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does not to any appreciable degree re- linquish her hold upon the province During the last six months, according to the terms of the Convention, Russia should bave withdrawn her troops from the remaining part of the province of

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and during the ensuing six months she has undertaken to complete the evacuation by withdrawing the remainder of the Russian troops in the provinco of Hei-lung-kiang. Very little information about the movements of the Russian troops in Manchuria become MANUFACTURERS. known to the outside world, but the Tartar Generals are paturally keeping a keen eyo- on all that happens. They have noted this concentration of Eussion troops along the line of railway, and the Generals stationed near the Russian frontiers have also reported the arrival of considerable accessions to the strength of the force in the province, Dr. Monnison, after touring through the pro-

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Russian cities, and the other abounding indications of permanent occupation, has expread the opinion that only argie force can

now drive Russia out of Mon- churin, the armed force of some other Fower than Chinese. Not long since a THE MACHINERY employed is of the Chinese paper gave what purported to be latest design and most approved type.

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An audience was granted on the Sin alt. Sy the Empress Dowager and the Emperor to Yan Shikai (the Viceroy of Chihil).

Two Frenchmen were arrested at Singapore last week while they worn inking a photograph of the Singapore Club.

The Danish Press aver that the voyage of the Kaiser to Copenhagen has a more important character than that of a pure conrtly visit.

The Venezuelan warships Zamora, Finite de Mayo, and Zumbador, captured by the British during the blockedo, have been returned to Venezuela at La Guiya.

Baron Mumm von Schwarzenstein, German Ambassador in Peking, will, it is said, return to his post in May. He intends to make the journey from Germany, via Siberia,

TUESDAY, APRIL 7 1903

Troope- B" and "E" ́t the Thirteenth U.B. Cavalry have left the distus, for Manila.

| The other troops were to follow soon afterwards,

Tho now Pacific Mall Hoer Siberis called on 11th March from San Francisco for Hozuluje and the East on her maiden voyage.

San Francisco papers to hand record s big gambling raid on the fan-tan gambling honnos of that, city. Eoventy Chinens were arrested, dollars in the place. and the police captured ten thousand gold

The board of survey appolated at Honolulu in the cass of the British schooner Genera has Lade a report condemning the vessel an un worthy. This accords with the statements of overal of the crew, who donorted and made complainte.

The P. & O. steamer Coromandel, with the The British ship Kelat, which sailed from Hongkong for Fiew Tork, arrived at her English mail of the 13th ult, loft Bingapore destination at the beginning of last monthou Saturday, at 4 pm, and may be expected here on Thursday, at about 5 p.m. Keplies are with her maintopġallant mast gehe.

due to correspondence spateled bence on the 9th February,

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and | Nathersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals:-V. H. Deacon, $100.

The Corean Government is negotiating with Belgion bankers for a loan of 831,000,000, secured on the import datira. Several import not railway concessions in Coren will also be granted to telgian bankers,

A Japonere has been arrested by the Kobe po ico for twing found in possession of 7,500 forged $5 notes of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. The police

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

SILVER FOR THE PHILIPPINES,

Lospon, 4th April.

The Washington Trossury has purchased 384,500 ounces of silver for coinlng peens for the Philippines. The price paid average fifty cents an ounce,

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CORRESPONDENCE.

THE CHINESE PETITION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE ** DAILY PRESS.

Hongkong, 6th April, Bra-I baro perused with a good deal of care and attention the text of the petitiva.pray- ing for an extension of the period of admivia- tention of His Excellency Bir. Henry Blake in- Hongkong. Although I was one of the signs- tories of the patition and assisted in obtaining sigastures thereto, I must, under olraumstances which I will hereinafter explain, admit that my first knowledge of this important document was derived in s perusal of the focal newspapers, and Leat the purport of my present communica- tow be in any sense misunderstood, permit ma at the outset to point out that in loyalty to and admiration of His Excellency'z administrative qualities I yield second place to mone. My so- marks are directed against the method of pro- Palcedure which dictated the nation of the framers of the petition and by which I, in common with

London, 445 Aprile,

His Majesty King Edward receive the Portuguese diplomats who presented an Address from the Cortra alluding in the warmest terme to the alliance between the two countries which bad beer maintained for five centuries. King Edward replied, and said that he socopted the

Messrs. H. B. Chinery and R. H. Raphael address as reviewed afirmation of the alliance a large proportion of those who have supported who wore members of the Oxford University to-day; that alliance could only teed to the it, have been misled la regued to the reference Authentics cricket team that recently visited peaceful development of their respective coun- made in the petition to the morement initiated India and are now in Hongkong, will play s

by the Honourables Dr Ho Kai and Wei Yuk racquet watch to-day at 4 p.m. against Major His Majesty King Edward will visit Rome meat of High School for the Chinese in Mt. Fang Wa Chun and others for the establish- King and Mr. H. Hancock at the Racquet between the 27th und 30th instant.

