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| foreigner from the Colestial Empire. She lins not been long showing her true spirit; after first cleverly imposing upon the ladies of the Legations, and to their lasting shame inducing them to acceptgifts from her blood- } stained bands, slie has gradually developed all her old predilections and has not herself to check all tendency to progress, to dado all efforts in the direction of reform. Among other achievements of the kind, the latest act of the Emprom Dowager has been to veto the sebeme of the Viceroy CHANG CHIH- TENG and CHANG PEI-NI, the Chancellor of the Peking University, to abolish the literary examinations after the old style of competition, and has rando it exceedingly plain to those officials that she will never

secret instructions will, it is suid, be given

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applicable to British vessels and subjects, 11 published in the Gazette.

The much-paragraphed Sultan of Johore contemplatos a visit to the United States, next year, taking in the St. Louis Exhibition.

Mariners are notified that a six-foot conical

busy, painted, white, has been tomporarily moored to mark the site of the wreck of the Chinese ganbout Huan Tai, and not as an sid to navigation.

Antung, otherwise known as Sahe, has been substituted in the U.S. Commercial Treaty for Taturgkon, as on of the two ports to bo opened in Manchuria. Antung is claimed to ho far the superior place,

The British Consul at Tionisin has succeeded

in getting the British Government to hisus the China medal and clasp to the members of the who served in the defence of Tivatsin in 1900. Tientsin Volanteor Corps, not British Aubjects,

Mr. W. R. D. Beckett was expected at Bangkoks about the 19th inst. to take up the position of H.B3.78. Consul at Bangkok. Mr. C. B. W. Stringer was to leavo shout the time at Mr. Beckett's arrival to take up the post of Consti at. Chiongmoi.

Meears, Boujamio, Kelly and Potts, general mangers of the Orients Hotel, Manila, inform us that a paragraph in our issue of Saturday

allow such an innovation. On the contrary to the examiners to bestow the Heius'ai and Chujen degrees upon those only who show in their essays a desire closely ta nidhere to the old order of things. The examiners have been adected from the ranks of the reactionaries, mud may be trusted to exrry out the Imperial orders. Conscious, however, that a the Emperor is still alive and representing the Ta-rstag dynasty, the keeps up a prétence of still intending to retire when she bus pint the Impuraal house in order and blottasl out the Reformers.

to the effect that the hotel has not been sold She plays her part, it must be admitted,

to thhilippins Government, is incorrect. with great cleverness, and succeeds in hoal This, of courée, is conclusive; but our information was nevertheless taken from one of the more Au absolvie specific for Ringworm and winking most of the officials if she does ant

entirely impose on the Empero and his reliablo Manila papers, which devoted a consider- friends. So far the Emperor has enables amount of space and a fow boadlines to eenteil to accept the role of imbecile, and his announcing that the hote was not to be sold. energetic aunt is therefore not afraid of him, but there must be dp end of this bysund-by The Emperor's friends will ore long begin to grow weary of waiting for an comucipation | that never comes, and the spirit of progress which the Empress Dowager fondy thinks

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* REUTER'S SERVICE.

THE CABINET RESIGNATIONS.

LONDON, 17th September. Mr.. Chamberlain, Mr. Ritchie, and Lord George Hamilton bavo reigned.

VOLUNTEER PROMENADE CORRESPONDENCE.

CONCERT.

BEZIQUE.

TO THE EDITOR'OF THE “DAILY PRESS,”

Waghow, 15th September. Bir-"I am asked to put the following #roblem before your readers-In ʼn berique entered pen, the 2 of spades was lod; the party, when the last eight tricks were being second player put on the ace of trumps

(not. spades), the third player followed neither suit. though he held a high tramp. As the rules of trump suit try to take the trick, was the third the game say that players must follow suit or player holding tramp entitled to play anetber enit altogether or way he bound to play his trumpe instruction on the point" card? Perhaps some bezique-player will give

