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JOURNEYINGS IN THE NEW TERRITORY.

A PINGSHAN MUD-BED, It is remarkable to how many people in Hongkong the name of the New Territory envoys to this day only an idea of barren hill and scowling ravine. The impression is born of the genem prospect of the Kowloon bille that confront the eye as om gazoa noross the Harbour. But could the yison ponetrate these forbidding yellow-scarred heights, it would flud to its delectation valley after valley of groencal | huo, vising with Ireland in ordaney and dotted with populom villeges along the plain. Yet all this beauty is known to very few from our Colony. It is only for the occasional enige. shooter or the pigeon-hunter that those smiling plains adorn themselves, and the eye of the sport man is generally keer for the fight of a bird than for banty in the lands. In that case, it may be matter cape. for no regret that sport in the New Ter ritory this season so far has not been quite up to the inark of former yours; for the comparative absence of game perforce has compelled the sportsman o dwell more freely apon the lovelings of the countryside, and hs cannot have filed to come away from it with mint-,sturs of rippling green fields and young pine bills that will linger in his memory over afterwards us a pleasasthing. It is rather an anomaly that it is almost solely to the man who goes forth with his pockets full of cartridges and thoughts of slaying in his heart that all this beautiful region is not an unknown land, an unopened brok. It is so. The hangered spurtsman seks secluded haunts, while the peace.ul citizen revels in the excitements of jax-tan atacas,

But if the waving lee-felds of the New

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THE BRITISH POLITICAL ÖR18IB.

*London, 25th September. Bir H. Campbell-Hansormen, in a rousing call to the Liberal Party, asserts that the tondeusius of the Government are markedly Protetionist, and cannot fail to loal to the action of food, He condumus what he calle the acreditable trickery of remaining in office while an ox-colleague le insidiously working in favour of Protection.

Loudon, 28th September.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PE‍S. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15t», 180}}

The co-operation of Russia and Austria pported by the other Powers offers the best hope of dealing with the problem. They 1ssess a comparable influence in the Balkans. Tuis is one of the occasion where two Powers pre stronger for executive purposes than three where evory addition menus efficiency."

decrease in

THE PERSIAN GULF.

London, 26th Beptember.. The Times says that the significance and usefulness of the Viceroy's visit to the Persian Gult is beyond doubt, aud is a natural sequel to Lond Lansdowne's declaration on the 6th May last which the Tince lengthily discuses. Mr. John Relmond, speaking at Newraatio, mentioning various questione upon which con- County Down, said that, "if Mr. Balfour wassultation on the spot between the Viceroy and retained in offies next session, the Irish Forty Bir A. H. Hardinge is desirable. Moreover the would hold the power of life and death, and presence of two high officials of the Empire would use it without compunction to forward travelling in befitting stato cannot fail to im- press on the chiefs and peoples of the Gulf our determination to retain our pre-eminence in that quarter.

the Irish cauUBY,

London, 1st October.

The letters from Mr. Ritebia and Lord George Hamilton tendering their resignations have been published. Both are dated September 15th, and declare their unequivocal adhesion to the principles of Free Trade.

Lord George Hamilton, in his explanatory latter to the Conservatives at Ealing, says that ho was not aware of Mr. Chamberlain's resigna tion when he resigned, and the first intimation he received was through a uempapor, on the 18th September, aunouncing the acceptance of their resiguations.

Calcutta, 2nd October. The Government of India has received in formation, through the ladin Office, that the Austrian-Lloyd's Company propose to despatch s steamer from Triesto on a trial voyage to the Persian Gulf.intending to develop the Austrian export trade with Persia by facilitating direct tommunication. The steamer Urano in said to have left Triesto on the 15th June, proceeding direct to the Persian Gulf, touching at. Port Said, Suez, Adon, Bassorah, and Bashire. The

Lord oorge Hamilton, in bis letter to Mrurgo is understood to be sugar, coffee, paper, Balfour, says that he considers preferential and wood for the manufacture of date asses,

A full cargo of dates. tariffs and retaliation detrimental to Indian. On the retars voyage it is intended to convey

Access to foreign commores and industry. markets is essential to the development of India's exports.

Mr. Chamberlain has written a proface to

IMPORTANT MILITARY CHANGES.

Loudon, 26th September. It is officially announced that Sig Arohibald

Command and Lient.-Goueral Sir C. Tucker Hunter has been appointed to the Bombay Major-General taken his place is Scotland. Sir R. Pole Carow has been appointed to the Division of the 3rd Army Corps and Major General Plumer to the 10th Division of the 19th Brigade of the 4th Army Corps.

