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TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE,

The cases of communicable disease reportedĮ THE ANGLO-FRENCH AGREEMENT. in the Colony last week were-Plague 3 (Chinese), all fatal; enteric fover 1 (Chinese); ! small-gox7 (5 Chinese, 1 European. 1 Filipino). 5 fútal.

LONDON, 19th April. The Auglo-French agreements' aes FATY generally approved of in Grant Britain and France. The London Press, with the exception

A flour having bananas as it base, and called of the Morning Pod, congratulatos the Govern- banarine, is being manufactured in London.ment on what it describes as the most antis Brand is mandy from it in the usual way, and the factory diplomatic incident recorded for taste is wid not to differ much from that of centuries. ordinary bread.

the forthcoming Gymkhana close to the Hon. Secretary of the Gymkhana Club at 6 pm. to-day at the Hongkong Club. The programme of races will be found in our advertisement columus.

We are requested to stats that the entries for

Viceroy Yuan Shi-kai has recently presented to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager eight sumptuously fitted motor-cars, painted and upholstered in the Imperial yellow, elaborately curved, and hustily gilded. Two are larger thou the others and they are of course for the use of

demanded larger ships; and to accommoda'o | Genemi had been elected in the manner. Viceroy Yuan Shi-kai is very-anxious to start these harbour improvements were indispen-provided in the constitution, but the Deputya Red Cross Society in China, and the necessary sably requisite, and a large portion of the Inspector-General conceived that his office regulations are to be drawn up shortly by

Prince Ching, it is said. revenues of the various states were regularly entitled him to act as Chairman. It has devoted to these improvements. Chins been apparently found impractical to recon- alone was content to see herself left in the cile these two compating claims, and the background, with the result that her com- unfriendly feeling displayed by the dia meree was stagnating, and her importance appointed Gerumun element lus intervened amongst the nations rapidly disappearing.to prevent any adjustment of the difficulty. Nor was this all; the difference between In Canton under the control of the Mari- China as she was, and China as she might time Customs similarly nothing has been. bo, was becoming so marked that the more done. Thus the whole thing, which needed covetous of the states were openly talking of baly a little good feeling and i godine dismemberment. Chinn, they talked, had so desire to set to work, has bean wilfully mismanaged and wasted her resources shipwrecked on that biggest farce of modern time that she should give time-the concord of the treaty Powers. that it was way to more profitable nations.

Buch It is of course difficult or impossible was the rous non loginge of the Cou to see may way out of the difficulty, but the tinental Powers ut the beginning of

result is important as showing how utterly 1900; the events of the succeeding the now doctrine of concord between the summer aggravated the situation. As the Powers has broken down when, applied to ruling powers at Feking were evidently any useful or practical end. In theory it

placing every possible obstacle in has been held that each sovereign Power the way of ferdigs intercourse a special should have equal rights and equal say, and clause was introduced into the Pratocul

were each to really work for its own proper providing for an improvement in the trea- interests such a contention might, of course, ties already referring to the duties of the work towards a practical end; but this is IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. Chinese Government in regard to navigation.

not the case. As a rule, the smaller Powers, The thren open ports of Tientsin, Shanghai, having practically no interests to be affected, and Canton were more especially provided range themselves on one or other of the 1 doz. Qtr. 2 doz. td for. During the occupation of Tientsin the.

Provisional Government had already takenreiter Powers, generally on the side of $9.00 some steps towards the improvement of the Peiho River; a dredging plant had been

ceive the inevitable result. Russia, and tho 11.00 obtained from Europe, anda good commence-circle of Powers whom she succeeds in

ment had been made by works undertaken with the object of gradually removing come of the inconvenient and dangerous bends which had for some years had the effect of completely closing the river to steamer traffic between Tongku and the Band at Tientsin. It was stipulated that the works thus begun should be carried on till all the obstructions possible were removel. With regard to Shanghai, the inadvisability of placing the local improvement works in the hands of a body having its headquarters

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the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, while

the Empress and Imperial concubines have the smaller ones.

go

Tho N.-C. Daily Neres has the following:- Sunday School Teacher--Where do bad people Popil (who has studied Police Court re-

that which makes them the most reckloss of ports)-To Hongkong." This is a joke for

promises. It needs little divination to per.

bringing round her, scoff, of course, at anything not pointing to Russia's personal aggrauidisement. Germany, ever really, in her strange fascination, to help her neigh bour over the stile, provided only that she en thereby administer a check to England, whom she curiously affects to believe is ber natural antagonist, has become an adept in the art of obstruction, so that the United States and England, who control the

lion's share of the trade, and are both sincerely anxious to ses the conditions

at Peking was fully recognised, and an improved, in all cases when by this un elaborate scheme on the model of that re-natural "concord" things come to a vote

