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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, UCTOBER 27, 1903-

RUSSIA AND MANCHURIA.

A PLOT In kill King Alfonso of Spain is stated. to have been unearthed at Genoa atthe end of last month.

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THE Colonial Secretary Informs as that the Colony having been free from bubonic plague for ten days, clean bills of health will be issued

from this date

A TIENTSIN contemporary says the Govern ment contemplate, appointing" Mr. Li, athene nephew of. Li Hung.c.ang, to deal with the Kwangsi-rebellion.

A sárve charged with cruelty was fined $5

or seven days, at the Magistracy this morning, for dragging a bullock with a broken leg along Connaught Read.

The leader of Mr. homas for the erec» «l^19) ferry will stop runt tion of a lighthquit at One Fathom Bank, tonigh Singapore, for $79,735, has been accepted

THE Native Customs receipts, at Tientsin are go to LeM said to show a decrease of about one million as compared with the same period last year. -

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The Kobe Herald points out that the pre- parations being male do hot mean that war is inevita, le, bus that ja an is bound to be ready in any event,

Mr. Tsujiof the Mithai Bussan and two officials of the Kanegafuchi Cotton Mill, who were im- prisoned at Port Arthur as spies, were released on the 6ih inst

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AN altempt was made by a friend of the! Mr, Hoshi Toruto Shimada, Mu Pr the ^) Mainichi on the Sih inst,

THREE policemen are now stationed daily st the front and back entrances of the Russian Legation in Tokia One policeman in private clothes attends the Russian Minister whenever he goes ont.AMEN

It may not be generally known that a Harbour Advisory Board, consisting of two Official

MR.A C. Herron has been appointed Lloyd's Surveyor at Nagasaki, in place of Mr. Jones, who proceeds home, to take up a more imporWE are informed that the concert, that was to tant position in Lloyds,

he given this evening at the Volunteer Camp. is indefinitely posponed, owing to the incles who pur moncy of the weather,

We regret having to record the death of Capt. MacKenzie late of the C. M. Cus *.t. Koiking, who succunibed at the French Hospital at Cheloo on the rath inst.

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TRE Russian:írancied O fabyaris reported to have stranded in the Mediterranen on her way out to this station, and to have: gone to an (talian port to be docked.

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Memters and two Members nominated by the

at the camp4 his in the Chamber of Commerce, has been consituted: in this Settlement, Pinang Giselle.

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fit has not been SO, CAPTAIN Verron, of the N.M. Australiensioned by the necessity of sending writes to the Vngasaki Prass, speaking. In the for medical aid, might have highest terms of the work done by the staff of consequentét, “We under enabled her to reach Nagasaki in safety. Last nigh the Mitsubishi Co on his steamer, which Sayer is progressing favour

THE Singapore Municipal Budgel for 1934 (JUR Tienisin correspondent writes:--Military-shows étifmiated revenue S2017,350; estimated activity at Port Arthur is more pronounced. expenditure $1,029,006 Roads $462,990, con- Dribing goes on night and day, and search acrvancy $155,268, water mains and services A TELEGRAM from Daley to the Jiji Shinifolights are swept round the waters every night. 597, 0, loans $333,268, and gas $184,513 are via Nagasaki says that the Russians are busily

dando come the chief items. laying torpedoes in the harbour and its appro The Japan Times says that there seems to aches. Five vessels are said to be engaged in he nothing in the present stage of the negotiat. THE steady decline of the dollar affects the tin the work.

ions between Japan and Russia to warrant theore buyers as much as the miners themselves abandonment of hopes for an amicable settle. inent of the complication”

While we are waiting and watching for something to happen between Russia and Japan, it may not be without interest to go back over the past three weeks and detail the MR. MacLeen, the F. M, S. Cadel, who was reasons why, when the 8th of October camell recently in Hongkong, studying Chinese, round it not only found Russia calmly has on his return to the Malay States, been. established in Manchuria, but China's former posted to the Treasury at Kuala Lunípur. sanction of her being there still withheld. With the broad fact that, but for Japan's intervention, Russia's demands would have been signed the world at large is tolerably well acquainted, but the following letter from a Chinese friend in the capital, to our Tien- tsin correspondent, throws a side-light on to the situation. When Russia's demands were first handed in, Prince Ching and the ́ ́ Eunuch' Li held many secret conferences, ❘ hard labour.

