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edings held in that scurt. embered that several aster imposed a fise of 500 for the escape of a Chinsu The fue was arbitr eged, or the mere report

officials. The master ad Vessel xefused to pay or an investigation. The caquiry at the Cases developed the startbeg the Chinaman. had esca nesty of a Customs guard. It ho had paid 150 penon to le Rom. Despite this fact the apon the payment of the senred that he would un ki the vessel, Captain Welgall, mith, Bell & Co., 11s agents Court of First Instance and ary restraining beder direc ollector, Attornet Gems grorail that Collector Susta powers and so advind him, and e made in the case. After the psary order was made fila een defaalted by the Collec

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CHINESE TREATY REVISION,

THE AMERICAN PROPOBÁLA. The Times correspondent at Shanghai sent to the London journal last month the following observations on the above subjent

The American revised tronty of 16 articles zow under negotiation omits the orginal clauses

MARCONIGRAMS.

THE INVENTOR'S ZEPLY TO HIS CRITICS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRS BRITISH TRADE WITH CHINA.

Mr. W. Holland, latò H.M. Consul at Switow, has addressed a letter to the Man- chester papers, advocating what be recently proposed to a meeting of the London Chamber of Commerce. He points out that we are losing

our percentage of trade.

FRIDAY, MAY 15TH, 1903

DALNY.

In the April Seidner Mr. Clarence Cury PHOTOGRAPHIC

with reference to the Indemnity and the Customs Admiralty providing for a further extension of being active and formidable, the question arises; multitudinons poorer classes of the indigenous

mervico mentioned in my message of September 17. The treaty generally follows the lines of that negotiated by Sir James Mackay, but important modifications are noticeablo with reference to the treatment of the question of the abolition of lekh. The United States Government stipulates for the eutiro abolition of lekin and of all native Customis kounes ou Waterways and knd routes, and also of salt and opiam stations; the abolition to to enmpousated for by the imposition of a surtax equivalent to the amount of the import duty. The treaty limits the total taxation of exports to 74 por senti; it does not touch the questions of Excise and consumption tax, which are regarded as mallors within the discretion the Chinese Governiïvut, sud it exempts native machine-made gords from all export duties. The article practically represents the policy originally advocated by Sir J. Mackay, and afterwards, unfortunately, modified; it is unlikely that the Chinese will accept the proposed & per cent, surtax, inasmuch as the British treaty offers more for the partial abolition of the barrier system.

·

At the annual meeting of the shareholders of Marconis Wireless Telegraph Coripany, Limited, held in London last month. Colonel Bir Charles Euan-Smith, who presided, said the Company had accepted the offer of the

"The competition so have to reckon with the use of the Marwal apparatna by His What can be done to revive our commercial Majesty's feet, where it was already in opernenary fes and bring British goods open more to tion on thirty-two ships, and whou the installa-

the front ? "I am convinced that the answer to tion was completed be would venture to say that

this query is: Lighten the mutant darkness the British Rest. is regárð to wireless

that exists. The British merchaat nud maha. communication would be superior to any other facturer know. next in nothing of what the foot in the world. (Choers.) For the frat

Chinese Want, and millions of Clincso know

year in the hintery of the Company, the income had exc-eded the expenditure,

Mr. Marconi, who was cordially received by the shareholders, reminded them that public errages were cut for the first time across the Atmatic on Dec. 21. Bince then bendreds of messageskad passed, and at present the Company wero supplying to the Times messages from America at press rates identical with those red in the agreement with the Canadian Government. Certain extensions of the plaut of the trans-Atlantic stations were necessary before they could carry out commercial work on a large scale, but now fint they had come to an understanding with the British Post Office as to the attitude he believed it would adopt to- wards the enterprize, those additions to the plant' would be pushed forward with all possible speed. It had been said by interested parties that excessivo soresy was being observed as to tho working and the resuits obtained at the Com pany's share stations. If the contention was that he ought to admit to study the working of these statione a number of so-called experts, who, while bolding a brief for those who had an interest in opposing wireless telegraphy, op- peared to be unacquainted with even the rudi- ments of his systèm, then he had no besitation in stating that he was determined to adhere to his present policy. (Hear, hear.) At the same time he was glad to declare openly that he had no objection whatever to show tho working of trans. Athentic wireless telegraphy to men of science or engineers whose emiance was undisputer, and who had been able to consider the problers The Intriguers. By THOMAS COBB, London: involved with an unlased mind. Lord Kelvin, Professor. Flewing, and, he hoped, Lord Ray- George Bell & Saus.

