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The PMS Manchuria, agranulat Bogululu recully exaggeratedinizastory of total wreck,-i- was built in 14 by the New York Shipbuild - og Co, at Camden, New Jersey. The Marce ekurát has linen ruaning between Shanghai and San Francisco, vià lapsia ports and Hooulalu, for about two years, and antil the Great North.

{"DAILY PRESS" RICLUAIVE SERVICE.]

VALPARAISO EARTHQUAKE.

LONDON, August 24th. Two thousand bodies have been recovered.

Att epidemic is feared.

The Bulgarian Government has decided to grant. £20,000 to Maciclonians suffering from the depredations of Greek bands.

GERMAN NAVAL MANOEUVRES.

LONDON, August 23rd. Following the examples of the British naval man avres, the Kaiser is planning a grent display of worships in the North Sea. in the Autumn, to include 81 vessels, of which 16 will be battleships. The idea teams

Three hundred looters have been 15 be to arouse patriotism for the navy, shot.

The Gazelle notifies that an examination open TELEGRAMS. I nation had dedicated itself to one continuous | similar measures amongst the people com- and avarying round of tuil. In this | mitted to his charge. Now it is precisely to all qualified natural born British subjects for appointment in the Civil Worrico of India, or respect a noticeable and remarkable change this financial elevsont that all parties, for Eastera cadetships in the Colonist Service, or for clerkships in the Home Civil Sorvios has passed over the minds of the people, whether belonging to the Court or to the and is perhaps most noticeable where they mandarinate, bave tacitly consented to let will take place in London in August, 1907, and have been most thrown into immediate slide; yet it is on this that the possibility that copies of the regulations, syllabus of contact with foreign influences. Perhaps the of a constitutional system sotually rests.examination and forms of application to be ülked by candidates may be obtained as the first sign of this reviving feeling occurred. So long as the system of practically selling Colonial Secretary's office. in the celebration of the Dragon Boat office forms the only means of support to Festival on the fifth day of the fifth moon. Peking, so long ust any check acting Traditionally the festival was in celebration through a mere provincial chamber prove of the elf-immolation of a patristic minister utterly ineffective to remore present abuses, and fundamental principle who drowned bitself rather than witness The first

at The rest of the present system of overa his country's degradation. Except in a comparatively few localities it lind practically ment mely, that the Fanperor, as such,

¡ lord of the soil, and not of the soil only, Staumhip Co.'s, leviathan Miamond and but of all those who tukabit it must ha Pakota were put upon the Seattle-Shangha ram, Usa Manchuria maul his sister ship the once and for all abolished; and with it

the barbour. The Munchen is of 13,638 tous must go the equally untenable right of the Hongali were the largest steaters to enter Emperor do exact from his appointees gress and 8,750 too uct register, and is 890 Heir appointments. fest, in longtha, d5 foot in bavultis, with a depth compensation for Consthational Btw, on the other hand, ❘ of 51 2 fest demands that in all thest things this heal of the State haine his rights from the governed, and as such meerves his emol

Of seurae ments as serväst, not as owner. all this is in accordance with the

dis cut, and even in those few it had last otch of its foriser relat, tu any if n most localities public interest in the festival has recently been covivid, and it is no w kopa, as a gala day wherever a sufficient water spien permits of aquatic sports. Till a few zers age, again, »uch"publi. celebrations as the Imperial birthdays, were entirely edited to the official elases, and not the sightest nofter of them was taken by the pe gèle at large. Now every well de Chumaan Fakes on those days as con sprenons a display of boasting as if he were ancient of Chinese riostrines. By the a citizen at the Great Regalbe itself. The tosofies, amplified by Maxers, (Choisg national Bug is itselt of probably | Emperor indor1 rules as the singent ot more ancient dure than that of any other | Pirts; but it is left for the people to people, yet tili within the last twenty years | julg, whether he is worthy of the trash; was door never to be sure in China, and bis failure, to prave this buses the ou milicial derisions: and wien constitutional bonds between him and is

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THIS VERY PINE OLD SCOTCH

BEEN HAS WHISKY WHICH

THROUGHOUT FAVOURITE

THE

EAST FOR OVER 20 YEARS STILL MAINTAINS ITS SUPREMACY OWING TO ITS ABSOLUTE PURITY AND MELLOWNESS.

devices.

