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Aueflu»e «nicido is reported from Manila. This time it is Corporal Gregg, Pangusinan, P.I., who shot häuself with läs rallo, for razsons nukrawn.

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A gang of sitteen kandits, captured in Allay, 1.I., have been taken to Manila, where they

are all to be kuuped as soon as arrangements can be made.

Wireless telegraphy, nec rding to the Electrical World and Buaginter; is to be used in the suppression of the smuggling of oping into the Chinese quarters of the United States.

The 1on. Treasurer of the Alien Memorial and Nothepole Hospitala bogs to acknowledge,

with thanks, the following donation t the of the Hospuis: ilson, Guild 880,

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A Mr. H. C. Peace on pires the Times of Coy TELEGRAMS.

ton some notes on Mr Alleyne Ireland, in con- nection with the latter's attack on the Hongkong Civil Service. Mr Iroland was simply a man, said Mr. Pearson, who tried to make as much as he

could get by writing up sonsations. He had as his so called managorua American named Dr.

Thorpe, of Boston. This Dr. Thorpe came to Mr. Pearson one day and informed him that Mr. Ireland had obtained a pancasion of 20,000 acres of fond in British North Dowano, which an wished to exploit, if he could seenre the necessary capital, for its gutta-percha. Mr. Pearson decliued to have anything to do with the speculation, and suggested that Mr Irisud

REUTER'S SERVICE.

JAPAN AND RUSSIA.

LONDON, 1st January. The views of tho Japanese Legalion yester- day were distinctly more gloomy upon ueficial advices from Paris indicating that Russia's reply was not favourable,

The Russian steamer Kazan, with upwards of 1,000 picked me and artillery stores, has

fundsight obtain what he wanted in England, where the people knew something about it. Mr. Pear. son thought it "a y rent shume that such a passed the Suez Canal en route to the Far man should turn on his hosts as he did. Ho Kust; this makes 4,400 pirkol troops which bave would be shunned wherever he wont, particular-bean similarly dispatched in the last mouthz.

St Patrick, Manson was to give an address at the Tonton Solord of Tropical Medicine, Royal Albert Dock, la madun, on the 7th De.ly is America, comber, on the importance of the malth of Europeans in the tropics.

**also the artificial barriers to, tổnde on the

"Upper Yangiste could be removed, a "demand for British manufactured goods "would give au impetus which would be felt through all the arteries and veins But to bring about anything like an adequate expan- Ision of our trade, or to give a fair chance for China to develop her resources, Colonel "MANIFOLD is convinced that water transit is inadequate. The process of tranship- ment necessitated by the rapide above War-hsien and elsewhere is' a serious hin- deme to trade; and it is becoming more Per Doz. Der Botal stores important as the volume of

"trada increuses that a line of communica “tion should las found giving greater seruri- Quality, Red Capsule $10.00 61.40ty, and a mere regular and easy, cans of

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Europe, the uniter would be easy. Accord ing to Russian papers, for instance, Britain is already planning to secure the sovereignty of Tibet and by building a railway through that country to reach the cul-waters of the Yangtsz The Boura Gazelle, a pro- mirent Ressian journe, says that what. the British mean to do ja to carry out their plan of a railway from India to the Parific Nova-Port, after removal, should be through the richest, central provinces of China, a plan bid asile for the time being in 1899, owing to the Boor A r imbroglin

kung, caused much consternation on bis debarku- and now to be resuscitated. This railwaytion in Maniin, by starting off for a rus by will kill the Russian Raslway in the Northern himself down Binondo, tumbling many natives Proviner, an I will nullify the railway con- and Chiness into the canal on his career, structed by the French from Toukin for the same purpose of tapping the vast resources

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known to need further comment.

Th-mnerow, Wednokay, the 6th January, being the Feast of the Opiphany, there will be a Cheral Celebration of the Holy Communion in S. Joba's Cathedral at 8 nou. Muting and Li-- any will be sand at f1 am, Evensongath.39 p.m.

