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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS; THURS AY JANUARY 28ru, 1904

from physical causes of climate and confi- | ing Lin the friendship of Russia il' be will guration. Recent travellers, both English only turn out the objectionable English. Such A. S. WATSON & CO., and Russian, have experienced these difficul- is the amount of interest in Tibet possessed

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*Mr. G. W. Palmer, M.P. for Reading, was to start for a tour to Japan and the Far East in the first week of the New Year,

A despatch dated Caloutta. January 9th, says: The Foreign Office here has received an intimation that Colonel Younghusband has resumed bin forward movement from Chumbi Valley to meet the Chinese Amban, who is reported to have left Llassa,

dental, the famona pianist, is about to tako u We are informard that Harr Albert Frio, four ruuad the work, and will play for a short

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THE HONGKONG RACES.

YESTERDAY'S TRAINING,

Ysterday's training was conducted in ideal Weser, a large number of spectators, mostly owaris and their friends, being present. Narset did a steady cantor; she is a wonderful pony, but has a terrible temper. All wont with the

as follows:-

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.

WHITAKER WRIGHT utmost smoothness, Some of the times are

THE

CASE.

LONDON, 26th January, 3.45

Muscate, 1-mile :--36, 1.15, 1,60, 2.25),

p.nu.

Pandur, I-mile :-35, 1,10, 1,45, 2.20. Algorine, 1-mile: -20, 1.19, 1.54, 2.97.

SENSATIONAL END TO CASE- SENTENCE AND DEATH. Whitaker Wright, the Globe financier, bas been soutanced to seven years' imprisonmeat.

LONDON, 26th January, 4.80 p.m. Whitaker Wright died at four o'clock from heart-failure.

THE ZAFIRO

It appears that in certain particulars the account of the Bro at the Gas Company, which appeared in our issue of yesterday, was incorrast in that the fire accurred through a matshed being mot en fire by some blasting operations in close proximity, the coal, stored underneath, being damaged by fire and sos-water. The loss U.S. was on 30€ tens of Yutari (Japan) coal, and not settled at once for 12,000. on 2,000 tean of Cardiff coa!, the claim being

ties of the road, and have found many by Russia. Acting on this, the Dalai Lama thensands of square miles of the intervening was instigated to sead a mission to Russia country absolutely without inhabitants, according to the usual Russian formula owing to its enormous elevation, from" for commercial purposes only." Haring Captain von Tiedemann, lecturing early this 11,000 to 14,000 feet, preventing the growth to got in the edge of the wedge, Russia at month at the Military Society of Berlin of the ordinary food-crops, as well as reader.once begins the modern game. Britain, onlagised Lord Kitchener's ardent, bravery, ing travelling both difficult and dangerous, finding out what was going on, reminded and humanity. Russia's great traveller, PREJEVALSKY, in the Dalai Lama of his former promises about demarking the frontier. He of Lirassa, crossing these wastes on more than one

thinking he had now got a powerful friend occasion had to retire before the difficulty of at court, at whose mere growl the English the roads, and it would be shaard to supman would at once drop on his knees and pose that what a well-equipped voyagez, retire gracefully, refused to give any raply, WHISKY. with every appliance for overcoming difficul- and when pressed, like the littla vulgar tias, was unable to accomplish, could in the joy. put his fingers to his more. Russia, ordinary course of traffic become a high who had already committed herself with he Khamba Lama, was thus' placed in an tact, has to legitimate interest whatever in awkward position familiar enough to begin- Tibet, and in her querulous protest that aners at the great game of poker. She found British occupation would stand in the way herself with no alternative but either to of her communications with China, shehow up her cards or carry

on the somewhat naïvely lets the cat out of the Suff. Unfortunately for her own reputa bag, and shows how the interest she har tion she chose the latter. What promises been lately taking in thes remote districts is he has made to the Dalai Lama does not really actuated by considerations purely as yet appear, but unfortunately for the aggressive.

game the British Government has for once taken heart of grace, und has contioned its advance. Now comes in the most interesting part of the whole; stung by the conspicuous want of success of her former moves, Russia, with arure belief in her own protese, instead of retreating, has apparently determined to persevere, and accordingly has been trying by another Power, We have not considered

on the worn out game of bully. All that ourselves culled on to interfere in Russin's would be necessary would, she tells us, breaches of solemna engagenunta, as, for through the Nove Vremya, be to exercise a The following are also recommended, and instance, in her recent actions in Fialand. are of fine quality :--