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HONGKONG.

KODAKS. FILMS. AND ACCESSORIES.

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

GOOD WORK. PROMPT RETURN.

Mr. Alleyne Ireland, author of Tropical Colonisation, who visited Hongkong last your. making's stay of four months, writes in the Times shotit this Colony, the article being the ACHEE & CO., PHOTO GOODS STORE.

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generally referred to as the "Opium War"-s title as applicable to the circumstances of its origin in Tax War" would be to those of the American War of Independence-found China LAHMEYER under the neo-nsity of signing, for the first time in bor history, a treaty of concession to foreigners; and the island of Hongkong, 4 square puiles in extent, was ceded to England, Wetook it over, a baran rook, without roads, almost without buildings, innocent of commarcs, destitute of means of communication, its only assot sine harbour, which had served as a con- venient anchorage for piratical juak. To-day Hongkong is the largest port in the world, its shipping having increased from 187,000 'tous entered in 1815 to 9,000,000 tons entered in 1951. The development of the Colony has kupt pace with the growth of its shipping; and where within the memory of man a low mud huts disfigured the narrow shero there stands to-day the city of Victoria, a city of banks, hotels, warehouses, clubs, telophones, electric light, cable cars, a daily Press, schools, and sharches. The rise of Hongkong and ite prs. sont condition, but more particularly its futuro. Imperial interest; but I am concerned at destiny, suggest a number of questions of present rather with the history and conditions KING EDWARD VIL" of Hongkong as gaterial for a study of colonial administration than with matters of commerce or of political prophecy.

When it has buon aid that the British officials in Hongkong do dol stent public money; that justics is administered honestly; that life and property are as secure in the Colony as they are in London; that two or three of the Government Departments are well managed, the Harbour Department and the Medical Department con-

Territory deight the boulder as the sunshine the series of urticks on Imperial reciprocity in dances acrors the green and yellow grain, there the Daily Telegraph, which has been reprinted zre certain times when they possess nothing and issued in pamphlet form. He declares the excejet, terrors, and that is when night overtakes articles to constitute a conclusive indictment the wayfarer among their labyrinthine routs, of our one-sided system of free imports, which Should be get off the beaten paths that had shows evident signs of failure. He repadiates well gire the assertion of bis opponents that fiscal re- from one village to another he may himself up to chance wasther or no he shall formers are prepared to restore the evils of the ever extricate himself: from the maze. Tunati-Cora Lav times, and reluce the masses of and Major-General Sir C. C. Egerton as wiced picaonely so; and that the Civil Servico of the paths through a pauldy-plain are not rernarkable the people to starvation. He declares that on the 23dware doramunicated direct from the Colony contains a number of man who are for width; they ran froms few inches to perhaps the duty imposed on food, with a view to Military Department of the India Office, which possessed of high qualifications, and fail to ke

two fest brond, sometimes paved, more often not. At mach side there is a ditch, and a slip of the foot lands the pedestrian into half-a-fot of mud and water. Even in daytime is beloves the walker to walk warily, for these paths are inter- sected here and there with cross-channels through which the irrigating straame run from one level to another, randering the assighbouring portions of the paths softand treacherons. Judge then what roads these and to traverse at night! There are numerous instances on record of beighted travellers becoming pelessly in volved in these solitudes. On one occasion two well-known Scotsmen (who knew the district well, too,) found themselves in such a predics mont, but with the irtopressiblness of their race they are said to have sat down among the wet paddy and sing "Scols Whs Ho'o" and "The Old Hundred "aleruatoly until daylight came to their relief. Then they found that they were only a few hundred yards from their own place.

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securing preferential trade with the Colonies would be a small one probably wholly, and certainly, party, paid by the foreignor. The additi al coll to the working dinases would be fully met by an equivalent reduction in other equally necessary articles of food, such as tes and sugar. On the other hand, tariffe may ba revised with a view to securing an increase of trade with our fellow-subjects who are our best customers, and of the power of bargaining with foreign competitors, both of which changes provide more employment for our pee pla, a gre ter demand for our own labour, and a corrosponding rise in wages; while constituting a great adrance towards the union of the Empire, and frier trade with the rest of the world.

The appointment of Sir Archibald Hunter

was astonubed to-day by the War Office announcement.

London, 1st October.

General Raudle has been appointed to the Command of two Nord-Eastern district, and is succeeded at Dover by General H. F. Grant.

MOROCCO AÐ FUANCE.

