes, formerly Brideh Consul at Shanghai. inst. Harry, Wilson, a master mariner, bat at had been sprinkled with son water, and thus- present third officer on the Perlu, was charged was formed a superficial costing of rust which by his wife with wilful neglect to provide gave them the appearance of old gas-pipes; this reasonable maintenance for his wife and infant rast was easily removed, however, showing the uhining metal nnderneath. A gang of sixty

separately and spart from her husband. The

A MACAO CLUB FIASCO.

Our weekly contemporary O Patriota in its

Music, a farce of the broadest humour. It is a lively sort of sandwich to cou. template. Yet it proved not only pleasing to the palate, but also easy of digestion and profitable of untriment. Daraloy's farce, which Mr. Brough produced for the first time in

two men of different calling and temperament, India at the Theatre Royal on Saturday, turns

on the obvious complications which enaus from

having the samo name, living in the same tonement, and being blessed with wives who have been away on a holiday and are na- acquainted with the homes their buslands have prepared for them during their absence, and are also unknown to the servants of these establishments. Bring vas of these wives into the wrong fat-nt the dead of a tight, on which the Smith who owns it is having on unexpected adventure which prevents his tature, till morning, and you have all the familiar elements which contribute to amusing

macy and to watch the naval expenditure British Magistrats and Member of the Allied and was nominated by the Commander-in-Chief,

|_and_the_naval-programmes of foreign - Commission at Chnsen on the decupation of *countries," said the Chancellor of the that Island by the Allied Forces. He received Exchequer recently; "and na Government.

a model for hie survices. Ass Consul Mr. would long retain the confidence of the Hughes served at Kinking, Taugehow, Hankow country who did not make up their minds and Canton as well as at Shanghai. The eased gentleman was an MA. of the Royal 'that at any cast we should maintain the

University, Ireland. "strength and efficiency of the navy so that it may be in a condition to meet any combination that is likely ever to be "brought against us." In this matter then no less than £85,800,000, showing an in-it is clear that the determining factor, to use crease of nearly three and a quarter millions the words of M. PELLETAN, is "the longer children, and by such neglect caused ber to live coolies was engaged and the arms were shipped last issue, in one of the leading articles, states mystification and misunderstanding and their Within the last ten years the expendi ure struggle is to go on until the taxpaying parties were married in Hongkong 'in 1890, on board a junk and ultimately depceited at the that the Club Taino at Macao has been dissolved, resultant distraction. The theme is as old as of Great Britain upon her navy has more power of the people can stand it no longer. And the defendant, who stated that he had to Contral Felice Station. Two arreate base beenOwing to gross misbehaviour on the part of a the Himalayas, but it never wearies when than doubled. The Army Estimates: this

twenty-four years on this coast, denied in his made, the prisoners being found in a house in naval offer during all given by the Club, red with that rollicking exaggeration Katy resulting in his own expulsion, all the members of mood and pose of which Mr. Brough is such year amount to 34 millions sterling na

evidence that he had dezerted his wife. He Wing On Streets

sent in their relations Considerable feeling a deter compared with the net estimate of 201

merely went down to Hongkong to scor

has bean engendered ju this connection by the millions submitted to Parliament in 1899,

employment, as he could find nons in Shanghai, BURGLARY IN CONNAUGHT ROAD raising of vestion of rece. All the before the outbreak of the war in South

The magistrate, after bearing the evidence, | 7

European calon de hands in protesting Africa. This steadily increasing expenditure

said there was nothing to justify the Conet It was reported yesterday that on the against the cistou of the Committes for on armaments is common to all naval and

în granting on order of separation, and dis- provions night the premises of Means Short, expelling Liant Martha. As soon as the mar missed the case. The wife said she would hara Short & Co., at 16, Connaught Raad, had been Governor was informed of the resolution takan military countries, and so also is the ery The total number of plagno cases since the that the burden is becoming overwhelming, tat January is now 67, Only one case wasting more to do with her husband until he broken into by barglam. The firm had moved by the Committee at the general motiug, lo About. sent for the President of the Club, the well- It was a general recognition of this fact recorded during the twenty-four hours ended at proved or withdrew certain accusations to had into the promises only two days

ando against hor character.

half-past two o'clock, we ero fuforma

a poll known lawyer, Mr. A. Pacheco, and ordered that led to the summoning by the Tsar of 2000 yesterday. The vietini was dumped in

officer obeoryed a man leaving the place at him to withdraw the deblon taken by the D'aguilar Street, the famous Peace Conference at the Hague,

having had his suspicious aroused he gave chase. Committee regarding the expulsion of Lient. but in so far as its object was to effect a

His quarry ran bard, jumped into the Harbour Martha of the gunboat Diu, under penalty of off the Prays and managed to make good his

Meanwhile they grumble and pay,

The shooting in the E.K.V.C. Hide Meeting will be concluded to day Lady Blake will presnt the prizes about 4.30 p.m. Ladies are cordially invited to attend.