The N.-C. Daily News correspondent, under date Kobe, 21th Ducumber, telegraphs :-"The Taichu Maru and Fukuoka Mara, belonging to the Osaka Stesen Kaisin, and the Chiyo Maru

It is estimated at Cardiff that Russia has ordered 254,080 tons of paal sines Ootuber.

LATER.

The abwner of news from Japan is increasing

4s Mary, Ariake Mary, and Mandensaatho pessimistic view of the situation. The Maru, belonging to other owners, have ketu | London papers suggest that despatches argbeing ohartared to convey coal and supplies. There

The visitors to the City Hall Library and is unusual activity at the arsenals and aval prposely delayed. Underwriters are demgod. Museum for the wirendling 3rd January, 1904,contres, also at Kumamoto, the headquarters of ing an additional pretaiam to cover war risks on

ress is proeveling to the Enut of Singapore. (xlad og New Year's Day) were 167 nou- the Sixth Division of the aring. There is to Chines and Chinese to the former, and 60 be an extraordinary moeting of the Cabinet institution.

non-Chinese and 1,771 Chinoso to the latter

chibir, who with Chatre's circus in Hong-

The littls elephant, which was the pot of the

la to-morrow's issued the Daily Prens there will be published the first-stalment of a pow

to-morrow." The same

pupur's Tokyo cur respondent on the 27th ult, said: A extraordinary meeting of the Privy Council in attended by all the Ministers. Au Imperial be held on Monday forennan (28th}, 'to be

tiffia will be given to-morrow (280) to the Privy Councillors and Ministers. The siguiti enace of this must be apparent. In the after- noon the Ministers will discuss cortain urgent measures."

The five Russian destroyers which wore recently decked at Malta have left that placa harriedly withent completing repairs, **

THE NEW JAPANESE CRUISERS.

LONDON, 1st January, The two Argentine cruisers recently pur chased by Japan have been renamed the Nyeri and Karuga.

THE HILL COMPANY. Last night the Hal Company of World's

Theatre Royal, Tonight they give their.

has been arranged for the occasion, and the The Company should have a bumper house and a

hearty send-off.

SUPREME COURT.

Monday, 4th January

IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION,

Barono Tune HONOURS SIR WILLIAM

M. GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE), AND A. G. Wis (PUBsk Jupe).

LAND COURT APPEAL CASES,

A case was outled in which the Attorney-GotC ora', as representing the Crown, appealed against decision of the Land Court in ali wing Ho

Lap Pus's claim to 125 acres of foreshore bear Lyecmoos, The Attorney-General, Hon. Sir Henry S. Berkeley, and M. E. II, Sharp, K.O.

the Grown barrister-at-law, appeared for (instructed by Mr. F. 1, L. Bowley, Crown Soliciter).

Before the opting of the ense,

The Allarney-General said-I have great pleasure in wishing your Lordships a happy New Year..

The Chief Justicn-The Court e proeste it. und wish the Dar the same.

judgment pronounced by the Land Court in Mr. Sharp, K.C., suid this appeal was frura a December, 1901, allowing the spondent's

claim to the absoluta ownership of a burgo traet

under a grant from the Chinese Gorernutent 10 years before-in 189). As their Lordships would recall, the Kowloon extension agrement under which we required the New Territory provided among other things that there siculd be no expropriation of the inhabitants, Pursuant to that provision the Land Court was establistul to enquire into the rights of the inhabitants at the date of the cession, and Scion 15 of the Land. Court Ordinance provided that all land in the Now Territory shall be the property of the Crown. Ther fore, as batwon the Crown and the respondent Ho Lap Pan, de Crown was clearly entitled to all rights in this land which Ho Lap Fan did not establish vere entitled to himself.

of Seashore alleged by him to have been sized

Tho Chief Justice-The C.avn practically steps into the shoes of the Chines Government.

statute.