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of the Powers objecting to this. They, therefore, appealed to Chang Chi-tung to try and work the oracle by getting the Japa- nese Minister to regard Russia's position in a friendly spirit believing that, with the Japa- nese won over, there would be little to fear from the others. At the first interview between Chang Chi-tung and the Japanese Minister, the latter pointed out that all the demands were of an exceedingly important nature, and to illustrate this he would show the full

significance of the one which Viceroy Chang are recommended to the notice of Con-admitted was the least vital, namely, the clause demanding the right to establish noisseurs as high-class-after-dinner. Wines.

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FOR stealing a ticket to Penang value $ia.se from a conlic, Chang Po, an unemployed boiler. maker, was sentenced by Mr. Sercombe Smith at the Magistracy this morning to six weeks

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THE Borneo Mineral Syndicate bave paid Mr. John Carnarvon $1,000, an instalment of $5,000, for finding manganese on the Titipan Estate Marudu Bay. It is stated that Locos tons of good ore are in sight.

THE Empress Dowager sent out invitations to the Legation ladies for the 9th and 11th inst and provided entertainment for them, but we believe, says the P. & 7. 7., that they have merely sent their cards in response. THE R.M.S, China, which arrived here last ..evening, har had six new staterooms added to her, while new water-hallast tanks have been provided, and many other details of improv ment have been made at a cost of more than $ico,000 gold.

THE Asahi states that the Mitsui Bussan Kai- sha and several other companies have.received advice from the London insurance companies to take out war risks on all cargo intended for shipment in Japanese bottoms..

AN official report has been received in Tokyo confirming the news-that the Japanese woman and children are leaving Wiju for Chinnampo on account of the arrogant proceedings of the Russians in the neighbourhood of the former city.

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To keep the furnaces going, a continual supply of ore must be obtained, only to be sold at a lost when the tin has been smelied and for warded to Penang for sale.

For the first nine months of the year the amount of the duty on tin and tin-ore exported from Selangor was $2,585,897, greater than the corresponding, period of the previous year by $362,946 The quantity of tin was 8,000 pikuls

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of tin-are 9 pikuls less.

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THE Port Said Verite leams from a good source that the installation in, that port of a wireless telegraphy station is being seriously considered. Our contemporary adds that," when the time is ripe, Mr. Marcóni will come to Port Said la connection with the project. We are still doing business at 31, Des Vieux Road. Munyon--Adu_______

THE London correspondent of the Pioneer, telegraphing on the 8th September, states that it is alleged that eight Khans of Beluchistanais have arrived at Askabad, to appeal to the Russian for help against the Bitish who are alleged to be menacing the independefice of the country.

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As reported by wire in our columns, the new

THE Japanese postal authorities were to start forwarding mails for Europe by the Siberian railway on and after the 25th inst. The mails

fort at: Stoneca:iars, position was supposed

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by an enemy who had succe landing and establishing baticries at lal-chi- kok and Mang kok-tui. The gunners fired blank charges from the big guns and the sappers were in charge of the search lights,

Corporal Deas is maintaining his repulation of being the life of the camp, and in this rer - pect is worthily upholding the record be estab lished in past years. The concert promised will come off to-night under any conditions, for should the weather, prove inclement, it will be beld in the dining-tent. The famous juggler, Cento, bas consented to assist, so that, thanks to this sad to other excellent local talent that will attend, the smoker" is certain to be most enjoyable one a

Owing to the rain and wind that prevailed ar reveille this morning, the scheduled drills were suspended, and text-book lectures were given in the dining tent by the different instructors.

SEIZURE OF A BRITISH VERANSTHAMARA

The British s'eamer Firth of Dovrock (Capt. G. Jones), which arrived in port from Keelung on the 15th Inst. was attached by the Court authorities on the following day, that Captain Jones borrowed yen 0,854.16 his arrival at Yokohama from Messrs. Comes & Co and left the port before settling the ac count. The creditors then applied to the Kobe Court to attach the vessel as security for the

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of this seemingly innocent and reasonable THREE months' hard labour, and to be deport-coinage enactpient was passed separately in all for Great Britain, Germany, France, Austria, repayment of the loan. “The local. Conit demand, the Russians would have the powered at the end of that period, was the sentence the, Protected States on 17th inst making the Spain, Holland, Belgium, and Switzerland will granted the application upon a deposit of you be put in sealed bags by the Japanese authorico being made by the creditors—- Kade ties but mail matter for other countries will be sent in bags which will be opened a and sorted DR. PENTICOST AND THE

