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such an extension. They argue that such a contract would assure the absolute safety of Chino, Persia, and Afghanistan from Кукільн any other danger.

OF föreigners in Japan, while not yet absolutely hostile, appear very lakeware when.com & CO., fronted with these proposals. They suggest

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objections at prosent, instead of raising thom. Old prejudices die bard, and it is possible that Treaty Revision feelings revived by the shoel: of January, 1902, are lingering in some quarters. If there is any halfheartedness about renewing the existing agreement, there appears to be a whole- hearted aversion to any contract of wider scope, such as the Japanese publicists are WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, advocating. The entangling nature of such alliances is pointed out, for English benefit; its unecessity, now that Bassin is crushed, is emphasised; and after all, the Japan Chronicle suggests, "if accossary tire agree ment can be extended or converted into a defensive and offensive alliance at any mo

It appears ment that dunger threatens." to us that that phrase "ut any moment " is slightly more loose than our Japau con

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and offensive alliance Such an opinion we must receive with respect, although it Joes not confirm the impression we have got, and we are emboldoned to doubt it fecuracy because the chief reason one con temporary gives in support of it is that Great Britain has more interests in Chian and Korea than Japan can have in Persiu or Afghanistan." This appears to us to be insufficient, for while Great Britain has, to A. S. WATSON & CO. { use a kitchen phrase, mora iruns in the

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fire" than Japan, and so may be counted more likely to call for the assistance pro- mised by the alliance, we consider, an! suppose Japan would consider, that these Eastern interests of Japan are mare vital to Japan than England's are to Eagland. On the other hand, while Baron SUTEMATSU

integrity of China in the future, the renew of the present agreement might suffice, from the British point of view; but it would not ensure a lasting peace between Russia and Japan. The larger proposal advocated by Japanese publicists would not guarantee, a world peaco either-we fear no agreement will ever do that--but it would promise such an Armagedon in case of breach that

we think the realiess Towers would hesitate

TELEGRAMS.

{"DAILY PRESS * SERVICE]

The P.M. str. Mongolia left. Kobo for this port viu Nagasaki and Shanghai on Friday, the 14th inst.at daylight, ant is dus here on the 20th inst, A verdict of guilty was roturned on March 11th against Mrs. Chadwick, charged with ¦ WHOLE-HOGGERS AND HALF. forging a promissory note for C1,000,000. Mrs. Chadwick was convicted of conspiracy te de fud the United States by procuring the certification of a cheque on the National Bank in which there were no funds to her credit. She

HOGGERS. LONDON, 14th April. In order to avert the threatened

was found guilty on seven counts of the indict-preumture break-down of the Govern. much longer to provoke the first rupture.ment, ou each count of which she may be fined ment, the Chamberlainites, or "whole the maximum amount of 10,000 dollars, or ba

hog" tariff reformers, are proposing imprisoned for a period not exceeding two years.

a compromise with the Balfourites. She is prostrated with hysteria.

MOROCCO COPIES CHINA.

Just as some dreamers have seen in an Anglo-American-Japanese Alliance a stop all-war assurance, other dreamers wight

R-ator's Agency has been informed that the picture its corollary, an alliance of all the others against it; but no one can be said to Renown battleship, has been selected to convoy dream of half the world fighting the other the Frince and Princess of Wales to India. half. It would be a nightmare. In that Another agevoy, states that the captain of the Renown, received a telegram from the Prince seuse, if the next Anglo-Japanese Agree-of Wales, who stated that he desired to pay ment were to be a “whole-hugger," as the visit to the ship. The Prince and Princess tariflians may, it would be impressive coough of Wales will embark on board the Renon at to preserve peace in our time; and that is Portsmouth, and will leave for India on No. an object that appears to most people to levember 9th. It was afterwards statul at the affes of the Coromander-in-Chief at Deramport worth praying for.

that the Renoten would unt convey the Prince pud Princess of Wales, but that if she wore

The Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam-selected it would be to act as escort. bont Company appoance that they intend dur- ing the Summer to run the Honam Do Sundays as an excursion steamer to Macus, commencing to-morrow. Full informatim is given in a special ulvertisement.

