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Dowager Empress's wild schemes were brought to unught, and the Court induced to return to Peking. During the whole of this trying period the attitude of the tutive Press was marked not only by an

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ravenge, not justice was concerned, and according to the practice of all elvilised natioun it was manifestly impossible uniess some sort of a case were made out to deliver up the parties to what was intended

to be a barbarous death, Probably the Thotai was not altogether displeased at being relieved from what to him must have been a disagreeable and profitless task, so

that he has consented to have the case

A report states that the Russian authorities TELEGRAMS. have decided to permit Japaness to purchass leases of land at Dairy, which up to now has

been forbidden,

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitale begs to acknowledge. with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals:-

Fairall & Co....

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It is understood that whilst the Sultan of Kelantan has seen fit to accept the offer of Sir

heard before him with the assistance of a court of Consuls. Although, as we have was stated, the body of the respectable Chinese Frank Swettenban to be present at the

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have refused to countenance in any way the

REUTER'S SERVICE.

GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN,

LONDON, 16th July, A Commercial Treaty between Great Britain and Japan is notified.

THE SOMALILAND EXPEDITION.

. LONDON, 16th July, Two Companies of the Army Service Corps Federated States Conference, the ruler of with 900 mules and many waggons and stores

SUPREME COURT.

Saturday, 18th July.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE HIS HORQUE SIR WILLIAM M.

GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE). ⠀

RODBERT IN THE WEŊ TERRITORI Ng Bhek was charged with having, on 31st May at Tongfong, received two stolen re- volvers, one cartridge, four rolls of cloth, and cortain other property belonging to oas Tsan Teo Fuk.

Ho pleaded not guilty.

The following jury was empanelled :--Mesurs.

expected that the action of the nativa the means taken by the Peking Government stances, says the Straits Times, this news in not to Somaliland; this is believed to indiesto B. K. Mehta, C. Warren, R. M. Ezékiol, F. R. not to be upinions expressed by the husty orators, Tringgano bas doslinad. Under the circum. will sail from. Durban on the 18th inst. en route. M. Hazeland (foreman), F. P. da V. Soares,

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elaborate preparations before active operations Another instance of the now Canton Viceroy's are resumed.

LATER. strictness is reported. One of the Conten

It is expected that General Egerton with charitable institutions which has been appealing for funds to provido cheap rios for the famine- fresh reinforcements will strike a fair blow at

and its very evident exhibition of revenge-likely to cause noy astonishment. ful feeling, have made a simple fault at best punishable with a few weeks, or at most months' imprisonment, into an impor- font political question. The worst use you into a martyr, and this is just what the Peking Government is doing its very best to accomplish.

by H.E. Shum to produce its account-books. No figures of the money received or the amount of rice distributed were forthcoming, and the Viceroy has therefore sent up a commissioner to make investigations in the districts reeniving During the 24 hours ended at noon on Sulur-relief from this society. It is said in Canton that some of the directors of the institution feel day three cases of plague-all Chinese, two fatal-wore reported, bringing the year's total very uncomfortable about the matter, up to 1,350.

contemplated.

THE KING'S VISIT TO IRELAND,

LONDON, 18th July, The Crimes Aot has been revoked in varises districts; in Clare, Limarick, Tipperary, Ros- common, and Bligo, It is greatly welcomed in view of the approaching royal visit.

Spence, and E. H. Sammers.

The Attorney-General (Hon. Sir Henry S. Berkeley) conducted the prosecution, instructed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor. The prisoner, he said, oppeared to be a man who

lately returned to the Colony. Complainant, a | retired market-gardener, came back some time ago from Australia and Bottled in the New Territory. On the date in question as ho was entering his house ke Who | attacked by several mosked man, knocked down and rendered antonacions. When he recovered he found that his house and been ransacked and the articles mentioned taken away. Acting on information received, the police on the following day want to the prisoner's house and found rarions of the stolen articles in his house and on his person.

equally unlooked for. The attitude of the people showed itself well represented in the Press at large, and all attempts as revolutionary schemes were studiously avoided, and the assistance rendered to them in their attempts to

stem the WINE AND SPÍRIT MERCHANTS.reactionary proceedings at Peking gratefully acknowledged by the Viceroys. It was of course papers should be so gratefully regarded by the reactionary party; and accordingly since the return of the Court we have COGNAC BRANDY from time to time been made unpleasantly conscious of attempts to muzzle the native OF THE FINEST QUALITY. Press, and convert it into a weapon for can make of a wrong-doer is to convert him stricken in Kwauzsi seems to bave been asked the Mallah, but a vast expolition is not had been away for some timo in Borneo and had

reintroducing the old reactionary spirit, which to the great advantage of the nution. at large have hitherto been frustrated. Of Per Dozen late a new element of danger has arison; following a widely expressed wish that the $18.00