Shungimi, but none for us. How long are the

local authorities going to remain apathetic in the matter? There is no reason whatever why we should tolerate this imposition. not being the dust-bin of the Far East.

home on a holiday, Mr. J. C. E. Douglas is Mr. F. S. A. Boirne, Assistant Judge H.B.M. Supreme Court, Shanghai, having gone

taking up the duties of Acting Assistant Judgo, and Mr. H. Phillips, lately Vice-Consul at Tientsin, takes Mr. Douglas's duties as Registrar Polico Magistrate, and Coroner. Mr. Bertram

Giles. Assessor of the Mixed Court, is going to Canton as Vice-Coney), as we have already an.

nounced.

A. S. WATSON & CO.cently proposed for the Port of London, find themselves irretrievably left out in the the vessels and passengers arriving from the

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was, according to the up and finally approved. This was 30 far

saugaine admirers, to promote a state of carried out that the elections under the universal peace, but which has already laid scheine actually took place, and everything the fourdations of what must at no great 131 seemed ready for the actual inception of the lap of time prove to be the bloodiest

At Canton the requisits

and most revolutionary of wars yet suçu, mensures were left to be undertaken under the authority of the Maritime Customma,

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undertaking,

H.M.S. Leviathan is now at Weïtuiwei und H.M.S.

dreuses with communications addressed to the Edit, while at Tientsin the works undertaken by will probably remain two months.

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BIRTHS.

On the 25th March, at the London Mission, Weichen, the wife of the Rev. A. H. BRIDGE; of a son (ALEHT LANEL).

2 5011.

On the 31st March, at Tientsin, the wife of A, H. WATTS, Engineering and Mining Co., Jd., of On the 1st April, to the Rev. G. W. and Mrs.

Ningpo, a son.

the Allied Commissioners, it was understood, would be continued and the port readered accessible at all times for ingoing steamers.

It is curious to see how all these well-laid schemes have boon permitted to pass out of recollection, and affairs to drift back into their old state. At Shanghai, as mentioned. above, the election provided for was actually held, and the new body of Conservators met and elected a Chairmau. With this vast amount of business performed, the Cou- servators adjourned, and nothing more has been beard of them from that day to this,

Fearless has gone to Chamulpo.

General Sir William Nicholson, and Sir Iau Hamilton and their staff were to be received în audiease by their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan on the fith inst.

Mr. P. Phillips, of Lofong, has taken the vacunes, in the Imperial Maritime Customs oles in Hongkong, rendered varunt by the death of Mr. F. R. Spence. The elurre of Lofong Station has been taken over by Mr. Winckel, of Taishan.

Mr. Sugimuru. Japanese Chargé d'Affaires at Mexico. reports to his Home Government that a strong protest, which he had preferred against the quaratine regulation specially enacted for

ports in Japan and China, was paid due attention by the Mexican authorities, wid that vessels. aud passengers from Japan have now been made free from the control of the special quarantine regulation in that country.

In its Easter cricket matches Singapore beat Perak by an innings and 196 raas (16 against 59 and 39) and Penung by 72 (127 and 85 against 70 and 70). R. T. Reid and W. Dunman put on over a 100 before the first wicket foll in the Perak mateli. H. W. Noon's bowling was most successful in both games, as be secured 13 wickets for 55 rune; Carver took 10 for 76. also for Singapore. C. G. May's batting was the most consistent, his scores being 77, 31. and 15.

The Chinese Boards of Revenue, War, and Commerce are drawing up a joint memorial to the Throne recommending the abolition of the

old Courier Post Department and the handing over of the transmission of all Government and official despatches throughout the Empire to the Chinese Imperial Fost established by Sir Robert

LATOR.

agreement with an unfriendly oye, The Italian The Gorman Pross rogards the Anglo-Fronch

Press rajoices at it,

OBITUARY,

LONDON, 10th April. The death of Isabella, ex-Queen of Spain, is announced.

GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA.

LONDON, 10th April. The German forces in South-West Africa bare had o severe but successful encounter with the Hereros. The Germans had 31 meu and 1 officer killed, and 15 men and 1 fothicer wounded; the Hereros, 92 men killed.

THE RUSSIAN NAVY.

LONDON, 10th April. Captain Grigorovitch, in command of the Tearevitch, has been promoted to the rouk of Rear-Admiral for gallantry in prosence of the enemy, and has also been appointed Commnao-

dant of Port Arthur.

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AUSTRIA AND ITALY.