The list of prize-winners in the competition of the rich valley of the Yangiste. Moresoriul story by Guy Boothby, nitled The Woman organised by the Times in the spring of last uver the Boarse Garlie says that not only on the Derelict. Mr. Roothby's natus is táo. These Wines are specially suited for will the British railway kill the Manchurian well known to require any recommendation to year, in connection with the completion of the

line convrcially, but it will nullify the our readers. The story will appeur twice a week tonth edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Entertainers attracted & good house to the The valy modifications are thos created by the has been published. No fewer than 11,080 Invalids and general use, and are too well strategic importance of the Russian under. in our colamas, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. persons entered for the competition, and 5,646 | farowell performance. A special programme

Sir Albert Rollit, M.P, when President of

of these persevered to the end and sent in answers to all the three qu-elion-papors. the Law Society, was asked to ast for the

Times had offered £1,000 to the purchaser who Ministry of Justico in Siam in appointing two solicitors as probationary legal advisors to the could pass the best examination in its Encyclo. Siamese Government. He selected Mr. II. R.pedia Britannica, as well as other prizes for the Lister, of Humpstead, and Mr. G. Start less expert, ranging from £225 to £10. An Seaton, of Llandaff, who are on their way to army tutor came out at the top is such a

petition. More than 10 per cent. of the winners Bangkok to take up their duties

were clergyman or ministers. The process of compiling suewere, says the Times, has been productive alike of pleasure and profit," for,

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According to the P. and F. Times, Chang Yon-mao's fault is selling the Kaiping Mines

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FOOTBALL.

This afternoon, oa the Happy Valley, the Hongkong Football Club will play a Navo! Tears. Kick-off at half-past four. -

The following will play for the Club ---F. H.

Mr. Sharp said that was sc The question before the Land Court was, what were Ho Lap Pun's rights at the data of ba cession. The history of this case was this. On 27th Novom- ber, 1891, the San On magistrito granted to the claimant certain rights for a raguo triot of seashore at Matankok. The frown anid there rights amounted to a more filling licens. No area was specified in the gram or in any of the documents bearing the same date. A yearly rent of 85 was to be paid for tis fishing licence,

of the cession. In Novembr, 1901, Ho Lap Pun, on the strength of the lionuce, duimed the absolute ownership of 600 odd' mow, ovur 125 acres, extend.ng long more than two miles of foreshore in te usighbourhood of Lyeemoon, and this clšímis allowed by the Land Court, Subsequentl; to the allowance of the claim by the Land Cort the Government devided under Section 14 of the Land Court Ordinance nut to grant a tle and referred the matter for compensation. The Crown had not

throw troops to any part of China in about to the present company without obtaining apart from the prize-winning, the work of Kuw, goal; A. N. Other and V. F. Ancott, sad appeared to have been pad up to the date permission from the Viceroy of Chili, though rauging through the Encyclopædia in search backs; H. C. Gray, J. W. C. Bonnar, and J. D.

"another twenty-four houre." All this sounds very plausible to anyone who only sees the British Government through the glasses of the foreign newspaper writer. On the 25th December, 13, at Shanghai, the But, alas! in Chian we only know too well wife of Chas. Mr. C.E., of a son.

On the 26th December, 1909, at 5, Boundary how mistaken it is to credit the home au- Terrace, Shanghai, the wife of Fras D. Brae,thorities with foresight in Far Eastern affairs. British and Freign Bible Society, of a daughter. On the 27th December, 1904, it. No. 4 Ward Road, Shanghai, the wife of H. JESSEN, of daughter.

On the 28th December, 1908, at 48, Bange Road, Shaagimi, the wife of Ernest L. ALLEN, of a son. MARRIAGE. On the 28th December, 1903, at the Union M.A., JOBAN ÅLBERT OLSEN, to HELEN WINIE HANSEN, only daughter of Captain C. HANBER, of Shanghai

Church, Shanghai, by the Rev. C Earwent,

The Daily

Press.

The best hope in the prescut situation is that Lord Curzon is at the head of the Indian Government, and be is a practical statesman. But the question of an Indo-Tibetan rail- way to the Upper Yangtze is one before which the oldest statesman must pause. We do not even know to what extent a line through Tibet would be practicable. If it be so, there is no doubt that it would offer Britain a incans of regaining ber los in fluence in China. If we cannot obtain some line rapuing into Central China, there is no hope, now that other nations have secured for themselves all the best conce-sions, of our keeping even a fair share of the trade

there was no Viceroy at the time to appeal to, At present he is only suspended, and has been giren two months in which to recover the mines for the Chinese.