ELLOON.

the

As the siramer Wingchai was leaving her whart on the outward Leip to Macao en Satiar- day morning she called with a cargo boat, Thu Hörgchazwan just turning to port, when the cargo boat, which was running before a

-tone.

to pink this up:

lair wind, vandevoured to pass her on this part sitte, bad was struck smidships by the steamer's Els inget kaneked the bont's crew olī Leer fest, mund two children, a boy and a girl. Pho girl sanght hot of the went overlord. siin of the boat and pulled herself abenoi, but the by, who was little more than a baby, was unply to do tais, and struggled in the watur. He did not get much of a dorking, howeve, it did appear t was governed by nu subjets. It my ant be agrendde with tips for his plight, was observed by our of the crew, who with a così courage and-udairable prosinco Irale as to design o proportions, but I unfional feeling of the Empire at large an Wech maker followed in the esperes pra these principles in the form of so many of mind jumped into is water, caught the bay Now in the larger hard and fast rules: but the very first thing and placed bin on board. A quantity of the Patios in the orcasion of the Emperor's Le ie neknowledged before the idea oyrark of the boat which was mostly gocis in boxes, was o jeized into the water, au as the birthday, the principal thoroughfares are constitutional government can be practicingche prosseded on her way the crew began beilliant with yellow thegs, nach displaying broached, is that some separate provision sust be rade for cl support of the | the Imperial Draggon, while more or less the

The following nota is from the Singapore tire mervantile class minke a holiday at Imperial Household, and that the system of of the orcasion. Now in all this we must provincia) vails most. he for ever abolished Free Pros There is a general chores of: It is the approval and wimiration at the way, which the Moforia entertainment was rua. Singapore rec guise tan anmouerious return in Chin under any pretext whatever. of that feeling of antimuality without which absouce of any gemiae feeling of this sort Society tiffined with Lucullus that day, and Do nation has ever risen to greatness, nor that indicates the artificial nature of the drank of the best, that Bacchus and Gambrians

movement; and he want is not peculiar to could bestow, made itself respeted in the councils of tie world and as such we must look upon the the Court but permeates, almost the entire dream (the Topeist will not breathe a syllable A few individuals, as to the iply who lunched on it alone) and the a gastronomiy joy. terrine of pheasant was wovement as full of promise for the future bly of offablom.

With good cheer, fair women, the best of wine. of China. Unfortunately, as frequently indeed, have commenced to grasp the first

beginnings of the fim wcial problem, but and charming music, what could mortal man A. S. WATSON & CO., pens puder similar conditions elsewhere

this is so contrary to the instincts of the want more? The P. & 0. Company, in the Court and the bureaueracy that the mere persons of the gallant skipper, the energetic meation of such a reform would tard, stage and his hard-working stall, did themselves it would not effectually destroy, any hope of future official promotion. Unfortunately, in the almence of any independent class in Chian, the sole avenue to influence lies in official rank; and so affairs-mutually reist on one another. This is always to throw back into the slough of despond any hope "self purification,.

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class of merely self-working reactionaries. have been endeavouring to taru the sew movement into an 'instruim.nt of private polf, and under the pretence of turning foreign intercourse to the sole harft of the Chinese theftselves, have been intually a retrograde inderment to its Boheming worst fitues of the feeble and deburned successors of K'teSLANG on the Imperial,

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Now although the Court at Peking, with willing assen of the nation at large, is minbitably acting in good faith in its constitutional design of introducing a

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BIRTH.

in August 21st, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. ALBELEHT SCnuLiz, a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

On August Ht, it the imperial deras ta enlate, Tientsin. L'ABOLIKE GERE, daughter

of Est. Vilerseren, to fisOPOLY BIELFEL.I.

DEATHS

On July 9th, at brighton. Susses,

(Res), my daughter of U ELIZABETH Banas, aged 14 years,

On Aug 18th, at Shanghai, Aspers Me Kaces of Kilmernock, Seland, First Officer, Reve Craiser Pong Ching, Inperial Maritime Caxtones, age 1 62 years.

bureaucracy,

the

With the solitary excoptriin

progressives amongst

Į

The French Mail of the 4th July was delivered in London on the 24th inst.

Instruments at Shanghai (Sicawei) recorried thus earthquake at Valparaiso as a very severe

une.

Sir John Anderson opened a very successful agri-horticultural show at Singapore on August 16th.

