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papers were publishing what purported to Į“obtain from the Tibetan authorities the be the text of an agreement alleged to have "fulfilment of pledges which had bean given heen secretly made between Russia and "to us in 1890 in regard to the location of
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While discussions between the two Governments were in progress the dispstol of Mission to Lhasa was considered by the British Government to be undesirable, and the Government of India was so ing formed. Meanwhile in February, 1903, the Marquis of Languowne mentious in a dospatch to Sir C. Scort that he had felt it his duty to tell the Russian Ambassador that His Majesty's Government had received from apparently trustworthy sources reports
A. S. WATSON & CO., China, whereby, in return for a promise" the frontier and in regard to trade facili- to uphold the integrity of China (1),"ties ou the borders of Sikkim. Wo Tut "found that it was of no use to deal with the entire interest of China in Tibet
"Tibet through China, owing to the dilatory Rusain. Sir would be relinquished to
"methods of the Chinese Government, and ERNEST SATOw wired a translation of this
"the slenderness of their, influence over alleged agreement to the Marquis of LANS.
*Tibet. It was absolutely necessary that DOWNE at the same time mentioning that
"these local questions should be disposed he had no reason to believe that any such
"of to our satisfaction, and we could con- document had been signed; but Sir ERNEST
"tinue to take the necessary steps for this
purpose." SATOW was instructed to warn the Chinese Government against the conclusion of any arrangement of this kind and to intimate to them at the same time that His Majesty's Government would, in the event of such treaty being signed, be certainly forced take steps for protecting the interests of Great Britain. Prince Cuisa aul the Ministers of the Foreign Board, when this commmunication was made to them, strongly denied that there was any such agreement, or that any such arrangement had formed BLEND the subject of discussion between the Chi-to the effect that Russia had lately con- nese and Russian Governments. Thecluded Agreements for the establishment of Russian Protectorate over Tibet, and als, Government of India. however, evidently not convinced by the Russian that if she had not already done so, she | Government's assurance that these Tibetan intended to e-tablish Russian agents or missions to Russia had no political or Consular officers at Lhasa. The Marquis diplomatic object, and they reminded the said be thought it of the utmost importance Mangers of LANSDOWNE that the Rus that as His Excellency had disclaimed on tonches that the part of Russia all political designs upon sian border nowhere even of Tibet, and that the nearest point Tibet, he (Lord LANSDOWNE) ought to he of Russinn territory is considerably more in a position to state whether these rumours than a thousand miles short of the were, or were not, without foundation.
CELEBRATED
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were
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IN A WHOLE CASE."
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ber last the Viceroy of India cabled to the TELEGRAMS: Government a report by Colonel Yoose. "nformation that the HUSBAND that *Tibetans are relying on Russian support "and that Russian arms have entered Tibet, has now been received from several independent sources."
May 2nd, at 10a.m., in the date fixed for the formal inauguration of the S. Louis Exposit on.
Sixty-three candidates haro paid fres for the Oxford Local Examinations, to be held in July next. Entries closed at noon yesterday.
The Commercial Pacific Cable Company's steamer Scolia has been wrecked off the island af Guam.
H.E. Major-Genoral Villiers Hatton, C.B.. in compliance with the Shanghai Municipal Council's request, has notified bis intention to delach a tield affiger to inspoot and report on the Volunteer Corps there.
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FIRST TRÁIN INTO TSINANFU
SHANGHAI, Mar. 16, 7.30 p.m The first train into Teinanfu arrived there at 9 p.m. last night. It was gaily decorated, and the Governor's band played selections on its arrival. The illuminations up a most and firework display made
striking sceno.
THE PHILIPPINES FREE OF CHOLERA
MANILA, 18th Mar. 5.48 p.m. The Health Board has abolished the re- Mr. Fergusson, Secretary to the Philippine Government, is taking a committee of fifty strictions ou produce and foodstuffs owing Filipinos to the S. Louis Exposition. Berths to the Philippines being now totally free have boozi engaged on the Siberia, which anils of cholera. frem Hongkong on April 30th.
The financial report of the Bank of Taiwan to the 31st December last shows a net profit of 153,714 you. The total assets amounted to 18,073,300 sen. The Bank has an anthorised paid up, and the reservo fend amounts to capital of 5,000,000 yen, only half of which is 209,500) you.
A French subject named Henri Fouque and Ita Japanese bave been committed for trial at
REUTER'S SERVICE,
THE WAR.
LONDON, 14th March, The wreck of a dostreyer sank in Figeon Bay on the 25th February is ascertained to be
the Fnushitelns (Russian).