A now book on the conflict of the various national interests in the Far, East, by the Hon, Albert J. Beveridgs, United States Senator aunounced. The work in from Indians, is outitled The Rassiau Advance, although the parallel progress of Germany is also reviewed. Senator Beveridge has made an extended tour

through China, dapss, Siberia, and European

Hassia.

of knowledge has been its own reward," So finishes the apotheosis of superficial knowledge.

CORRESPONDENCE.

H.K.C.C. V. THE NAVY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESA."

Hongsong, 4th January,, S --With reference to the cricket match last week, I should be much obliged if you would insert these few lines to correct the account in your youthful contemporary's issue of to-day. Because there were a number of ships in har

Danby, halves; W. H. Williams, H. A. Brent, R. Hancock, C. B. S. Cooper, and J. Richardson,

forwurde.

THE POLICE CHRISTMAS-TREE The polico quarters at the Central station were en féle yesterday afternoon, the cession being a Christmas-tree party to the children of

been represented at the haring by the Land Court, sad now for the firs time came into the enae. Tan Attorney-Geneal on examining the

ones upon which the Land Court had pro- justify the judgment. Te Crowe at that time had no right to appeal, be in August of 1903 an amending Ordinancs as passed giving that right, and the Attorney-feneral obtained leave to appeal and filed office for the Crown, the respondent to ale any erience he thought it in repis.

In order tscertain what the respondent's rights with regard to this area

the members of the Hongkong Police forcs. The party was inaugurated by Captain Lyons, C.S.P., and Mr. Hallifex, the latter of the bad kindly given up his quarters for the evening. The arrangements were made by Chief Inspec- tor Baker with an able corps of assistants, the H.M. the King has granted Mr. Robert bonr, it does not follow that the Navy XI. weste purchasing of gifts and delicacies for the ceded concluded that it di not in his opinion Brodon, Deputy Inspector-General of the presentative. It may have been dificult to choose delectation of the children being in the very Imperial Chinese Customs, his Royal licence an XI. from a great number of cricketors; capable hands of Mrs. Baker and Mrs. to accept sud wear the Insignia of the bat, however many were available, I shockd bu Hanson. As a result of their kindly co Second Claes of the Imperial Japausso Order prepared to back an XI. chocon from the operation a Christmas tree worthy of the best of the Sacred Tremare, conferred upon him Algerine, Blenheim, Cressy, Rinaldo, and Rosario Yale-tide traditions, laden with all that most by the Emperor of Japan in recognition of against the one chosen from the ships present appeals to the heart of childhood, toad in- valuably services rendered.

last Saturday. Elliott is the best Naval bowlervitingly in the middle of the verandah. and Moore the best bat, and Garde, Toulmin, Ry four o'clock a large gathering of little ones Management of Swan, Hawkins, Matice, Silver, and Garner had assembled, their eagar, happy faces all beer, at the date of th cussion of the New Ühinese law, which borepon the case, and that, that the recently-formed Mercantile Shipping aud Poris has been form the nuclens of a very strong side. I fully tokening their keen anticipation of the result Territory, it was necesity to enquire into the November last, Lieutenant-Colonel C. Whether this is to be done through Yunnan engaged in drawing up a project whereby recognise the strength of the Hongkong side, of "the baring of the tree." Each little one he thought, their Lordips would find cory

merchant vessels may b, used as transports în bat I contend that the Navy were far from present received a really handsome gift from fully set out in the affevits.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DESVCUI ROAD CL London Oprice: 131, FLRAT STREET, EC.

HONGKONG, 5th January, 1904 In his paper read before the Royal Geogra- phical Society in London on the 23rd

He

of the future in this part of the world. We most tap China from the South-west.

