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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1902.

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"A"SOUVENIR OF THIS OCCASION.

in the shape of a little silver barmy, but the silversmith has not completed his work and we would ask Your Excellency to do us the honnor of accepting it, when the work is finished (Applause),

s pretty well known to every one, but it may I should like to say one word only. We had not be out of placo just to give a short sum-hoped to be able to present Your Excellancy mary of the facts. Nearly four years ngd a with schenie was brought forward by Mr. Ford; the head of the Botanical Department, to whom, therefore, the principal credit is certainly due | (Applause.). Well, the scheme came before me in my capacity of Officer Commanding the Troops, and I opposed it. Looking back to my reasons 'now I can truly say that my op Reception of Visitors,

position at that time was as honest as have Admiral Idjumi, of the Japanese Navy been my endeavours now of late to further the has been received in audience by Kipcheme. i'ut it is simply that my views have Edward.

bellened as my experience here grew. First of all had no means then of being able to see the chormous progress, and prosperity that foretell boil for Hongkong and Kowloon, Then also the garrison of those days was about one-half the strength it is now, and it seemed to me then that with the small garrison it was better to keep it together because I had not then realised the enormous possibilities of this, Kowloon hinte.land, which we had not at that time occupied the possibilitic for mancuvr-

Ex-Empress Eugenia visited Their Majes" ties King Edward and Queen Alekandra yesterday.

(Shanghai Times) Conferences over diam. FRENCH COURSE TAKING SHAPE AT: ST. PETERSBURG.

· LONDON, August 35d. Franco-Russian relations in Asia have be

come the subject of active diplomatic conference at St. Petersborg. Territorial projects in Siam are believed to be under consideration. Doumer, until recently Governor of Indo-Chine,

represents French interests, but the French

Minister at Bangkok is expected soon, when plana concerning the future course of France Siamese territory will probably invite. Russian official sanction. Siam has taken alarm and is seeking counsel of England in hope that neutrality of the Mekong Valley zone may be preserved.

TYPHOON WARNING:

On the 7th at 11 am. The typhoon is crossing Central Formosa, maving probably towards North-west. Bad weather in the Formosa Channel.

ing troops which I think are enjoyed in hardly any other place in the world; the

for the troops, which I think are of a higher POSSIBILITIES OF RIFLE EXERCISE

scope than you can find almost anywhere else; and, lastly, the possibilities of quartering troops in healthy camps" where they can practise those manceuvres and rifle exercises which our recent

experiences in South Africa have shown to be so necessary for the proper training of troops So when Mr. Siewart Lockhart, the late Colonial Secretary, brought up the scheme again to me, my former objections were re- moved, and I endeavoured to further the scheme in all possible ways. He brought the scheme

In his daily report issued this afternoon, Mr.up first to the Coronation Committee and it FG. Figg states:-

was accepted by them; and 1 believe also it has been accepted by the whole of the people of Hongkong and Kowloon (Applause.) But the time was shirt. It was proposed to make it a part of the Coronation celebration. The time was short to do it. There are many interests involved. The Navy has interests, the Army has interests, and the Colonial Go- vernment have great interests. I was going to say at first that these interests were conflicting, but as long as the present Colonial Secretary, Mr. May, and myself are working together 1 can truly say that those

Barometer falling on the China coast and over W. Japan, rising slowly in Luzon. High pressure over E. Japan. Forecast-West to South-west winds, moderate; fair.

KING'S PARK.,

YESTERDAY'S CEREMONY.

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enjoyed this year, by reason of the fact that a licence is required for the possession and carrying of arms.Payment has to be made for the licence. It is absurd on the part of our authorities to order the enforcement of provision of our laws for shooting in territory belonging to China. It Is the Chinese who can exact payment from sportsmen, since shopting is indulged in on their territory,. It is not all the enactments of our Code that are applicable to our colonies. The Government might have been more considerate before promulgating an unpopular measure calculated to restrict the liberty of its own subjects.