Hongkong Courts. The gallery will be open to Indios.

It is announced that the Columbian Govern- mont will at the forthcoming session of Par. liament pass a bill incrassing the head tax on Chiness to $300. It is now $100, and until eighteen months ago only $50 was imposed on Chinese who landed in British Columbia. It is also announced that the Government will take some setion looking to the restriction of Japanese immigration, although nothing so drastic as in

the text of number of proposals made by Russia to China which in effect aimount to joint administration of the province. It is abundantly clear that Russia has no intention to restore the GUARANTEEING ABSOLUTE governmental and administrative rights in Manchurin to the Chinese Government and it is importuut to bear in mind that Russia's engagement to withdraw all her troops is contingent upon the following Japanese officers of the force that occupied the case of the Chinese will be attempted,

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On the 8th April, at 2, Lay View, Kowloon, the wife of 8. W. MOORE, of a Bon.

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MARRIAGE.

On the 2nd April, at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, Exster Lær, youngor con of 1. WINTER ALLEN, of Shanghai, to ELIZABETH ENNA, second daughter of dzoxan E. KING, of Northwich, Cheshire.

DEATH,

On the 31st March, at No. 18, Quinsau Boad, Shanghai, SAMUEL GEORGS, infant son of GEORGE and JASET PEALE, aged seven weeks.

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them,"

with the utmost confidence that when October arrives, by which time according to

are on the search for accomplices,

The Emperor of China has sent two hundred Orders of the Dragon for distribution among

Peking after the Boxer troubles, in recognition of their services in guarding the Imperial Palace.

Austria intends to send an expert to China, who will endeavour to escare the participation of a number of mercantile firms for the founda tion of a large banking institute. The Ans-

trian Government will eventually contribute 12,500,000 kronen, this amout being half of the share capitul. The chief office of the Bank will be in Tientsin.

A Peking despatch states that at the re- commendation of Viceroy Yuan Shi-kai the

ST. PATRICK'S CLUB BILLIARD

TOURNAMENT.

This tournament was concluded va Baturday fast, and ended in victory for the Kowloon Dook team. The team from the Royal Garrison. Artillery was second. The prize, a con, for the best break was won by Me. C. M. P. Bemedios of the Club Lusitano team, who made a break of 49 points. The prizes were presented 'im. mediately after the final tie, and following the presentation an impromptu concert was got up

tries and colonies.

INTERNATIONAL COURTESIES.

LONDON, 4th April.

British and Italian squadrone will go to Algiers to salute President Loubet on his approbing visit to Algoris and Tunik

TO-NIGHT'S CONCERT.

This movement had its origin in a petition presented to the Colonial Secretary and dated the 2nd March, 1901. The patition was signed by the two Chinese members of the Legislativo Council supported by mix other Chiluese gentle- meu. It purported to have been written “on | behalf of an important and influential Bration of the Chinese community, and pressed upon the attention of Government * the urgent need for a maitable English School for the education Lovers of good music have the opportunity of the children--both boya sad girls-of the sfforded them to night of attending a first-class | upper classes of the Chinese resident in this concert at the City Hall. Mr. H. Knosp, of Colony," I bave emphasised the team "uppor the Brussels Conservatoire of Moslo,, who hai classe” by printing the words in italics, been giving a series of very successful concerts Considerable feeling was augend red among in Indo-China, is now visiting Bengkong, and the Chinese upon the first publication of this anoness in our advertislog columns co-school petition. It won feit that the memorial- cort for this evening. Associated with Mr. Ists trepisand beyond the limits of their powers Knop is Mrs. Juwell, a charining anger; Me when they claimed to represent the views of de Graça, a brilliant violinist; and Mrs. Coggins a talented pianist who plays the accompant

menis.

the Convention" the complete evacuation of Grand Council has ordered Rear-Admiral fat which passed off harmoniously and with great and a report we have received speaks in theremarks. It is high time that the community

the Russian troops" should invetaken place, Russia will not be lacking in excuses for failure to fill her engagemsat.

As notified in another column, the banks hera will be closed for public business on Good Friday and Easter Monday, -the-10th-and- 13th-just- respectively.

The new Canton River steamer Kishan,

built for the owners by the Kowloon Dook her builders trial trip

Company, made yesterday.

