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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7TM¤, 1907.

In the Fortnightly, Count Leo Tolstoy has TELEGRAMS. just conclusively shown that the Into William Shakespeare was a much over-rated writer.

The Tung Wen Educational Institution at Amoy has sent as its announcements for 1907. The school reopens on March 5th. The trastoss hold their annual mcoting to-day (Feb. 7th),

The first nod of next year's Franso.British Exhibition at Shepherd's Bush was cat early Laut nonth by Count H. de Manneville, for the French Ambassador. The Duke of Argyle participated.

A communication has been issued to the Berlin Press contradicting the widely circulated statement that the German Amiralty is laying down a new armoured cruiser of unusually large dimensions. The main reason why the now cruiser will cost opasiderably more to cons'est than the previous vessels of its class is that it will be Atted with turbine engines, which are Go to 80 per cous dearer Umn the ordinary ous Litherto need.

The ous! the smallest floot of battleships." thing that reduces the shock of this dis. closure of a state of affairs which the DURE or CONNAUGHT bas presumably came to find out is that the writer does not seem to know more about the subject than any other man in the street. He is a pseudo» | Blue-Water scholar, and apparently under the impression that Hongkong's sole "the faw cruisere WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. we have at present." But apart from that iague-on which the DUKE OF CON.

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor- NAUGHT will more expertly advise the

poration having invited subscriptions for miserable Government" Halero" is a

£650,000 Are per cent sterling bonds, bring eroaker infectel with the Yollow Peril port of a loan for £3,250,000 of which £2,250,000 fever. The disease in his case is virulent has been feed, for the Shanghai Nanking Line because he seems to think be is the dis(Imperial Chinese Railway"), the money was coverer of it. Unlike JEROME's narrator argely oversubscribed in a few lwser, and the list alrsed. One of yesterday's mail papera in "Three men in a boat", there is nothing states that one firm bid for the whole issus. the matter with him but houremaid'a knee". Japan is the Power to whom Hongkong, like auother Port Arthur, is to be surrendered in the visible future. History has a marvellong fashion of repeating itself, and if there are any lessons to be acquired by a study of the past applied to the present possition of affairs in the East it is this--that one of the great nations will have goou to fight Japan, or Japan and China, for the right to trade and hold what she has got in the East". Criticism of the Armchair sort also has a marvellous fashion of repeating itself, and we have heard something like that before. What of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance? This "Halcro" disposes of it in his peroration, which it were pity not to quote. "The treaty of to day may be the waste paper of to-morrow, and he who looks to others to guard what his forefathers fought for and won will some day lament and wail over his lost possessions" Pestiferous moonshine, pre- tentious product of an addled iden which a child in these matters would discard na suon as thought of. Treaties are not turned into wastepaper in a day, or without warning and if we accept "Halero's" definition of strategy as "having the right frres in the right spot at the right time", there is ulviusly no need to accept his remedy, riz: to "immediately" replace the three

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The Diadem, first-clase protested craiser, Captain H. W. Sacory, M.Y.O, will abortly return home from the China Station, and her place there will be taken by the fest-class cruiser Bedford, now rotting at Chatham. Os the home royage, the Diadem will call at Bombay for the paid off crews of the Lupring and Sphinx of the East Indies Squadron. The cruiser Spartiale, after embarking at Devonport ntings for the Tamar, Snipe, Widjeo and Woudlark, left Plymouth on Jan. 10th for the La Indies and China Station,

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SNOWSTORMS IN CANADA.

LONDON, February 6th. Forty trains are snow bound in Western Canada.

SPOTTED FEVER SPREADING.

LONDON, February 6th. Spotted fever is spreading in

Scotland and RBelfast,

OBITUARIES.

LONDON, February 6th. Lord Thring, General Sir A. Alison, and Sir Godfrey Lushington are dead. [Hanry Thring, KCB., was raised to the peerage in 1886. Born in 1818, he was called to the bar in 1843, was counsel to the Hume ties from 1860 to 1869, and parliamentary

conneol from 1868 to 1856.