However, an inquest was demanded by the

as late as Wednesday evening. On Tuesday he was apparently v well and bathed with bis companions. This seemento somewhat dis count the promaine poisoning theory. More- over, this particular buy did not sit at either of the two tables referred to, but at another table; though it is considered possible that he might have had a second helping from one of them.

local authorities, and the body of one of the post-mortem examination. The results of the Gray-Owens was conveyed to Shanghai for a investigation were such as to leave no doubt that the unfortunate boys had fallen victims not to ptomaine poisoning, but to choler. From which it follows that it was not necessarily the pies that did the mischief, but that the salad

water they drank, may have contained the fatal. germs. There has been a good deal of clioler: in the large native town that backs the settley that, in such circumstances, it is well nigh im | ment of Cheloo, and experience goes to show possible to make certain of keeping out the

DROWNING FATALITIES.,

His Excelleney replied-Chief Justice, ladies gentlemen, I am not going to inflict a long speech upon you now. I am afraid I made a long one just now but, as I have said, every thing had to be explained and it took some little time to do so. It only remains for me to thank you from the bottom of my heart for ALLEGED SMUGGLING OF ARMS which the boys took with the pie, or even the having honoured us by identifying both myself and my wife with this opening ceremony, and. also to thank you for so kindly coming here to see it. I know that in the present state of the weather it was a strong and a plucky thing for many ladies to come here. With

THE TYPHOONS

we have had and with the heavy storm this morning it is a kind and gracious act you have done, and I beg to thank you all. Before I conclude, I must also thank the Chief Justice and the Coronation Committee, especially Mr Chatham and Mr. Hewett, Mr. Chatham has put tip things not once or twice, but I think three or four times, and as he put up the matshed so the typhoon blew in down. (Laughter.) Yet, at the same time, he went on with perseverance; so with Mr. Hewett. He determined the thing should be done, and determined it against typhoons and against the weather. I have to thank them with my whole heart and to thank you all. (Applause.)

Three cheers, were given for Major-General and Lady Gascoigne, and after the visitors witnessed the military siluting the crowd dis persed.

MACAO NOTES.

·(From Our Correspondent,)

MACAO, August 6th.

THE TYPHOON. The main topic of conversation during the end of last week,and the begining of this has been the storm, While Hongkong suffered some damage and fatalities took place by the collapse of houses, Macao did not go altogether, unscathed: The appearance in port of the 1. 9. Hùùngskau on Sunday afternoon after having been overdue more than eighteen hours relieved much anxiety, and the account related by the passengers of the exciting trip from Hongkong evoked much sympathy for our welcomed visitors. The storm did not mage here with anything like the same lore as it did in Hongkong nor yet was it of such long duration. The damage done was incon- aiderable. Afloat the only casualties to be recorded is the capsizing of three Chinese junks. Ashore to Chinese houses collapsed in Bazarinho, one of which was attended by the loss of four lives-three women and one man.

native festivals held at this season of the year was blown down. Scaffoldings and sheds over buildings in course of erection throughout the town suffered more or less the same fate. The smaller and older houses in Chunambeiro, the most exposed position on the Praia Grande, were badly shaken. Through the roofs of soms sain poured in, literally, in torrents and innun- dated the floors below. In one house as much as two feat of water collected on the ground

OFFICIAL ENQUIRY AT MACAO.

for Portugal, Conselheiro n. Co. Russiane, as We have received from the Consul-General

copy of the Boletim Official of Macao of the 4th inst. Mr. Romano desires attention to bè drawn to n-circular letter published therein and signed by Mr. Alfredo Lello, Colonial Secretary. It is addressed to the Harbour Master of Macay. Identical letters were also forwarded in the Administradores (or city mayors), the Protector of Chinese, and the Captain Superintendent of Police. The circular is to the effect that a newspaper, published in Hongkong, having given publicity to the rumour that recently arms have been imported into Macao and from there re-exported with unknown destination, a searching inquiry

to ascertain if, in reality, arms have been was ordered to be instituted with a view imported into Macao and what has been their ultimate destination, Separate reports were duly furnished by the respective officers concerned and they all agree that the rumour is without foundation. Capt. F. J. Rodrigues, the Protector of Chinese, in his report dated the 4th instant, states: "From the 15th Octo- ber last no munition of war whatever has entered this city, and since the 27th June, 1900, there has not been exported to any place munitions of war of any description."

WEI-HAI-WEI NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.).