In connection with the Easter holidays, the steamer Chakang will leave here for Macao on Saturday, returning on Monday. Further partio- ulars will be found in our advertisement colamas.

The visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ended 5th April were 308 non-Chinese and 91. Chinese to the former, and 89 non-Chiness and 2,213 Chinese to the latter Institution.

Mr. G. J. T. Newman, who has discharged for some time past the responsible duties of chief clerk to the Registrar of H.B.M.'s Supreme Court at Sianghai has resigned his appointment and leaves immediately to take up other work in America. Mr. Newman is succeeded at the Court by Mr. G. W. King, lately of Tientsin.

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commanding the Peiyang squadron, to take with him a couple, or three, of his cruisers to Japan to witness the naval manoeuvres, which are soon to take place in the vicinity of Kobe.

The naval review which is to take place at Kobe on Good Friday, the Kobe Chroniclessya, will be the most important that has ever been held in Japan. Including torpede-boats, about seventy ressola will take part in the coming review, against some forty vessels on the occasion of the last review which was held in April, 1900: The Emperor of Japan will review the fleet.

A telogram in the Ostasiatische Lloyd says: | ---President Loubat is going to Algiers in the middle of April. He will meet King Edward of England in the last days of this month either in the Riviera or in Paris. Before that time King Edward will meet King Vittorio Emanuel in the Bay of Naples, where both monarchs will probably be accompanied by large squadrone.

According to a Berlin telegram the Dewey affair, which was, caused by some alleged anti- German remarks of the American Admiralf has not assumed a serious charnoter, thanks to the firm action of President Rogsovelt. Thus the case will not only have no diplomatic couse quences, but by the steps of President Roosevelt the relations between Berlin and Washington will remain very satisfactory.

It appears that the Japaness teachers in the Chinese University at Teking are drawing their fixed at salaries on a gold basis. The monthly salary was 600 dollars,aud when the time for pay- ment come the teachers claimed that the salary was fixed in Japansso dollars. A Peking corres-

The average minimum of the thermometer in the Bettlement of Shanghai in March was 44.3 the average usximum 52.85, and the mean 48.58, against 48.00, 62.17, and 54.11. respectively, in March. 1902. The rainfall in March was 5.68 inches, and rain fell mensurablypondent in the Shanghai Mercury reckons this on 20 days, against 3.21 inches and 10 days in March, 1902, and an average of 3.43 inches and 10.9 days for the 21 yoors 1882-192.

- We are asked to state that copies of the Potition to the Secretary of State for the Colonier, concerning the new Admiralty Dock, will be on tier for publics signature in the following places-Hongkong Club, German Club, Lusitano Club, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and Chiva; Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Messrs. Kelly nad Walsh, d; Mears Lane, Crawford and Co., and the

Hongkong Dispensary.

as $1,100 a month, but we cannot make it more then about $780. However there is said to bo on the part of the Chinese mnoh dissatisfaction and criticism from all sides and an incipient internal rebellion. The teachers have a four years' agreement,

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KUJCERS.

THE LILLIPUTIANS.

The Pollards Lilliputian Company arrived from Manila to-day and will give their first performance of Dorethy to-morrow instend of Thursday as previously announced, This enables the Company to give two performances of Dorothy. There will be no porformanco on Good Friday. Geisha will be staged for a Batur day matinee, and also on Saturday and Monday evenings. On Tuesday, the ever popular Belle of New York will be revived, followed by Lo Mascolfe and the Intest American nongone- cical success Pousse Cafe.

HEALTH OF THE COLONY,

The total number of plagus GARDE WILL

increased by eight which were notified to the authorities during the two days andet at noon yesterday. This is a gratifying decrease on the figures of preceding days. All the victims wero Chinese, and all died. Two of the hodies were found in the streets, and the others come from various districts. For the year the total number of fatal cases of bubonic plagae is how 198, 59 having been contributed daring the week ended on daturday out of G cases which Ware reported. Of cases of communicable disease other than pingne which were notified during the same period, one European con tracted diphtheris and two Europeana enter o fever, but in no case was the isso fatal

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an important and influential esetion of the community whom they really never consulted, In a communication to the vernacular press. I A few nights sgo through the good offices of pointed out the irregularity of the procedure Mr. Trevoux the talented quartatte gava a con- and now, through the, median of the British cert at Canton. The Club room was crowded, journals, beg to reiterate in substance those very highest torms of the ability of the at large be taken fute the confidence of our re performers, That the audience were delighted presentatives in publicmattersaffecting the weal was testifled by the repeated and irresistible or too of the native community, who have now, demands for encores which considerably pro- thanks to greater onlightenment, bagna to tako a more active inforest in public affaire, Either- longed the concert. Mr. Knosp's selections were from the works of Beethoven, Chopin, Mendela to, the autocratic dictates of a cebul of a few on, Palorawski, Gadard and other composers gentlemen seemed sufficext to conduct muttore and his performances are spoken of as misterly.anecting the Chinese and no hue and cry bas Equal praise is bestowed upon the other par been publicly rated aquiet any sotion of theirs, formers, and lovers of music, may confidently even though such nation did not altogether expect a rare musical treat at the Clly Hall this socord with the views of those whom they

evening.