Two causes contributed to the fact that tho number present at Saturday's concert was about the largest on reward-weather conditions could: scarcely have been more favourable for an open- sir entertainment, and the programme, was exceedingly attractive. While it isnot difficult LONDON, 18th September. in the cities of Europe to get a largo gathering Mr. Chamberlain, writior to Mr. Balfour on to listen to the most accomplished interproters the 9th inst, said he recognised that, owing to of the wastors, it must be taken as the Liberal louders' rejection of all enquiry and high compliment to the musical taats of the their auscrupulous use of the dear loafery, colony that a classical programme suchas the one submitted on Saturday could attract so numer- there was at present no hope for successfully ons an audience from one small community pressing the question of preference to the To pat it mildly, however, the promises ef Be the abort, in the first place, the 2, 3, 4, 5, Colonies. He suggests that Mr. Balfour should the advertisod

programme were hardly and 6 are discarded; nothing below a 7, only the limit the present polios of the Government to

realised in the selections of the orchestra, ace (four asss of course scoring 100 points). By all means give us compositions by the reforms which will enable us to retaliate upon great authors if those individually and We will say it was the 7 of spades that was lot; foreign countries refusing equitable reciprocity, collectively conored in the production have the wood player put on the age of tramps reforms in favour of which there is at present the musical ability to submit, moh not (not spades), the third player followed noithor strong popular feeling. Mr. Chamberlain him- only correctly but with Comprehension of the suit, though ba hold a high tremp.

was not necessary for him to loss a trump self cannot accept the exclusion of so important requiroments of the composition. The latter a part of his political programme and therefore orchestra on Saturday. We koliose raost of the himself and throw away.-Yours, etc.,

was not shown by the Philharmonio Society if he could not follow suit, he could please resigns, beleving that he can but better] members are proficient lastenmentslists, but the

A WUOHOW RESIDENT. promote the cause he has as heart outside the faults lay in following their own judlinations Cabiaot.

instead of the markings on the copies in front

MARCO PO1.0 AND THE GREAT of them; and also not looking more to the con-

WALL OF CHINA. ductor. Take for instance the "Poor Gynt" Saito (Groig) the discords in that weirdly TO THE ADITOR OF THE "DAILY PREA,” beautiful composition are most effective if

Haibow, 17th September, strict time is observed; otherwise the coa. Bru,-In the last paragraph of your interest glomeration of sounds is abomianblo. It is faring review of the 3rd edition of Yale's Marco from aur intention to discourage the amateurs

LATER.

The King bag accepted the resignations of Lord George Hamilton, Mr. Chamberlain, and Mr. Ritchie. The general impression is Mr. Austen Chambarloin will succeed Mr. Ritobie as Chancellor of the Fxchequer, and Mr. St. John Bredrick Lord Georgs Hamilton as Secretary of State for India. Lord Milner is mentioned is the possible successor to Mr. Chitaberlin, though some say that Lord Selborne will fill the post of Secretary of State

for the Colonies.

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THE BALKAN TROUBLES.

LONDON, 17th September. The Daily Chronicle understands that the

the fact of their being members of the Orchestral Society shows they are trying to improve themselves mesically-bat ouly to point ont defects so that they can be remedied ia future performances. Mr. Grimble is to be excused for his excitable exclamations, as it must have been annoying to find mistakes, which had been corrected at the rehearsals, time is an apt description by a well-known local andagain eropping up--“ good old laad-marke”

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Polo refersion is made to Polo's failure to mention the Great Wall of China and to the discredit which has been thrown upon his work on that account.

The words there used and the Chinese work referred to remind me of a theory broached by me ia a paper rend some fifteen years ago before tha Royal Archeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland and subsequently published in its

your reviewer, namely, that the read old great Journal, which is in fpot the theory quoted by

the better for it. For cleansing silver strongly for being repressed and kept down Merchants' steamer Heichho died on beard of tions to Constantinople with a view of sading Rusticand iecared the orchestra an encore, i Ming, wall had not been built, su that Polo's

ware, jewellery, and clothing it is without equal.

Meantime, however, there is said to be danger of a further outbreak against foreigners at Peking. The resetionaries have been greatly encourageal by the attitude sumed by the Empress Dowager and her creatures, and the reapperaue of Prince

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cholers on the 7th lust and was baried dext Mr. Eugene day at the Kulangin Cemetery,

P. Neilson, second mate of time same steumer, was attacked with cholers and was taken on shore. Io died yesterday, and was buried at the Kulangsu Cemastory this morning.

