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OUR LONDON LETTER

(From Our Own Correspondent).

A LONDON, May 23rd.. THE FAR EAST. China affairs have come up, in Parlia- ment more than once

"once this week, and even if the information extracted be not of an exciting variety, it is somethin; to know that amid the pressure of events in other parts of the world the Far East is not entirely overlooked. Lord Charles Beresford, enquired respecting the indemnity settlement, in view of the fall m silver since pence was signed, a fall which in the nature of things as at present working, must be still more marked before the date, of payment arrives. The whole matter is one of great difficulty, and the Under Secre tary, replying for Lord Lansdowne, was only able to say that it was receiving the most serious attention of His Majesty's Government Among non-official folk the problem, specially as it is bound to be a recurring one, is solved in summáty fashion. The establishment of

SA GOLD CURRENCY"

is light-heartedly declared to be the only way out of it! Even persona of sober view, and with knowledge the tremendous financial questions involved in the change of the standard in any country, point to the example of Japan, and urge that the ultimate gain would far exceed the immediato dislocation of trade arrange ments-but als! these optimists do not know

their China.

troops

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1902

Lord Roberts cted these men in an informal way immediately after the departure of the Royal picty and the joy and pride of the Sowner at this litle attention on the part of the beloved Beds Bahadur was very suggestive of the perhaps unequallet hold, which the pre- sent Commander-in-Chief has over the army, | which he in successfully commanded in' India many years ago. Wherever else Lord Robert's influence may be declining, it is still at the zenith with the coloured wearers of

city's uniform.

THE "SHAN" LINE.

ILL LUCK.

Ma-

Singular il luck, says the Strait Times, seems to pursue Messrs. Bradley & Co's "Shan" Line of steamships, running between Chinn parts and the Straits in the coolie, rice, and kindred trades. About four years ago, the Sishan ran upon some well known rocks just outside, Hongkong, after leaving that port en soute for Swatow, Their boat, the Siam, which was burned out at Tanjong Pagar at Singapore about three years ago, broke her tail shaft in 1898. A week ago the Pakshan foundered at her, moorings, in Hongkong harbour, and is still at the bottom there with a cargo of rice. She had previously been on the rocks, off the N W. coast of American in 1897. On the last occasion, somebody had left open an in- jector valve, and, as there are no automatic. safety cut-off injector valves on merchant ships,

THE PAKSHAN"

More interest of a practical kind attaches to the proposed China Mutual Deal, Mr. Alfred Holt of the well-known shipping firm has made an offer to purchase for £500,000 the "Mutuntled and went to the bottom. The other day

Hne. It cannot be said that the price is prince ly, for it does little more than cover the 'actual' stock, leaving no “margin, for goodwill of what is a good and growing business, and

MR. GEORGE DODWELL, FORMERLY OF

HONGKONG,

Chairman of the line, is strongly opposed to the sale. There would in fact, seems every reason why the China Mutual Shareholders should decline the offer, but I cannot deny that many people usully well-informed in com mercial matters, are disposed to believe the transfer will be accomplished, an opinion which it is well to pention, though personally

I believe it to be fallicious.

From time to time there have come from Hongkong,and other British, centres in the Far East, anxious murmurs respecting the activity of France in Siam, and the reply of Lord Lansdowne to Lord Lamington's question on the subject last Wednesday is satisfactory, not so much for what it actually conveyed, but because it indicated that the Foreign Office are watching events in that quarter. The Foreign Secretary assured his hearers that the 'disagreement between the French and Siamese Governments respecting the evacuation of the neutral district and the jurisdiction'overnatives cast of the Mekong was in process of diplomatic settlement, and no cause for British representa tion to the stronger Power existed. ́.

