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SIR HENRY AND LADY BLAKE and Mise On the 15th June, in Bandjermassin, FRIED- | Blake have returned to London from Ireland; KICH EDWARD HEINRICH HILCKES, only son and are staying at Queen Anne's mansions of Mr EM, Hilckes, nged to months

HE. THE GOVERNOR.(Sir H. A Blake, D.C.M.G.) was present at the annual dinner of

The Hongkong Eelegraph the Royal Colonial Institute recently, held in

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 3,1902).

'London...

MR. J. O'NEILL, Deputy Expense Account Officer, Hongkong Yard, has been appointed to'a similar position at Portsmouth, vice Town LOCAL AND GENERAL. ^shend, appointed in lungkong--

THE GERMAN MAIL of the 29th May was delivered in London on the 1st inst.

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THE KOSE-REGATTA :---Shanghai beat, Kobe in the Double Sculls by three lengths, A NATIVE LIGHT INFANTRY BATTA. LION has been established by France in lado

China.

TROUBLES IN VENEZUELA: - The troubles in Venezuela are increasing. The rebels have taken Coro.

RUSSO CHINESE BANK DIVIDEND :— .

The Russo-Chinese Bank will pay a dividend

of rg roubles.

TURKEY AND TRIPOLI-Turkey has published a circular note by which it main- tains its rights upon Tripoli.

ISTHMIAN CANAL BILL The United States House of Representatives has accepted the Panama Canal mute. The votes were az for and 8 against. FRANCE'S MILITARY SERVICE: France

THE PLAGUE RETURN for the twenty-four

"hours ended ai noon to-day shows four fatal

Cuses.

All the victims were found in the streets with the exception of one discovered on the Commissariat Pier,

THE SIX LARGEST CHURCHES in the world are reputed to be, St. Peter's at Rome; St. Pauls, London; Notre Dame, Paris; St. Sophia, Constantinople; and the Cathedrals at "Antwerp and Buenas, Aires.

THE KAICHI DISASTER-Capt Li of Katch, the Chinese cruiser which was blown up of Napking the other day, not being da board the vessel at the time of the explosion, escaped injury or death. The China Gazette thinks that the usual and safest place for Chi- nese men-of-war captains-is ashore, TREATY REVISION:-It is reported by the Universal Gasette that, the Japan Treaty Revision Commissioners have proposed a items for consideration to the Chinese Com

missioners, including inland navigation, export | of rice, prohibition of Chinese merchants using Japanese names, trade marks and copyrights

has introduced a military service of two etc.

penditure of 10 million francs.

years, which necessitates an additional ex

UNDER ORDERS: The sections of artillery

now forming parc of the Shanghai garrison are under orders to hold themselves in readiness

"

H.B.M.'s CONSUL AT NEWCHWANG - Mr. H. E. Fulford, H. B. Mig Consul at New. chwang, who has been spending most of his leave in Australia reached London last month having |

six in the afternoon, and the faced by five or

THE P. & OSS. VALETTA will leave for fanit service might inspire. In about seven out Changhai at ten am. to-morrow.

of every ten places of worship however, the

Colombo, which was to make its first public National Anthem. Wild rumours were indeed A CADET CORPS has been formed anouncement was made from the pulpit and the congregation sang the Te Deum, and appearance on Coronation Day when it was

current in the residential quarters expected to muster 150 strong.300 names were on the roll. It is proposed to attach a drum and file band to the Corps... SHANGHAI NATIVE CITY According to the statistics recently compiled of the Shang; -hal native city published by the Universki Gaerte, the total number of houses in the native city and suburbs is 7,196. The total monthly rental is. Tis. 277 and $6,028 and cash 24,373 121; the taxes are: Tis. 41 $2,404 | and cash 3,655,958.

