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A censor has memorialised tho Throne asking Some naxialy is being felt by Japoness, TELEGRAMS. that the Board of Revenue be commandal to | shippora in regard to possibio compotition in draw up rates relating to the coining and the fat from the steamers which have boon sirculation of tan-cash copper pieces, with the under charter during the war.

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Upquestionably the worst hotels in the world THE PEKING BOMB OUTRAGE, are those in the East, in Indin, at Singaporn, The long list of this year's first-class batting Hongkong, and Shanghai. In a lot and relax. avorages in England contains an item ofing climate, alert attendauca, wet-smelling pathetic significanes The last place to the rooms, and a provocativo cuisine, ought to be, but alas arenot, provided by Eurasiau (sic) caterers, list, with an average of only 19, is occupicThe feet, because fresh-killed, is tough and

grimaces of her soldiers failed to strike terror into the hearts of the enemy, thero was but feeble striking of any other sort. So the world has been accustomed to staile

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not be blamed, as there had never been

anything done to cause then be ragand their

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by the name of Dr. W. G. Grice, the voterol, who is now 57 years old.

The Tanjong Pagar Arbitration commenced its real work on the 17th. There is nothing worth reproducing locally in the reports so; fur to hand. Lord Robert Cecil hus opened the case for the company, and seafas to have pastered his brief with all detail.

The Kohnmin reports that Barou Terauchi, the Japanese Minister of War, has issued no Avoy Order pointing out that the declaration of war and the conclusion of poace are exclusivo rights of the Sovereign, and enjoining the Army tɔ olodience and reticence.

The Emperor of Chius has commanded the Board of Ritos to reverentially carry out the dal ceremonies in connection with ber Majesty's seventy-first birthday anniversary on the 8th of November woxt, in the Yilan Throne Pavilion.

At Shanghai on 15th October, an inquest attending the death of James E. Hedgann was opened to inquire into the circumstancos third ongineer of the C.M.S. Kiungpang, who was supposed to have died from internal

injuries, due to his falling among the machinery in the engine room of that siesmer early that working.

The International Chess Club of Shanghai was inaugurated on Oct. 19. The following officers were unanimously lacted :--President, Mr. H. W, da Saumarez; hon, secretary and

treasurer, Dít. W. B. Lockhart; committee; Messrs. J. Mencariai; J. E. Lomître, L. Dude- rey, K. Schirmer, M. de Jesus, A. E. Moans, and P. S. Setlina, the object being to have as many nationalities represented as possible, The club mests at the French Hotel.

The St. Andrew's Society of Shanghai tout in annual session on Oct. 16. The accounts showed a credit bilanes of 8828,52, as against $12.50 last year. Loss had been disbursed in charity, although there was an unprecedented number of unemployed seafaring me in the Settlement." The ball was "a huge success,"

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BIRTHS.

On 5th October, at Uaukow, the wife of HELDERT GeFFE, Esquire, H... Consul at Changsha, of a you.

On 15th October, at Souchow, the wife of the Rev. A. R. KEPLER, Ningpo; of a son.

On 18th October, at Shangluui, to Mr. and Mrs. J. FROST, 5600,

On 18th October, at Shanghai, the wife of Tuos Cocs, of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

On 19th October, at Shanghai, Rev. GEORGE EDWIN BAKER, of the English Baptist Mission,

Ch'in gehoufu, Shantung, to FLORENCE Hand

HALLETT, of London.

DEATHS.

On 10th October, at Hankow, MARY AONES,

now appear, must prove impermançal,

We will take it, however, that all is as it should be; and that the martial spirits of China are at last coming to their own. The "sensational" work of five years will surely be bettered in ten; and another decade, we may reckon upon a China new and strange to us, one whose protests cannot be ignored.

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simed "foids Chairman's speeck). The Burns concert paid better than the ball.

There is ou amusing article in the Japan Tiness on the interport cricket match in which the attoution paid by the Englishman to sport is gently deprecated. To non-British jods, of many nationalities," says the writer, "it seems strange that serions business men, baving to do their share in the world's work, should ber | abandon all their occupations for a week and diplomaatie tees lightly trodden upon. It travel hundreds of miles, simply to play a

child's game with a ball"

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is perhaps just as well to familiarize our selves with the idea, so that we may cu aider the order of our going. It is to be bopeil, moreover, that the changes and reforms may reach high places; otherwise This new-bore army will be indeed a yellow peril. Au idol with feet of brass and head of clay would be every bit as dangerous as one that has been reveredly described for us.