General Sir Archibald Alison retired in 1893. I nat a a distinguished military career, sing nctive service in the Crimes, India, Ashantee, and Egypt. He was Commader-in-Chief in Egypt during 1889-3, and commanded the

Aldershot Division from 18:3 to 1989.

Sir Godfrey Lashington was Permanent Under Secretary Home Office from 1885 to 1896).

GERMAN POLITICS.

LONDON, February 6th. The German Socialists have suffered further losses at the polls.

SHANGHAI FRAUDS.

SHANGHAI, February 6th.

F. M. Goode, the absconder arrest-

THE ROYAL VISIT.

MAGNIFICENT RECEPTION.

BRILLIANT SCENES AND PICTURES QUE CEREMONIES.

Belki also, which had bút displayed the Union Jook at the peak while the Royal party were on board, was observed to be a man of hunting. by the time the landing was effected.

AT BLAKE PINE.

Blake Fier was of course the seans of grest

Yesterday Hongkong was roused from its Preparations. It was here that the Royal visitors were to land and it was here that the routine of work-n-day erialance to give welcome people massed to witness the event of the day. members of the reigning family of Great For some days beforehand the pier had been Britain, and needless to say the welcome w

the greatest overrun by workmen and aright royal oa“, distinguished by the greatest activities were in progress. The result of all

ordiality and enthusiaem. Their Royal

that exergy was really remarkable. Blake Highnesses Lire Duke and Duchess of Con- Daught and the Princess Patricia were reesivad Pier looked quite imposing and was certainly with many of the bonours due to their exalted worthy of the honour of inviting Their Royal position and oven greater entertainment would Highnesses to stop sahore and renew acquaint- ande with Hongkong. The pier itself had no have been offered had they felt disposed to

outline of venetian masta, from which were of accept it. There was again that display loyalty and affection to the Throne which suspended streamers, while a wealth of pot royal visits, though for and fur batwood in plants imparted a pleasing effaut to the sides. Hongkong, evoke on the part of the residents A striking contrast to the green was the rich of the colony, and all classes joined in or tending a welcome to our Royal guests.

Fortunately the weather was fine, and in the bright sunshine the ceremonies of the day wors invested with a brillianco and a picturesqueness which must have impressed the event on the memory of all beholders. The day had been declared a public holi ay, and the populace, young and old, took advantage of the opportunity to sojoy the privilege so seldom given in this outpost of the Empire to gaze xt representatives of the reigning family and to participate if only at a distance "in the events of the by,"

orimson cloth which covered the fear, and no- other touch of the ploturesque was provided by the Halashi guard of honour which was posted there. Stands had been erected at each side and these were crowded with ticket holders. The approach to the pier which had been raised for the occasion was also railed off, ouabling

trafio the police to regulate the

and hold to

the the soldiers the better route. The statue of the Duke of Connaught occupied the place of honour, facing the pier, and it cartsinly looked well with its foral embellishment. "Tho buildings on the Prays wore covered with booting, perhaps the moat lavish display being on King's Building", and from the Hongkong Hotel to the new Post Ones strings of flags crossed the road.

When day broke yesterday there was an air of excitement easily falt, sad this dampened ne the morning advanced. The gun fired

By nine o'clock the people had begun to the shortly before eight o'clock told that

A dense crowd gathered at the P. and 0. steamer Dilli lind

maintained assemble. characterises the spproach to the pier, the balconies and the puntuality which English mail and that the Royal visitors would | Torandahs commanding a view of the place were be here in less than an hour Soldiers bega to appear and take up their positions as the route from Blake pier to Government House while the raguistions of traffle necessary to the occasion were put into operation.

