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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, JULY 13TH." 1905,

shipping. Deep Bay is not so called TELEGRAMS.

because of its soundings, but becaus› of its deep indentation of the land. Across the estuary of that river, for which the carto-

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*** | awkward bar; and even supposing a laden. steamer gets up river safely, it must aniry back before the tides, if it does unt wish forest till next tide on the mud. Asked if Sha-t'au-kok, a town on the opposite side of the peninsula, in Starling Inlet, was not equally obvious," he admitted that it was; but sail the eight

milus between that and Shan-ehun offered more engineering difficulties than the eighteen mile route proposed by himself. Besides," he pointed out, "look at the country to be opened up. A line from

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· COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN 2 WALES.

124 DEAD.

Loxbos, 12th July. Ait'explosion has occurred in the Wattstown Colliery, ": Pontypridd," One hundred and twenty-four persons were killed.

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Cho trink line is building." If any private syndicate had construered a light railway through this wastara territory, they would not only have cerned gond diviton Le; but would in all probability h we heen able to sell for a good price to the Canton- "Kowloon. Company, who would have seen its desirability if noty, as al manns ol

AB trausfort for their own material. this to

us oppears plausibk waough 5 and the only thing needed seems to by expert-confirmation that the route is, incited, as free from engineering objections, and costly obstacles as our enerespondeat-thinks it is. If, in short, this enterpris ́is practic" Lable, it should be profitables, and it appears to be desirable. Of course, it will occur to the minds of many renders that the desirability of developing this territory wild Luot appeal so strongly to the owners of property on the island. The longer that Hongkong remains the focus paint of affairs, the longer will island interests possess extraordinary value. But, that argument would also exclude Kowloon, and Koeloon is advancing. It cannot be long, railway or no railway, before the blooming district of

is undoubtedly a great future awaiting the territory lying between Deep Bay, Tulo Harbour, Sha-Chün, and Hong-bam,

Thentsin Horse Bazar, Ld. has paid a dividond of tandre per ceat, and carried Forward $2,277.43.

› RUSSIAN PREFECT

MURDERED.

LONDON, 12th July M. Shovaloff, the Prefert Mostow, has been murdered,

THE JAPANESE LOAN.

"ANOTHER SUCCESS,

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, LIMITED.

CORRESPONDENCE. RAILWAY ENTERPRISE IN SOUTH

~~Y CHINA.

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS. SIE. My apology for this communication, if any, he ponded, raust be the exceptions in partaneo of the subjort as affecting the in terests of this colony, coupled with the very carsory manner in which, the contemplated local line, Canton Kowloon, las so far been noticed

REVIEWS.

4 Frontier Mystery, by Bertran MITFORD.

London, George Bell & Sons.

TheFrontier is whore the river Tugela | dividęs British ground from Zululand, and the author had plenty of justification for using the word my story the nearga rader will.. gallop through the chapters in order to discover what really happened. and what the witch doctors had to do with it. Mr. Mitford knowa or seems to know the South Africau nativo very well, and as he is an adept at weaving

with which to evolve thrilling adventures, his plot and mystory, and has a flus imagination

gives a first class yara that willappal to young and old of both sexes.

The Cdicatio! Surgeon, by F. F. MONTRESOR... Loudon Edward Arnold, 41 and #3 Maddox st, Bord st, W.

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The tenth annual report supplied by "Mesure Bradley & Co., the focal agants, shows that the | Insiness has béén of a more favorable character | during", 3004, and that the profit, inclusive of the hunt heought forward from previous year, shows a credit Wilance of £1.995, 96. Id. This dnious the directors recommended should be allocated as follows: To set aside £250 us 4 reserve for bad and doubtful debts and depreció tonen launch to yite 1500 off “Purchase of Tending Rights, to pay-a dividend of 10 per —Teamber, wlum in North China some cont, for the your free of income tax, absorbing twenty years ago, having an introduction to the 417, d., and to carry forward 6770 116.4 Engineer-in-Chief: I paid a visit to the works to the next, account: the sum carried forward at Tong-ku where they were at that time includes provision for payment of the sum of busy pushing forward the line to the Kai-Ping £500 off the debentørr, in ternis.of the bond!

