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LOCAL SPORT,

HONGKONG BESATIA,'

It is now definitely decided to hold the sailing races on the 6th prox., yachts starting from the Oil Pier (Bay View) as follows:- H.E. the Governor's Cup, for English-rigged Cruisers, 10 a.m.; Cotezaodore's Cap (Chinese Rig 10.15 a.m.; Corinthian Club's Ruer, for China Mail Cup, 1030a.m.: Rae for all yachts between 20 and 20 ft. limmer rating, 11.00am. A rues for officers of the Fleet in thoir een boats - Service conditions has been included in the programos. The course for the Naval races will be arranged outside Kellett's Island, to allow of more than four starting at oneo

SUPREME COURT.

Friday, 27th January

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFOLL HIS HONOUR MR. T. ŠERCOMBE

SMITH (PUISNE JUDGE).

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRES, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 1905,

Chan So guest A. Haghes for $97. Mr. Almada o Castro appeared for the plaintif The defendant was absent. His Honour gave | judgment and costs for the plaintiff.

The trustee of the property of the Pe Fung Bank sued the Choung Leong firm for $505,98.

THE TRIPLE EXECUTION IN

HONGKONG.

The North China Daily News of the 23 inst had the following letler:--

SIR-The execution of three foreigners Hongkong is not a subject on which one worl wish to dilate, and yet I think there are thre foots connected therewith to which the attentia of the Chine o should be strongly called:

1. It is often said-with what unsure of truth I know not, but I have never heard a statement contradicted that although many Cinese have within the past fifty years been to death for the murder of foreigners, and while perlags some foreigners have been put o death for the muler of other foreigners, European or merican has ever been executad in the Far East by order of a foreign ourt Justice for the murder of a Chinaman. That

CHINA AND THE POWERS.

THE INDEMNITY QUESTION. The Peking correspondent of the Times wired on the 20th ult. as follows:-

On November11 I t-legraphed to you tist the question of the payment of the Hoxer in- domnity in gold wasab ut to be settled.

I told

you that, althem hina was supported by his United States in her contention that the indemnity was a silver debt, she had yielded to the wishes of the muj ri y of the Powers and lind consented to pay the indianity in gold. She had proposed terms which ovary impartin person here considered reasonable and certain of acceptance by the Powers. A note from the Chinese Government maling these pro- or October 26, bat no reply has yet been sent by the Ministers, though the payments are due on December 31, What is the explanation P

The Interport races will Mr. Dixon (of Mr. John Hastings' office) statement. if over itwas true, is not true for Dosala was presented to the tesign Ministers

probably resolve themselves into Hongkong and Cant n. ux no replics have yet been received from Singapore or Shanghai, and Manila will not compete this your.

CRICKET.

The match a the Cricket Ground today will between the Stay-at-homes" and the Hongkong Interport "A" team selected to visit Swntow next wenk Tifla will b taken in the Pavilion at 12.30, and the match

lart at p.m. promptly. The taunis are :----

Stay-at-Homes-Messrs.

appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Almada e Castro for the defendant firm. Mr. Alronda e Castro consented to judgment, but asked that axocution be stayed for ten days. This was

allowed.

The Colonial Treasurer sued Cha Hing Chan for S1 rates). Mr. Bonnar (of the Crown Solicitor's office) appeared for the plaintiff, The defendunt was ab-ent. His Honour gave plaintiff judgment with costs.

and the charge so often brought against us that wo atisch no rains to Chinese io is shown be no in scordance with facts.

KODAK

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Hongkong, 27th December, 1994.

RUSSIAN AND JAPANESE NAVAL LOSSES.

The following comparative“ slatement of naral los-es during the Russo-Japarso war to date is supplied by a correspondent of the Globe :--

Battleshi s'

RUSSIA.

(Teargritch, intérned &f Kinochow, 2-Ketrigan, sunk by sheflitir, a Port Arthur. 3--Pobieda, sunk by shell fire at Port Arthur. 4-Parcsviet, suak byshellfire at Port Arthur. 5-Poltava susk by shell tiro at Port Arthur. 6--Sevastopol fate uncertain.