Laxed to the limit of their capacity, and other coigns of vantige were secured by the more daring. H.E. the Governor aud H.E. the Goaoral having proceeded to the chip to pay their respects to thoir Royal Highuossen, the

and Officers, the Baud of the 19th Daks ofed in America on charges of extensive Busting was leviably exhibited, and a pleasing people on shore bad their excitomsot quickened

Connaught Own Baluchis will play thafullu w--

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God save the King. -

CRACKER DANGERS AT SHANGHAL

SHANGHAI, February 6th.

animation characterised tho eity.

ON THE BARBOUR.

Qa ordinary days the harbour of Hongkong pressnis attractive features which are to be Grim vasele soon in for parts of the world. of-war, British' and foreign, stately mere ant. mea and cat-of-date sailers lying of anchor amongst various nutive craft which to visitors, rojal or otherwise, aro always sources af wonder. Yesterday the natural besaties of our Buo harbour were supplemented by the prettily dressed ships, launches and junks. The Chines Dragon Boated from the peaks of most of the juuks lying in the West Point nachorege, while all the launches which to rmed the

and most eyes were turned awards. To receive thu Royal party on the pier wore H.E. Major Generel Breadwood, .B, General South Officer Commanding the troops in Chian, Captain Bonham., A.D.G., Colosal Darling, Colonel Kent, Colonel Seymour, Colonel Aitken, Colonel Price, Colonel Moncrieff, Major Chichester, Major Rose, àlajer i illiamson, Major Phips, with Capl. M A. Hamer in command of the guard of honour, The Reception Committer, consisting of the following gentlemen, attended: Sir Paul Chater, Kt., C.3.0. (Chairman), The Hon. Mr. W. J. Gressou, The Hor. Mr. H. E. Pollock, k.C., The Hon. Mr. A. Hewett, The Hon. Mr. Wei Yak,

A case of Cantonese crackers ex Mesers. Dyater, Naider & Co., of Crosby ploded while under examination at Square, London, in their last monthly the Customs House to-day. Three circular report said: Hides.-The supply chinese assistants were injured, one passage way through which the Royal party The loc. De, Hu Kai, M.B., C., C.M., The

during the month of all descriptions

For the benefit of readers who dare to follow

in the hair and toned has been 398,514 seriously. the argument more closely, we print au extract under the beading "If Japin Attacks Hong-hides and the sales total 168,481 bides. China. kong."

WHEN, a few days age, we, enumerated the Royal Statues to be erected on that portion of the Reclamation which is intended to be preserved as a garden or open space, we named five-those of Her late Majesty Queen VICTORIA, His Majesty King Euwann, Her Majesty Queen ALEXANDRA, His Royal Highness the PRINCE OF WALES au Iis Royal Highness the DUKE OF CONNAUGIT. The Hon. Sir PAUL CHATER, CM., made the interesting announcement yesterday that with the royal permission another statue would be added to the group by his friend and partner, Mr. H. N. Monx, this statue to represent Her Royal High ness the PINCESS OF WALES. When the announcement was made five years ago that Sir PAUL CHATER, who made a gift to the

Corsavour, had generously further offered to present a statue of B.M. the Kise, while Mr. J. J. BELL-IRVING had offered a statue of H.R.H. the PRINCE OF WALES, the Officer

No public rules have been encorial during the month. Spot sales and Alke dudag e year amount to 37,087 Lidre, against 9,753 last year, 37, 80 in 1904, 54,251 in 1903, 68,399 in 1902, and 79,115 in 199). The total shipmanis. of hides during the year, of which 15 per cont

are computed to be Buffalo, have reached 1,850,000 hides, against 1,000,000 last year, 2,138,450 in 1904, 1,945,460 in 1903, aud 1,953,273 in 1902. Japan.--No solve have been reported here this year. Previous mies were 625 hides in 1974, and 1,061 in 1903.

The Royal Geographical Society has come

NEW SHANGHAI CLUB.

SHANGHAI, February 6th.