Chinese Government should send some of itu more promising students abroad to learn the reasons which have made the other nations so much more powerful and so be 24.00 able to teach their own people better systems of administration, certain students were sent over to Japan; and some of these, dazzled by the fallacies of young Jupan, have been exhibiting tendencies more or less revolutionary in their character, and this bas aroused the fears of a section of the Chinese Government, probably well meaning

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arrived from home yesterday for a three years' term on this station. arrived from Pakhoi.

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It is notified in the Gazelle that H. M. the King's birthday is to be observed as a public boliday in future, instead of that of her late Majesty Queen Victoria.

It seems that there was a mistake in the counting of the votes in the Straits Echo beanly competition in Penang. Mr. Napise, of winner. We note that the Echo's editor. Mr Chesney Duncan, is seriously in liep sed.

Messrs. MeAllister & Co., tarna out to be the

It is notified that the Holanie Gardens will occasionally be closed during August September, and October next, us follows:-Old Gardens on Tuesdays, New Gandons a Fridays. Ad- mission on these days will be granted only to those presenting their cards at the middle catrinco in Albany Roid.

The mortality roinrus for the mouth of May, just published in the Gazette, show a total of 684-13 in the European andforsiga community (88 civilians, 3 Army, Navy), nad Gil among the Chinese. 307 deaths were, due to plagae, including 20 is the Encopsan and foreign. comunity. The deaths per 1,600 per annum in the latter community (civilians) was 4.2; among the Chinese 'it was only 25.1 (land population 37.8, boat 10.2); for the total divil community the average was 25.7.

This is the spirit in which recently the Chinese Government, as represented by

The programme of music which was to have the Empress Doyager and or advisers, has been played by the band of the 1st Sherwood been seeking to extinguish the liberty of Foresters on the Parade Ground last Monday the Press, and to pay off its individual will be performed to-day at the same place at 5 members for the part they took in pre-p.m. The programme is as follows:- serving the Empire.

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The P. & O. 8. Maerilia, which left Singapore on the 10th inst. for Bombay, took $1,000,000 from the Currency Note reserve for Bombay, where they will be kept until the arrival of the new dies when they will be re- coined. The dios for the new dollars have bean indo in London. It is understood that the design will be quite differunt from that of the present Straits dollars, and that thair princips! feature will be that they will bear across the face the denomination of the coin-One Dollar"-with the King's hand on the other side. They are also, it is believed, to be slightly reduced in size,

We have received the latest number of the American Asiatic. The first page is made up of short paragraphs entitled "Editorial Opinion."" Here is one Chamberlain.-Until this. eminent catastrophe to solid British instinct prenitsa faller view of his new campaign, the honest thinking fellow may get ready bis idoss by looking at the pluk spots on the map and considering that earth wall protectively walled about in a bunch the balance of the working world known only byde toot of its whistles going by. This method is recommended to other patriote whose cyos film to vision beyond the turf on their own shores." We for that we are not up to the intellectual pressure of the editorial comment. Perhaps it is only an advertisement of Fink Spots for Pale

Politicians.

THE CITY AND FOOD TAXATION.

LONDON, 10th July.

A requisition signed by 650 City men. including niueteon members of the Hones of Commons, has been sent to the Lord Mayor of London requesting the use of the Guildhall for a meeting to condemn the taxation of food.

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The Lord Mayer has declined the requisition of the City men for a meeting in the Guildhall.

TROOPS FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

LONDON, 16th July,

After hearing evidenos the jury unanimously found the prisoner guilty na libelled,

His Lordship passed sentence of two years imprisonment with hard labour,..

The Court adjourned till to-day at 10.30 am.

CORRESPONDENCE.

PUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILDINGS

ORDINANCE, 1903,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FRESH.”

18, Bank Buildings, Hongkong, 18th July, 1903, mitton of the Cabinet has decided to keeproference to myself, which is quoted in your SIR-The statement of Fairplay" with

Mr. Brodrick states that the Defense Com.