Chiau must not desume that Japan's success is due to military strength alone. There ind to be administrative strength also, and this is China's primary

need.

The nows from Peking is good, so far us it goes; bat to the real friends of China it but signifies a potting of the earl before the horse. As a symptom, however, like the organisation and training of Babro, the beloved wife of ArTONIO MANUEL Chinese police forces, we may bail it with

present satisfaction.

the beloved wife of RICHARD MALONE, of H.B.M.'s Consulate-General,

On 25th October, at Shangini, Julia MARIA

D'AUAÑIO D SILva, aged 65 years

On 10th October, at Shanghai, sa board a steam launch, JAMES E. Honыox, 3rd engineer, sterimer Kiangyvas.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10a, Des Vaux Boan Cl. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, OCTOBER 25ra, 1905.

In these iconoclastic lays, when we find scientists like Professor DARWIN "going one beiter" than the philosophie and poetic conjectures of HERACLITUS and Ecclesiastes, and affirming that even the atom is mutable. and uustable, it may seem petty to emphasise the dawn of change in China. Yet the chorus is swelling that proclaime revolutionary tendencies in this portion of the unclianging Bust;" and while many may doubt the iniminence of vital reform, it is impossible to close our eyes to the fact that, so far as the Middle Kingdom is con cerned, the present is an epoch of bistory making. Our correspondent at the Chinose army manoeuvres has manifestly been impressed by the military change he has witnessed, to characterise which he has felt obliged to use the term "sensational." This endeavour to organise an army worthy of the name in place of the old-time laughing-stock, was an inevitabla outcome of

A Sydney telegram of Sept 14 announced what, if corroborated, may prove a bit of roul lucks to a German Pacific dependency. An important discovery of coal is reported to have Loon made in New Britain at a spot tilty miles distant from the contemplated Gorman naval station. New Britain is the name of an island in the Bismark Archipelago, anar New Guinea. It was renamed New Pomerania by Germany, when the group was assigned to that country's sphere of influence.

It is rumoured at Singapore, says the Free Press, that the now Governor of Labuan will he

Mr. F. G. Peaucy. Colonial Secretary and

viously Colonial Treasurer in Singapore. I is believed that the British North Bornes Government has now decided to make Jesselton the capital of the country. The more will wobably be effected on January 1st, 1906. Time arrangements at present are said to be that the land offer, treasury and possibly the printing department will remain et Sandakan, the rest of the offices going to Jesselton. The Governor

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tasteless; the Chinese by smell; and the rooms ure frowsy. Having run over nearly the whole world, wa ars of opinion that the best hotel in which the fastiditas traveller can hang up his hat is the Oriental Palace at Yokoham Saturday Review.

A telegram received by the Hochi from. San Francisco brings the surprising news that Dr. H. N. Alles, former U. S. Ministor to Kors, is being prosecuts ou a charge of misappro priating 640000 you in connection with the Seoul Railway. Want relations Mr. Allen van have had with that railway to pat him in r

position to misappropriate even the smallest sam is not clear. The Japan Advertiser also bag telegram on the subject, which use, uot that

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EMPEROR CONFINED AGAIN,

SHANGHAI, 24th October. A report from Peking states that the imperor has been confined by the

Empress-Dowager, and four guards

stationed over him, in connection with the recent bomb outrage.

CHINA'S MODERN. TROOPS.

HISTORIC MANOEUVRES,

HOCHIEFU, PEKING, 24th Oct. The first grand maneuvres of the Chineso troops in re-organised and modern form began to-day," in the prosence of the Viceroy, the Tichliang Military Governor, and the repre-

Dr. Allen has been proseouts, but that charges of accepliug brijes hava boon unde | scntatives of the Powers. against him in connection with tramway con-

struction in Seoul, and that Dr. Allon has on gaged counsel and is offering a vigorous denial to the charges. Dr. Hocaco N. Allen wae u prounded there as a medical missionary and resident of Korea for many years, having first

subsequently being appointed Minister. The news of the charges made against kin will create much surprise both in Japan and iu Korea.

resources of

The northern army is defending the road to Peking. The southern

arway, advancing from Shantung, kas come into touch with it.

Features of to-day's operations have been the clever sconting work, and a fiue cavalry charge to close.

Everyone seems greatly impressed by the enormous improvement notice able in the discipline and general savvy" of the yellow soldiers, both officers and men.