London, 27th September, More sensational stories are circulating that France is about to proclaim a Protectorate over Morocco, and is negotiating a quid pro quo with England for the bentestity of l'angler, etc. It is offloisily declared that tus question has not been raised between England and Franco. An exchange of views has been prueseding, daring whica France has doubtless affirmed her claim to predominance in Morocco, suggesting

but Francs does not contemplate any conquest

of Morocco.

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CAPE COLONY *LECTIONS.

useful public servants only becausein Hongkong, as in some other pless in the British Empire, it is considered the worst of bad form to be in- terested in one's work, the most ardent admirer

much else in the administration of Hongkong of of British rule finds himself at a loss to discover which he can speak well. It may be ssid with truth that the Colony is prosperoun, that there is scarcely any place in the world which can show such a record of progress during the past half- century; and the success of the Colony may be hold up as a reply, fall of eloquent silence, to any criticism of the Government or of its servants. But, as a matter of fuot; the gateral prospority of Hongkong, grauted the protection of life and property and the bouest administration of justico› has never depended on the effciency of the

Mr. Balfour, speaking at the Conservative certain eventual safeguards and compensations; Government; for thongh, ja matters of polioy, Conference it Sheleid, said that the present state of affairs we absolutely inconsistent with Froe Trade as Cobden understop l'it."- In the" past fifty years a wall of tariffs has been built up against us, and the Colonias karo been build." ing up a system of Protection which will eventually make it as diffont to and goods to "thơm as to protected countrys, Fras trade waż a vain faros. Cobden never dreamed of the Trust system and the injury it would do ns.

A party that loft Hongkong recently од a shooting trip to Doop Bay had

the taste of

discomforts befall the unwary in these parts." Ray is a misnomer, probably called for the same reason that the subarban droller proudly lubs his semi-detached cottage "The

For the present state of things Mr. Balfour

great inja the interests of the Colony, its navise compels bare from time to time worked summerotarvity has always ronted on external causes openg insuca a way as to be unaffected London, 8th September. In view of the coming elections at the Cape, by tm cause of internal administration.

Before passing to a considération, of local the South Africa party has issued a pro-adaire attention may be directed to a matter gramme, which the Bond has adoptel as its basis of operations. It advoontes a firm union of the different nationalities: the promotion

in which the responsibility for a very grava error of policy restawith the Imperind authorities. of

The life of Hongkong in its shipping, its the self-dependence of South Africa; and the commercial importance depending entirely on a dopot for pational sentiment.

the immenso seaborne trade of the Far East

Oaka" or "The Elms when there is hardly said that he knew of no cur; bat he know of a development of an unmistakable South African | the convenience of the port as

palliative, and he asked the country to give the Government something with which to negotiato." With pablle opinion in its present state & tax on food was not within practical politics. His remedy could not be complete, even if tried in its integrity, and could not be then tried because the country would not tolente a tax on food;

shrub within sight. It is about six miles broad at its widest and is impassible for launches at low waur. That was the state of things hero. The shooters lunded at the head of the hay and shot down the east side, in ending plok up their launch some miles down, in the evening. But owing to a miscalculation of the tide, the launch remained fast on the mid and not the lightest propel hod we of getting off until the small hours of next morning, but he had been asked to give a lead and, as Here was a pretty kotle of fis! The "how" basket had already been suily depleted and there- were teu bottles of bear left It was just getting dark, Bat it was highly important that one of our number should if possible get

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leader of the party, he meant to lead it.

THE BALKANS ---?

London, 25th September. The Ottoman Commissioner has not Balgaria that the Sultan has issued an Irade

to

THE RESBIAN COTTON DUTY.

London, 28th September. The Bassian Government has replied to a polition of manufacturers that there will be ad reduction of the duty on imported edtion in the Present year.

CONSPIRATORS IN SERVIA.

London, 20th September. The court-martial at Belgrado on the gen. spiratore has ended in the leader, Captain Norskotch, and -another, being sentenced to two years' imprisonment, and to be deprived of one year. It is expected that King Peter will

pardon all of them.

STREET FIGHTING IN BUDA-FESTH.

Lordo, 30th September.

