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ELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's.)

War Risks.

LONDON, 2nd December.

The rate on war risks at Lloyd's is now! forty guineas per centum.

The War Cloud. The Daily Telegraph's correspondent at Nagasaki wires that the Government has given notice that they will require all the dry docks in the country for the fleet. The war-ships have begun ducking and cleaning

in turn,

LATER.

There is a more hopeful feeling regarding the Far East prevalent in the best informed circles in Japan. London has not received any information indicating that war is im minent, although it is undeniable that the situation continues grave and is affecting trade to some extent. Nothing is known about the reports that the Japanese in Eng Jand have been warned to be in readiness to return home.

MORE RUSSIAN WARSHIPS

FOR THE FAR EAS".

The St Petersburg Viedomosti states that it is intended to send in the Far East next year the Russian transport Karikatka of 7,200 tons, which has been built at the new Admir.

alty yards, and is now lying in the Neva. She is designed to supply coal to warships afoas, and has accommodation for 3.cco tons; also for 32 officers, 1,000 men; and 16 horses. The Russian gunbont Khivinett, which is being build at the slone dock,f the new Admiralty yards, is intended to protect Russian interests

in the Persian Gulf

The Kronstadiski Viestnik states that the Russian cruiser Dmitri Doushi arrived at Cadiz on November 9, and the tbls Ruini and Broari at Algiers on November ro, all outward bound for the Far East. The Viedomosti states that the new Russian battle-

ship Osliabia, on her way from Kronstadt to the Far Fast has been compelled to go into dry dock at Spezia, owing to damage received in the Atlantic some time at night. The precise occasion of the damage was unobserved by the crew, and it was not until water was found to

be increasing in the hold and investigations were made as to the cause of this that the damage was discovered. The ship will not he able to proceed on her journey unfil the begin. ning of next year.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1903.

buried. Mr. Dixon therefore suggests that

these deep deposits should at some future time be systematically tested by drilling with care- fully selected apparatus,

RUSSIA AND JAPAN. While retual hostilities in the Far East may

therefore inevitable. In the view of both

HONGKONG EXCHANGE":

IN CHINATOWN.

THE ARTHUR HILL

between the men' of the 24th Regiment (the) South Wales Borderers) and a company of the Tower Hamlets (City of London) Militia. The discussion got so hot that the men of the 24th crossed over to the quarters of the militia, and fired upon them, one being killed, and four wounded. The dispute was as to which had

and Chrismas Day the coldest day recorded got "the best Christmas dinner 1".

Christmas Eve, 1860, was the oldest night

in Great Britain for fifty years. In Staffordshire or 47deg of frost; and one at l'ennycuick, near the thermometer registered, 15deg. below zero, Edinburgh, 14deg below zero (46deg of frost). The next year the Empire was in mourning, Prince Albert having died on December 14, and been buried on December 23. The first Fenian Convention was held at Chicago on Christmas Day, 1863.

Co-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG HOTEL.

DINNER. SATURDAY, 26th December, 1903.

MENU.

HORS D'OEUVRES, Tartlets a la Russc.

SOUP. Cock-a-Leekie.

FISH.

Smoked Garoupa and Butter Sauce.

ENTRERS. Chicken Cutlets and Spinach, Beef Olives. Mongias Patties:

CURRY.

Ox Tail.

JOINTS.

Roast Ribs of Beef.

Roast Wild Goose and Sauer Kraut. Boiled Corned Round of Beef and Carrots.

COLD.

Game Pie and Potato Salad.

SWEETS.

EX ITEMENT

WORLD'S ENTERTAINERS.:

According to a Vancouver paper, dated sist

The opening performance of the short season ult, in every place in Chinatown where the be given in Hongkong by the Arthur Aill wealthy Orientals of Vancouver mostly con

Company of Vaudeville Stas attracted many gregate there was: violent excitement that People to the Theatre Royal last evening, where morning. By same subtle way there spread The company is by no means a large one, but a very enjoyable entertainment was. witnessed. he postponed for a cun serable perind, opin-through every section a report that the Hongwhat there is of it is of the best, and there is no ion in London, as throughout America, is that kong rate of exchange had taken an Russings to add ships and then to their already spreads throughout the aristocratic parlieus dits kind that has been seen in Hongkong for a conflict is inevitable! As delay enables the unparalleled jump. No one knows how news doubt it is one of the strongest combinations great force in the danger zone it is thought, founded by False Creek, Columbla avenue,

some time. Leonard Nelson, who styles himself they will avoid an act of war for the present, Carrall street and Market alley, but Marconi is a plain comedian "poor, proud and particular," but there are signs that they may pursue a

not in it in the matter of quick transmission, is one of the principal artists in the company, course so offensive as to force Japan's hand observes the journal. The story that bothered and is a world of solid amusement, contributing and make her the actual aggressor. Harper's the Chinese financiers was that Hongkong largely to the success of the entertainment, Weekly in an interesting review of the causes exchange had jumped nearly 50 per cent, which was full of novelty and mirth. Another leading to the present tension says, in part: When the sun went down Friday evening ittractive feature of the programime was Miss

