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Ito thousands in no way concerned in the war", and the COMMISSIONEN accepts this ns inevitable. It could not be helped. Twenty thousand deaths and seventy roillion taels worth of damage had been

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inaccurate, indicates that the disturbance of norwal conditions must have been on a big scale. It ivas the poorer people who suffered most those who having lost their little, lost their all".

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 8TH, 1906. On the top of Pehyushan st Port Arthur, TELEGRAMS. surmounting a vast sepulchte where the bones of 20,000 Russias and Japanese lie together is WAIL PRES" EXCLUSIVE SMRVICE. Į to be erected a hugo obelisk surmounted by a twelve-inch shell.

FIGHTING IN NATAL

·The P. & T. Times refers to the unrest in the northern provinces and mentions a report that the troops to be revived at Weihuifa (across the Chihli bordor) are in reality to organise an attack on foreigners.

We regret to record the death on the 6th The idea that the pupu-inst, at the surly age of 31 of Mr. Jehongir lation benefited a great deal by the presence Nowrojes Katrak, a well known cotton and yarn broker. The funeral took place yester- TO of troops paying for what they wanted, sp

plies, labour, transport, &c., bas to be modified: day morning, and was largely attended by Such payments could not be sufficient in members of the Parsee and Mahomedan com any case to compensate for all damage, and manities. as a matter of fact, the payments were unde Befur" in paper not readily rodeo.on ble. we are told, "there have never been proper facilities for the redemption in silver of the rouble and war notes at places reasonably WELL-convenient to the holders for presentation.

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KEPLER'S SOLUTION of COD LIVER

OIL IN MALT EXTRACT.

BURROUGH'S BEEF and IRON WINE.

LANOLINE PREPARATIONS,

HAZELINE,

HAZELINE CREAM, HAZELINE SNOW, etc.. etc., ste. MEDICINE CHESTS, and POCKET

MEDICINE CASES.

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The Chinese Minister at Washington tele. graphs that the Americau Secretary of Labour has passed the rectified copy of the Chinose Immigration Regulation, but this will be published till the actual dissolation of the boycotting associations in South and Coutre China.

Even at Newchwang they have been con-

The return of visitors tu to City Hall Library stantly at a discount, and large amounts of and Museum for the wok ending the th those issued in the interior have been May, 1906, shows that of non-Chinese the bought up at a still greater discount." were 333 to the Library and 137 to the Museum; This, it will be noted, does not confirm the and of Chinese 154 to the former and 3,144: to report that the authorities responsible for the latter. The Library was, therefore, used the issue of this paper currency have been by 457 persons, and the Museum by 3,231.

A Peking dispatok statafant H. E. Viceroy imposing a disconat. The war was a su end in time to allow the usual spring wow-Tèn Chun-hauen, who bestrenuously opposed the building of the Kowloon-Caston Railway ing, and good harvesta wore reaped, but the by British capitalists alone,demanding that the transport facilities being still in military line should be constructed onjointly by British hands, Newchwang saw little of this pro-and Chinese, has been informed by the Waiwut duce. Imports were accumulating also, that his object has been accomplished and that against the expected arrival of produce, and that Board has signed an agreement to tårt then an unfortunate thing happened which effet with the British Minster in Peking, way (though the CoMMIS810NEX dors not suggest this) to some extent account for the report that our Japanese allies have been interfering with the

open clor" Just as means were becoming available for the carriage of trade, September-October, some cases of plague occurred at New chwang; and the Japanese Military

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| the troups, "! prohibited boats and carts from going inland, and the up-country boats loaded with boane, &c., would not come down at the risk of being unable to leave Newebang in time to get back while the river was still open". Thera spidemic, and the prohibition was removed in November, but it was then too late. Ice had already appeared. This accounted for the crowded godowns at Newchwang, which in turn probably accounted for the mitrust Correspondents must forward their names and ad- that found expression in Parliament. Tak drests with communications address to the ditering into account all these drawbacks, and not for publication but as evidence of good faith,