"little pressure upon certain points" and It would be easy to prove that our own interests in Finland are really very exten- that would be disagreeable to British poli- create a slight diversion in some directions siva-far more so than those of Russia in ticiaus! Unfortunately for her own game The courtesy of she has been rather premature. Relying on

A home paper last month wrote:The last nations has never permitted interference the presumed geographical ignorance of her for the Far East carried between than 52 uaval two Volunteer Flest erainers which left Odossa with the private affairs of one's neigh-former confiding friend, France, she has

Much has been said and written told her that the presence of England in ordinance for the Russian Pacific Squadron. guns of various calibress and 18 quick-firing us to the general astuteness of Russias Tibet is only to complete her communication Although such warlike consigamente are enter- diplomacy, If by this WO ability to gain

men with the Yaugtsge Valley by opening a line od on the ships' manifests as different kinds of her ends without

of railway through the coveted possession.general cargo, the Turkish authorities are per- having recourse to warlike measured we

fostly wall aware of the nature of the material A. S. WATSON & CO. may accept the phrase as a truism; it is

Times have unfortunately changed, and her passing through the Bosphorus and Daria. otherwise if we come to analyse her methode, available ways of entrance to western Chin

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Very much the same may be said of her ill-humour over the recent visit of Lord Cruzon to the Persian Gulf. It is not customary in the intercourse of civilisad nations to exhibit ill-will over actions legi- timute in themselves, and strictly in accor dance with international practice undertaken

either Persia or Tibet

hours.

Bishop Dongberty, of Vigan, who passed through Hoogkong last October, en route for flag. He was not injured, one stone only Manila, has beson stoned by a mob in the town striking him on the leg. The province of Ilocos Norte, if the reports which have reached Manila from the Aglipayanos are to be believed is in sn uproar. The towns of Bades, Batak San Nicolas, and Paway nieu mobbed and

Bishop. molestes the distinguished Roman Catholic

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MISSING.

MANILA, 27th January, 9.16 p.m.

NAVAL AUTHORITIES CON TRADICT RUMOURS OF FOUNDERING.

The s.s. Zafiro, which sailed for Che mulpo, with marines, on December 29th,

thorities here deas 'all knowledge of her The naval au- has not yet returned here.

sinking,

[The above telegram is rathor ambiguous, as it does not mention which Zafiro is the boat in question, nor does it make any mention of her arrival with the marines at Chamulpo, nor of ber departure from that port. There is a Zafiro which was purchased, some years ago, by the U.S. Gororument, 86 an inter-island Hongkong Manila route of the transport, and the Zafiro, a regular liner on the China. Manila Steamship Co-Ed. D.P.]

Discard, 1-mile, last $:-35, 1.09; Rare Rosc, 11-mile, lust milo:31, 1.68, 1.44, 2.16.

Sel, -mile, last! :-35, 1.09. Vancouver, 1-mile :-40, 1.16, 1.51, 2.244. Daybreak, 1-mile, last 3:-343, 1.08, 1.40, Rebel King, 1-mile, la-t :-, 1.102, 1-46. Sylph Rose, 1-mile :-37, 1.72), 1,47,0.03. Tai-yat and Modesty 1-mile-35, 1.11, 1.49, 2.024.

Rocket, 1-mile-37, 1.11, 1.441, 21o. Marechal Niel Rose, 1-milo:-35, 1.09, 148, 2.204.

Lord Alga, 1-mite:-34, 1.11, 1.48, 9,227. Regretand Clifton, 1-mile-364, 1.14, 153, 2.28, 9.05.

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Dormouse and Lumberer, 1-mile 41, 119, 1.56, 2.30.

Nurses, 1-mile-33, 1.11, 1.49, 2,271, Chieftain and Ter-To-Tue, 1-mile :- 344, 1.00, 1.46, 2.213.

Pech and Zoufall, 1-mile :~30), 1.14, 1.51, 2.263.

1.19, 1,54, 2.30, 3.16.

Reed Teorie and Bra Roy 14-milo -14,

Standard and Growler, 1-mito:-331⁄2, 1,095, 1.461, 2.417.

Mince Pie and Neddy, 1-mile last :-37, 1.134, 1.48).

Saturday will be the next general tura-out.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE REGISTRATION OF DOMESTIC

SERVANTS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS.

26th January. Sir-The correspondence on the atore sub- jest which appears in your issue of this morning is, to say the least of it, very disheartening, if

UPRISIN, IN CAPE COLONY. Dot actually alarming. Presuming that such

LONDON, January 27th, 11.50 a.m.