WEI HAI-WEI, July 28th. Wei-hai-wei, as one would expect of a place which possesses a bay six miles by three, and numerous smaller inlets and recesses along its

70 MILES OF COAST,

is a great place, considering its youth, for boating and yachting. The little jetty at Port Edward, which thrusts its friendly-length into the sea at the eastern end of the Rund, is a rallying point for sailing craft a1 and sundry, the largest on this side being a z rater called the Ella. Then the island is the home of any more, either the property of residents on the island, or affiliated, shall I say, to one or other of the warships stationed here. So that on a breezy day, the broad expanse of the Bay is duited with many "white wings," bearing

dread disease.

short while ago. On the gth inst a missionary A sad case of drowning occuried here a resident here named Dr. Lase accompanied by his nephew, Bir. C. C. Roberts, went out in a distance from the sinall jelly in a point midway small boat for a bathe. They rowed out a short between the shore and a steamer belonging to the Queen's Hotel, and about 200 yards from either. This was at 6.co in the afternoon. A quarter of an hour later Dr. Case was brought ashore by n sampan in an exhausted condition with just enough strength lek in him to ejaculate that his nephew was drowned. Both men were able to swim, but Mr. Roberts was not a strong swimmer. It appears that the farther from the boat than he expected, lost his latter jumped in first, but, on finding himself nerve and immediately began to shout for help

His uncle then made what turned out to be a

fatal mistake. Instead of rowing to his assist man, however, had lost all presence ance he jumped in after him. The drowning mind and his struggles made it impossible to save him. The doctor considers be held on, at imminent risk to himself, for ten minutes, but was at length compelled by sheer exhaustion to let go. A passing sampan only arrived to be in time to be of assistance to the would-be rescuer, and the body of the drowned man was only recovered by divers the next morning. That such a thing should have occurred in broad daylight, and within so short a distance of the Bund, makes it all the more inmeatable. Mr. Roberts, who was only 25 years of age, belong- ed to an extreme sect of Non-conformists. He came from the neighbourhood of Bristol, and was anticipating a visit home on furlough,

Another fatality of a similar kind befell one of the men of the Cressy. A number of sailors were bashing off the ship, which was anchored in the deep western entrance, when one of them was, it is supposed, seized with cramp and sank immediately, in sight of his com ades. The sen gave not-up its dead, till a week afterwards, when the body was washed ashore near the Parade ground on the main land at a point nearly opposite the Commis- sioner's residence.

The European population of Wei-hai-wei has already been substantially increased by the

ADVENT OF SUMMER VISITORS from Shanghai, Hongkong and Tientsin. Nearly all the bungalows, including those at Half Moon Bay, are occupied. The Queen's Hotel has doubled itself, and looks more imposing than ever. Though, the contractor's date for has not arrived, there is a fair qouta of visitors. The

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great evidence. The Army, Į both promised that this park shall be, and there- A big theatrical matshed erected for the annual their owners to pleasure; and from Liu-kunsite completion of the extension (August 1st) ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

A BRILLIANT FUNCTION.

INTERESTS WILL NEVER BE CONFLICTING, Inhabitants of Hongkong have recently been.

because both he and myself share the same somewhat unfortunate in selecting dates for

views that the Navy and the Army and the civil the performance of various public functions, and commercial element all go hand in hand and not the least noteworthy instance was the and depend eacli upon the oiber (Applause) tarring of the first sad of the new park at Therefore wherever there are many interests Kowloon particularly. On no less than three it is simply a case of give and lake. But, Indies Occasions the ceremony had to be postponed, and gentlemen, where there are many interests but yesterday fine weather favoured the it takes time for there adjustment and therefore Occasion and King's Park, Kowloon, is now an I was very glad to hear the Chief Justice say established fact. H.E. Major-General Sir W. that you must not expect, because this park has J. Gascoigne, K.G.M.G., arrived punctually at been opend to-day you will in a week's time time to perform the ceremony, and members have a properly equipped park. The main fact of the communities, favoured by the Govern of the question is that the Secretary for War and ment loan" of "why double deck launches,the Secretary of State for the Colonies have were in officials and the Coronation Committee, ac companied by their wives, were also well represented. Intending spectators were con veyed free from Blake pier to Blackhead's wharf situated not a long distance from the Park, where the Band and a company of the Hongkong. Regiment, under Major Berger commanding, were placed at the entrance -of-the-new-lung." On the arrival of H.E., accompanied by Her Ladyship, a general salute was given and six bars of the National Anthem played. The suite were cordially received by His Honour W. Meigh Goodman, Chief Justice and Chairman of the Coronation Committee. He conducted them to a stand, specially erected for the occasion. "red

