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SHIPPING ITEMS.

OYIUM FOR HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI,

The Times of Ceylon of the 2nd instant rays that the P. & G. s. Sardinio, from Caloutta put out a consignment of 140 cases of opium for transhipment to Hangkung und Shanghai into the transhipment warehus, and they were to be shipped

the Bengal which was due at Colomba o the 8th instaut from Boulay bound

BALVING THE

FUTURE ANGLO-JAPANESE

RELATIONS.

ренсы

Referring to the Anglo-Japanese Allinuro, the Times ays it has proved of inenlenials a benefit to both during the three years of its oxistence, and has constituted, wo de laxitate to say, the chief safeguard of the general throughout the course of the great anel being fought out in Manchuria. Ita Tokyo correspon dent's)

s lattor dous not, of course, protend to speak

for Way

the Government of the Mikado, It brings to the notice of the people of Great ple of Japau are thinking

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 25ra, 1905.-

RUSSIA'S NEW RAILWAY.

The Kashgar corespondent of the Times of India writes:---

ite

At the moment, the prosperity introducod into Orenburg and Toshkent by the railway is most marked. Iú Tashkent thero is now a

population of 180,00 inhabitants, of which 25,000 are Russiang, the rest

rest comprising arts, Tajiks, Tortars, Kirghiz, Jew

Jow and s The great importance attaching to the Hindus, the two latter races exclusively plying new line betweer. Orenburg and Tashkent, and the trade of usurers. There is a pormiuent

especial signiflrence at this moment, will be

garrison of paver loss than ten thousand men, appreciated mors thoroughly when it the strength being just now in exsues of this understand that already railway communication Sgure. Barracks and storehouse accommoda- with Orenburg from Tashkent he introduced n

tion for military supplies abound ju the place decided improvement situationalong the act in Russia's ruilitary and are on the increase. Between the spacious Hitherto the work of maintain tench l

Secundry in Galle harbour, eylon, has been Britain what the outwaťoki problem, 80 that aropean Russia and the military establishment i no corst, zing within a few minutes of basi

and saying upon thi

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TRADE IN WAR TIME.

for the Far East. UN “SECUNDRA.

The work of salvage of the wicked B. E s..

station and the Kussion gify, the distsneb of

proceeding rather slowly, and (averoment have

antherse-tramway conneting the Russian and called for tenders to reinore the wreck before they in the turn may ap rachit with the of Russian Tarkestan has been dependent apon native cities with the station, there are vary

fallest knowledge of the views of the allies

a flotilla of feartean steamers in the Campingpacions infantry quarters. the end of Apr 1, owing to the apparent inability fundent recalls the fact Lust, satis: Beast uue suit, treacherous water at it.

A long line of Luilding of the salvage contracters to finish the work

somewhat more ready and erected before the moon ets in. The contractors factory though the results of the agreement was the long circuitous railway route via Moscow po have submitted a profesto Government cinim have been is other respects, the allians is and the Caucasus, which necessitated a break on slightly rising ground, contain the lines of The Cossack establishinent. As a city Tashkont lux heurs demages and submitting that they failed in what was its original and principal of twenty hours for the sea passage betwen is vet without interest, although the chart

the offensivo tantins did not enter in any sprecent as regards shject in the eyes of the Japan, in Bak and Krasnovodsk bufere enn of the place is dostrayed by

our own eyes, and he tells us they are could be secured with the Trans-Caspian Rail of the poin In time-dean Daily News

shadowing strangers. It is still considering how it may be botter adapted

he military forces way,

in Ashabad, Mers,

1er the principal city of Rassist

Jan Turk

ALED, sui that

it end.

made to Onl and Tashkent, including, one might add, as such is the seat of the Governor-General of to

g between the south-eastern Turkestan, whoso

Bitrated to the north, preveres if possible, the threatened peare of the whole region lying 1 the Far East. Our allies ar now meditating slopes of the Pamirs and the Russo-Afghan soins three miles from the station, beyond the to the Commisery of Police, whore a list of

pulnco is

The one's merchandise with prices and samples of is over, it may be converted into a sore bulwark 1st, 2nd and 3rd Turkestan Army Corps, were

Клячіна

portion of the city recalls memories of camo find to be deposited. If ang's antecedents in flas future of the which will then be confined to a single, and

prace

The streets other centres in Central Asia.

satisfactory a permit would be issued for of this to signed. A simple renewal of the of collar cumami ations. would go far to accomplish that end;

side by high, white lars not drable possibly future reference. Then caur the tug. the city, and name and address registered for Tashkent rou

route threatens to diatonto the entire Te

It is laid out in the form of sector of trust and bodies in whatever miso npplementary and more fireer Orenburg. are wile, long and dusty, and bordered on each free and safe circulation within the confines of f-war with the Chief of the Gendarmerie,

GIVEN UP AS LOST.