ORIENT at the Russian: Post Offices in Daley or Vladivostock. In one mon

to drive out all Chinese, and perhaps other foreigners too, from any given spot which they might choose to declare infected. Such a stipulation not only abolished the sovereignty of China in Manchuria, but was calculated to do boundless injury to trade and international interests. If the Chinese Government chose to consider this an in- significant detail it was useless for him, the Minister, to illustrate the position further. The following day, 11th of the 8th Moon, or October 1st, during the usual business transactions within the Court, Chu Hung chi (a member of the Grand Council) went in to the Empress Dowager, during Prince Ching's absence, and laid before Her Majesty the full situation and way 1ST FLOOR, 12, QUEEN'S ROAD, in which the Japanese Minister inter- (above Messrs. H. PRICE & Co.) preted the demands. The Empress Do-

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wager was much alarmed at the new light in which matters were presented to her, and FURNITURE immediately issued orders that the Russian demands were, on no account to be signed. DEALERS.

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imposed, by Mr. Sercombe Smith this morning, on a celestial for stealing 11010 from a sea man yesterday. A previous conviction was acknowledged.

COLONEL Yainamomo, who has just been appointed to the command of the Japanese Ramson in Peking, left Shimonoseki on the 16th inst. by the Nagalo Maru. The vessel took a quantity of munitions of war fur the Japanese troops there.

new dollars legal tender in the F.M.S. It is sald by the Malay Mail that on the new dollar being tendered to Chinese in payment some replied that they did not want it as it was only half a dollar, while others opaned their hearts sufficiently to admit of a magnanimous offer of 60 cents per coin:

THE mail steamers arriving from the North and the Philippines within the last twenty-four hoors brought quite a large number of visitors to the Colony. As a result accommodation in On the 11th inst. a serious fire occurred at the local hosteleries has been taxed to the Chefon, in a godown, owned by a Chinese Ni utmost. Our leading establishment, of course, Shung Duh, (formerly Secretary to General had the largest share of popular favour. To Sung) containing Foochow paper and tea,day's list of visitors include no less than 153 The godown and contents were utterly des names, and we understand that not another troyed, the loss being estimated at Tis. 30,000 vacant room is available in the Hongkong Hotel Ir is reported from Tokyo that the Mitsul Bussan Kaisha and other owners of coal mines. and merchants in Tokyo have agreed to dis continue the sale of coal to a "certain country," for the time being. The Mitsui Busan Kaisha has issued instructions accordingly to is

branches at home and-abroad.

The Rev. Dr. G. F. Pentecost," "wait-wells" officially announced that the Japanese known evangelist whom the Presbyterian ister to Siam has been promoted to the Board of Foreign Missions sent, round the rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister world as special preacher to English-speaking Plénipotentiary. Mr. Inigeks will return bere congregations and who gave theral addresses within a month, and will receive the congratu in Hongkong, has returned home delighted lations of the whole community on the higher with the Philippines and declares them to be dignity that has been conferred upon him. the very garden of the East, far superior to the Japan is the third Power to appoint a Minister famed Japan. He thinks they need freer trade, to be secured by the United States Plenipotentiary to be resident in Bangkok...

taking import duties off sugar, tobacco and A CHEFOO letter reports that since the 1st hemp, and a settlement of labour troubles, just instant every native junk and steamer arriving now more perplexing than in this country. at that port from Fort Arthur and Dalny da The islands are in the hands of a gigan IN reference to a paragraph appeating in a filled with native passengers,, who have left labour phion, made up of people who will recent number of the Telegraph concerning those porta owing to the receipt of sure infor neither work themselves nor let case of alleged tobacco smuggling in Lisbon, mation that war is imminent between Japan if thinks Dr. Pentecost 100,000 we are indebted to our Portuguese contem- and Russia. It is estimated that from the 1st could be imported into them, the porasy, Porvir, for the information that it was to the 20th instant in Average of about 180 would blossoms as the Help

great industrial state. praises" „Gov. the Siamese student Dilock Naparathe who male and female refugees, a day have come to Taft and the United States ¿Commission; was the offender in the case cited, and not M. Chefoo from Port Arthur and Daloy to escape but claims to have changed the Civil Gover Délock, the Siamese Minister in Paris. The the horrors of war, Many Japanese traders are

take arose from the fact that a subsequent the same time number of the Servio, correcting its first report, was not seen by using da

