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Hongkong, Thursday, March 23, 1906,

THE ALGECIRaș conferenc. When the last mail left home the ques tion upon which the views of France and Germany were apparently irreconcilable had not then come before the Conference at Algeciras for discussion. The general feel. ing among the delegates was, however, that the ultimate failure of the Conference is in evitable; and in diplomatic circles in Paris much the same view is evidently held. Renter's representative at the seat of the Conference of the Powers, telegraphing on the 20th ult., gave a rather gloomy im- pression of the general conditions prevailing His message said: "As has been constant- ly pointed out, the negotiations which have been proceeding between the. German and French delegates have simply the character of an exchange of views, and are in no way forinal proposals. The exchange of ideas has demonstrated that the German ideas are irreconcilable with the French views, but the question at issue must come officially before the Conference, which up to that time. will proceed with its deliberations." The German reply. left but little hope for the success of the Conference. It enunciated two princi- ples: the internationalisation of the police and absolute equality for all. Powers in Morocco, which France rejected absolutely, regarding them as a negation of the special rights conferred upon her by her vicinity to

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

PROFESSOR Bendall and Lady Sandhurst are

dend.

The following telegram has been "received" from HM.S. Consul at Newchwang -"Hong- kong declared to be infected,”

Two cases of plague are returned for the day ended at noon to-day. Both were Chinese; one of the patients succumbed to the malady.

paTHERE will be no band performance at the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday night, owing to le services, of the various bands being required elsywhere.

The French mail of the 20th February was delivered in London on the 1st inst. EUGENE Bindow was last month granted pers of naturalisation as a Billish subject," MR. Morley is not prepared to go beyond offers he has already made concerning furlought to

soldiers in India,

and Samoa, three villages in the latter group VOLCANIC eruptions are reported from Hawait

being destroyed.

CAPTAIN Howie of the s.. Chingly, which

senger was lost overboard. arrived here from Australian poris yesterday, reports that, after leaving Post Darwin, a pas

Tits following telegrant has been received

↑ JAPANESE TRAINING

SQUADRON,

ARRIVAL THIS AFTERNOON,

The vessels consposing the-Japanese training. squadron the Jinukushima; Mainushimo, and Hashidate, under the command-of Rear- Admiral Shimamura, Second-In-Command with Admiral Toge during the late war, arrived. in port from Woosung, which they left on the 16th in, shortly before three o'clock: this afternoon.

A 20,000-MILE CRUISH,

TELEGRAMS.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "*

SERVICE.

THE FORMOSA EARTH-

QUAKE.

1,000 KILLED-600 INJURED.

[Front Our Oum Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 22nd March,

2.30 p.m.

The fleet, is on a prolonged cruise. It set out from Yokohama on Thursday morning It has been ascertained that one thousand persons have been killed

the 17th Feb. Admiral Viscount Ito, Admiral

Togo, Admiral Ijunio, Admiral Sakamoto, and

at Government House on Friday, the 23rd insi, from the Colonial Secretory, Singapore, dated other naval officers were at Yokohama to wit and six hundred injured by the re- His Excellency the Governor will be "at home"

from 4.30 to 6.30 p.m.

Two of the Taumotu Islands in the Southern Pacific, belonging to France and lying east of the Society Islands, have disappeared, probably from a submarine convulsion,

THOMAS Jones, gunner, & G.A, faced the Bench this morning on a charge of being drunk and disorderly at Ship Street last night. The sol- dier admitted the charge and had to pay a fine of $3.

THE Hongkong Football "A" team played the Royal Engineers' second eleven on the Club ground at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon. The Club defeated the soldiers by two goals to one.

the sand inst.:-"Hongkong declared to be in- fected on account of cases of plague."