A Press, steamer from Chefoo on Satur day, approached within close view of the first two forte (Port Arthur), the upper one of which bad apparently suffered terribly. A vast cloud three columns, and no troops, flags, or other to defraud the Russo-Chinese Bruk of 18,500 signs of life were visible. yen by means of forged cheques,
WAR NOTES.
À MISSION TO COREL.
Marquis Ito, the Kobe Chronicle ways, is to be SOD at a Special Ambassador to Cores, nominally to convey an Imperial Message to the Emperor of Cores on the death of one of the Coresul Imperial Princes, but in all pro -bability to eat as adviser to the Corean Government and inaugurate a policy of ref- rms. His saite is composed of General Usugawa, Rear Admiral Sakamoto, Viscount Higashizenp (Chamberlain, and others. During the Japan- China War, Count Inonye was sont to Corsa to act as adviser, and the appointment of Marquis Ito would scos to be of a similar natare. Marquis Ito and his suite were expected to leare Tokyo about the 15th instant,
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THE PATELOTISK OF THE GEISHA. The general desire to contribute to the War Fund is resuluing, the Kobe Chronicle notices, in some amusing methods of saving the sun. A sention of Kobo geitha bave dovided to dress their hair in fereign style-n work which can' be done with their own dainty hands thereby, saving the money usually given to the, pro- fessionel hairdresser who arranges the elaborate coiffure of the Japanese female. But what of the poor hairdresser? The woaring of rings by geichs was also to be prohibited, but finding it. rathor diffoult to enforce this rule a fifty-sof tax is collected by the guild from those who will not dispense with rings.
THE FORT ARTHUR ENGAGEMENTS.
According to Japan papers, a naval engineer, engaged in naval construction, who has been recently staying at Per: Arthur, says:
The Tearewitch. was torpedood in her starboard bow and in agroned for one quarter of her length. She can fire, but not more..
The Relvisan was also torpedoed in her
extreme south, and in close proximity to the question from the Russian Government. 2,795 yen from the Yokohama Specie Bank of smoke was ascending from the New City in must be docked, but repairs cannot be executed
northern frontier of the Indinu Empire, and the Government of India expressed itself as being of opinion that the only way in "which to counteract the danger by which "we regard British interests as directly "threatened in Tibet is to assume the initiative ourselves." This was to be done
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took some weeks to get a reply to this Absolute denial but when it cams it was an of the reports, We quote from Lord LANSDOWNE'S despatch to Sir C, Scotr-eu the subject-Count Benckendorff went on to say that although the Russian Govern- Tibet, “ment had no designs whatever upon
they could not remain indifferent to any serious disturbance of the status quo in that country. Such a disturbance might ence, but on condition that the conference reader it necessary for them to safeguard "their interests in Asia; not that, even in should take place, not on the Indian Frontier, but at Lhasa, and that a repre.this case, they would desire to interfere sentative of the Tibetan Government should "in the affairs of Tibet, as their policy participate in the proceedings. The missionne viserait le Tibet en aucun cas, but they was, of course, to have an armed escort."might be obliged to take measures else
"where. They regarded Tibet as forming In this way alone did it appear to
"a part of the Chinese Empire, in the uf In lin that. 102 Government. Share
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"His Excellency weat ou-to say this. He which agreement been
"hoped that there was no question of any concluded with the formally
"betion on our part in regard to Tibet Chinese subsequently repudiated by the
"which might have the effect of raising Tibetane; and in no other way did they
"questions of this kind, I told his Ex- regard it as in the last likely that the wall«cellency that we had no idea of annexing Nouannymousy signed communications that have of Tibetan impassivity and obstruction would be broken down. The Governineut of India proposed that the negotiations should cover not merely the small question
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MARRIAGE.
On the 16th March, at 8. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, by the Rev. F. T. Johnson, Sergeant WILLIAM JOHN Inn, Hongkong Police, to LILIAN MAUDE, ascond daughter of Mr. and Mrs. JOHN SMITH, of Eye, Suffolk. (Suffolk papers please cupy).
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he country, hat he was well aware that "it immediately adjoined our frontier, that "we had treaties with the Tibetans, and a "right to trade facilities. If this were
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fulfil their treaty obligations, it v suld be absolutely necessary that we should insist upon our rights. His Excellency signified **ussent."
of the Sikkim frontier, but the entire ques-denieri to us, and if the Tibetans did not ́tion of our fiture relations, commercial and otherwise, with Tibet. This disputol. also mentions that the Nepalesz Government regarded the rumours of intrigue in Tibet. with the most lively apprehension, and con- (769sidered the future of the Nepal state to be directly involved; and, further, the Maharaja was prepared to co-operate with the Govern ment of Emilia in whatever way might be desirable, either within thought most or beyond the frontier for the frustration ed designs which he held to be utterly in consistent with the interests of his own
country.