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It is no exaggeration to say that the advance made in five years is a

* This message was hautel in seven minutes To-day," therefore, means

According to a Peking lotter, the Slangpu having received from Viceroy Chou Fu, of Nanking, an exhaustive report on the mineral the Liangkiang Viceroyalty (Kiangsu, Kiaugsi, and Aabui provinces) has issued instructions to the Viceroys and Gover nors of other provinces ordering them to follow Viceroy Chou Fa's example, and ale to establish in each province a Department of Mines, which

all without delay make a careful and detailed sensational one.. survey of the mineral deposits of such province, mark out their respective boundaries, and carafior mitlnight." mark all places in which there may by the loast Monday. indication of possessing minerals or any kind of thing having any commercial value. After this has been done permission must be obtained from the Department of Mines before any person or persons shall be allowed to develop such deposits. These departments, on the other hand, will be required to soad periodical reports to the Shang- pu for record, with maps and general remarks on each newly-opened mine or mines that shall come under the Department's notice. In this manner it is thought that the Imperial Govern ment will be able to know without trouble just how many mineral deposits are in the country and how they are being developed-N.-C. Daily News,

CORRE:PONDENCE.

A PORTUGUESE PROTEST.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS,"

SIR.--In consequence of a certain slanderous and calumnicas letter printed and published in the Porair of Hongkong, in which "Martinko" most unjustifiably oriticised and attacked the official acts of the Portuguese Consul-General at Canton, the Portuguese Community of Canton met at the Consulate on Sunday, the 22nd inst., to present the Consul-General Morges with an address protesting against the ntterly file and libolons accusation contained in the Poriin of the 23rd September, and declaring the same to hase no foundation.

the great majority of the Portuguese residents The address expressed the just Indignation of at Canton at the uncalled for attack, and testitled to their deep appreciation of sympathy with, and confdeaes in the Consul-Ceneral, who st all times during the tenure of his comeslship has shown the utmost zeal for an interest in the welfare of the Portuguese community of Cantou-Yours, ete,

- ZORAV."

FEUTER'S SERVICE.]

TRAFALGAR DAY IN LONDON.

LONDON, 22nd October. An immense concourse attended a semi- religious semi-military colebration at Tra- falgar Square on Nelson's centenary; Bishop Weldon officiated, and Kipling's Recessional as recited; the crowd sang the national authem most impressively. FATAL ACCIDENT TO A BRITISH

NAVAL OFFICER.

LONDON, 22nd October, While Commander Phillips, of H.M.S. Victorious was directing salvage operations to the Assistance, a piece of machinery fell upon and killed him on the spot.

RUSSIA.

Lowdon, 22nd October, The railway strikes arespreading through- out Russia, and Moscow is practically cut off. It is stated that the strikes are the result of political manoeuvros, aimed at the eventual starving of St. Petersburg and Moscow.

FRENCH POLICY.

LONDON, 22nd October.

that in the event of a war between. Great The Tempe, in a noteworthy article, says

Britain and Germany, the policy of France would be one of an armed neutrality, so formidable as to prevent anyone thinking

An important article on the future of Japan's will probably divide the year between Jesselton HONGKONG REPORT INADEQUATE. of implicating her in a quarrel in which she maritime trade appears on page 5.

Sir Gerard Noel, ca promotion to the rack of Admiral, is said to remain in command of the

· Eastern Flest.”

and Sandakan.

The CMS. Kwangchi, which arrived at Shanghai on Oct. 17 from Tientsin, reported: At 3 pm on the 7th instaut, in Lat. 35° 23 N.* Long. 129 13 E., passed a gouutity of wreck. afterwards, sighted a ship's hot, with gaurals nward; stopped, and took it aboard. This be longed to the ill-fated C.M.S. #richho and was

was not concerned.

THE FISHERIES OF SAGHALIEN.

EFFECT OF THE WAR ON SHIPPING.

The outbreak, ol war between Russia and Japan on February 8, 1904, naturally bad a | very marked effect on the shipping trade of Hongkong, says Commercial Intelligence. The

The following figures, taken from a dispatch Colonial Office annaal report shows that the from the British Commere! Agent in Russin (fr. Heury Cooke), extracts from which were. and clearing, which had fallen continuously May 5th, illustrate the value of Sagation from 75 to 59 in the previous years, rose to

The American Consulate was telegraphically age and the body of a dead Chineso, "Shortly percentage of British to total tonnago enteringblished in the Board of Trade Journal for

advised yesterday that there was (at 4 p.m.).a typhoon to the south-east of Luzon.

Wn Ting-fang hus merurialised Paking to the effect that the recent edict abolishing judicial torturs is being disobeyed, It has bon ropasted.

