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THE AMPHITRITE" AT HONOLULU,

WIRELESS TELEGDAPNY,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JUNE 11T, 1903

OPINION ABROAD ON KING EDWARIES TOUR." Americans, always predisposed to credit the King with a great end direct influence on affairs, follow him now on his Continental tour with intelligent interest, wiites the Times Now York representative on the 3rd May. They

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND

NEWS.

the United States is now, as it has always been heretofore, animated by the desira to secure for all nations entirely equal intercourse

UNHAPPY BUEAKTASIS.. with Chinn, sod I am instructed to present to

An English lady writes in one of the ro your Excellency the request that the Imperial The following is taken from the Harulian Russian Government will give due attention to

views:-The longer I live the more convinced the foregoing considerations, which have also been addressed to the Chinees Government, and

am that breakfast is the real cause of moro On the day before the departure of the big to express to your Excollaney the hope that such regard him as a messenger of poses and goodwill. I domestic friction than can be accounted for by menszies of procedure may be adopted as will They describe him as a great Ambassador.mere incompatibility of tempor. It is not in the Orient, a couple of tho directors of the allay the apprehension of the Government of Thoy believe that his visit to Paris has really human naturo to be amiable in the early morn

Gazite of the 12th ult. :--

British cruiser Amphitrite from this port for

Iater-Island Telegraph Company hail a con- sultulion With Captain Windbam relative to the wireless system on the craiser, and the feasibili

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done much to promote Anglo-French friendship. or perhaps to costo a condition of feeling Following is the reply of Conut Lamsdorf:- "The Imperial Government, always doairons of between the two peoples likely to benefit both, cultivating and developing the best relations Hía Majesty's presence in Italy was thought with the United States, is fully disposed to primarily only a visible symbol of the excellent relations long existing between England and remove that anxiety which theproposed arrange- meute between Russia and Chiun appear to Italy. But his interview with the Popo, purely have csused the Cabinot in Washington, hat personal as it is known to be, and to the It feels itself bound at the same time to declare Pope on a spiritual and not a temporal that negotiatione carried on between two entivelyovereign, has profoundly gratifled the independent states are not subject to be sub ning milliers of Americau Roman Catholics, Irish included. All these views and many. more ageur in the leading American papers. mitted to the approval of other powers.

The non-Catholic Press, raka cordially of the Vatican incident, rather wondering that

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The Pilot gives an entertaining collection of Q: In what play does the character of Boue

ty of making some tests of the local system with the craizer's appuratus. Captain Windham was mest accommodating about it. Tests were made at once with the erniser's wireless masts, with the result that the station at Mahatonn. Hawaii, was communicated with successfully. This was sending and receiving messages at a distance of 130 miles, and was most satisfactory After this experiment, it was proposed by the local directors, to which proposition Captain Windham agreed, that the craiser, us sho strazed out of port, should run in close to Barber's l'oïut and attempt communication with the stations of the Iutor-Island Company at Russit, and Russia has no intention whatever l' English Nonconformists should seo in it and the happier methods of foreign countries- sabsolboy blunder, a fow of which are —— Waialus sud on Molokai, Lanai, and Kanal, to change the policy followed by her in that mark of hounge to the Fappoy as such. That any rate in the matter of breakfast This agreement was carriot eat to the lotter respect up to the present time." and presently word was received at the shoro ond from the braiser that the operator on board the Amphitrite bad exchanged messages with the wireless stations at Waialus, and on Molokai and Läbai. The Lansi reading had been rather Faiat, but with Molokai communication Lad been markedly easy. As to Kausi, the men on the British cruiser could not got that island at all. They had failed to get. Kouni from the barbour also, but that was probably because there was a mountain in the way. As to the failure at san, that is net considered a failure really, because it is not yet known whether the operator on the Garden Isla was in his office al the time the attempt to reach him was made.

Captain Windham was oven better than his word to the local wireless people, because the An- phatrite continued to call the station here until 2.15 on the afternoon of the sailing day. After that hour the oruiser was lost to the ahere ond, probably because the operator on board of hor ceased working. This establishes the fact that the various stations of the Inter-Island system can be caught from Barber's Point, and in- dicates many things to the local management in the way af making their system moro offective. Also, it contains a hint for the future, when ships that come in and go ont of this port will announos their coming to the people on shore a long time before they are sighted.

THE US, RUSSIA, AND MANCHURIA.