Miues and beyond. Being shown over. I notice amongst the rolling stuck'a uumber of ENGINEERING APPOINTMENT.

splendid third class cringes set on four-wheel ko,fès, och haying ten compartusots and cal- This excellent novol is about a very 'nogales- The numerous inouers of the engineering enlated to hold 100 persons. After spending a tial surgeon, and shout thras remarkable wamen, profession and of the shipping and other interests few days in the neighbourhood. I journied for and some others. It is a very long novel, with in Hongkong nad on the Chius cosest will ther north, returning a couple of months Inter. out any → padding." ie woll written, and thugh- pleased to learn that the directors of the Hong. Imagine my surprise, when again visiting the mere incidente of it as when they sco- kong Whampoa Dock Tickøve appointed My. | friend at Tong-ka, to jind all the beautiful ear.

Willam Wilson, late rinnager of the Kowloon ringes I had seen, couverted into veitable reviewed, commonplace enough, there is a now establishment, to succeed Mr. W. B. Dixou as cattle trucks with nothing but a 12-inch board atmosphers about the whole book that stamps

Without spoiling the af Acting Chief Manager of the Dock Companying rened the ends and sides. On speaking of strongly original.

Mr. Wilson is exceedingly populae with the the matter. my friend told me that the home reader's pleasure by suggesting the thens, wo stata, Earopan and native, at Hongbans.

design of carriage could not afford room for will just say that to us it was 4 absorbingly half the number of passengers offering and that interesting as any novel of the last two ar they had to dispense with all necessary bam-three seasous, per sy great was the demand of the travelling Belt's Cheap Colonial Series of Popular Worke public of all classes. And, when, our local line is ready, such I prophesy will be the expociece also. The live from Canton to Fat-shan, spite of its faulty construction, has yielded agnificent, profits from the day of opening Now, es-regards the Canton-Kowloon Line One of your evening contemporaries recently ventured to give rome particulars as to probable Neone Siepaliny Novels coutine their ronte: tuonolling through the Kowloon Hills | remarkably bigh standard, the novels, as woll beneath the oraggy peak, known as the Lion's as the publishers, boing new 'uns. For God Head, thenco, through Shatin Valley skirting and the Tear, J. E. Muddock's rather stupid the pomontory which divides Tide Core from novel, and Eden Phillpott's amusing. Deal with Tolo Hurbour, &c. (Here, for many reasons the Deril, are among the later samples to hand. which the surveyers will no doubt discover, The type is big and comfortable, and sat right Laznel might serve better than the shere route), noross the page, not in double columns like the However, it is not my intention to attempt to old-fashioned sixpennies. *** solve engineering problems: what I propose to he is to open up a broader view of the railway question here in the south as it may directly effect the presect and future prosperity of this

Lombos, 12th July, The new Japanese loan is au innense success.

UNDTER'S SERVICE. | ·

FRENCH SOCIALISTS.

AN AMERICAN OFFICIALS,

CHINESE SYMPATHIEB.

A Daily Peras reporter yesterday called on the Américau Consul Graeral with a view to obtaining some information anent the American hoyrott, but Gan, Brugg 'rofused to ho ̈drawn

My Governmen“,” he said, "says I bave very bad views, so I must put them in my pocket and keep them there. From the beginning I voted against the Exclusion Act."

FATAL AFURAY ON THE "FATSHAN" LONDON, 19th Jały, A lecture by the French soundist› Deputy

We learn that there was a very exciting time Jour pan the international duties of on the Fatahan on her voyage to Caator on socialista in reference to war, which the Gorman Tuasilay. A Chinese thief was observed Govoramont had forbidden to be delivered-inactively at work annoring to himself property Berlin, has now been published textually in belonging to other passengera. On a bus and Berlin, in the socialist's organ Vorwirti. Itsery being raised, the thief drew a knife and tone is moderate, and most friendly to Germany. before he was secured, ono man, we are informad

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The Daily Press.