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A COMET is appearing in the Ceylon sky just now, and an expert identifies it with. C of 1901, discovered by Giacobini. The camel pasted its perihelion on the 22nd ukimo. is the cases of Yuen Mun against Kwong On Wo, both vegetable dealers for the recovery of $168, money lent, and the counter claim of $280. money lent and compensation, His Honour Mr. A. G. Wire, Puisne Judge, gave judgment this afternoon with costs in favour of the defendant in the claim and counter- clain.

neas the departure. Those visited the three cruisers and bade the crews farewell. The de- cont disastrous earthquake in the

district of Kugi in Formosa. · stroyer Hatsukaze and torpedo boats from the Yokosuka Part Admiralty accompanied the squadron as far as Kwandoski.

The squadron carries about zóo naval cadets, and its complement consists of over 1,300 officers and men. The training cruise, which was suspended during the war, will cover 19,162 miles, occupying 120 days, of which some 70 days will be spent in harbour. The' squadron is expected to return 10 Japan abou, August 25th next.

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AT BUANGHAL. The Japanese Squadron arrived at Woosung on the afternoon of the 13th inst, and Rear-

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French Mine Disaster.

London, 14th March. Thousands attended the funerals of the victims at Courrieres.

Most pathetic scenes were witnessed, and afterwards violent speeches were made, de manding investigation amid cries of "Down with capitalists and murderers 1"

The miners at Courrieres have decided to demand an increase in their wages.

It is stated in the fochi thât the amounts paid Admiral Shimamura and his staff proceeded The miners at Dsiticouri have gone on

by life insurance companies throughout Japan on account of persons who died during the late war from wounds or sickness total a little over a million yen. The sums insured were about three hundred pen on au average. It is added that the premiums received by all companies amounted to yen 8,160,00 in 1901 and yen 9,000 o i905, each in round numbers.

THE French Ministry have made a statement sistance to the Church Separation Law. The declaring their determination to crush all re-

Chamber of Deputies passed a vote of con- fidence in the Ministry by 305 votes to 197. MEETINGS of the preference, ordinary and founders shareholders, of the Anglo-French Quicksilver and Mining Concession of China (Kweichnu Province) were held on 19th ult, at The fire alarm clanged out at about 9,20 this Winchester House, EC, when resolutionsmerning and the fire brigade rushed out, sanctioning the reconstruction of the company They were stopped is Queen's Road Central and informed that their services were not re- were passed,

quired. A fire had broken out at No. 8 Tit org Lane, occupied by coolics, caused by the upsetting of some tea boiling apparatus, but the fire was extinguis1 ed by the coalies be- fore it had assumed any serious proportions.

Tug Sarateak Gazette learns that two large crocodiles have recently been caught at Luudu, where they have for some time been causing quite a panic. One is said to have been 17 feet delicacies inside were several "lawchangs." long, and, on being opened up, amongst other They appear to have been too much even for the crucodile's digestion, LIEUTENANT-Colonel E. H., Seymour, Army

Ordnance Department, who has just been ap

MR. M. Nama, Consul for Japan, returns to his home land in the first week of next month, on leave preparatory to a transfer. His 'successor and in the interregnum the affairs of the Japanese Consulate will be taken charge of by Mr. G. Kumabe, chancellor of that Consulate. We wish Mr. Noma a safe passage and a pleasant holiday in his native country.

ABOUT a fortnight ago the excise officers from the Opium Farm raided a house at West Point in search of opium. The master of the house, who was not too eager to be arrested, jumped

The Labour Members, of the House of Com- mons have opened a parliamentary fund for the relief of the sufferers at Courrieres.

STEAMERS IN COLLISION.

up to Shanghai and stayed at the Astor House.sirike.

On the 14th the Japanese Consul-General entertained them at a tiffin party at the Astor House. The midshipmen proceeded up river on the following morning and tifined at the Astor House. In the afternoon they, the mid- shipmen, attended a garden party given by the Tikaku-Fujin Kwai (Japanese Ladies Associa- tion) at Mr. Chao's Garden at Range Road and then returned to their respective ships. The squadron left Woosung on the 16th inst." for Hongkong.