LONDON, 10th April. The Austrian and Italian Ministers have aouforred for several hours at Abbazia.

THE KAISER'S TOUR:

LONDON, 10th April.

The Kaiser has landed at Malta.

THE ANGLO-AMERICAN TROUBADOURS.

WAR NOTES.

NORTHERN TELEGRAMS.

The flowing are the latest telegrams in the issues the

N.-C. Daily News to hand yesterday

Tokyo, 7th April. It is rumoured that the Russians leave planted submarine mines in the estuary of the Yaln, and on the coast of Takuship.

It has transpired that the Russians have

destroyed the bridges over the rivers in North Cores. A battery of eight Burgiou guns at Chengju has been taken back to Autunghsien,

The Japanese fighting line is reaching different points on the loft bank of the Yala, The American mizes at Uneat, and the English mines at Eunsan, are being protectąd by the Гарадные...

Cureaus arriving from Vladivostook stato that the population between Vladivostock and Possiot are desing into the interior in fear of a Japanse attack. The Russian garrisone ara also retreating. There is only a small force of Cossacks at Hunchuu, and there are small bodies of scouts along the Tamen,

Tokyo, 8th April. The official returns of the Japanoge casualties at Port Arthur in the various (ngagements oggrogate 114, including fourteen killed outright, nine who haro died of their wounds, | and forty whe have roccvered.

Tokyo, 3th April, The thawing of the ice is expected at Vladivostook about the 14th instant.

FROM CHINESE SOURCES.

The Sinwenpao learns from a letter from Fengtien that all the materials of the Russian Afforestation Co. on the Corean frontier have been removed to Hyabotze, the reason, it is alleged, being that there are Rossin cavalry stationed outside of the Co's concession; but it is believed this is a contemplation on the part of Russia to abandon Corea.

The same paper states that in the neigh bourhood of Newchwang the forts are being repaired day and night by a body of Russians, numbering over 2,000, with Russian officers superintending, and mines have been laid nour the West Fort. One day there was on artillery practice, when some real shots were fired, and in the morning one of the breech-blocks of the cannon was destroyed with the resalt that thres Russian soldiers were killed and several wounded. The merchants, who are not acoustomed to reports of cannon, are now in a panic-strickou state, but a number of natives of bad character are awaiting the opportunity to plunder, kill, bura, sto, in the villages overran by them. Occasionally Russian troops go to the villages and plander; the orders of the Russia Police Department are not obeyed, Last night the Theatre Royal, City Hall, was

THE HAIKUN." again the scene of a vaudeville entertainment

The Weikawei correspondent of the N.-C. by Mr. M. B. Leavitt's clever company Daily News writes with regard to the chartering of Anglo-American Troubadours.” Last of the BB. Haimun "The total cost to the night's audience was hardly worthy of the Times of this now, departure in journalistic merits of the Company, and it is to be hoped enterprise cannot be much less than 23,000 per that better houses will be seen to-night and mensem, (P) The s Haimun had to borefitial during the rest of the season--which is only ant Nagusabi with a new topumst, as a first short one. Last night the appreciation shown by those who visited the Theatre was evidently aincers, and recalls were frequent throughout. In the first half of the programme the best items were distinctly Mr. J. V. Logdalls, who, with a warmer recaption, would certainly have done himself more justico, and Miss Violet Chard's dancing. In the second part of the programme the exhibition of thought reading was decidedly the best we have som

away from home.

Professor Zancig, of the Troubadours Ccm- pany, will give a demonstration on Thursday evening, selecting subjects from the audience. On Friday evening he will hypaotise a subject

Of seven hundred Japanese who have been Hart. The funds hitherto paid out for the for a period of 24 hours, to be placed, while in

carried away on her passage to this colony, After several failures the construction and erection of a 170 ft. pole on the island was accomplished. It weathered several storma, but last week the upper portion broke during a sontherly gale. It seems a great pity that when with infinite trouble the mast had been erected and apparatus prepared, there should be. another accident. Several meges had been reseived from the Haiman and the rains of the invention amply demonstrated. It is stated that the interruption will only bo tomporary, and su attempt is being made to replace the broken. spar.

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A Shanghai Times correspondent at Weihai- wei understands the naval men who were kind enough to erect the London Times" wireless

SHEPPARD, at the Methodist Mission Compound. while the condition of the approaches has wintering on the island of Sukhalin, twenty-support of the old Courier Past are recommended this state, in the window of Messrs. Ullman pole there have been severely reprimanded by

DEATH.

On the 31st March, at Tientsin, Hane VON MEYERAN.

The Daily Press.