The German ship Robert Rickmers, 2,147 tome, which left Philadelphis for Kobe with a kerosene oil on the 17th of Juus last, and was reported in the Mucasear trail on the

cargo

altain

wus

4

26th of October last, has been given upas lost, when the war which it was unable to avert and Husso-Porsiau frontiers. embracing the park which surrounds the Cathedral. The

Bangkok

.

APPEAL AGAINST THE "HONGKONG."

In the British Coort for Siam on the 12th instaat Mr. R. B. B. Gibbins (for the Sint

to which

ad

The rupted, line of

The following is extracted from a long article dscribing Makden under both belligerents. It appears in tho Tientsin Times: - Ond's first duty on arrival at Mukden was to

report on

Wore

possesion of this "opea segumu."

onagolf

ons could ream about at his owa swoot wil, without fet or intrance, and as soon as thus formalition

Steam Pucket Co., Ltd.) asked A «istaut fulge exaltsis of ang domestic polities, thero wil zat by military situation ju Central Asia in favour of circle, three great boulevards ralia ing fem Col. A lurchoff, who dispansod the permits for Lyle for Jowa to appeal from the decision of Ray hesitation amongst u, aliens continuing the whole future disposition Huse is way the Cathedral, a landsaune, octagonal bist du xojourning in or leaving Mnkdon, Oness in

to be of much signal it to slept. All the great depots of Soulera in freestone, with the stel dow and Hidden treat which has proved

tral Russia, Odessa, Simplorapot. ess which mark in Rosin ortal x misantage to the

x_places furtherance of the ideoir and to th

The italy King Kharkoff, and Moscow in addition to th stami

committed.

Ahi Canoasist buses nes possible reserve of reiaforce hip. The Cathedral ocerpirs the centra of the city and soutains the remains of Gen-

ul nts, are placed henceforth in immette con eral Kundman, Governor-General of Russian now becoming the main Russian baso in the regions Again, if the situation along a linqueres of Khiva in 1878 and Samarkand i

ludhi) complied with, my companion

TRADE

:

TALEPHONE No. 135.

TANS

dainagem accent of the collision between Shembin ganges the state of British oginio act with Tashkont via Oroubare the former Turkestan tween 867-1882 and. incidentally, aml self started in to test the market, with PRR CASE OF 49 PINTS...

Acting Judge Wilkinson, in the petion brought by Tan Sam Air, wiser of the steam launch Fart, against the Sism Stem Packet, owners of the team launch Hoagkong, for

thes vesel, The Acting Judge awarded damages in Tes. 1965 and costs against the

The Assistant execution of judgment to be "Musponded on security being given to the aisfaction of the Registrar for

for amount deposited; plaintiff and defourlants to

to give security for costs in Tes, 25, Bangkok Timer,

defendant

IFL

It is uo

Our

„Judge granted leare to appeal:/icy. If the agreement in its present complexion, au obriously qual improvement Khon of Kokand by General Tche, uiäioff on rogne paid during Linoza is told. 1

was and west of Tashkent registers this alteri 1864, Tastkoot itself wis caplaced from that the ective Food. We spo faurul out that

OYTUM SEIZURE ON THE "PETUKABERI." Seizure of 5 tiss of contrabant opium was made on board the x fehaber at Bangkok on the 10th instant. The informer was liberally rewarded by the Farmer. The steamer arrived from Rongkong and Swatow.

THE PANAMA CANAL..

by

rate, our interests and the six in peace-time, when each six regiments mats suspended over a wooden framework kepelth beyond the dreams of avarico might}

H

(30

MARK.

$6,5

PER CAVE OF 10 SPLITN

8,00

TANSAN

rightly when it declares that the policy of the Cabinet in this e-pers in the policy of the un ies,

god-n days of yore liad departed, navor to and that, whether the Cabinet changes or act,

of the nation will i

Il not Change

return, and that the fabulous

tho prices for

"fiz day's wers 15th June, 1865, party shims been the work of the Unionists, the he manifested in the position of Denburg.