The reason, unfortunately, is that the Minis- 2. The parson the sanctity of whose listers are disputing among themselves as to what has ow ben vindicated in Hongkong. wen fresh terms they can exert from the Chinme. not Chinaweru of indigence, literati or men of Having gained their point that China sha pay

and hier: wealth, bu a poor Chines woman

in gold, they now dostand that China shall sera action of persons, and not any pressure be arbitrarily determined by the Powers with- ebild An innate sense of justice without diggid bonds, Int shall pay in alvor at a ra e to brought to boa on the Judge owing to thout reference to China. Several artiüont status and dignity of the victims is the 200-methods for so determining the rate have been sideration that carries weight before a Briti ruggested by the Minist rs, such as the uverera tribunal. W. Brower & Co. sued Porchet Bovat & Co.

3-It han hon stated that un effort me Price of bar silver in London, but all have been rojecte i as impracticablo. Tare remains tha for $163.65. The defendant firm was not ramado in Hongkong to get on of the thre obvious and natural course of appeal to the open presented. Mr. George Richardson told His prison-rs reprieved, the argument need being H. G. C. Builoy, A G. Ward, T. E. Pearse, forour that the defendants had paid $100 on / that as ouly two persons were killed two horkot, Since the first payment on servinĖ ings should affice." That is as argoment that of the indemnity was made on January 1, 1902, the International Bankers' Commission, who Major Pulley. RW.K., Capt. H. W. Smith account since the writ und best. issnod, and has again and again boon wed by Chinc arbitrarily turalue the rats of exchong, Protected oruisers- R.A ABC, Mr. J. O, Airy, 134th Mahra.. judgmout was given fr $61.86 the balance officials in times of riot when one or two fe have, by fixing the rate justifiably low,

R Hanerek,

J. T. Dixon, H. R. Philips, and A. O. Brawn,

and Com. T. Shelford, RN,

Interport A" Teur-Mosers H. Hancock, F. C. Butcher, A. Mackenzie. Walter Dixon.

und costes

eigners have been murdered by a band The Robinson Piano Co., L., and James who had organised themselves for the purpose. The principle has bean stouty Christie for $80.00 for tuning and repairing the resisted by British (onsals, who have insis

As foreign officials G. E. Morrell, W. W. G. Ross, P. W pinos in the Praya East Hotel and the that it had no r-lovaney.

Metropol Hotal. Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Mr. have noted in this matter in the past and Goldring, J. W. C. Bonnar, N. H. Ruther- ford, P. G. Lammert, A. Rodgers, Sarg.. K. Hall Brottan's office) consented to they will no doubt act again should the ed necessity ariso in vindicating the sacredness of judgment, which was given, with costs.

the lives of foreigners,so also have the sath Horley, RN, and Lt. Batt, RMLI

rities in Hongkong now acted when dealing with foreigners convict d of killing Chinos subjects. Freign Judges are at immoeniak, mor are they always free from all bias and per tiality, but the prevailin characteristic f British administration of justies everywhere aven-handed justice and even-handed rogard for the sancti y of life without regud of nationality, and these poiu's have had a typical i Jastration in the sad circumstances which have latey srcurred in Hongkong.-I am, etc.,

The following will play for the II.K.C.C. Reserves v. Civil Service C.C. today at 2 p.m. on the Civil Service Ground, Happy Valley- A. Olver. E. A. Fowler, R. C. S. Waller; C. H. Falloon, F. J. Gihon, R. Cleveland, Rev. H. R. Wells, F. W. Spencer, T. C, Gray, R. P. Wolff. and A. C. Batt (Captain). The follow- ing will represent the Civil Servics C.C.- Hon. Dr. Atkinson, P. ¡T. Lusible, H. T. Jackman, W. L. Waaser, A. R. T. Raven, R. Witchell, K H. Craig, W. T. Androwe, W. H. Woolley, F. T. Robins, L. E. Brot1.

CORRESPONDENCF.

·TRAM POINTS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS,”

813,-Holding the possibly singular opinion that there is no necessity for the electric tram varsiuvning outwest atell, I think it is unlikely that a considerate Governmont Will (barring somo extraordinary fatality) reduce the length of travel in that direction

Nera theless from the Chinese theatre to the

terminus, on Tuesday right, as an instance, the rapid transit to and fro of empty car constituted merely a nuisauce and a source of dager.