A:Z letters for publication should be written on the greater number and boldness of robbers ons side of the paper only

No anonymously signed communications that how the trade of Manchuria was such as to siready appeared in other papers will be inserted. ant before 11 a.m. en day or publication fier that that in time of peace Munchuriau trade will Unders for extra croies of DAILY Pass should be afford "ample justification for the belief

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"It is customary to take the year 1809, the Past year when trade was wholly free to follow ita normal course, as the standard with which to compare other years. In 1899 the value of For- On April 27th, at Newchwang, Hawar Srevent eign Importe, excluding Opium, was Hk.Tls. 21,000,000; in 1905, H.Tls. 31,000,000. The LAWRENCE, ag‹ 1 6 years.

value Native Imports in 1899 was Ek.The.

of 6,000,0.0; in 1915, Hk.Tls. 18,700,000. The kle value of Exports in 1899 was 20,600,000; in 1905, HkTis. 12,000,000, Allas ing somewhat for over-inportation in 1905, these figures warrant the expectations which have been formed of the future. If so tough may be done in a year of disturbance, what, may not be done in years of peace?

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HONGKONG, MAY 8TH, 1906.

The question is answered by subsequent speculations, touching the resources of the NewChware being the most northerly port province, the reforins that must come, and open to foreign trade, and a sort of main the people who will influmee them. Japan gate to Mauchuria, upon the commercial has every chauss of taking the lett, but possibilities of which the world's attention the Chinese themselves must not be ignored. is focussed, the annual report of Mr. C. C. The Japanese may lack capital; the Chinese CLARKE, Commissioner of Customs, claims will supply it; but not before they are con- special intereat. Dated on February 3rd of vinced that Japanese management is honest as well as efficient. Just now this efficiency this year, it appone's as the landing contri- bution to the first volume of the IM.C.elicits native admiration, but the intentions trade returns for 1905, dealing with the of Japau are as much under suspiciou as northern ports only, Newchwang to Kino-

are any other foreigners. It is for them by chow. Incidentally it may be noticed that careful use of their exceptional opportunities these yellow books are henceforth to number

to remove that characteristic mistrust. five, including the one just received; lis others deal with the Yangtze ports (Chung: Formosa has now an income of 25 million king to Chiakiang), the Central ports yen and is self-supporting. (Shanghai to Wenchow), the South Coast

The

The Chinese Government, following Viceroy

Yuan's lead, has decided to do away with useless towers of language in official documents.

Mr. C. G. Wilder, successor to Genera Bragg as American Consul General for Hong. kong, arrived here yesterday by the && Siberia. He was accompanied by his wife and two children.

LONDON, May 7th.. Major Mansel's force has been attacked, and in the fight sixty Zulus were killed.

TURKEY IN EGYPT.

LONDON, May 7th. The British troops and the Navy are concentrating for possible work on the Egyptian frontier.

CLYDE LABOUR TROUBLE.

LONDON, May 7th. Sixty thousand Clyde shipbuilders have been threatened with a lockout.

RUSSIAN POLITICS.

"LONDON, May 7th.- Connt de Witte, President of the Council of Ministers, has retired. His colleagues, M. Durnovo, Minister of the Interioz, and Count Lamsdorff, Foreign Minister, have accompanied him: M. Goremykin has succeeded to the premiership.

SHANGHAI RACES.

Losos; May 7th. The races opened to-day in delight- ful weather, and there was a record attendance. Results are:---

The Echo de Chine had iaformation that . Libert, lealer of the Patriot party,

14 Bonaputist, M. Griff Beauregard, General Secretary of the Labour Federațiu, and M. Feuillant, Scorelary of the advanced Royalists, were arrested for complicity with anare hists in rebellion. Several anarchists were also arrested. The garrison at Puris had been reinforced in antipation of May Day.

Replying to a question in Parliament by Mr.TIME-1 min. 35 sers. Bidadale, the Secretary to be Admiralty atatea that the fourth semoured cruiser of the 1906-6 programme was not proceed with, as a careful sorating of the progress of warship-building in other countries and the existing strength of forsigu pavies proved it to be unnecessary to proceed with this vessel when the time arrived, late in the year, for giving the orders for the now ships to be laid down.