Two versa beyond the Russian city is the only remembered like a tole Hitherto, in time of B'st Granbury liny

nativo

sirter. It identical with those of

ertainly, sudden Ruckustions in milk or sagar foundations for it were laid and built up by it

quarter.

throngh their opponents. The loader of the Opposition furnished eightssu regiments of Comes Andijan. Margiloo, Kokant and Osk, Rect would sometimes sent a thrill of joy in the House of Commons has recognized that pasand strong, the number being reused to mat

the heart of an housst (rader and v sious of in China, дну

Okt the

ays of the sun from the stol interests of Japan or practically identical, serve the pears. Tashkent received

which the rides of the little corral -nges ara temporarily disturb the even tonour of the day's f particularly in the maintenance of the integrity certain grote of this complement. the other ned. It lacke, however, the animation of the existence, only to be suddenly dissolved in and independence of that empire and in the points of duty being Margoan. Petro Alexu stroots of Bokhara, and is quite destitute of the siroke on the arrival of the first consignment

in her vastik

Warsaw, and Kharkoff. The defence of the

The architectural beauties of Eamerkand. Yet of the commodity in question. And th Rosebery, who has dons Orenburg division of Cossacks, however, always what it mixes in this respect is atened for by quantities that did arrive! One loud aghut SOLE AGENTS— markets, while Lars door 70 much to

his belief that, than the actual military requinments of thin winter and is weil tempered heat is city, and charged with thousands upon theas.

uament have useded. These forces, under the altered condition of affairs, now constitute on zimissible rezerva of mounted troops always in readiness and within fire daga of the Aigbau and Persian froutiers by means of this ne railway.

tho

The Paunumu Commission los uos received the 1 iutintpare the way for the agreement, has xisted in considerably gieser nambora sigonr of its cooling and bracing clinto at the endless strings of carts rolling into the

mor. Its allitude is 1,200 feet, and upon clear days the spectacle of peaks rising to the east nine thousand feel high can be readily enjoyed.

Frint

reentameridation of the engineering Committee, They propose that the can all be dug at swa lovel, with a width at bottom of theft, and a minitum depth of Sift. There will be twin-tidal locks at Miraflares, capable of tccommodating rexsels Loft lang and Tuft, wide. The total cost is estimates at £47,000,000, fucluding

Mr. J. D. Cork, chairm of directors.rbs pur expenses, charges of administration. incalentul

without fear of hostile intervention from ont

HALL & HOLTZ.

roul

1 per

ands of cases of winer and spirits, sud the cry will they come. Not that ou actually Tant tn his goods, except in the souse of the Chinaman's expression me lose money." wheza he sells one an article at 100 per cent, instead of 15 per cent. profit. Ro derer soll from 05 to 30 alles: oske, couleused wil at 106.59 to 20 The railway journey between St. Petersburg

Martell's and Orenburg covers fourteen hundred miles.

42 tonalix, beer | brandy Between Orenbung and Tashkent there is a dis-addrossing the shareholders of Hell & Holtz on from 20 to 35 rbls wholesale, while liqu-ure suit- tance of thirteen hundred miles, the new line Apl. 14th, said: The gross profit, though able to the bussian palate fetched fancy prices, having taken almost exactly four years la lay. necoreanly below that of former yours, owing to but the Rassing market is a curious one, atvi Work began on the northern action in the the loss of stock and praises just about the while they would pay any pricu forth in favuus

road, brands of wavables ez drinkables, one coali punt autumn of 1909. Many miles of puranent closi of Jus year, ix, I consider, fairly good, of urea the best artich if the brand wa

i

only the other day is the Govern when the tins for ronowal

t in office would feel it "their duty and their honour" to continue the treaty.