At Christmas, 1871; the British Empire was The strife between Japan and Russia in the stood at about 43; to-day it was's moured that Leslie Norman, whose fine contralto voice was greatly excited over the illness of the Prince of Far East springs from economic causes, and is it had taken a leap to nearly do.. This meant greatly appreciated. She was several times Wales (King Edward), and the bulletins were parties, the actual outbreak of hostilities has

a very serious state of affairs to many recalled, and had to respond to most enthu-anxiously awaited. In a letter written on Christ been, fan the first, only a quest on of time

leading meh in Chinatown, and they were siastic encores. Then there was a clever turn

mas Day, at. Windsor Castle; Queen Victoria on hard when the banks opened this Kiven by Lantern the Mystic, whose novelties acknowledged the sympathy manifested by all and preparation. The moving force in lapan's morning, looking for information. There performed with perfect skill and finesse classes: "The universal feeling," wrote Her case is self-evident; an immense population bank officials straightway informed them

Mr. Victor Kelly kept the audience in a full of energy and enterprise, shut up within a

Majesty, "shown by her people during those that it was a canard, originated in San Fran continual ripple of 1 ughter with his quaint, painful, terrible days, and the sympathy evinced narrow territory. With an area of less than a cisco. Hongkong exchange is steady and dry humour and amusing specialty, "On by them with herself and her beloved daughter, hundred and fifty thousand square miles, Japan closed to-day as it did yesterday, a fraction Patade." There were other items, which also

the Princess of Wales, as well as the general has a population of over forty-five millions, a under 44. Chinamen, when the first whisperreated unbounded admiration, and, altogether joy at the improvement in the Prince of Wales' large part of which is crowded together with of the rumour was heard, said that the advance the entertainment was excellent throughout, state, have made a deep and lasting impression a destiny of from four to five hundred to the was caused by the declaration of war between and those who fail to see it during the next few

on her heart, which can never be effaced." square mile. Japan compares accurately with Russia and Japan, but their San Francisco nights will miss a treat which seldom comes.

Railways dread the holiday season. Owing Germany, in beth size and numbers, if Bavaria advisers were evidently away off.

Nanaimo this way.

to the heavy excursion traffic on Boxing Day, be left out. As in Germany, the question of a apparently had a similar experience, judging

1870, eight persons were killed on the Great future outlet dominates all others. Koren, sep-. from the following despatch: Nanaimo, B. C.,

Northern Railway at Bell Bar, near Hatfield, arated from Japan by a narrow strait with a

Nov. 21-(Special) -There was wild excite.

owing to the breaking of an axle. On Christ. pulation of perhaps eight millions, sprea ment in Chinatown to-day over a sudden jump

mas Eve, 1874, a train ran over the embank. great untouched resources, is for Japan a over eighty thousand square miles, and within the Hongkong rate of exchange from 43

ment at Shipton, near Oxford, 34 persons being 3-4 to 79. The sudden rise has create J a panic

killed and 74 injured. On December 28, 1878, ion. Manchuria, with the immense area of Lucal banks can offer no explanation. Promised Land, the goal of centuries of ambit- among the leading merchants of Chinatown.

occurred the terrible Tay Bridge disaster, when three hundred and sixty thousand square miles,

during a gale the bridge broke, and the North British mail train dropped into water, goft sparsely capled by some eight millions, is

beneath, all in it perishing. The exact number therefore, dreamed of a great empire, of nearly a prospective paradise. The Japanese have,

of the victims is not known, but it is believed to half a million square miles, which, with their

have been nearly 100. On December 24, 1881, energy and resources, would make them one

12 passengers by the Great Northern express were killed at Slough. On December 22, 1894. the London and North-Western express came into collision at Chalford, near Crowe, during HILL'S WORLD'S a gate, with a goods train which had been blown on to the line, and 14 deaths resulted. On Christmas 1901 occurred the shocking disaster at Liverpool, when a train of the electric railway

of the greatest of nations.

