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THE filend of Dr. Ayios are, by Exprasy lived this afternoon, requested to meet in the Hong- kone Clab at 5 p.m., en Mondly, the 29th Inst, to wish to genial "Doc" bon voyage.

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B. Lethbridge, Superlitendent of Victoria Gach, who left here for bome by the P. & O. steamer. Manila recently, will regret to hear that had to he landed at Singapore suffering from a severe attack of fewer,

ACUP prenested by the civilians of the colony. is to be raced for to-morrow by the members of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club. Each owner is to send in a sealed handicap for the yachts,

fot, no other reason than that fo`acias it would torn asunder or falls to pleces, then much be an act of injustice. And its enthusiasm cre- |-vaster problem will fice ns. For in that over wa shall find ourselves face to face with the not be secure for any new Imp": lal movement, unless besides the expediency, te right can be momentous question of Asia for the Apiaties, We publish in another column the Gover-arrived at Singapore on the 19th inst, from shown and the benefits to be conferred upon the Chlas will not overran the world. Chine willinor's reply to the protest of the Sanitary Liverpool by the steamer Ulysses. nationswe bring under an ex'e-ded dominion, not raive herself to the rank of a compact, Therefore any appeal to the British peblie, in homogeneous, powerfak naliso, observant of the Board against the appointment of a whose hands for good or all the destinies of the laws which govern civilised Intercourse, Japan Medical Officer of Health who is to be Empire nic w rex, must addicts itself is no will desire to reargaslie China, and will not be independent of the Board and who is to

al' part to their couscience. Herods lies the permitted, There things are sure enough. But strongest hope of British extension in the Far they bring us no nearer to a conclusion. My take his orders from, and report solely to East the most hopeful parent in the heavens own view, which I present with due diffidence, the Governor. For, the first time the of this Far Easten horoscope, is that a Libera! in that the fate of Chia-I are the name for Prime Minister has declared to all the world that convenience, although, as I have did before. Government admits the existence of the the party of a smail_Eøgland, of a shrank Eng." there lo really no such thing as "Ching" at ali dual control in sanitary matters and

35 An excuse for not THE many filends in tbla colony of Captain H. land, of a degraded Rugland, of a neutral Eng--this country of rag-tag and pig-tall, will be pleads it

pastitioned among other nations." land, of a submissive England, bás died.”

Notwithstanding this profession of

Turning now to Japan our author speaks putting the Medical Officer of Health in belief, Mr. Norman is no clamouring out no less clearly, and we may here the same position in relation to the Board Jlago; he draws the above conclusion pause to remark that in this sketch we can that a Health Officer in England occupies from a careful survey of what England has only give the conclusions Mr. NORMAN has in relation to any urban or rural sanitary done in her colonies and other possessions, arrived at, and are painfully conscious authority.. The Governor seems to forget and by a comparison of what other how little justice we are doing to this that what he has done is, in reality, to nations-France, Spain and Portugal book, by having to Ignore the wealth of have falled to do under similar conditions. Knowledge with which he illustrates his constitute a third or a fourth controller In He starts with the outposts of the theme. "One thing only," he says, "may the sanitary affairs of the Colony. There British Empire, Shanghai and Hongkong, prove a pitfall to this wonderful nation is the Acting Colonial Surgeon, who thinks of which he says, "one thing I can affirm, her own ambition. If she makes such himself the real Simon Pure-the true and that is that a visit to our furthest demands or adopts such an attitude as will and only properly constituted adviser Colony makes are proud to belong to the bring her into acute conflict with European of the Government in all matters nation that has created it from nothing, Powers, her foreign affairs will be marked DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., LD., All the word 'Empire' with a new-born by bitter, disappointments, and these will affecting the nublic health; there is the meaning, and crystallises around it a bring dissensions and probably disasters Director of Public Works who creates set of fresh convictions and resolves." Into her domestic politics. No nation, least and contro's all nuisances of a public character and who resents any inter- He then passes on to what he accurately of all England, wishes to hinder the graference with his department as, cool and felicitously calls a School of Empire tlication of every legitimate Japanese the Straits Settlements and, tracing the ambition, but signs are unfortunately not Impertinence. He claims the right to origin and rise of this New England, wanting to show that her victories and close and open sewers where and when proceeds by a masterly analysis to show achievements, both in peace and war, he pleases and to befoul the harbour and New Comic Song and Dance Albums at-W. how enormous has been is development; may turn her head and lure her into the foreshore as to him seemeth good. Robinson & Co.