The statements of our Correspondent and the remarkable passages which he sends us taken from some of the most representative news papers of Japan confirm the hop, which wa have constantly cherished, that our allies will animin nd

nd sundries, Bonning to not be his willing than ourselves to prolong it. £7,600,000), hat nxclusive of the interest charges They recognise the benefits it has brought hom during the period of e nstruction. That poriod with the chivalrou frankness which chan is reckoned at from ten to twelve years

terizes them when they are dealing with friends. The engineers urge that in Le renmstances If, by localizing the conflict, it has saved u should the surface of the end be mum than from being almost inevitably dragged into a Goft, above the level of the . This would world-wids struggle with neighbours whose

naknown. Some brands, of bor e insta માં. cost £38,026,684, while a level of deft, would findship we particularly prize, it has ended involve an expenditure of £38.802,680). The Japan to fight out her life and death quarrol Chagres River weak to controlled by adam 2001. high, and the Giambou Lako tans con- side, It has kept the ring, and that is all she has structed w.uld be dr ized through taurels. akech or wire. She luns a roll-founded on The experiments made with the Americanfidence that it will keep the ring to the end ahovels show a capacity ne rrde excavation and baffle any efforts which might otherwise 1000 yards per day, at a cost of 50 cents per have made to repeat the tactics of 1890 ubic yard. The original est mate was 60 cents; and coapel her to renounce the just fruits of roal, which leads from Aktiubinak neroas the goods is found a great obstacle to trudo. The been grasped, it was well worth cater so that there should be an economy under this her unexampled triumphs at the dictation of a head aloue of £3.0 5.0 stesflur, which would coalition. She foss, the Aaahi Shimbun tells warrant construction

Daeus, that it secures hor against that dangor, and 30,000,000

fards par anunu, a z

a saving of 50 per and the appreciation of its advantages which cent of time on previous records. The con- she has entertained from the first. Her attach mittes recommended construction at sea level ment to it is, of course, conditional upon because of the facility of alteration, whereas the complete and hearty fulfilment upon our series of locks would be practically permanent. part, in the spirit as in the letter, of the except at great expense and incordieuce. obligations which it imposes upon us. Thant is The estimated cost of Bo-lerol canal is inevitable and most just. Any self-effacement, £15.948,400 beyond the estimate of the pre- vious commission, and above that level it exconds it by £19,090,060 sterling-

of

EX

sea Jos el

street

↳ #tre

hundred of the shore's ought to excavate } this sentimont has strengthened the faith in it į jo Tashkent, a journey of Lipoteen days. "The good investment. In looking over the Oriental charnoter of its inhabitants, who vied |

0

THE LAST CAPTURE

P

The Horborden (captured by Japanese on March 19th) was insured against war risks for £31,450, and £3.718 was done on coals and advence freights. She is of 1,265 tons, built in 1902, and owned by Messrs. Harlaud and Burtistt. The capture is believed to be the last which the Japanese will have the opportunity of making, as it is understood there are no more of thesus Vladivostok boats at sea beyoul recall,

SHOCKING SPECTACLE AT PEKING.

in

no doubt notice the disparity the value of the factory property as against the newly acquired land in Tientsin. I should mention that these figures represent the hook value, sad that the real value of the Shanghai property would be something over three times ibo amount it în

ing for. The bulk of the traders were living in near the railway station. familiarly dubbed "Rue de Cairo." by reason of the with the ramshackle habitations as to which should have the most tattordemallion appearance. From the end of the Chiness now yer holidays trade commenced to declino perceptibly, and an indefluab'e something in the air, foreboding

to use cur Correspondent's word, upon our part and wool from Osh and Andijani, silks from premises are alut down at; the Hankow the approsobing debacle, paralysed trade.

by

all sorts learn to be resoluto and boll.

of

now worth considerable more

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124

AMERICA AND JAPAN.

The Japan Chronicle, ruferring to some notes

in a beak of poetry prepared by a Japanese and

an American, mys: The little book is eriden1ly intended for consumption in the United States,

According to a Chinese newspaper, an extract than to renew the alliance. Thoughtful men towns along the route which, through lack of against the Company, as you kry aware, on the Ran. Japanese War." We do not think that

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way were constructed before, in the antama of and shows about the same percentage upon the 1904 a start was made from the south. Al business dous, the loss of business during the though the system will not be opened to general first few months while the now stocks were which no European would hk at it another traffic buturo midsummer of this year, the two being repfonished accounting for the diminished dreont beer were to be had, were consider by sections were united in September of 191, and solume of business. The expenses are rather the Russians as the non plus ten of malt liqu

rains now carrying in proportion to the

than

brandy which certai ly might be military this utheri te miri cir comples they should be, it being fouod im practicable to consid-rod equal to Murtolt was ualeable, at munt of troops, Originally communications reduce them at once owing to west of the stuff the same time that the most extraor in cry between Orenburg and Tashkent were main being under agreements, and the large inosas convoctions put up by amateur Chinese cheiste It was a market which tainad by means of tarantass along the post in the rent, while insuficient room to show found a ready sat

