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Admiral Bayle will refiore Admiral Marósku', who has been recalled, as commnader-in-chief of the French squadros in the Far East.
The funeral of the lats Me. Hector
Sampson took place at the Pansionja › Come tory
and this is not worthless to her, even Shanghai. at f p.m., on the 22ad inet, and though she has already the substance. i was attoaded by about lifty old friends of the Vague remarks like Lord CRANBORNE's in desas. The burial service was rend by Mr,
C. E. Darwant.. the House of Commons last week are not likely to do ranch good. With Sir ERNEST Sarow's return to Peking, we hope to hear of a ling of policy much more forcible, ono to | which Russia will not be able to reply with the usual more or less polite mendacities S.
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A London telegram of the 5th inst. reporting TELEGRAM S. the result of the University Cricket Matok says that Cambridge appeared at one time to have the matou well in hand and that Oxford's victory was uuoxpected.
According to the Jiji, the United States naval authorities have decided to condamn the Fold ganboat Monocasy, now lying at Taku, and to dispose of her. This vessel first came ent to
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The King, accompanied by the Queen, also visited Maynooth, whore Their Majesties | the Japanese ultimatum, after which the The Japan Adrectiser reports that Mr. A. C
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A regular meeting of Zetlual Lodge wiff be hold in the Freemasons' Hall on Saturday nort at 9.37 for V p.m.
The City Hall Library and Muda ware visited last week by 221 non-Chiness and 79 Chinese and by did a Chinese and 1,953 Chinese respectively..
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Quite u sonsution was created ræently at the
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A novel situation urugo last math in ous of the country districts of New South Wilos in connection with the annust clotions throughout the State for district councillors. One candid to died between the day of nomination und of election, but as party fooling ran high in the district the supporters of the deceased candidata considered tħas the only way to secure their end, was to vote for him, so that a supplementary election might follow, at which a representative in touch with them might be vizeled; vnuso- quantly the dead man's name appeared at the top of the poll, and the returning offear bal ao oplina bat to declare him duty miested.
A oarious devolopment is rap,riol from | Houolala. Last mouth the Hawaiian House of Representativos, by the dчcisive vote of 17 to 9, mt itself on record as big opposed to the coming thither of moro Amories. The vote was almost exactly a division by race, the native Hawaiians voting against the coming of mora Americam and the whites in favour of opening
the doors to all who comy, Thouativas avowedly toos the position that they did not want more people to coms to Hawaii as, if they did, they would soon out vote the Hawaiisus ant the latter would loss control of the Legislature. As Kanibo, one of the anti-Amarican speakers pat it: We have the powac no. It is like a dove in verbande, If we open oa: hand, it will fly away asver to ebturn."
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∙M. Etionuo, ons of the foremost man of the
Freach Colonial party, is an article in the National Review on the difficulties attendant on the administration of the Now Hobriles, anggeate the partition of the group. He thinks that Australia should take the northern islanda of the group and Franes should annoz the southora islands. A recant article in the
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The French Press is much gratifed at tho reception of the Delegator in England. AUSTRALIAN ARMY ORGANISATION
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Depeche Coloniale, which is controlled by M.
adopted as Army Organization 8 hours, provid: Etienne, suggested that as in the New Hebrides French interests did not condict with those of ing a mobile field foros, capable of military England, but with those of the self-governing operations at the shortest moties where FOK colonies, the diffoccacia coal? basstiel directly
Australia may desire. The fores will consist of with Australia The basis of an understanding could be easily found. Since Australia object›l 27,750 men, and 81 guns, also of a garrison to the neighbourhood of French penal softle-foros largely composed of Volunteers. . ments, she cogld be given un acungangs that n nea the New Hybrides bacans Franch the Repablin would not send any moro convicts to Osłania.