22,00 men in South Africa, to be available for service in India in case of emergency

RUSSIA IN MANCHURIA.

LONDON, 17th July.

It is semi-officially sunounced at Washing- ton that the Port Arthur Conference is an important step in Russia's plans to arrange the internal administration of Manchuria, in manner to allow of the opening of the ports desired by the United States and Japan without

an undus saorites of Russian interesta

CANTON NOTES.

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Tive correspondents have been unfortunate The Standard is sceptical about Rasian of late. On the 16th ult the correspondent at promises re Manchuria, who are entiraly Tangier was captured by rebels in the oigh-conditional on the evacuation of Mansharis by {bourhood of the city. It would appear that the Russiu

Government troops proceeded on the morning of the 16th to attack a village and that the correspondent went out early to the spot to witness the proceedings. He did not return in the evening, but now was brought in to the offact that he had been carried off by the rebels. H. B. M. Minister, Sir Arthur Nicolson, at once took every possible step to secure bis release. Communications were opened with the

[FROM THE "CHUNG NGOL BAN PO."}

II KA CHEUK.

1. Ka Cheak, the alleged instigator of the murder of Yeang Kui-vau, the reformer, in Hongkong, who was reported the other day to

issus of this date, is wholly erroneous. The European community did not engage my services at all in connection with the above Ordinance Yours, etc.,

JE POLLOCK,

THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE “ DAILY PRESS,”

Bag Hongkong, 19th July. SI-I was glad to see in your secount of the Volunteer concert in today's issue that there was a rumour that the Philharmonic Society was to be regenerated. I hope that this rumour. is founded on fact and that soo

shall have samo good work done here by that who would be acxions to join in to make the Society. I have no doubt that there are many

music fow-Yours, ato.,

VOX GELESTIS.

CANTON LAND CO., LD.

ANNUAL MEETING. The fifth ordinary' aunul meeting of «hare-

bolders in the above Company woe ield at the offlers of the general managers, Mears. Chewan, Toner & Co., on Saturday, at 11 am.

Lately another March...... L Franco, Marie Cests correspondent, he was teing well 11eated have committed suicide after having been die-The Hon. B. Showan (chairman) presided, and

Selection... "La Figlia del Regimento," Donizetti his captors, and there was reason to hope that missed from offes and ordered to return to. On the 7th July, at 8. Andrew's Cathedral, | Garden, wherein certain resolutions were Selection..."The Old Guard," Planquette he would be very shortly liberated. In the Canton to answer the various charges brougA. G. Gordon, T. H. Reid, Fung Wa Chuo,

The Daily Press.

HOSOKONG OFFICE: 14. DESVœux KOAD Ci. LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C.

Hoxoxona, 20th July, 1908.

Overture.Peter Schmoll,

Two step... Mumblin' Moss," Selection. #Beotland's Pride,"

"God Save the King."

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Tharban meantime. Sir Arthur Nicolson impressed upon ......Godfrey

the Moorish authorities the necessity of postponing aty military operations which might endanger the Times correspondent or delay his release.

The Straits Times writes:-The many friends of Captain Primrose in Singapore, Hongkong, and Bougbok will congratulate him on Kis appointment as skipper of the Ban Whatt Soon, Captain Primrose was for many years in com- mand of one of the Scottish Oriental boats, and after that Company changed bands had to book other craft and not always us shipper either. The next thing, we shall probably hear of cricket matches in Poutiana and other small parts to which the boat, cans,

HONGKONG'S ASSETS AND

LIABILITIES.

The following statement of the Colony's asets and llebilities on the 31st May, 1903, appears in the Gazette:**

Crown agents rilance

Bank balance 24

Advances, &o, Subsidiary coins

Total basete...... Halance..

Total

LIABILITIES.