bat if its intricacies certainly required studying, had onco Kirghiz stoppes vis Orsk to Irghiz and thence amount at credit of Profit and Loss account through Kazalink to Perovsk, where the road enables you to return 12 per cont to share passed through Turkestan to run ria Chemkunt holders bich, I think, can be considered

will no Sheet you galloping patyorks und treilea, with teams of Ave and three horses respectively, and the more huboring Bactrian els, harness-d three abreast and used in the stages across the Karu kamu desert, were wout to draw the vehicles on the post read, Long and picturesque teams of camels, bound for Oreoburg and carrying cotton when the hour of settlement arrives, ang Samarkand and Khiya, tapestries from Klickand, than the book value. Stud and vans de mot hesitation about keeping the ring at all costs lambs woolskins, and carpets from Bokhara, show in the accounts at all, having been written to the very last, and excluding in the most and dried fruits from Tashkent, annually off in past years. As you are aware, we have peromptory fashion all attempts at interference

third parties in any gniss or upon assed in almost endless procession between already paid an interim dividonil of one dollar Tashkent and Coburg from June to por share, and there being still a balance of pretext, would naturally and necessarily striko November. 01 Inte yeate, however, the $98,452 at your disposal, your directors rocom- a low at the trast in us upon which the alliance Trans Caspian railway, commenced by Skobeluff mend paying a fual dividend of ous dollar and is based that would not be repaired. Thora is in 1880 and gradually carried forward by a half per dare, making as I said before, which is told by Mr. Nogachi that "Manchuris PRACTICAL EXPERTS no danger, wo believe, of vacillation or weakness Annenkoff to Samarkand. Ens auppiaated per ount for the year. There in pas mors subject

will be America's Why? Because "our When the about the maltor.

people are no the once floursing trafic of the post will touch upon. In February last the Japanese history sufficienty explains that wa ananimene und so earnest in the support of a road, along which the loual post has bean for Company had occasion to make tent case policy as they are in regard to the preservation some time the sole movement. The new railway, ofsistants are brought out to China, whith

have never been a commercial people. We are under which all ́our the agreement

not a manufacturing people. Our chief pro- of our close friendship with Japan, statemen of tou, is destined to eliminate even these last few

ducts are rice, to, and raw silk. And they links with the past; but perhaps a virif probibits them, for ten years, from starting in

Therefore one never imported into Chin." places But Japan, if we may judge by the opinions offect my counterbalance its mo.o destructive opposition to the Company only in such of these important journals, is ready to do more influences by impacting a new prosperity to the an the Company ara

established. The cave went

America will be the bif guiner from the this is the view held by Japanese state-men, the restraint was from which is translated in the China Reviews amongst her publicists hold that the peace of the old-time trade, have shunk in size and ground that the wording

that it is likely tebe justified by events. When on a certain drill ground, outside the Anting the Far East at the peace of Asin would be diminished in importance. The new line does worldwide and for all the time; it is mucdless to Mr. Noguchi says that the Ja anere are not a

Just assured, not by its mere renewal, but by not exactly follow the old poet route, but from say that such construction was neither the

izz.

people he is ignoring the bistory of commercial Gate of Peking there occurred the legal execu

its renewal in an extended form. They propose Orenburg which in the terminus of the railway tention of the lawyer who drew up the agres the during the sixteenth and part of the tion, acc

according to Mongolian law, of the to turn it into o goueral agrement absolutely from Bemarit, is the Trans-Siberian by stew, meat, nor of the Company, nor has it heen senteuil centurion, when it is perfectly evident murderer of a Mongol Prince Thus warder binding each of the contracting parties to assist crosses the Ural Eirer to Ilears ou the Ifck, a understood in that way by any of the nusistants t took place in the interior of Mongolis, but the

nation if apprehension of Western murderer ascape) and was only recaptured after the other in the event of war. They conterd❘ tributary of the Ural. From lonk the tetals who have signed it during the many years LEBL) coins um would have developed into & great that in this shape it would infallibly do what it ruu vis Akliubiusk and Karolinsk along the it has been in use, Ons lawyers are making aggression lad not led to the closing of the his flight to and arrival in

in Paking The criminal was wrapped up in

intended, but has failed to do, in its Sir Daria valley via Ferorsk to Turkestan, and the necessary alteration to prevent any of clothing and cotton Initting; and the who subsisting form. It would becom« an effective | thence to its terminus in Ta-hkent.