The N-C, Daily News corrispondent, noder into Tokyo, 15th September, wrote:-A dapu- tation of politicians visiting the Premior. Count Katsura, y.sterday. urged that the new Itus in demands constitute au insult to Japan, inasmuch as direct negotiations between Japan and Russia are in progress. If those now demanda are granted by Ching, it will indicate

LATEL, Prince Ferdinand has returned to Sofia,

LONDON, 18th September. Austria and Russia hare sont a circular to

the Powers, expressing their determination to persist in the Reform Schome, in spite of the

events in Macedonia.

omteston to refer to either is fully acoonuted for. I pointed out also that not only one bat several walle were built before the time of the so-called "Builder of the.. Great Wall," the Emperor Ch'in Shib, and that he simply asited and extende those which the princes. of some of the northern bṭates had erected on their frontiers. I showed, moreover, that Marco Polo must have crossed the line of the wall no less than four times, and, that Col. Yulo's solution of the diffi calty that the wall was in Polo's mind" whau to reserved to the country [ust the rampurt, be it noted of Gog and Magog" was highl reason for omitting to allude to it, it would have been just the regre: His want of succuss the name to the country] would not have in finding a reason for the application of

eansed him

hardly with the foreign representatives if that the latter l'ower is also unfriendly to ILLNESS OF SIR THOMAS LIFTON. Henry Somerset's pathetic. Hush me, ansatisfactory, since, so far from this being a

Japan: it is 1h refore necessary to insist on & definite answer from Russia. The Premier, in reply, declared that the Garemment will take

another coup d'état were to be resolved upon by the Empress or the Palace favourites, It may not actually be, as some writors seen to think, that the Ministers are livingo stop which will impair tho national dignity

on the crust of a rolauv, but it is at least certain that there is a seuse of unrest and unquiet in the Chinese metropolis, which is accentouted with every fresh snub adminús

Annegatag signed communications that havetered by the impress to Chang Cup-TUNG and the adventes of a policy of progress. it any upwared in other papers will be insertia.

turiers for extra fods of DAILY PRE shaučil de

befeil am in day of publication, after thatIt is the hoped, therefore, that the Foreiga mr the supply is mated. Undy supplied for Cash, Ministers will not live in a fools' paradise, Telegraphic Address: Press. Codes A.B.C. 5th Ebut that they will keep a smart watch on

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the movements of the anti-foreign party in the Government, and, if necessary, demand the banishment of suspicious characters. The memory of the events of 1900 is still too fresh in the minds of foreigners for them to put much faith either in the good inten- tions or

the goodwill of the majority of the Chinese or Manchu officials.

DEATH.

On the 18th September, at his residenes, No. 44,

Caine Road, A. À. H. BOTELHOL

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or the prestige of the empire.

At the British Consàlate, Manila, on the Oth just. Mr. Hugli Balfour Darnell and Miss Clara Elizabeth Mackenzie were married, the ceremony being performed by the British Consul-- Goral, Mc. W. J. Konny. Mr. Darnell, the eastern travelling ag-ut of the C.P.R. is a an of the Rov. Henry Faulkner Darnell, DD. of Aven, Now York. The bride is the eldest' daughter of Mr. Philip Mackenzie, a prominent attorney of Londen, Catario. Mr. and Mrs. Darnell ware Yokohama, on the 1st July, and the ceremony formed at the British Cousainte was in compliance with 11 custom regarding marriages of British subjects consumosted on foreign soil, a warring and registration being required at the Consulate.

married at Christ Church.

MORE ROBBERIES:

LONDON, 17th September..

Sir Thomas Lipton is seriously ill in Chicago with appendicitis.

FIGHTING NEAR ADEN.

LONDON, 17th September. A skirmish between a party of Hampshires aud Arabe in the Aden hinterland rosulted in 1 Hampshire killed and 4 wounded, and 7 Arabs killed and 14-wounded.

MR. WHITAKER, WRIGHT.