THE SUSCRIPTION GRIFFIN PLATE.

Three-quarter mile. Fourmerkland (Mr. Jolustone) Dis done (Mr. Hayes) bedouin Chief (Mr. Moller),

The Peking Government bas issued instruc- tions to the Viceroy of Sechuan to send tro brigades of oreign-modded troops to garrigu Lbas ra and other important points in Tilet. These two brigades form a part of the new Army that was ordered to be raised in Szechuan province by the Council of Army Reorganisa-

that Council in 1903 that each province should have from two to four Amy Corps raised and tic, in accordance with the grand scheme of

organised after Japanese models.

We have received from Mr. Sorabjee Dhin- jeebboy Setua, the Hagkong manager for Phirozsha R. Petit & Co., prospectus of the Petit India Commercial Intelligence Buren, an organisation which bees to extend Indian trade with all countries. It is affiliated with the Commercial Intelligoce Bureau of London, and claims to be in a position to answer almost any practical business question relating to places, persons, firms, laws, prices, nodilitions, etc. It does not itself trade, and under 20 | pretext receives commission for business intro.

used.

The Nanjangpao stata that in consequence of complaints having en received from the

various Foreign Ministes at Peking that the Whungroo Conservang operations are not being conducted in accordance with treaty and boing unduly delayed, the Waiwupu bas mired to Viceroy Chou Fato lavostigate the master. Viceroy Chen Fu is stall to have wired back to the Waiwapu that the agreement with the engineer for the oomervancy works hating now been settled notas operations will com- mence forthwith, and there will be no delay,

A memorial to the Thone from H. E. Ting Chen-to, Viceroy of Yunnan and Kueishon provinces, to be permitted to establish a hint in the city of Yunnan fir the colúngo of aver dollars and subsidiary money, to take the place of foreign money now ling widely circuhted in his Viceroyalty on count of the scarcity

option of applying to the Misting Bureau of the Nanyang Administration (Nanking and Canton) to coin for his us many dollars and as much subsidiary mony as he wishes,

Official opposition is still being vigorously | of Chinese money itself, has been refused by ports (Santuao to Pakboi) and the Frontier | directed against the operations of the Poking Imperial Rescript, on the joint recommenda- tion of the Board of Revenus and Financial ports (Lungehow to Yatung). This is a Syndicate.

Council. The Viceroy is, however, given the more convenient arrangement; and renders unnecessary the fascicles hitherto devoted to each port. Mr. CLARKE's report gives a vivid idea of the way in which war overran Manchuria, and affected its trade.

Mr. Silverstone, local Agent of the Steamship ground was thrice in the one year covered

Companies running shamers between Sam by an army, the Russians in advance and

Francisco and Hongkuang, announces in our retreat, and the Japanese parsuing. Two

advertisement columns that passengers from the thirds of the damage done might fairly be

Orient desiring to pass through Sau Francisco credited to the Russians, but probably there

en route to eastern points in the United States was very little left to daquage by the time

or to Europe, can, without inconvenience pass the Japanese arrived. The extent, it

through San Francisco, and that accomoda tions will be provided on the steamers of the appears, cannot be measured; but there was fatalities 309.

Parifio Mail, O. & O, nul Togo Kissa compapies "much loss of life noncombatant life, be

On Sunday afternoon a small-footed Chinese until the departure of trains. The compities' it understood, disease, destruction of houses

terminals and railroad snnecticus have sufered and crops, loss of cattle, and loss of the lady, between fifty and sixty years of a5 no injury whatever from either earthquake of means of living." Granted that both sides attempted to slight from a moring trancar near firs, and they are prepared to handle all business, were as careful and considerate as has been ground, received severe injuries on the face freight and passenger, exactly the same as claimed for them, “ misery and ruin came and body, and had to be removed to hospital.