Thu Kube Chronicle waga :--Tho tulal sum of money to be paid by the Japanese Govorimant during the next eleven youra in connection with the extension and msiatensues of the Niry is estim sted at 170,90 1,030 yen. The octau sion is (estimated to oust 190,0 19,000 yon, and the annual sum for the upkeep of the at 6,000,000 yen, which will gradually increas to 7,150,999 yen in the course of slaven years A vernacular
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AUSTRALIAN papers which reached this Colmy yesterday quote a letter just received by an officego the late Australian naval contingent, which served in the North China campaign, from Dr. G. E. MORRISON, Tines correspondent at Peking, A poseage in this letter appears worthy of reproduction as an untramelled expression
johnal of Vidice and Sappho were given for the first time by Japanese artists. A ferdiga bild nilvamed to the stags and prisentul Madam's Sada Yauce (of European fame) with two bou" quots of flow res. The adel, appreciative ac ion. says Das Japan Garette, maptured the' Juguness audience, waich chossend the Rtia donor to the echo
Misai Kozan Kaisho Mining Duct coolly informed by Lily Bangaton what ment) und Mitsui Gofukut (Deygoods he has been doing, which is nothing Department). The aggregate registical non- inst capitals of the four companies amount to tight and a half unillion yen, all paid up, and thir
less thau
SUPREME COURT.
Monday, 27th Ja'y.
I CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS Hoyoun Sin WILLIAM M.
Goodman (Chier JUSTICE).
CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER,
Chang Kang was charged with having, ea 24 May, killed one U Pak Cal by pushing him into the harbour.
He pleaded not guilty, and was defonded by Mr. M. W. Stad, barrister-at-law (instructed by Mr. C. E. II. Beavis of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, solicitors). The Hon. Altornoy. General Sir Henry S. Berkeley (instructed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowleg, Crown Solicitor) con- ducted the prosocation.
than declare war.
Now I propose to give a full account of the Russian and Japanese forces, basoil an personal observations while travelling through Manchurin, Corea, and Japan. In Corea, Russin had only about 8,030 (now more) men on the banks of the Ynlu Riveri near Wiju. There are no fortifications made, but these troops will be only the advance guard of the Russian army which will protect Manchuria. In the event of war this force
will be supplemented by more than 10,000 men The Japanese have vor few regular topsin Fuson, Seoul, Chemalpo, and (lensan
altogether about 2,507 but they have about 32,000 men disguised in civilian clothes,......... employed a tradesmen and workmen on tin railways, and these have orduaner and full munitions of war at hand. In Man- churia the Russians had, not more than one........ week ago, 100,000 men; but six days ago* the
given order of mobilisation was hen ordered to Manchuria from Russia previously two divisions of Cossacks hul
The mobilisation of the northera quoviúres Kirin, Hailar, and Tsitikar-had given nesre than 150,00 men to the south, nul less troops are all mounted. The southern provinces enu supply about 100,000 men, making in all 350,000 men without the forces from the Siberian districts, which contribute no less than 490,000ræen, although their transport to Manchuria could not be two weeks. accomplished in less than | Of tlie fortified strongholds the most notable are certainly Port Arthur, Talionw.m (Dalay), Newchwang, Inkow, Port-Lazarell, Vladivostock, Blagovestchinsk, and Mouladen, (in all of which places. tho. Russians are hurriedly making preparations for war. In Newchwang they have built near the exist
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in the way of fortifications, but they will in the course of a few days have it encircled in series of forts. Should the Japanese come from Taliuwan they wizald have to attack the Linotang Isthmus and the Hainbanchon Monstains, on two sides of which-from Taliowan and from Newchwang--the Hua- sians have constructed big fortifications with
positions could snt he taken without terrible magnificent artillery of all sizes. These
loss of life.
temporary, dealing with the aution of Japan's experity for building warships, says thut the naval yards and private firias, such as the Mitsa Bishi and Kawasaki companies, may be able to turn out a total of 5,0 tons
three batteries with cannon of different sizes annually, Warships built at this rate for
and other fortifications and encampments. eleven years would leave about 110,000 tons to
(If you go on a steamer you can see the be ordered from abroad, and the vasols built
batteries and four or five different excampe abroad will be chiefly battleships, at a cost
ments.) Thes? encampments near Now- The following jury was empanelled: -Messrs. doubtless exceeding 100,000,000 yan, Japan. D. Osmund, E. H. Sminars, J. S. Douglas,
chwang areianstly unoccupied, and that unans once embarked on its project of Naval Ecton-
that Russia will move a big force of troops to C. Porkins, H. T. Banje, F. O. Chunnett, and this place with view to repolling any descent sion, about: 10,000,000 yeu of real curroney will J. A. Stopani. Bow out of the Empire year by year.
