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THE German einer Chin changed hands at Yokahams and holsted the Japanese fig on the

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ONE of the five men who jumped out of the top window of 68 Bonham Stand, during the recent fire, died on the morning of the 24th inst. from the injuries he received.

IN conarquence of the disreis caused by the high-price of rice, the Japanese Government has

determined to throw open its granaries in Osaka 'And Tokio,

FIRST crop teas have arrived at Foochow in Inge quantities from the dissent districts, and

the Ecke und stands that it was the intention of some of the ten hongs to send their masters out on the 19th inat,

MR. S. WILBURN, one of the Westinghouse Electric Company's electricians, arrived on the 23 inst, by the City of Rio de Janeiro. His. dination is Canton, where the Company are pine un an incandescent plant with a capacity of 1,500 lights.

THUS the Straits Times of the 14th insi.:-A call of two-pence per share is made on Raub

shares. This will yield about £5.833. Payment will be received at the Singapore office. There ar buyers of Raubs who bave increased their offers from $230 to $2.60; but holders are "itting tight."

THE steamship Fuyo, which arrived at Kobe the other day from Nagasaki, picked up a crew. of eight Japanese off Rock Island, that were on some Imber of a fink which had been wrecked. They say they saw a Russian man-of- war passing them and signalled to it, but it took no notice of them and passed on.

AT the United States Consular Court, Kobe, on the toth inst, Mr. E G. Smithers, the Consul, decided that the charge of lihel brought against Mr. Mur was not made out The case, it will he remembered, aros through the receipt by Admiral Belknap of a letter-alleged to be written by the defendant-accusing several

individuals of sharp practice at " poker,"

Tux Northern Territory Timės tells us that a Chinese digger, who had been working in the neighbourhood of Port Darwin, left that port the other day for Hongkong, bringing with him 63 nunces of alluvial gold, which be took care to register at the Custom House. This lucky Celestial informed the sub-collector of Customs that this parcel of gold was the result of one week's work.

SAYS the M. C. Daily News of the 19th May: Mr. H. E. Fulford, who has lately been H.M.'s Vice-Consul at Chemulpo, has arrived at Shang hai on his way to Chungking, where he is to re-open the British Consulate. It is improbabic that at this s'asop of the year he be able to get to his post in the junk to which the Foreign Office has now reduced the treaty right, and he will most likely have to go overland from Ichang.

THE wreck of the Ulysses, as she now lic at Koshima, Miwagaki-mura, was sold at Kobe on the 3rd is and fetched a very good price. The bidding was started at $1,000 and went rapidly. up to $12.000 by thousands, than it advanced more steadily by hundreds, and the lot was ultimately knocked down at $29,400, to a Japanese syndicate They intend to float her by blowing up the rocks by which she is Burrounded, with dynamite.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1890.

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A MOST unfortunate bathing accident, with fatal result, happened at Macao on the 16th inst., to the youngest son of Lieut. Maher, who was a twelve years of age, was bathing with several of boarder at St. Joseph's College. The lad, only

an unseen rock, thereby stunning himself and his companions, and in taking a plange struck

breaking his skull. His body was not recovered until the following morning. This sad event has cast quite a gloom over Macao. LAST night (23rd Inst.), a few minutes after nine o'clock, an outbreak of fire occurred in No. 17, Kwong Yun Street, occupied by a vendor of joss paper, crackers, bombs, &c. Assistant Engineer Campbell, who happened to be near, at once rushed to the premises and took steps prevent the flames from spreading. In a few minutes streams of water into the house. The contents the brigade was in attendance, pouring copious ofthe place were of a highly inflammable nature, but owing to the marked promptitude of the brigade, a serious conflagration was averted, the outbreak heing suppressed in the space of some twenty minutes. The damage is estimated at $3,000, covered by a policy of the Queen Insur- Race Co.-Messis, No. ton & Co., xgents,

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A CHINESE paper says that a foreign Com noon (15th) As already reported the Celestiat missioner of Customs will shortly leave for has been nshore close to Batavia barbour. The Chungking, and a foreign Custom House will steamer lett i gapore at nine o'clock on Monday posts, but no foreign boats or vessels owned by was in charge of Captain Smith, but her first be established there the same as in the other night, Feb. 5th, for Batavia and Samarang. She

Chinese boats may fly foreign flags (and most and were u fi. for duty. The serang and tinda! foreigners will be allowed to trade there yet and second officers were laid up with rheumatism probably will be owned by foreigners or under were therefore told off to keep watch and foreign protection) and may trade there. watch with the master, who was unable to leave the deck at any time. Everything went of the Light of Asia" is engaged upon a new the 8th (Thursday) when a heavy squall struck A YOKOHAMA contemporary says that the author well until about four o'clock on the morning of poem. It is to be called the "Light of the the ship, then about ten miles from Aden Light. World" Aheady some three thousand lines are written and it is just possible that the work may precaution taken. About five o'clock the weather The engines were slowed down and all necessary be concluded before Sir Edwin, Arnold leaves cleared up and the engines were agale put fall Japan, where a period of quiet and leisure has speed at ead. It was, however, still hasy. At enabled him to pat into connected form thoughts half-pas even, the Celestial then being about years. The purpose of the poem is to represent | westward, a buoy was sighted on the port that have been with him for the past twelve a mile and a half off Tanjong Priok, to the the scheme of Christianity as it was conceived bow. by its immorial founder; to clear away the dis-over to starboard, but the ship would, not The helm was at once put hard figuring and confusing elements that have grown Anwer the helm quick enough. The engines up about it in the course of half civilized cen- were stopped at once and ordered. falt speed turies; to reconcile it with modern science, and astern. Notwithstanding. all these precautions to still the strife of dogma, superstition and the steamer took the ground at about half-past error that obscures its true character.

seven. The lead had been kept going all the OUR Shanghai morning contemporary giver master, with the serang, was on deck. The time; two men were at the wheel, and the the following Hankow tea statistics for the 15th water, shoaled suddenly from seven fathoms to three fathome. At the time that the Oenfa & "Ningthɔw & Conta Keanu Hoihr steamer struck she was within two milles of chast. charts. chests: chests entering the harbor. Putting the engines reported 33.979 26.340 56,096 3.450 fall apres with could not bring her off

and it wasn't until lighters came off from Anivals since...76,56€/108,510 105,070 16,000 the shore and lightened her that she floated Total 119531 134850 161,166 19 150 then proceeded to Tanjong Priok, where the pilot again about seven o'clock the same night. She Settlements... 79,313 89,200 118,187 4.497 took charge and safely mocred her alongside Celestial continue on her voyage to Samarang, the whrif. At daylight on the gh (Friday) the from whith put she arrived last night (14th). She is io: making any water and in not thought to have been severely injured From what we can hear the Celestial, at the best of times, is a bad ship to steer. At the tims of the stranding there was, so it is said, a strong current to the eastward —Frie Przés,

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Tux Japan Gazette of the roth inst, says: Just before going press, we are informed of a very serious affair which has occurred at Yokosuka | inst, :— *) during the past few days. While the work of dis-. charging cargo from the Glendon was proceeding, notices in Japanese were conspicuously place an and near the ship proh biting smoking, w presume from what followed-a very necessary precaution considering the awful disaster which a match or any lighted substance might cause in such a place as Yokosuka dockyard and with such cargas kerosene about. At all events, a coolic, was discovered in the act of smoking on the vessel, and our information is that a police- struck at the coolie with tremendous force man standing near seized a block of wood and braining him on the spot.

At the Central Police Station, on the 23rd inst., in the presence of many of the European and India constables, Major-General Gordon, Acting Captain Superintendent, presented a fourth-class capturing the armed thief at Yau-ma-ti, on the raedal to P.C. 70, Green, for his bravery in 18th alto In making the presentation Major- General Gordon, expressed the pleasure he felt at having to perform that duty, and briefly recapitulated the circumstances under which Green displayed such gallantry. It was not the first time that either European or Indian con- stables had so distinguished themselves, and it wis such conduct as that which had caused the colony so highly appreciate the bravery and integrity of the guardians of the public peace. He then made the presentation, and added a few timely words respecting the necessity for sobriety and attention to duty. According to The British Manufacturer, between Amoy and Foochow a great deal of very valuable iron exists, which, though not yet analysed, has been examined by Europeans, and. is reported be, without doubt of the best

quality. The vein is at least five miles long, and runs parallel with an extensive team of coal The ridge which contains it is too feet high, and about a mile and a half wide at the base, and nearly the whole of the mass is iron ore, which appears at the surface and is clearly exposed to view. The supply seems practically inexhaustible and the facility with which it can be worked by simple curting away with practically no waste,

coal already alluded to is also abundant, and of minerals would, according to an English expert, good quality, and systematic working of both

able, who has visited the spot, be extremely profit

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Present Stock 31,312 45,650 $3,979 54,653 The sharp competition of the last few days for Hankow district teas appears to be wearing out, and in some cases a decline of 6 to 8 taels p.pcl. can be recorded. Keemuns are in favour with English buyers, and are taken as soon as offered at fully firm rates. -The residuum of the Ningehow crop is very undesirable, consisting mostly of tarry, burnt, or overkept téas,

bour on the Rinito. We are much afraid that "WHERE is O car Brandt?" is the question of the Oscar has grievously disappointed the Hong- kong public generally, and his Honor the Acting Chirf Josice in particular. At all events his former haunts know him no more in this colony and we are credibly informed that he has gone where the wood-bine twineth," leaving many xious inquirers to bewall his absence. the Acting Chief Justice's eloquent summing And yet only a few short weeks ago-vide

up to the jury in Brandt v. Fraiir-Smith,-be solvency, the living embodiment of injured was the soul of honour, the incarnation of innocence and what is he now? The rascally thief he has been for years past, the pelty purloiner of paltry trifiis in a public store, the convicted perjarer in the witness box. And it cost this journal about two thousand dollars in damages and costs-thanks to the thing they call British justice in this colony for publishing the truth about a common swindler who ought to have been serving a term of penal servitude

years ago.

A COMPANIONSHIP of the Order of St. Michael renders the deposit exceedingly valuable. The the deleg.tes immediately after the debate got

and St. George is a vely doubtful honour, but in the case of our latest local recipient of that gin- shop decoration we are glad to see that Mr. W. M. Deane's lengthy services in Hongkong have, .after years of audied neglect, been at last recognised by the magnates of the Colonial Office. Mr. Deane is one of the oldest, za he is about the ablest, of our local Government offi- cials, and it is certainly not creditable to the powers that have been" that his right and twenty years of useful work in this colony have been so long ignored.

Is the Carsular Court at Yokohama, on the 7th Instant, Robert White, third engineer of the Abyssinia, was charged with having been drunk on du'y. The evidence showed that accused while on duty in the engine-room had quitted his post and gone to his cabin about three o'clock on the morning previous to arrival in Yokohama, the ship being at the time in a heavy sea. The surgeon testified that when he examined' accused a short time after, he was much under the influence of drink. He was severely censured, and committed for three months.

We learn from Manila that Barabbas, the

robber," was captured rather neatly a fortnight

go He, had been living at the hotel quite openly for a few days, and on the day in question went to the Colonial Secretary's office to get his papers, which had been detained for eximina- tion. When asked if he was Señor Barradas he innocently answered that he was. He was there- fore requested to accompany one of the swarm of soldiers, and he would get what he wanted. They got into a carriage--and pulled up at the gaol. D. V., and the Spanish Government per mitting, he will be here within a week, ABOUT four o'clock on the afternoon of the

from a heap of coals stored in godowa No. 61 Praya Eut which was rented by Messrs. George R. Stevens as a coal depot. The Manua' fire-engine was quickly on the spot whither it was speedily followed by others. At if p.m. the firemen left the scene after turning over and saturating the coals. Mu-s to their surprise, however, flames burst forth from the me heap of coals at about 2 am. The fire engine from No. 2. Station was quickly on the spot, and extinguished the fire in tote. Spontaneous combustion is the supposed cause of the fire. The damage done is insignificant. FIGHTING In Edle, says the Straits Independent of the och ins'., is still carried on by the Achinese, who seem determined to drive the Dutch out of the place. Fortunately for the latter, the enemy, though very brave, is badly armed, or they would have a very hard not to crack just now. Scarcely a day, passes without sklemish taking place at one polnit or another, the result being generally in favour ofthe Dutch, who manage to retain their positions. People

the Achinese feel confident that if they had a sufficient number of breech loading rides and cartridges, they would drive the Dutch out of Sumatra lo less than three months, ¡

21st instant smoke was observed issuing

Tax Missionary Conference at Shanghai the other week was nearly degenerating into a prize sight. The subject on the fapir was The Attitude of Christianity towards Ancestral Worship," but that was nothing compared with the attitude of under way. Our Shanghaj contemporar es do got al bell-toppar caved in, or anyone had a not say in so many, words that Bishop Burdon piece of old red sandstone take him in the abdo men, but it is certain that everybody stood up, A SUIT, The Chinese Insurance Co. v. John and if Mr. Stevenson hadn't suggested that it was Andrew, heard in the Summary Jurisdiction hot, and the sun bad got over the fore-yard-or Court and reported in our issue of the both inst, whichever is the missiondly way of putting it— is likely to lead to some interesting developments. there would have been trouble. "The conference Mr. Andrew is a much Injured individual, and f ́at any rate, hastily adjourned after a short prayer? Messrs. Watton and Deacon are eminent | Next day, among the correspondence read, was solicitors who, in our opinion, have been caught a letter containing a request for the return of tripping very badly. Mr. Jno. I. Francis is a hat lost in the accident yesterday." "Accident barrister-at-law and a learned QC, and a pretty is good. As Truthful James says in “Society leave the further elaboration of this by no means smart member when fairly on the job. But we upon the Stanislaus " unimportant topic until we see what steps. are likely to be taken to show up growing evil that ought to have been nipped and their methods of doing business, are likely in the bud years ago. Some Hongkong solicitors, to have a pretty lively time in the columns of the flanghong Telegraph during the next few weeks. We have bided our time with exemplary patience and at considerable cost; now it is our furn to bave an innings for the public benefit, and we trust and believe that our efforts, to put down legalised robbery in Hongkong will not

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And when we read that Professor Thwing subno quently objected to Mr. Delorme being engaged to photograph the assembled Stigginses "be- cause he was niways desecrating the Sabbath" making the celestial boste grash their teeth, by "taking" groups on the day of rest-we smile the acornful smile of the unregenerate, and write a large cheque to start a Society for Feeding Menageries With Missionaries,

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How does Chins propose to meet this steady pressure of her northern neighbour? That is really one of the most interesting questions of State policy for the whole world, while for China herself it is vital.

of the proud ambition to own a race winner, the power. Out of this perpetual contact occasions culture of the griffin is capable of affording a friction must be endless; there must be grievances. considerable amount of pleasurable excitement and complaints on one or both sides, aggressions how he will turn out,the effort of imagining the affairs, disputes about brigandage, Customa of a promiscuous sort. The speculation as to and reprisals, commercial differences, police. be built up with flesh and muscle, of trying to difficulties in rather aggravated form. transformation when the gaunt frame-work shall questions, in word the usual frontier penetrate the veil of the future, and in the mind's such sources suficient material for diplo eye tracing the dotted line which is to mark thematic activity must be constantly pro- form of the perfect animal-is undoubtedly enter vided, development, the same in the general, yet so delay, and if necessary they might be dealt with taining. So are all the stages of the process of not press; they admit of accommodation and But questions of that description" do various in the detail. The disappointments by a chargi d'affaires. Much wider issues though griffinism, truly has more pangs and circular contact, issues on which depend nothing which are incessant add rest to the pursuit, for than any of these grow out of the fatal semi- fears than wars or women have," yet the future less than the whole future of both the Powers holds infinite possibilities, and there are always concerned; and it is no doubt to the presumed good fish in the sea. Those who are so happy urgency of these Imperial questions that we owe as to be able to train and ride their own ponies the hasty appointment of Count Cassini to the ro doubt get the most enjoyment out of the Russian Legation at Peking, a Minister who sport, but the pleasure is by no means con has already served his government with credit fined to jockeys or even to owners, but is shared as "Consul General and chargé d'afaires in in by a considerable section of the public. Nor, Bremen, Lübeck, and Oldenburg. is the interest of the public all platonic, for The incidents and episodes of Russo- by means of lotteries, betting machines, and Chinese intercourse have the destinctive charac the various devices which cause money to past teristics which mark the international relations from pocket to pocket during the race carnival, of Rus la averywhere, and they can never supply of the commodity which is said to make the Key, which is, that Russia, a gigantic the public contribute very materially to the be understood without constant reference to the mare to go. In the large ports this element Power, homogeneous, and conscions of her of gambling is large enough to create prizes which strength, is by her nature and circumstances supplement, sometimes in an important degree, doomed to unceasing expansion. This may be the official prizes offered by the Race Clubs, for called by hard names or soft names, but it although outsiders are not always disappointed comes all to the same thingy for Russle can no balance of advantage is so clearly with those who and insatiably, aggressive-than a man can walk in their hopes of winning a big lottery the more help being aggressive unintermittingly can also control their running, that in the long Russia presses heavily on the whole breadth of not only know the capabilities of the bones, but on the ground without putting his weight on it. run the lion's share of the public nioney must fall Asia (Europe also), and the depth of her impres to the owners of horses. Without this fluctuating sion at any given place, or time, depends solely fand, indeed, it is safe to consider that the sport on the nature of the resisting body at that place or could not be kept up with anything like its pre-time. One autocrat succeeds another, and seat spirit, or to anything like its present extent. Ministers, Governors, and Generals change Even with these supplementary contributions it places like figures on the stage, without affecting certain that horse-racing is far from self-sup in the slightest degres the secular movement of parting. Now and again an owner may make the mass, which is as steady as the progress, of big haul, and some exceptionally lucky indivi a glacier and it is by this movement that all deal may be able to leave the table with money the acts of all the agents of the Russian empire in pocket; but on the average the expenses, which must be governed, and interpreted. are continuous, must always depress the scale. A brief experience is usually sufficient to teach the most sanguine competitor for tuif honours that it is an amusement which costs money, and some times a great deal of it. But on the other much care, and a mod cum of good luck, the of China is: naturally strong, for not only has hand, with fair knowledge of the business, From the military point of view the position debit balance may in m-st cases be reduced to a she the advantage of moving on interior lines, less sum than would be required to keep a but every circumstance bearing on the raising steam yacht. Of course in racing, na in every and supply of an army is in her favour. Her paribus, have the advantage of the smaller her natural advantage to practical account, and thing else, the long purse must always, cæteris sole weakncas consists in her incapacity to turn ones; and this advantage bas. sometimes been her danger lies in this, that her very strength so conspicuous as to excite a certain resentment, is llable to be appropriated by a more capabla complete misnomer. This feeling found expres- Western Power is nearly always safe in reckon. and provoke outcry against monopoly-which is rival, and actually turned against her. A sin in Shanghai, at the recent meeting there, ing on the blindness, indifference, or want of and our esteemed contemporary in a leading effective loyalty of an Oriental opponent, as "leviathan stable," which, it was said, depressed the position in which Russia has placed herself article deplored the black shadow of the Russia did in the Turkish war of 1877-78; and all the would-be moderate competitors, and on the Amur and the Ussuri country takes for spoiled sport. The feeling also finds facit granted the apathy or military incompetence expression at the finish of each race when the of China, without which the position would leviathan heads the ruck. It is a natural feeling be untenable. Russia scams nevertheless to but not altogether reasonable; and the result be ever and anon troubled by the fear that the. of these very races in which the successes of the leviathan were but moderate in propos may one day be warmed into activity, a fear

inherent strength of Chins, though lang dormant,... tion

the large stake he had in the which prompts a temporizing policy towards meeting, shows that the case is by no means China until such time as her communications A stable may be too large for the management from Tíumen to Vladivostock. While these so bad for small owners as it appears to be are secured by the completion of the rallway of one man, unless he has a leviathan's head as preparations are going on it is important that well as purse, and the larger it becomes the China should not be awakened to her true beavier must the outlay be in proportion to the position, nar take measures to render herself chances of winning; and the better the relative formidable, and it is therefore the natural aim of chances for outsiders. For it is apt to be over Russian policy if possible to mesmerize her into locked that these large stables carried on with a prolonged slumber. And if by offering some spirit, and backed by unlimited means, are really such temporary concessions is the freeze conferring a boon on the racing and riding public tion of the Amur, which would be no detrimenti by creating such a market for China ponies, as draws better and better selections from Mongolia, something of her strength

to Russia except in so far as it might reveal and equestrians are provided with cheap road could be fettered for ten years of so it is a result, that quarter, China sterr, steeple chasers, etc. from the discards with which Russia might very well be satisfied, from racing mobs. It is quite noticeable how Looking at the situation all round, there is much better the foreigners in China are mounted evidently plenty of scope for an able diplomat to now than they were in farmer years, and this we exercise his talents, fam owe in a great measure to leviathan stables. Pro bably we have yet to see the effect on the sources by worn-out; traditions than by common sense In ker frontier polley Chins is governed mors priced ponies which have changed hands during She has not yet realited the full significance of of supply of the considerable number of high views of the actual circumstances of the day, have understood that they also may participate made; and the consequence, is that the devices the last six months; but since the Chinese dealers the change which, the proximity of Russia has in the high prices realised their energies in selec for preserving her territory from invasion which tion will undoubtedly be stimulated; and if once were efficacious with the Asiatic tribes, are the breeders come to share in the premium which how the most likely to provoke aggression. good quality commands the result can hardly. The tacit encouragement given to banditti, who be otherwise than beneficial to the class of in many parts of the frontier, including the animal produced for the foreign market Burmese section, have formed a sort of quickset is bestowed on the breeding, as it is, but It powerful neighbours may at any time make There is every reason to believe that great care hedge, has now become dangerous, since her not perhaps the special quality of speed for short China herself responsible for the depredations races) that the breeders aim at. When, however, on considerable scale in the case of Kuija, distances (as the Mongole consider the foreign of the lawless. This principle was exemplified they get a clearer insight into what foreigners which Russia occupied to preserve order, and quickly as the receipt of large prices for the same, with all the other time-worn require and nothing would open their eyes so only partially vacated for prudential reasons. It'

further improvement in the style of pony sent arid yet China has as yet learned no other! sharpened wits of the dealers, the result must be be found fatally obsolete in dealing with Russia į particular animal and co-operate with the methods of controlling the barbarians: they will to the foreign market. Let us not grudge the Perhaps the most glaring error of policy ever great stables their moderate triumphs therefore committed by China was her re-occupation, at but rather, so long as they conduct the sport in nordluste cost, of Kashgaria, a territory which, prerflow from their stock will ford everybodyg separated from China Proper by a hungry

'sportsmanlike manner, be thankful that the

· RUSSIA'S ADVANCE, The telegram from Kores which we publish in another column is not so surprising as at first sight might be believed. America and Russia have been hand and glove in Korean anti- Chinese policy for the past five years, and it is clear that by using America as a catspaw, Russia imagines that she will be able towe Port Hamilton as her coaling station it from her aily-America, In view, however, when war breaks out with China, by sub-leasing of China's guarantee to England that, "rieither be occupied by any foreign Power" it Port Hamilton nor and part of Korea shill is certain that the United States government; fully cognisant, as all other Powers are, respect ing the China-Port Hamilton guarantee; is bent upon aiding and abetting Russia in bringing about open hostilities between Russia and Japan, on the one side, and England and Chi a on the other. This latest news has not come upon us as a thunder-clap at all, for we have been in possession of letters for arme time past which, contain full proof of America's willingness to pursue "an active policy in the Far East providing Korea would cease cringing to China," At no very disant date we shall publish in full the letters referred to. appreciated when the serious tenour of them is Our reason for not doing so previously will be made clear to the public For the present we will content ourselves by stating that the view which America diplomatists have held, and now hold, respecting the proper balance of the scale of inflience in the Far East is contained in the following words" Korea's Geographical position. In auch that Russia bound to maintain its independence, for should the Chinese gain control it would mean that Great Britain. was the real controlling Tower, and that would be antagonistic to Kussian interesty."

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The Spring Campaign which has just calmipated in Shanghai, and will be finally been everywhere well fought, and proves that closed by the Tientsin meeting next week, has there is no flagging in the public interest in this noble pastime. The most brilliant affair of the whole year is beyond doubt the meeting in the Happy Valley in February, where the fine display of beauty and fashion is fitly ret in the most plétoresque of race-courses, and where the brightness of a garrison town and naval station, added to the social resources of a real live OUR readers will no doubt remember, says the which are necessarily wanting even in the largest Government, contribute elements of pleasure Foochow Echo of the 17th inst, that, some time of the Treaty ports. Nes is the Hongkong THE Shén Pas of the 17th last, reports the death up-country teamen establishing a tea warehouse point of view, for not only is it the parent of all ago, we made mention of the intention of a few meeting less important from the racing man's Pan-yu-lin. The deceased was a member of the teas direct to foreigners. The scheme was not at Hangchow, Hanan province, of His Excellency at this port in order to enable them to sell their the race meetings in China, but it has maintained Board of War and Admiral of the Yanglaze river. entirely abandoned; but owing to the heavy changes which time has brought-from the its pre-eminence animpaired through all the Pan first served under General Trêng Kwo-fan losses the, promoters sustained last year it has days when thorough-bred. English horses and at a height he was ordered by General Tang, learn, this scheme, which by the way has come afford to kup in India, competed for the against the Taipings, and when the rebellion was remained in abeyance. From what we now high caule Arabs such as they could not in conjunction with Yang (now Viceroy of again under consideration, is to be on the blue ribbon, until these later times when the Kansa), to take charge of the navy on the co-operative principle and, amongst other native stock has delyen all allens from the field; Yangisze river and suppress the abellion along novelies in the working of it, the services of a type of what is said to be going on in the f banks which he did with conspicuous success. foreign ten taster are to be engaged. It is human sphere also in the chief business centres. When peace was restored Pan was promoted calculated that if this project becomes an accom. And as the climate of the extreme South only to various responsible posts, but he never took up plished faci; tois will pass into the hands of admits of one meeting in the year the whole force. an improving selection of moderate priced ponieses ders are the first summons, and in the' many of there un sccount of having much work foreign buyers at a far lower cost, The charges of the sporting community is concentrated on the

and thirsty desert, is absolutely indefensible. along theYangize river to restablish differ of tea honge, to commissions to middle men,

Dur Tientsia Race meeting it hardly worth

garrison, will have an alternative but to ent naval parts and stations for the defence of and other heavy expenses they have had to ment therefore for " holding over" griffin's twelve porta's the size of the community necessarily Turkestan is merely held by Ching in trust for great events of February. There is little induce mentioning in the same day as those of the larger opinion of Colonel Bell, the whole of Chinesa the river ports. He also took a part in the late meet are said to be enamour, and there would months is too long a shot. The business, too, is keeps things here in the amateur stage which Runts until the time comes when it suits Franco-Chinese war, managing the supplies for be a saving to the buyers to this extent, or to the conducted in a more thorough manner in Hong gives genuine amusement without mental strain the latter powers to assume possession. Along the Canton province. Everywhere he went greater part of it at least. It is calculated that as kong than anywhere else. There being no diffrent officiis held him in high respect, and much as two millions of dollars were paid, one private training grounds everything has to pass scope to the bookmaker, nor very much interest of China all evil-doers were terrified whenever they heard way and another, to these middle mes every tes under the public eye, and whether it be due opleide the small family circle. The Race Club, wisdom, and judging the future by the past to the participators in the sport, but afforda no the Northern and Easters frontiers the policy he was coming. But Pan was somewhat and season! Though the promoter fully expect that to this or to the fortuitous combination of however, is to be congratulated on the prospect Run Statemen seem to be justified in counting has not been marked by greater foreign and opposed to foreign ideas and the new scheme will meet with strong opposition literary power with love of sport, the training of one of the best, if not the very best meeting on their diplomatic micendancy over any Chinese inventions. His boast was that he never sent at first from the existing old fashioned tea hongs, notes which appear in the Hongkong Telegraph they have ever had and with the advent of an Agents with whom they may have to deal. What telegram in his life, but preferred always to send we see no reason why, under good management, urgent. a courier, though the matter might be, ever so It should not be successful. Foreign merchants, we have ever seen. The principal competitions elsewhere the occasion promises to be hots gay discussion between them we can only surmise, are the most workmanlike of their kind acosal number of visitors from Pekib and particular questions may be brought up for will certainly hall say change that is to carry are necessarily the same in Hongkong asin and festive Chingre Timet, Pobyt, hers can be lide doubt that Cores will be Arthe City Hall last evening (zand inst, the vocal Colla. The arrangements Shanghal, but "the field is much larger, and Vale musical, and muscular talent of the gallant 918 between the Tes Guild and each firm of Mer- the excellent system they have of importing ab thusiastic audience, with the object ofralaing fanda conduct of the trade of the post, as well as the even chance on such moderate terms an to at: If the information suppliedy Reuter beste has made prove that the is on the Regiment was displayed before a large and enchants with regard to weighing and the general scription griffins secures to so many people an

ANCHINA AND RUSSIA, OK Russ has her eye on the peninsula is beyond * boling Jactor, in, their, deliberations. That my nibs! doubt, and, the immense naval preparations to provide summer quarters at the Peak felted of Commerce seem to have worked so well that deterred by the necessity of paying bigh prices the Russlan Government has replaced its Minister for overt action on her part. Her agenta? compact between the Ten Guild and the Chamber tract small owners, who, in Shanghal, would be authentic, the unusual promptitude with which watch for any eventuality which may call officers and men. The concert was under the it is dificult at the first blush, to see how this for single ponies, relying on their judgment at to China, without waiting for the expiry of his have been excessively active in the peninsula wives and children of the non-commissioned auspices of Col Chater and the officers, and the new co-operative society is to work separately to first sight for the selecti n. Ja racing as in report on the situation, affords clear proof of the and among them we include the American busy. who have just come over from Edie assert that lengthy and varied programme was gone through theʻzatisfaction of all", concerned." It in true other things there is safety in numbers, for no importance which that government attaches to the bodies, whether hogtrary.or stipendiary, makes :

most of them were very cleverly rendered. Like between fils new Society and the Merchants lanky quarters and shaggy hair ofthe wild animal morcover, the probability of an active diplomatic picking out the cement, unsettling the founda

agreement could be made other benighted foreigners, we have away we near that in force with the Tea tica of the future winner of crack races. By aflake events, which whits en no man's convenience, the dirty work which in the Balkan countrlet le and Chamber of Commerce on the same as he comes from the Mongolian plateau the quali campaign in the pear future. The march of tiosk of the Kingdom,, and generally doing all old of humour, and took at least five minutes Guild. But we are touching on a point any one may pick up at any of the ports, but has been for some time visibly bringing at the mid for in bright gold. And we also reckon with the Bonham Strand fire, adjourned from the quite another opinion after last night's experintend, we päderstand, to work quite unbound out as cer, but whoever aspires to the honours two countries, crisis for which one of them I tempted the impecacious monarch to sell his to see a doubly transparent joke, but we are of not included in the scheme; the promoters most easly in Tientsin, a chrap pony that turns long foreseen crisis in the relations between the those nots of American nationality who have 16th inst, was continued this morning (23rd Inst.) fence with the A. & S. Highlanders. The map by any mies or regulations, whether they of the turf misst proceed on more system tld always preparing, hile the other only dreams country for money. As for: China, her conduct by Mr. Wodehouse at the Magistracy. Inspector dancing was marvellously clever, the sailor's be strong enough to act galte independently and plan, and buy many in order to choose a few and fears: The Chinese emple is now encour towards Kores has not been marked by Hennessy rated that the bodies of two persons hurnpipe by Private Kelly, and the statue dance whether such freedom of action ould meet the What distinguishes the sport of racing is Child passed by that of Russia on three sides from thing that deserves the name of high polic had been found on the premises, buried under a by Privates Mataron, McLaughlin, McCalvin approval of foreign buyers remains to be seen from that of every other country we know of in Kabgar to Korea the northern Power makes a and Hatever may happen ake, at least, if quantity of bricks, mortar, and chatred wood, and Lomas, eliciting thunders of applause. The That the tea boars have fattened at the expense the Inexhaustible supply of the raw material, continuous semi-circle of three thousand miles scarcely meri pity. In everything we know of The police had also found about $500, which lagerdemain business was also a feature of the of the teamen ever since the trade commenced Nowhere in the world can race-horses be bought round the Chinese territory And there all as well as great, the attitude of the Chinese wat claimed by a Chinzman who was boarding performance, and the manner in which the certain and it is equally certain that if the so cheap at 11 times as here, and the constant is scarcely single section of the long line Government, towards the Hermit Kingdoms his 64 Bonham Strand on the night of the fire. Mr. Professor, thereof, gagged his assistant with an scrvices of these middle men could be dispensed antyals of rough griffint of crery colour under that not entityAttempts were formerly been anwire, China has only to continue, when Wotton and Mr. Dennys, retained in the case by ordinary g cork was the envy and admiration of with, the cost of ten would to a great extent be heav'n'imparts species of Interest to he spott made to deaden this sensitiveness by means discossing Koter with Russian Agents) in the the Insurance offices interested and the lessee of many of the hapless Benedicts present. Talje

which is probably not found in any similar degree of buffers, in the shape of ill-defined neutral same groove & has followed in previous negotier the burnt house, were unable to attend at the trick, if put up to auction, would fetch a fortune. Magistracy to-day, and in their absence his The light weight boxing, was first-rate and the

raw boned steeds there is abundant scope for the relegated to the region of etiquated: fictions, elsewhere. In selecting and expesting these wild, zones, but there, always illusory have beca long Worship decided to adjourn the Inquiry until selections played by the Band added greatly e

exercise of judgment, adeguate reward for careful and the two governments now stand unmarked, next Tuesday morning. The police having no the enjoyment of the audience Carriages rolled objections, his Warship ordered the money up a little before midnight and even then the

which upsets every calculation, but which on that cepting only in certain regions wh management, and the blement of pure fuck from'ing each other along the whole recovered from the ruins to be handed over to show seemed all 100 short. A repetion of last

very account possesses an irrésistibles fasci of population Venders, it hard) the claimant.

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The steamship Calestial arrived in Singapore on the 14 h ins, from Jawan ports and willig into dry dock at New Harbour Dook thie after

after of Cessions to Radio which The M tions in order to ladone more to the unbroken obtained no equivalent, but which only served

ilcra for farther leverages, beginning with the Treaty of Algun in 1898 and continued down to the very last verbal compact. made in a8lyam Chindit: Tims