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But if Japan avoids this pit them as subjects rather than as vassals, fall, her future may be bright indeed,dle it is to harrass the owners of private THE annual convocation of the District Grand

Victorious over her great enemy, rich with the spolls of peace, free from external anxieties, her population eager and able to found colonies, her revenue increasing. and her commerce rapidly developing; the first Asiatic pation in the world, there is no reason why she should not retain all the admiration, the respect, and the affec- tion she has won.""

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till under our rule even the stolid China man becomes 8 now being. describing the races which make up the population of the Straits, Mr. NoxMAN goes

We must amit all notice of the Spanish colonies; they are held, Mr. NaaMAN points out, with but à feeble grasp;. their

except his own, and the time allowance will be

the average of the different times given. The course is as follows: From the Police Pier, Kawoon, round maik-boat off Lyemun (port). Kowloon Rock (perl), No. 1 Dock busy (part), mark-bost off Lyeman (port), Kowicos Rock (part), and finish across the starting line at the Police Pier, Kowloon, frors east to west; fifteen miles. The start is fixed for 11.15 a.m.

is the poor Sanitary Board whose property, pass and enforce bye-laws the Chapter of engkong and South China was held Government do not care to incur the unpo- last night. In the absence of the District Grand pularity of passing or enforcing. There Superintendent, the first chair was occupied Is, lastly, this new and independent Medical by M.E. Comp. E C. Ray, District Scand Officer of Health whose relations with all Grand Principal. The following officers for

security, and sinkallen, living and thriving and “All this mixed humanity exists in order

the others are left undefined, and who if the ensuing year were appolated and those he is a strong man, will try to override all of them who were present duly invented: trading, simply because of the presence of

the others; If he is a weak man will become District Third Grand Principal, M.E. Comp. the obsequlous follower and toady of G. P. Jordan; D.G. Scribe E., M.E. Comp. A. English law and under the protection of the

the Colonial Surgeon or of the Director O'D. Gourlie: D.G. Scriba N., M.E. Camp, R. British flag. Remove that plece of basting from Government House, and all that it signifies and

of Public Works, or both. Here are five Cooke, D.G. President Commlites of General the whole communly would go to pieces like a

of them endeavouring to, provide for the

three supports arryf:co trade, fair laxation, and even-handed justice among white, black, Clown precarious, to say the least, and the link to bind them together. no superior and yellow, and these exist in the Far East Spaniards invest their wealth elsewhere. authority to co-ordinate their varying

The foolish Whether Japan will be the future ruler of opinions and recommendations! under the Bri ish flug alone,

After this reply from the Governor, the sotaloa is sometimes heard at home that this the Philippines, as Mr. NORMAN thinks, or Chinese community represents China-that it is whether the natives will succeed in hold-nominated members of the Board have no specimen of what China may becoming their own we must not stay to enquire. choice but to resign. Dr. Hartigan has t-ding bond of union between ourselves and

done so. Dr. Ho Kai' is most urgently China. The wary opposite is the case. This community has grown up and exists precisely

solicited to adhere to the Government and because it is not China-because the conditions

pressed on all sides to reconsider his of its existence are precisely the antitheals of

position, but be cannot in honor recede. On his proposition the Government was Chinere conditions,"

given a last chance of receding from the false position it had taken up: It has refused to avall itself of that chance, and there is now no other course open Board by resigning.

| cbld's rand-cart'e when the tide risen. Its leading men realise that Spanish rule is sanitation of the Colony with no connecting Purposes, M.E. Comp. W. M. B. Arthur; D.G.

Admirable as is the general result of our administration, It is not perfect, and our author unsparingly condemns the #tievous Impast of the uterity refuses the appeal of the Colony, let the authorities ask themselves what would be

Russia is; next to England, the most interested of western nations in the great Eastern problem. Again Mr. NoRMAN rings out in clear-cut phrase "The influence of Russia in the Far East is about to begin. At this moment Russia and England are prepared to lay down conditions which China and Japan must

and which other countries would not Russia, but when the Trans-Siberian Rall- way is completed she will play it often. Vladivostock is one of the most powerfully

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II.

TELEGRAMS.

regard it as certain beyond all question the electors if called on to elect other cert Club in the Theatre Royal last night was that Russia will have a winter port in the representatives will refuse to attend any su immense success. The vecallets were fa Far East by the time her railway connec-meeting, or only attend it to record their excellent velce, the audience was large and tion, with it is ready. More than this, public, approval of the action of the enthusiastic, and the only O'Brady more like his however, if the Anglo-Russian extents unofficial members both nominated and professional confeder, "Ted" Terry, than ever, given my reasons already for thinking that proves a durable arrangement, I have elected.

The programme was as follows a~- Russia may well be a party to a division of

THE PROGRAMME, Interests which would bring her as her own

First Part. share a much greater extent of territory and inficence than she might other wise venture to expect. that the long-prevalent superstition that China might serve us as a bulwark against a Russian advance has at length been exploded, our statesmen will no doubt be mere prepared for this alternative of friendship."