which the Japanese may make upon the The Attorney-Gonem in opening the case.
coast near Now hang. In Taliowan the The Sirente - Fatnipublishë Ako following in- for theirown, statel
Jack the prisoner with two olho de very little prejuration TO TRAVET T2018 Tokyo Le Mustelad
The United States gunboat Quirosway
was working on the s.8. Namking lying on the brochure antitied. The Hwan of Mitsui, giving
The cand na historical account of this famous Japanes and going out of Samiskin Harbour east side of the Macro wharf, family and of their various undertakingly Townently during the mouth of June, man U Pak Chi and another man called comprising the Mitsui Ginko (Banking
and aé no one suspected any aggressiveness she Kwan word carrying a bale of goods from was not watched. Now, however, the summer the Prugs to the Macao steamer Hangerm lying Department), Mitsui Bussan Kisha (For of on awakening has come, and the Government
on the west side of the wharf. Prisoner and the other two men referred to appeared to have been standing on tho, wharf and U Kwau, who were carrying the bule. The and to have been in the way of Pak Chì
the British North Boraro coast. It has been bals-carriers shouted to them to get out of the
Port Arthur has been fortified for a very smartly and cutely done. Taquanac anday, but they refused to move and the result Bagaan ara two of the principal islands grabbed as collision. A quarrel and a fight ensued, number of years, but the fortifications con
and evidenes would be called to say that in the structed there hast spring have unde the by Uncle Sam. According to information received the modus operandi has been thusly: hands pushed U Pak Chi over the side of the from the sea is Port Arthur strongly held. course of the disturbano: the prisoner with both | stronghold a first-class fortress. Especially The ganboat proceeds to su island, calls the wharf into the water, and he was drowned. headman, pressats him with an American flag. and nails a proclamation on some tres, hard by. A szinte to the flag is fired and then the warship truts off to another island and does Blewis. Tagancas Island Is an Important one as it communds the entrance, to Sandakan. Harbour, and the Government durives revenue from it by letting out the large turtle-egg collection at certain sassons of the year. The natives bore are very much inclined to ge ander American protesting, as they are repateil to pay good weges and spend money freely. It is rumoured that a meeting of the British and American Admirale will take place soun, to decide this delicate questio; of annexation; meanwhile gables between all parties concerned, both at homered out hero, are being despatched constantly,
revorve funds stood in December, 1902, at over sixtašu muk a half million yan. Waalbeg to acknowledgo receipt from the Mitsui Başau Kaisha of a publication dealing with the all- known Miike coal and its shipping port Kuchinotau It is finoly illustrated and contains much information regarding the work.
The P. & 1. Times of the 15.1 lust mys The death of Dr. McNee. I.M.S.. took place at 12:30 yesterday. By all who know the hape lessness From the ontset of restoration to health Loren if life was spared, the promising young | ing of the Company,
doctor's death can only be regarded as the happiest ending to his terrible accident. The whole affair was most lamentable and las cast a deep gloom over his messunites with whom he was popular, and we extord our sympathy to the gallant young ra dico's follow officers at friends.
the
Another odd lawsuit is reported from Japan. In the town of Miyauki, Miyamki prefecture, there is a large sugar-shop. A Bow houses away there are two next-door neighbours who make
a hobby of beekeeping. It seems that the boa in thousands have takin to infesting the sagar. shop. Every morning directly the shop was opened in they would swarm, settling on the sugar-tubs and quite foresking the flowers. Should one he killed the others would make an attnek on the person guilty of the murder, gud so the insects got the upper hand. Indeed, it is stated to have boon-absolutely inpossible to do business, and the owner of the engat-shop has been obilged to leave the bees to their own devices. This bombardment of his promises has beon responsible for serious lous to the prietor and it is believed he will go to law over the matter, claiming damages from the owners of the buss for loss and injury -mstained.