The Singapore Free Press congratulates the Straits Times on enlisting the services of co sound and tactful journalist as Mr. Thomas IL Roid, formerly of Hongkong,

On September 1st Dr. Hunter, Government Bateriologial, will open i zix months' course of lectures and Jaboratory instruction in chemistry, bacteriology and the pathology of the disease of auimals transmissible to man.

of Russia, no nation on earth possesses so corupt a bureaucratic system as China; and the case is in both instances very similar, and proceeds from financial errors committed centuries ago. In both empires the land has been assumed to belong to the ruler appointed by lion to govern the nation and only subject to this theocratic size- ruinty had the people as such any personal rights. The powers thus interest in the sovereigu in both eases liave len recognised as delegated to these officials appointed by bia as his representatives. The mandarin. HONGBONG OFC: IA, DES VEUI ROAD C LONDON OFFICE: 1. FLENT STREET, E.Cate is thus in the position of parent. to the people in inore senses than one. Noi duly is it held to hold their interests as a parent protects the material interests of his child, but it is also ne regards himn passe-ged of the patria potestes, not only moral but Physical; and not only over his person hot over his property. It is easy to see that such a principle contains within ite if the elements of dissolution. Logically

The report of the Russo- Chinese Bank for appointment of the Emperor confers per- 1905 was presented at the General Meeting held gonal rights on the magistrate, who enjoys on June th. The total profit for the year

The Daily Press.

Hoyetoro, AversT 27th, 1906.

Tax the expressed wish of the Chinese Government 1 place the government on a constitutional Lasis is not a mere fad, but a desire shared by the nation at large, is hecoming daily more evident. Little things

and

were

Hke feathers indicate the current of the national thought. A few years ago the nation as a whole thought little of all these things. The government of the land for centuries had gone on in the same grore without the people bestowing on it one

died thought. Emperors sreceeded-one was just the counterpart of the other and except that each in turn bestowed upon the years of his reign some definite itle by which the people at large dated their accounts, their subjects kaew

as to who occupied the throne, were he Tack, Mongol or Kitau, Han, Taug or Teling.

the

The attention of the public is drawn to ou service. improvement in the Peak tram Hitherto it has been a fifteen-minute mervica from 8 am to 8:30 am, but from to-day the trams will run every ten minutes from 7.30 a.. to 9.30 ..

Mr. A. R. Kinross, who has been for a 300- siderable time in the service of the Hongkong

ou Wednesday He was euterlained to duner and Whampen. Dock Company, leaves for outs at the Kowloon Hotel on Saturday night by a number of friends.

increased to R. 7,130,505 from R. 446,000.

The lobster mayonnaise was A

proad in doing their thire hundred odd gueSİH AO well. The clit Vierklen, wat sultive-wise, was the pioneer dag in the Far East, so far as steam communication goes And use who

lors to see the Bed Busiga maintain its rightful place in Eusteru waters must, all f them, with well to the grand, old Company, ver in the front of iuarine enterprise.

SHOOTING.

The last monthly rifle mosting of the season 1955-4 Right Half No. 2 Company, HR.V.C., was held yesterday at Tai Hang. The follow- ing were the best cards returned :-

total,

Bac-

Net.

32

dap

67 21 88 68 18 MA 70 15 $

Corporal A. J. Darby Gunaer H. D. Derwen Guange H. C. Gray ... Ganner. A. Bidon Gunner II. T. Jackman ... 71 9 80

The up presented by Lient. Nicholson for

More shocks have been felt, accon- panicd by heavy rains, '

CASE FOR AMERICAN,

INTERVENTION.

Loxtos, August 20th,

The situation in Calm is grave.

THE RUSSIAN FLEET.

LONDON, August 24th. The Russian Battleships Trurevitch, the Słoru, mus] the cruiser Bapuge sail from the Baltic day on a six months' cruise,

THE WELLMAN EXPEDITION.

Los pos, August 24th, Seacres which have atrived from Ham-

The insurgents are massing in farge merfest report that the Wollman expolition nanabers,

ANARCHY IN RUSSIA.

Lestos, August 26th.

to the North Pule has been abandoned,

THE CHINESE CUSTOMS.

LONDON. August 24th.

The Tower refers to the bootie state of

| the Custondi yaestion in Muachuria and the

Disorders are again reportial all loss to the d'Inimese revenue arising from the

over Eŭropean Russia.

An attempt to assassinate Stolypin has been discovered,

REFORMED. SPELLING,

abaeng

of Customs, I hopes that the M.jgning of Dalry will save the grave,

disadvantage arising from Bit-h and Ameristos truding with Nowchwang us compared to their "Japanse emapotilurs at

Dality.

SMOKER JÝ ST. GEORGE'S CLUB,

There

Wid

Lospos, August 26th. President Rooseyd: has gives his official sanction to the introduction of Englishmen and others at St. Gonge's Club on spelling reform..

