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On Saturday night Inspector Collett, raided a heuso at First Strast, West Point, and arrosted thirbon Chiasso who were busily engaged at the gambling table. The first two defendants more each fined $75, and the
it is that the immigration restrictions prevent him while there from marrying his own country women, or that he sees angerior attructions in the women of an alien race, he has begun to show an increasing ten-remainder $3 each. dency to espouse the latter. We should
A quiet wedding took place at the Union Church yesterday morning. Ming Mary M. Rears and Mr. A. E. Hollings, of the Ice Works, being the contracting parties. The ceremony was performed by the Rov, C. H. sickling. The bride was prettily robod, and was given away by Mr. Eyre, Mr. E. A Swin being best man. A reception was held
couple left for Mano, where they are to speud the honeymoon.
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land. One thing is certain; if the Russian Commsader is allowed to violate noutrality this side of Singap re, we cannot overlook it as wo did in the case of Madagascar. On this occasion our diplomatists must show the greatest care and decision. But, whatever happens, the further course of the Admiral's voyage will be arantter of the greatest interest, from both a unval and a political point of view.
SIGHTED BY THE "KORAT," There were wild rumours going about Bangkok on the th instant of the sighting, by consula arriving there, of the Russian Baltic foot in
M. Delenssé has withdrawn his resignation as Foreign Minister, decision that has caused satisfaction the Quif. Despite the extrous' inprobability
The Slupo published on 20th March violent article against France and the French Press, which demands the cessation of hostil- Sir Henry Bake, Governer of Ceylou, sirios and the conclusion of peace, giving it to here. said to have stated at a recent miting of the be understood that the necessary losus will not Asiatic Society at Colombo Sunt Singalese medical hooks of the sixth rsstury described be subscribed. It said that the financiers have 67 varities of mosquitos and 424 kinds of been moditating this for a long time pust. malarial fever caused by mosquitos. It cannot, They have now clearly expressed it in a very therefore, La elained that the mosquito theory crude fashion. The article concluded with some very harshi observations, in which the is auiodéru ons.
Stocu recalled the lasson given to France by A Seoul despatch rea-ived by the Jiji states Gernway in 1871. This article atracted a that the Belgian Representative there has great deal of attention, the Slove being requested the Korean Foreign Office to grant | vasentially Lábera'. a gold-mining concessinato a. Želgitu syndicate. This action is said to have beau takon in order to secure this balance of influence with Italy, a inning concession laving recently been granted
admitted, that the poor creature he selects, and who is foolish enough to respond to his overtures, is not the best representative of either her race or sex. If unrringe be a lottery under mortual conditions, it must be teu-fold chancey in the case of the mysterious, inscrutable stranger, of whose unterrrients and connections nothing| is known. Yet, to our despair, and to the despair of all who have any conception of the evil involved, these ill-advised contract take placo. Their consequences, as we live suggested, are so wide reaching that we cannot afford to 'coaufort ourselves. by thinking that ag certain persons uake their own beds, they taust lie upon thoa. It is no satisfaction to reflect that fools leserve the consequences of folly, for those conse quences are, unhappily, not confined to those who set the cansos to work. We feel that some very rigorous action, something quite unconstitutional if necessary, should be Five hundred Chinese coolies broke out of taken to prevent any recurrence of incident the compound at Jumper's Doop Mine on April like these. Academically, it may be that fund started for Johannesburg They were Eowever, driven back by the Mounted Police, Per Dos, the returning Chinese eunigrant, who brings whom they stoned for three hours. The with him a foreign wife, may be no aroun-casualties in the affray were not wrions. The drel after all, by design at all events. He Kaffir assisted the police in quelling the dis.
my mean well enough; and may even turbance, and twenty-sovou consider that what is good enough for his arrested. kinswomen is good enough for any. We four that he may even have been encouraged in such sophistry by the cackle of the well-meaning idiots who persist, under one
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Tho Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company (Limited), Glasgow, bunched on March 22nd the twin-seam steamer Fürst Bismarck, which they hare bill for the Hamburg-American Siento Packet Company. The steamer is a vessel of 8,300 tons gross, and she will carry 2:33 fiest-class, 40 second-class, and 1,824 steerage pawengers. She was noted by Mrs. Leo Friedricha, of Hamburg.
While a caso was being tried in the small Polles Court restarlay, a lakong, whose thoughts were evidently stenying to what Tichons called the "Rosy," was heard singing in au uniertone, a Chinese version of :---
When I was young and in my prime. I could drink wine at my time: But now since I am growing old.