Having accepted the post of Ambasador to Great Britain, Mr. Whitelaw Roid has retired from the editorship of the New York Tribune, and bus appointed Mr. Hart Lyman as his successor, with sola ensponsibility. Mr. Lymus, who graduated at Yale in 1873, has been one of Mr. Reid's colleagues for some time past.

It in proposed to incross the capital of MOBFTR Geo, Fenwick & Co. Limited fra u $150,000 to $450,00 by the creation of 12,000 new shares of $25 each. An extrnardinscy general wooting of the Company is convened for Tuesday 25th instant to coazidor the proposal of the Directora which will be found more fully

set forth in thy advertisement,

A party of 120 American tourists, while visiting Vesarius, had a narrow cecipe from death on March 10th owing to an unexpected eruption of the mountain. A tremendous ex- plomon was followed by a shower of incandes. cout stones and cinders and the tourists rushed madly from the vicinity of the crater to a place of safety. A guide was killed and another was injured, but the visitors escaped.

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Io connection with the Coylen Government's idea of encouraging settlers, the Times of Ceylan is not pleased with Sir Henry, Blake or his officers. It remarks:-Finally, on the general question of leasing Crown load, we must confess to great disappointment at the want of oficial zeal in the matter. from H. E. downwords. It is months since the scheme wor promulgated, and weeks since one improvement in the conditions was promised; but men of standing who had made Important offers to Government have grown tired of waiting and have found opening in other directious for mory which could not be allowed to o idle. Some have waited a year; and seem no wearer a reply from Government.

By kind permission of Colonel W. G. B. Western C.B. and officers, the band of the second Battalion "The Quean's Own" (Royal West Kent Regiment) will play the following Programme of Music during dinner at the Hongkong Hotel this (Saturday) evening:-- March...... "Stars and Stripes" ......... Sou Selection from "Cavalle is Rusticana" Mascagni Valse "ustige Bruder". ......... Vllstedt Dapse Americana La Salsage" Selection from "The Toreador" Caryll and

Ovorture to... "Die Zauberflofer".

Three Datices from... "Honry VIII".

...... Buzart

Urgollas

Monektos Gern!

MENU Hors D'avros, Canapes do foio Gms Soup-Chumpignon Soup. Fish-Boiled Fish, Bearnaise Sauce. Entrres-Grilled Fillot Steak and Green Peas, Braised Chicken aux fines herbes, Pattius a la Toulouse. Curry-Sweet Bread. Joints, &const Rib of Beat, Roast Pheasant and Bread Sauce, Hoiled Corned Ox Tongue and Carrots, Cold Roast Leg of Mutton and Mint Sauce with Cucumer and Onion Sall. Suvel Macrtani Pudding, Paspberry Loo CAT Dessorted Cultes, Fruits.

LONDON, 14th April. France having called upon the Sultan of Morocco to introduce cer» tain reforins, that wily ruler has re- ferred the demand to the arbitrament of the Powers.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

GREAT BRITAIN AND FRAN E.

LONDON, 14th April. Extraordinary preparations are being windo at Brest for the reception of the British feet;

the Municipal Council has voted au nulimited credit for entertainments and the population is organizing independent fêtes.

PARLIAMENT,

LONDON, 12th April. The Government majority fell to twelve on a motion relating to education in Ireland.

ORIENTAL LABOURERS AND BRITISH COLUMBIANS.

LONDON, 12th April.

The whites are forcibly resisting the intro. duction of Chinese and Japanese labourera is Saimon Valley, British Columbia; the police are protecting the Orientals and trouble is feared. The Japanese Consal at Ottawa has protested against the renewed anti-Japanese legislation in British Columbia. Sir Wilfred Laurier has pro- mised to disallow the further legislation if it is. as represented, detrimental to Imperial interests.

THE WAR.

(REUTER'S SERVICE.]

GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN.

LONDON, 12th April.

Mr. Chnoberlain, speaking at the Libor- al Union Club, said that the conclusion of 1 Any pancen Allianca 'raquimast from

CANTON.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDEN C.]