THE YOUNG HIGHLANDOFFICER, whose death in South Africa is so sadly announced Just at the hour of England's rejoicing over peace, was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Sutherland, K.G.M.G., chairman of the Penin sular and Oriental Company. It was only in March last, says the L. and C. Express, that young Eric sailed for South Africa with a draft Seaforth Highlanders. He was a handsome for the regiment he had just joined the boy, full of promise, who had only left Eten quite recently, and passed straight from

under

of peace was actually made public in the City at a still earl- ier hour, but the bulk of people heard nothing till eight or nine at night, and still more refused to believe the excitement reported from Flest Street to be founded on anything more than a Sunday Special Cooked Telegram. As the evening wore on, the newsboys found their way into every quarter of London, and spread the tidings with vigorous lungs Fix

bourhood of the Mansion House on Sunday.

With the terms of the surrender most men- even those who but a week ago clamoured for. though Anglo-Afrikanders shake their heads "no conditions" express themselves satisfied-

Monday morning saw London be-flagged; hardly a private house, and no public buildings which did not hoist at least one Jack in most cases the regulation set of streamen, laid-ing for, the Ceronation, were displayed in a ferlobt from the windows of one floor to those of the next. On Sunday night only of a house in London-- that of Lord Roberts in Portland Place--was with new devices for the festivities this month, illuminated, but by Monday aveping, all those

bethought themselves of the advantages of rehearsal, and many of the principal, streets Sandhurst to the seat of war. The sympathies

were extremely pretty and bright, boil that of all our readers will be extended to Sir night and the next. Only the uncertainty of Thomas and Lady Sutherland in their gas mallicked with so much gusto in the neigh the weather obviated an unwieldly crowd, such loss, and the more so that it has occurred just at such a moment of national rejoicing. The

circumstances

which the late Lieutenant Sutherland met his death are not yet reported: The official intimation merely says, "Killed near Fredericstad, May 29. CAPT. SCOTT'S SYSTEM :-In the House of Commons, on the 5th ult, in reply to Mr. John Hution, who asked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether his attention had been

Barflour and Terrible, obtained under the system of instruction invented by, Captain Percy Scott, C.B, of the Terrible, and whether the Admiralty would issue Captain Scott's models and apparatus to other ships in the Navy, so as to have the system thoroughly tried and reported upon, Mr. Ataold Forster ́stated that the Admiralty is ¿fully acquainted with the excellent results of the firing on the Barfleur and 'Terrible, and with the still better results recently obtained on board the Crescent on the North American Station. The Ad mirally have recognised the desirability of extending the use of Captain Scoit's system and have taken the necessary steps to supply

over the language clause. Probably however, it will prove innocuous for English in established as the official parlance without rival, and the mere fact that the Tan is tolera ted by authority, will deprive the Boers of any

use. A generation will, in existing circums.. tances, probably see the last of it.

to retut to England Major Broadrick, how.one home vid the Cape route. Mr. Fulford directed to the efficiency of the shooting of the satisfaction they might find in persialing in its

vef, goes back to India. -

MRS. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART was

the president of the Ladies' Commitee in con-

`nection with coronation celebrations at Wei- hai-wei. A picnic for European children was arranged for the 25th June..

HAT SNATCHING is being continued at Shanghai-despite the severe measures adopted by the Magistrates at the Mixed Cout. The other day a coolie was sentenced to 500 blows, one month's cangue and six months' imprisonment for engaging in the

practice.

FORTHCOMING SALE:-Messrs. Hughes and Hough, the Government Auctioneers notify in our advertisement columns that they

proposes to remain about a month in London, and returns to Australia before proceeding again to China. Mrs. Fulford has remained in Australia.

THOSE WATERY MANGOSTEENS ;— Except that it is used by the Chinese as an astringent medicine, the thick fibrous skin of the mangosteen seems to be thrown away as refuse in Burma, says the Rangoon Times, Its commercial value for tanning seems never to have been ascertained, and it might be worth while to have it sent to Europe for chemical analysis and experimental tests of a practical

nature.

