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adopting the latter as a mail route it will surely be advisable to wait and see how it is worked and whether it will run un- failingly throughout the winter, or whether it is likely to be snowed up occasionally the traffic impeded or blocked by the sorarily of the cold. There is no reason to doubt that the Russian Government will do their ufmost to make this line a success commer. cially and financially as well as strategically, but it must also be remembered that Muscovite unilertakings of the kind are too apt to lapse into casual ways and the officials in charge are very prone to forget the sanctity of the time-table. We may be sure, however, that the British Government will not decide upon any change from the existing arrangement for carrying the Eastern maik in a hurry ! without giving due consideration to the cer tainty and regularity of their delivery. The wecessity for the early delivery of correspon dence has been largely discounted by the increased use of the telegraph; and the numerous opportunities now afforded to despatch letters by the different mails and routes have also assisted to reduce the hu porunce formerly attached to the early receipt of the English mail. So much is this the case that the arrival of His MasEST's mail is no longer anxiously looked for as in former years; its delivery hardly causes a futler in the office or the home. for it is one among niany, and most of the news it brings has hon already anticipated. It is probable also that, with the progress | of telegraphy, this means of communication will be rendered much less costly, and that the mail letter will more and more become mere confirination of the week's telegrams,

A new weeks ago the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce unanimously passed a re solution expressing the opinion that the Treaty Power should urge the Chinese Government to take the necessary step, to provide for an uniform uational coiungge as first step towards establishing the currency of Chima on a gold basis at us early a date as practicable. Some attempt

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 15mm 1903

The final between Ireland and Scotland will!). be played on the Polo ground to-marow,

The Union (Shanghai) says that Captain Bayly of HM.S. Talbot has invented a floating disappearing target for "sailors.

The Japanese firm of Ushigan & Co-of- Peking is slated to have lost $300,000 by embezzlementon the part of thres:Japanese,

Mr. R. J. Gross, of the American Locomotive Company, is in the East" making a thorough study of the locomotive requirements Ariatio countries."

of

A Chinamin was sentenced to three yours hard labour in the British Court at Bangkok for forging a cheque on the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. He had received a cheque for 11 ticals and olumsily altered it to 1,100 ticals,

It is announced that the Great Norther (U, S). Railroad has perfected a dļabinet Asiatie Freight Department, of which Vice-President. J. W. Blabon will be chief in addition to his other general manager's duties, and Mr. P. M. Beidleian is setivo assistant.

Every carga, says, the American Asiatic, now shows canned salmon moving to the Orient. A year ago such norement was unknown. Salou is selling now in the Orientas California canned fraits soll in Europe when they began to be

exhibited there.

Quoting from the Philippine Commission Report the observation that "there rests upen this Government and upon the America

Government the duty of teaching the Filipine

labourers theindopendence and dignity of labour nader & free government," an American comercial jeroad says: "The physiologîm! | change in the Asiatic will be awaited with interest by the scionlike student and the anti imperiulist, · Roth are intensely marions."

By permission of Major Radcliff and Offieurs the hand of the 33rd Burma Infantry will play the following programme of music in the King

· Edward Hold this evening during dinner from 7.30 to 9.30-

March......... The Rifle Rogiment"....... Overturn...... "Tancredi,"

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Selection... "The Geisha," Dave

"Hungarian,"

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TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

THE UNITED STATES.

LONDON, 12th May. President Roosvelt, speaking at Watsonville, California, said that during the present on tury, the Pacific, where Americs stready holds commanding position, must pas under American influens; this would involve a great burden and respmaibility, but that was

the

price of greataes which only a graven nation would object to paying.

COMMUNICATION WITH THE FAR

EAST.

LONDON, 12th May,

Mr. Austen Chamberlain, in the House of Commons, said that if the Siberian Railway offered a speedier regular sorvis (F for the mail) he would be obliged to utilize it, and that he was in communication with the authorities with a view to the transmission of a servios to Peking and the Far Eart. As yet no agres.

ment had been macked.