The new Club Concordia was

pass on their way to Blake pior displayed Hou, Mr. E. Osborne, The Hon. Captain.P. J varions forms of decoration which but time and Badgley, The Hoo, Mr. W. Chatham, Lieut. C forethought could have no tastefully arranged. We, Backwith, D., Husar J. I. M. Smith, D. R. Law, A. J. Raymond, G. H. Medhurst, The pressmen du lan ker word aboard tha

D. M. Nissio, G. Balloch, H. E. Tomkins, A. steam vacht Canada, which was kindly placed

G. Wood, T. B. Cochrane. H. N. Medy, H. W. at fir disposal by Mr. A. II. Rennis, and brated the right line of ashes. Looking Looker T. F. Heugh (Hou, Secretary), Henry opened to-day with an interesting shoreward from this point of rantage, the Para Humphreys, R. Shawn, Fang Wa Chun, Lat was observed to be densely packed at an early Chu Pak, Ho Kom Tung, Sé Po Sum, Ho ceremony.

hour, while unusual number of banners fouling Fook, Hoi Chau and Pan Yan Chune. Besides the Hon. Mr. F.K. May, there wore al co from the flagpoles of Europau residences, sad the decorations of Chinese hougs, prousautod present Mr. A. G. Wise (Puizas Judge), Mr. the fael that it was a great gals day in Hong. H. H. G. Gomperts (Attorney-General). II.E. kong. At an early hour in the morning the Wa Ting Fang, Lody Piggott, Mes. My wun was shining brightly, and gara promise of Bishop Portoni, Mr. A. G. Romeov (Portuguess the beautifal day whic's succeeded. The heavy Consul General), Rev. G. Scarlo, Dr.Jordan, the mist which obscurod the Peak at eight colock, Hon. Mr. L. A. M. Johnston, Hon. Dr, and about the hoar when the Delhi was iguale, Mrs. Atkinson, Dr. and Mrs. Thomson, Dr. Bateson Wright, Liaut. Fraasr, Mr. and Mrs.

(REUTER'S SERVICE.]

MOROCCO.

LONDON, February 4th.

the Pretender Rassuli.

THE CONGO FREE STATE.

LONDON, February 4th. The Belgian Parliamentary Committee which was appointed to prepare for the nonexation of the Congo Free State threaten documents which have hitherto been with

keld.

the P. and O. liner dropped anchor with its Moxon, Mr. and Mrs. Gordos, Mr. and Mra, royal passengers aboard a quarter of an on-Vernon, Mrs. Shewan, Messrs. A. G. Morris ter the city lay before them resplandant i A. J. Raymond, A. H. Rennie, J. A. Jupp, H. ail its holiday array, and all the mansions and P. Tooker, A. G. M. Fletcher, W. J. Tutcher, forts of the Peak were visible.

etc.

THE LANDING.

Punctual to the stroke of ten the guns of all

other mail matter a copy of the Nanat and Administering the Government gave meat in size and style. The new one careador to France, bad half an hour's conver-zoyal party to Hongkong; then A dmiral Boors | ship, the large Union Jack at her start almost

down in the world; it is now mere ornamental The Sultan of Morocco has applied to the than useful. The number of mers globetrotiera Powers for a joint loan of £400,000 plead and shallow observers" whe canwrits FR.G.Sing the expenses of the expedition against hand completely vanished by a.m., and when to their names is now overwhelming. Whether Misa A. L. Marcott is a Fellow" or not, we do not know, hat doubtless the distinction will follow. We read that to “a mized ad alt and juvenile audience at Barlington House" she did on January 4th "lecture" on Japan. The

As the Delhi stoamed into port, Inspector Japanese, she said, were aptau inventive people, and, in fact, she saw only one investion by n

Langley on the Pelics launch displayed great | Colony of the statue of H.R.H..the DUKE OF native during the whole time she was in the to break up unless the King furnishes oder is plearing the road, while dr. E. Jones the men-of-war in the harbour balched forth the royal salate, the report of the gaus rever- country. That was a letter box. But the people

the Assistant Harbour Master, and Moura. McIver and Mugens, varding officers, ware berating où both shores with a telling effect. were wonderful imitators. On one occasion the

active in arranging the formation of the line of Thin was the signal, that the Royal party had THE KING'S VISIT TO PARIS.