Windhoek has been besieged by 5,000

corrospanderos is translated and finds its way. under special editorial into the Native Press, both here and in Canton, way we not expect a return of that, feeling and conduct which was experienced in 1857-608 What, I should like to

of recent years at all events. The art of are not likely to be startled by a project, they are invariably described on the ship's Hottentots, the total number of the rebels know, will be the affect on the average domatio

diplomacy is generally accepted as implying the ability to concent tlie weak points of a policy and to succeed in representing the worse as the better cause; in this Russia hus in her recent diplomacy most egregiously failed, and her successes have been due to weaker. Against a weak and corrupt Power her proficiency in the art of bullying the

as China, it is true, this policy has been eminently successful, but it is at best a dangerous game for the user. Tried with Power possessing self-respect and able to see the whole of the game, it exposes her to having her own flank turned stany moment,

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believers in the feasibility of a milway at even on the authority of Russia, or become

an average elevation of 12,000 feet, and

crossing passes still higher, which are, moreover, blocked by snow for nine months in the year.

In fact, the extraordinary her former position in Central Asia are an menus that Russia is driven to to maintain nuwitting confession how weak is her present bold, and how that conscience that makes cowards of us all tells her that a day of restitution is at hand when she will have to disgorge in turn her ifl-gotten plunder Such, she feels, will be the effect if her first

Warren's Carens, which will be well-remom. hared in Hungkoog, had ssomewhat unpleasant

experience at Karunegala, Gerion, at the begin, ning of this month. Because the natives were refused half-prices for admission, they banded themselves together to boycott the show, on the fourth night of its appearance there. A large throng assembled outside the tent, and, when the performance commenced, proceeded to throw showers of stones inside. The assistance performance was stopped, and the rioters were of the police had to be requisitioned, the promptly dispersed, but Mr. Warren refused to perform there again, and the next morning the

On the 27th inst., at No. 131 Wanebsi Road, the and all the more so whee she is unable to ebeck, and it is the thought of this that is company left for Colombo for a short season.

wife of Mr. H. Dixon, of a daughter,

The Daily Press.

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HONGKONG, 28th JANUARY, 1904

forcing her to forget her ordinary prudence.

We are obliged to hold over our "Bridgs" columa antil Tuesday next,

At the Hongkong Chess Club last night a combined team of the Law and Press members

beat the rest by 4 games to 2,

At43)

Lightning yesterday were Messra. U. J. Barnes, Among the passengers south by the as one of the most prominent Rugby three-qos rters hoc-ag tosm, and F. C. Barlow, well known

THE NEW BLAKE SCHOLARSHIPS.

PRESENTED BY HONGKONG CHINESE.

hand. When Sir Henry Blake left the Colony Details of the Blake scholarship are now to

leading Chinese gentlemen promised to subscribe two scholarships for Chinese to bear his name, and a large committee, with principal officers as follows, was instituted for the purpose:~ (vice-chairman), Messre. Fung Wa Chuo, sed Hon, Dr. Ho Kai (chirman), Hon. Wei Yuk

Lan Che Pak (hoa-secretaries), and Mr. Ho Fook (treasurer), Commencing from 1995, a scholarship of $150 will be awarded each year to

the boy of Queen's College who proves himself into Chinese, Chinese into English, and English most proficient in translation from English

composition. Another scholarship of $10 will be awarded each year to auch students es will bo uominated by the Chairman of Chinese Courl of the College of Medecine.

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being estimated at 15,000. Terrible cruel- ties were practisad upon the prisoners, who

troyed. were burnt alive. The railway was dos

[Windbook is n settlement in Cape Colony, in Namaqualand, tea miles north of Cokley, on the Oakley-Port Nolloth Railway.-ED. D..]

DISASTER IN PHILA-

DELPHIA

LONDON, January 27th, 11.50 á.m.

An explosion took place in the Harwick coalmine, at Cheswick, Pennsylvania, as the result of which it is feared that 180 miners have lost their lives,

REUTER'S SERVICE.

RELEASE OF LYNCH,

servant? Will be improve?

Such indifference, as shown in that letter from the Acting Colonial Secretary to the Hon. H. E. Pollock, K.C., is what the white people fara had patiently to submit to for the last ten years or perhaps langer; for the nualterad policy has been: "On ne account must there bo auy in terference with Nativo Freedom; regardless of the extent to which the white people might be inconvenienced or even have to suffer, the steady grinding of that axe must not be interruptel** Nor has it been, and to-day the native servant is becoming dangerous. Happy they who know how to help themselves. The stable-door will not be closed until after the horse has bolted. And, then, in the face of some scandal, some- thing will be done. Twenty-five years ago the white man was master in his own housebold, to- Yoa dare not attempt to put him through a day the native je. Ton dare not correct him.

course of training where a little firmness is necessary to convince him of his many mis akes or to check bis uncleanly habita. You are absolutely at his mercy, and at the mercy of the sitting magistrate. Between the two your offorts at housekeeping are difficult and trying in the extreme, if not sa ubaciuto failure.