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affairs that she countermanded the order WE learn that a new pative newspaper was foc imposed was one of some Szo. Ourmis 1 also said to have left the Russian ports about nor-in his attitude toward Protestantism':

When

for the Indian circus and postponed the entertainment for several days. Prince Ching returned to the Palace he was promptly acquainted with the failure of his scheme, and he at once procured an inter- view in order to point out that his word was as good as pledged to the Russians. But the Dowager would not listen. Nothing ROCHESTER LAMPS,

daunted, Prince Ching and Eunuch Li are WHITE TURKISH TOWELS.still trying to work the matter and do not

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despair. But in the meantime the 8th has come and gone and Russia is still without the legal authority for her position, to flaunt

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lately started in this colony. It is entitled Sai Kai Po (Anglice: The World). Its policy is reported to be anti-dynastic and Dr. Sun Yat Sun is, we believe, associated in the control of this publication. Mr. Li-Pak, whose liberal ideas are well known, is the chief proprietor of the paper.

THE Tientsin detachment of the Sherwood Foresters, who during the year they have been in that port have earned the best wishes of the community, says the Peking and Tientsin Times, left the morning of the 16th inst

IN F. M. S. planting circles, there is a preval- ent idea that the time has arrived when the Federal Railway should facilitate the transport- of mails and passengers by starting a servico of night expresses through the States. It is eponed by the Straits Echo that Mr. C Edwin Spooner, the General Manager of the Federated Malay States Railway," is making

relieve the present detachment there which will for a route march to Peking. They go: sarrangements for a night service to begin on the rst of January next. Sleeping cars are being built and all necessary additions to the saff will be provided for.

A TOкvo despatch states that the destination

in the faces of closed-out rivals. Since then return to Tientsin. the Japanese have given China to understand that should she, under any circumstances, sign now she will run the risk of Japan de claring wat on her as well as Russia. A very strong element of uncertainty and not a little uneasiness prevails, therefore, in the capital, but there is little doubt Russia will buy her way in the long run, and whether she gets [za8dthe formal permit or not she will stay.

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De bedoelen of the Russian troops, senis 500 or 600 in THE trade of Selangor coming through its only, number, which left Port Arthur by steamer on sea-port town of Port Swettenham has, says the the 9th instant, is concealed by the Russian Straits Echo, greatly advanced of late, owing. authorities. Antongcheng, Takushan, and to the opening up of Pahang and the Tapab Wiju are possible destination's mentioned, side of Perak, where vast areas of mining lands while it is also rumoured that the men are are still lying untouched, Transport to these bound for a place convenient to Seoul places has been greatly facilitated by the most modern modesof conveyance from the Selangor

THE Japanese colliery owners are declining to recently taken bis degrees a's à doctor of Lava 1 for vessels there is taken jo bangs

seil coal to Russian buyers. E

THE importation of Straits dollars into Acheen and Deli has been officially forbidden.

Tie British steamer Firik of Beauly; built at Glasgow in 1885, is for sale at Yokohama.

A POPULAR geisha and her father have been arrested in Nagasaki, charged with uttering counterfeit Russian bank notes.

AMONG the passengers by the as China side of the Federated Malay States, and the yesterday was Mr. J. G:Nolasco da Silva, of future of Port Swettenham is assured, when Macad This young gentleman, who has once the work of improving the accommodation:

in the Portuguese metropolis, will most plos ?? bably establish practice at Macao. Ho' is' son of Mr. P. Nolasco da Silva, the pre of the Senate in the Portuguese colony.

TYPHOON WARNING.

The following were issued as Ezéresses by the Observatory this morning

Hongkong Observatory,

27th October, 7:20 8.18. 3. "The typhoon to the South-East of Hongkong will probably pass to the South of the Colony A Northerly to Easterly gale is expected,

« M27th October, 10:10 a.mai

Once rid China" of Manchurian misrule, he says, and it will lead all in the East. He siders the Chinese a far higher Japanese, whom he thinks much ayer-rated, All Korea he looks to sea tum Christian at de distant day and says that

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tidn the neighbourhood of the Colony nearly, and at present it cannot be certainly stated whether dievill, pass to the South:er to the North. In the former case the gale will be from North and East, in the latter from North and West.

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