A Washington despatch dated the 7th ult. Bay's

In the Russian series of diplomatin exchanges from the current volume of foreign relations now in press is given the text of a communica- tion addressed by Ambassador Tower to the Russian Foreign Office, relative to the an. nouncement that China was about to sign an agreement with the Rasso-Chinese Bank, by which valuable exclusive privileges were to be The note brought secured by that institution. forth the important declaration from Count Lamsdorff, Minister of Foreign Affairs, that Russia-purposed to restore Manchuria to China, and would recall her troops from that province, and that there was no intention to interfero with the open-door" arrangement.

Tower's note to the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs follows: In obedienco to instructions which I bure received from the Government of the United States, I bare the honour to inform your Excellency that the American Minister to China has reported in a telegram recently received at Washington that Frisce Ching bus agreed to sign the Manchuria convention and also a separate convention with the Russo-Chinese Rank, under which exclusive privileges of industrial develop ment in Manokuria are to be granted to that bank. Ina instructed to say that the Govora. ment of the United States could look only with esncern ́üpon quy arrangement by which China

clusive right within its territory to open mines, construct railways and to exert other industrial privileges.

If the Russo-Chinese Bank should ob'ain concusticusin China the agreements of a private charne or relating to them would not differ from those heretofore conceded toss many other foreign corporations. But would it not be very strange if the 'door' which is open to corlain nations should be clased to Russia, whose frontier adjoins that of Manchuris and who has been forced by rocent events to send her troops into that pro vines to re-establish order in the plain sad common interest of all nations? It is true that Buesia has conquered Manchuria, but she still maintains her firm determination to resters it to China and recall her troops as 4000 the conditions of eronation haya been agreed upon and the necessary steps taken to prevent a fresh outbreak of trouble in the neighbouring territory.

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"It is impossible to deny an independent state the right to grant others such concessions as it is free to dispose, and I have every reason to believe that the demands of the Russo-Chinese Bank do not in the least exceed those that have barn so often formulated by other foreign countries, and I feel that under the circum- stances it would not be easy for the Imperial Government to deny to Rassing companies support which is given by other Governments to companies and syndicates of their own Lationalities.

"At all events I beg your Excellency to believe that there is not nor can there be any question of the contradiction of sesurances which, under the orders of his Majesty, the Emperor, I bave had occasion to give heretofore in regard to the principles which invariably direct, the policy of Russia."

Tribune, staunchest of Protestant journals, absorvos" All that has happened is that the King has paid a courteous and graceful viit to one of the most venerable and dis- tingnisked men now living. That he went to the Vatican directly from the Quirinal is sufficient proof of the non-political nature of bis visit. He has not endangered the Protestant ancceesion in England. He hes not offended his Royal host at the Quirinal. Ho has gratified some millions of his subjects, and has maintained his old reputation for unfailing tact and courtesy.". The most curious of all is the discovery that a King may by these methods do a service to his country which a president cannot, since a President may not journey abroad while he is President. A monarchy, therefore, and to that extent, has "a practical value even in Republican ores. If it had not. the King's abiding and universal popularity in the United States would remain.

The Berlin and Vienna correspondents of the some journal write as follows:-

While it is impossible for German, observers' to ignore the cordiality of King Edward's reception both in Rome and in Paris, the tone of the reports which are provided for the information of the public is such that potty incidents which may be thought to detract from

Attitude of the Parisians in particular is the general effect are unduly magnifled, and the described na-polite rather than cordial. In most instances considerable caution is sxhibited in dealing with the relations of Great Britain. France, and Italy, since it is seen that say rash language employed in this connection wonlit produce undesirable consequences. The Post publishes elaborate lucubrations intended to reassure German opinion. It goes so far as Because of the announcement of the Anglo- to say "A real Anglo-French entente is in the long ina impossible, because in the colonial Japanese agreement at about the same time Huy addressed the Russian Government relative ephere differences will invariably, and in fact to the Russo-Chinese Dark, Hay directed Am. will very soon, arise, with the result that the bassador Tower to advise the Bussian Govern-artificially-span threads will bo severed with a ment that this Government did not know that sudden jerk." The only kind of rapprochement negotiations for such an agreement were pead between France and England which the Past ing and that neither Great Britain nor Japan regards as practicable, and which it warna its readers against dismissing from their calculs was cocaulted regarding the note.

tivus, is some kind of temporary ander- standing with special aims and of brief SAILORS PERFORM THEIR OWN❘ duration. King Edward's speech to the British

FUNERAL RITES.