LONDON, 25th Jaunsry. A magnanimous British Colonial Government "Colonel" Lynok has been released on decrees, according to the correspondence above license, The Daily Telegraph says it is under-referred to, that this unkappy state of things. alood that the King intervened on his behalf, in recognition of the demonstrations he received

his visit to Ireland.

JAPAN AND RUSSIA.

show that she has come into the contest with clean hands. In this respect she stands a bad chance when pitted against mich a Power as Japan, not to say Britain. Japan has sufficient astateness and knowledge of the game to be able to comprehend that Russia, as she stands to-day, whatever power elic may have of annoyance, is incapable of We have to sincerely thuak the Russian striking, and by her senseless threats only Press, which in this instance we may assume brings contempt on herself. This has beout launch the new s... Lin Tan at the Hongkong p.m. to-day Mre. F. H. May will as the equivalent of the Russian Govern accentuated in her recent correspondence, and Whaupos Compuy's dock at Kowloon, meat, for the information it has given us as

and her weakness has been amply shown in The Company's ateam launch will leave Queen's to the importance attaching in its eyes to her last contest of sites. Secondescendingly Status Wharf at 4 o'clock. Tibet. For more than a hundred years we offered Japan certain concessions in Coreu, have been content to be next-door neigh-forgetting apparently that Corea was not bours to this most unfriendly of nations, hers to dispose of. Japan saw the weak and have never thought it worth our while spot at once, and was not slow to take ad- in the Colony, and a brilliant forward in the to take any official notice of its peculiar vantage of it. The dispute was not about ideas of shutting itself off from communica Corea, at all, she replied-it was about Rus.loces, particularly in musical circles. tion with the rest of the world. The situasian encroachment in Manchuria; what she tion was in fact very much like that of required was that Russia should give effect

Yesterday morning Dr. Noble reported at the DANIEL and the lions-DANIEL did not to her reiterated engagement with respect body lying by the roadside at Mountain View, Central Police Station that there was a dead rare a stiver for the lions, and the one did to its evacuation. That was the purport of the Peak. The remains were removed for not care a stiver for DANIEL. In all this we

her Note. After this she took the opporteu-examination. It is believed that the body, have committed a grave mistake; Tibot is ity of suggesting that Russia should be which was wrapped up in a bug, had been really the key to our communications with quick about it. Russia had been assiduous-dumped in the manner with which we are only Chinz, and affords the only practical routely seeking to force Japan into taking the too familiar in Hongkong. Cause of death has for a line of railway connecting India sind first step towards a breach of the peace;

not been certified.

and Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., in the graphed that Russia does not approve of Cores's the Flowery Land. What is Russia's in- she found the tables most effectively turned An Act has been drafted, and laid before the vice-chair. The following were present:-eclaration of neutrality, terest in Tibet, and why she should give us against herself. A similar blunder has been vil Commission in Manila, by Vice Governor Mesure. C. E. H. Bearis Oxford), B. this, doubtless disinterested, information, is, made with regard to Britain, and it is to be Ide, providing for the payment of all contracts, E. O. Bird (Oxford). Dr. Barnett (Cambridge), however, not so apparent. Russia's point hoped it will be met in an equally effective debts, and obligations in Philippine pesos, Meer R. J. Birback (Cambridge), F. M of nearest approach to Tibet is the highest manner. To go back a little, we spoke where the same are contracted in currency Broadbent. (Cambridge), Rev, G. A. Bonbury crest of the mountains over the Chitral above of Russia's showing of her band with which is not legal tender. The purpose of this valley, where the distance, as the crow flies regard to Tibet. It is interesting to market is to protect both debtors and oridi tors is some four hundred miles, and that over the excase given on behalf of Russia for gainst the auctuations in the value of the the highest mountain range in the world: meddling in the affairs of that country; there happens to exist in a remote corner

Mexican dollar.

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE

DINNER

LONDON, 25th January, It is not expected in S. Petersburg that a reply will be presented to Japan for some days.

COREAN NEUTRALITY.