leigh, were shortly gelag to witness the opera- tions of kng-distant wireless telgraphy, as

Article 12 requires China to open to foreign trade Peking, Mukden, and Taku-shon. The lost-named port, which is near the mouth of the Yau River, comes within the scope of Article 5 of the supplementary Port Arthur Convention of May, 1898, in which it is enteil 11mt coast ports and neatral ground adjacent to the leased territory shall not be opened to the trade of other Powers. The Chines are anxious to learn whether the United States Govermentis Daware of the terms of the convention, or whether it is prepared to dispute the validity of an agreement which denies the most-favoured- nation treatment and rights within Chinese territory..

REVIEWS,

a

honest soldier, and a pretty girl: thess, along with the other woman, make up the circle of the To the end chief characters in the novel, the ultimate inene is obscured in a manner calculated to hold the reader's attention until

ho has turned the last page.

polling of what the British manufacturer can predaco. The day is long past when the ranu- fasturer, on being teld, for instance, that the Chinese want cotton piece-goods of a narrow width could afford to reply with supercilious haughtiness, We do not make inch goods; let them take what we send or go without." Our rivais take the trouble to find out just what the Chinese want bud to make an articlo accordingly."

With reference to lightening the mainl darkness" Mr. Holland suggest starting smail exhibitions of British goods of all sorts in cer- tala of the busy marts of China,

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gives a very landatory account of the growth and prospects of Daloy, a Flat-City." This is accompanied by many excellently reproduced photographs, which aid very materially in giving an impression of what Dalby now is and what it iany become. As at Tsingtau, the folk ro not to swarm among the foreign residents as they have elsewhere been impra- dently suffered to do, boing, instead, held conveniently aloof from the main city by an intervening park, a precaution the manifold

The following extract is from an article in ad romages of whieb, Mr. Cary points ont, will le readily appreciated by those who know the us the New York World, by Mr. A. P. Terhune- Whether you intend to "try for the crew" pleasant and detriment grouillement of the British Colony of Hongkong and of the Foreign or not the writes) rowing will be of great waist. Concrsions of Shanghai. But we may rememance to you. To lads who live within rouch of ber that this was the original intention at these a body of water a host is of course the best places. If Daluy is a huge success like those means of acquiring prowess along this line. To places Chinese would surely be the bighost the lucktesa boy who is condemned to live in purelusurs. Will they be allowed to buy? As

a large city or in a part of the country wharn to prospects Mr. Cay thinks that a large trade thure is no beating, the rowing machine forms must speedily accre to the port by reason of an exocliont substitute. Most large gymassins Or, the presence thero of the railway, and indeed, have at least one rowing mobina that the principal trans-Pacife steamer lines if such a gymnasium is not accessible, overal of all cations will ultimately unko Dalng their hoys can club logether and bay or hire o most important Far Eastero port of call, what machine, Whether practising rowing in a ever they may intermediately continue to de ranchine or in a lost, remember to keep the with Yokohama and Nagasaki, and whatever shoulders squared, the back straight, the whole may be their existing affiliations with Shanghai body from becoming awkward or lopsided. Don't slouch or losf, nor pormit the back to hump over, or the shoulders to become rounded. Pull cach stroke with back and legs as well as with the arins. Avoid jerkiness or slowness in the aircke. Row stondily and swiftly, making the body a machine whose every part works in perfect combination with the rest. In rowing as ia rauning, keep the lips closed and breathe through the nose, taking long, regular, doop breaths Lay out a course (if in a boat), and sprial the last part of the distance.