Thirteen Norwegian sailors, who were rescued From their sinking ship by the Hamburg: American liner Pennsylvania during its recent voyage from Plymouth to New York, had one of the racet extraordinary experiences which The over fell to the lot of seafaring tuen. steamer, the Ziggen of Hangesund, was a vessel of 670 tons, and was bound from Cape Breton to Connecticut, with a carge of steel. During o series of fierce gales which raged in the Atlantic the Ziggen lost her propeller, and helpless prey to the fury was rendered a of the wind sad weather. For five days and a balf the vessel was driven hither

mountainous and thither by the

soas,

to death..

But not once wore

Chamber of Commerce shows that a reln. tionship far more profound and permanent is in store for the two neighbouring nations. Good relations between England and Italy ure described as part of the programme of Frince Bismarck. It is hardly in that sesso that the British and Italian nations regard their tradi tional friendship, which has been consecrated afresh by, the reception accorded to King Edward in Rome. The King's visit, and Anglo-Italian relations in general, cannot have anything to do with German "programmes," which are really becoming as ephemeral as the menu of yesterday's dinner.

The Austrian Press makes to-day (April 80) full amends for the indifference hitherto dis- played towards "King Edward's journey. The magnificent reception accorded to his Majesty in Rome, the warmth and political significance of the toasts exchanged at the Quirinal, the unfailing tact with which the King responded the circumstance that the visit to the Italian

A WONDERYUL AYESHIP.

A wonderful airship will compete for the £40,000prizeofered by the St. Louis Exhibition. The airship, which will be made of aluminium,

features in aerostats, scrodones, and aeroplanos. is now building, and will present entirely new

It will contain compartments for passengers, mails, and freight. The ship, including equipment, is to weigh 18,000lbs., and have a

to lift twenty-ye or thirly passengers, with fling capacity of 21,000lbs. It is expected baggage and provisiona Mr. Stanley, the inventor, says: Trips across the Continent will be made with ease and perfect safety. Airships within a few years will ride above storms, and will be able to brust any air-current." The inventor's supporters say there is nothing theoretical, not the smallest dotail, in the construction or navigation of bie airship. Every detail has been tested by science, and demonstrated to the couplets satisfaction of every engineer who has seen the model or the plans.

Aerongals have assisted Mr. Stanley in exploring the air in balloras av alt altitudes, ord it is claimed that an akedutely securate knowledge of the conditions he has to deal with ensures the

inventor success.

ENTRIC IN INDIA.

Euteric Los completely displaced cholera as the scourge of the army in India. When we read in the annual report of the Sanitary Com- miseer with the Government of India, Sur- gecn-General Fishkin, that there were only tweltà cases of cholera amongst the whole of the British troops in 1901, and that at no statira did more than three occur, it is hard to realise le

meless terror this discute excited

until a comparatively recent period. But whilst nore the hse deadly in its results. and is by far less swift and fearsome in its action, enteric is

has to meet.

dick occur?--A.: In the Prayer Book. Q. Who wrote Decals P-A.: A Fraud. Q. To whom was said, I served thee fourteen years for thy two doughters?"A.: The Devil

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I wiro ovory detail of this caso. Get up a petition to the Queen Regent of Spain for this girl's pardon. Enlist the women of America. Have them sign the petition, Wake up our corres- pondents all over the country. Haya dis tiagalabed women sign first. Cable the. Dames to the Queen petitions and the Rogent. Notify our Minister in Madrid. We can make a national issue of this caso, It

Q.: At what school was Byren educated?—A.:|will do more to apen the eyes of the country then a thousand editoriala er political spacoke. The Lake School.

Q. From what animal is musk made A. The Spanish Minister can attack our corres- pondenta, but we'll see if he can face the The muskotocs.

Q. Who wis the English commander in the women of America when they take up the Ja'e baltics in the Soudan?-A: Cardinal Gght. That girl must be saved if we have to take her out of prison by force er send & Wolsey.