A GARDEN PARTY, The leading members of the Japanese, com munity in this Colony held a meeting last evening to consider what form their projected entertainment to their fleet, on arrival here, should take, when it was decided to give a Garden Party, purely in the Japanese style. This party will take place next Sunday after- noon, in the ground of Sir Paul Chater's bungalow at Kowloon, kindly placed at the disposal of the entertainers by that gentleman for the purpose. On the ground will be erected Japanese shops, wherein will be sold tea, cake, wines, and other light trifles, presided over by Japanese Attendants, with geishas in the teahouses, and Japanese music will be dis:

out of the window and landed unconscious on terra firma below. He was removed to hos plat, where it was discovered that he had damaged both unkles. The search of the ex- cise men resulted in a quantity of illicit opium being found A. watch was kept over the un-coursed. fortunate man in hospital, and this morning he limped into Court and was accommodated with a chair near the dock. He was subse- quently fined $40.

The committee appointed to carry this or rangement through consists of Messrs. M. >oma, Japanese Consul, T. Takamichi, man ager, Yokohama Spacie Bank, K. Malada,

IT is doubliful, says the United States Consul manager, Tayo Kisen Kaisha, and 5. Minami,

a Amoy, if there is another people on

Their average passession of worldly goods is so small that what they do have they know all about. The margin between their expenses is so small, where there is any at all, that every expenditure is watched with the utmost care. They are a thoroughly clothed people, even in the southern provinces, and clothing is even more of social necessity with them than it is with other nations professing to be further advanced in civilisation: 't goes without say ing, that anything that affects their clothing affects them directly and at once. Practically the basis of all their clothing is cotton, or, in the case of the well-to-do, a nieasure of silk.

A. S. WATSON & CO., Morocco and her position in Northern painted Chief Ordnance Officer for South Africa. The German reply declared that China, was origically an Officer of the load LIMITED.

Germany was ready to examine other pro-Regiment, now the 1st Battalion Royal Fusi. posals regarding the police if France had hers, which he joined in January, 1880. Hie others to make, but the French delegates has served with the A.O.D. since 1886, and has seemed to have no further proposals. A Paris held the rauk of Lieutenant-Colonel since message of the saine date expressed the views April, 1903. in French diplomatic circles. It was con. sidered that inasmuch as Germany's reply did not take into account the special rights of France and Spain in Morocco, this in. is expected to arrive about the middle of May, earth as good judges of value as the Chinese. dicated an evident desire on the part of Germany to see the Conference fail. The opinion was expressed that in these con- ditions, private conversations between the representatives of France and Germany at Algeciras had no longer any raison d'être 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL and that it only remained for France to let the matter be brought before the Conference at the proper moment, and let Europe be the judge of the matter at issue. It is in- teresting to learn the opinion of the French Press at this juncture. The Gaulois declares that in view of the humiliating conces sions which France has made to Germany: and the peculiar manner in which Germany has received them, it would be infinitely pre ferable that the Conference should come to nothing. If Germany does not accept pure- ly and simply the franco-Spanish mandate without other conditions, to continue the discussions would be an unpardonable error and an act of absurd and dangerous weak liess. M. Cornely, in the Siècle, points out that the Conference is already in a bad way, because, after having laid down as on absolute principle the Sovereignty of the Sultan, it has, by raising the question of the | police, violated this very principle itself."

The principal delegates of the other Power in the execution of his duty, and (3) damaging he has now started work again at his old on being questioned, said they now regarded CROWN LABEL. the failure of the Conference as almost.

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inevitable, and we have Reuter's message to-day to the effect that the deadlock con- tinues at Algeciras and the French and Germans are waiting for each other to make

a move.

THE HONGKONG LOAN.