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warm with capable Cossacks, there is not to be have recommended one exhibition to be opened in

the slightest suggestion of military safeguard Western China. By this I mean some busy

pressast or contemplated at Dalny. Just here, town in the rich and populous province of the astute Russinos are borrowing a leaf from Szechuen, which ikos not produce its own the experience of Shanghai, which, under like cotton, but grows opium, which is a very conditions, has becsable to summon the fleets and valuable commodity, and the profit on which

troops of the outside great Powers to her ail in enables the well-to-do Szechnenem to buy all time of stress, and this too without thereby on- kinds of foreign goods which they have a chance emtoring an unpleasant expense-account. “ Diet is another all-important item in the of selling and adrairing. But chief among such

Per centre, the nearby German creation of training of the athlete. When you take up geods stands cotton in every shape, tho

Tsingtan, ou Kinochau Bay, lies open to such a career abandon all thoughts of pastry. Chinese being cerentially a cetico wearing inspection as an object-lesson, and is an example fried or fatty foods, tobacco, liquor in all forms, of what the Dainis hard prudently sought to and hot breads. This leaves you a large variety avoid. Harea proposed commercial town, though of dat, and even if you fail to win athletic adolently Constructed and possessing the reuern your whole system will be the better for such self denial. Steak, chops, lean asemkary deep-water access to docks (aul even a railway buck to good coal, with likewise a beet, eggs, most vegetables and plain puul- possible future freight connection), is foundings are excellent fare for the man in chuck-by-jowl with a military stronghold where training. But sausages, pies, pork, heavy in imperishable load, lead cement, gold, or black

uation. In the North of Chit n, where the cold of winter is intense, the natives have taken te danzels and other woollen clothing.. But in the West, where the winter is nothing to speak of the native, if he feels cold, simply piles on more cotton garments or quilted clother. Consequently. Whether in the shaps of raw cotton, colton yarn, or cotton pievegoods, cotton of some kind down into Western China in a

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already reported on by Professor Fleming. The progress of the development of wireless telegraphy had been and continual to be ex

a

this trade are of course Manchester and other towns similarly engaged in the piece-graces

businers. The Buchnenese, being, as I have

said, well-to-do, work also buy satdries of all kinds, which it would be the business of the exhibition to bring to their notice.

tions, its trade derejopraent meanwhile affering theblight of miliaris in the usually tightly

butloued forma.

streets, pancakes, etc. are deadly and rob an

pletely than would a drug. Sleep its hours out of twenty-four. Neror go to bed later than 10 p.m. Sleep in a well-ventilated room." And, above all, remember that the led or young roun who makes a bit in athletics and at the same time scores a failure in his studies or his work is defrauding himself and his family. Study and athletics, work and athletics, are not in- But neither must be allowed to oncroach on time that should be doroted to the

TRADE

"Dalay thus on the one hand advantaged, and ou the ther fris, would seem fairly equipped to cater on a career of safe and impede development, What no her present or If it be argued that there is no money to

prospectivo rivals for the commercial spremnéy pare for such a scheme, I reply that it ought of the fature along the Ching consis ? Of compatible. to be obtained before we find ourselves loft these, the great entrepôts of Hongkong, and hopelessly in the background by aur rivals. If hnghai, now, of coures, stand far-and-away other. the Chambers of Commerce cannot afford it- in the front, with the usarer neighbours Tien- which rucoly is not possiblo- then the Governtsia and Newebsang well my in present import- ment should assist them by a grant. The ance; but ench and all of these are handicapped country spends a large sum of money annually by a heavy charge of lightering transhipments, en the upkeep of the consular service and the

not to spank of crowded or iuseficious "bonds" or water-fronts. Hongkong enjoy's no railway, men-o'-war required to guard ho interests of our traders, but what is the use of this expendi- while Tientsin and Newchwang must encounter cloud seasons of ico. Ching-wat-tau wil turo if our trade-thy rồng qua moy of our existence as a nation- gradually going to

probably have both handy sailway facilities and IE

ice-free conditions, and therefore offere promise. The report having been adopted and the fall away, as it is too surely doing? retiring members of the board re-elected, sa the five years up to 1901 we lost 6 per cent of although, as yet, rather a potentiality than a extraordinary meeting was hold, at which a our trade in China, and, bearing in mind the factor in the race." resolution was passed increasing the capital of push ful activity of the Americans and the the Company to £300,000 by the creation of officially supported energy of the Germans and no special stretch of 100,000 further shares of £1.