Craingower v. RF. is a league match to be playel to-day on the former club's ground at 2.15 p.m. The following will represent the Craigengewer C.CLE. Iammert, A. O. Brawn. J. D Kinnaird, M. E. Asger, R. Baun, On slut occasion there were at least four E. S. Furil, R. Pestonji, L. A. Ruse, J. L. godowns, perhaps more at an earlier hour, Stuart, L. Almada e Cast, and J. P. Jordan. with their reores of coolies receiving eargo from junks on the Praya, and an equal number Another of today's Iragne matches is of men with their heavy burdens impeded and endango ed in the course of their most useful A.O.R.C. versus Police R.C.

and indispensablo secupation-

The tuleving is the League table up to date

(3 points for a win and i for a draw).

Club

A.0.0.

R.E.

P.

W.

L. D.

12

13

6

Kowloon

.10

Craigenpower 11

H.K. Polics

R.GA. 3rd Co. 12

Civil Service

12

H.K.C.C. A 7

♫

Even an unbiased person, setting a value on coolie's life, must smit there is need of P. regulation if not the intervention of a paternal

Government.-- Yours, ste..

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"LOWLANDER."

HONGKONG ROADS.

A EUROPEAN RESIDENT.

TURBULENT CHINESE AT

SHANGHAL

For their interest, as avidence of the working of the mind Chinese in a state of annoyans, the following extracts from cent speecles made at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, at Shanghai, may be read :—

succeeded in despoling Chin in the years of no less a sum than 2,157.285 Shanghai tuels, equivalent at today's exchange to £292,125.

China by her new proposal endeavours t safeguard farself against such spoliation in the future. She asks that she shall be allowel to gold by fre operation purchase her own in the open market. Russia, Germany, Phil France, however, insist that China-s-all be compelled to buy her gold through the several international banks, in orier that these banks may not be doprived of the exchange profit on the transaction. With frank eyn cism these throo l'owers avow that they must compel China to accept an unfavourable rate of exchange in order that the Russo-Chinose Hank, the Deutsch-Asiatische Bauk," and the Banque de l'ado-hine may n ke their profite

As a last resoureo China on the operation. now proposes to redeem her right of free operation in the op n murke: by paying com. pensatory commission to the several baka interested. It is hoped that the opinion of people in Germany and France will condemn The procedure of their Governments The action raised by one of the Ministers is obviously dictated by the wish, which he has never con celed, that each Power shou'd gottle separately the indemnity question.

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TIBET MISSION HONOURS.

The London Gaze te last mouth anuanced that the King has conferred a number of Lonours in connection with the recent mision to Tibet. They include the following:

ORBER OF THE INDIAN EMPIRE, To ba Knights Commanders-Major Francis Edward Younghusband, C.LE., British Com missioner. Major od Brovet Col. Ronald Leslie Macdonald, CB, R.E., in som mond of the escort,

James

The notion of Sir Ernest Satow, the British The Taolai said that to have a strike oro Minister, who supports the Chinese proposals, atop trade in Shanghai is not the thing tas met with the high approval of the Chinese recommended at this moment, as it is the authorities, who are confident that England in Rassians against whom we fol indignant and conjunction with Japan and America will deal other foreigners are quite different from to justly with China. Obviously we cannot be too Russions. Therefore we had better discuss how careful to dissociate ourselves from those Powers Ey who are making an at empt to take advantage

of China's defencelessness. to treat the Russians in Shanghai only. suggestions are (1) to stop communications with the Russia, (2 to stop dealing with the Ro Bians in any business. The Russo-Chinese Bank and the Russian merchant in Shanghai fr be beginning of the war hare been doing business with the natives without say disadva age though we do not know if they had bem able to deal with a certain portion of the patins to got miliary supplies. In any case if so stop dealing with the Russiausia business it i quite sure that the Russians will suffer from the effect. The Russian Consul once told no thal though a Russian might kill a Chinama ho will never lose his life. Such is the way we ara look d down on by the Russians. I propos the two ileus of steps to be adopted by you.

A certain Ningponess Chon said: am the president of the guild of Tingal and I am ver indiquant at the insult upon us by for inerals this matter and when I heard the news of go of my native countrymen Chon Sen-yu havig been inuocently killed by Russian sailors I felt extremely bitter in the matter and I think itis far better to stop ali the trade in Shanghai nules the foreigners give us satisfaction. I en tell all the men under me to stop work.