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HONGKONG. 17TH MARCH, 1904
When, however, the Mission at hurt ad vanced, the Russian Ambassador called upon Lord LANSDOWNE, to whom he spoke "in earnest. terms on the subject. Lord LANS- now reminded the Russian Minister that we bad received the greatest provocation at the hands of the Tibetans, who had not only failed to fulfil their treaty obligations, but had virtually refused to negotiate. They had even gone the longth of returning the
letters which the British Government had addressed to the authorities at Lhasa, and
more lately they had seized, and it was be- lived put to death two British subjects, and had also carried off the transport animals kim and Tibet, the object of which was to provided for the use of the Commission. turn out any Tibetan jroards he might find [Our forbearance in the past, Lord
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Yokohams on a charge of fraudulently obtaining and Chinese exchange, as well as an attend
Inspector J. H. Gidley, of the Hongkong Police, nud Mra. Gidley sailed yesterday by the Reon for the Straits Settlements, Inspector Gidley baa beer in indifferent health for some
time back, and has gone on leave to recruit,
and Mrs. Gidley will hand at Singapore and afterwards go on to Selangor. Inspector Gidley is one of the most rained detectives on Mr. Hanson's staff.
A big tirs took place on the 10th inst. at Shanghai. It started in the Yung Lung Cotton Mill, in Amoy Real, and spread to the surround ing buildings. Ten houses and the Ewe Yik Cotton Mill wore destroyed, while the mill in which the fire broke out was only partially hoen aftending a Masonlo" ball in the Town Hall turned out in evooing dress and Masonic regalia. Damago is estimated at 10,000 taels.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethereale Hospitals bege to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the hospitals
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House-boys in Shanghai appear to be as much
given to thissing and like malpractices on they are in flongkong. At the Mixed Court a boy was charged with forging a cheque on the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank for $12.65 and tendering same for payment with intent to defrand. Priso nor was in addition charged with misappropriating a cheque for $12.55, the pro- porty of Dr. A. P. Parker. Dr. Farkor com plained that two obeques had been taken from his cheque-book. He did not wish to press the case against the boy as he believed it was his ürst offence. Prisoner was sentenced to four months imprisonment
starboard bow and had to be beached. She at Port Arthur. A few guns are available for operation. LATER.
The reported sinking of a Japanese destro- yor, and damage to the cruiser Takasage on the 10th inst., ars officially denied. The damage to the destroyers will be repaired in a week, and The rumours of the evacuation of Port it is not necessary to dock them. Arthur have been proved to be basoles.
The attack on Port Arthur on the 10th instant finished with a bombardment of Port Arthur by the battleships, which fired 120 shells from their 12in. gans, over the promontory, at an accoon target, the cruisers at son directing the aim by siguals. The Japanese had previously destroyed the signal-station, wines, and depot on the island of Samshautato in Talienwan Bay.
WANGOTA IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.
LOFDON, 14th March, The Dmitri Donako in patrolling the North Egyptian coast stopped the German steamer Stuttgart and the British steamar Mortlake. The latter was bound from Batoum to India;
the cruiser fired aerosa ber bow and inspected
her p pers.
THE JAPANESE WAR BINDS.
LONDON, 14th March, A Tokyo official despatch states that the first issue of 100,000,000 yen war bonds covered 4 times,
was
THE CHALLENGE SHIELD. To-day, at 4 p.m., the semi-final of the Hong- kong Football Challenge Shield competition will be played off at Happy Valley between H.M.S. Ocean and H.M.8, Albion.
A POLICE WEDDING.
A pretty welding took place at S. John's Cathedral yesterday, the contracting parties being Sergeant William John Kerr, of the Hongkong Pelico, and Mies Lilian Maude Smith. second daughter of Mr. and Mrs John Smith, of Eye, Suffolk A goodly number of the Sorgeant's brother officers, and interestod spoo. A sad case of suicide at Yokohama is reported intors, assembled at the Cathedral at 12 o'clock.
room,
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The Petropavlovski, was struck. by one shel below her water-line in the bows, and enstained The Pallada, which was torpedoed on the 8th no particular damage in her upper works. ult, sustained considerable damage, bat is now aflost. She cannot be repaired.
The Askold last one of her funnels and had a 6-in. gan smashed.
The Novik had a hole mado below her water line and went into dry dock at Fort Arthur.