Hokupona, July 13ru, 1905,

In Yak-lin, the Chinese Consal, well known at Hongkong, has arrived at Johariodurg, Bad has taken up his residence flore.

England now expects u General Election about. Juae next year. There will be u Colonial Conference before it comes

Lord Balfour of Burleiga has been apponated to the seat at the board of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, nount by the death of Sir Robert Herbert.

The 234th plague case was recorded, with two others yesterday. This is still nearly two bundred,joss than at the corresponding period of last year."

The Chinese Empress-Dowager is still send- ing her Viceroys ** aymmer medicines"; sulphur. and treacle, no doubt. For prickly heat the Imper al Quackereza(uol Quakeress) has nothing to sond but sympathy,

Anglo-French autente, and declares that "we will resist with our last breath any attempt to entsogie us in eu action liestilo to Great Britain,"

PRINCE-ARISUGAWA'S DEPARTURE FROM LONDON.

LONDON, 10th Julys Prince and Princess Arisugava havs pro

cerded to Purtswouth, where they will be the guests of the Commander-in-Chief until to: morrow, when they will embark on the Preussen, bound for Tokobams. Thoir Highnesses drove in the Royal carriage to Victoria and wore fustily cheered en route The Duke of Con- naught. Lord Lansdowne, Admiral Fisher, the Legation, and the Japanese colony were at the station to bid farewell. Viscount Hayashi accompanied their Highnesse to Portsmoutli

GREAT BRITAIN-NATIONAL

DEFENCE.

LONDON, 10th July. During a debate in the Houo of Lords ou National Defence, Mr. Balfour's statement of the 10th May was averly criticised; Lord Roberts said that the lessons of the South African war were already forgo'tɔn and he had Shanbaik.ne hesitation in saying that the army was as wan were as large us a bullet" recalls the absolutely natted and unprepared for war

A report that same hailstones

frish angler's measurement of the fish that bruke away it was as long as a piece of string with two knots in it.”

The 8.8. Dufferin was expected to arrive at Taku Bar from India on July 4th-with the regiment of Dogras to relieve the 30th Punjabis then stationed at Shenhaikwan. The 30th were to embark on the 5th inst.

We are not sufficiantly informed of the desires and intentions of the Colonial Government' to be able to say. whether the suggestions in "SPECTATOR's" istter are as valuable as they are interesting. Certainly to the unofficial oye there is much that is attractive in our corrospondent's picture of A young Chinese rant collector, after collect quite possible developments in the Newing about $701, left for Macas sithout paying the money over to his master. He was there Territory which has now been under British care for more than half a dozen years; arrested, and an application will be made to the Macao dovernment for his oxtradition to Hong kong.

and we have little doubt that the rea- ponsible officers would be as pleased as **SPECTATOR" to see the country opened up in some such way. Following our correspon dent's proposal stop-by-step upon the map we note that bis auxiliary line would appro mately follow the line of the bridle road from Sham-chua, southward along the western borders of the Lung-kwat-tau die- triet into the area marked Shop-pat-heung, banding westward to avoid the hilly epuntry and to intersect the populous valley that runs south to Sun-bu-gai in Castle Peak Buy Apparently about two thirds of the route is covered by existing roads, good main roads-for Chiua; and it

Tang Ngan junkmaster was procopted against by Mr. M. McIver before Mr. G. N. Orme at the Polios Court yesterday for plying his boat in the waters of the Colony withent a licence. He was ordered to pay a fine of $25, in default, three weeks' imprisonment.

AL

wourda!. The Captain and Chief Officer

promptly melded the Chinese passengers who were naturally much excited over the ocenrrenca.

THE EAST ASIATIC CO.