Oring to the abraut fise of the hills at a distince of but a few hundreds of yards from. the ses, the land available for warehouses in for other buildings connected with the chipping

La communication with Hongkong that night,

and two of us at longth decided to start for the sanctioning the execution of reforms by a their Commissions. Others get one month to speat on this work already exco:ds $5,000,000; |

arat police station, Pingshan. We were armed with these two remaining bottles. We Mired Commission in desordance with the esleuated that the distance was six or seven proposal mentioned in the telegram of the Wed miles, and

trackless off along the coast at a rattling pee. As darkness deepened, Instant; but, as the announcement does not however, troubles began to come thick upon us, indicate the composition of the Commission, We sitzck throughs rugged, gap in the bills and otherwise vague, it is believed at Soda and laid our way down a wild raving on the that the magotiations are merely a munur. far, her side, whence we could see the twin lights

Sir Nicholas O'Conor has informed the Forlo of Pingshan Station glimmering on a hill some miles away. Betwem us and the welcome light that neither Turkey nor Bulgaria must expect there was on abscutely flat country which the suppert of Great Britain in resisting the -given a good road, we could have travel

execution of reforms, The steps to give effect sida

an hour

to the reforms, he says, have been lamentably inadequate, and far more prompt and nom offective measures are necessary. A correspond ing intimation has been made to Bulgaria.

We stumbled along in the dark for a couple of talles or Be, more offer in the paddy than out of it, until at length we came to a creek, which we waded. Twenty yards farther on the creek again fenfronted We waded again. In fifty more yards or so the creek again. That

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crook!. We must have crossed it nearly a score Pablle indignation at the bloodshed in of times; and of coarse to make matters wORKS the bigger man of the two invariably rode Macedonia is growing in volume day by day over the stream on his smaller companion's Numerous mestings of protest are being led in back. It's a way big man bare, At last we England, at which the intervention of the both had to cast sur shees and stockings, for we found that the track entled up in a glorions Powers is eagerly demanded. mud-bank full of sharp oyster stel18 GIRL sequingly leading nowhere but into blackest

London, 36th September. Replying to a letter from the Archbishop of night. It took us about an hour to get out of Canterbury regarding the sufferings of Maco that quagmire, and what a state our feet and donions, Mr. Balfour ways that while you- legs were in! We washed them in a jukewarm pord that smelt of fish, drank the beer, and rathising with His Lordship's feelings, the laboriously elimbed the bill to the Police Station, case is not one of simple misgovernment and a veritable Laven of refuge.

It was not lorg we could afford to aby, preson. The Christian populations them salvos have lent their racial and religions

however. The Indian atrol were going out

at ten o'clock in our direction and so eegarly differepess to increase each others' ills, and bad embraced the chance of get ing their skled guidance away from that creek. At one part the Porte earnestly pressed and the populations

of the return joammey even their local knowledge frankly accepted the Austro-Businn forms Failed them and we had to take the back-track the horrors might have been averted, but proper road again and so through the gap down

A carmen's stike at Buda Peath has led to ni sanguinary encounter between the strikers and the polite, in which revolvers were noden both aid. Bizly were wounded, & veral mortally,

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was from the frst most limited in extent and son proved entirely inadequate for the growing deeds of the port. In order to over. me this grave impediment to its development the Colony has from time to time audertåken slamation work on an extended scale, and the sou-wall has been pushed gradually farther and farther into the barbour. The amount of money

its ultimate object the Auing in of a very large and the Frays Reclamation Scheine, having se

ares between Murray Pier and Causeway Bay, is regarded by everybody se absolutely essential to the futuro welfare of the Colony. Despite the rues protaste of socessive Governors and of nearly every prominent man in Hongkong, the Colonial Office bus permitted the Admiralty to construct in the very centre of the proposed, relation a large dock for the use of the British Navy. The sesalt is that the town is cut in half London, 30th September. in the middle of what was to have been its great The Finacial News sta os that infinential thorougafare, and the settled ambition of the representations have been made to Cavernment Colony to have's fine, continuone g-a-wall from with a view to the creation -f an uniform British 3 per out. stdek Ir is stated that the sugges. one end of the town to the other ins' boer tion has bean r esired sympathevitally,

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The sun-botton is of mud ad the most extravagant expenditure is necessary to make Londen, 26th September. The following is the result of the race for the dock wate-ig t; it is so cituated that there is no room for expansion; all vessels the Prince Edward Haudicap

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the fai-way of the barbber; and there is no Gardenhurat,

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A selection of this site should bare been persisted The C.P.R.s'ramar Empress of Japan arrived in whan, before a single pits had been drive, war had acquired the New Territory which offere The C.P.E. steamer Tarta erivd at Nagpportunities for dock construction unsurpassed at Vancouver on the Sun fast, at 8:30 pm, aki at 9.8.m, on the 18th fast, and left again at

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