In the week ending May 5th there were 61 cases of plague, 58 of which were fits. At noon on May 7th, 23 more cases were added, of which twenty were fatal. From Janary Ist to that date, the total cases numbered 328,

Western Street, West Point. She fell to the

heretofore.

| THE TURCO-EGYPTIAN BOUNDARY

DISPUTE.

LONDON, May 5th. Great Britain has presented a Note to Turkey, which in virtually na ultimatum, demanding the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Egyptian territory. Telegrams from Cairo confirm the removal of the boundary pillars at Elarisk, and state that a Turkish detachment occupies Egyptian territory; their attitude is meancing.

The ultimatum to Turkey expires in ton days.

Malta.

Admirala Beresford, Lambton Bridgeman have arrived simultaneously at Four cruisers and a still of destroyers are proceeding from Malta to the Piraqus.

THE DUTY ON TEA.

POLICE COURT.

Monday, May 7th,

BEFORE MIL. F. A. HAZELand (First

POLICE MAGISTRATE).

MANSLAUGHTER.

Chaa King, a carpenter, was aburged with

the manslaughter of Kwan Cheung at 33 Queen's Road Central on the 25th alţimo..

Sargannt. Fenton informed his Worship that seven carpenters, who were migaged pull- ing down Messra, Laur, Crawford and Co's. old premises for recomtruction, were living on the top floor of tha house, The defendant, Chua King, had also been in the babit of sleep- anding thers, but the master of the shop had given ordera that tie was not to do so in future as he was not employed on the work. On the night of the 20th Apr the defendant returned as usual to the carpenters' mess, when decessed told him of the master's order. Defondant refused to leave, and when deceased told him he could not stay they quarrelled. When the remainder of the men in the room separated them the defendant ploked up a piece of hard- wood, with which he struck deceased on the top of the bend, and the ran away. The matter was not reported to the police at the time, but on the following day Kwan Cheung went to the police station and took out a summons against the defendant for sasanit, Ho had s out on the lit side of the hend about two inches long, and a fractured skal. He died on the 29th April, and his body was removed to the mortuary for examination.

LONDON, May 5th.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has giren instructions to the collector of Cus. toms, which will rectify losses through the change of date of the duty on tea..

THE UNITED STATES

LONDON, May 5th. President Roosevelt in a Message to Congress says that investigation has shown the Standard Oil Co. benefited ourmously by the secret unlawful methods of the Sugar Trust, and that other great corporn. ions are guilty of the same practices; pro. secutions are being considered, but be urges Congress to strengthen the powers of inter- state commerce by a commission.

(N-C. Daily News Servia)

MISCHIEF-MAKING,

Poking, May 1st.

It is reported that an agreement is likely to Le made between Great Britain and Russia ou the basis that Russia will not interfere with 1

British movements in Tibet, and Graz Britain' 2] will not interfere with Russia's movamente în 3 Mongolis, I, and the New Dominion.

THE NANCHANG MASSACRE,

THE CRITERION STAKES. One mile. Celtic (Mr. Canning) Brownberry (Mr. Burkill)... Sunblink (Mr. P. Crighton TIME-2 mins. 63 secs.

THE GUPPIN'S PLATE. Three quar

ter mile.

Radium (Mr. Burkill) Willie Work (Mr. Schnorr) Tipcat (Mr. Zalın) TIME-1 min. 323 seis.

CATHAY CUP. One mile and a half. Argante (Mr. Meyerink) ... Cotswold (Mr. Johnstonej Cedric (Mr. Cumming) TIME-3 min. 20 secs.

JOCKEY CUP. Ouce round. Blockade (Mr. Muller) Soyeda (Mr. Vida Turbine (Mr. Skinner) TIME-2 min, 63 secs.

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Peking, May 1st. The Nanchang affair has been settled on the conditions:

(i) China recognises that. Magistrate Chang committed suicide.

(ii) Teels 400,000 is to be paid as indemnity. (ii) The guilty gentry are to be punished.

This refers to the negotiation with the Franck Minister only.—En.]