LONDON, 17th September, Mr. Whitaker Wright has been committed

to

withhold.

notics of

what would have been to him one of the most remarkable objects in the whole of his long journey." In fact, had the wall been there, he would have had stating him in the face the rory proof of which he was in seurob.

the massacres in Macedonia. The represents being as popular as it is beautiful; the effort, tious will be supported by the dispatch of ahoworor, scarcely deserved saca appreciation. British squadron.

Madame Blanche Arral's presonce had been much looked forward to, and her non-appearance, om account of indisposition it was announced, occasioned grost disappointment. Goanod's Lend us your aid" was eat out, Mr. C. II. Lammert being also indisposed; bis place was filed by Mrs. Gordon making an extra ap- pearance. The deep contralto voice of this The warlike excitement in Sofin has been lady was admirably suited to Beloved, it is freshly heated by reports of a frightful in dis-morn"; he sang in response to a recall "She oriminate massacre in the town of Kastorin.

wors a wreath of roses." In the ascond part Mrs. Gordon was again encored, and gave Lord sorrow." Mrs. Margowan was the other lady vocalist: bec" "The Promiss of Life" was much enjoyed. A 'erliu solo by Mr. P. Ls, Miler was correctly played; the mellow-toned instrament, however, is not suitable for solo work in the open, only the moderately load passages being audible at the back of the sitting area. This was not the case with Mr. F. C. Barlow's Sonata in A" (Handel), for the violin, every note being distinct von at a distance. An accomplishod riolinist, Mr. Barlow knows how to get everything possible out of bis instrument. My Queen" was very creditably rendered by Mr. G. H. Edwards, who pluckily went through his solo, though suffering from fever, we believe. The male quartettes were not so good as at the last con- cert; this was due to the first tenor, Mr. Wagner, 1 refer to this here, not becsoss it matters, having to be called in at the last minute or when the truth is reached, whether he by whom at least on Saturday morning-to take the place it is reached is named Ton, Disk, or Harry, of Mr. Mirow, who, we regret to state, is down but because I am convinced that your reviewer with dysantary. Not getting a correct start, is perfectly right in defouding Marco Polo the quartette made's hash of Bunderslied" : (what a delightful travelling companion Mossor

woro made amends

for this in their Marco has been to many of us!) on this point, second appearance, and, being recalled, they Bad the Great Wall been anything like it is again essayed Mozart's production, this time commonly supposed to be, and had it hold any with considerable improvement Messrs.conspionens place in native estimation, Bucure- Davidson and Stophonon introduced

fal and mocurate an observer could not have hamorous variety into the programme; both failed to make mention of it--an object which is sufficient to say he did not tarnish his the world." But it must be obvious to anyou. cama ou again. Of Mr. Graco's appearance it has been ranked among the "coven wonders of

in Blongkong.

the prevailing idea of the. Great Wall is orchestral pieces for the next concert it will most maps from the Gull of Liaotung to It is to be hoped that in the selection of the founded on the long line which runs on be borne in mind that the performance is to Chia-gi Kuan in Kansu, combined with ideas take place in the opsu air, and a progratume derived from visits to or photographs of the new, or inner, Great Wall (rightlyso called; hat suggest that music of'u more popular description | built in the Ming dynasty, long afler Folo's be given u hazing by popular we do not of time). The idea of the structure is taken from course mean rubbish, It would not long hold the latter, and of its length from the former : the Lavour of the public were it without merit. hence a pondo-idea not representing the true

state of the case,

for trial.

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY,

LONDON, 17th September. The Emperor Franz Joseph, who recently visiteit Buda-Peat to endeavour to solve the paralysing political crisis due to the Hungarians insisting upon the introduction of Hungarian enblems and words of command in the Army, has issued an Artay order emphatically reinsing Morrison Hill discovered that a quantity of

On Saturday morning a gentleman living atto permit any change in the Army, ̈ ̈* jewellery had been abstracted from his oush-box. Apparently a skeleton key had been used to The writer of the letter in our issue of unlock the box. Earlier in the week tho samo

Singapore has withdrawn the quaraùting hitherts sing against Hongkong. This was notified by a telegram of the 18th inst. to the Colonial Secretary.