A COPPERSMITH at the village of Saanen, near Berne, aged 82, died on the eve of his wedding with a 20-year-old girl. He passed for a poor, queer old fellow, dwell in a solitary dilapidated but, and was his own cook. His heirs and remote relatives have now discovered in the hat a hidden pile of gold and banknotes worth over £4,000. The young briste-to-have-been is said to be inconsolable that the old man did not live at least 24 hours longer. HARLMAL Andersen was charged with assault-

ANOTHER remarkable story of the use of violet leaves as a cure for cancer comes from Leices ing Roy Kelly at the Sailors' Home, Westershire. The patient is Mr. John Elliot, of Point, yesterday afternoon. It was stated that Denton Basselt, near Lutterworth. Telling defendant, after he had returned from a walk, his story to the aforning Leader, Mr. Elliott antered the dormitory, and found complainant declares his doctor unhesitatingly pronounced playing cards. A cigarette was on the table a growth which had formed on his lip to be and defendant picked it up and was about to cancer, and advised him to seek surgical aid at light it when Kelly stopped him. An argu.

a local infirmary. He was uperated uppn at the meat started and the assault occurred. An infirmary. Fearing that the cancer dersen admitted the charge and was fined $5, growing again he returned to the infirmary, by Mr. F. A. Hazeland.

was

where after examination he was informed that though a second operation might relieve him CHARLES Handyside, a quarter-master on

the surgeon could "hold out no.hope whatever board, the U.SS. Barry, was charged before of recovery." But he persistently used the violet Mr. E. A. Hazeland, at the instance of ins-leaf cure, and the growth in his face disappear. pector Gauld, (t) for being drunk and disored, and though he is more than 60 years old, derly, (2) assanking a district, watchman while

lamp, at Wanchai, to the value of $4, last three charges, but said he knew nothing of night. The defendant pleaded guilty to the

what occurred on the previous night. His Worship said he proposed to deal with the case leniently, taking into consideration that "he hore a very good character on board ship. A fine of $8 was imposed.

The official announcement. is made that: Was Orpheus after all merely a sufferer from "Tenders for the Hongkong Government 3 indigestion, who made the mountain-tops that per cent. Loan were opened to-day (zath ult.) at the Office of the Crown Agents for the freeze follow him when he did sing, only quite Colonies. The Loan was fully covered, the incidentally? The Daily Mail has been inter- prices varying from the minimum of £99 10 | v'ewing Dr, James Cautlie, author of a recent £100. This statement, whilst textually cor book on physical efficiency, and leaming that rect, does not, however, convey quite the right impression. The loan has only been covered singing is a cure or preventive of most things by the underwriters taking something like 60 from jadigestion to consumption. It is the per cent, or more of their engagements, at, of singer, of course, who beasfits; the effect, upon course, the minimum price at which tenders the singer's neighbour, in the way of headache would be received. Hongkong will get its honey, but it has not obtained the success that or shattered nerves is not allowed for, The attended its previons issues. The time and neighbour, no doubt, has only to sing back and the condition of the money market are certainly gain the blessed calm that comes from the not as propitioits as they were previously. The knowledge of getting even. We make no consequence is the stock is at a small discount

manner of doubt that vocal exercise really does on what we may term the issue price of 99- the singer good in all sorts of ways; it gives Some people think the loan should not have been by tender, whilst others are not quite him oxygen and cheerfulness, and his satisfied with the terms of the official announce diaphragm, apparently, massages his digestiva ment, considering the only partial success of organs. But it will be well in many cases if the issue and the paucity of the applications by the public. When the Bank of England is song is resorted to only under medical advice itself, only perhaps temporarily, paying 4 por and with a police permit. The Lost Chord" cent. for money, it is reasonable to assume that on retiring to rest every night, and "Bill an issue carrying 3è par cent, does not prove Ballay" every day with the morning bath; may very attractive, however good its merits may be just as disastrous to the sensitive car even if

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the motive is purely hygienic.-P,M.G.

Per Gaso of 8 Dozen l'ints.

Hongkong, 16th June, 1905.

occupation,

UNITED SERVICE RIFLE

ASSOCIATION.