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HONGKONG, 13TH APRIL, 1904

been steadily going from bad to worse. In Tientsin a couple of useless bends had been removed by cutting passages through the narrow necks of intervening land, with the result that the fairway of the river, which for the past four years had beth blocked to ascending steamers, was fairly well cleared, and for the last twelve months or so

*teamor, vace

two escaped to Hokkaido on the 4th inst. in a fishing boat anross Soya Strait, the N.-C. Daily News reports. Others are following. Soya Strait divides the southern point of Sakhalin from the northern point of Hokkaido.

The Superioress of the Italian Convent. in token of gratitude to the benevolent ladies and gentlemen for their valuable services-so kindly mndertaken on behalf of the orphans and invalids of the Convent at the Al Fresco Fete, wishes to She

by the memorialists to be handed over to Sir and Co., Queen's Road. Robert Hart for the extension of the new Postal Department in order to most the requirements

of the case.

Will it be ever necessary to introduce wooden blocks between our electric tram rails instead of cement? Judging by appearances some think it will; the cement seems to wear easily and break of at the side of the rails. A conference was recently held at Manila between the City Fathers and the railroad magnatos regarding the streets of that city. The company now agrees to pave with wooden blocks, for the space between its rails and for eighteen inches on either side of the tracks, whenever the city shall pave the remaining breadth of the streets, the Escolta, Calle Rosario, Calle San Fernando, tho Plaza Binondo, the Plaza Moraga, the Plaza Goiti, Calio Carriedo and Callo Echagueo

robble stones, which make driving through the streets almost unbearable.

the home authorities and ordered not to assist in re-erecting the section that was blown down. A JAPANESE COMPLAINT. All Russia's energies are not monopolised by The Editor of the Oeuka. Asphi sonds us o the war.

A scientific expedition, organised by copy of the issue of that paper of the 3rd instaat, the Russian Ministry of Finance, was to leave containing a remonstrance (in English) ageinst for Abyssinin last month. The expedition, Admiral Makarol's action in firing at and which has been fitted out at the request of the sinking the Press steamer Hanyei Maru on the Emperor Menelik, will be under the leadership 26th ult, (as we have already reported). The of M. Kounakoff, mining engineer, and ita following paragraph is important, because it object will be to explore the auriferons districts supports the statement that the Hanyei Maru near the source of the White Nile. Another was in neutral waters at the time-Tha Russian expedition will proceed to Persia to attack on the steamer was illegal because she survey the means of communication between was in neutral waters, and it was barbarous Teheran and Bushire from the standpoint of the because the steamer was helpless under the transport of merchandise.

circumstances." The Asahi concludos by saying: Wo make this accusation not because Arriving in San Francisco at the end of we have personally suffered financial loss, but February on his way to the scene of hostilities, because such action is contrary to the spirit of Mr. Richard Harding Davis, the Amerionu war

humanity and civilisation. Public opinion the

Weekly, was of course interviewed. He believed

condemnation of the barbarity of the Russian Navy."..

The U.S. Army cffieer likes to be comfortable." The latest courtesy shown by the general officere, whose only burden when en the march are felt over the Take Bar, has glasses and cigar-cases, is to furnish the private found no difficulty 1iI reaching the with telescope-bag in which to carry his per Tientsin Bund. With that all further sonal effects on the march. The ordinary progress has been practically suspended. private thinks it would be more to the point to AMONGST the some important stipulations Two of the worst bends, the work on which furnish him with's piano-moving outfit. embodied in the Protocol of September, had been actually commenced in the early 1901, were understood to be those clause part of the last summer have been allowed which provided for the improvement of the to lie without any further steps being taken, "navigation of the approaches to Chinese ports while the Taku Bar, the clearing of which opan to foreign trade. For many years the is of the utmost importance to the trade of condition of these approaches had become a

the place, has been entirely neglected, and express her inost hearty and sincere thanks for Anything is better than Manila's out-of-date correspondent, who is now representing Collier's world over, we believe, will sustain us in this crying scandal, so serious indeed that not this year is in a worse state than ever, the wishes also to tender her warm thanks to the

their charity shown on that occasion.

that he would reach Jupan in time to be with only did foreign interests suffer, but the ordinary vessela trading with the port being public who have so generously assisted this

the first correspondents starting for the front: ADMIRAL ALEXIEFF'S CHIEF OF STAFF. revenues of the Empire were injuricusly

as a rule delayed three and four days owing charitable aim, as well as to Colonel Bird-