A CHIN SE REVENUE SCHEME.

Since the great firo on Chiness New Year's day two years ago, which burnt down nearly all the brothels in Kantinti, and the expulsion of the flower bents from their anchorage at Knk Tan, a great number of new brothels have been re-built in Santinti and Tong-U.Lan, and many restaurants too. They are very nicely built, and all filled up with oketric lights, Every night drinking parties make music, and the restaurants are apparently doing a very profitable business. A few days ago, for reasons to be stated, the Vicemy gare order to have all the brothels in Canton closed; und some of the keepers thereof arrusted. All the singing girls and other women packed up their traps and fod, some to Hoogkeng al Mucao,

some to Fatsban and Chau Chin, and some to Tai Sha Tow, the present rendezvous of the flowerboats. The reasons for this peremptory. meanre were variously stated: some say that because the brethet-keepers were among the

number of those who incited the mob to pelt and pull down the Police Station during the strike in the Sap Pot Po; othera say that it was beonabe girls were being kidamppost for evil purposes and their relatives brought the facts to tito notice of the mandarins; and others say that it was on account of some drinking party that made a disturbance in one of the restaurante, and hot some persons; but iz reality the ofeials want to impose some new tax upon the brothels so as to keep up the Police forco, consequently they availed themselves of the slightest chance to close the brothels and the restunzante. To reopen them it would be necessary to pay the officials at least from four hundred to five hundred thousand dollars. nad the sily officials calonlate that they will. re-open.

REIGN JOSS ALL SABLE.

The Chinese generally do not believe in such philosophy as that the rain comes from the olond, they believe implicitly in tho"man that hears the watering pot"; and when too much rain might spoil the rice crops, they go to the jos house to Not long ago, it pray for its cessation. may be remembered, the Viceroy ordered all the batteries on the city walls, the guard boale, and forts, to shoot the sky" go as to scare the rain-jose. Still the rain came, and it has been raining to this day. The Magistrates, of Nam Hoi and Pan Yu, and the profect of Kwangshowfu, wont to the Temple of Horror to pray for the cessation of rain; still it had no effect, and now the Committos of the sight Lospitals is going in a procession to the some temple to pray to the jose to stop the rain, hoping their prayers will be wore efficacious.

OFFICIAL CHANGES.

The present prefect Shum Chün I of Kwangchowin, Canton, is to be transferred to Swatow; Chon Mong Charg taking his plecs, Ting, and weiyuen for foreign affairs, by nemo

Nowe from Kieff on March 30th stated that a body of 3.0f) peasants, most of them armed. was marching south-west from Orel Province, leaving a track of smoking ruins behind them: last month announced in London that "the They had plandered and burned eighteen far and Fit Cakes, Apple. Tart. Tipey Cake. sight and courage, and a readiness to lake wa Ming Pun, is to be acting magistrate.

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Japanese were quite prepared on their part to continue the alliance," be apparently mienia porcar the names and admado no reference to the proposals for a ith command line adressed to the Editor, . for publication, but as evidente of good faith

All letters for publication should be written or

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No unymously signed communications that are alvenly appeared in other papers will be inserted,

Undita for cetra copus of Daily Pass should be sant before 11 .. on day of publication. After that

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and several large factories (including two sugar. refineries), robbed and beaten scores of land. owners and others, and such booty as they had not been able to sell they had publicly burn-

GERMAN OPINION OF PEACE PROSPECTS.

offer its services as mediator, os

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a certain risk, but the policy of laissez faire was much more dangerous. think that the opinion of the country, and am sure that of all Liberal-Unionists, is settled on the subject. We have approved of the treaty, which has already justified itself, by limiting the area of the present terrible conflict, and we shall support Lord

and the Leul #gida. Bay IV ♥ DAR, CRO

CHINESE AMAZONS,

Of a inttalion of women, guarding and profict ing a city and want, it is not easy to lind record in all the ancient annals of China. It is quite so unusual thing. But last year when the Kwong Ming district in Kwangtung was threatened by bands of robbers the women there to the number of several hundrede arrayed themselves a lo militaire, took rifles and swords, and kept grand

mandarin soldiers came to relieve them. When

widening of its scope; and the well-informed in village market places.