THE "LARGEST CRAB IN THE WORLD has been sent from Japan to the American Museum of Natural History. Its body is about the size of a large dinner plate, and its two

the apparatus to such an extent as may be necessary.

Next Sunday is appointed as the Day of Thanks giving, in all Churches and Chapels,. The King and Queen attend at St. Paul's, where the Service will be short and simple; and the Bishop of London the preacher. The guard's Band will assist the music, which is to include "Oh God our help," "Now thank we. all," the Te Deum and the National Anthem.

reduced,

'Peace is not to bring us any alleviation in, respect of taxes. There were many sanguine hopes expressed at first that the extra penny on the Income Tax, and the Corn Duty, would both be dropped now that the military drain is obdurate. He points out that large sums will But the Chancellors rightly

be required for demobilization transport, and so on not to mention the money to be expended in rehabilitating the Boors of their farms. It

with more of this debt, than we can help, and. though there is some grumbling, undoubtedly Sir Michael has the cation behind him in this opinion..

OWING to the insuficiency of accommoda- practical knowledge and constant un Tuesday and Thursday, the 8th and 10th steasurement of the whole is 12 féel. The cholerz, observes the Souchow correspondent is not Suting, he urges, to burden posterity

creasing demand for admission, it has been

tion in the present building and the in- found necessary to extend the wings of the supervision enables us to produce main building and to enlarge the Chinese de partment by an additional storey with two

wings. The estimated cost will amount to over waters of unrivalled, excellence and

$15,000. To cover these expenses we Appeal

to the liberality of all friends of Education, purity.

The establishment lias been in existence for the

last 25 years and is open to all classes. Much

of the clerical work of the city is carried on by

its past pupils. As this is the first time we have

condemned stores.

sts. sundry naval and victualling obsolete and jointed limbs resemble bamboo, and carry spines and hooks, as well as claws. The crab FATAL FALL-Last evening while a fire--is said to disguise-itself to imitate the sea man of the military launch fubilee was crossing bottom by sticking pieces of sponge and to get aboard his craft Jying off Praya East, he seaweed on its body with a glutinous saliva. fell down the batch of a launch in course of con-

JAPAN AND FRANCE-The Figaro pub lishes an account of an interview with Count

struction. His mates helped him aboard of the Jubilee and put him into his bunk. He did not morning when his mates went to call him for breakfast they found he was dead. The body

applied for assistance we expect a generous A, S. WATSON & Co., appear to be suffering to any extent, but this

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was removed to the mortuary by the police, SHANGHAI'S MESSAGE:-At the request of the Shanghai General Coronation Committee the following telegram was despatched on the 25th inst., to the Prince of Wales -The British Community of Shanghai desire me to express their deep sorrow at the illness of His Majesty the King. Consul-General.” · The next morn- ing, 14 hours later, a reply was received as

follows: Consul-General Shangbai #Sin

cere thanks. George." GROSS INJUSTICE: The Chinese Regi: ment is being disbanded and the men will soon. be scattered far and wide, says the Wei-bai- wei correspondent of the North China Daily News. Incredible as it may seem, they have not been awarded the China medal, which has been worn for some time by others' who took part in the campaign of 1900. It is nothing short of gross injustice that men who have fought and bled in our wars should be kept waiting so long, and now it is probable that many will never receive from the British Gov.

Maukate. "The japanese ex-Premier," says the Figaro, declared he came to France more desirous than ever of seeing the bonds uniting the two countries drawn closer. The attachment of Japan to France was sincere. The Emperor had instructed him to inform M Loubet in clear terms of his (the Emperor's sentiments of friendship for France, and those sentiments were shared by the whole Japanese people."

