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HONGKONG

BOXINGAS DIRECTORY. FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

A CHEE & CO., Established 1959.

Frary Household Regalsite. Depot for Enstman's Kodak Films and Accessories;

178, Queen's Road Central,

-CHEONG LEE & CO., Furniture Store. Established over 20 years. Importers and Exporters, Teakwood Furniture, Blak wood, Jewellery, &c., highest grade,

TO LE

TO LET.

TO. 17, SEYMOUR ROAD or WOOD.

No. DE WOUT & Bent from Resu JUNE.

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E.. I.. Care of Daily Press Office.

[143 Hongkong, 16th May, 1903.

TO LET.

best and cheapest. E, Queen's Read 18, ROBINSON ROAD.

Central.

JEWELLERS

MAISON LEVY HERMAN 8

Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 40 Watson's Building, Queen's Bood. Also at Shanghai, Manila, J'ams and Iloila

PHOTOGRAPHIE

M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE Autist.

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F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,

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BISMARCK & CO.,

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Vessels in the Harbour

KHONG BANG & CO.,

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144, Des Voeux Rond.

MORE & SEIMUND,

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August, 1903,

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TO BE LET FURNISHED.

66

IAN

AN MOR" (West), PEAK ROAD. Apply to-

or

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MAJOR TUDOR, R.E.. HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FIN

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(1992

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Hongkong. Buth June, 1903.

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MANAGER,

Wm. Powell, Ld. 13867

6. ROAD.

UPPEL RICHMOND

DARNSFOOT"

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DEACON & HASTINGS,

10, Queen's Road. Hongkong, 30th October, 1902.

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(76

and

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1987

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Hongk'ng, 1st July, 199,

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1886

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SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST," LD. Connaught Road Contral. Hongkong, 27th June, 1903,

TO.

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NO. 10. SEYMOUR TERRACE.

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Nos. 1 and 3. CORONATION TERRACE. Six Rooined Corner Houses, $100 cool including Taxos.

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSE on Uppsc Leves, fully Furnished, for Six Months.

And others to suit various requirements,

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f1396 TO LET UNFURNISHED.,

YOOMBE," MAGAZINE OAP,

ailable from 1st April

THE HONGKONG DAILY ESS THURSDAY, JULY 2ND 1903

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the fluances of the metropolis. She would hold the Komt auth of the Bangkok-Korat Railway

natural than that the Siamese, who are soeking to Europeanize their administration, should turn for assistance and guidance to another Oriental people who have achieved quite remarkable success in a similar exterprise. Yet the appointment of & Japanese to a post in the Siamese administration is at once denounced in France as La intrigas directed against French interests. It is true that there is

** GOLF.”

THE SIAMESE QUESTIO

The following is the most imporant pand her troops would be distint only eight hour s contribution which appears in the from the Siamese ospital. The Siamoso, pro Post :-

foundly irritated as they nudoubtedly would bo Last summer Phya Sri Bahadıb, the afwhat they would unquestionably regard as the Minister of the Interior, was ontrasted robbery of a large slice of their territory, would rpecial mission to Great Britala and be certainly fall short of French expectations in aud treaties were signed both by the is the matter of administrative posts and con of Lansdowne on behalf of Great Brita cessions, and would probably give France a by M. Delcassé on behalf of France. Bere legitimate cause for complaint, in one way or the resemblance between the two caseses, another. But the shola history of Franco- The text of the Anglo-Siamess Treaty haur Siamess relations shows that causes of complaint: been published; but as it does not reqthe would not be wanting if an orcas for further ratification of Parliament it is of full foad aggression were needed. The occupation of the effect, and arrangements for carrying Moong valley woull be a distinct, and dires provisions have been nudor the considoraf mosnce to the Anglo-French Convention of the two Goveruments for some monthat. 1893, since its only justification would be that But, if the toxt of the treaty has near it would be a atopping-stone to the rich and published, its main provisions are in.