LONDON, 25th January took place in the Hongkong Hotel. Inst night, Corean Minister in 8. Petersburg Las tele

The annual Oxford and Cambridge Dinner

Router's Agency at Scoal wires that the

the Bishop of Viatoris being in the chair,

(Oxford), P. H. Crofton (Cambridge), C.

THE AALESUND FIRE.

LONDON, 25th January. The town of Aalesund in Norway has been

Clementi (Oxford), T. &. Dunn (Cambridge), almost completely destroyed by fre; the popa- C. H. Falloon (Cambridge), A. G. M. Fletcher Intion of 12,000 are homeless, and owing to the (Oxford), P. W. Goldring (Oxford), H. H. J. severity of the weather, their condition is Gompertz (Oxford), A. W. Grant (Cambridge), terrible. Two German Atlantic liners have the route is, moreover, in Afghan and in of Mongolia Hamaist monastery which to H.E. Sir Henry A. Blake, G.C.M.G., is, as Capt. Huclay (Cambridge), Rev. F. Icely

The address of the community of Hongkong E. R. Hallifax (Oxford), J. Hays (Cambridge), gone to afford relief and shelter. British hands, and, it may be added, kas

possesses a real live BUDDHA in touch with never been traversed by mortal man.

we have already announced, on view at the (Cambridge), Messrs. B. Janes (Oxford), K, F. bim of Lhassa. England of course has P. & O. offices. It is a handsome testimonial Johnston (Oxford), C. D. Melbourne (Cam-

On

bridge), C. McL. Messer (Cambridge), G. N. Grme

ANOTHER CABINET COUNCIL.

LONDON, 25th January, Another meeting of the Cabinet Council was

the north Russian, territory is divided from many religious communities in her midst and well worth inspection. A sandal wood box Tibet by some six hundred miles of moun-holding obedience to the Pope, but no Eng-baring Six Houry's monogram in silver on the (Oxford), Rer. 8. E. Phillips (Cambridge). held yesterday, which lasted nearly four hours. tain and desert, which are, moreover, in fishman in bis wildest moments ever thought lid contains the address, which has covers of Messrs. G. A. Richardson (Cambridge), P. W possession of China. The intermediate

green velvet heavily embossed with silver, the Sergesat (Oxford), E. K. kharp (Oxford), M:

DAMAEALAND. Countries are, besides, amongst the most the King of Italy and the Pope. Well, it Hongkong emblem, and lined with satin, bridge), Messe, F. W. Warre (Oxford), We that this entitled him to interfere between centre-piece being a representation of the W. Slads (Oxford), Bishop of Victoria (Cam-

LONDON, 25th Januery. impracticable on the face of the earth; and

seems that at the instigation of some Rus-There are altogether 1,267 signatures-668 On (Oxford), E.. D. C. Wolfe (Cambridge), J. attempts to relieve Okahandja have been repul The news from Damaraland is grave. Several this not so much on account of the un-sian agent the BUDDHA of Khamba has Europenos and Indians, 93 Chinese in English B. Wood (Cambridge), and G. H. Wakaman sed with heavy loss. Five settlers with their friendly character of the populations as

been preaching to him of Lhassa, and offer- 'charactors, and 506 in Chinese characters.

(Cambridge).

wives and children have been murdered.

are we coming to, Mr. Editor, and where sball must continue for an indetinis period. What

we land? After the general apathy shown in that letter, should developments in the north mature anddenly, which they may do, the difficulties with native servants will become very much greater immediately, resulting almost in u state of revolt. A warning note.- Yours, etc.,

OLD RESIDENT.

CHINESE SERVANTS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,"

up with. The latest is the one particularly

Hongkong, 26th January. Six,-Hongkong has many troubles to put

experienced by the European ladies of Hong- kong, and more acutely than by men, as they put it in their petition. Red tapaism apart, gallantry only might be expected to do duty. If gallantry fail and this stern sex be deter- mined to be indifferent to the comforts of the wenker vessel, as a last resort the fair should go to the fair for relief. That relief is not far Go to Japan; study European to seek. domestic life there. You will find that Japan- ese maids, young and old, are engaged to do all domestic work, and they have proved quite satisfactory. Import them here. Let them replace Chinese boys. Give them a fair trial and you will wonder if there ever saisted any trouble about domestic servants. I speak from personal experience. I have travelled in Japan from one end to another. 1 have moved in society and have acou in family houses these gentle Japanese maids working with a oboer- fulness, sweetness, and obedience all their own

confirm this experienceYours, eto, Others who have resided or travelled there can

FELLOW-SUFFERER,