Soubor Conselheiro Romano, tas. Pertuguese Consul General, accompanied by Senler Leivis, the vice-cousul, paid as cfficial call on Com. modore Williams yesterday at the Naval Yard.

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CANTON

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

HIGHWAYMEN.

Brd Ootebar.

Yosterday a wealthy Chinamisa was held up near Shake by half a dozu robbers armed to the testh. Although the anfortnuato victim was accompanied by aumorous srvants, none of them attempted to resist. They were divested of all they hart with them, and those who were tied in silks were left on the roads very

poorly clad.

VIRGINIAN TOBACCO. The Chinese having decided to boycott Wills cigarettes on the ground that the tobacco is of American origin, no poterprising Japanese firm has placed on the market so-called Japanese cigarettes which are made nevertheless with Virginia leaf. The new brand is finding ready salo and has cutus to stay.

THE BOYCOTT.

The following is a transtation of a notification

sirculated through the morium of the local in large characters: Notification to exhort papers and distributed here to-day. It is hendod

the people of our country to abstain from par for our brothers. it is as if we devised it for chasing American goods. In devising a soleme

our seas and grandsons."

The text offers & butter example of composition than soms of· it is cloquent. the boycott literature has done. In part Reminding the people of

America's faults, and of the programs of thu rotaliation up to date, tho manifesto B172:- **Our ideas are good and the method adopted efficient. This is the first time in morn patriotiem and wo ought to be very grateful to times that the Chinese have shown so much

Mr. Teang Hui-Hing, of Shanghai, forolling pen the four hundred millions of our country- men to unite together sad to be of ons mind and body. The people are exhorted to be patient and stand firm. Tais is all fairplay and point in the history of our rass and is the within common sonso. This is a serious turning

momout to test our love for our country. Shall we become weaker or stronger? Whether the sons of Han shall dio out and their country be wiped out of the world must be decided now. Everyone who claims to be a Chinaman must taks the cat to do his utmost to preserva the integrity and rights of his country." It then proceeds to sapply fitting epithets for those, morernary Chinese who have trafficked with the Americans, ocading the boycott; and assures them that the spirit of the lato Fung-Har-Wai will nunt them, and that their sons and grandsons, if they do not die prematurely, will only live to dissipate their ill-gotten gains,

PRESENTATION TO THE CANTON

POSTMASTER.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

A pleasing coromony took place on the 21st inst. at the Chinese Imperial Post Office, when the postal staff assembled to say farewell to the Postmaster, Mr. A. H. Hyload, upon his departure for home on a two youre furlough. after thirtasu years' service in Canton Advantage was taken of the occasion to prozent fally ornamented and suitably engraved Mr. Hyland with a massive silver salver, taste- together with the usual scrolls wishing health and prosperity to the recipient. The presenta- tion was made by the Chief Laspooler, Mr. Tea Hung, on behalf of the staff, and his speech in Chloess onlogised Mr. Hyland's many good qualities, his ability in building up the postal service in the Canton District · from ita inception in 1897 to its present flourishing state, which the speaker said was largely due to Mr. trative ability. In conclusion, he wished, on Hyland's unremitting exortious and adminis- behalf of the staff assembled, and for many more scattered all over the province, to wish Mr. Hyland every happiness and enjoyment in his own home and to hope that, on his retart, they should all meet again and resume their present agreable relations.

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this wonth, and it is expected that he will Me. Hyland leaves for home at the end of

receive an enthusiastic send-off not only from his my foreign friends, but from a large is very high. The flowing bowl will flow, and number of Chinese, with whom his reputation welkin ring with the bombs and crackers so

dear to the antive heart.

Brutally the owy reported to have capsized. tons-350 ships of 930,300 $ of 2,155,708 ) Commercial and Industrial Gazete of St.ration, contract labour, and exclusion laws of tho

locks, aut part of a pair of braces. Two wooden fonders, which wore floating uear by, were also picked up.

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A reconstruction of the staff is caused upon Mr. Hyland's departure, Mr. W. G. Lay having been appointal Postal Commissioner, and Mr. J. L. McDowall, Deputy Postmaster.

CHINESE IN THE PHILIPPINES.