ferile provinces covered by the joint guarantee Sizm claimed certain rights of suzarainter of he two Towara, The underlying fact of a number of States in the Malay Peda, the whole situation which alone suffices to [1810 which is immediately to the north he exgain the attitude of the French Colonial British protected Malay Btates. Thoses. Paty towards Siam and the demands which or at all events their extent, wazo dispuby M Delc. ssú le boing urged to make on the the nativo rulers, some of whom at load Simens Government is that Siva is made formal application to the Governote ranted by the univs members of a co Straits Settlements for British protection Conial Party as included within the French Confirmation of the ac an arrangements, apere of influanch. these circumstances it is understood, been COMA to, cancy of this stitement is furnished by the white preserving the suzerain riglof atitude of the French Colonial Press on tho [1849ia, will soones for the two most impor of relations between Siam and Japan. To an these Malay Statos-Kelantan and impartial observer nothing could be more goun the shis. benefits of honest No. 1 CAMERON VILLAS (PEAK), ficient administration which are off A. Six-Roomed Bungalow in first-class in the neighbouring British protected - The Siames Government is, subjeb Apply to

the approval of the British Governme LINSTEAD & DAVIS. "Hongkong, 24th June, 1903.

1818 appoint British subjects as Resident and

taut-Resident at the courts of Kelantan Trenggana, but the salaries of those official be a charge either on the local rerannogi the Siamolo exchequer, The Franco-Se nothing to justify the supposition that these Treaty has followed a wholly different extreme views represent the opinions of M.. There is some uncertainty as to what tho Delcassé aud his colleagues, which may fairly sont position is, whether the treaty, avis ced be gathered from the Treaty of October last by the Commission for Foreign Affairs and the documents which accompanied it. But lapsed, or whether it is still technically. therein lies the danger of the situation. There Eut the matter is of fitflé practical impee. isa direct conflict between what we have on á since it is evident that the whole questof former pocosion described as the diplomatic nud Franco-Bianteso relations has been real. the colonist points of view. The Colonial Party Having sucoseded in killing the Gér has proved strong enough to destroy the agree Agreement, the French Colonial party pwment which M, Dolone signed in October last; seking to indiosts the terms which al bat it still remains to be seen whether is is cassé must axant from Siam in order tosin sufficiently strong, both in Parliament and in its support. Pusssibly the most moderand the country, to impose its own views on the the most concise statement of the demartow Siamens question on the Minister for Foreign

Affairs. made by the Colonial Party is thin- tained in a recent article by M. Henris, in the recognised organ of the partThe demands of the Colonial Party be roughly summarised us follows: (1) occties of the whole of the Mokong Valley up the frontier laid down in the Anglo-Frangon- vention of 1898; (2) the maintenance of the rights of protection at present clai by 152 France over Asiatics in Siam; (3) the riba

tap trafic posts in the sinmess service the store the railway era and long before the granting of commercial. concessions touch English took up the game-was sent to my eitizons. It is obvious that these demamay first school at S. Andrews, There I was be looked at from two points of v-the amongst friends and relatives who played the British and the kiamase. As to the hese game and talked much about it, as is still the point of view it is sufficient, perhaps, toint habit of golfers. I myself had a club and ball and played it. Amongst gentlemen who had out that as regards the first and scoond hese demande they go much beyond the arranjent been in England or India and were free from a which M. Delcasse was himself willing teept pronounced Scottish ace at the game was called as a fair and equitable settlement betwe the gofe. By the caddies and those who spoke two countries. As to the third of these sms broad Scotch it was called gowf, as it is still b much depends on its interpretation. The them calld. The phrase "folk play golf" was Siamese have always expressed thems as prononuced by gentlemen "fake play gofe "*.