I only drink when I am cold.
In the debate in the Budget-Committee of the Reichstag on March 21st on the estimate, for the German brigado in China, the Foreign Secretary, Baron von Itishthofen, stated that the foreign contingents bad anquestionably demonstrated their usefulness during the war in the Far East. In his opinion, it was materially due to their presence that Chins had ale uo attempt to abandon her nontrality. The German Government would only he too glad to withdraw the German brigade at the earliest opportunity, and it wonki do its utmost to hasten this consummation. For the presont bowever, there did not soom any likelihood that the movement for withdrawing the troops would arrive before the conclusion of peace.
THE KING.
of the Russian fest rauning into so obrious a cul-de-sac, certain genial skippers seria to hare. succeeded in palling the nethor limb of the simple minded to such an extent that the thunder of guns is confidently expected at any moment, ovea over tha Manam har itself. As a matter of fact the Baltic fleet passed Singapore on Saturday at 2 pm.. following for some. distance in the wake of the s.s.--Korat, which
LONDON, 24th April. The King is visiting Sardinia and Corsica in the course of his Medi-serised in Bangkok this morning, until the Korut turned northward, and the Russian ships terrancan tour.
tuck a north easterly direction. As soon from the Korat, the Russion fleet niburu soma forty-woven rassels and they were proceeding at a rate of about 9 kaots an hour.-Bangkok Traies,
THE WAR.
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FRENCH NEUTRALITY.
LONDON, 22nd April.
Paris states that the Authorities at Saigon bave ordered the interned cruiser * Dianu,” which has been completely repaired, to hand aver essential parts of her machinery and
to disarm.
OBJECTIVE OF THE FLEET.
1 is alleged that when the Russian hospital ship Oref way at Saigon those on board, stated that the objective point of the fleet as a base for its operations was Vladivostock.
DATTLESHIPS BİGHTED BY MARNORA” The P. & 0. ns. Marmora sighted five Russian battleships varly on the morning of Madagascar and the Sunda Straits. They were Breaming slowly eastwards. This incident, saya the Straite Times, was not reported in the Celomba newspapers,
the 3rd instant, on a line between the north of
THE CHINESE CONSUL GENERAL
TO S. AFRICA.
The Trutsia Times of the 8th inst. «aya: ---Wo
Router's correspondent in St. Petersburg says it is derstood that France has con- Presenting prizas ut the Calentia Madrasch.
fiued herself to transmitting the Japanese (Mahomedun college) Lord Kitchover mid-
protest to Russia, who has replied that the English men, and women gare generously to
exact whereabouts of Admiral Rozhdeat- establish and maintain such institutions as thepot m-ruly that geography, history, and vensky is not known; it is, therefore, science might be taught, but to enable the impossible to say whether there is cause for louca with some amusement that securing to youthes of Mahomedon races under our role to complaint, but the Admiral will be com-Consul General to S. Africa, by the Emigration telegrams recently received from Tastai Lin, carry out that grand Mahomedan preceptmunicated with as soon as possible. The authorities here, that he has not yet loft Heng-
| which was nha tha prasept of other religions, that to improve the mind and body was the duty of mora to God. The British Government oud prople did att in their power to pay back the debt they owed the East is philosophy, science, lit-rature, and art by establishing and maintaining such inslitations. He trusted his young auditors would make the knowledge they gained at the Madrasah a stepping-stoon to future study and improvement.
ought to be done with them. The most
A Mainichi tel-gram from Bhiroshima stated practical suggestion that occurs to us is that a sollier named Ishiwara Umotaro, who
Before Mr. F. A. Hussland at the Police that they should be taken back to Australia, had beer in hospital there since the 5th April Court yesterday. Myla, a marino on H.MS and there employed as "awful examples," was found on the 10th to be suffering from Albion was charged with being drank and warn any of their bubonic plague, and died shortly afterwards, disorderly and assaulting an Indian constable, missionaries to sisters who might be tempted to
The necessary precautionary menswes were at who asked to be allowed to go to hospital se ence taken both at the hospital azul in regard the regalt of the biow he received. He was Kimilarly Disguided adventure. The
to the vessel which had brought him back toned on the first charge and $5 on the unsavouryness of the tople is no doubt | Japon from the front. It is bañosed that he
woond. Harrington, a European from Canton responsible for the fact that such things contracted the disease at Autung. Manchuria.
was placed before His Worship charged with are bushed up, instead of being, us
being drunk and disorderly and assalting two
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It uppears, remarks the Jain Mail, that the
Admiralty promptly despatched yesterday's message which, however, will not be received for some days. The Admizally state that the telegram announcing his arrival at Kamranh took four daya in transmission. The latest telogram seems to indicate that he has left Kainranh.