According to information received in officis Chronicle may not improbably have sur or

The Daily Express calls the Russian

quarters at Berlin, the Russian Government is grounds for its opinion thus those it has Ambasser in Paris a Mark Tapley. We

as determined as erer to continge the war. made public. Baron SUYEMATST's Lu- should call him a mad mathematician. This is Hence it is considered quite certain that no nouncement was evoked by a speech deliver- ! how he works out the Manchuria suu. Japan Power will take advantage of the present Ar the supply le dimed. Only supplied for Cash.ed by Mr. L. J. Maxse, the elitor of the last 800,000 men there. Subtract 300,000 opportuity to cerament beszepes edly declared Lansdowne in his determination to fulfil on the city walle day and night until the Telegraphic Address: FREUR Codes: 4.B.U. 6th Ed. National Review, who voiced England's lost in early engagemonts and of Port Arthur. that it would regard any attempt at mediation the treaty both ia spirit and letter. I may the Viceroy was informed of their bravery he

Five hundred thousand remain. Kuropatkin as an unfriendly ast.

thought, ↑ desire to contiane co-operation with Japan, on his third line of defence will kill another be no prospect of an early peace until the User say that we will very gladly follow him far-rewarded them with modals, hair pins, and z and made one statement which we cannot 100,000, 400,000 left. Japan's line of com- and his advisers recognise that Rauria has been ther if he thinks that the policy he has dollar each for their patriotism.

line. At present there is the defeated all endorse. He said: "In one respect the munication needs a guard of 300.000. Only whatset to believe that the Czar has initiated could be further extended (ap. K. will eat them. It is now come to this conclusion. On the contrary, it is plause); for my part I believe that a mutual alliance has been a failure, for among its | 100,000 left.

telegraphers will have none to slay in their victory. This hope, however, is not shared by

Great Britain would secure indefinitely the some of his leading Ministers.

peace of the Far East, and give both security in their possessions,"

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The Daily Press.

CHINESE ADMIRAL'S DEATH.

The acting aleairal, Nok Sin He, in command

HOMOKONG OFFICE: 14, DEVIUI ROAD objects was the maintsuance of peace, and Japan's duty to send more mon, or the Russian, keown that ho still entertains a hope of ultimate defensive understanding with Japan and of the Bogue Tigre and other ports, is dead.

The Vossische Zeitung publishes the followia communication:--

"We learn from diplomatic sources that Russian statesmen and diplomatista object to D continuation of the war, but their desire to bring about the conclusion of hostilities is strongly opposed by the Czar and the Court party in the Russian capital."

He is suspected of having poisoned him!! by taking gold leaves; but it may have been apoplexy. An inquest has been held by onder of tho Viceroy.

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NAUGHTY MAGISTRATER EXILE.

LONDON OFFICE: 131. FLEET STREET, EC. peace has not been maintained." Speaking messages.

"by the book," we suppose Mr. MAIBE was HONGKONG, APRIL 15TH, 1905,

An English paper says authoritative news quite justified, seeing that the preamble

from Baku shows that the Tertars who were ALTHOUGH the Anglo-Japanese Agreement stated that the contracting parties were

responsible for the recent massacre of Armeni. does not expire until the 30th January, actuated by a desire to maintaíu

ans were armed with Government rides and 1907, the subject of its renewal, or of its general peace in the Extreme East"; but his Smith and Wesson revolvers. They assembled abandonment in favour of a stronger alli- remark was unfortunate because it could be at the police quarters each morning before ance, is now being widely discussed. In adopted by any persous hostile to an Anglo.starting on the bloodthirty raids. The houses the two countries immediately concerned, Japanese agreement. It seems to us quite of scores of Atgenians wore set on fire, but the persuad hostilities. According to this, the Islands. The Nubia reports having sighted territory ap north. He is going away during

fire brigade made no effort to save any of the

THE BALTIC FLEET.