THE KING'S VISIT TO WOTLAND.

LONDON, 12th May. The King and Queen have made a stato entry into Edinburgli. Troops and immense crowds lined nine miles of the route from Dalkeith to Holyrood, whereTheir Majestieshold a Coart.

THE NEAR BAST.

LONDON, 12th May.' ..... Rossini

The Embassie have called the attention of Sidney Jones

Brahms the Porte to the situation at Monaster where

#The BeBe of New York,”".

E-pa

"Ecoutez oi,”

"God Save the King"

Kerkor

Wakiteufel intense bitterness sugainst the Bulgarians

Funke,

prevails. The Ambassadors urge measures to prevent massacre.

The Chinking norrespondout of the Shanghat Morenny says:--A matter of som import in a has just come to my notics, for it is understond that certain "shares" in the Chim Merchmute- S. N. Co. pressuting, say, dollars thirty thousand. have been handel over to a foreign merchant as wearity for a "I mah," or advanes »

ex-official undertaking in the interior, aud it follows that these shares are bayond the reach of the China Goyaruoat in their desire to assume control of the C.M.S. N. Co.

A. S. WATSON &;CO. [i, &tually to be made by China in this made in the merest of a Chinae official and

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direction, for Prince CHING has by Imperial Elict been instructed, in conjunction with the Board of Revenne, to establish au imperial mint in Peking to provide a uniform coinage for the Empire. We prefer not to hazard any prediction a4.to

THE GOLF FINAL

when China will actually be in possessionThe final tie in the Golf Championship of this uniform burrency, but it is satis factory to note that stope are being taken to give effect to the endertaking given in Article II of Sir J. J. MacKay's Treaty, and if the representatives of the Tres Powers in Peking are

at all desirous of acting upon the. Shanghai resolution their terk will not be a difficult out; for the Chinese Government, we may take it, is

The Jaily Press. already continent of the desirability a

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competition, between Mr. C. E. H. Beavis and Mr. W. W. Clark, will be played this afternoon at Happy Valley, Members of the Golf Club will be at home from 4 o'clock, and cordially incite the ladies of the Colony to be present, It was originally intended that the Gual shoul he played of on Wednesday lash; the heavy raits prevented this. In despite of torrential downfall, however, the competiture started the match-smí plaga six or Sato | holes, but as le greens were awash in a manner has twle pulling wext to an impossibility the game was stopped.

03:4

ASSAULTING AN EXCISE OFFICER

• The coil's dwa wi the excisman," Buen

wrote, and any a Chisama cat here would not feel partially sad if his satanic majesty were to boll with every one of the officials who safeguard the interests of the opiüm farmer- A party of exebsa officers under P. C. Catlipë went to "exenio su opium warrant at ar necumbered house in Tai Tang village Wednesday night, and one of them was furiously attacked by a milo inmate why objected to

well as the feasibility of this important reform. We harn from the native papers that Prince Citro his requested the various Viceroys and Coverners to furnish Hoxoxoxo, 15th May, 18.

reports on the duller currency wherever it is used, and to suggest what should be FROM the statement made by the Por

the definite and nuiform exchange values MASTER-GENERAL in the House of Comma ns,

between silver dollars and copper rolus and summarised in REUTEE'S niege of

An aiform currency for China is one the 12th inst., it is obvious that the British

thing, however, and a stable currency is Government do not intend to neglect oppor- tunities for the more rapid transport of another, but in the interess of China the one must follow the other, and the sooner the nails to the Far East, Mr. AUSTIN CHAMBERLAIN Announced that it thee better. Many of the arguments which Trans-Siberian Railway offered a specter we have in the past been tomed to her having his pans for future enjoyment spoiled by any one. He was taken in hand by P. C. regular amil service he would be obliged against a gold currency for China have beca to utilise it, and stated that he was in exploded by the experiences of India, and Calliper and with another man removed to the communication with the authorities with there is nothing in the experience of India station. At the Magistracy yesterday fines wors to justify pessimist or debt as to the imposed of Sla for the assault and 813 vach for view, to the establishment of a service