THE ATTENDANCE

The local celebrities present included Hon, W, Chatham, Director of Public Works; Hon

fore the park is an accomplished fact, although it may take some little time to get it into proper order and adjust the interests. I have already spoken of. Well, you know that the opening of this park was intended to form part of the Coronation celebrations-the Coronation of our King. Weall remember, every one ofushere, the feeling of horror, almost of despair, when news came of the King's dangerous illness and how the Coronation bad to be postponed; but happily we have better news now. But as it was post-floor with no means of draining it off. The poned I was content that I should take a back sooner the relaying of this district is taken in seat was content with having done my hand the belter. It is a work deserving the little part in convection with the park and it early attention of Government. did not signify who opened it. I was anxious that

THE FRENCH AT MACAO. `.

tao to the wide southern sweep of the Bay there is a five-mile stretch of sea to cruise in. Now let me propound unto you a mystery-never or rarely do they "venture" out of the Bay. Strong winds we know are apt to rise with unexpected suddenness out of the South and West, on which occasions a small boat in the midst of this wide area of sea would undoubtedly have a bad time of it. Now Half Moon Bay and Whitesand Bay, which are along the coast to the north, afford a delightful cruising ground along a coast

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SPRINKLED WITH ISLANDS, full of interest and natural charm. "Yet this is "discreetly" avoided. There is a generál | In your paper of last Friday Lord Cranborne idea; which has its foundation. in pure is reported to have stated, in reply to a ques. ignorance, that Wei-hai-wei is Wei-hai-wei Bay, tion by Mr. Weir in Parliament, that he had and that when you have seen that you may, not heard of the arrival of any French man-of- as the Italian says of his beloved Naples, die- war at Macao on the 25th June last. The fol- that there is, in fact, nothing more to see. It

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BDIVISION OF THE FLEET,

including the battleships Albion and Goliath, and the cruiser Talbot left here on a cruise a week ago. They are expected back for the Coronation. The Glory, Ocian, Cressy, Ar gonaut, Eclipse, Alacrity and Humber are in port. Commander Daintree, who has been for nearly a year in charge of the Naval Deput here, has been appointed to the last named. During the time that he has been here he has done a great service to the community by edit ing the Wei-Hai-Wei Gurette which had at least the merit of supplying us with occasional telegrams.

FORMOSA AND CHINA.

THE HONGKONG RUN,

A steamer of the Osaka Shoren Kaisha is now running between Formosa and Hongkong

THE ACTUAL OPENING CEREMONY should not take place until the park was ready really to be opened. But a number of the principal residents of Kowloon-some 350 of R. Murray, Rumsey, Harbour Master; His them-came forward and in a petition to which lowing extract from the local official gazette of | is a mistake of course, but one which time will twice a month, for which service the Formosan Honour A. G. Wise, Puisne Judge: Hon. C. S they signed their names asked me in a way Sharp, Hon. G. F. Playfair, an Rwhich I can never forget if-1, who had been tish Intelligent Department in regard to affairs may be described as purely sentimental, and amounting to Yen 52,353 for the current fiscal Shewan, Hon. Captain H. W Trefusis, ADC Mr. F, J. Badeley, Captain Superintendent of Police, Mr. R. F. Johnston, Private Secretary

interested in this park, would come to open it. Well, ladies and gentlemen, 1 can only tell you that of the many kindnesses I have received

the 5th ult. is an eloquent comment on the Bri- rectify. There is another idea abroad which

in this part of the world :--

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Government is to pay the Company a subsidy for which "arm-chair critics, and elderly year. The Formosan Government contem ladies (who have never entered a sailing-boat plate increasing this subsidy to such an extent and never would tempt Providence by thinking that the route can be extended as far as of such a thing) are responsible. These people to 30 in the year, says the Nagasaki Press- Shanghai, and the number of voyages increased declare with an air of solemn conviction that it This service is believed to be of the highest.