The Diana was struck by one or more shots bat no serious damage was done.
The Dayan was entirely destroyed, and lying on the rocks,
ADMIBAL NOEL According to London telegram, Vice Admiral Bir Gerald Noel, KCB, the nat Luander-in-Chier va se China Station, who arrival in Hongkong a few days ago, was passenger on board the P. & 0., ateauke Mongolia when chored by the Russian squadro in the Red Sea
PRESS CENSORSHIP IN JAPAN.
In the action taken by the authoritie against the Osaka Mainichi for violation tho regulations against the publishing of arm; and navy movements, &c., the publisher ha been fined 20 yen in the Oska Chiho Saibansh TO-DAY'S ECLIPSE OF THE SUN
To-day, being the 17th of March, is the occasion of an annual sclipes of the sun. I will be visible at Hongkong as a portis: eclipse, commencing at 12 hours 47.2 minute pan. The greatest phase of the eclipse will be of 2 hours 35.7 minutes po, while the eclips
finishes at 4 hours 8.1 maitintos p.m. The lineo the centre of the dipse commences two or thre hundred miles oast of Africa in Lat.· 10 degree, South
From that point it comes east across. the Pacific, north of Madagascar and Sumatra then across the north of the Malay Pen
Chino, North Luzon, and it ends due south of Kamchatka, in Latitude 25 No rth. The mag nitude of the sun's sclipse at Hongkong will be 827. A
insula, Gulf of Siam, South Siam, Cochit
The next sclipse will be on September the 9th, but this one will not be visible. at Hongkong. It will be visible as a partial eclipse from some of the islands in the South Freific, Pern, Ecuador, and New Granada, and down the Chilean coast shortly before sunset.
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, 16th March.
IN BUMMARY JURISDICTION.
Besora. His HONOUR A. G. WISE (PUISSE JUDG).
SEQUEL TO TEB LACES. Mr. J. E. Sinclair, of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co, med Mr. D. Macdonald
In the Papers relating to Tibet," published
Farther on in the Bluebook aro‘given re- last month by the British Foreign Office, we
ports by Mr. Wure, the Political Officer get a very full and complete explanation of for Sikkun, on his tour with a small escort
in the Japan papere, the victim being a Mr. D. the hour fixed for the ceremony. The Rev. F. 'T the much-discussed act of the British Goalong the disputed boundary between Sik"
Bacon, an American, who had recently come to Juhanson was the officiating clergyman. The Tornment in despatching a mission to Tibet.
Japan. According to the account given in the bride, who was given away by Inspector Lang. The Papers go back to October, 1889, and
Japan Gazette, it appeared that the deceased leg. was attired in a Japanese silk dress, close with a despatch to the Secretary of
was invited to dinner at the residenes of Mrs. frimmed with guipuro, a wreath of orange ou the Sikkim side of the boundary as laid LANSDOWNE Mail, bad led the Tibetans Forrest, No. 26, Bluff. After dinner a dance blossoms and veil. She also wore a valuable State for Indis to the Viceroy dated January down in the Convention of 1890. These to
believe that
could be we
ill-took place, but Mr. Bason did not participate gold watehend chain, and gold bracelet, the gifte 30th of this year. Among the most inte- operations led to 4 very interest-treated with impunity.. The report in it, baving retired to a back
of the bridegroom, and carried a bouquet of o'clock 0B5 of the resting portions of the correspondence áre ing exchange of views between the of the conversation as given by Lord Abont one
ladies flowers. The bridesmoid, Miss Rose Langley rout 10 the despatches which disclose the Anglo-Governments of Russia and Eugland. In
the room where (daughter of Inspector and Mrs: Langley) LANSDOWNE goes to say that he present
Mr. Васой
and WUS horrified WES,
was prettily dressed, and wore a gold bangle, Russian relations with regard to Tibet. In February, 1903, the British Foreign Office told the Russian Ambassador
to
that obierte
Tre Wan holding 籍 October, 1900, the Tsar received in audience received & communication from the Russian
the gift of the best man. Sergeant Daviti revolver with its muzzle pointing at his fone of the bridegroom's brother officers) u high Tibetan personage described as Embassy which conveyed in what Lerd"Government would not have shown temple. Before she could stop him, Mr. Bacon performed the duties of best man. As the "first Tsanit Hamba to the Dalsi-Lama of LANSDOWNE described as language which