THE CORONATION "FISH WILL KEEP —A portion of the money subscribed

A CHOLERA REMEDY - All kinds of remedies are used by the Chinese to cure

of the N. C. D. News, but the strangest which has come under my notice so far is this: the patient attacked with cholera chows up a number of large cash, the old ones of better days when they were made larga and of copper. After chowing them he spits them out and bis cure is effected. I was, called to see a patient who had done this and to my surprise he

showed me a handfull of small bits of copper which he said he had chewed up-forty-two cash 1 naturally looked at his teeth to see what effect this work had upon them. He explained to me that it was not at all a difficult thing to do as the saliva of a true cholera patient softens the copper and makes it an. casy undertaking. I saw the bits of copper and a few cash which he had not yet masti cated, but where these bits came from is more than I can explain unless bis story is true. The man was cured without any foreign medj

by the public was, at the decision of the Corona-cine, and from bis symptoms be undoubtedly tion Committee laid out on a few large gauze fish had cholera. Despite this and many other which were to be used in the fish procession. means, large numbers of people are dying daily Mr. E. A. Hewett, Hon. Secretary of the Core and the disease is spreading all over the city, nation Committee, kindly placed the rooms over the P. & O. Company's offices at the dis the subject of sports by several Consuls in COAL MINING IN CHINA-This is made posal of the Committee for storing these deli- that country, says the Coal Merchant and cate articles, but as it is found that the cases are too large for the entrance another "aqua Lingsi are the only mines in China worked Shipper. The coal mines of Tongshan and rium" will have to be found.

upon modem methods. The Chinese Engin

Lord Kitcheners reward is nowhere regarded. as excessive, secing" that the brunt of the campaign has fallen upon him, but the nation cannot afford another rooooo, and the King

was wise not to ask for more than half.

People were very generally prepared for a vote came under discussion, indeed the Irish, scene in the Commons last night when the..

party had announced its intention to fight "tooth and mail" against the grant. Mr. Redmond's actual speech, at least so much of it as the House permitted to be heard, exceeded however, the expectations 50th of Ministerialists and the regular opposition. It was a pitiful but disgraceful exhibition of spleen, which more than one Irishman look the pains to repudiate on behalf of a people was heated and generous whatever may be their other failings.

In the absence of the Chairman, bis deputy, Mr. Jeffreys, was unable to control the disorder evoked by Mr. Dillon's cowardly attack on our soldiers.

during the week, to the effect that when Lord An interesting rumour has gained currency

is quite likely to be named his successor. This Salisbury resigns next month, Lord Lansdowne

is quite a new suggestion, and to the non-official mind appears most unlikely; still as a small number of persons generally in the know," opine that this selection is quite on the cards, I mention it, but with reserve. The two grounds advanced in Lord Lansdowne's favour ate :-- ....!

The King's Special favour. It is under stood that His Majesty is averse on grounds of policy, from appointing Mr. Balfour, or, as yet Mr. Chamberlain to the Premiership, and bolds that Lord Lansdowne's services at the Foreign Office mark him out, as the most suitable among other possible claimants

thirds of this work by contract; and the con- tractors pay the miners from 8 to 13 cts. gold for eight hours' work, and add to this a small percentage of the net profits, The contract prices for mining amount to 12 cts. gold per ton for dust coal, and 30 cts. for-lump coat Anthracite coal mined on the Yalo River, is hauled 50 miles by mule carts, and sold to the natives at Sr gold per long ton All Southern Manchuria seems to be remarkably well suppl. ed with, coal, but it is only locally worked and, used, The Chinese Engineering and. The strong wish which exists, both at Mining Company, first mentioned, by putting Court and among the nation at large for a com a Europeon staff at work, has increased the plete re-cast of the Cabinet, and the shelving of monthly output from about 6,000 tons mined some of those elderly gentlemen who have by natives, to 50,000 tons in December, 1901 earned repose. Mr. Balfour is too intimately and 54,000 tons in January; the engineers connected with the present men and methods expect to raise this figure to 90,000 tons into effect any clean sweep. Mr. Chamberlain May, and later to 150,000 dons per month, would at present and it difficult, save at the The Company proposes to develop the ice-free cost of giving terrible offence. These argu port of Cinwaggino, and a branch railway Dowments may be sound or not-it is questionable. copsects the mines with the Pekin Shan if they will convince the public, with whom Lord haikwan line.