Was th third willing to consider the claims of Fronobe to (golf rhyming with loaf); by the cadities appointmonte in the Administration, to fork play gowf. There comtuercial concessions, as part of a gral promanciation used, but was an affoetation- settlemost which should put the relationsthe goff. Those who e pronounced ware cup- two countries on a more friendly footingToposed to speak high Eoglist. Avolding the understand the British attitude towarthe broad pronunciation of the letter a prevalent claims which are being so strenuously uron among the Scotch, they substituted e and for M. Dalousse's attention, it is necessary tear e used short ¿--thar, “hoff-post sirin" for kaif- clearly in mind what is the predominant Bish past ever. This peculiar dialect was greatly interest in Siam. That may be stated a admired by my fellow countrymen, especially by single sentence. It is the maintenance ofim those who were incapable of seqniting it and was as su independent buffer State between Fish knows to them as Edinburgh English." But. India and French Indo-China. The quen even the people did not sound the 7 in golf. for us, therefore, to consider is whothethe Could the have foreseen what the actual fature demands already enumerated are consint misprenuciation of the English on taking up with the maintenance of Siomass independe. the game would havebeen, with what joy would M. Lorin declares that the occupation they have called it." gawlf." If would have Mekong is indispensable to the secur of seemed them so English,”

The frontier between he pronunciaion is entirely opposed to a rale of Indo-Chins. " valloys of the Mekong and Menam has for English thography, which rule is that been delimited; but the height of land is all before fort or p is silent if the rowel preceding and the chances of frontier incidents wote it be a (n) or o lob); but must be sonuded it. enormously increased if French troops are the precedig wwel ba s or for u. Examplen - guarding one side, and Siamese troops the er. With a preeding-calf, half, balk, calk, obalk, of a cartographical frontier. Further, it stalk, talk, in, balo, palm, psalm; with opre be remembered that the Mekong valley prats eading-fel golf, yolk, holm; with e preceding in itself little or no attraction to a colorug-self, stoffpif, olf, pelk, olk, with i preceding Power. Its possession would add neither the bilk, milk, *, pilter with « preceding-bulk, strength nor to the wealth of French do gulf, skulk,b. Exception-Wolf, but-its e bas China, while just over the frontier the riqnd not the soud of (oh), and the word was written in early Engah wulf. I do not conut polks fertile central valley of the Menam. wouldfer an exception as it is a Polish word of late an almost irresistible attruction to Fach introduction Sarely it would be well if the ambitions. Many French Chauvinists ako educated at 1st would cease to do violence to no secret of their intention to ule English orthraphy by using the ngly pre- the whole of Siam within the French sph of annciation of welf.” infence, and nothing is more certain that were France to occupy the Mekong lay an agitation would at once spring up .o send French infinence over the Memam valley It le worth while eansidering for a momenýlut the position would be. Franca would finner self in possession of a large area of pragally GILLANDER, valueless territory, the administration ofhich would probably involve a considerable chiae on

!. Apply

Daily Press Office, Hongkong, 16th February, 1903.

TO LET-IMMEDIATE POSSESSION

YO. 19 CASTLE ROAD.

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Nos. 15, 17 nad 19, SEYMOUR ROAD. GROUND FLOOR of No. 49, PEEL STREET.

GODOWN, No. 32A, PRAYA EAST. No. 21, SEYMOUR ROAD, Possesion from 3rd July. Apply to-

COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT, Nippon Yusen Kaista. Hongkong, 19th Jane, 1993.

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TO LET WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION: TWO SUITES of ROOMS in the Ground Fleet of the Hongkong Clubs her, enitable for Offees.

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C. H. GRACE, Secretary,

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1757 Hongkong, 18th June, 1903.

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FCENTRAL Suitable for Office.

IRST FLOOR No. 8, QUEEN'S ROAD Apply to-

IP LAN CHUEN,

Care of Mr. A. M. Essabhoy,

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At the risk of provoking reminiscences of a recent controversy, we quole an interesting letter addressed by a Mr. T. E. Webster to the Times. He writes:--

Being a Scotsman, the English mispronoune- ing of the name of the national game of golf

But ch

But we about like to ask Mr. Webater what dested peop he has heard saying golf Sarely be murecognise a difference between that and gölf, i

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