** much patience as we had, and that they pulled the trigger and fell down doad, the ball happy pair left the church they were greeted Tibet," and in the following year this per- seemed to him "asual, and, indeed,
would have been at Lhasa by this time. I penetrating into his brain. Mr. Bacon is with a full share of rice. A reception was held sonage figures again at the heart of a Tibetan Mission to the Tsar. Accora minatory in tone," the statement that Russia "felt bound to aid that it seemned to me described as the son of a well-known New York at Thoman's Hotel, whore Bergeant and Mrs. (Moss Butterfield & Swire) for $100 dari- might, in' consequence of British action, "beyond measure strange that these protests merchant who has a connection with the Stap-Korr received the good wishes of their many ages alleged to have been caused to the friends. The wedding cake, which was hand plaintiffs bicycle by defendant's pony. It ing to the S. Petersburg Press. the lake steps to protect her interests in that
somely decorated was supplied by Mr appeared that Mr. Binclair was riding on Mission had for its object a political region. In an interview with the Russian Power which had, all over the world, never
Weismann, of the Europeau Bakery. Later in his biryde on the Happy Valley early one rapprochemen!" with Russia as the only Ambassador, Lord LANSDOWNE took up an
" hesitated to encroach upon its neighbours
the day, Bergosat and Mrs. Kerr left the Colony morning before the Races Mr. Macdonald's Power able to counteract the intrigues of attitude of considerable firmness. Report- "when the circumstances seemed to require
The U. B. S. Kentucky arrived from Manila by the ileungshan for Macao, where the pony was being brought back from training on Great Britain." The British Minister at ing the conversation in a despatch, to the "it. If the Russian Government had a right S. Petersburg was instructed to inform British Minister at S. Petersburg, he says:-"to complain of us for taking stepsiu order on the afternoon of the 16th inst. The U. S. honeymoon will be spent. The bride and the Racecourse, by a mafoo. It was alleged to Count Laxsorry that "His Majesty's "I went on to say that, as we were much to obtain reparation from the Tibetans by collior Nanshan arrived from Cavite shortly bridegroom were the recipients of a large have abiod at plaintiff's machine sad to have
before noon yesterday with 3,000 tons of coal for number of presents. **Government could not regard with indif- "more closely interested than Russia in "advancing into Tibetan territory, what kind the U. S. fleet in these waters. At about 7.m. “ference any proceedings that might have "Tibet, it followed that, should there be of language should we not be entitled to yesterday morning B.H.8. Gressy ramoved from **a tendency to alter or districb the existing "any display of Russian activity in that use in regard to Russian encroachments in her moorings in the Merchant Anchorage to ** status of Tibet "; and in reply to this com- country, we should be obliged to reply by. **Manchuria, Torkestua, and Persia. ??? the Navy berth vacated by the Leviathan when That in brief is the oficial history of the she went to Japan. HMS. Glory (the flag. munication the Russian Foreign Minister "a display of activity not only equivalent expressed his assent "and repeated his "to, but exceeding, that made by Russia. Tibetan question, and it only remains to add ship) has come out of dock, and is now along "former statement that the mission was "If they sent a mission or an expedition that it is as difficult to accept the assurances aide. H.M.B. Talbot hit for Shanghai at 7.30 "we should have to do the mme, but in of the Russian Government in regard to left for the Canton River. The Chinese gun- a.m, yesterday, IIM. gun-bost Moorhen has "chiefly conarmed with matters of religion,
greater strength. As to our dealings with Tibet as it has been to believe in the bost Kwong Yuen, Capt. King Chow, left *Tiket at this moment, I mentioned to his similar assurances given to the world with Canton on the evening of the 15th, arriving * Excellency that we were endeavouring to regard to Manchuria; for as late as Decemberesterday morning.
*and had no political or diplomatic object or character." This was in September, 1901. Nearly a year later the Chinese
should be made by the Government of a
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kicked out, hitting the saddle of the bicycle with its hind boots, throwing Mr. Sinclair. off and breaking the machine in two, Mr. H. W. Looker, of Messrs. Danson, Imoker, The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued | & Pasoon, solicitors, appeared for the plaintiff, the following repert :---
and Mr. John Hays, of Messrs. Johnson, Biokes, On the 16th at 11.42 a.m. The barometer : & Master, solicitors, represented the defendant, has risen moderately in Japan and falles at all
After bearing ovidence, His Lordship held that it had not been prov- other stations, particularly at those in the north of China, Japone
Gradients are moderate in the Chins cousted to his satisfaction that the pony that kickeds
and over the Chias Bes. Moderate NEL winds the bicycle was the property of the defendant, Will prevail over the whole of this area.
Forecast: Moderate NE. winds; overcast, and he sccordingly gare judgment for the Occasional light rain.
defendant with costs.
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