SINGAPORE, 13th April. The British cruisers Sutlej und Iphigenia statement to the effect that hopes of peace will have arrived here (Singapore). They passed

the Czar to take the initiative in the Baltic fleet coaling north of the Natan

The well-informed Lokalanzeiger pablishes a be realised if Russian statesmen succeed in

continue the war.

the question has been raised as one almost clear that this pacifié reference was inserted, immediately politieni. In England, it is not because England and Japan thought war even taking rank with the party test ques-would by it be averted, but simply 13.2 tions. In view of the anticipated general notioration that it was not intended as a election, when it seems to be taken for challenge to others. This war was regard. "inevitable"; and if granted that the ewing of the political pened even then as

A new law has been recently passed by the dalum will place the present Opposition Mr. Maxon haul refreshed his memory by Portagnese government which provides that party in power, the Conservatives have been re-reading before making his speech, all trade marks hitherto protected in the asking if the Liberals will renew the Anglo- he must have seen that the first three artic. rarions Portuguese colonies by means Japanese Alliance. The manner of their les bristle with anticipations of that which registration at the Colonial Ofice, Lisbon, must now be registered and advertised in asking seems to imply a conviction that the was to come. If such a phrase in coo- the colonies for which protection is desired, will Liberals would not favour the idea. The nection with suchʼn document be permise payment of separate government fas for each Liberal retort, expressed particularly by ible, the initial article up to the word colony. Before rogistration in the colonies can Lord ROSEBERY, is to the effect that they however" is tantamount to wo don't want take place, however, it is necessary to register would resume relations with Japan as a

tonight, but by jingo, í' we do," As we read the mark or marks in Portugal. This rule

applies to residents in any of the colonies as the it, the inevitable" was recognised. The woll as to those resident in Portugal and abrazil. matter of course; sad it was further stated that the Conservatives should not plume

agreement uses the word "indispensable," -Dan's Review. themselves upon the Agreement of 1902 as

in article one; promises strict neutrality" s Conservative measure, because it origin.

in article two; and discloses its real raison ated six or seven years before under a

bever know.

GERMANY AND THE YELLOW PERIL

In the case of Pui King Fuk, the ex-magistrate of Nam Hoi, who has been extradited from Macso and imprisoned in the Prefecture of Kwong- Chowfa for a long time, it is decided by an order from the Imperial government that he is to be banished to the frontier of Manchu

these few days.

UNAUTHORISED MAILA.

It being onstomary for the Chinese in Canton as well as in Hongkong and Macao to smuggla letters by Native post agencies, thereby defraud- ing the postal revenue, the Customs authority has found it necessary to remedy this eril by making new agnations,

SMUGGLING ARMS.

property. The Russian anthorities not only Grand Dukes are at the bead of a sponsible

white 31. Witte and other responsible 42 Russians on Tuesday 2,37 north, 108,55 wek ne steps to stop the massacros, but prevent.alters are in favour of peace. The Czar, it cast, steaming north. It is rumoured that a ed others from interforing. The helpless

is raid, at presant shares the views of the wor

number of the Baltic fleet passed here on | Armenians in fact, were slain in their scores party, and has expressed his determination to

Saturday morning, onnoticed in the dark. with full official sanction.

The very improbable story of a naval engagement with the few Russian stragglere at the Amamlas islands, Malay Feninsula, of The Standard correspondent at Berlin, tele

graphing on March 12th, sid:-Some remark. appears to have reached? Hongkong via able things were said, last night, at a meeting Saigon. Our Saigon representative did not of the German Asiatic Society. Krabner,

director of the Bimatnar dining consider it worth repeating. and Industrial Syndicate, in the course of his

NAVAL WEAPONS. lecture, declared that the Japanisation of thins

Disenssing the fatality of well-directed gun- COTTON-CULTURE IN KOREA. was inevitable, and that it would involve the

Japanese,

he declared, intended to dethrone fra, the Daily Graphic said:-Of twenty-sight

The trial planting of American and Indien suppression of European enterprise and trade.

reigning dynasty and set up Ynon-slisi-kai war vessels of all classes lost by the Russians, as Emperor, having brought him completely ficen were either sunk by zau-fire, or go heavily Cotton at Mok-he and neighbourhood is said to ander their influence. Germany would have to pounded that they were obliged to give them

them have been successfully made by the Japanese, selves up to a neutral Power or ran around on As there is but a little precipitation of rain in defend Kinoctau against Japanese aggression.