The False Statements (Companies) Bill which, he was not far wrong in this. He had seme- Lieut-General Gilinski, who has been sp. affected. The school of statesmen to which to the want of any defined channel through wood and the officers for allowing their excellent as we recently stated has been introduced into thing to communicate about his own sympathies. pointed Chief of Staff to Admira! Alexieff, is belonged the late L HUNG-CHANG BAW, the data, which during the whole of the band to play on the occasion, and for the kindness Parliament in conformity with the promise given "So far as I am personally concerned," he said, stated to be a man of very adaptable character, indeed, in these barriers a providential in month of March did not at even the highest of the Star Ferry Co.. in giving the launch free by Mr. Balfour last Session, when the London "I have made up my mind to go to the Orient and the chief reason for his present appointment terference to presorve the isolation from tides carry more than nine feet of water;

and Globe case was under discussion in the with no foolings for or against either side. I is that he will prove an excellent intermediary foreign influences of China.

The majority the average being less than eight.

House of Commons, proposes to extend the got into trouble in South Africa on account of between Admiral Alexief and General Kuro- The Owing to the similarity of the Ching. Merability for false statements to every responsible my syrapathy for the Boora, and I have formed patkin-s kind of buffer between these two off- of Chinese statesmen merely looked on with dredgers, it is true, are there, but the old chants' 5. N. Co.'s house tng to the Japanese official in the employment of, or connected with, the opinion that it is the duty of a war corres cers, between whom there is a good deal of pro- calan indifference. China had got on very excuse is still paraded, that there are no

Mercantile flag-that of the C. M. S. N. Co. is a company; and imposes a penalty, on conviction, pondent to take an unprejudiced view of things fessional jealousy, and between whom relations well with these impediments during the funds available to set them to work. Still that of the latter is a white dag with a red ball

a red flag with a yellow ball in the centre, while of imprisonment for a term not exceeding, two and report merely what happens."

of a tos direct nature bave therefore to be avoid- thousands of years covered by her history: more unsatisfactory is the state of affairs on in the centre-it has been decided by the Chiears, or, in the discretion of the Court, to a

ed. This bears ont a special telegram published aurely this was self-evident proof that change the Whangpoo. Here the board was actual-nese Ministry of Commerce to make the follow

tine not exceeding five hundred pounds. Fur-

by as last week, was now superfluous. Meanwhile all the ly elected. The constituents, as was natural, jug changes: The China Merchants' flag will ther-and this is the most important feature rest of the world was advancing; harbours secing that the vast majority of the trade is in the future be the usual square red flag with it is sufficient to constitute the offence that a other official, should wilfully elsewhere were being formed and enlarged, in British bands, preferred to elect a British a yellow ball in the contro, but with the addition

in publishing, a written of two black dragons facing each other in the publisk, or concur and accommodation for yet larger vessels ropresentative. This, though there was no

statemont or account, relating to the overywhere provided. Under the stimulus suspicion of unfair dealing, gave offence to Chinese Tallow Moon"). The foregoing flag which he knows to be false. Thus, when China, and it is relatively low in the Philip the fact is that without great facilities for send-

middle of the. yollow ball (designated by the financial affairs or property of the company, fallen in South China and the Philippines, thus given trade was everywhere growing the Gorman representatives, who for some is intended to distinguish the vessels of the in bulk, and nations once comparatively incomprehensible reason desired to hold the China Merchants' S. N. Co. from Chinese tra tha Bill becomes law, it will no longer be pines, insignificant growing rich and important, controlling influence in the Beard. Then a dig vessels belonging to other owners who in necessary to prove that the false statements were made with the intent to deceive or defraud: China alone was standing still. Commercs, personal altercation arose as to who was to the future are to fly a similar flag (red, with a

yellow ball in the centre), but with only a single it will be sufficient to show that they were false, for its economical carrying on, annually be Chairman. The United States Consul-black dragon inside the yellow ball

and were published wilfully.

for the transport of the Band.

director, or

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WEATHER REPORT.

the following report:

The Hongkong Observatory yesterdaý issned On the 12th at 11.59 a.m. The barometer has risen slightly in the Yangisze valley and

The maximum pressare appears to be over N.

Gradients are slight on the China Coast, and moderate over the China Sea; light NE. winds will prevail in the Fortosa Channel and mo- derate NE. winds in the China Sea.

Forecast:-Moderate NE. winda £ine.

HORSES IN MANCHURIA. The Shogyo Shimpo alleges that there is great mortality among the horses of the Rue! signe in Manchuria, chiefly owing to want of fader. All the millet obtainable has been used, and the beans have now been distributed, but

ing forward a supply of hay and oats the large number of horses now in the country cannot be supported. The railway, however, is too much eccupied with other matters to serve sack, a need, and it is possible that the fine Cossack cavalry may be crippled.