nations, Harper's asumes that Japan would After analyzing the naval strength of both

control the sea at first, but emphasises her vul- would mean annihilation for japan unless there nerability as compared with Russia, Defeat

advantage in certain respects. Thus she can was interference i her behalf: Japan has the and her troops' either on the north, the south. efforts on whichever point she sclccs. The or the west of Karea, concentrating all her

Russian fleet cannot so concentrate, as it must to some extent guard both the eastern and

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western Korean coasts, and is thus of necessity divided. Therefore the preliminary advantage of position is with Japan. Yet against this must make two heavy offsets in Rus- sia's favour first, that Japan, having once got her troops landed in Korea, will GOLD PROSPECTING IN CEYLON. have to operate far from her home base, jand continually haunted by the problema of keeping open her line of communication and supplies, perpetually menaced by the Russian fleet. Secondly, Japan is immensely more vulnerable than Russia, in use of adverse fate. Russia, the real Russia, lies thousands of miles away, with Asian deserts and Siberian wastes be tween; unthinkable remote from all danger of invasion. But not so Japan All her 45 million children, her cities, and resources are open on all sides to attack by the Russian fleet, and invasion for Japan would mean the end of the game. While Japan has certain advantages at the start, she practically risks her whole national life, Russia, though some. what handicapped by circumstance, has practi- cally nothing to lose; nothing that she could not reasonally hope to regain by dint of hard and resolute fighting. The writer says the test news from the Far East confirms the belief that the interests of Japan and Russia are essentially irreconcilabls by negotiation, and that a reference of them to the arbitrament of war cannot be long averted."

RESULT OF AN EXPERT'S INVESTIGATIONS.

· Rumours of hidden wealth, in the shape of gold, have been current in Ceylon from the 'earliest times, and the precious metal has been sought for by Europeans and Australians for half a century or more. Str West Ridgeway, the late energetic Governor of the island, engaged the services of a gold expert from Home with a view to obtaining some definite knowledge as to whether gold existed, and, if so, in what quantities. Mr. George Dixon, the expert appointed, arrived at Colombo at the end of May, 1907, and his report has just been issued. Mr. Dixon set to work with a will, and travelled over 3000 miles, 1,078 of which he covered on foot. His general survey of the country, an area of about 24,000 square miles, is a fairly complete one, and has proved that there are in Ceylon practically no gravel terraces, and that the shallow gold deposits which are worked by the digger in other countries are not extensive or likely to be ramunerative enough to attract investors. Wherever gravel was found it was tested, and in the hundreds of tests made the above-men- tioned results were always ob'ained, though Mr. Dixon believes thit by the dredging system, if suitable places were found and the gold saving appliances were modified to suit the conditions necessary for saving both gems and gold, the undertaking, if properly managed,

would pay.

CHINESE AGRICULTORALISTS.

IN PERAK.

Of the Chinese recruited by Dr. Leuring al Foochow for the Government agricultural Colony at Siliawan in Perak, several hundreds have arrived that Mr. J. P. Rodger, the late Resident of Perak, writes thus on the subject to the Resident-General under date 31st October:-

Thanks to the exeniors of the Protector of

THE MONEY MARKET PROS PECT, JAPAN.

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SOME NOTABLE WOLVIDES.

One of the most famous Yuletides in British

history was that of 1066, William the Con- queror being crowned at Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day. Another that of 1170, saw the murder (December 29) of thomas a Becket, before the altar of Canterbury Cathedral. In 1215, London was under the interdict of Pope Innocent, who had also excommunicated the Barons who refused to submitto King John..

In 1348, the Black Death was raging. 'In 1384, the persecution of Wycliffe was rapidly bringing on that paralytic stroke by which he died on December 31.

The Lollards had every reason to fear Christ, mas. In 1401, the law for the burning of heretics was being drafted, and in the following February William Sautre, the first of our Protestant martyrs, was burt at the stake; while in 1414, Sir John Oldastle was medi- tating his ill-fated scheme for seizing the King's Person, which ended early in January by the execution of all his associates.

took fire in a tunnel, seven lives being lost and many persons injured.

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A Tokyo banker writing to the Yomiuri in reference to the future of the economical situa. tion, expresses the opinion that economic circles of the country, through long political disturbances, have failed to note the sluggish ness of the money market. But as the poli- tical situation gets easier, business men are awakening to the fact that a large amount of money is lying idle in the banks, and it is generally anticipated that the circulation will become more sluggish than ever. The Government, says the banker, declares that preparations are so made that the country is

For the Stuarts Christmas sometimes prepared either, for war or peace.