The British Consular Hepert on the trade of Demark for 1904 states that the East Asiatic Company had a very prosperous year, and las, it is said. be able to pay a divided of 8 par 'cant, although they have been obliged to alw several of their branch offices in the East (in Manchneis, and Sbaughai) on secount of the war. Their branch in Bangkok has been very profitable, on account of the large supplies of task from the company's forests in the interior of Siam. This company possess large landed properties, coasting steamers, sawmills and Brooke of caringe merchandise valued at £180,000, and a further amount of £22,000 is used as

working capital in the various forests for keeping elephants, &c, and a large staff. The trade with Singapore is believed not to have been profitable and to show a loss of £2,070 or more. "The Shanghai brawl, ou account of the war, has been reducand an agency has been e-tablishe!.

The branches in Manchuria have been abolished, and there was a deficit here of £51490

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NEWS FROM GERMANY."

PRINCE BULOW'S WINDVALL

The following items are from the Berlin correspondence of the Daily Telegraph

A Hamburg millionaire, recently deceased, named Godefroy, was known to have bequeathed

considerable sum as a legnes to the Imparist

George Bell & Sons' new series for the colonies, judging by the sample (Wilson Barrett's In Old New York) should be very popular. It is difficult to see how such clear big type, such good paper, and each first class matter, can be sold for a shilling.

The Fleet, No. 2 Vol. 1. London: West- ininster Press (dərrarða, Ltd.) 411a, Harrow Road, W. 24.

The first number was distinctly good; this To begin with, let us divide the proposed line-second is distinotly belter. All noral mon know into working sections of ten or twelve miles that Lions! Yexley's work is sure to he good, and we shall at once so that the first section and Mr. Yexley is the editor. We like the tone from Kowloon is fraught with many difficulties of the paper, and have learned much from its involving the boring, and construction of malter. The contributions are all as bright as tonnels, embankments, viaducts, bridges, do authoritative. Wo have elsewhere reproduced These operations mean a long time before an introductory article on the canteen system. the second section can be approached from this end: the third and fourth sections will of necessity be delayed much longer, and. s'ou right along the line.

THE SIBERIAN RAILWAY.

NO SECOND TRACE FÒ IN LAID.

Although the Ministry of Wer insists upon To obviate all this delay, it has occurred to maintaining that the second track of the me, knowing the country well, that from Castle Sibarian Railway will be laid down with all Peak Bay a well-made single line via Piang-Corunnaication announes that the work will yet the Ministry of Ways of possible clan. On-Jong, She-pat-heung and How-to certainly not be carried out this year.. At this dipping into the Pathsung Valley, suuth of moment the traffle is very heavy ulong the line. Kam-tin-hu, with wearre taking a north easterly and one more special train" could very easily direction through a cluster of villages by way of throw the whole traffic into confusion. Thus, as there aro neither workmen, matorial nor San-tin thence on to Sham-chno would not only rails rexly along the line, all the labour end be the means of opening ap many thickly material will have to be taken from European

Rossion to Siberia by such speciala. More populated fertile valleys but, at the same time might be used with great proft for the traps over, nearly the whole of the sum of £1,562,300 granted by the Government for doubling the port of ballast and railway material to a point track has been spout already in increasing the at which the second and third sections mest in carrying capacity of the main line, of the Baikal the neighbourhood of Sham-chan. This line Ring Railway, and of the Trans-Baikal Rail-

way. Instead would be about twenty miles in length and, as, this your the following work is to be carried of doubling the tinck--at least,

the country is nearly level, with fow engineer- | ont. Between Atchiusk and Taischat, the ing difficulties, could be in working order within twelve months,

As regards Castle Peak Bay. With a small reclamation sufficient for wharves and godowns,

any home steamers could go alongside, dis-

as it was then the nation must chase between Chancellor. The terms of his will are now pub-charge their railway uuterial into trucks, conscription and universal training.

lished, and First Bülow is declared to be which would be conveyed to the forward entitled to five and a half million marks, about reations in less than an hour. £270,000 First Bülow received the nowe the day before the Kaiser annonaced to him his eluvation in the German peerage. The legacy will-bus-welcome to Fürst Bülow, who was reputed to be not overburdened with wealth, and whose hospitality has always been generous.