The Governor of Hainan bas-telegraphed to Peking that the Baltic fleet is coaling off the coast of Hainan.
BALTIC FLEET NEWS.
At the end of last month two German colliers arrived at Ferdicherry with full cargoes, and reported that they ran short of coal and intended taking a supply at Colombo, but finding a Japanese torpedobeat there, went ou
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kong for his post, If this is so, then it is clear some one has been telegraphing in his name, and foreign correspondents wiring from thers have arrival. The reason of his tardy departure is not ovidently been equally misted in regard to hiz
clear, and it is rather surprising he has not been impeached for delaying.
THE "TIN HAU" FESTIVAL AT HONGKONG.
The Tin Hau Chiogge Festival (the birthday of the Goddess of Water) falls on Thursday the 27th instant, and is observod between the 23rd (Sunday last) and 27th. instant. Daring these days women and girls go to Causeway Bay, East Folut and Shokwau, which is situated. in Chinese territory some distance up the Castes river, to born joss sticks or candles, to explode crackers, and to take part in varivas
Ono rather attractive procession towards
12spondents must forward their namen and ad- they obviously should be, blazoned through- i idea of dumming Port Arthur and draining out lukongs in Wellington Street, one of whom had to Ponticberry. They were bound for the ceremonies. dresses with communications addresssä toike Editor, out the places that permit them to occ3t. the water so as to leave the sunken ships lgh to go to hospital with a severely injured eye. Baltic Fleet.
not for publication, but as evidence of good faith
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is largely ignorance that sends these women
to a fate that, properly advertised, would
Defendant pleaded not guilty, but was fined and dry has been abandoned.
$25 on each account. Before Mr. G. N. Orme, sender attractively podarinas. Int on clover A. A. Remedios, accountant clerk in the Naval examination it proved unpractical owing to the Yard, was called upon to answer make the most reless of them shudderauber of rivers that 8 into the harbour-charger, the assault, being committed on a European Sergeant at Happy Valley. On the constructed and equippod vessel which will fined $3 and on the charge of assault 5. assist the work of salvage.
This project
Mere ordinary measures are to be adopted, and
The Japan Gazette some time ago made the following calculations with regard to Admiral Bojest veusky's coal supply: His stock of coals
must be getting low, the run from Madagascar to Singapore repromating more than 3,00 miles. It was estimated by the Russian press
be 3.100 tons daily (though it is difficult to
Causeway Bay consisting of a number of little Girls, wearing robes of red and gold, and mounted on China posics, passed along Queen's
Rond yesterday.
Telegraphic Address: PRESS Codes: A.B.C. Qih and hesitate. We have heard of exceptions among them is the purchase of a specially charge of being drunk and disorderly he was that the conl: consumption of the float would During the trip, while outside of British waters,
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MARRIAGE.
On 24th April, at the Union Church, Hongkong, by the Boy, 0, 1. Hickling, MARY MARGARET, vidort daughter of Mr. J. P. B. REEVE, of Brent wood, Eerox, to Alvezo. E. HALLnGs, fourth ach of Mr. T. HOLLER, of Taunton, Somiseuraut.
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REALISING how diffloult it is to suggest, and still more hopeless to secure, a remedy, it is with a feeling of melancholy that wa refer to the case of the European women who arrived in this Colony on Saturday,
to the rule, of foreign wives happily mated with educated Chinese husbands. We can admit that such cases exist, aud WC
ean refrain even from expressing our dis approval on the strength of some few such; but the general weight of evidence is against it, in principle and in practice; and we hope that the final lessons of experience may never be obscured by ranting idealists who are only forgivable because they know not what they do.
Ext usive repairs are being made to the Kowloon Folice pier, which hus suffered "con- siderably from dry rot.
A Chinese Customs launch was yesterday sen towing two junks, presumably smugglers, Through Hongkong harbour.
Captain Edward Molineux, D.3.0., Indian Army, has invented an apparatus for laying fiel telegraph and telephone wires at a rapid rate from horseback. The invention enables the wires to be laid out or reeled in at the gallop, and the apparatus is light, being cop- structed to take very fine, Bexible cable wire. With this invention it is possible to link up batteries and mount a units whi st on the move, and so disponse will: galloping orderlies and aidos-de-camp.
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Excursion steamers leave Hongkong for Shekwan daily, a number of Etropean sight- sears being included amongst the passengere. gambling tables are kept in full swing.