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Q. Who was the Niote of Naticza "P-A.: steamer to meet the vessel that carries her

Niagara Falls,

A BEDSKIK SONANCE.

away-but that would be piracy, wouldn't it F"

Within an hour messages were dashing to

A telegram from Butte, Montan, tells the Cuba, England, France, Spain, and to overy story of a gennino romanes, John Anderson, other part of the United States. The petition Swede, his for years been looking for his to the Queen Regent was telegraphed to more cousin, a young woman, who is wanted as the than two hundred correspondents in various heiress to a fortune in the castedy of the morican cities and towns and the beautiful

Cuban struggle for liberty. Swedish Courts. She disappeared when her young prisoner became the protagonist of the -parents were murdered by Cree Indians. Ro- cently while Anderson was talking with some Crees, he noticed a light-baired squaw, called "Sarah Big Cloud." Being questioned, she knew nothing about her early life, except that her bad grows up with the tribe, and bad married parents were whites and bad been killed. She sa Indian, who 'bad recently been killed by a snowslide. She produced a ring with an in- scription which she was unable to rend. "To! Mathilde. From papa and mamma, 1885." That! was the name of Anderson's missing consin and the year of the parents' murder. After An- dereon kas pat the facts to legal proof, the couple will return to claim the inheritance.

AMERICAN NEWSPAPER

METHODS.

Mr. James Creelman, who was correspondent! of the New York American during the Spanish War, writes is glorification of "yellow jeutual-

He was

the most serious enemy the military sexitarian" Some time before the destruction of the In 1st 1, for example, when there battloship Muine in the harbour of Havena the was a marked demesse of beth mortality and mor- New York American seat Frederio Remington, bidity of enteric fever, there were admissions the distingushed artist, to Cuba. and 202deaths.or 27 percent. of the total mortality instructed to remain there until the war begon. amongst British troops. As the average dura

Aftor remaining there some time Mr. Reming- tion of a case was over fifty-five days and the

tor sent this telegram from Harana W. K average number constantly sick 117.07, the Hearst, New York American, N.Y.-Every- total amount loss of service due so caterie alone thing is quit. There is no trouble hers. attained the proportions of 42,730 days. The There will be no war. I wish to return.- gravity of these Sgues is intensified by the fact

Remington." that after all we really know extremely little That is definite about the cause of the origin and spread of a direase which exercises such disastrous effects upon the young soklier.

A DERELICT'S LONG TRIN.

This was the reply:"Remington, Havana.— Please remain. You furnish the pictures, and

Tll furnish the war.-W. R. Hearst."

The proprietor of the American was as good es his word, and to-day the gilded arms of Spain, torn from the front of the palace in Santiago de Cuba, hang in his office in Printing House S1, a lump of melted silver, taken from the smoking deck of the shattered Spanish flagship, serves as his paper weight, and the bullet-pierced hendquarters Bag of the Eastern army of Cuba-gratefully presented to him in the field by General Garcia-adorns bis wall.

Thirty-eight hundred miles, through colm and storm, and with no man at the helm, ie bulk of the once goed ship Fannis Kirr followed a course from a point in mid-Pacific, not far from the Hawaiian group, to the far ieinad of Fertices and threw her bones up on It was on May the beach, to sail ao more.

291b, last year, that fire broke out in the cool cargo of this Fannie Kerr while she sutimental opposition of the American people was bound from Newcastle, Australia, to 10 Spain than anything which happened prior San Francisco, and Captain Gibbons and to the destruction of the Maine, was the reseze

The incident which did more to aronen the

should extend to a corporate company the ex. blinding snowstorias which followed each to the Italian manifestations of sympathy, and his crew abandoned the ship without delay of the beautiful Evangelios Cienercs from a other with quick succession making her plight capital is to be followed by the visit to Paris, after a few hours' 6ght with the fames Bavana prison by the American's correspond- eren more terrible. The condition of the crew draw from Avstrian peus a stream of com-

sud gates convinced them that the vessel would eat, Karl Dacker. One cuitry day in August, was most piteous. Throughout the five days ment and reflection. The tone of these be a total loss. They stood away in their small 1897, the proprietor of the American was

Pabllo in-! Leate for the Hawalies islands, and all finally tolling in his editorial chair. they were compelled to stay on the deck, which utterances is not only asexcepticuable, but in most cases friendly. The semi-official

The Spanish "It is the belief of the Government of the.

was covered with snow, and were nearly frozen Fremdenblutt points cat that in the homage nached Honolulu, Tugboats and steamers trust in Cabs was weak. United States that by permitting or creating a

from Honolula roado diligent search for the Hinister at Washington had drugged the' paid by Italians to King Edward there monopoly of this character Chica wond con.

abandoned Fonnie Kerr, hat without avail. It country with cunningly compounded state- Several times during their awful vigil is an element of proud satisfaction that the first ruler of the United Kingdom to enter

The Government wrs indifferent. ments.. travene the treaties which it has already ontered

was in latitude 26 deg. 30 min, north, longitude into with foreign powers and would injure the rezene seemed to be near, as now and again Rome should enter it as the capital of

169 deg. west, that she was last seen by The weather was too hot for serious agitation. rights of American sitizens by restricting steamers were sighted.