is Lordship the Chief Justice opened the cordially and gladly accepted the invitation June 24-French river gunboat Pigilante, is dangerous, if not positively wicked, to`go "out importance in its effect on the trade between

to His Excellency Mr. E..A. Hesett, Mr. Gin Hongkong this was the greatest kindness Stewart, Mr, H., P. Tooker, and Chevalier Zand the greatest honour, and both myself and Volpicelli.

my wife will never forget it, Well, naturally, proceedings by addressing His Excellency as follows-Your-Excellency. On behalf of the Coronation Commitee I bave now the honour to ask your Excellency to perform the ceremony of cuting the first sod of the King's Park, and at the same time I would ask Lady Gascoigne to be so kind as to plant a small tree in memory of the occasion. It will pro bably take some considerable period of time for the present rough site to take the shape. of

what we usually know as a park, but everything must have a beginning, and we trust that

Therefore to-day it is my great honour and my great pleasure to take part in this opening ceremony of the King's Park, I believe as I said before that it will be a lasting boon to the future residents of Kowloon; and 1 trust that they will always associate with it the name of King Edward the VII, our King, whom we thought at one time was to be taken away from

commandant Ducoroy, 150 tons, 575 hp, O guns. June 25-French cruiser. D'Entrecasteaux, commandant Fonenet, 8,000, tons, 13,700 b.p, 28 guns, from Kwangchau-wan, with P.E. Vice Admiral, Bayle on board, The gunboat Avalanche, 170 tons, was

also in port on that day. The Admiral was received officially by a guard of honour and the

us by death suddenly in the moment of his customary salute fired from the San Francisco Coronation; but thanks to God's mercy we fort. His Excellency and suite were enter hope he has recovered and will live to rule ustained to dinner on the following day by the for many years. (Applause.). Nw, ladies and

French Consul here, Mr. Alasto. The

of the Bay." And it is wonderful to what a range, this sort of idea extends if only it is propagated by some one who is best more than others with the gift of speech. However, these good people are always logical. The

obvious fact does not seem to occur to them —which would occur to most people--that when

these strong southerly winds do arise, the Bay is for a small sailing boat about the worst place to be in, while the vicinity of Half Moon Bay is, by virtue of its very position, in the most

sheltered part of the territory. This senti mental idea is bound to die, but if only the stay-

future years the people of this Colony will reap gentlemen, with your permission I will proceed. D'Entrecaricaux left Mache 28th June. in-the-bay croaker could be persuaded to put

the benefit of the park that you have come here to inaugurate to-day. (Applause)

His Excellency Bard-Chief Justice, ladies and gentlemen, I confess that it is with a certain amount of diffidence that I approach you this afternoon, because I fear almost that of late my public utterances have been a little too frequent. That has not been iny fault, but I fear lest I should

weary you by listening to speeches from one man and that man, moreover, one to whom public speaking does not come su easily as it does to many would ask you to believe and thing, however, and that is that every wor that I say I always honestly, and truly mean. When I tell you, therefore, that 1, consider it

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to carry out the programme,

TURNING THE BOD

The order rendering compulsory the

REGISTRATION OF VISITORS

in hotels here has been rescinded. This is as it should be.

POLICING OF THE TOWN.

His Excellency, with a spade already placed in the ground, cut out a square of turf, and after casting it into a two wheeled barrow, near by. capsized it again on to the sod, amid loud There lately arrived from Lisbon five officers applause. He said-This is the first sod of the for duty in the colony. What is observable King's Park, and ask you all to give three here is the large number of officers, some with cheers for His Majesty King Edward the out even any definite position assigned to them, Seventh

whereas there is a paucity of soldiers to patrol the streets of the city. In many roads.not a single guardian of the peace is met with so that any ill-disposed person can freely commit

Everyone joined in giving the ringing cheers, not the least hearty coming from the popular Major General standing with helmet in hand

Invited by the Chief Justice Lady Gascoigne allers are planted is small free which, unless removed by a typhoon, may be a lasting monument to the occasion Needless to men- tion the ceremony was loudly applauded It can additional graceful effect by resenting Her Lidyship with

his theories to the test of actual experience, it would dis a little faster.

The latest news from Chefoo respecting the terrible tragedy at the

Formosa and certain China ports.

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