THE TOKYO CELEBRATIONS.

Tokyo, May 1st. There was an Imperial banquet & frisco to day: over 6,900 persons at dow..

Their Majesties will be present to-morrow at the Requiem Mass for those who fell in the war. The men-of-war are assembled near Shinegawa 1 to-day.

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FOREIGN TRADERS IN PEKING.

After hearing further evidence his Wor-

ship committed the defendant for trial at the Criminal Scacions.

BEFORE MR, C. D. MELBOURNE (SECOND POLICE MAGISTRATE).

ALLEGED MURDER,

Foug Kai-sing and Chang Shui, coat ocolies employed on juuk 941, were arraigned on the charge of murdering anether coolio, Mak Kwai, on board the mid juuk is Yaumati Bay on the afternoon of the 4th instant.

Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, saistant superin- tendant of police, prœscated, the prisoners being undefonded.

Me: Macfarlane, medical officer in charge of the Kowloon Mortuary, gave evidence as te holding post-mortem examination. the body of decensed. In his opinion, death

due to

the hemorrhage following rapture of an enlarged spleen. A kiok, a blow, or a fall might have caused such rupture,

Mak Bang, a brother of deceased, said he was cook on junk No. 941. On the afternoon of the 4th instant doceased was adjusting the gangway. The first defeodaat bad placed an old coal basket on the fo'o'ale. It was in his brother's way, and deceased picked it up with the object of putting it down somewhere else; it blew overboard, and the first defendant, who was in the coal bank at the time, accused deceased of throwing it over. The defendant went up to deceased, and was followed by the second prisoner. In the presence of this second man the first The second defendant struck his brother. defendant joined in the attack, and they both deceased on the body, eventually knocking him down. Two of the crew then

Peking, May 3rd, The Chinese Government has decided strictly. | struck to enforce the Treaties with Foreign Powers and has communicated to the Ministers that foreigners will not bereafter be permitted to 2 establisk ahops or warehouses in faking city, other than those already established. There is 3

some apprehension among foreigners in conse. quenco.

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HART LEGACY Cup. Half a mile. Hokuku (Mr. Cumming). Narses (Mr. Vida Gaddy (Mr. Burkill) TIME-50} seus.

SHANGHAI GOLD Challenge CEP, One mile and a quarter. Brockton (Mr. Hayes) Coxcomb (Mr. Burkill) Ornament (Mr. Meyerink) T131-2 min. 39 sers.

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RELIEF FOR SAN FRANCISCO.

Tokyo, May 3rd. The San Francisco Relief Committen has voted to accept foreign aid,

COOLIES FOR SOUTH AFRICA. -

Yesterday the conlis transport skip Cranley arrived here from Chinwangtao on her way to South Africa with 2,111 ecolies on board. This is invested with more than ordinary interest in view of present happenings in the Transvaal.

KIANGSU Cur. One mile and three ALLEGED MURDER AT WANCHAL quarters.

Comanche (Mr. Moller) Sphere (Mr. Camming)

Czardas (Mr. Cus) ... TIME-3 min. 493 secs.

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separated the ombatants, the defendants resumed their work and docessed wont to his cabin, where he died about half-an-bour after-

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After the evidence of further witneszes had been taken the case was aljourned.

ANOTHER BENNERTZ CASE.

Mr. II. Bonaeris, the merchant with whose struggles to keep Changsha "open" in facs of native opposition so much sympathy was expressed, has not been left long in peaceable enjoyment of the Tls, 25,000 which the Chinese paid him as compensation.

It appears that there was some sort of part. nership with an American named Joseph John Gilmore, who first want to Changaba to "look-see", but subsequently left Mr. Bennertz alone to hold the fort. Mr. Gilmore is now suing him for a shire of the Tls, 25,00), which Mr. Bennerty claims was personal compensation, and had nothing to do with the partnership. Other sama and arguments are involved, but that is the fasuo broadly of a suit that was still proceeding at the Shangbal Supreme Court when the last mail left. We note that Mr. Bennertz is a British subject bora in India, his name being dus to a German father.