GREAT FORMS.

THE PEACE PROSPECTS,

LONDON, 10th July,

It is reported from Washington that President Roosevelt has submitted to the

belligerents a request from China for participation in the Peace Conference. It is not known whether replies bare been

received, but it can be stated that Russia is favourable and Japan unfavourable to the request; and it is not likely that President Roosevelt will press it.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT POKFULAM ROAD,

While it is difficult to realise of what use the quens is to its owner, it certainly is very useful

of

By this means the Canton-Kowloon line would be in course of construction at many points within a year, and a rapid completion would be the result. The twenty mile Valley line would at least pay all expenses and prove a great boon to the country people.

presat zig-zag line, with its steep gradients, a distance of 300 miles, is to be rebuilt and mada easier for the traile; thom. 100 now sidings ers to be laid down of a total length of 100 miles,. and the line between Samara and Zlatoust, on

Globe,

the south west Ural slope, is to be doubled.---

HERZOG UND FUERST.

Bülow is à name which has hitherto always sounded familiar to British ears as that of the corps commander who, ander Blücher, straggled forward to save the Army of Wellington from ultimate defeat at Waterloo. And now it bas acquired additional interest from the fact that the chief inheritor of this illustrious name, the fourth Chancellor of the now German Empire, Court van Bülow, has been raised by the Emperor, in his capacity as King of Prussia, to the rank of "Fürst," or Prince."

From various parts of Germany, especially

There is yet another very important feature from Silesia and the Harz Mountains, reports

devastating thunder-storms, accompanied by in the development of Railway Enterprise in loss of Hife. Tave been recaiyed. In Oppan the South China." Catholic church, a beautiful structure, has been

I refer particula:ly to the

Prince Bülow, like Prince Bismarck, sounds completely demolished by lightning, and in the neighbourhood of Sham-chun. According to the mountains of Upper Silesia a child and a formation of the country, it would appear that very grand, and evan regal, but, after all, there farmer have been killed by lightning. The the Fu-ti-un Gap, which is very easy of access, should be no misconception on the subject. For railway lines in several districts have con com will prove the most convenient in passing from Prince" is but an exaggerated translation of pletely washed away. In the Lausitz three

"Fürst," which is etymologically the same word young girls have been killed, and much damage the hill district known as Ngan-tom-shan (2,000 as our frat." In England, as well as in has been done to property throughout this entire feat). It is in this neighbourhood where, at no Germany, the relative rank of "Fürst" is only ares. In Halberstadt cloud-burats have caused distant date, there should be an important jau that on his dismissal Bismarckt was offered. '

"marquis," 31 may

be inferred from the fact immense loss. Large districts ara under water, and in some cassa delling hoages, barns, and tion service, as also a suitable site selected for ale of "Dake" of Lanenburg, which woulu ether buildings have been washed away by the township. The junction should distribute in have boon no compliment to him at all had not force of the waters.

four or five directions, Canton, Hongkong, the rank of a "Herzog," or duke, been superior "First," or prioce. Dażly Privee Leopold of Hohenzollern, who had Castle Peak and at least one other which I think to that of a

Chronicle. Over a thousand Chinese employed in the to bandits who attempt, to wolest him, as on staying with bis son, Prince William, / will follow almost immediately. I refer to the Gresas mine on the Rand attacked the whites, was exemplified by the novel highway robbery during the festivities on the pecasion of the District adjoining Sun-os, Kwei-shin, with its one of whom was killed, while several others perpetrated on a Chinaman in Pokfulam Road Crown Prince's wedding, is dead,

THE BRITISH NAVAL UNIFORM. Profeet and Magistrate, only forty miles distant; were injurell. The whitos' quarters were in broad daylight on Tuesday afternoon. The [Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern won bead- wracked our coins a fer attacked a Kaffir native camo to town in the wording to collect senior, branch of the family, and, of course, was Kweishin, about 100 miles from Canton) through Devonport to consider the question of sailers The committee which has been sitting at of the Catholic. non-regning, though probably or the bauke of Feat River (Kweinhow and The Chinese were finally driven book into their some money due to him, and was returningardatire of the Garman Emperor. He was in a very thickly populated country, principally clothing has recommended for adoption varions

home stong Pokfulam Rood in the afternoon his seventieth year. In 1860 he married the Hakkas.

nhauges, compound by the police."