Fremdenblatt, gave King Edward wi the crew. Though the bulk kept font and

Every experienced editor will tell you that it continued to burn for nearly a year, she was in hard to arouse the popular conscience in legitimate trade; also that such notion would their signals of distress noticed. On the united Italy. The visit to the Quirinal, adds successor of Henry VIII. could batake lead to the impairment of Chinese sovereignty day they had practically lost hope of being opportunity of proving his rospect for the Pope. and tend to diminish the ability of China to raced. The ship was becoming water-logged, himself to the Vatican because he was a guest not seen by any of the hundreds of steamers August, Perspiring man refures to allow or sbits passing to and fro from the Asiatic himself to be worked into a moral rage. The coast until a few weeks ago, when the steamer proletariat of liberty was in a hole. The must most its obligations. Other powers as well and seeing that death was fast approaching the in Rome. A whole phase of bistory lies in this miglit mek similar advantages in different captain gathered his little crew around him, and fout, and the Italians, who ste proud of their parts of the Chinese empire and would destroy called upon them to prepare for their end. young realm and proud of Luo XIII., rejoice Taures, bound from India for Yokohama, tremendous beadlines failed to stir the crowd. to show a foreign Sovereign the deable power

An attendant antered the room with a represented by their Rome." After an analysis reached her destination on April 9th and the policy of equal treatment of all nations in The scene which followed is probably un-

the bistory of the of the historical and political insis of Anglo reported that the Fannie Kerr had been telegram, which Mr. Hearst rond languidly--- regard to navigation and commeres throughout prec dented in

With the twelve men kneeling around him Italian friendship, the Fremdenblatt emphasises sighted about five miles fem Formosa Havana-Evangelina Cisneron, pretty girl of Chinn.

gure except the 17 years, related to President of Cubau Republic, in reverent attitudes, the captaits began to the advantage drawn by Italy from her member

ship of the Triple Alliance, which has All the rigging was "I am further instructed to convey to your

enabled her to tide over many a difficult mo bowsprit, and smoke was still coming is to be imprisoned for 20 years on African -Excellency the sentiment of the United States solemnly read the furial service. The crew

Ind thus nearly completed their own funeral meat and to create for herself the position she from the derelict. The decks had buckled, coast for having taken part in uprising Cubau

was evidence that an explosion political prisoners on Lele of Pinca" Government that the acquiring by any one

He read over a second time and was about to poser of exclusive privileges in China for its tiles, when the smoke of the Pennsylvania row enjoys. Italian interests make good rela- there subjects or its own commerce would be noutrarz {, hovo in sight. As the liner drew nearer the tions with France and England very desirable taken place. The nors received later

Norwegiens made frantic efforts to attract attention, and were nourly overcome with joy when they saw the mammoth ship slow down and a lifebont leave its side.

to the assurances repeatedly giron by the Imperial Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs

to the United States of the intention of the Russian Government to maintain the policy of to open dour' in Chino, as that policy has bein advocated by the United States and accepted by all the Powers who have commercial interests within the Chinese empire.

"I am to assure you that the Government of

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Soon the rescue party arrivel, and the de. sparing mariners who had lost all hope of succour were quickly transferred to the hos pitable docks of the liner, where everything peasible was done for their comfort.

"Sam!" he cried.

and King Edward's toast points the way along which England and Italy may procted hand in that the wreck had finally gone ashore cast it on his desk-but no! He stared at the hand. Fiven though no immediate political on Formosa confirms the report made by little slip of paper and whistled softly. Then conclusion can be drawn from King Edward's the Taurust. In traveling from the point he slapped his kass and laughed, words, they are, nevertheless, of worth to Italy where she was abandoned a year ago the Fannie as a sign of his friendship. We are continged, concludes the Fremdenblatt," that the festivities Kerr covered a distance of 3,80 miles. Her in Rome will have their effect upon the English exact course as she followed the currente will people, which sees its King thus honoured, and that the sympathy felt by England for the never be known but the spot here she went grand old country of civilisation will thereby ashore on Formoen is in practically the same be vivified and strengthened.”

latitude as the place where she was abandoned.

A tall, shaven, keen-oyed editor entered from the next room,

"We're got Spain, now?" exclaimed Mr. Hearst, displaying the message from Cuba. Telegraph to our correspondent in Havana to

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