A copy of my paper, as wellas of another which contained a solution of what I may call the "park" difficulty at. Kinanda, vas seat at the time to Col. Yule, and it is possible that M. Cordier has taken a hint from it fa revising this paragraph of Yale's classic work.

HONGKONG, 21st SEPTEMBER, 1903.

Tue insincerity of the professions made by the Enipress Dowager in favour of progress and reform on bor return to Peking from her voluntary exile to the North-westmunicats with this office. We have a letter for following day lost from his housa a silver watch that place. It appears that at about 8.39 on the reputation. He is éter a most popular singer who has examined the inatter on the spot, that hue quickly beon demonstrated. On the him, but bave unfortunately mislaid his name principle, no doubt, quaintly embodied in and address. the lines...

The Dovil was sick, the Devil a monk would be i The Devil was well, the Devil's monk was be--

Exturday, signed Pass, is requested to com-

The Supreme Court Vacation begins fo-day, but there will be no relief from duties for the Chief Justice until the Criminal Sersions

gentleman missed an umbrela, and on the and the new arabrella which he had just purchased to replace the other. He has now deemed it advisable to remove his valuables to the office safe,

PIRACY IN CHINESE WATERS.

While the Chinese junk No. 3 was proceeding au harʼway to Hongkong from Taishan, she fell in with pirates about six miles to the myth of morning of the 16th September the master noticed an oyster jank approaching them. His aspicions were aroused and he hailed the boat, when they immediatojy commenced to fire ́at kia

The police havo bien proscenting vigorous jank. Arrangements were at once made to repel suitable to the conditions arranged. Might we.

are over; the Sessions are resumed to-day at ten investigations into the circumstances attend-

'clock n.m.

Her Majesty probably thought it might, on her reappearance in the capital, be well to take a little Western Reform physic, and at first, while in a state of nervous

Many of our readers will regret to learn of insecurity, she may have fancied the the death of Sr, Don José de Navarroy Lopez medicine agreed with her. But now that du Ayala, who was for some years Consul- she has regained confidence, and feels that General for Spain in Hongkong, According her feet are once more on solid ground, she ¦ to the El Impircial (Madrid), Sr. Navarro died

is ready to throw physic to the dogs, and at Tanis on the 14th dilt.

ing the Belition Terrace robbery, and we understand that several arrests have been

made. The difficulty seems to be that neither Miss Bateman for the awah are able to identify the robbers. However, the police are sparing no efforts to lay the culprits by the heels,

MASONIC QUADRILLE PAKTY.

WEATHER REPORT,

resume with all fervour the autocratic rule The appointments are notified in the Casette At-a-Masonic meeting on Saturday night it so congenial to her tyrannical spirit. For of Colonel L. F. Brown, R.E., as member of was resolved to form a Quadrille Party. The some time previous the Empress Dowager the Executive and Legislative Councils; 6rst dance will take place on Saturday, 3rd had been showing that she was impatient of Mr. Basil E. H. Taylor is Acting Harbour. October. Mr. G. J. W. King ses appointed of criticism, and upon the arrest and trial master and as Member of the Logislativa Hon. Secretary, and under his experienced of the reformer SKEN K-WEI site openly Council; and of the Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson uidance the Quadrille Party should prove a great success. Intending subscribers me asked throw off the mask, and came out aguiu in a Member of the Executive Council.

to send in their names.. her true colours. Nothing short of a most The following is the programme of music te rindictivo punishment for the unfortuntebe performed by the band and drums of the 1st nian could satisfy her desire for vengeance, Sherwood Foresters of the New Parado Ground and she accordingly decreed that à sentence | to-day, from 4.30 to 6 p.m. :— should be passed which, while without Overture "The Merry Wives of Windsor" Nicolai precedent, was most barbarous and cruel

March......... "Royal Avondale"

(Flutes and Druins), The wretched man was savagely beaten to Selection...