THE FLEET.
WARSHIPS LEATE FOR MION BAY,
Yesterday morning 'tho British fleet, under Vice-Admiral Sir Gerard Noel, left Hongkong for Mirs Bay. It is said that the ships will and, taking return afters weck's manœuvres, H.M.8. Albion, dying the flag of Rer-Admiral the Hon.
Curzon Howe, remains behind on guard ship, with H.M.S. Andromeda.
A TORPEDO BOLT.
The MM. Kusowo, from Shanghai yesterday. sighted a torpedo boat of Pedro Blance at about two o'clock yesterday morning.
ahead scouting.
SCOUTING.
understand the lasin of this allowance) at THE GARRISON,
ordinary craising speed, and over 400 tons when lying in port. If the fleet hes come straight The trooping season
from Madagascar without stopping at any point 8.8.for coating, it musthave cruised sínes the 10th for Yesterday the Royal Indian Marine
on her way 20 days, which would give a consumption of Duferin arrived here from India, to Taku with reliefs for 30th Punjabi $2,000 fone. The largest coal capacity Regiment,
the of one of the battleship, such as Reliefs for the 110th Mabratias and for a Alexander II is 2,000 tons wing of the 3rd Burmas arrived by the Boys her coal capacity at 14 lbs. with indicatod horse Indian Marine as. Harlinge, now lying along. oile the whur! at Kowloon They sunsist of power of 16,000, we arrive at a maximum consumption of 6,000 tons for that vossol alone B03 men of the Baluchis Regiment.
in the 20 days, or, in other words, she must have Shortly after the lows of H... Victoria activity has been witnessed amongst the native filled her bankers from bor colliers three times in the Mediterraneas, Admiral Makaroff troops at Kowloon during the transfer.
en ronts supposing she was at top speed, which demonstrated to a class of Naval students, with there was insuficient accommodation for both the use of a model in a tank of water, that incoming and outgoing troops a number of the the nice-sity of keeping in touch with hor is, of course, unlikely. Nevertheless, despite battleship fitted with a longitudinal balkhead Balachis camped on the Kowloon parade slower companione it must be remembered that
An arrival yesterday afternoon reports that must inevitably capsize it similarly injured ground, which, with its
It was a watsheds, to say nothing about the hockey tion proportionately increased thereby. The Nine Pins, The German Mail in the morning to the vessel would be foul and her coal consump- he saw the British feet, hull down, off this The following sentence is from an article in either by collision or other means. after escaping from a life of concubinage. French paper dealing with India and the strauge fute that he should lose his life, when matches, drilling, etc. yesterday presented proportion of coal consumption to speed is not sighted the Fleet of Waglun, the cruisers
Hindoes "The elinate of Bombmy is so un-
the Rusdau battleship Petropavloved was sunk, more animated appearance that for some time and virtual slavery, in a Chinese com healthy that the inhabitants are obliged to live
struck by a wine. The mine made a brouch of past. The homeward bound men leare for to be calculated on that of simple proportion
DESERTEES FROM THE VENGEANCE." i.e., because u vessel uses 28,000 lbs, a day at top munity. However much such people may sleewhere."
| similar position, the ship had a longitudinal | Rangoon to-morrow,
While H. M. S. Vengeunce was waiting at spood it cannot be calculated that she uses half bulkhesit, and capsized as per demonstration. have alicuated our respect, whatever they
that amount at half spood, for the proportion is Colombo for H. M. S. Barfleur with a relief According to returns made by the Japanese-Stam Observer..
of her sailors dosorted. On a may have done to repel our sympathy, it is thorities on the 7th instant, the Russian
very touch less on the diminishing ratio of crew, sevon impossible that we should forget their prisoners now interned at various places in
warrant being issued, four were arrested at A young medical missionary, Dr. Forsythe,
inverso geometrical progression, and there is also this question of foulness to be considered. Barella by two Sergeants of the Police Force race; and quite out of the question that we Japan numbered 58,759. A considerable attached to the Southern Presbyterian Board
A Mainichi telegram from Scoal, dated But it may probably be fairly considered that who, in banding over the men, ware each should fail to feel keenly the degradation number have yet to come forward from the of the United States, was recently attacked by April 11th, states that the rights granted some when the ships bail reached the eastern side awarded 2. The suitors were in civil clothes.