A special correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury, writing from Manila on the 19th inst, tails of t. Zosolo...
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annexation of the islands of
• Save life” attracted the nolics of neighbours, but they were niably to prevent the escape of the robbers. Their victim says she can identify
them.
After evidence had been giren for the Crown, two witnesses were called for the detones and deposed that the accused was a board the Namking when the d ceased was muid to have bees pushed over the side of the wharf,
The jury by a majority of six to 'one found the accused not guilty, and he was accordingly discharged.
1 he Court rose.
ROBBED ON BOARD SHIP.
There you can find ordnance of all sizes from - little Schnell-shooters, mortars, carronades,
thousands of pounds. The Russians have ete, to huge guns throwing shot weighing
also mounted there grest dynamite cannon, one shot from which can destroy and sink a battleship of the biggest class. In addition to this; Port Arthur will certainly he pro- tected in the strongest possible manner by torpedoes in the same way as Tulienwa and Nawchwang. The comunand of the fort will be taken by Admiral Alexieff, who is known as a famous strategist and .
probably take command of the First "Armay, brave general; and General Stosselt will
which will occupy the Liotang Istlimas and take the defence of Port Arthur from the the Hsinhanchen Mountains, and under-
land side.
German steamer Bornce reported to the police A British paysonger from Borneo by the
here yesterday that he had been robbed of $200 on The act, he states, was committed one night board the vessel during the passage to Hongkong,
whilst he lay asleep on deck, where he had gone
General Stesselt's army will on account of the heat, and he further asserts consist at first of 90,000 to 90,000 men. The that when the Borneo arrived in this port the Second Army will oerapy Moukden, which master refused a request to koint a rigaal calling has been very well fortified during the payt the Water Police, the refusal being accompanied year and will be able to offer a formidable by the exp'analion that the Water Police had defence against any attack in the part of nothing to do with the case, and that the proper the Japapear. nuthorities to approach were the Load Poliar.
The general staff will be at Kharbin, and it
The Kobe Herall, translating from of the celebrated correspondent's opinion | Mainichi, says that General Kuropatkia, who nathire up North. Dr. Morrison wrote. the other day sont a long telegram of “Manchuria 14 gene hopelessly. England 3,640 words from Kite to the Tsar ducing his and America may make academic profests, stay in the old Japanese capital, expected that but the fuel is accomplished. Japan will
the telegram would be transmitted with wafficient **we think, do hurbing; and there can be rupidity to allow of its being laid before the “un doubt that both England and America days in trait, hovover, and the Tsur was Tar the same day. Th message took three ure averse to war between Japan and Russia. This is the year when the re- His Majesty observed that if a message to
very indigurut about it. It is reported that, kative strength of Japan is at its greatest, himself could take three days, there was no and if the opportunity is kissed such saping how long public mangos might be "a chance may never recur," Dr. MORRISON, dolayed. In consequence of this affair the it wil e neun, expresses himself, in the superintendents of priching oflies ut last sentence, in no uncertain terms as to | Vladivostre's, Barrestohen&, Irkoutsk, and the position in which Japan is placed. At Samnesk hure han samastily dismissed from
to add to the production of soldiers of fortune, The same Time he says that a
Russo- ofico.