I hope all without any exception will unitoin stand a requested to pr-sent their tickets of this dried mud is taken off. They soom to sus

only the Nisgponese but all the merchants in membership, otherwise they will be charged the as if they were soff-ring from some sort of a Shanghai must buite in the carrying out he usual fee for admission. Mr. II. C. Gray skin disease. The removing of the “dried game or they will not be affective. The Russia desires it to be mentioned that the respective mud necassit is the early repair of the roadster killed an innocent Chinese and the Russian authorities are taking the side of the tems must fix dates for their matches and then The dried and is removed, the reads then sven

Rus ian sailors and we understand that they subunit them to him so that he may be able to ick, they are repaired, again the skin is are treating the Chinese worse than beasts. If, let them know if the H.K.F.C. Ground is removed, again they are repaired, and so on. we do not take up proper action in this mater This, I think, Sir, is nothing else but waste of to protect our own interest it means that we are recognizing ourselves as similar to beasts public money.I am, yours faithfully,

ourselves. If so it is no wonder to see foreigners look down en us (great cheers).

RAM.C. Parnoc

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FOOTBAIJ.

Q

The first nutch in the opening round of the Football Challenge Shield takes place to-day (Saturday), on the Hongkong Club's Ground, between II.M.S. Glory and the Royal Artillery Kick-off 230 p.m. Membora who wish

taum,

TO THE EDITOE OF THE DAILY PRESB."

HONGKONG, 27th January, SIR-I don't understand who has got it in his head to remove dried" mud from off the ronds. Every day I see coolies removing fried" mud with their shovels in Queen's Road. Is it removed to protect the roads or epail them? Dried" mod, Sir, is a great pro. tection to the roads, and it should not be removed in the loust.. It makes them asphalted,

To be Companions Mr. John Claude Waite, assistant to the British Commissioner; Capt. William Frederick Travers O'Connor, E.A..

secretary to the British Commissour; and Mr. Lionel Tinninger, chief telegraph officer.

CEDER OF ST, MICHAEL AND ST. GEORG".

To be Companion-Mr. E . C. Witon, bis Majesty's Vice-Con ul at Chungking

ORDKE OF THE BATA.

To be Companions-Col Hastings Read, Indian Army; Lient.-Col. Waddell, Indian Medical Service; Lieut.-Col. Cooper, Royal Lieut.-Col. Kerr, Indian Army, und Lieut.Col. Brander, Ludion Army.

to be admitted free to the Hongkong Club's | as it wore. Look at the state of the routs when carrying out these two items of proposals, at Fusiliers; Lioul-Col. Hegge Indian Army

available.

SHIPPING NOTES.

Capt Davies, of the s.s. Ccenae, now al Hongkong with a cargo of coal from Delagroa Bay reports that on the 18th inst., in Lat. 9.478.. Loa. 65 30E., he passed a derelion awash, evidently the wreck of a large wood vessel,

It

was extreme dangerous to narigation, being right in the rack of vessels bound into Sunda Straits

The F. & O. 18, Mazedonia on the Brd ult. handed at Plymouth the largest shipment of goid over brought by one steamer. It consisted of £1:36,216, of which £1,000,000 was from Bombay, consigned to the Secretary of State for In in. Lnd n. The remainder of tạo consignment was from Australia.

TAX-PAYER."

CHURCH SERVICES.

S. JOHN'S JATHEDRAL January 20th: 4th Sauday after Epiphany. Holy Communion (7.30 a.m) Matins 11a.m.) Respouses, Tallis; Venite, Savage, Psalms Turton, Barnby and Brownsmith; Te Deus, Gadsby in E flat; Boundistus, Hopkins in 6; Hymns, 281, 285 and 271.

(Evensong 5.45 p.m. Responses, Tallis, Psalms, Himbault, and Stainer; Mugnificat, Terle in F; Nunc Dimittis, Ouselay in D; Hymns, 282, 291 and 21; Vesper Hymn, Ward (No. 1}

CHINESE IN SOUTH AFRICA,

In the course of a recent speech the Coll Secretary, referring to Chinos labour in the

Tronevaal, said :-

What would have been the position if tay had not allowed the introduction of indentirad labour thers How could they have resisted, when they had upon their Statute-book a similar

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE (RDER,

To be brorel-colour1-Lient. Col. Frederick Campbell, Indian Army.