Dr. Vosberg, President of the Society, said the nearest shore. The fact that a number of Korea, its soil is well suited for cotton culture that Germany must construct a navy strong those vessels were sadk by the army and not by and soriculture. This is especially trae of the enough to enforce respect for her lag in the the navy detracts but little from the credit of former, if the methods of its cultivation are

An American fable tells how a man commen. cing business wanted a watchword, and had

tions in China.

Chinese navy.

Herr von

A large quantity of Mauser rifles, cartridges, boats from Hongkong to Fatehen. Some caps, and powder, has been smuggled in val smugglers have been arrested, and the goods Leized.

He scunsel the which drove them within range of the land

bare a promising future, and the whole produce Liberal regime. This, with other indio d'etre in article three, which was forgiven to him the word "auterprise." He set Far East. Japan, be stated, had already drawn the floating platform, for it was the naval gan developed and the goods are carefully selecte

the Russian tions, goes to show that another alliance field and no favour " for the foreseen strug-ent to be enterprising. His shop window and up & plan for a

General con Gayl, of the headquarters staff. mines resuls five were destroyed by contact will easily find a ready market as spinning

allowed themselves to be interned in material in Japan. with Japan would be a popular measure in gle. Su the agreement has not been a fittings rivalled all others. He usul to stand at Japaness of circulating anti-German proetama batteries anil kept them there. Of the rest of Under sach circumstances, the effort seems to In the hurry and race of modern life is a England. In Japan, many appear to desire, failure in any respect; and how much of his door bawling This is the enterprising.

days carpet daugled from un appar window, on occupation of the capital by the allies, expressed Baewascaptured. The locomobile torpedo, though bis admiration of the gallantry and brilliant used by Japanese with undoubted skill and

ted by the not merely a renewal of the existing agree success that third article has been we shall shop," and passers-by admired, but passed. One who was Civil Governor in Poking during the neutral porta or scuttled, two were wed, and

Remembering the anxiety auctioneer was in possession, and the young leadership of the Japanese army, the war to

audacity unsurpassable, rosulted in the per tendency to advocate education which may be ment, but a far stronger one, a defensive.

man was saying "Enterprise don't seem to pay, native of China, he said, be world be proud to maneat disablement of only ons vessel, and that of immediate assistants to professional life. and offensive combination absolutely bind with which we watched the nentrality, of

the events of the Oyama and Togo. After

past It

It must, however, be borne in mind that this resisted-Lord Alverstone.

Once you abunden a hand-won place in any ing each party to assist the other in the China, whom some of us, from lorg inbat had nowadays" "Maybe," said his elderly adviser, have the army and navy controlled by men like the stationary and aiready crippled Serastopot. The temptation to specialise too much should be

possible "other"you mixed" up Excelsior and enterprise' Sese, it was inevitable that the Japanese should weapon, by patting two battleships and a cruiser

for As for Russia, less out of action many wooks at the beginning event of war. EENTE informs us, in the quite failed to count as a

abe apeedily made ponce she would be excluded, of the war, secured the command of the sea to profession it is barely possible to retrieve the a csadidata for work again you have to take telegram published in this issue, that Mr. Power," we may come at some estimate of That poetry feller who was always shouting predominate in China

the value of such an agreement. If Russia Excelsior* finished with a fatal freeze." Divi-

led to expect it. years to come. CHAMBERLAIN has also expressed hintselle the only Power likely to threaten the dends are the only surs eigu you've got the rost the General said, from political treaties for the Japanese much sooner than they were entiterror. Another filla your place, and it you are

and "all Liberal-Unjonists," in favour of

|thing."S. F. Chronicle,

your position at the end of the queue.