COMPLICATIONS IN THE BALKANS.

Loxios, August 26th. encounter bas taken place Turkish and Bulgarian

AB

between

Troops.

SHANGUAL COUŃ CILLORS. DIFFER:

CHAIRMAN BESIGNS.

SHANGHAI, Angust 28th. Mr. C. W. Holliday, Chairman of the Manicipal Council, has resigned.

Mr. H. Keswick, of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., has been elected to fill the vacancy.

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The difference of opinion Council leading to the resignation was. a slight question of tactics, not prir ciple.

The Council was unanimous that a Chinese criminal jail should not be constructed in the Settlement.

JW

strong muster of marria

fair

to

Saturday night, when a post snecessful smoking concert was held. Although in its infancy, the clab is not like a kickly child repairing all sorts of attention to apholt it in the days of childhood. Rather it is like the robust boy who kunwa nat whak illness means. Started but a few months ago,· St George's a flourishing institution withi Club is a large membership, which hils increase. This satisfactory position bas bora brought about by the energy of the committes aud the enthusiasm of the members who pull Logother for the adcanesment of the club. Those who attended the ** sucker" on Saturday night will have no doubt about this. The best of good-fellowship přavailed, and the flower of the Colony's musical talent, both of the sortizaental and comic order, contributed to the night's pleasure,

During the interval on the programmu Mr. A. Chasingham, Chairman of the Club, presented the prizes won in the last billised tournament. Mr. Percy Browne, of MessTS. Lane, Crawford & Co., was handed the hand-

some cap which wont to the winner. The Chahman in presenting it congratulated Mr. Browne, who recived his trophy amid the unstinted applause of the large gathering.

THE EXTENSION OF SHANGHAI

SETTLEMENT.

The difficulty experienced by the Municipal Conasil in collecting a rate from a section of the inhabitants in the Paoshan suburb to cuter the cost of a modified form of lighting, suaver ging and police protection has been temporarily overcome, states the N.-C. Duily Nesra. Á Chinese residents who make use of

Mr. Holliday disagreed with the proclamation has boon issued by the Tactai the highest aggregate of sight out of the twelve method of attaining the end and the Waterworks Company's water supply to pay

thwarting Chinese scheming.

monthly shoots was won by Corporal A. J. Darby ScoreS: --

1 Corporal A. J. Darby 2- Guaner H. T. Jackmanı... 3 Corporal G. Blood... 4 Gunner F. A. Bidea

Captain Armstrong... Gunner A. F. Warrack...

6:27

.661

660

653

€25

624

The cup prosented by F. Maitland, Esq., for the highest aggregate of three out of four shoots from May to August was won by Corporal G. Blood. Scores:-

1 Corporal G. Blood... 2 Gunner F Austin

264

253

3 Corporal A. J. Darby

237

4 Captain Armstrong

à Gnauer F. A. Biden

6 Guauer A. F. Warrack...

LAWN BOWLS.

1990

237 228

A spoon competition between pairs produced some very close and exciting play on Kowloon Green on Saturday afternoon. Three rinks were oconplod. So keen was the play that none wore able to Guish in daylight, but two rinks straggled on with the aid of handkerchiefs and matches till the 21st shot was scored. Que rink adjourned till Monday night. The scores were

J. C. Gew T. Petrie, 21 E. Hanter A. R. Kiaross, 21 D. Harvey

W. Roll, 17

J. Ramsay T. Wright, 17 A. Ramsay

A. 'Donald, 20 - l'ancheon

E. H. Border, 15

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Į REUTER'S SERVIcn. }

THE CUBAN INSURRECTION.

Losnov, August 23rd,

their landlord the decomary rate. The

ting a

translation of the proclamation, which has been posted up in various parts of the distrint

the

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n.

of

It

"Notica is hereby given that the Municipal Council cannot erg taxas outside Bettlement lizzita. Rocently, however, owing to the landlords of the premises in the Tien-pan-li, sod Nealing

1, North Szechua Road; Ja kong- Chenteb-li jao, Yang-sen-li, Tel-song-i, The Cuban insurgents have captured San and Tui-en-li applying to this Waterworks The Co. for supply of water to their houses withant Louis. their first important success.

first reporting the rasttor for the Tao tai's con- BOMB trouble ring is due to the desire of the insurgent sideration and instructions, lealers for office; there is no question of a ensued when the Council want to collect

the water

1be tudents, rate frooL

The desire for anucxation to the United States, Total having now careful y considered and it is believed that the latter will not this question is of the opinion that

is

tho the part good idea intervene.