TRADE

TELEFKONB No. 135.

7-Petropavlessic, blown up by mines off CLUB Armoured ornisers

Port Arthur.

1-Rurik, sank in Stra ts of Tushima by

Kauniiri

3-day, saak by shell fire at Port Arthur.

1-Varingsk at Chemuipo.

-Pallada, sunk by shell are at Fort Arthur. 3-Diaus, interned at Saigon, 4-Askold, interned at Shanghai, 5-Boyarin, blown up by wines at Dalny. 6-Novik, driven nahore at Korakov. 7-Yenesei, blown by mines at Dalny. S-Amir, Faulk by sheli fire at Port Arthur. Gunhost

Gretjastchy, susk by ahell fire at Port

Arthur. 2-Otvajoy, blownupby winesofPort Arthur. 3-Manéjour, interned it Slungbai, 4—Keroilz, sunk at Chewulpo. 5-Gilya, uk by shell fire at Port Arthur. 6-Bobr, blew up by wine ut Daing. 7-piroutch, destroyed at Nieushwaug. Batleship

JAPAN.

1-Haisuse, blown up by minesof Port Arthur. Protected eruisors--

I-Yoshino, accidentally rammed by Kosuga. -Sui-yen, blown up by wines of Port Arthur. -Miyak, blown up by mines at Dolny. Gunboat-

1-Kaimon, blown up by minest Da'ny. An addition to thes, the Russians have lost 8 destroyers and three torpedo-boats i the Japans, torpedo-boat No. 48, and, it is maid, one destroyer. Of the Russian dea troyers, the Grosvoi is disarmed at Shanghai, the Bezpochobadai, Bezshumzi, and Bezstro- are internodent Kianchan. shui Burui vee beached near Weibairai, the Be stitelni escaped to Chefon, and has since been added to the Japaneso fleet, and the Vnimatelni and Lieut. Burakoy wore corner i and sunk in

The

igeon Bay. The remaindor, with the excep tion of the one recently saak by the Russians tlomselves, Chefoo, have met their fato in and about Port Arthur. On the Japanese side, the battleship Yoshima s been sported blown up on many occasions, but this is doubtful; it is, however, extremely probable that soveral small gunboats or torpedé craft have been lost by sar aliis and not reported.

The Vladivosicek erais-r B glyr has be on the rocks, and is said to be less for any further service, while the Rossia and Gromovoi reculcet enormous damage in their cugsgement will Kamimma

To counter-balance their lo as the Japanese have raised the Variag and Boyarin, and these will probably anon be sailing under the colours of the Risi Sun, na batlewort by na ever. To conoinde, the Russians tave now, as far 8 our

information takes us, 15 vessels of all types less

fla at the commencement of the war, the Japanese being only seven to the bad.

A CHINESE WAY OF STOPPING LEAKAGE.

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Owing to its having come to the knowledge f of the Empress Dowager that many of her in- digent and tadly paid officials at Court have heen getting large and in some cases regular revenues from the secret service funds of many To bo Companions -Majors A. Multaly, F. of the foreign Powers represented in Poking urray, R. C. Lye, and M. R. E. Ray, Indian by the sale of copies of important State do- Army Capt. C. H. G. Mere, Indian Amycuments and the like, which are supposed T. M, Luxe, Boya: Artillery J. L. Fisher, to he "secret" until published in the "Peking Rogat Fosiliers; and W. H. Humphreys, Gazette," their Imperial Majesties the Em Indian Army; Lout. G. C. Hodgson, Indian peror and Empresa Dowager have

inanded that all State documents intended Army.

for the sole eyes of their Majalies are to be horesflor banded up in the Mahu language To be brevet lienionents colnet-Brever-Monelosed in specially made sealed envelopes and Beyon, Indian Army; Major Faller, Royal put in locked despatch boxes. Should the Artillery; and Major Iggaldon, Sherwood business contained in these state papers be ra quired to be made public, they will be translated Foresters.

into Chiness and published, but not otherwise. As few pereous, even Manchus themselves, aro able now-a-days to read the Mancha written language, it is thought by their Majesties that this procedure will be a reliable means of stop- ping the leakage of important Slate documents, the knowledge of which would otherwise be transmitted to those who have no right to know them, but which they have hitherto obtained by the assistance of the Almighty Dollar.