THIRD DAY'S SHOOTING.

The results of the third day's shooting at the United Service Rifle Association's meeting are

follows:-

Nursery Competition :—

200yards. 500 yards.

31 $8 L'Cpl Williams, R.W.K.,... 27.

Flinn, R.W.K

24 < 29 53 Sullivan, R.W,Ką r 27

24 51 Close, R.W.K

49 Martin, R.W.Ky manag Officers' Team Competition:-

Pie.

119th Infantry

H.K. Volunteers... -R. W. Kent...

129 Baluchis, "A" Vol. Res. Así, "A"

Baluchis "B" 129th Staff Team

23 27

16

24 45

points.

257

265

241

A

13

238

tar

... a36

934

230 201

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ADMIRAL 'NOEL'S CUP.

The following is the result of the Competi- ton for Admiral Sir Gerard Noel's Cup.

First: Sgt. J. Walley, R.M.L.I., L. Cpl. E. Miller, Pte, F: Compton, Pte. R. Poller, Pic. J. Dunlop, H.M.8. Andromeda..

Second: Lieut. Scott's Team-H, K. Volun- tetra

"Third: Seamen's Team-H.M.S.Andromeda,

manager of the Mitsu Bussan Kaisha.

* JAPANESE STEAMER BEACHED,

ONE OF THE CREW KILLED.

The dense fog which prevailed near the ap proaches to the harbour during the week and was the means of disorganizing-steamship traf fie from northern and southern pons recently, was responsible for a serious collision between the 5.5. Daint Kolokira Moru, chartered by the Mitsui Duasan Kaisha, and the Norwegian steamer, Brond; of which Meters. Sander, Wieler and Company are the agents. The collision occurred near Pedro Blanco island,

carly on the morning of the 20th inst. From an account which was given our reporter at the office of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha to-day, it was stated that the Daini Kote- hira Maru, which was laden with a cargo of coal and general merchandise, left Nagasaki and Kobe via Karattu for Hong kong. Nearing this port a slight fog was en countered, which gradually settled thicker.. At about 5.15 o'clock on the morning of the 20th instant, the fog had got so dense that the captain of the Kolokira Maru stopped his engines and gave orders that the author was to be cast overboard, until such time as the fog

had cleared 10, make a start for, this harbour. The order was not long delivered when a loud noise was heard coming from the after part of the starboard side of the boat, which was followed by a crushing sound of tearing of piates. The Botine claw of the Kotohira Marti was promptly at their stations. It was soon' ascertained that the stem of the 1.5. Brand was jammed into the storboard side of

THE BRITISH NAVAL 'HOSTS. The two forms of entertainment fixed for the Japanese squadron are a dinner to be given by the men of the British squadron on Satur day night at balf past six o'clock, in the City Hall to their brother tars of Japan, while on saturday also His Excellency the Governor Sir Mauhew Nathan, K.C.M.G., will give a dinner party in honour of Rear-Admirai the far, a large hole being cut into the side Shimomura and the officers of bis fleet. of the Japanese vessel, both above and below Arrangements are also being made for the

water line. On going below one of the officers entertainment of Hear-Admiral Shimomura found that water was rushing into No. 5 hold, and officers by the Admiral, the Commodore and a Japanese seaman had been killed. Ba. and the General Officer Commanding the Forces fore the collision occurred four Japanese were and the Japanese Consul, the dates for which asleep in No. 5 hold, and at the bows of the functions depending upon the Japanese guests | Brand came in contact with the starboard side arrangements.

of the foru, a couple of the steel plates recoil. ed, wrapping up the four seamen, one of whom was so severely jammed that he died im

THE GYMKHANA,

thapa to be given by the officers of the nuvy

Following is the programme of the Gym- | mediately,

and army in honour of the visit of the French and Japanese fleets, on Saturday, at the Polo Ground, commencing at 2.30 p.m.