Count Matsukata is being properly. féted in London, and if rumour be trus has pronounced himself

CHARMED WITH THE HOSPITALITY showered upon him. "At a banquet given by the Ranker's Association this week, at which the Count was the principal guess, he em phatically denied the statement circulated by opponents of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, to the effect that his visit was connected with raising a pan The Count's speech delivered in Japanese, and interpreted by a Legation Secretary was warmly applauded, especially the references to a closer union of interests and of action between the two allied nations, *The reduction of export duty, on China tea has come none too soon. As I have had occasion to remark more than once, the genuine China article is 'difficult to buy retail, and in- clines to be less and less stocked by even the "first-rate grocers, who, when all is said and done, supply most of the ten drunk by the ordinary consumer." This lack of stocking, and she public ind fference to, or distaste for China teas continually react on each other to the further destruction of the trade, until it was possible to read last week in a technical paper

THE CHINA TEA TRADE

and nobody can yet estimate the amount of the Taishan went on fire off Tanjong Pagar,

damage; but it will not be very large. The Chanshan met with some accident in 1897.. This list has to be regarded as an unfortunate and entirely unusual series of disasters, especi ally when it is borne in mind that there are only five vessels in the "Shan * Line's fleet A less unfortunate but equally unusual chame- terestic of this train of afflictions to one comp any, is that the three disasters occurred, not at sea, but in port. The two fires that occurred locally were entirely owing to the risky nature of the cargo carried, which in both instances Ignited spontaneously after the vessels had arrived in or near port. These cases 'are

which also took fire when approaching Singa practically parallel with that of the Glenfalloch- pore with a Swatow cargo ou board, just two

years ago.

A CHINAMAN'S PLAN FOR

REVENGE.

NARROW ESCAPE OF A CAPTAIN,

The crew of the sealing schooner Oceani Bell, reported at Clayoquot, had a narrow escape from destruction through a desire for revenge on the part of her Chinese cook. Captain Mc- Phee had had several rows with the Chinamani, and bad administered corporal punishment, which caused him to brood over his wrongs to such an extent that he planned a terrible to revenge. When off the California coast the cook

CHARMED WITH A DIG KNIFE, '!- drove the Captain into his cabin, and getting a keg of gun-powder, knocked the head in, pour- cd kerosene about the floor and laid a train of powder to the deck. Striking a match he lit the train, and at this moment McPhee rushed at him in desperation. The Chinese did not wait the onslaught, but with a cry of mingled rage and despair ran to the side and jumped overboard. Members of the crew, attracted by the yells of the Captain and cook, came on the scene and put the fire out. The Chinese sonk in the sea and was seen no more..

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Per Messageries Maritimes steamer Australien, from Mar seilies, May 18-To Shanghai: Mt. Deaujean. To Hong kong: Mr. J. Remeny To Haiphong: Mr. and Mrs.

Spain 4 children, Mr. Figet, Mr. Bailly and family, Mr.

and Rits. Louvet and child, Mr. and Mrs. Nicola and child." To Salgas: Mr. and Mrs Blayer. To Batavia: Mr. Adony, Dir. Garreau. To Singapore : Mr. a meat, M, Van Elmet, Capt. F. B. Lawrobe

Mr. and Mr Warlo

Per Messageries. fartimes steamer Ernest Stone, from Marellies June To Saigon: Mr. de Lamotte, Mr. Eberhard, Bira. Verrat and 2 children." To Batavia: Ma ̈F.

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Fer P and O. steamer Victoria, connecting with the steamer l'alta at Colombo, from London, May ago Hongkong: Mr. A. Warner, Commander R. Nugent, Mr. F. Harris, Mr. Ling, Mr. CH. Parker, Mrs, Day and 3 To Fonang: Mr. T. C. Hincks, Miss Hincks. From Children, Mrs. Hutches and zchlidren, From Marsellies--

Brindisi--To Hongkong Rev. C. H. Brent. From Port Bald.-To Hongkong; bir. R. Muir.

15 practically dead the Indian and Ceylon brands being universally preferred in this country. Still I hear that hose is 'entertained that the reduction of the export duty by enabling the tea to be put more cheaply upon the home market, will lead to a revival. Unless however, something is done to infuence the retail vendors, the improvementer Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Sachsen, from Bremen,

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There is a general feeling that peace will be Niven and Infanti. To Singapore Jaha Calder. announced in a few days. Even South African Penang Mr and Mrs. D. W. Cooper and children.

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