of water for landlords in obtaining the supply eamsenience of the residents sal that it is therefore reasonable that a fee should be for it as they can derive tharefrem the benefit of protecting their koulth as well 1 as preventing the eatbreak of tires. But in accordance with the regalation existing in the Seitlement the water charge is sided to er included in the house rontal and nude these circumstances this rate in the aborə-said localities khanld also be paid by the landlords, so that the same system may be adopted therein. The Taolai will communicate with the Senior Consul in-

1bo water forming bin of the fact that

by the land-

Losos, August 24th. The Government of Cuba has requested the United States to furnish eight quick firing guns, mnuned by American artillerists, to assist in subduing the insurection. The insurgoals have seized San Juan de Martinez, the wasteru railway terminus.

BRITISH COMMERCE.

LONDON, August, 23rd.

lorda, and in the mean

The liner Caibroman has been chartered rute in question aloull be this pro- for a tar to the Colonies, Japan and lasation is issued and the residents in South America, as a floating exhibition of the said districts are hereby notified that hore- British goods.

TROUBLE IN THE BALKANS.

after with the exception of those who do not use, water, and who are therefore not required

be to pay the for, the water rate should

paid by the landlords so that foreiguors may not love this fees while the residents will have the con- vosience and use of waterworks water; thus

the usufruct of the estate as would a amounted to R. 7,449,215, out of which private proprietor during his term of office. 3. 1,500,000 were transferred to a special fand Logically too the Emperor has the right of as a provision for oventual losses. A ditidond overbird of sharing in the profits, and of tou per cent was paid and the reserve funds dictating his own terms in the appointmen

His Majesty the King has not been advised "The consentence of this recognised position

to exercise his power of disallowance with ie that practically every appointment in ther

respect to Ordinance No. 1 of 1906, entitled- Empire Is ita esessel price, which has to

An Ordinance to amend the Summary. Offenses

Tosno, August 23rd. be accounted for in the case of the lower mendient) Ordinanas, 1975; Ordinance No. offices, to the high provincial officers, 2 of 1906: entitled-An Ortiennes further to

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. Complications seem to be arising in the both parties would be benefited thereby. It is

to be noted that a Works Barasu having an Balkans. Bulgaria has at present, thre and in the case of the latter, to the Court, amand the Magistrates Ordinance, 1990;

bean established in Paoshan outside the Betin- The C.P.I. str. Athenian arrived at Shanghai Coinciden with the rule of the eunuch. Ordinance No. 3 of 1906, entitled-An Ordiù-

unce relating to the jurisdiction of the Supreras at 1.30 pm. on Friday, the 24th inst, and loft arrels on her hands, viz., with Greece,ment, when applying for or before gatting a should report the master "for its approval from now ordered har Minister at Sofia to cease time to time, so that any trouble or comption- be avoided. A special notification, nations in their periods of decadence, comes of the custody of the persons and estates of due here 6 a.m. on Tuesday, the 28th inst.

Tée I.G.M. str. Print Eitel Friedrich left relations with the Government, owing to toss m

the unauthorised publication of some secret With the exception of the New Year, and very real, these practically regular vails Lunatics; Ordinance No. 4 of 1906, entitled | Shanghai on Saturday, the 25th inst., ut lla.

correspondeuce ia a Sofia newspaper. It in The LG.M. Australian str. Print Waldemarauderstood that the Bulgarian Minister to the spring and autumn festivals dedicated have to be supplemented by all manner of An Ordinance to authorite the Appropriation and may be expected here on or about Wednes seventy-eight thousand four hundred and twelve left Manila on Friday, the 24th inst, at 6 p.m., to the worship of the Manes, overy species irregular contributions, with the result tant of a Supplementary Sum of Two hundred and day, the 29th inst., sm of celebration had practically died out, and the provincial officer, whether inclined, or dollars sad eight cents, to defray the Charges and may be expected here on or about Monday, Turkey is about to resign, finding his expense of their tradesmen that they tony over-

the 27th inst., at daylight. from year's end to year's end the whole not to meet his engagements, has to adopt of the Year 1905.

Dothing, and troubled themselves as little, which in China. as in all other Asiatic Coart with respect to the care and commitmont again at 11 p.m. sume day for Hongkong, and Turkey and Russia, the last of which has water supply to their promises, all residents

position too difficult.

Let all obey.

"Socisty "is now a combination of mon and orar-dress themselves at the women who eat themselves at the expense of their friends.

Marmaduke in Truth.