Money order remittonces. Deposits not available Crown agents' draftu .... Balance overdrawa-bank

Total

the others prescut wore Mosers. A. Babingtou,

and N. H. Ratherford (secretary},"

The notion calling the meating having been read,

The CHAINDIAN mid-Gentlemen, the repert

against him. is said to have absconded to Aunum or somewhere else. Li Ku Chouk raised the favour and confidence of the high authorities by his crafty Beta and he was regarded by the superior officers, es one of the most capable mandarias for and accounts having been in your hands for the supression of the rebels and the discovery. some days will now with your permission be and capture of notorious robberk All the taken as real. The total rent earned dwing soldiers under his command were onlisted by him. the year was $4.600.50 as against $4,315.70 for sell and nearly all wore robbers whom Li took in the previous year, hat of this $2,268.8) has not to his service on their premiming to help to effort been collected owing to the notion of the the arrest of their brother cobbors. In reality Reifong in seizing our wharf and dispossessing $ many cases of robbery, occurring in Canton the tenant. This matter has been placed in the 5,411.55 were committed by his soldiers an! Li accepted bande of the British Consal and nel tim will be 36,276.25 a part of the booty too, so that he gained his male iu dus course for the logs we shall have distinction by being able to discover the ottendera affered. The question of the registration of $301,217.60 and the booty in many robberies which were our title deeds and of the reclamation is still reported to the high authorities by some in- penting but thanks to the energy of the $2,341,395.48 | fluential gentry. He then forsed one or two of Consul-General, Mr. Scutt, there seams Dow the poor soldiers, the real culprits, to admit some hope of a faul settlement of these matters 0118 the crime by the promise of supporting their being come to with the Chinese authorities 6$1,000,0

(15,593,21) families. It is reported that Li Ka Cheuk, before very long. In the meantime we can but rast 1,191,801.19 when he received theoriler of the Viceroy at once.

satisfied in the assuranos that our interesta coulil 354,203,45 disbanded all the soldiers under his command That is all I have to say, but before moving not be in better hands than those of Mr. Scott.

350,000,

1,904,677.68

Subsidiary acins in transit 293040 Estimate of silver at mint 1,105,373

Singapore, by the Rev. E. G. Evans, M.A NATHANIEL STUBB, siath son of SAMUEL and proposed bearing on the supposed applica ROSE JENNETTE STUEDs, of Singapore, to Bosetion of the Governor of Kwangsi to the MART, eldest daughter of Captain and the late French for military assistance towards put- EOE CONSTANCE Fair, of Stegapore,

ting down rebellion in bis province. It is quite trao that certain things were said at that meeting which vorged on the seditious. They were apparently the silly fummings of some of the returned students from Japan, aud in themselves were certainly best left unanticed the more so as the more in fluential and respectable of the Chinese ONE of the most difficult lessons for a community refused to have anything government to learn is the advantage to to say to the meeting. Not so thought -itself of encouraging the liberty of the the advisers of the Empress Dowager, Press. The Chinese Government, it may who have been seeking by every meats,

Dr. Morrison telegraphed from Poking to almost be said, owes its very existence legal or the reverse, to get possession of the the Timer on the 18th alt, that at an interview. to the modified liberty which during its unfortunate youths, not to try them, but with the Waiwupu, M. Uchida, the Japasso mad frolic of 1900, by accident of eir simply to have them tortured and beleeded.

Minister, again pressed China to open Maklen 'cumstances, came to be accorded to the Fortunately after a good deal of friction, was a non possumus. Ar showing the powerful and Tatungkau to foreign trade. The reply vernacular Press; when, amid the wreck and as a matter of ncccavity where so many grip in which Krasis holds China, it may be of the administration, the common sense interests are concerned, the mode of pro- observed that area the Viceroys Chang Chib of the people, backed up by the native cedaro in the case of arrest by the Chinose tang and Ynay Shikai oppose the opening of papers, came to the front, and pointed authorities in the Foreign Settlements at now treaty ports in Manchuria. M. Uolida out the mevitable end towards which the Shanghai was some months ago settled in also protested against the transfer of the com- truculent leaders who had taken possession terms too plain to permit of any misunder-metal treaty negotiations to Peking. The of the reins of power in Poking wein standing; the warrant for the arrest needing Waiwapa informed the Japansas Minister that guiding the Empire. It may be remem to be countersigued by the Senior Consul, Chias had recalled her Vinister in Toxys, berad that in the spring and early simmer and the arrest effected with the assistance appointing instead her former Consul-Gan, rai

A Church Parade of the Hongkong Volun- of 1900, when the existence of China was of the Settlement police. After vainly

at Yokohama

teer Corps took place yesterday forenoon saying that, ezdor had been restored in Yam. The next item of business was the election of trembling in the balance, and the Yangtze, trying by other means to get the six young

to Union Church, the officers and man temų- | Chau and he asked General Fang Tez-tsoi to directors, and on the notion of Mr. GORDON, Viceroys, LIU and CHANG, were still doubt men accused into their clutches, the local store time past been endeavour. Chapman was in command and there were on vouch for the truth of this report, but we are members of the board wers re-elected.