Iaunches. When the vessel made fast H.E. the boarded the Victoria and were now procmeling wanted a new bodios made, and sent an old eno to a Japanese tailor-as a pattem, saying she

Governor and others put off in the Harbour shorewards. The lannoh which, and become the wished one exactly the same-of course, she

LONDON, February 4th. Prince von Radolin, the German Ambas

Master's launch Victoria and welcomed the cynosure of all eyes was seen leaving the big

back with a patch on the arm, There was

sation with King Edward at the British left bis flagship, the King Alfred, and acoom-trailing to the water. The gaze of all rested on" strategical pusition in the Far East, with donors. Had the arrangements for yester.. saya “laughter" followed this, which strikes as [at Versailles, and afterwards, visited the Delhi to greet Their Royal Highnesas. The beflagged lantahes, and in a minute or two she of the public spirit and liberality of the similar patch on the pattern one. The report Embassy. The King and Queen hunched panied by other naval officers in port boarded the the Victoria as she made her way past the line of particular reference to the safety, under certain conditions, of Hongkong. The day's unveiling ceremony admitted of a writer, who adopts Halcro na bis pen-speech by His Excellency the Governor, Sir MATTHEW would no doubt have given name, deals chiefly with the naval situation, but his opinion of the military deles.ces of similar expression to the public appreciation Hongkong way be gathered from his of Mr. Moor's generous gift. Iu aquiet and opinion that, in the absence of a batile ostentatious manner. Mr. MoDy for the squadron, any attack could be jus dixts, past thirty years has identified himself in a ly followed by the surrender of Hongkong, very practical way with the progress and Weihaiwel, and probably Fiji and other development of the Colony, and is regarde the benevolent shle of his nature brought possessions in the Pacise." We have referred to this article as timely and

Military Fecord, containing a timely and appropriate article on Great Britain'

cause us to hope that the DCE OF

expressioute the community's appreciation

THE FAMINE IN CHINA.

as grossly irreverent. That venerable story museum at the Chateau Ogilvie. was told before Miss Murcott was born. If during the whole time she was in the country" she saw "only one invention by a native," how long was she there? We give it up. And that is the educative value of the R. G. 8!!

The Merchant Service Guild Lave been in communication with the Foreign Office on the subjects of piratical attacks on British steamers trading in China, with particular reference to the cass of the s.s. Sainom. Bir Edward Grey replies to the Guild that His Majesty's Government

LONDON, February 4th. The flour mills in Winnepeg bave sold 30,000 bags of flour, destined for the relief of the famine in China.

THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAK

British party was followed by a Japanese launch was alongside the pier. The Baluchi Band ou hoard of which was Admiral C. Tamari, and" played the Nations! Authem as the Duke and that came a Franch launch and outter bearing Duchess reached the top of the stops and the Commander Foulnent and Captain Felties to guard came to the salata by presenting arms and raising the colours. Major General pay their respects,

After a brief stay on board, during which Broadwood, Calonal Darling and ather officera tim, alleyes were turned on the Delhi, H.E. the had gone forward to receive their Royal Gostament noch Victoria steamed for the P. Governor returned to Blake Pier, and again the Highnesses 4 after a few words of greeting His Royal Highnose, who wore the waiform of LONDON, February 4th. and O. ship. By this time the Delhi appeared a Field Marshal, inspected the gaard, which was drawn from the regiment named after Advices from Washington say there is to be in charge of the naval and military. reason to believe tha: President Roosevelt Plamed army officers took possession of the himself. Thon the rayal party cdvanced to the

into special proniuenes by the gift just are fully alive to the importance of the question has arranged, through diplomatic channels, bridge and the upper deck while the blasjacket ond of the pior proper where the membera Okay.... announced of $10,000 to the funds of that and that the commending officers of His an understanding with Japan. most usefal institution, the Ladies' Bene- Majesty's ships on the West River are being volent Society, the organisers of public called upon to report periodically on thp and private charities are better sware state of security of traffle on the waterways than the public newspapers of the amount

in the aeighbourhood of Canton, and from

of good it has been Mr. Moor's mustom to

A MUNIFICENT GIFT.