MANIFOLD, dealing with the subject of Recent or through Tibet, it is essential that we Exploration and Economic Development in penetrate into Szechuen and on to the Central and Western China," dwelt especially Yungtsz. The penalty of non-success will on the potentialities of the Upper Yangtze be ultimate commercial extinction. Every traveller who has visited Szechuea and its Valley and the province of Szechuen pointed out that at present foreign com- neighbourhood testites to the vast opening merce in Szechuen is represented by a single for European trade. Other Powers are not resident British merchant, two French, and going to wait for Britain to do the opening. several Japanese merchants, and there are It is a race, if a slow and difficult oue, two Chinese agencies of British firms. The Private enterprise will not undertake the province contains all the elements for a great task if it is not equal to the Kowloor manufacturing development, It possesses Canton railway, it is not likely to tackle the vast mineral wealth; silk, wool, and hemp Yunnan line-and unless the Government The offer opportunities for the development of steps in, a progress is possible. textile industries; paper might be manufac- question, however, is a rational one, of the tured, and oil and sugar produced, while highest oportance, and those in authority there is an abundance of cheap skilled and who neglect it will be dealing an irreparable

hlow to their country, industrinum.labour. The rieb Upper Yang taze regions. he continued, shave all others. in China afford the greatest opportunity for the development of British commerce, but it is only by studying the problems of communi cation and distribution that this extensive field caix be opened up to British trade. Our London evening confteroporary the Globe, keen interest in which always lakos a Chinese affairs, commenting on Colone). MANIFOLD'S remarks, insists that there *bus never been a time in our history when has composed a march, and entitled the same

'access to fresh markets was more impera-The Manila Calloners March "!

tively necessary, In these days, when the "tariff wall is rising higher and higher "round us, and one Eurogein. nation after

** another closes its doors to our exports, we must go further and farther afield if we "are not to be starved to death while doc- "tors debate as to the symptoms and cute "of the disease.. If the natural and

The Bourse Gazette (Moscow) Dounces

case of war. The project as drawn up is said to be highly favourable to shipowners, whilo at the same time it will prevent the Russian Ministry of War from being charged the exorbitant rates which it had to pay for transporting troops to the Far East during the

Chinese disorders.

The Tokyo correspondent of the N.-C. Daily News telegraphed on the 28th ult:-It ia nel whether there shall be peace or war that nor constitutes the question, but the Government is considering how to meet the worst. Marquis Ito, Marquis Yamagata, Count Matsukate, and

other Prity Connellors are, this forenoou examining the Ministers, and finally settling messures necessary to defray the extraordinary military expenses, and the cost of the complation of the S-on-Fason railway before the end of 194. The Elder Statsmen and the Cabinet are firmly united in the determination to make

The English Mail of the 5th December was a bold stand. delivered in London on the 2nd inst

Lord Curzon completed his four and rolnened to Calcutta on the 17th alt

The first match in the Association Shield tournament will probably be played on Saturday text, H.M.S.S. Glory and Leviathan meeting.

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The Maria Cablenewa has basu honoured by the banlmaster of the 7th U. S. Infantry, who

up to their full strength."--I am, yours, etc,

AN OLD CRICKETER.

JAPANESE AND RUSSIAN NAVAL EXPANSION.

The Japan correspondent of the N.-C. Dally News writes:-

Russia's naval expansion is now nearly com pleted, and the greater majority of those ships built necording to the programme are now afloat in the Pacific. The remainder are to be finished by the end of 1905. The vessels thus awaiting completion are

R Battleships... Artaeared Cruiser... Cruisers Gunboat

Destroyers

Torpedoes Fabmarines

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29,400

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the spreading branches, while some augmented

The Chief Justice-hat I understand about theirs by winning prizes for races in the

this case so far is tis, that owing to the compound. That the efforts of all who had representations made the Land Court, the laboured for the success of this childrens' Land Court, instead odsciding that he had a treat had turned out eminently successful was fishing licence for wich he paid $5 a year shown by the joyous shoats and delighted (which was a very fair Smmon-sense estimats of expression on the faces of the happy little what rights be had) allowed his claim that throng, us games, races, and prize-receiving the whole foreshore bonge to him as if it was quickly followed each other. After partaking a freehold. He make out he got the absolute

more substantial of dainty delicacies, and

property of 125 acrest $5. a year, that being froshments, the party broke up at about the whole of the fashore, shutting off all

access to the country. 7 p.m. after a most delightful evening, the children showing in their farewells their great appreciation of the kindness of their hosts and hostesses.