beneficial effect likely to merue to China į nulawful posession of the opium. to Peking" and the Far East. As you, however, no agreement had been reached.from the adoption of a gold standard. In saying that he would be obliged, to utilise such a servico, Me, AUSTIN CHAM- BERLAIN no doubt intended to convey that personally he would prefer to use a British line, but that if the Siberian Railway can -carry HIS MAJESTY's maile as securely and more expeditiously than the Peninsular and Oriental S.N. Co. can transport them

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The Hon. Treasurerof the Aloo Memorial and

Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals: W. E. Van Eps, $25,

THE COMMISSION OF H.M.S. **OCEAN."

Nart Wednesday the ship's company who st served on NM.S. Ocean since she wout in commission more thaa three years ago are do to sail for home on the Spartiate and Europa which brought out the reliefs. It was on 30th Ho You, of no particular occupation, was

February, 1900, that the Ocean was commis found guilty at the Magistracy yesterday afsioned by Captain A. G. Curza Howe, C.B. in their steamers he will feel compelled to stealing $18217 from the house of a friend's CMG., A.D.C., and on 18th March the chip send them by the best of the competingster where he had boru staging for sailed for the Mediterranean to join the Flat routes. Naturally it is not palatable to 7 Weeks, and was sentenced to thres months under Vico-Admiral Sir John. Fiskor, K.C.).

hard labour.

KWANGSI FAMINE FUND.

PAKHOI.

[FROM OUR COLLESPONDENT.}

9th May.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE GLOBING OF CHINESE THEATRES

MECUTION. OF A BLUE-BUTTON- MANDARIN AT LIECHOW, A military mandarin was decapitated at Linchow on the 29th ultimo for the orime of He was alleged to have high treaBON. sarreptitiously supplied arms and ammunition to the rehole in Kwangai, whom he was ordered to subdue. This unfaithful officer, Yaen Chio Cheong by name, was in charge of one of the fans of this morning. the columns for suppressing the rebels on this Kwangsi and Kiranging bordem. Ho has lately invariably come unt with flying colours in hi encounters with the robels, while the other two columns had but indifferent successes. This, undoubtedly, los aroused not a little jealousy and auspicion on the part of his brother officers, who, in their endeavours to discover the best means to obtain better results for themselves, questioned one of the rebels,

THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FAKSS" Hongkong, 14th May Biz,-"Scallywag" has certainly act ez.

densed into his nom de plusic the characteralie which the name connotes. They are in evident in more than one portion of his letter in you

taken prisoner in a previous engagement, as to the strength and tactics of the insurgents, when he stated, amongst other things, that the face undor commander Yoon was never able to cope with the rebels as has been generally believed. The rebels only simulated defeat on the approach of Ynon's troops, who usually follow the enemy far into their camps, where sque rifles and ammunition would to laid down by the troops before harking back, probably through some preconcerted arrangement hə- tween commander Tuen and the rebel leader On the return of Yuen's force from the last expedition, however, seting on the strength of the robel prisoner's information, a search was mide, when it was found that some rifles and ammunition were unaccounted for. This was taken to confirm the rebel prisoner's information and served as evidence that Yuen was in league deservedly lost his head. It may as well be with the reds, for which crime ho most

noted that Yuen was formerly at the head of a turbulent party which gave the government an immense amount of trouble. He had been offered bis pardon and appointed to a post in the army to persocate the evil-doers, as is often the case in the mobilisation and reorganiation of the Chinese army, especially in the southern provinces.

A BOPPOSED CARE OF VENGEANCE.