In Berlin diplomatic circles it is stated that bling at Headquarters at 10 o'clock. Major A take command of all bis soldiers. We cannot seconded by Mr. B.BINGTON, the retiring ful of the course that patriotisas dictated, Tuotai at last proceeded in the regular ing to dissolve the Ango-Japanese Allience, parade about 70 members of the Corps, the sure that Admiral Ho, who has been sent by a series of meetings entirely promoted by manner, but saggesting to the Consuls that, and that the visit of General Kuropatkin other officers present being Captain R. Mitchell, the Vicoroy to effect the capture of Li Ka another year brongit the meeting to a close.

The reappointment als of the auditors for natives on their own initiative was held the affair being Chinese, the accused should Russian Minister of War, to Japan was Lient. J. H. W. Armstrong, Lient. T. Skisser. Cheak has arrived at Pakkoi, at CHANG SHU-Ho's Gardens in Shanghai, be handed over to the city authorities for arranged for that purpose. General Karapatkin Lient GP Lautnert. Lient. W. Nicholson. and resolutions adopted which were duly decision. As it was not concealed that the is said to have been selected as being one of the Lieut. W. A. Crake Lient 31 S. Northcote telegraphed to the Vicemys with a request orders that had come from Peking were for most experienced Orientalists in Russia and Lieut. Barrett, Lieut. Soolf, and Bergt -Major to have them sent on to Peking. The two the instaut execution of all six accused, the one who has been most successful in Asiatic J. Power. If had been arranged that the band The Hongkong Observatory on the Ifth inat, Viceroys, who to their honour bad kept Senior Consul pointed out that in terms of affairs. He bore, it was said, an official mandate of the 3rd Baraan should be in attendancs, but issued the following repert aloof from the follies of the capital, finding the rangement entered into it

was from the Russian Government to offer Japan they wore late in putting in an appearance and The barometer has fallen over E Japan, risen

ovor N. China. that the people were disposed to back them necessary that the case should come first material advantages in the East in return for the Volunteers had to march to church without The depression appears to be moving East- up in more vigorous treasures, gladly before the Mixed Court to discover the bong her adopting in atlitude of neutrality with them. The baud, however, followed up afterwards in the N. part of the son of Japas accepted the proposed course, and assisted fides of the charge. There was no desire to regard to the development of Enesie's Man warda and played the oarps back to Headquarters Pressure remains high over the Pacific by the unanimous voice of the native Press interfere with the laws of Chius, nor the Russian sphere of influence. Naturally Japan Roy. C. H. Hickling, and there was special music and over the N. part of the China Sea.

ofurion policy, which comprises Coren as At the church the service was conducted by the between Luzon and the Loorbons. were able to bring so much influence, moral malministration of justico; but the present is expected to sever her connection with sang by the choir. Mr. George Grimble as well as physical, to bear, that the seemed to be prima facie a cano where Great Britain gradually

presided at the organ.

Thin!

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and made his escape. The disbanded soldiers then commenced to commit robberies and the adoption of the returt and acconats I shall crimes of every description. The ease be plonased to answer any questions that share reported to the Viceros, who at pics. Bent

bolders may wish to ask. Admiral Ho with a good number of soldiers

There were no questions, and on the motion to affect his capture. There is another rumour of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr.BOTEN in Canton to the effect that a telegram was the report and necunts us presented were revived from Li Ks Chenk by the officers adopted and passed.

WEATHER REPORT.

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Moderate Shoes on ju the Formos Channel

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The Imperial German mali steamer Hamborg left Shanghai on the 18th inst, nt 1 p.m., and may be expected here to morrrw, at daylight.

The Imperial German, mail steamor. Suoluen

left Singapore on the 18th inat, ass a.m., and may be expected on the 23rd fast, at daylight

The 0.8.8, steamer Prometheus loft Shanghai on the 17th inst., p.m., and is due here to dag.

The steamer Zafiro lett Mauils on the 1901 inst., and is due here to-morrow

The E.& steamer Empire, from Sydney: &o, left Thursday Island on the 10th inst. for Forecast-Moderate 8. winds, thunder. | Manila and the port, and is due here on the

shower.

26th inst