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Here, then, we close this notice of..one of the most valuable works ever published on the Far East.. Could we have our will every Englishman at home or abroad would be compelled to study it, and if this notice helps in any way to make Mr. NORMAN's book better known it will only be some slight return for the pleasure he has afforded us in its persual.

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·JAPAN AND THE POWERS.

LONDON, April 26th, Japan replies to the remonstrances of Germany, Ranis, and France, that should the Government yield to the protests of there Powers regarding the ceston of territory on the Chinese mainland, Song they would risk an uprising of the people who. drunk with the successes of the JapaADEKU REINY, would break no concession of curtaiment of the Condo Bos.You can't think of everything" fruits of victory,"

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The British Press approves of Great Britain Rasila is making catspaws of Germany and i not fining the combination and bellever that'

France.

A great portion of the French Press deprecate Franco meddling in favour of Chiur at the cost of offending Japán,

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RELIEF OF THE CHITRAT.. Colonel Kelly has succeeded inveliering Chitral, andthe beselgers have fled. Capt. Baled has been 2-Mare killed and Dr. Robertson and Capt. Campbell of the Chitral garrison wounded. The anison experienced some desperate fighting and terrible New plase repairing machinery, received by prirations:

and W. Robinson

The section on the French In Indo-China is one of the most valuable in the book, and probably the most valuable in any book:. It is not merely an epitome of the history of the French Colonies, but is pièce of genuine and exhaustive original research. We intend to devote a special article to this subject, and can only give, In this place, the barest outlins of what may be, almost called An independant essay. Mr. NORMAN shows, from French and foreign sources, that the entire scheme of government seems as if It were deliberately planned to stifle all attempts at trade; that Indo-China is one vast and expensive field for the exercise of a pernicious nepotism. "If," he says, the government of Tongking were administering a hostile province which it desired to crush out of existence, It could not do much better than follow the tactics pursued almost without Interruption since the colony was created."--He shows thet Tonking has cost the French taxpayer every day that he has had it. There is a French population of 1,600 persons, of whom 1,200 are fonctionnaires en WeIt seems evident from the London cable- have only space to quote one example gram published in another part of this MR. NORMAN ON THE FAR EAST. out of many showing how these 'fonction-issue, that Japan does not intend to yield naires adminhter the colony. "In the to the representations of France, Germany very same year that the salaries of the and Russia and give up the seaboard of fonctionnaires' of Cochin China amounted to £360,000, the sum spent upon public Manchuria which she has secured to her- works in the Colony the one expenditure self by her treaty with China. Her rulers

on which the entire productive future of declare that they dare not do it in the face RUSSIA AND THE TREATY OF PEACE such a place must depend-was £16,000 of the angry protest of a warlike nation

---- MADRID, Apill 19th, But even this pitiful figure is far from excited to the utmost pitch by their victories

Russia disapproves of the concessions made telling the whole astounding truth....

China to Japan and has announced that the while public works in the present year over their hereditary foe, and that, support

Russia · has invited the European Powers | Marikat Charitable Fond, per Registrar- are only represented by £16,000, what do ed by the feeling of the nation in arms, they you think is the sum allotted to the personnel unhesitatingly resist the dictation of the of the public works department? (Mr. | Powers, or rather of the one Power who The key-note is struck in the preface, Norman is quoting from M. Etienne). It has any serious interest in opposing the

of where Mr. Norman tells us, "is (the Far W£16,000-£16,000 worth of personal out complete ratification the treaty. East) presents itself to the attentive traveller of £16,000 worth of public works!' That France and Germany can have no such under two aspects. "It is the last wonderland of is, not one centime of work was done!” interest in the question as to induce them to the world; and it is also the seed-bed of a mul- Of Macas, the dying remnant of the press their opposition at the risk of further iflude of new political issues, have endeavoured once-glorious Portuguese colonies, the loadibed. They have protested simply to reflect in the pager this twofold quality author says but little. It has ceased to be out of friendship for Russia and at her of my subject." The book is in eleven see a factor in Eastern politics. He then turns | request; perhaps even in the Interests of Hions: The British Empire in the Far East, his attention to China proper, and sees Japan herself. Only Russia will persevere, France in the Far East, Russia in the Far alearly that there is no hope for the and we feel so certain that Japan and Miss Grace Hawthorne's Company will appear Est, Spain in the Far East, Portugal in realisation of the dream of an awakening, Russia must ultimately fight for the in "The New Boy" at the Theatre Royal the Far East, China, Korea, Japan, Siam,

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