· He accuses me of “toolishly implying" that it is to safeguard the health of au occasional Eumpban that the native theatres are to b cload. I said nothing from which any sock dedaction can be made, and defy "Scallywag? to make good his assertion.

Iquite agrio with "Scallywag" that this is nota rucial question. If it can be proved that the theatros are responsible in any way for the provalence of plague, by all means lot them b cloned irrespective of whether they are maits or European. But when there is no rack you! before us, when on the contrary word in such plague centres as Bombay and Calenta vo sich mansnro was adopted in the word of times, I fail to see

the necessity el

foldug that step here in the fan of the prdest of the Chinese representatives. Wahun varied the Chinese enough in all coneries We have destroyed the privacy of this hone We have interferod with their burial customa and harrassed them la every conceivable way both as property owners and an tonnals-elle couse with the best intentions in the work But we have not done them or auf other acti of the population the least good directly or indirectly. We have an excellent object lesson in Canton. They have no Sanitary Ben and no "very abla President" to bad it They have no drain thers on the past, or any other system, no whitewashing and cleaning gangs aut no army of ennitary lospectors and rat-catchers. And yet we plague leaves this Colony, it leaves Canta tor. We do not, in spite of all our efforts any one wook's immunity more than neighbours. All the shows that, wilb a ou: bistorical arrogance, we are sa igus out of the causation of plogas, and of th tro mathod of combatting it as the macitiled Chinaman. Why then interfere, with a orssements and make his life wretched with to prospect of benalt to anybody I-Teas,

COMMONSENSE,

INTERESTING LEGAL CONTEST

AT MANILA,

Aboat a fortnight ago, a passage boat run- ning between thle and Anpow in the Koochow Prefecture was attacked by pirates · On board- ing the boat they killed and untilated the et explain leaving the passengers and cargo in the | bat undisturbed. The reason for this strange behaviour on the part of the pirates reinsins a The Hoo. Treasurers acluerledge with mystery; but it is surmised that tha skipper of the passage boat had either refused to join the thanks the following abscription:----

escret society to which the pirates belong, or bo had resisted the payment of the blackmuzil es often imposed by the pirates on these boats, but moat probably, it is said, tho skippor. was suspected of being the party who lately gure information to the gunboats and the guard-boots: regarding "the whoreabouts of the pirates. Whatever may be the cause, it had a deterrenting legal battles over waged in the local courts;

at

Sho remained on that station until the beginning. have to go past the historic Company which

of the following your, sailing for the Far East has for so many decades well and faithfully

A special general mesting of scatholders and

on 2nd February from Valets. It may te performed this important work. Moreover, subscribers has been summoned in connection noted that before the Ocean, entered the Bus it is very desirable that, if possible, a with the election of six lay representatives of Canal en rode her draught had to blessed British Company should carry the Britieb the St. John's Cathedral congregation to the by ancoating to an extent of 200 tons, and is mails over a British route to the most proposed new Colonial Chard Council. Ta that the deer paid for the passage through casti

HI.E. Sir Henry A. Blake, G.C.M.G. $200.00 Lady Blake

Bir John Keme, Bart....

Anonyiaus....

Mrs. Sebmilt...

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THE CUSTOMS AND THE "LOOB GSANG” CASE The Manila Times of the 8th inf, eye-

The legal ouulest over the attempt dįj Collector of Customs Shuster to impose a fasj

on the British 8.8. Lavagadny has been removed and promises to furnish one of the most interest

efect on the boats trading on this route, so Collector haster hus ignored the injunctive, mach so that the jucks to and from Anpow are issed against him by Judge Ambler of the now wailing in convoys of dve œ six, to the | Court of First Instaice, and hus bagas proced. detriment of traïs already so much hamporeding in the Court of Customs Appeals fo: U

A CHINAMAN : STEUCK BY LIGHTNING.

200.00 50.00

Chuo Shun Kva

20.00

5.00 500,00

Rhenish Mission

25.010 27.69

Her. E. J. Hardy, C. F.