a gang of masker Koreans at the house where which they have brought to it. The injury
he was lodging in a little villago near Chunjin time ago by the Coreau Government to a of the Indian Ocean they had at least about Thres were still astray on the 28th March. to the prestige of the White race, the
The doctor attempted to defend himself, but he Russian Count for whudo fishing off Choseups exhausted the contents of their bunkers. This demoralisation in tone of the Yellow which
was struck a hoary blow on the head, and was and Shimpo bave now come to an end. Under brings us to the certainty that Rojestvensky such relationships encourage, the cruelty to
then thrown off the verandats, a distance of four the terms of the arrangement, the Count was cannot afford to delay before either seeking the the 'innocents who represent the natural Rhys-Davids, on his removal from London to fact, and jumped upon by the Koreans, He Yon and, it was provided, that if a year should temporary rofago. As to the Japanese plans, out,
to pay the Government an annual tax of 450 energy and engaging him or fading some was nearly killed, but when medical assistance slapse without this amount being paid the of course there is not the slightest indication, arrived the benefits of a robust constitution were The Burmese in the paddy districts think inuifested and at last reports it was thought grant of rights should become void. As twelve but there is every contilence that Admiral Togo Burns in May and June, and are helding onto that Japan will probably purchase rice in that he would recover.
The Nichi Nicht comments on the approach of the Russian Squadron ne followi:-The world is woll aware that Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet is no match for Admiral Togo, and if he dare,
field.
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Miss Hughes, assistant secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, has been appointed secretary in succossion to Professor T. W.
fill the chair of comparativo roligione in Manchester University
WITHDRAWAL OF RUSSIAN FISHERY RIGHTS IN COREA.
months have passed since the tax was last paid, has the situation woll in hand. the concession has now been declared to be no longer in force.
EASTERN FLEET.
The Commander-in-Chief in Chios has been
directed to furnish a programme each year of the cruises and exercises he proposes to carry
After the conclusion of the maussures in the summer, the China, East Indies, and Australian Squadrons, which will then be at their war stations, will rendezvous at Singapore for combined fleet exercises. An opportunity will thus afforded for that intorchange of views between the Admirals which the Beard of
consequences of such mésalliances, these are things to which we cannot shut our oyes, unpleasant and distasteful though the subject may be. The temptation to regard the notorious Australian colour prejudice their stocks in that hope. It is feared thats good Japan, said: "I was surprised to find on Mr. Takabashi, vice-president of the Bank of ás unreasonable is strong; but, perhaps, if many of them will lose money it consequence reaching Japan that the war had had no bad we knew all that is to be known, we might of the high interest they have to pay to the effect whatever on the industrial progress of The Chinese Envoy with some members of his lo engage the latier he will simply add to the Admiralty deem se important.
money lenders for advances.
eee method or, at any rate, meaning in the madness which, we are often led to ascribe
to a sort of extreme Trades Unionism. Tive
THE LIASSA TREATY..
the country. Foreign trade, both export and Fanite visited the High Court at Calcutta on the The first round in the Tounis tournament was import, had increased, and internal business was 5th instant. His Excellexey spent bout an to have concluded yesterday but, owing to the better than never. Trade with China had hour with the Chief Justice on the Bench and later on visited Mr. Justice Sale's Court where of the caps just forced upon our attention recent inclement weather, this was impossible. increased tremendously. The best feeling he remained about a quarter of an hour watch originale in Australia. In the island con- Half the competitors in the various events have prevailed everywhere. The money needed for ing the trial of a case. Both Conris were
not yet played off, so the closing dato for this continuing the war for another year had already crowded with spectators tinent, the Chinamau to all appearances round has been extended, and competitors will been voted, and proposals are also being made It is understood that Mr. Tang, the Chinese makes a peaceable, law-abiding, industrious have patil Saturday next, the 29th instant, to for the further continuance of the war after planipotentiary, will proceed to ima to
continue the negotiations regarding the Lha that period, if necessary." · and thrifty citizen. Unfortunately, whether play their heats.
Treaty.
in decadent nations er uztious apprescking
glory of the Japanese pary. If he is wise, There is a theory that the arts flourish most therefore, ho will await, the arrival of his 3rd Squadron, but in the meantime ha. will have to decadance. I cannot see that this theory langs take a stay in some place or other, and be any foundation in fact. On the contrary, I do cannot do so without committing some breach not believe that any nation-cau Inst unfess it of neutrality. Consequently, international has a great ideal. A motion without an ideal is diplomatic questions ars very likely to arise and nothing. When that is lost, all is lost. The arts these will enable us to test the sense of justice coguised as a nation that money-making is not and friendliness to Japan, of France and Hel- the best aim in life-Marie Corelli.
will not flourish in America until she has re-
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