If the breathed tragedy. Mary, Queen of Scots, was preparations be really made by the Govern born on December 8. Eight days later she was ment for promoting works in Manchurin and hurried off to France, immediately after the death Korea upon the peaceful settlement of the of her father, James V., on the 13th. During Manchuria question, as they certainly are lor December, 1544, Montrose opened his fruitless war, the money ready to be used for war will campaign in Scotland; on December 23, 1648, ON HERLIN, (demand) be required for enterprise in China and Korea. Charles I made his last mournful journey ON PARIS, Bank Bills, on demand....2.15 Though the greater part of the money so

under escort to Windsor; and in 1650, 02.

Credits, 4 months' sight....19 required wi 1 probably be raised by the issue of Christmas Eve, Edinburgh surrendered to bonds abroad, the money market in Japan may

Cromwell. On December 22, 1688, James 11 be in some degree affected. The present slug.escaped to France, leaving Judge Jeffreys to gishness is due to the diplomatic difficulty, and flee for safety to the Tower; and on Decem> if everything is settled in peace, the economic ber 28, 1694, Mary Stuart, wife of William, circles of this country, which have long been died comparatively young. On December 22, oppressed by the situation, will recover, and 1715, the Old Pretender landed at Peterhead, the demand for money will be followed by and, curiously, in 1745, it was during Decem such a stringency of circulation that the large ber that the campaign opened in Cumberland. margin of Y40,000,000, left within the legal In 1644 the English Parliment abolished limit of the amount of Bank of Japan, notes to

the Prayer Book, and appointed a Directory of be issued free of tax, may never again. be Public Worship, making Christmas- a fast in- recorded.

stead of a feast. On December 21, 1620, the Pilgrim Fathers founded New Plymouth. In 1684 was the great frost, when the Thames was covered with ice in thick, and a fair was held and bullocks roasted upon it. On Christmas May, 179, the 32-gun vessai Solebay was lost near Boston Neck, the crew patishing. The Old Pretender, the "Chevalier de St. George," died December 30, 1765. On Christmas Eve, 1181, three British warships-the St. George, 98 guns, Defence, 74 guns, and Herg-stranded on the coast of Jutland, Adminl Reynolds and the whole of the officers and crews, over 2,000, being lost, except 18 seames. In 1839 the Lyme Regis landslip commenced on December 24, and concluded on December 27, houses, fields, etc., being coveted to the sea beach.

SIR FRANK SWETTENHAM'S

SUCCESSOR.

The retirement of Sir Frank Swettenbam is from the Governorship of the Straits Settle. ments, and not necessarily from the Colonial Service. It seems likely that Sir Frank's Inedical advisers have decided against a further period of service out here. He was not in the best of health when he went home. The terms of the announcement, "retiring from the Governorship", do not preclude the possibility of our late Governor assuming other duties in connection with the Colonial Office. If his

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health holds nut, it is exceedingly probable The same Christmas Frost, Williams, and Mfor the Hongkong Derby (to be run on

Islands.

Jones, the Chartists, were awaiting trial for high treason, and soon after sentenced to death. The sentences were commuted to trans- portation for life, and the prisoners went to, Australia. The Christmas of 1841 saw the murder at Cabul by Abbas Khan of Sir William

the disastrous retreat of the Bullish forces, con- Macnaghten and Captain Tryor, followed by

sisting of about 4,500 Sighting men and 12,000. followers. Of these only Mr. Brydone reached Jellal bad, the others being captured and defiles. It was just before Christmas (Decem slaughtered by the Afghans in the mountain

which £54,984 was subscribed. ber 22, 1845, when the great Anti-Corn Law League meeting was held at Manchester, at

EMBERS are reminded that Nominations TUESDAY, 33rd FEBRUARY, 1904), clase to the undersigned at the Hongkong Club House on SATURDAY, 26th DECEMBER, instant.