20.00

Hon. Gorshon Stewart

250.0)

Native Oors, N.C.0.8 sed

Mon. 14th Bombay Infantry

42.88

A Friend (proceeds of Kale)

25.00

David Sassoon & Co., Ld.

500,00

E. D. Sassion & Co.

500,00.

Siersson & C

500.00

through different causes.

Melchers & Ch

500.00

Arnhold Kartorg & Co.

500,00

Carlowitz & Co.

Hon. Robert Shewan

Chater & Mod

500,00 £00.00 1,000.00

300,00

W. Meyeria & Co.

X00.00 1,000.00 400,00

Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hong-

kong Office

300.00

Mitani Basso Kaisha.

500,00

Reuter, Brossmann & Co.

250.00

S. J. David & Co....

250.00

Ahmet Ramjha`....

Victor H. Decon ..

Meyer & Co....

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C. A. Tomes

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Pan Yun Fog

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100,00

Girls of C.18. School, Lyad-

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250.00

5:00

Collection from

Congregation,

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China

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500,00

Hongkong & Shanghai Banking

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Deutsch Aridische Bank Bank of South China

1,000.00 500,00

500,00

50.00

150-00

25.00

10100

G. H. Mehurst'

150,00

Gibb, Livington & Co.

100,00

John D. Humphreys & Sos

150.00

Lane, Crawford & Co.

100,00

Bedeckor &00.

300.00

W. Lysanght

3:00

Murray Stewart

50,00

C.M.S. Missionaries, Pakhoi and

- Lanchow

$10.09

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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The C.P.R..samer Empress India arrived Vancouver on the 12th mat, a 11.30 pm

The C.P.R. damer Tartar arrived at Kobe

recovery of the fine and the issuance of a wit agrinst Judge Ambler and the defendants in the case.

the defendants have retaliated with contemp proceedings against the Collector, and be fr ban cited to appear before Judge Sweeny at 3 c'ducit, on Monday morning to shaw cIDSG way hoshould not be parished for disobeying mandate of the Court of First Instance.

The issue in the latter proceedings in the jawliation of the Court of First Instance CMP the Collector of Customs. The Collector talaty the ground that he is entside of the judic of the court end on this presumption completely ignored the proceedings held in that court.

During a thandenstorm on the afternoon of the 4th instant a peasant was killed by lightning in the western part of the town; soreral parts of his body were blackened and Jurat. It is ourfous to ob grve the practices followed by the natives here on such a thing happening. They firmly believe that when an individual is killed by lightning he is supposed to have been guilty of a hideous crime which mast be discovered and made patent before the corpse is allowed a decent funeral. For this purpose the services of a Buddhist or Taoist honze are called into requisition to discover, the deceased's iniquity, and the bouze, after chanting and galloping on homeback around the corpse, placed in the open air for the paposo, declared on the Lomgang for the escape of a Clizaten that he had learat by inspiration that deceased

from the vessel. The fine was arbitrarily hd committed perjury in a land dispute, and imposed, it is alleged, on the mere report d had thereby misappropriated a piece of certain Customs oficiais. The master his neighbour's ground. This may or may ngents of the vetsel refused to part not have been true, but the bonze had feu and asked for an investigation. The denbtless domo his best befor the

per- formance to assure himself of the fact. One cannot help feeling sorry that the poor natives

It will be remembered that several umda au Collector Shuster imposed a fire då 520

form of soquiry at the Custa Horse and it dvicloped the startling i formation that the Chinson had escaped į should have such simple faith in these incasita-though the dishonesty of a Custome guard. I tions and so-called inspiratione as allows those was shown that he had paid 150 peses to Jonzes to drain them of their hard-earned sarings.