Sayan San Franciscopaper-Asa result of our 70 in 1994. Vessels under the British dag fishories. Miz. Cooze, after stating that the

purchase of the Philippines from Spain, the immi- total increase of 1,741

tons to tho

Petersburg of March 15th lest had announced

United States went into affect on those islands all it contained was the radda, which had got in the river trade. Colliers and other important tho. Saghalien fisheries are for Japan. talked fuently of maintaining The best of the stem was badly damaged, and going trade, and 1,390 ships of 1.925,198 tons that the Russians had been obliged 16 suspend

the fisheries owing to the war, says low as well as on the mainland. Our Deportmont of Stato under the MoKinley administration steamers in ballast, attracted by the war, mbed nnder the thwarts, oil-bog, two row-liui the figures for the ocean-going is seen from the fact that in 1901 1,2193

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open door trade, while the expansion of the river trade of keta (a fish. of the salmon kind), to before this republie was founded the Chinase in China: But it also simultaneously alam- ouis of herring-mare and 12509 ponds raed the Philippine door in China's face. Long was due to the operations of ter new stormers, Foreign tonnage decreased by 1,368 ships of

the value of 2,666.000 roables, were exportal bed gone freely to the Philippines. 1.946,897 teas, all Bussian and nearly all from the island to Japan. In the Saghalien

waters thek were 113 steam and 155 sailing living in peace with the Filipines. Seme of several centuries they had been domiciled there, Japanese ships forsaking the port, and many transferred to the Japancre Coast trade. Compared with the eaten of the same kinds in

the Philippines community wore Chinese mor- Speculation in blockade running resulta in Japan itself the keta caught at Sagiulian nero

As & chants. Suddenly to shut the door to Chinese some heavy losses to the Chiness, aut the report re times larger in aroount. records tightness of money at the close of the attor of fact the actual fisheries of Saghalion

immigration, and to impose upon these Chinese year. Imports of rice, liquid fuel, amit kerosene have always been and are in the hands of the rebauts the rigorous restrictions of our Ex- clasiou Iw, bitterly offended the Chinese increased, and the total weight of the imports Japanese, who supplied the means and men.

not given, and there is good ground for com reached 7,32,565 tons, au increase for the year The paicy of the local Bussian powers against people. When our Exclusion Taw went into of 444,205 tons. The values of the imports are

the Japanese was confined to restraints in effect a quarter of a century ago, there were

but few Chinese in the delivery of fishing areas to them, or

Amories. Having acquired plaint at the scarcity of the information afforded in other words, to a considerable indirect no foothold hero, the Chinese did not so much resent exclusion, and in the lepas of twenty-five incomo obfaived by ocrtain enterprising principal emporius.

ovez particular districts. In 1902, for instance Philippines, which had gone on uninterruptedly auce their immigration to, and commerce with, the in 87 fishing districts worked over by Russians for several hundred years, to be suddenly checked the catch umounted to 509,781

The inauguration of the kerosine depots took

For

The Nonjarypto of October It says that the plans at Haiphong on the 18th ult. At the mall Germoa and Norwegian vessels beine wessels, with crews to the number of 12,336 men. the richest and most influential mombers of Chinese Government has decided to abandon iaritation of Mesara. Speidel and Co., thers the Men of redeeming the Chinese Eastern were presuat the principal members of the civil, Railway, as some foreign Powers shown (en-naval and military services, the Chamber of

Commerce, the Banque de Indo-Chine, the dency to intervens

This was the Arst time, says the Ascair du merchants and the Press were also presented,

Zonkin, that those serroirs were filled, the kerosine steamer T'eluiabang haring urrived in a report dealing with cue of the world Bussins, in whose name the Japanese shocks fully have grown used to it. But for.

Chinn.

It is worthy of noto that Shanghai Native City bus the honour of inaugurating the first salment of representative government to A Chiness Municipal Council has been úlected there.

-To-Russian Chargé d'Affaires at Peking, according to a wire in the N.-C. Daily News, has informed the Wairapu that the report that Russia will retain 300,000 of her troops on the Chinese border is not correst.

two days previously from Sumatra with a full cargo of oil. The cans are manufactured an tho-spot, and by means of improved machinery," a cau is completed in a few minutes, so that with a small number of trained coolfer between 1,500 and 2,000 cans can be turned out per day, and these fins are quickly and automatically filled.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The P. & A. str. Arabía arrived at Yokohama

on the 23rd inst., and is due hay on the 28th inst. at 6am, and is expected here to-morrow at The G.N. str. Dakota left Shanghai yesterday | D'a.in,

fshed by Japanese the cutch was 95 por Chiness brooded over this wrong, as they be- and 139 and destroyed, was a different matter. The Treasury has lost, counting only Sagholies, an Japan and ex-Minister Wa Ting-fang there has With the cosy of the fisheries the (Russian) lieved it to be, and under the astuta tutelage of including the whole coast, over 200,000 roubles.” annual revenue of up to 1200 roubles, or teen concocted the Asiatic boycott on American

industry.

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