CRICKET.

presome lo represent. Times change and we change with them. The Chinese hava begud as I stated, to group the fact that they have a right to be taken into the counsels of their UNION CHURCH. CEAIGENGOWER O.C. The cricket matash between teams represent, representatives qud the full messure of this ing the above was played at the Happy Valley right they must be given Ionve ta extroite, and on Saturday and ended in an easy win for the exercise it they will with the co-operation of the Union Church Appended are the scores and | Prasz analyses

CETON OHUECH. Bor. C. H. Hickling, subs., b Bmwa. D: A. Mackenzio, not out......

C. B. S. Couper, b Brawn T. E. Pearce, b Herton

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G. Grimble, Lb.w. b Brawn ......

J. W. C. Bonnar; e Stuart, b Brown - W. M. Everall, and b Brawzi E. Henderson, b. Bertou. J. A. Faye; b Horton J. Gloyn, 6 Bwa 0.0. Hickling, b Brawn.. Extras.

Total........

First Innings-

3. P, Jordan, b Cooper A. 0. Brawn, o Hender |son, b Penroe.

J. D. Kinuated, e and b

Cooper

P.. Pestonji, o C. E. Hick

ling. b Pearce":

M. E. Azgor, b Pearce L.A. Rose, o Everull, b

Cooper

not out

J. L. Stuart, o&b Poured 0 e Pearce, b Cooper ? z. B. Herton, b Cooper, Ford, not out.....

8. H. Tuyler, by Ecopër A. E. Angar, o Pearce, b

Cooper

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By an accident which occur ed in the harboar yesterday morning, the Kowloon Godawn Com- pany have been temporarily deprived of the carrices of one of their faunches." The Glasgow steamer Sikh was making slowly for No. 1 wharf, and the Pelican, the launch which met with the mishap, had one end of the sleamer's mooring line on board for the purpose of attach- ing it to the wharf and thus facilitating the. operation of moorise. On board the steamer they commenced hanling in the line, and gradually the Pelican, which is not much bigger than s sampas, and very light, was dragged close under the stern of the Sikh, whose revolving propellor struck the lunch on the bow, knocking a hole Pearce therein and causing her to sink in a couple of Grimble minutes. The crew were saved.

No objection is raised at all against the pro- vision of greater educations facilities. Indeed, It is a boon monul to be desired. But it is the distinction sought to be created the split- ting up of the community into so called upper and lower classes which forms the target against which just nepersions are aimed. What after all constitutes the upper classes of Chinese society in Hongkong Is it the aristocrary of blood, or is it the aristocracy of wealth ? If either or botli, then what is the standard by which to determine the Chinase upper dirola? Ites, again,

is the judge of such standard F These and others any questions which must be sat 18 torily answered before the

claim the privileges they sook to obtain and which their belittled brethren of the lower. elascos” will help with the rules and taxes they contribute to the Colony's exchequer to

to the

purchase for the upper classis & as a luxury for their boys and girls this orcturite school. Ile Colonial Estimates for 1900 makes of $20,000 for the Chiness provision of a sum Biga School. It is not alons the pros oling of 21 Total (for 1 wloket) 70 the doctrine of equality from the rostrum that

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BOWLING ANALYSIS, UNION CHURCH,

Postonji Hertion

CRAIGREGOWER UCET

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we want. 1 here must be more of the practice of it. If secondary education is desired by the Chinese of the higher social grade, by all means let them have it. Uur conditions are very nearly unalogous with those of India, and the recently published report of Lo Educational Commission appointed by the Government of India appásra to me to have fled the point that socondary education must parebated hy the people. It i provide it.

Horaxosa, 7th April 1905.

TWELVE months ago to-day the Convention was signed at Peking by which H.M. the Emperor of all the Russias out of a desire 'to give "a new proof of his love of peace

The Pacitto Fishing and Exploration Com- and of his sentiments of friendship towards

pany, which recently acquired the extensive H.M. the Emperor of China" agreed to

Rabing concessions of the Mexican Land and Colonisation Company on the Lower California restore to the Chinese Government the right to exercise governmental and administra.

coast, is negotiating in San Francisco for tive powers in Manchuria as they were

several steamers and wiling vessels to be used in carrying on operations in the development of before the occupation by the Russian troops.