RICK AS "DEAR AR EVER.

albwed his freedom Despite this feet the Odlector insisted upon the payment if the foo]; Notwithstanding that all the steamers from and when it appeared that he would use dis Haiphong and Hongkong have recently been Faser and detain the vessel, Captain Wrigl the tester, and Smith, Bell & Co., the agent winging full curgess of rice, this staple is as appealed to the Court of First Instan dear us ever. Importers are doing a thriving rod a temporary restraining order dire

trade, and if they continue to do so until the

voxt harvest, which will be about the end of agust the Collector. Jue, they will rapidly make their fortunes.

TERRIBLE COLLISION IN THE INLAND, SEA.

SERIOUS LOSS OF LIFE.

A disastrous collision, involving heavy loss of bla, occurred of Nebotinu Island on the night of the 1st inst. The Hayami Mars, a small

Attorney-Gener

Willey took the gromel tlint Collector Shuste hal exceeded bis powers and so advised him, end! noappearance was made in the case. After the usual time the tempoury order was made full thecase having boon defaulted by the Collectct

BENEFIT CONCERT.

Easterly British Colony of Hongkong. Í meeting will be held in St. Paul's Colleg over £2,000. Hengkong was resched on this port on the 18th inst, at 6 pm, and is due failed to avert a collision, and the Hayami was olay there appear on the programme i

at Ganz on the 13th inst, and left again at

A benefit concert on behalf of Mia Florence! 10 p.m. same day for Yokohama, where she is steamer of 121 tous running between Ujina due to arrive at am to-day,

and Mitsagabana, Chikoku, was run down by the Adelaide will be given in the Theatre Roys The Bostor shamship Co.'s simuler Fremont Corean steamer Kunju (780 tone). Tas resele tomorrow, and quite an exceptional Art left Victoria, BC, for Yokohama on the 11th exchanged whistles several times, tat for sume

of talent has been secured for the occasios, Tho C.N. stemer Sungkiang left Mavila for reson at present unexplained the warnings Besides several turns by the talented barf here at daylightto-morrow.

cat into and went down in five minutes. Therence of Mosers. F. 6. Whittick, F. Williams The C.N. stomas Wenchang lat Tintain for wore seventy-two pastangers on board the ill-

crow (14 in all wore sared by fonta lowered Cento the Juggler, the Two B's, and the Tw here on the 21st inst

The C.N. steper Chingly, frm Australian tror the Ceresh steamer and by swimming to Flyans, Messrs. J. E. Martin, W. J Dock ports, left Sydney on the 13th inst, and is due tie steamer. They were conveyed to Bitange W Hogers, comedians, the Musical Burglar here on the 5th prozora RA

hims, but two of the rescued passengers ane-

and Mr. Frank Härvi. As a finale there wil The 0.8.8 mer Antenor left Singapars rambed Immediately a ter their arrival there be farce. The concert should prove to be ens on the 13th inst, am and is die here on the It all twenty-siue passingers are missing,

Robe Herald, 18th inst.

Twenty-four cases of plague were notifel which to settle down on their newslation below this port via Cheloo on the 14th lust., and is due fated ress-1. Forty-three of these and the whole Palmer and J. Oxbury, Mrs. R. Stephens,

And before sacrificing all the advantages to-day at 5 p.m. gained by such transport, it would be well, we think, to weigh impartially all the pres and cons, and see whether an accelerated during the twenty-four hours. ended at noe steamship service that would compete with yesterday, all but one (an Indisi) being Chinese cases. Ning cases were found, two of than the Traps Siberian route is not possible, being found on boys at the man-of-war an So far as India is concerned & railway chorage. Two cases of plague, we observe, word overland, via Persis, is of course practicable, notified from the Central Polis Station.

March, after's trip of 37 days. On arrival hore the ship's company were allowed five weeks in being despatched north Since then the Octon has been bask and forward erasing about the Chins coast and Japan. The new commission take her over in epick-and-span condition, for she has just undergone a complete reft lasting -over five months,

of the best of the mason,

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