le the last mouth, says tho writer, upward of Japaese war, would be unwelcome alike
The invasion of the Hunan borders by Kwaugsi 200 men, mainly non-commissioned officers or to Great Britain and to the United States. rubels, according to a recent dospatch quite a privates, whose terms of military servico have There em bene doubt at all as to the by the N-C. Daily News, in spreading, and it ran out or who could obtain dischargoa by other truth of this gatement. It seems per
is reported from reliable soures that the rebels means have gone to Chins, under engagement for military work. Their promised pay is $200 featly impossible that such a war, unless are getting bolder day by day, while tho Go vern-
gold per month, a multiplication by ten or more it terminates in a signal and speedy victory ment troops are proportionately getting wors
for men of that glass in the American army, for Japau qus to the improbability of which timid, taking flight the moment they think they see the slightest indications of the enemy
with assurance of service so long as they may 28, Caine Road, special contributor expresses himself in the distance. Emissaries of the rebelt, it is prove valuable to their employers, and with During the work ended Saturday, 25th inst., strongly in augther column, to-day), can also stated, have recently posted up, during the prospect of increase of pay. No instance is 13 cases of plague and 11 deaths occurred; all remain conßund to the two original con- small hours of the morning, on the walls of the reported in which this tempting bait has been the victims except one, a Japanese who testants; and the calamities following upon | cities of Yungebon, Paochlug, and Chinchou, refused. There is no office to which won may go died, were Chinese. The totul casas for the entanglement of other Powers in the larges posters and placards in prominent places to offer themselves as recruit for this service.the year number 1,364, distributed as follows: strifs are only too easy to foresee. But it informing the inhabitants that the invaders. The movement is engagingly mysterious. Its 35 European, 1,248 Chinese, 81 other Asiatics will not improve the situation merely to profess themselves to be followers of Confucius, promoters take to chances either of being over the deaths aggregato 1,198, manely-4 staud aside and watch Rusia flout Japancre ) Vollow Race, to protect the Emperor Kwang themselvas ander the eye of Chinese consular
that their aim is to make more powerful the rou with undesirable applicants or of bringing Europeans, 1,155 Cliness, 39 other Asiatics.
The only other cases of communicable disease susceptibilities by crossing from Manchuria
Heu from harm, and to remove from His or other authority; they ovidently mark ontocoirring during the week culed the 25th juto Corea and gradually working her way i sjesty's presence all traitorous ant perfidious! the men whom they want and whom they knew inst, wore one of enteric forer (Tadion) and one: this port, via Chefoo and Chinwantao, on the type) and four others are due to arrive in Seath. Only Busso-mankacs in either Ministers of the Crown. I
to be willing to socupt their terms,
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.
On Sunday afternoon three Chisamen entered the house of a native woman at Yaumati on the pretext that they wom looking for lodgings. They solzed her, rubbed pepper in her eyes, and tere the bangles she was wearing off her wrists ; thour icles were worth $25. The woman's ories of The passenger suspects one of the crew who, he is stated that the Minister of Wuz, General statos, desired permission to leave his employ. | of fafuntry Kuropatkin, will take c..marad mest at once when the Boruny arrived in
of the entire, fore with the rank of Field. harbour.
Marshal. Vladivostock though not so strongly · fortified as Port Arthur is sufficiently de-- fonded to make its capture a most difficult. tusk for the Japanese. I had forgotten to state that the number of pieces of ordnance constituting the defence of Port Arthur exceeds 540 (without the light artillery which The M.M. steamer Tonkin, with the next | is with the aimy corps under General Steeselt), French mail, left Saigon on the 25th inst, at mr this will be further supplemented by
p.m., and is due here to-morrow, at daylight. which left here on the 5th alt, arrived at Gemon shooter type from the famous French firm of The Imperial Jerman mail steamer Roon, cantons of the most recent Schnell- on the 26th inst., at 7 a.m.
Schneider. Of these, 18 are at present The T.K.K. steamer Hongkong Maru, with en route from Russia, and the remainder will mails, &s., from San Francisco to the 7th inst be lespatched at the fret possible moment. eza Honolulu, left Yokobama for this port yesterday morning, via Inland Sea, &c.
The Russian fleet is only 55 strong, and an The CPR. steamer Tartar arrived at Nagsregards construction and arnument is not se sakia! 10.30 a m. on the 27th inst, and left again at 6p.m. same day for Kobe, where she is due to formidable as the Japanese Acet; but the arrive at 03.m., to-morrow.
Bussians have got two submarines (Freuch The C.N. stoamor Nanchang laft Tientsin for
HEALTH OF THE COLONY.
Only one case of plague (Chinese, dead; was notitied during the two days ended at noon yesterday; the body was brought to the door of
of puerperal favor (Chinese, fatal).
The P. & O. steamer Valcite loft Bingapore for this port on the 26th inst. at 11 am, with the 31st inst,, at about 8 a.. the outward Englisk muits, and is duo here on
250; just, und le 2-a kera un the 2nd prox
Le six days before the 20th inst
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