Japanese, it needs

that Ruless some to realise imagination exceptional measures are taken to revive our failing commercial energies the time is not very far off when our consular service and men-o'-war will huse very few interests to guard. These who have one trade interests bonestly at heart know that my picture, gloomy as it is, is not overdrawn, und that our existence as the foremost trading nation of the world was never in such danger as it is just now."

MR. CORN how arned some celebrity as writer of fiction by his The Head of the Horse- hold; in this later book there is matter that should sorre to enhance it. The Intriguera is not a strong work in to sense in which the term is applied toñovels: it is onmposed of light material of a net altogether unconventional engly rapid, and already it had surmounted

large number of objections which had been kind; but the plot, handfed with skill'appoach.

brought against it, and of the difficulties, zeal or ing the comummate, compete attention, while the character sketches are admirable. A hand-Imaginary, with which it had been opposed, He would be the last person to say that Chere did not some aristocrat with roue tendencies, a dull bat

remain, a field for vast improvements, or that there were not yet diflenities to be overcome; but since so many had already been faced, and in due course demolished, he was confident that it would not now be long before the most import- ant of those difficulties which remained would likewise be conquered, and that wirolewa tele- The Triumph of Count Ostermann. By GRA-graphy was on its way to the rapid attainment HAM HOPE. London: George Bell & Sons. of such importance and utility to civilisation as SET in the stiming and tablous times of perhaps only very few could as pet foresee or Peter the Great Ruanio, this novel by Mr. Hoperonlise. (Cheers.) is à capital redox of the period of which it treats: replete with life and incident, full of interest and, historically, a book to be considered as one of much value. In these days it is mustly to the Muscovite that Count Cstermann memory. Peoples outside the realms of the Thar have lost sight of him in the rofalgence of that greater or of which he was But he was a men who filled » satellite. large place in the task of laying the foundations of the Empire as she stands to-day. Like many Another Russian statesman who worked for the kere of country, he ended his career in Siberia in his book Mr. Hope presents us to most of the famous personages who belonged to the semi-barbarous but brilliant Court of Feter. The tale he tells is highly entrancing, woven with the skill of a practised story-tellor Indeed, The Triumph of Coust Datermann is a book to make ono sit up for into the night to read it to a finish pud then to sigh that it were

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THE ANTI-FOREIGN ATTITUDE

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"Mr. Cary series to think that Americans will profit most from Dolny Our British cousins, lacking our own independent position and our agreeable market prospects hereabouts, with ewr before their eyes the certain bogoy scares above referred to, may fume over 'Russia's triumphant progrtes, or our erstwhik protégée, the Japanese, continuo (for other reasons, but with equal futility) to 'hick against the pricks';

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Dalay is at present a free-port-ibat is to say that no duties are collected there upon goods "A Chinese Patriot" writes to a London daily intended for distribution in Manchuria. The commenting on the attitudo of the Powers

the ports into Manchuria are Newchwing and towarda China and the alleged anti-foreign Dalay, the chief markets of Manchuria being feeling of his countrymen. He would like to north of the kitude of Nowchwang. Goods Helen Adair. By. Louis BECKE,

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if for distribution in the town, and ¡¡ per cent. THE talented mihor of By Beef and Falm and

foreign feeling should exist, and answers yes

"The first reason, I think, is the injudicions it for distribution in the country. Gooda cther novels that have already been offered to

and inconsistent action of the European entering by Doluy pay nothing. The distance the cookhouse from which access had been the public has made on interesting addition to

missionaries in China. What would the from Daley to the latitude of Newchwang is Australian literaturo in Helm Adair. Dealing gained to the roof of the pawnshop, and there with the period when the Colonies were the they were found by the Inkong when he catered English people say if Chinese Buddhist 10 miles. It, then, the cost of transport dumping ground for convicts and political the place. The third man was hanging by his missionarios were to come to England and for the 150 miles is than 74 per cent.