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that his valuable services will be availed of in some capacity, although whether or not in the capacity hinted at by the writer in the Glasgow Herald remains to be seen. The question TRACES OF ANCIENT GO D WORKINGS.

that naturally arises is, who is likely to succeed to the Governorship of this Colony. Gossip One interesting point in Mr Dixon's re-

Governor of Trinidad and Tobago, who has seems to have selected Sir C. A. Moloney, port, says the Madras Mail, is that there are no old gold workings in Ceylon. The natives

liad a varied career f colonial service in West in farmer times, cunning miners that they were, though they knew of the existence of gold, did

Chinese (Wr. Gowan) and the District Officer, Africs, British Honduras and the Windward not work the gravels for it, which, we believe,

Lower Perak (Mr. Brewster), every arrange

Sir H. E. McCallum, Governor bears out the thenry, of gold prospectors in fortable installation of these fumigrants, in

ment had been made furthe reception and compressed a desire to return to the Straits, and of Natal, is also credited with having ex this country, that where old gold working buildings already prepared on the land assign- exist gold will be found, but not elsewhere. ed to them at Sitiawan. Nothwithstanding five or six other Colonial Governors who might there is no reason why he should not come Mr. Dixon also corroborates what the Austra their unfortunate detention in Singapore [St. accept the Governorship of the Straits, carry. The Dublin Evening Post, atChristmas, 1846,

back here, if such be his wish. There are also lians and other Europeans who have worked John's Island] I am glad to say that the 363 ing as it does the High Commissionership wrote: "It is as if we were on the brink of a the gravels in more recent times found, viz. Imm grants landed at Sitiawan are all doing of the Federated Malay States. If a man wild convulsion. People seem absolutely be that they could not make the work pay. He found in one place a few fair-s ted flakes of well, and there is a fair prospects of gold, but the average value of the gravel was

their agriculural se tlement proving success.

new to the Colony be appointed he willside themselves. They are either reduced to only 441. per cubic yard. In no case was a consider that Dr. Luering is deserving officials of the Colony have orare about to retire, selves in a mad warfare with the authorities, not have a very easy task, for several of the older utter helplessness, or seem ready to band them single rich find of gold made, and that, in a

of high commendation for the manner in which digger's country, he says, is the first thing he has carried out the duties entrusted to him, best of our younger men has left a considerable avert, or to mitigate, the manifold evils of the

while the transference to other Colonies of the who we know are labouring night and day to THE Steamship

caused him to be so informed. on behalf of the Perak Government, and I have.

Under date 26th October Dr. Luering thus reports on the Colony-

necessary to start mining on an extended scale It must not be forgotten, however, that these! remarks refer to surface work only, and that no inquiry has been made as to what minerals occur at depth. The presence of alluvial gold, Since the 9th August I have visited the aven in mi ute quantities, implies, as Sie West Colony, thrice, and, though we are not yet quite Ridgeway ays in his Review of his Aministra settle, the parcelling out of the land not yet tion, that there must be, or must have been, having been completed, I am glad to state that racks from out of which this gold has been a large terrain has already been cleared by the washed. Mr. Dixon does not think that the colonists and has been planted with rubber, "gold which has been found in the gravel bad vegetables, especially potatoes, the season its origin to the gneiss, but in either a capping being too late fut paddy. I have no doubt that, rock which has long since been worn away, or with the further consideration and benevolence possibly in a fold of hornblende" such as of the Government towards the scheme, the

eschis occurs in the Kolar Gold Field, if the theory whole district in which the Colony is situated is correct the gold produced from that capping will soon assume a new and more promising cock will be found got in the hills but deeply aspect

ap. Mr. C. W.S. Kynnersley, the doyen of country." At Drogheda Fair, two cartloads of f the F. M. S. next April, but only for a shortment, and at Carlow a sale of arms and the Service, takes up the Resident General-ship firearms were disposed of and great excite

next year. Although a service composed mainly At Cahir the people turned out, partially armed, period, as he proposes to retire at the end of ammunition was, protracted over several days. of seniors often produces stagnation, yet, on to prevent the departure of corto Limerick.": the other hand, links between the old and the new are very desirable to secure continuity of policy. There are two furrows that we should have liked to have seen ploughed to the end by Sir Frank Swellenham,-Singapore Har hour Improvement and the railway connection with the north; and our c

currency reform. It may be that a new-comer would think differ, coily on these themes and throw them back, and that we believe would be a genuine calam. ity for the Colony-S, E P

mus, 1830, and in the first engagement the A disastrous Caffre, war broke out at Christi

British under Colonel Somerset, were defeated, after four hours hard fighting and left a gup in the hands of the enemy. The war lasted unifi March, 1853 Un Boxing Day, 1851, we conquered Lagos, and at the same time Palmer ston retired from the office of Fucign Minister, smarting under the Queen's letter of consure.

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