What the police believe to Law been a case of murder was reported to Inspector Gourlay 2 at No. 2 Police Station, Fast Point, on Saturday 3 morning. Inspector Fischer, of the Sanitary Department, was called at No. 99, Nullab Lane CHILI COP. One mile.

to remove what was supposed to be a plague 1body. The Inspector, seeing blood on the man's Alpha (Mr. Dalgliesh

face, and on the floor, reported the matter to ... 2 Disdonc (Mr. Hayes)

No. 2 Police Station, Iaapelor Gourlay Haakon Seventh (Me. Burkill). 3 accompanied him to the house, where he found Why should Great Britain threaten Turkey TIME-2 min. 8 sees.

that the dad man had been sorely handled, with war? What las Turkey done? It is a case He had three large wounds about four inches of trespass, of remering landmarks. GRAND STAND STAKES. One mile. long or the side of bis face, three at the bask Egad (Mr. Burkill) Valean (Mr. Vidu)

Fourmerkland (Mr. Johnstone... TIME-1 min. 48 sees.

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THE ULTIMATUM TÓ TURKEY.

A Turkish gaison has established Itself

of the neck and others on different parts of in the Sinai peninsula, to the west of the

the body, from the appearance of which the Egyptian frontier near Akaba. Taste can be polies concnded that they bad ben caused by no question that this enterprise on the part 3 a hatchet: one of these weapons, having a of the Sublime Forto is a trespass, for the was clearly settled in Elade of from four to five inche, was found Egyptian boundary alongside decessed's body in thaempty house. 1892, not, as the Turks protend, by the Firmsn It appears that the deceased, Wong Cheung of Investiture delivered to the Khed.re in that Beverley wins the Gold Cup out- was a pongee silk cloth hawker, who lived year, but by the correspondence betoon Lord right,

THE PRISON OUTBREAK AT

SHANGHAI.

SHANGHAI, May 6th. Two more of the prisoners who were, wounded while attempting an organised escape from the Municipal Jail Have since died.

[REUTER'S SERVICE.] THE ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. LONDON, May 5th.

1.-Flair.

--Lischaua. 3-Paid up.

at No. 40, Peel Street, and travelled daily to Cromer and Tigrane Pusha, to which the Fir Wanchai, where he carried on his business. On man gave rise, and which was subsequently the morning of April 3rd he left his home about appended to the documents recording the the Khedire. In that 10 a

0a.m. with 30 rolk of cloth, a mall bar con- iuvestiture of taining his licence and $10 in small money, and correspondence Great Britain contested the was last eet near the theatre a Causeway Bay right of the Sultan to make auf changes without her at about one p.m. Then it is murmised that in the Egyptian frontier three carpenters, who were working on a door consent, and declined to recognise any of the of the here in Nallah Lane, elled him in new claims put forward by the Porte except sador the pretenca of buying some clath, that which related to the port of Akaba. This, While he was undoing his bundles one of these it was agreed, should remain Turkish, but say- men is supposed have stenok him a blow on thing west of a line drawn from the head of the others made a great noise with zerosene tine was to continue Egyptian, as before. How, in their the back of the neck with a hatetet. while the Gull of Akok to El Arish on the Mediterranean

justify with the object of drowning the deceased's crian these circumstances, the Turks can for help: it is eaid that the neighbours complained occupation of Tabah, which is seven miles about the noise caused by the carpenters The westward of Alabs, is not exay to see. If it is motive of the alleged murder supposed to true that the occupation has something to do have been robbery, as the hawker's goods and with a projected development of the Hedjaz mousy had been removed, and the small box Railway, that is only an additional reason for containing his licenca broken ops. The body vigilance and firmness on the part of the British was discovered by a servant girl is the empley Foreign Office. Railway development on the of the landlady of the house. No arrests have eastern coast of the Red Sea is & form of been made, hat the police an prosecuting political activity which must be watched very

closely, so say the politicians. inquiries.