1-2:30 pm.-Off SaddlinG, RACE-Start in saddle with saddle properly girthed with two single girths. First past the post with saddle in hand and girths attached wing, No contrivances for slipping gitths allowed. t-2.50 p.m.-BLINDFOLD DRIVING RACE.

The lady to drive her partner who will be blindfold and be required to pick up (one at | a time) five ichnis balls, bringing each in separately and placing it in a box by the starting, line, the first pair completing their

task to win.

13.10 p.m. Tilting at a ring thrown in

air by a lady, while man-gallops past her: ring must be carried zo yards to count...". 4.-3.30 p.m.-LEAPFROG IN PAIRS-Round a post and back. Backs to be given at each chalk mark, 5.-3.50 p.m.-RICKSHAW RACE-Each com- petitor to draw his rickshaw to a lady, who will add up a sum hauded her by her no- mince, and then get into rickshaw and be driven back to winning post. 6–412_EM÷BUCKET AND APPLE Race= A number of buckets ar tubs to be placed in a row ball filled with water and an apple in each. Competitors to start dismounted with no saddles, Mount, ride to buckets and secure an apple with mouth whilst holding the pony, Mount with apple in mouth. First past the post with apple in mouth to win. Any competitor touching apple with hand or any part of bady except mouth will be disqualified.

7.4,30 P.M.DRAWING RACE-Competitors to be nominated by ladies. Competitors to run 10 lady banding her a, pole” with the name of an animal, which ́the lady muit draw without assistance; then hand drawing to man who will run back with it to judge. 8-4.50 PM Chicken Race-Competitors armed with a butterly nor with ribbon at- tached will catch chicken wearing a similar ly coloured ribbon round its neck and rido back to winning post. ; dense plekken 9.5,10 p.m.-TIE AND. UMBRELLA RACE-

Bach, competitor, nominated by a lady, will gn from starting post to his nominatrix, who will tio on a tie, hand him a cigaretto (which he must light), and an open umbrella, with both of which he must reach winning post, umbrella open and cigarette alight,

Soon afterwards the anchor of the Ketohira faru was boisted aboard and she steained to tongkang and arrived in the harbour at two o'clock yesterday, afternoon.

The extent of the damage done to the ship is at present unknown, and for safety sake abe was beached at Magazine Island this morning. The docking of the vessel has not yet been. settled,

The s,s. Daini Kotchira Maru, originally the Rufford Hall, then P. and O. Nantin, is com- manded by Capt. A. Alachi.. Ver tonnage is, Kross 4.367; net 3,168. She is 382 ft, in length, breadth 45.3, and 17.4 in depil. She was built at Newcastle in 1888, by Palmer's Company, Ltd, She is now the property of the Kawasaki Yoshitaro, Kobe.

As regards the damage done to the 55. Brand,” nothing is known at present. A visit to Messrs... Sander, Wieler and Coinpany slicited the facti/ that the Brand has not yet arrived, therefore?" they baya obtained no report from the caplain, and they could not say whether it was the Brand or no, that collided with the steamer Daini Kotohira Moru, =

THE FRENCH-MAIL.

The French mail ss. Armand Behlc. left the dock this afternoon, after having had the blade of her propeller, which was badly bent in the accident which we recorded last evening,. straightened out, and as she had sustained po other damage whatever, she sailed shonly after 3pm. for Shanghai.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE..'' German (Stuttgart) 23rd inse, German (Bayern) 17th lost." Canadian (Athenian) 27th Insi German (Prins Eitel Friedrich) 281k 10st. Australian (Empire) 29th inst. American (Doric) 31st inst. Indian (Namsang) 3rd pros. Australian (Tafyuan) 6ih prox.!!

The O, & O. S. S. Co, Lt. Coptic arrived. at San Francisco on 19th inst.

The ss, Atholl, from Japan and China, arrived at New York on 20th fast, DANAHE

The C. P. R. Co's sa. Tarlar arrived at Vancouver at 9.30 pm, on aoth inst