misconstruction in future. Owing to the coa country, to foreigners and the prohibition of of Asia. No Power or guarantee of the was then thoroughly saturated with kerosene.

cutabisation of Powers ever likely to tratar

Originally no of three suggested routes, the ditions required by the Court in the event of emigration to the people. If Japan is not a an appeal, your Directors did not consider it manufacturing country now, she is rapidly He was thou placed, thus wrapped up. in a huge the tranquillity of the world dare venture to Orenburg Tashkent road, was the more desir

advisable to

proceed farther in this matter. I worming so, and, indeed, if sin fails in this wo cannot see what future there is for the empire, iron free exposed to public view or a plustal, confront the combination of the British Navy able, because the more divat.

may also mention that the case in question was and there roasted to death, after the muner of commanding Asiatic waters and of the Japanese with the Central Asias Railway on

schemes,

in favour of connecting the Trans.

not taken up in any vindictive spirit, but simply he called a manufacturing airy, but the

A hundred years ago England could scarcely FACTS OF THE a lynching in the Southern States of America

its

to test the legality of the agreement. People wore present in count) as autabors, and army prepared to co-operate wherever

The menace

development was rapid when it come. As to Zervices Light by required.

one hand and the Saratoff Uraisk Railway with thow my that the sight was even more interest- to China, the menace to India. to Persia, submitted to

ersin, the Central Asian Railway on the other, were

the imports into China, bout which Mr. tho ing than the annal devil dance which takes

commission

Felect POLITICS OF RUSSIAN PEASANTRY. Noguchi makys so light, China stunde seson und to Afghanistan, the menace to the

non appointed

well as

on the list of Japan's customers. In 1902 place at the Laua Miso near the Ausing Gate.

commercial deor of the Far East would the routo. Prudene and sentiment, Lictors and other officials were present, represent,

sink into perpetual impotence. We cannot

ut the absence of any physical difficulties in the The greatest nemies of Russia in Japan America came first, taking products from Japau ing the Board of Punishment at the hideous

nt present may whether the realization way of prompt construction, temperel

with 16 million, to which must be added spectacle, though it did not seem in any way

the special correspondent of the Matiu at

be added part ahocking to them.

of this largo but simple scheme for per resolution of the tribunal in favour of the old taily: the Russian prisoners of war," to the value of 80 million yen; China was next, The Chinese seam to be in the s'aga at whichmanently assuring the status quo of the greater 1st-track. It was at ace began and pushed Tokyo in an interesting account of the Russian of Hongkong's 25 millions, while the next part of Asis, as it will exist after the present to completion within four years-a feat in prisoners in Japan. He adds is sond be willions, followed by Great Britain with 17 It is ead to figure on the list is France with only 27 Europe had arrived when we believed so

possible to accomplish in the ease of either of to admit sncorely in relis in that they burned each other war is or is not within the range of praction the two rival schemes. The former of these, difficult for the Japanese to find as bittar tercis millions. When to the 46 millions taken by

politics. But we are reasonably confident that,

those used by alive for the wake of their immortal souls.

by Chius are gided the 10 millions taken by to discredit their adversaries un the plan could be real zod, it would achievo vestly, elaborate and ambitious, sought to

1 Korea, it will be seen that Japan is rory deeply Tashkent with Semipalatinsk, the hund Doubtless it the great end it bus in view.

those connect

prisoners against their own country. inay bo said after the war that Russia has been interested in the fortunes of the neighbouring would be based upon the lines whies are of the steamboat servies on the Irtish River,

Vis Anbeata supposed to under the alliance between France

Vorni sud Kopal. Passing atfucked and vanquished by the Russias the mainl nd for commercial as well as territorial between the two lakes Issyk-kal and Balkash, selves." One of these prisoners, who. like all reasons. repairs recessitated by the recent fire at and Resia, It would threaten no Power, but the Eastern Tombs is affording a most welcome it would guarantee the signatories against the direction from Semip latinsk, the one securing patriotism, made the following remarks, which

two alternative routes were a ggested for its the Russian peasants,

have no idea t opportunity to alloials and contractors for a atteck of all Powers, while it might be