Dr. F. W. Clarke, Medical Officer of Health,

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A London contemporary states that a new grew is to be selected at the Medway Depot, for despatch to the China Station for the sheathed

THE MURDER OF MR. EVANS.

CRIME UNEXFIATED. Before the nusmory of the piratical act which

lod to the murder of Mr. Brane on the Canton River fades utterly, it wore wine porhaps te ascertain what shops am being taken to bring the perpetrators of the crime to boot. Two Chinamen, it will be recalled, were arrested here for complicity in the affair and handed over to

immense surprise among the inhabitants of requested by the British Consul to proceed with

general reduction of armamente it signalwho is leaving the Colony alertly on leave, will eloop Bosario, Commander Cland A. W. escape, though the policoman jump into the punishment This interference by the Gorer the authorities at Canton, who, a month ago, failed and the burden every year press be entertained to dinner at the Hongkong Hotel Hamilton, which hoisted the pennant at water after him. When the premises came to or bae, according to our contemporary, ansod according to a report from that city, wOZÓ - with increasing weight upon the suffering next Tuesday night by the staff of the Sanitary Shoorness Dockyard on March 20, 190, and be examined it was found that the burglars had Mase and to those abroad when they came to the trial of the mon. We are now informed taxpayer. It was only a few weeks ago

Department.

is to be recommissioned at Hongkong for a goined entrance by forcing the door back-it koow of the occurrence. The members declin- that they have not yet boin arraigned, Tak that the question was raised in the

second term of service in the Far East, New was secured by a padlocked chain-and climbing to re-instate the expelled member and Sew, the Acting Viceroy, wishing to evade French Chamber of Deputies by Baron

By permission of Major Hadcliff and crews are also to be despatched to China for over the top. The thisyon had fansacked the DESTOURNELLES DE CONSTANT, who is officers, the band of the 33rd Barn Infantry the first-class battleship Ocean, Captain W. Ginoe, and at the door lay a pile of valuables resolved to dissolve the Club. It is stated further notion by reason of the indemnitysvhich that during the general meeting of the was paid to the relations of the murdered man reported to have said that armed peace will play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening, White, the stoops Plour, Commander William that they had apparently intended to retire Clan for the purpose of dissolving I, an indemnity-ho da said to regard as too aabsorbs 54 per cent, of the resources of from 8 to 990, the following programine of H. Nicholson, and Algerine, Commander Row-batt they not been disturbed in their operation body of police was posted outside by order of great. Whether or not that be so, the fact

land Nugent, the surreying ressel Waterwilch, As it was, something like 5800 worth or Eilenberg Lieutenant Commander Ernest C. Hardy, and bracelet watches, rings, perfumery end hate the Administrador do Concolbe, A.D.C. to the and we have no reason to doubt that it is a Adam the shallow draught steamers Sandpiper, Lava- was missing. The manager, happened to take Governor. Some say it was guard of fact-remains that the cold-blooded murder of Madieth at Commander Murray Mac Lockhart, home with of the jewelry, otherwise the loss to be the gennial offatin that the Governor and whatowor the personal views of Talk Sow in Bizet tomaat with him on the previous evening the honour for this particular occasion." It seems a British subject has not been fully atoned for, Trailateur Chilcott, and Hoodcock, Lieutenant Comman would doubtless have been mineli more. $100 committed's grave error in interfering with the respect of the indemnity paid, they should not

France and is driving her into a colonial music policy. It compelled France, he said, to March...The Uhlan's Call

Overture... increase her uavy to dofind her colonies Selection.." Champion,

La Reine D'en Jour,

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against Great Britain and Germany, Serenade. Love in Idlenes. and he declare that a successful policy, Waltz City Life,

financial, social or colonial, is possible votte..." Kaisard, Paul Hertz der Hagh G. C. Somerville, all of which are to reward is offered for the recovery of the stolen Committee of the Club in the exercise of its be allowed to stand in the way of justias being

under the burden of armed peace. But

God Bave the King.

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