A representative of the China Times has had its concessions. A large force of Chiness is ulo It will be remembered that Russia agreed the oppertunity of inspecting the first of the to be employed in catching and drying fish for to cracuate the province in three stages at railwa cans ordered for the journey of the the Chinese market, the product to be taken hlaf-yearly intervals. Six months after Imperial Court to the Western Tombs. The from the peninsular coast to Marzanillo und the signing of the Convention she under- car arrived at Tients' on the 23rd ult. The placed aboard steamers of the China Commercial took that the Russian troops from the outside is fuisbed off with brass fittings. The Steamship Company for shipment to the Orient, ebuth-west portion of the province of interier is divided into thras rooms, the

The hollow steel mest which has been made Makden as far as the Lino River should be furniture in sech portion as well as the tapestry for Shamrocks III is declared to be the most withdrawn and the milway restored to bangings being supplied by Mesars. Hall &

Holts, Ld, The Erst room, a lounge, is remarkable achievement in yacht constenotion Chinn. The railway has l'een restored, but furnished with sofas and armchairs covered in the United Kingdom. The workmen whe as for the withdrawal of the troopɛ, to ous with rich silk. The cushions are covered with built the spars for all three challengers say outside the British Foreign Office appears imperial yellow silk. Handsome heavy tapestry that tho mast for the new boat is 1500 poands satisfied that Russia has fulfilled or has any Eau de Neil curtains match the furniture. The lighter than that carried by Shamrocksored, for $1,500 in the Transatlantiotroops in 1900. It seems, says the N-C. Doily one, as the text would simply be confined to intention of fulfilling the terms of the bind- adjoining spartment is sumptuously furnished while the whole spar is 1600 pounds g Company, and the ground floor in the Hang News, that if a place called Erbgaze, in that praying for an extension of Sir Henry's ni

se a drawing rooni. The same bandsome they the lower must of Shamrock I The ing agreement. The accounts of all who

msterial is need; the color only is different, workmen declare that they do not see how the have studied the subject on the spot agree that what Russia moans by a withdrawal of the prevailing shade being terre colts. A velvet steal shell is to withstand the enermons strain her troops is that they shall be withdrawn pile carpst covers the floor. The third section of a high wind, but they admit that the designer or rotiring room is upholstered in sky blue, and is apparently satisfied with the result, sines to a rategic points along the line of railway rivals the others in effect. The car was built there is no talk of building an extra spar för en nominally for the protection of the railway, at Tengshan under the mpriatendence of Mr. emergency. The gaff and boom are about the

asme weight as previous spara. Virtually Bussia's "evacuation" is such as Moteland.

OUTBREAK OF FIRE.

REPORTED MASSACRE OF CHINESE BY RUSSIAN TROOPS.

I stated that m FREE co-operate in obli

of the State

ecognis

ing as I do the god of His Excellency the The Sinwenzao ublishes letter from Governor and his sympathetic administration- Peking stating that advices had been received towards the Chinese I readily consented to be from Heilungohiang province (Northern Men associated with the position in the direction horis) reporting a repetition of the Blago in which my help was gonght, I asked of Mr. vesteberek massacres in 1900, which although Fang Wa Chuon if be would give me a copy of on a small scale persored all the bloodthirstines the petition to go sound with. He stated in

Fire broke out about half past two o'clock yesterday morning on the ground floor of a three- story housest 19, Circular Pathway. The flames spread very quickly, and engulfed the two upper floors, both of which, with the ground floor, were completely destroyed. The first floor, family house, was uninsured, but the second, which was also used as a family house, was [end]

of the fire is unknown.

On Insurance Company for 32,500, The estaso The two men who were arested on suspicion of Breon in connection with the fire in Queen's Road West on Saturday lost will, it is nudar- stood, be liberated, no mase haring been made

on against them.

Feness displayed by the Basin oftest that it was not necessary for me

province, there are large numbers of Chinese engaged in washing, or pincor-minlog for geld in the even in the region. Lately, howev the place has been suddenly visited troops and for some reason or of beger, in which over two hundred rothlessly thot down by the E

to have

ministration for another tarm. Convinced thak the petition would contain no debatesble mettar I went forward with my mission with the result that sorve hundreds of signatures

lected in the Justices of the Teses, the niness were and the merchants How

igustures there are a

considerable