BC. section with the Trans-Siberian system at profoundly astonished me.We shall be

very There have as to admit of the accossion of other States, Omsk, the other littlelegitimata speculation.

cardinal principles, ae willing to accept its cardin

seeking to

post not been any Imperial buildings to repair or wit

pass along the

Tecause, although its loss will be of no advan nonset at a convenient distance from Peking circumstances might allow. The moment has road to Barnaul terminating at Obi, where the glad, he said, "if Russia loses Manchuria,

Trans-Siberian Railway bridges the Obi Hiver. minds

vertage to us, at least our brothers and our chiklen not yet come for making up our for some time, so all coucorned will, of course,

of the sohome which aimed at will not be obliged to go to that accursed country,| bas momentous

whigh The definitively upon this: the

project, of the present chance. most

been

the Saratoff-Uralsk Railway with where we have to serve for five years instead of citing for the repairs is estimated at thrown ont estimate Tls. 1,800,000, but if four leaths is to be given

by

Central Asian Railway proposed to carry three, as in Russin Hosides, in Manoharia we can a newspaper, though a very to the contractor (be estimate will be rendered influential newspaper in Tokys. The critical the line beyond Cralek to Kangrad, a fishing get no furlough, and we only hear very rarely

village in close

to the debouchement proximity to

from home. It will be a very good thing if we Tls. 4,500,000, and if three tenths go to the period in which peace is being made may begin of the Ama Daris with the Ural Sea. From lose it.

will read Tis. 6.000,000. This and probably will begin, suddenly, and, perhaps, Contractor

would is in strict oxslaure with the accepted rulo rather unexpectedly. It believes us to ko Kungrad, passing east of Khiva, the lius

The

make

actual

in several rolis

CHINESE ESTIMATES.

it

Was

if

it must be remembered, has so far

di

in all oficial contracts. Of what use is it to our minds and the sinds of our alles before it talk of the old China baring passed away, and is upon us.

a now or having dawned who such things as

proclaimed on the

are not only told in the ear but boldly

*Procedure,

of officiat and legal

Imperial

I prejudice and.

and parcel

to

exclusive

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The

the

supporters

it

Alternative

the

have traversed the Black Sands, following straight line and breaking into the Central Asian system at Chardjui (Four Springs) from where a male truck, leading over

ไม่ into Persia terminates at Blested, and too. an iron girdor bridge resting on

say

MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.

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DOW

The Secretory of the British Empiro Lagne written to Mr. Reid, Premier of the with Australia Commonwealth (whero marriage

deceased wife's sister is legal, informing him that at a recent meeting of the Leagno, preside over by Lord Derby, following resolution, by Lord Strathcona, was adopted and proposed Butter. This council von resolves to give that bearly

to such support action shall secara that the legitimate The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued offspring of marriages in one part of the Empire

slad the following roport

be legitimate in other parts, and exprENSOS The barometer their hope that the Prime Minister will at some On the 24th at 11,45 am.

which will b

WEATHER REPORT.

the Yellow Sea to the North of Bhanghai Gradients are moderate to slight. Moderata E. to S. winds ouy be expected in

forward

Tho C.P.R. str. Empress of Japan arrived of granite piers, spans the Amu-Daria. It is has fail- a quickly over N. China owing to a convenient date give kis favourable consideration Mr. Yokolama at 8 a m. on Monday, the 24th inst. neless at this date to weigh the balance depression wiiob is passing from the Continent to a request from a deputation views of the And

Mrs Conger may have done something, and left exain 12 2,p.m. same day for Kobe, between the savoral schemes, iro of which at to though the barrier was already being demolished where she is due to arrive at 2 p.m. to-day. at the time of their arrival. But beynud

The C.F.R. sir. Empress of fudio arrived at any rate, long since have been forgotten. The

third, viz. the Orenburg-Tashkent route, the Formosa Channel and N. part of the China remains with us an accomplished fact to pravide, donbtlass in the near fatare, mutter

Forecast-Moderate S.E. winds; Cue. for immediate concern.

that we regret we can see very little of the Nagasaki at Sam. on fenday, the 24th inst., great transformation of which so much is end left again at 3 p.w, satce day for K.be. spoken.-Peking Times.

where she is due to arrive at 6 p.m. to-day.

Sen.

authorised to submit to him the council upon this important question.

The resolution was accepted by Viscount Knutsford and Lord Hugh Cecil, MP., two well-known opponents of any change in the English marriage law.

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