The flowing trousers and flapping collars-the Hessis. Walker, Lambs and Co.'s China Ten when a number of the lawless gang who infest Infants Antonia of Portugal:]

This, as a system, would complete the triangle, most distinctive parts of a asilor's costume aro -with-Hongkong at its apex as the port of entry, to be abolished. market report last to hand states:--Public sales the western district sprang upon him and ebests Red Leaf, and 118 packages Oolong did not hamper their movements by carrying Apparently they were up-to-date robbers, and

DEATH OF A PRINCE.

The comfortable "jumper" is to give way to of the main line to the north east along the coast a short jacket, and the trouserwars to be tighter. "The Chinese appear to have quile made op

to Shanghai A

The changes are considered necessary in order and towns, westling in fertile and produc- Medium first erup Keemuns were withdrawn about binding sad gagging paraphernalia. With their minds to construct the Honkow-Cunion tive valleys. We understand our corres- from 4d. to Gid. per lb., Panyong from 4d to own queas the Classecurely gagged, and Tran Fang, Governor of Honan, together it mast all come, perhaps in one day

railway themselves, and as one means to that The man in the street here may laugh, but to make the uniform less dangerous in the

engine-rooms of a ship,

Among the men the prospective changes are pondent's idea to be that a single line so, and Oplongs from 94 to 114d. per while his overall trousers served as a means of with Vicerers Chang Chi-tung and Tren It is astonishing how rapidly railway exten- welcomed as likely to result in greater economy laid down would very much expedite the The private market Tos remained inactive, with binding him to a tres. The robbers securel Chan-benan are memorialized the Throne for sien has gone ahead in the north during the to their pockets.

The Admiralty are further assisting the lower aking of the main line that has to connect again a little more inquiry in the bighor grade $40 from one of his pockete. Their further permission to establish a railway letters on the last few years, and that in spite of the fact that

fines of the Hankow Lottery, the profits to be for several months in winter it is quite impos- deck in this matter by providing for the issue Cauten with Kowloon by a more direct Reemans, chiefly for shipping. In medium search, however, was disturbed, sud they made devoted to the expenses of the fine. In addition sible to undertake any earth works on account of ready-made uniform at cost prines, which will route. He pointed out to us that the obvious Ningohows, Monings, and Panyongs inquiry a hasty departure, leaving a parse containing to the ordinary prizes, it is proposed that a of the intense cold.

do away with the old system of drawing the Hers in the south there is nothing to material and paying the ship's tailor to make it e way to deliver railway materii for delivery still holds from od. to 54d. Common Panyongs 837 in another pocket. The man was released certain percentage of the tickets shall be

passer-by, and exchangeable for shares after the railway is interrupt, and with a determined start, at Sham-chun was to unship it at the mouth are steady in price from 444 to 41d. Lower later in the afternoon by of the river entering Deep Day on the cast; rules are not in general demand, but for bids immediately reported the xtter to the polies, built, which will be a great inducemat to the should progress steadily throughout the whole

public to prosure and hold as many ne possible. year. on Monings and Kalsows from 314, to 31d, are who it is believed, are ou the trail of the It is now stated that the scheme has been but there is not enough water there for 1 heard of for shipping.

bandita,

sanctioned by the Throne.

comes in contact with about fifty villages comprised 267 half-chests Black Loaf, 127 half.dragged him off the road into the scrub THE HANKOW-CANTON RAILWAY. the latter part of the project forming a section

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Hengkong, 12th July, 1905.

SPECTATOR.

preposed changes will come into effect gradually, an that they shall not tax the lower deck ratings with the cost of a complete now

kif et ance.