endeavour to propagate their religion in the pritonore exiled from England, the story hands from the skylight of the cookhouse high-handed manner adopted by Christian ad valorem shippers will soud their goods to throws side-lights innumerable on the systems ready to drop down, but when the Chinese missionaries in China, interfering with the Dalny; the railway will profit, and Chinese retenne will suffer. But the railway eshoot adopted to keep straying feet in the narrow constable appeared on the scene he tried to magistrates and police, where couverts were concerned, and threatening the vengeance of

compete against a water-way such as the Lino path of rectitude. Of that system, which panoramble back again out on the roof. The Chine if their demands were not acceded to ished with terrible severity and did little to Inkong caught him by the logs and dragged The second reason is the anti-Chinese feeling River, so that it is certain that Nowchwang redeem, it je unnecessary at this date to speak him down beside the other two, and, holding so prevalent in Europe, America, and the rill benefit and not lose by the railway, since evidenced by their the great accession of wealth it bringe into the the tria by their quotes in the manner of a ropean Colonies.

towards Chinese labour, and their country will simulate production in the interior. it rid society at home of its undesirables, and so

I was present at the departure of the first 'The third generally it may be assumed the wrain object was effected. coachman driving a three-in-hand, he marched treatment of the Chineas

tö Odegan. It The characters in Helen Adair are humanly them off to No. 2 Police Station, Wanchai, reason is the policy of "grab" (one on call it through tea train fee Daing

A fourth, Hankow

and the freight and dzawa, and under the skilful treatment of when they were transferred to the Magistracy nothing else) followed by the European Powers consisted of 24 waggons carrying ten tons RICKSHAS FITTED WITH PNEUMATIC

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charges from with respect to Chinese the and bor their various workings become and subsequently dealt with. The conduct of

reason may be found in the behaviour of the

ou the Yangtane by railway steamer our. the lakong was brought to the notice of H. Allied troops at the relief of the Leafless wood of 36 18. Ton imported by ses pays a duty io Dalty to Moscow, were R.5.20 the Russian an anjoyabla study. The book deals with an escape from one of the penal settlements by the Governor, who, wo understand, has com during the lets troubles in China. the heroïne, Helen Adeir, and her father and mended him for his prompt setion and smart trupps, by their looting of private houses and in Russia of R-20 the pood, but by land culy ill-treatment and killing of innocent people, 1.28 so that o great saving is posible on the captura consin, to be near whom in their banishment

showed that they were not so civilised 88 new route. All tea will surely be sint this way

they ler political offences Hales deliberately passes

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Nowhere

in the English landbook is which they so contemptuously applied to the suwe pieces of bad mower and brings upon

Chinese, was far more applicable to themselves. Delny spoken of as a free port. A free herself the punishment that has fallen on

In conclusion, I would say that if the Europeanort in His would be a phenomenon tar than Parliamentary representation, em. Many dillculties have to be overcome

nations were to treat China with the courtesy before freedom is won, but they succeed at last

and through the devotion of a friend who, as an enquirer seeing the descendants of a man who offspring he knows to be in another part of the world altogether, manage is obtain access to the settlements where the exiles are empfined. Such is the bare outline of a story which is more than usually deserving of the reader's attention,

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Pp. 1,179, 86.00,

CLEVELAND, CRESCENT, WESTFIELD, etc.. Other branches of the business conducted as I consideration due from ous civilized country fredom of the Press, and manhood ruffrage.

of Burl. ey treat Delay will be free port till the ownpation

GREAT REDUCTIONS IN PRICES. to snotherto treat her, in fact, as

would be De ants Manchuria is effective. Vladivostock

Vide et credo.” ons another tere

Chins. The Chinese know that they free port till Jan. 1, 1901, when suck crushing feeling in Chins.

duties were imposed that the port has bean a corporation as the American practically mined it two years Erim so Trading Company are closing their agency. When the occupation is complete Dalny will beooms the same as any other port in Russia,

have much to learn from Western civilization fates, perhaps the European zations may find

SE something to barn from Eastern N. part of the China Bea, in arisation-ad would only be too ready to Forecast NE. winds, light or moderats: met European astions hallway if they were

pproached in s proper spirit" abowery.

COLD STORAGE. THE HONGKONG IGE COMPANY, LO Intending purchasers are cordially invited to Thave new 10,000. Cubis, fest of Coli visit our Stores and Workshop, 48 and 494, Storage available at HaST POINT. Btors will be Open at 10 a.. and 4 P.. daily, Sundays QUEEN'S ROAD EAST..

excepted, to receive and deliver perishable goods.

WH FARLANE, Manager.

(65 Hongkong 18th November, 1901.

MOKIRDY & CO. Hongkong, 7th May, 1903: