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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1891.

young refugee gone to Singapore Hongkong instead of being the guest of a Slamere magnate there cannot, I submit, be any doubt, for reasons which must be plain to all politicians worthy the name. But more of this anon, when I deal with the political affairs of Siam and the Far East generally, both in the Interest of Oriental Sletes and those whose commercial-interests will be jeopardized by any sudden outbreak of war in the Far East.

BOCIALLY

things are improving here, to a certain extent. Cliques are being smashed up; there is some talk of a Bangkok Race Club; and as to the thousands of gambling "hella" in this city and suburbs which led a friend of mine to speak of

they have been reduced in numbers lately, though they are, it must be stated, still far too numerous. The T-yo lottery is in full swing here as also fantas and poster dens of iniquity The strong Chinese element in Siam of course makes the total suppression of the vice and Celestial iniquities a practical impossibility,

And old resident of Hongkong,

MR. C. EL SCHMIDT,

Should it succeed in undertaking this great double move, it would present the most magni ficent and formidable military spectacle of modern times, and one upon which the whole world would gars with eyes of wonder and with bated breath.

And who is to succeed to Von Moltke's place, to hurt the thunder-bolts which this patient Vulcan has forged? We find that It is another of those silent, grim, hard-working men of which the German soll is so prodigal, and one who has. been little heard of outside of Germany until

now.

“After Gen. Van Waldersee had occupied the place for a time, and had been removed" by the young Emperor's caprice' (he is getting Into

when_Lieut-Gen, Count Alfred Schlieffen,

second, was named for the place. Yet no one for Schileffen had long been identified with the could say that it was not a worthy appointment, general staff, and knows all Moltke's traditions. He is, as he says of himself, "a quiet, sedate man." When asked for his picture, he said he had had none taken in recent years, and let the matter rest there. He is a worker, not a parade general,

(Mesers Murray, Campbell & Co.%) been opened than the tranquility of the railway-man's sanctum sanctorum wis disturbed by the enactment of an extraordinary and wholly unexpected scene. I should tell you an passant, that upon arrival at the offices we walled in the ball prior to being invited into Mr. Bethge's private office, which we entered, and after scating ourselves as best we could-there were only three or four chairs for nine of us-Mr. Bethge took up the uppermost of the two lenders lying before him and opened it. It turned out to be from Messrs. Murray Campbell & Co., of Singapore, and contained a cheque for $6,250 (ha. £1,000; the amount of deposit required with each tender) signed by Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co The tender was then unfolded and examined Bangkok as "the Monte Carlo of the Far Eau laver again now) there was considerable surprise with the result that Treats 9-744-435 (6950,000) was announced as the total amount for which the Singapore contractors are willing to build and equip the re:

At this juncture Mr. Bethge tomed to Si Andrew Clarke's representative, Mr. Blech, and said "Are you going to deposit a tender To which the latter replied in the negative, adding that he would offer no tender in accordance with the conditions drawn up by him (Bethge), but that his Principal's tender for the whole line, in sections, had been deposited with the Minister for Foreign Affairs long ago, and was, de facto, then lying on the table. This statement led to a long and animated discussion in which. Mr. J. Hutchinson interposed and suggested to the new excited Tesion that it would be to his advantage to permit the publle to be present for his (Beibge's) own protection, if for no more exalted reason. Mr. Bethge did not agree with the King's officer, however, and asked him what | right he had to be present, to which Mr. Het chinson replled “As an old servant of Messrs Ponchard & Co., and a servant of H. M. the King, I would suggest that you take the advice of your secretary, Mr. Rosving, as to the anal procedure on such occasions, prior to causing us to retire." This made matters worso If anything, for the pallid countenance and flashing eyes of the Director General were at once turned towards Mr. Bech whom be threatened to have "removed" by the usher, Then, turning to Mr. Lentz, whom he was understood to describe us "a Privy Councillor of H. I. M. the Emperor of Germany," asked him if he had any objection to the presence of the general public. The latter, who spoke in German, was understood to say that he did object to Sir Andrew Clarke's and Messrs. Panchard's representativo belag present when his syndicated tender (the second cover) was opened. That settled perfidious Alblon's "hash," and the ukáse speedily went forth from the "rallway king":—"You'll have to go out, then, No one has any right here but those who have submitted tender. The Englishmen present, therefore, with the exception of Messrs. Murray, Campbell & Co's representative, Mr. Hickeys left the room, including Her Majesty's repre- sentative, after protesting against the Illegal nature of Mr. Bethge's conduct of the business- the Britons defeated by a cock on bls own dung: hiil, which is generally considered as no real test of the powers of either of the contestants. Mr. Beckett, of H. B. M. Consular Service, has, presumably, lodged a protest with the Minister of Pablic Works, H. R. H. Krom Kuha Narisaranuvattu Wangse, through our Minister, Captain Jones, V.C.

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left us a few days ago. He was at one time Schlieffen was born in 1833. He was the sou Manager of the Oriental Hotel here, but resigned of a landed proprietor in Bunziau, and bad on account of Ill-health. On the eve of his neither great fortune nor extreme brilliance to departure he was right royally entertained recommend him, In 1854 became an officer at a banquet which owed its origin to Mr. of Ublaus; from 1859 to 1861 he was in the war Charles Heck, also an old Hongkong resl-academy at Berlin. In 1854 he was in the dent, of the Electric Light Co.'s Service, and topographical bureau of the general staff; in Mr. Balfour of His Siamese Majesty's NAYT. 1866 Rittmeister. By-and-by he became captain Plates for 45 were provided and a well-trained in general staff, and then military attache at naval band," whose services were courteously Paris. granted for the occasion, discoursed music throughout the entire evening. Mr. Balfour proposed "our guest" to one of those after dinner speeches which very few men know how to deliver. It was received with thunders of applause, "The guest when he arose to reply, bring greeted by an ovation. Speech followed speech In rapid succession, Messrs. Lawson, Smart and Heck being conspicuous as well for their verbosity as for the original ideas conveyed, until the time came for dancing and singing, which was carried on until early in the morning when "old Schmidt” was escorted on board by a score of a jolly good fellows as could be found in any part of the world, not excluding your so-called "Island home" your "Gib" of the Orient.

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At the outbreak of the war of 1870 Schlieffen was a general staff officer of the Tenth Army Corps. During the campaign in France he en tered the staff of the Grand Duke of Mecklen- burg and aided in the operation' of covering the Army of the Loire. He received the highest grade of the Iron Cross for his distinguished services.

We then see him successively in the general· staff of the Fifteenth Army Corps at Strasburg, in '72 on the staff of the Guards, in 176 Lieu- tenant-Colonel and commander of the First Uhlanen of Guard. He commanded this regiment until 1884, after which he became Chief of the Third Division in the general stuff. In December, 1885, he was made a Major-

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A commander of the fire Uhians of the LETS, BROOCHES, EAR-RINGS, STUDS, SLEEVE-BUTTONS, and other high-class other than the Customers of the Firm found la Guard at Potsdam, General Schlieffen bad long JEWELLERY, in all the latest fashions and of the first quality. been on the best of terms with the present Emperor, and came naturally to his place after the retirement of Waldersee, and after General Von Witleb's chances had been seen to be null. The Berlin press thought that the Emperor would cheese Von Witch, the commander of the imperial headquarters, but he didn't.

With some exceptions. That brilliant military leader, the King of Saxony, who fought with such gallantry and success when he was Crown Prince in the Franco-German war of 1870, is still alive, and is justly considered one of the first generals of his time. He is not too old to light as he fought at Gravelotte and Sedan, His brother, Field Marshal Prince George of Saxony, campaigns, it another eminent soldier ready for new

Two arrests have up to the present been made in connection with the supposed murder en the Ban What Hifs, but the police have been able to trace the alleged perpetrator of the deed and entertain hopes that they will speedily be able to bring him to justice. From further inquiries Schletes mands in the place where Molike we learn that on the night of the zist inst., the stood. But where are Moltke's old wandom ? Chief Engineer, Mr. Robert Hannam, and the Where are the Crown Prince, the Red Prince, deceased were talking upon the after deck about Steinmetz and so many others of famous mem nine o'clock when they beard a noise in theory? Gone! and in their stead are men who European galley. Upon this the second engineer have yet their campaigns to make. remarked that he was going down to stop the row, and left the Chief Engineer, who shortly afterward heard a few bigh words and sounds as of blows. Then he heard the galley door shut. As the second engineer, Mr. Byme, did not But what was your raison d'fire for belog retum, Mr. Hannam went in search of him, at the meeting?

A-A matter of fact I was invited to be finding him in his cabin with his sleeping clothes present by the Minister of Finance when I Deceased told him that he had given a latted him with Mr. S. L. Shaw the day before, cause he had lifted a poker to him when he wanted

"licking" to one of the Malays with a cane be Prince Nara belog Mr. Bethge's superior in both to turn him out of the cooking house, and said "we birth and office I submit that the latter bad will have peace for one night any way. Mr. Han apart from the undoubtedly public nature of the nam then went up on deck and shortly after proceedings-to excuse for arrogating to bimself wards fell asleep, until, about an hour after all the powers of an autocrat; riding, as he did, wards, he thought he heard some one calling roughshed over universally accepted rules of procedure In respect to the opening of public out the latter part of his name, as if from the water. He called for a rope, and seeing tenders for public works. His conduct was not something about six or eight feet away, he In keeping with his position, either as a gentle put the rope over the-atera of the ship. After man or pubile officer, but might have been that he saw nothing, or be would have jumped comely enough in a Czar of all the Rusalas, or over board himself. But to go back again to Sultan of Turkey, or the King of the Sandwich where the Chief Engineer came on deck and fell Q-Just so, I fully concur with you. But what asleep, It appears that about an hour afterwards a party of three Bengalls came on board, and is the length of this railway over which such a they were rather surprised to see, when they got as far as the fore-hold, three Malays, with sticks, from heaeath the right eye. On one of the sexted on the hatch, and one of them bleeding Bengalis asking what was the matter he was told that the second egineer had flogged the secunny, or quarter-master, and that they intended to go for him as soon as he came out, The Bengalls then went forward into the fore castle and paid no further attention to the matter until they saw the second engineer, fully

Inlands.

hubbub has arisen ?-

A168 English statute miles. Q-What is the Singapore 'firm's tender per

.mile t

A-About £5,370 per mile. Q-And the German tender, how much is that In the aggregate?

A.-About two and a half millions of ticals more than that for which Messrs. Murray, Campbell & Co. have tendered.

Q-Was Mr. Bethge really very excited; did be show impetuosity or disappointment?

A-Mr. Bethge fairly trembled as soon as he saw the low figure at which the English firm tendered. He lost control of himself and him

trua nature came to the surface.

is cheap!

Q-Do you think that about £5,ayo per mile A-Yes, it is a very reasonable offer, indeed. Q-Is it true that that Mr. Lens is a bond Hale Privy Councillor of H.L.M. the Emperor of

Germany?

A-He is not. I can't quite make out his status, but he appears to be a member of art of Board of Commercial Advisers to the German Government which owes its origin to Bismarck's schemes for the expansion of German commerce Q-When will the Government allot the contract?

dressed and with a teral bat on, come out of his

Then the illustrious Blumenthal, now past eighty, could scarcely be supposed to keep silence in case of war, and his advice would he precious. Blumenthal, the grand old com- mander of the "Third Array" in France la 1870, is universally recognized as one of the most distinguished strategists of modern times.

General Von Waldersee's talents and engag og prisonality signal for him a prominent part in case of war. Moltke called him his most brilliant pupil. He is one of those who cannot be kept down. It is said that he has been selected as one of the commanders to operate with the Italian forces in case of a joint move- ment of the ailles against France.

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This is the Finest and Largest Collection ever exhibited in the Far East, and the whole will sold at MANUFACTURERS' PRÍCES.

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experience in actual campaigning. Miribel served in Mexico, was honorably connected with the war of 1870 and the great slege, is a rigid disciplinarian, and an enthusiastic believer in the universal military service now the rule in France.

General de Gallllet has been in the army since VICTORIA, 1848. As commander of the Third Chasseurs d'Afrique he took part with the Army of the Rbine in the Franco-German war, and came out

general of brigade. of ft with the rank of p

When Paris and Versailles were at war in 1871, Gallifet was one of the most energetic of the subduers of the Commune and his cruelty in panlahing the prisoners was severely criticised.

General de Gallifet is one of the first cavalry officers in Europe. He is a handsome man, of elegant manners and large fortune. In Africa he has made several important campaigns, and has been a division general since 1875.

Many of the generals commanding array corps have seen long service in Algeria, and are acctie- temed to active campaigning. In this respect they are superior to the younger generals of the German army. Some of them, like General do Negrier, have been in Tonquin for years.

Russia has to-day many generals who have achieved fame within the last fifteen years, and several of them are open in their expression of enmity to Germany,

The present Minister of War, General Vaunov.

His frankness in Judging of some maneuvers autumn is said to have seriously wounded youngal, is an able and adroit tactician. A good commanded by the Emperor in Silesia last

Wilhelm, but he appears to have maintained no reserstment.

General Verdy du Versols is an officer of excellent qualities, who rendered great service in the war of 1870, on the general staff. He has since been Minister of War, and would be certain to play a prominent part.

General Schwarzkoppen of Wartenburg is understood to possess great talent. Generai Von Kaitencorn-Stachan, the present Minister of War, has had a splendid career, rising in less than sixteen years to be a commanding general. General Lewinski was famous in 1870, and is as fresh as he was then, Generals Von Albedyl, Bronsart Von Schillendorf, Von Haenisch and Von Meerscheldt-Hullestem, a favorite of the old Emperor, would give good account of themselves. General Leutre, the only commanding general th the army who is nota nobleman, "is very popular and highly extremed.

cabin, walk along the port side of the ship, and call a sumpan to ashore. At the

ga sanse time the three Malays were seen to be sneaking down the other side of the ship round the far side of the house. Just then they heard a sound as of a heavy blow, followed by a cry of pain from the second englacer, and after another interval a splash as if something bad fallen into the water. On going out they then saw a hat floating on the water, and a man, apparently one of the Malays, swimming in the water away from the ship. Suddenly be seemed to change his mind, and coming back to the ship he came on deck and went forward to fetch his baja. At this time another sampan came having on board two Malays from the Sta Bille, and a third whom they landed on the Ban Wholt His; and having landed him they were pushing of when the Chief Engineer la the French armies the staff or etat-major awake. Mr. Haanam saw the sampan gelog is divided into three branches-the staff service, away with the four men, one of whom was the the general staff and the army staff. the alleged murderer. He then, as above stated, Since 1870 the grand general staff has been threw a rope over the side, and seeing nothing elaboratio, plans of campaign, but so perfect he went to the second engineer's cabin which he has been the secrecy concerning them that no found to be empty and the door locked. Search one knows, outside of a certain military circle, for the body was made, but with no resalt, up to

whether they are bad or good. In 1890 M. de Freycinet, the present Minister of War, greatly enlarged the functions of the general staff, giving the chief more power of initiative than he ever had before.

I am of opinion that the Government will not delay their decision, which must I should say be in favour of the English tender, guaranteed as it is by such an illustrious firm as Jardine, Matheson & Co.

That the scene above described is a disgrace to Bethge and calculated to bring the Govern- ment that employs him into ridicule and con- tempt there can be but little doubt. Further the present, more the Government should lose no time in It is said, however, that the body of Mr. Byrne rabilshing the name of the successful tenderers rose to the surface of the water for a moment as also that of the second competitor, added to close to the ship, when the propellor first moved some important facts respecting those who are on the vessel leaving the harbour last night on to blame for what can but be termed a railway her usual voyage to the Coast ports. And this tender flasco. [Since this was written it has afternoon a report was brought to the Central been announced that the Singapore firm obtained Police Station that the b-dy had been seen the contract.-Ed, HKT)

floating between two steamers in the Harbour So much for the railway business, à present, but up to the time of going to press nothing further had been heard-Singapors Free Prass,

so let us turn to the

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Prince Alexander of Prussia is an infantry general of Sainction. He is the elder of the Hohenzollern Emperor. Despite his advanced age, he would doubtless be very prominent in case of war.

of

In It.

General. Saussier is sixty-two years of age, although he has the compleaton and gait of a schoolboy. He is within two years of the limit; age, but is still vigorous enough la body and to act as commander-in-chief of the principal group of angles, which would consist of the troops first mobilized. He has bad wide ANNAM-BIAM FRONTIER

experience in campaigning to the Crimea in 1870, whither Prince Pratchak bas gone as Special

and in the siege of 1871. If the war comes before EUROPE'S WAR CHIEFS.~

1892, he will be one of the most active figures Commissioner, taking with kim a small body of. troops; his familly, a lot of poultry and, it is said,

Dircetly under General Saviasier in the Council half a dozen Hotchkiss guns. He will be GERMAN, FRENCH AND RUSSIAN CAPTAINS. Governor of the Central Laos, provinces, the

of War, are the following Division Generals, According to the intest war map of the Ger- several of whom are already known to fame eastern boundary of which is contiguous with that of Annum. Thus Slam has made the man general staff—a map fiolshed only a fow General Marquis de Gallifet, General de Miribel, weeks ago--Germany now has sixteen strategle | General Duke of Auerstadt, General Billot, first move towards assorting her sovereignty ralrond lines in order, for the instant despatch member of the Senate; General Berger, Billitary In the valley of the Mekong or, as some conjecture, he has taken, a step which is of armies to and beyond the French frontier. It Governor of Lyons; General Thomassen and General Galland. Óf these two are worthy of bound to lead to grave complications with has nineteen bridges over the Rhine, says the France at an early date. Special Commis New York Journal, so that there need not be a special mention. sloners will shortly leave for Bhatsac, Khorat moment's hesitation in pushing forward two of and Luang Prabang on missions of a precisely are large armles, as it pushed them as in It has ten stragetic raliroad lines ready for sending troops into Russia, and is building four mom with all possible speed, pre

nature to that on which Prince Pratchak 1870. has gone. Nong Khai will be Praichak's head- quarters. It li time the Siamese did some thing towards "occupying" the Making Valley; but the question is whether they are not too late. Time will show, Ja

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General Ignatieff is now in his fifty-eighth year. His performances have hera more dis- incily diplomatic than military, and would be so is future, but none the less important for that.

Ignatieff smooths the pathe for his hardier brethren of the sword, and then comes after them to reap the results. It is not every army which can boast of diplomatic generals. As ambassador at Constantinople he was a power in the eyes of all Europe.

General Count Joseph Vassilyevich Gaurko, one of the most distinguished of Russian com- manders, was born in 1818, ·In 1867 the Em- peror made him a Major-General, and placed him in bis suite. Gaurko did not attract much attention in the Crimes, but his magnifcent career in the Russo-Turkish war made him world-famous

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At Timovo and Shipka he won laurels, and the courageous passage of the Balkans by Gourko and his army in the dead of winter has not been excelled since Napoleon forced his way over the Alps. General Gourko has latterly had some trouble in consequence of his administra tion in Poland, but will certainly be called to the front in the coming war,

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Fically, Russia has a host of brave young | 7.30 o'clock. " selves, among whom, however, there is no such genius as the lamented Skobeleff.

General de Miribel, the commander of the Shah Army Corps, is one of the most vital and Scorr's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Off with Imposing figures in the new French army. He Hypophosphites, is especially adapted to all has been selected by general acclamation to conditons where the tissues are wasting away second General Saussier with the title of Majer from Inability to digest and assimilate ordinary General

At the grand military manten food. The combined virtues of the Cod Liver res this year he was seen in action, moving Oll and Hypophosphites produce a marked two armles, which were composed of the Fifth effect in such cases. They restore the wasted Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Corps, commanded tissues, create an appetite, make new blood, He has everything prepared, even to the by General Davout, Duc d'Auerstadt and General Seal the inflammation of the throat and lungs,

and increase the In short they As these men were grouped in the mimic war finest combined food and medicine for he

It can send troops to thirteen different points in the Russian Kingdom of Poland and the goremment of Wilna at once.

We hear next to nothing about the Crown smallest item of rolling stock, and it has what Gallifet. Prince of Cambodia who fled, to Bangkok approbably po other general staff in the world soon as the French coolly "bagged his old possesses, perfect plans for mobilizing two sets of the maneuvers, so they will be grouped on the given the loyalid. Any Chemist can supply it. papa That it would have been better both for of troops at once; gre to the north, the other to field of actual warfare. Generals de Miribel and | A. 8, Watson & Co. (Limited), agents in Hong. [be heir apparent and the Blamese had the labe esta

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