To be brecet-majors Capt Sheppard, Hojal Engineers, and Capt. Ottley, Indian Army,

BLOCKADE-RUNNING AT VLADIVOSTOK.

THE TSAR AND REFORM..

santim given t our own Crown colouis? Reuter's Liverpool representative was in What, then, would they have had in the light formed that there is practically a line of steamers of such facts! Would they have suid-al-running regularly betw on King-ofa and though your necessities are greater, yet because Vladivostok. The vessels of the fleet are three there has been the e amour of an ecct on the in number, ach with a cargo capacity of from Opposition will not assent to that which re 2,500 to 3,000 tons. They live, it is said, bean ourselves have acquies ed in for 50 years?" In runcing between the two ports named for some May of his year the black labourers in the time past, and why the Japanese bave net in- Transvaal had declind from 107,000 to 700 tercepted the vesicle cannot be undorstcol, as odd, and the whites were, of course. fever, the Japanese must be coguisant of the under- though not very much fewer than before the taking. The steamers are aid to be under the WILT. At the end of May Chinese were brought by the Transvaal into the mines, and German fleg, injcommand of a German captain, said, shortly be issued by the Tsar. Its general | by the end of September bure wore Chinese, 60,000 Kaflirs, and 13,775 whites. On

The Times correspondent at Paris wrote on Dec. 22nd-

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SOLE AGENTS.

SORE HANDS

Itching, Burning Palms, Painful Finger Ends,

With Brittle, Shapeless, Discolored Nails,

As Well as Roughness and Redness.

One Night Treatment with Cuti- cura, the Great Skin Cure.

Soak the hands on retiring in a strong, hot, creamy lather of Calcura Soap. Dry and anoint freeiy with Cutlenra Olutment, the great skin cure and parest of emollients.Wear, durlug the night, old, loose kid gloves, or bandage lightly in old, soft cotton or Unea. For red, rough and chapped hands, dry, fissured, itching, feverish pabus, with brittle, shapeless malls and painful anger ends, this treatment is simply wonderful, fre» quently caring in a single uppfication. Complete local and consillutional treatment for every humour of the skin, scalp and blood, with loss of hair. Bathe with hot water and Cuticurs Soap, to cleanse the surface of crusts and scales, and soften the thickened cuticle. Bry, withous

rubbing

und apply

Cuticura recly to allayi

Irritation and inflammation, and

and heal, and lastly, take the Caticora Resolvent, tocool and cleanse the b

blood. This treatment affords instant relief, in the severest permits rest and sleep forms of Eczema and other itching, burning and scaly bumours, and points to a speedy, permanent and economical care of torturing, disfiguring humorts, from pimple to scrofala, from infancy ago, when all other romedies and the best physicians fail.

Cuticura Rezolant, Hould and in the form of Chocolate Coated Pia, Cellars Dome, and Gutleura Bop are sold throughout the world, Depot Larados offer Boss Berts, & line da la Pala; Australig, R. Towns &

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Some kind of Imperial manifolo, but not the one that was hoped for and expected, will, it is tener is reported to be reactionary, inasmuch as PLATED GLASS AND CROCKERY the Taarabancos tiis intention d transmitting ertain reforms of minor importance. All no counts agres as to the widespread disappointment caused by the check thus inflicted on the move. ment for reform. In view of whatnow appears to

October 30 there were 12,0 Chinea, 71000 paraffin oil, and coal, and cear ostensibly for his prerogatives intact to his son and only grants }

Kaffics, and 14,525 whites. He had not yet the full figure for November. The Kufiralad increased on November 30 to 74,000, and, if he might gather these figures together, the real of the introduction of the Chinese had been in the first place not to supplant but supplement the Katirwork and to stimu'ste it in its engy. because the Kuffies ind increased from 600

and manned byja Chinesa araw. They load up at Kine-chan with a general cargo, chiefly four, Vancouver, which is very like taking coal to Newcastle. They have got into Vladivostok without difficulty, and the anducity of the undertaking is emphasized by the fact that, after coming out of Vladivostok, they go straight across to a Japanese port and banker, be the inevitable development of the internal crisis in Russia, it may be well to bear in mind thence going to Kiao chau toanother cargo,

that the existing agitation for reform comes from The Japanese port referredto, Reuter's rep the wealthy classes in Russia andao, as hitherto, Rontative understood, was that of Muroran, which fr in the students and the crowd. A friend who has recently returned from Russ tells me that