"Rigoletto" death in prison on the direct instructions March... "Endajos**

Coronation Prize March ..... of this savage woman, whom the Powers,

(Flutes and Drume). in a moment of equal imbecility, and weak- Solaction... "The Bells of New York... Kerker

Intermezzo..." Forget-me-net. mess, allowed to return to Peking to again March........ Drum Major set back the clock of progress and probably

(Flutes and Drums).

Anon "The Choriston”...******** batch new projects for driving out the hated

"God Sars the King"

Vale

Poole

The Hongkong Observatory on the 19th inst. issued the following report

The barometer has risen over N. Obias and the N. part of the Sea of Japan, and is little Verdi

changed elsewhere. Perry Godfrey normal along the Chion const gecerally.

Pressure is highest over N. China and above ..... Ord Hums

Pressure appears to be lowest over the Pacific Macbeth to the S. of the Loochoos..

Gradients slight with moderate NE. winds along the China const and over the N. part of the China Sea.

Forecast --NH. widds, light or moderate; †fair.

Phelps

THE POLLARD COMPANY.

the attack, and a brisk ɓro'was returned. This, howover, only lasted for about five minutes, as the crew of the Chinese junk, some 4') men, were afraid, and discontinued their firing. The pirates at once drew closer, and finally twenty of the crew armed with rifles and revolver boarded

For those who have formed their impressions the junk. All the men on board were duren down into the hold, with the exception of the

of the old wall from inspection of the structure master, who when he saw the pirates preparing

itself, or what remains of it, sad who have not. to board his vessel, bid himself under a heap of

Pollard's English Opera Company is due deceived themselves by believing that it over firewood, sud there remained until the robbers here again to-day on the sx Tonkin, sud willes as substantial as the newer Ming had gone. One of the crew, named Chong Ho, open at the Theatre Royal te-night with 4 wall, Marco's credit for carefulness and was wounded in the head with allow from the Gay Night in Paris. The Pollard accuracy of observation requires no defenen. batt-end of a ride, because he refused to hand Comedy Company are due to arrive this As regards this old wall, I would even go over the keys to the thieves. The canon was morning on the ss. Tonkin, and will open further, and, relying on the evidence given in spiked, windlass and anchor throwa over to-night in the Theatre Royal with Gay the paper above referred to, namely, that at a board, and the pirates, with their own boat Night in Paris. Of the audience that witnessed distance from the centre of goverment the alongside, sailed for Shacheng, four and a half the frat production of the farce in Shanghai kase was probably laxly enforced, and that miles north of Pakwing, Arriving at Sho-the N-C. Daily News says that it was one of the "squeeze" system was doybtlers at cheng, they rifled the ship and stole goods to the largest drawn by the Company during its least as rampant then se it is now, would the value of $4,170. The articles stolon include season there, and it laughed itself into complete state my ballet to be that at least eighteen rifles, two breedbloaders, two blander rapport with the stage.

in many parts of the "140 miles busses, fifty-six ponuds of powder, eight, horos The cast will be as follows Pinglet, Mr. E. its extons" the Great Wall never existed at all. of percussion-cups, twenty rounds of ammuni. Nable: Paillard, Mr. Wentworth Watson: Rather than the supposed grostness of the old tion, $670 in money, $300 in banknotes, five Mathlon, Mr. Carr, Maximo, Mr. Tullett; Great Wall being evidence against the socorasy hundred pieces of cotton cloth, crepe silk and Bastien, Mr. Lynch; Boulot, Mr. Haydn; of Marco Polo, I think that the silence of Marco pongee, a quantity of firecrackers, paper and Brochard, Mr. Ellison; Ernost. Mr. Smith, Polo is evidenne against the greatnent, and in general cargo. The robbers then left in their William, Mr. Bond Madame Paillard, Miss place of the very existence of the Great Wall, boat and sailed away in the direction of the Ada Lawrence, Madame Pinglet, Miss and that it never merited the title of "the most shore. The master of the junk, Fang Shi, Blanche Clements; Violet, Miss Millie Ascoli; noticeable work of man on the globe. Yours, ways that he is unable to identify the pirate Rose, Miss Grace Gale; Daley, Miss Marjoris etc.,

Tempest; Victorino, Miss Eva McDonald.

E. T. C. WERNER. ·

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