WISIWALL FOR BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

are looked

To Four-Waranır His GorityRONIIKA PRINCE ARTHUR WILLIAM PATRICK ALBERT.

the Reception Committee and others ware approprinto, but that is not to imply

was to be seen in the forward part of the main dock busily signalling the feet In short, the introduced to the Duke and Duchess. This approval of its tenour and purport. It

nousuel alir and bustle on board the merchant-over, Sir Paul Chater took up a position assumes too many things, and it sa evidently

man at this time proclaimed the fact that the in front of the Dake, Duchess and Princess the work of a prophet whose rashuese bus

and read the addreza of welcome which was in royal party were ready for the ohore, and soon

the following terms; never had the advantage of being toned

time to time to suggest rach improvements We are informed by a member of the Hong. they ware observed descending the gangway,

Four s may appear to them desirable in the toug Benevolent Society that a cheque for down by previous failures. But for one

brik sounded just before the do by stealth. The gift of a statue to the plans devised for keeping piracy in obook. The $10,000 has been received from Mr. H. N. Mody asked of with the distinguished visitors, DUKE OF CNNAUGHT AND OF STEATHRALE, X.,

Harbour Master, Liont Beckwith, N., thing, it would be somewhat alarming, and Colony however is a donation which cannot Chinese fiovernment also have sent very for the benefit of those who CONNAUGHT as Inspecting Officer will look very well be anonymously unde, and stringent instructions to the Canton Vicercy after by the Bociety. Mr. Mody bae for and as the Victoria oleared the liner the coming as it does from the leading repre-piracy. Bir Edward Grey further adds that a quarter of a century been most liberal in his 8088 of the British and foreign war vessels in well beneath the surface of things here, Lo sentative in the Colony of His Majesty's the Chinese Government by His Monty' sorven every praise for his manificent piftiesch shot reverberating among the hills as it claim for compensation will presented to donations to the poor and suffering, and deport Leiched forth in a royal salute, the weba of read that "Hongkong, though valuable as Indian Empire, and marenver ene of the Minister at Peking. The presentation of is a base against any other nation in the

oldest residents of Hongkong, the gift will

been delayed at the Now that a splendid start has been made to to make more pronounced the hearty welcome of May it please Your Royal Higħaneks 2- world, is at present in an utterly inadequate be highly appreciated by the community merce in order that representations

request of the Hongkong Chamber of Come help a Society which is doing a noble work, after the naval abandonment of the China as no doubt it will be by the Royal Family them respecting one of the items of the olan but which is sorely in need of fuude, it is may be considered. The Guild have informed suggested that other citizens should come for Scas, as the few cruisers we have at present and especially the gracious lady to whose Sir Edward Groy of their satisfaction at the ward with what they can spare and augment

steps which he is taking in this important the handsome gift of Mr. Mody. -in those waters would-have-to-give-way to honour the statue will be erected.

'state to hold out for even a short period

with regard to the messzeity of suvgrossing

alnim has for the

mustter.

the populace. For a few moments the harbour made by

ET, E, F, GREAT MANTER AND PRINCIPAL KNIGHT OF THE ORAND CROSS OF THE ORDER OF THE RATH, G.G.A, BAKE, OGLE, 0,CNO, IN- KYECTOR GENERAL OF THE FORCES, ITC, ETC, ENG.

Seventeen years ago it was our great pleasure,

presented the appearance of a naval battlefield, in welcoming Your Royal Highness and Your the warships being enveloped in dense clouds of Royal Consort to our Colony, to express our smoke, bat with the firing of the last gun this loyalty and devotion to our lata beloved Queen rapidly cleared away and revealed them an whose loved and revered memory abidos in the gandily dressed as any of the merchantmen. The hearts of all of us who wern Her subjects or