OUT WITH THE SHOTGUN.

Every week our sporting friends seem to be more, daring in their parait of birds. On

Mr. Sharp-Yes; ir a distance of Letween two and three miles. *The Puisno Judge He produced a document which they said was God; is not that the case? Mr. Sharp said such document was produced, but very material pint in the evidence was that the letter ya forgery. It appeared. from the andavite at all the land originally

The above does not include those belonging Sanday they went all the way to Bhaiheung, belonged to the Eperor. AR the land in

Armoured Cruisers...

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China might be cidered a divided under

two heads (1 onivated land or land built

It seemed

to the programme set out for 1903 and after. situated at the northermort end of Taishan On the other hand, the following nine Japanese Bay. The weather was ideal; everything

upon, and (2) Gortment wasto, worships, now being built, equipped or designed, in fact, bespoke a pleasant outing. After

the steamer and anchored some considerable that it was only cultivated fund or land will be gradually completed after 1903---

distance off the shore, they made their way near built upon that bsolute ouership in the Battleship No. 1 .. 16,100 tons.

...16,000

to laud in a large sampan, and from there to subject could exist It must be entered on the 2... 11

...16,000

the beach in fal innd-skiffs, shared by women.

tax register audit paid land-tax to the The country in the vicinity of Shaihaung Government, and was the absolute property village, or, 19 the Chinese would call it, in perpetuity of tholder. Government waste Shaiheung City, was flat, with a range of hills and consisted maly of foreshores, sandbanks, in the background. The country-appeared to

Such land seabeds, and land that character, bo in very good condition. Poor afort was at, could not be owd absolutely by a subject. first experienced, but, lator, between four and five Licences under wih rent, not land-tax (there- (afternoon), pigenas commenced to 'srrive from fore those were ob registored in the land all directions; they were retarding "home" to register), was pa were issued in respect of roost in the trees. To out a long story short, Government was land. These licences were no less than 163 were kaggked down. They of two class-linces to realsim and lisences to obtain some scific profit from the land.

Cruiser Olowu Cruiser

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11,600

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The French Socialist organ, the Petite République, to which M. Janrês is one of the principal contributors, the Paris correspondent of the Times says, publishes some interesting particulars of the Socialist movement in Japan. The writer says that their Japanese comrades. are continuing, in the midst of the greatest difficulties, their Socialist propaganda and the work of organising the proletariat of the "Empire of the rising so." The Japanese Government, alarmed at the progress of “our Capt. the Hon. C. M. B. Ponsonby, M.Y.O. itens," is extending the prosecution of the 3rd Grenadier Guards, Aide-de-Camp to H. E principal offenders. Thus, Citizen Seu Kuta- Sir Henry Blake, sud second son of Viscount yama was prosecuted before the Criminal Court Duvezenon, arrived at Colombo on the 17th of Tokyo for several articles printed in the

were mostly of the rock (ubout twice as big as inst, by the French mail steamer l'olynesien, weekly organ of the party, called the Socialist, With his arrival, Sir John Kean coused to not and managed by himself. That journal was as A.D.C, and assumed duties as Private Soera-confiscated by the police as being "contrary to tary, u post be bald hera

peace and public order."

Total 94,045 tons.

LOST.

A small pearl, diamond sad red enamel pond- ant, between the Cathedral and S. John's

Place, on the 3rd inst. Will ander kindly a dove), and red-wing (small, about the size of a return same to Mrs. Hawkins, C/o. Hongkong thrash species. Shaiheung will be visited

again. and Shanghai Bank,

The second licees conferred no right to ro-

claim. Licouce reclaim obliged the licences to erect a sea-vd within three years and to