Lansdowne's selection would not be popular. S? The Derby was damp from every point of view, The tuf was soaking, some fain fell, Rüd the Favourite was not placed. On the other hand, ibere, was a record atleydance of Royaltier, His Majesty personally congratulated the owner of Ard Patrick after the great race, was over. In the evening the Jockey Club was entertained at the King's usual Derby dinner, held this year, for the first time, at Buckingham Palace. The Queen dined with the Duchess of Devonshire, where she was joined at a late hour by the King and all his guests who had been invited to the dance which followed dine nerThe

THE FIRST CHINESE REGIMENTeering and Mining Company does about two After weeks of wearying suspense official orders have been received at Wei-hai-wei, remarks a Correspondent of the N.G. D. News which, unless the War Office can be persuaded to ernment what is but their due.

change its decision, seal the fate of the Regi- CORONATION ADDRESSES-It will be ment. Instructions have come to hand to reduce seen on reference to our advertisement the battalion to a military police force of about columns that the addresses to His Majesty 300 men. It is reported that the soldiers are King Ed-aid will be presented to H. E., to be sent away at the rate of about 100 per The Officer Administering the Government, at month, each may receiving three month's pay Government House, at 4.30 p.m. on Saturas gratuity. This decision on the part of the day next. 'Afterwards H. E. will proceed Home Government is the sequal to their deci- ; to Wardley Street and unveil the statue of sion to retain Wei-hai-wei as an unfortified H. R. H. The Duke of Connaught. A "peace base" for the navy. limited number of tickets has been issued for MINING CONCESSIÓN:—It is reported the matshed in Wardley Street. The matshed by the Chinese papers, says the China Gazette, at Chater Road will be reserved for the use of that Sir John Lister Kaye has entered into an subscribers to the Coronation Fund.

agreement with Governor Nich Chu-twel, of CLEVER DETECTIVE WORK-A very Anhui, to obtain concession for six mines smart capture was made here a few days ago namely Tatung, Chichow, Hsenshan, Kwangtch by Detective McDowell, says the Shanghai and other places in that province, and that the Tims of the 28th ult. It appears that a robbery engineers are expected to arrive at Shanghai of jewellery, valued at $1,500 took place in in September or October: The capital of the Hongkong some time ago which evaded the undertaking is reported to be million taels, efforts of the police there. A few days ago, | We hope it is all true, but we have heard of so OUR LONDON LETTER. being in possession of the particulars, DS, many similar schemes that only have ended in MacDowell had reason to suspect a man who smoke! In addition to the foregoing report

(From our own Correspondent.) had nirived here with Baroufakis' Circus and concerning the enterprising baronet's projects,

LONDON, June 6th, by dint of strategy the man was decoyed by a it is also mentioned by the same paper that Peace at last In spite of the long anticipa would be purchaser, employed by the detective there being a report in circulation to the effecttions, it contrived to come upon us as a surprise The bait took and when the atticles were dis- that the Viceroy Liu Kunyit intends to begin in the end. The majority of people expected played upon a table, the detective walked in certain works in the Woosung settlement and the good news on Monday or Tuesday, at any and introduced the culprit to a warrant which that he contemplates, in this connection, the mate definite news for there were a tolerable had been duly made out in anticipation of his raising of a loan, Sir John has asked Mr number of pessimists as Jafe as last Saturday Capture. At the Russian Court yesterday Mausfield, the acting British Consul-General, consequently like good respectable Londone morning however, the prosecutor, refused to to give him a letter of introduction to the we quietly went to Church on Sunday press the charge, notwithstanding, which the-Viceroy with whom he wishes for an interview without any expectations further than those man was deported at once.

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