The Gerra shipbuilding firm of Messrs. Fickmers are building the largest sailing ship in the world at their Geestmünde yard. The new ship will have five masta, four of which will carry topgallant Bib, and royals, whilst the fifth will be rigged with gaff rails. The

S. PETER'S CHURCH. vessel, the tounge of which is over 8,000, will

Queen's Road, West. also be equipped with an auxiliary engine of

Fourth Sunday after Epiphany: 1,00 h.p. and a propellor, enabling her to

Holy Communion (7.30 à.m.) make a speed of six or seven knots during

Morning Prayer, 11 am. the wins se provalent in the Indian Ocean.

Vonite, Wesley; To Deum, Russell; Jubilie, The ship will be employed in the trade to the Barnby: Hymns, 467, 407, 594, and 391; Kyris. Far East. Her principal dimensions are---

Evening Prayer. Length, 44fift.; width, 54ft; draught, 25ft. Magnificat, Goss Nane Dimittis, Croft;

Messrs. Alexander Stephen and Sons, Glas. Hymns, 12, 135, 595, and 16. gow, on the 22nd nlt. lanached the turbine The Church launch Dayspring will call on steuer Virginian, for the Allan Line. The ships carrying white orews to bring friends Virginian is 540 ft. long, 50 ft. broad, ashore to the services, between 9.15 and 1030 to 74,0:0, and, what was of fax gratere immediately opposite Vladivostok. Tho time and W ft. in depth. She will have three sm, and between 5.15 and 6 p.m. (Kowloon importanes to the artisans of this coun ry the occupied on the round trip is about five weeks, propellers worked by one high-pressure and Police Pier 10.30 and 6); returning afterwards, white men ezaployed in the mines had inerosed and the rate of freight received by the owners two low-pressure Farsons' turbine sagines, The Answering Pennant is the call flag. All from 12,414 to 14,325. which will revolve at very high speed the sittings are fras and unappropriated. In an interview on the alleged non-in at of the steamers 258. per tea. Reuter's infor- from 270 to 300 revolutions per minuto. The Visitors welcome. Books, &c., provided. Sunday of the undertaking that Chisamen enge informant said the Japanese mast cortainly know of of reform. A large number of offers a'so see the

the service, as their activity in Kiao chat was central propeller, arranged as in a single serew School 10---10.45 am,

work in the Transvaal should be allows to

remarkable. He had a stemer of his line in necessity of a onange. There is in fact, a grow vessel, is worked by the high-pressure turbine,

bring their wives, Mr. Evans, formerly Pied-Kino-chan, and from the time she arrived the ing conviction am ng the vast majority of while the other two propellers are arranged as

tor of Chinese in the Straits Settlementsud movements of all on board were watched by the thinking Russians that the present inefficient in a twinecrew steamer, with a reversing

now Adviser to the Transvaal Government on

Japanese, who not only photographed the end corrupt methods of adminigration must be arrangement which will enable them to be

Chinose Labour, said that, although a large steamer when it entered the port, but also done away with, if a catastrophe is to be avoided, driven full speed astern either together or

number of the Chinese now in the Tramhal independently."

were married, not one had se far expressed the photographed the chief mombers of the crew in it is, of course, the terrible date of affairs (1st

the streets, the captain being the subject of revealed by the war that has brought things If coli-s wish to how his wife brought over.

subjects of the Tear to join in the outery for expressed such a desire, the Government would several snapshots. The steamers are said to be to a climax and led so many loyal and patriotis

of a good age, and not insured

reform, grant every facility for its being mot.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENT.

The steamer Ghazee left Foochow on the 26th inst for this port.

ASHLEY ROAD HALL, KOWLOON. No. 6, Ground Floor. Services. Lord's Day, 11 am, Breaking Bread. Lord's Day, 6.30 p.m., Gospel Meeting. Tuesday, 7 p.m., Bible Class. Thursday, 7 p.., General Meeting. Saturday, F., Prayer Mooting.

even some of the younger genortion of Grand fatare, are heart.ond and soul with the movement Dukes, who are wise enough to think of the

WARE, fo, &e.; and FOOCHOW

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