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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MAY 8 1900.
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the Chinese nor of Macao wbèruin the greatly dimfuled NN ANAND Acne And The Minister is afraid that it will be
to.
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Court in the Colony discovered that the man the old rental of $334,000 par doum. Certain investigation; and although it may.ba.difficult gXTRADITION OF FUGITIVE
the poor, unfortunate village demagogne, unknown and without influence? Most of us, il a few of our friends were called in question, could casily be proved to be pirates, brigands, abductor and way side. thieves. That "small" Win would soon find his proper station as an
The following telegram appeared in the Shunday of April 21,
With reference to the denogatement of the Shanghai Tantal by the Governor of Chakiang, since it was'not made conjointly with the Vice- roy, and slace exaggerated expressions are used for small matters, there a much dob cial orders havebeen dispatched to the Viceroy' Tuan Fang to investigate the matter and reply. ~N. G. D. News 201
CRIMINALS.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."] Peking, 3rd May
The Waiwupu is negotiating with
tion of the law relating to the ex- tradition of fugitive criminals be tween Canton and Hongkong.
"CANTON AND MACAO A telegram has been despatched to HE, Chang Jon-chun, Viceroy
INTERNATIONAL AMENITIES.
CHINA'S APPRECIATION TO THE POWERS.
"[By courtesy "of the “Shrung Po"]
Foking, 5th May It is proposed by the Grand Council to dispatch high officials of the Imperial family to the various countries to return thanks for having sent special representatives to attend Majesty.
RUSSIA AND CHINA.
THE PENDING QUESTIONS,
[By, courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]
Macao Opium Farm.
SENSATIONAL SEIZURE OF UPIUM FACTORY.
TRENCHANT CRITICISMS BY THE PORTUGUESE
PRESS.
7th inst The confiscation, of the Opism Farmer's deposit money of over a lakh of dollars, and the seizure of the opium factory at Macao by reason of the default by the monopollat in the payment of the monthly rentals for. April and May amounting to 56,000, as first reported in the Hongkong Telegraph inst evening; has caused quite a sensation in ibe Portuguesa settlement;
it plain that no-fault attaches to" H.E. thi Governor of Macao to what seemingly appears,
armed robber, a notorious character, if the were to be enforced to the letter. In obedience that it is the result of personal dislike, and spoof Canton, to avail himself of the
handed over to
["to"commit sólido" "and" that there was authoritica at Canton. And the rest would ed value of the monopoly was pointed out ground for anality as to life; adding
His Excellency and concessions urged in fortber that this merchant had long moved impossible to obtain any modification need no telling? But bad, as the reformers favour of the petitioner. These concessions among foreigners, and that he was, therefore, in the law governing the naturaliza- may be and wrong as their methods may ap
ware to take the form of a rescission of the much afraid that the latter would intervene in peat, they still recognise the golden ruir, and then subsisting contract, and the latting out the interior administration of justice; that action of Chinese residents in Dutch money was forthcoming to set up such a de of a new Farm upon a greatly commated templing to intimidate me throughout. I have Colonial possessions fence as to defeat the ends of reactionary rental. The amount, as we have board stated, now agela directed that the cast be transferred, pul tactics. One way or another the highest offered by the old Farmer was $85,000 against to the Provincial Capital for purposes of it HONGKONG AND CANTON. was, in the words of the telegram, a "fugitive stipulations were also made in regard to a to foretell whether payment can or cannot be
return of the deposit money which was in the obtained, the actios of Tiisi Naishuang in.com criminal." That is to say, a criminal inas bands of the Government as a guarantee of tinuing to evince the demeanour of a
Ja traitorous much as he offended against the political good faith for the due performance of the con- Hàn, shows that were an important matter of party in power. The vigilant, versatile and, tract. The deposit in value represented foreign, intercourse to ano, prejudice to the in the Pickwickian scose, carnivorous Shum 51,333.33, that is, the equivalent of one Realm would certainly results and can there whone light is temporarily obscured-was third of a whole year's rental With bis fora by no means be tolerated. It is therefore also a reformer, but he escaped contumely recognised sense of equity, the present Gov-requested that he be forthwith degraded. by reason of his high position. What about ernor, H.E. Senbor Rocadas, at once ad- The Vermilion Rescript reads "There wil] tlie British Minister for a modifica the funeral of His Late Imporia in our comments in ode last"issue, we made
mitted, if not in its entirety, at any rate be different Commands! to a large extent, the reasonableness of the Farmer's representations, and His Excellency was averse to enforcing the strict latter of the contract, according to the best information from Macao. His reference to the Ministry for the Colonies in Lisbon ultimately elicited the command that the provisions of the agreement 10 that command Governor Roçadar sa powers that be were arraigned against him, so option but to comply with his home in. and his light would flicker and die without structions by forfeiting the deposit money of even the usual apotheosis. And we come 511,333.33 and what in even more extraor again to this precious message that there dinary by expropriating the property of the should be a modification in the extradition opium factory. This latter power is copferred law relating to the handing over of fugitive to the Government by one of the clauses of the
agreement. What brought about the annul criminals. Is the law, which is apparently ment of the contract is the fact that the Farmer "good enough! as it stands for Europe, not -a Hongkong Chinese gentleman, Mr. Oban good enough for China? Not pretending Kit Shan (or Chan Yan Hin, as he is known in to be jurists or having the intimate know Macao) of the Yuen Wo. firm-was in arrear ledge of international" law possessed by ile with h'a rental for the months of April and May Chief Justice of Hongkong, we do not ven amounting to $16,000 at $28,000 per mensem.
curious complication arises in the re-entry by ture into the angelic depths; but does it not the Government of the factory properly, since occur to everybody that there is more in
the land and building a not owned by the this remarkable suggestion about a modilica-Farmer but were leased by him for the pur. tion of the extradition law than the intellect poses of his business. Ja the meantime the of the Westerner is quite capable of appre Macao. Governthent le conducting its own ciating at a first glance? Of course it may opium monopoly. Whether it will be of be argued that by modifications in meant greater benefit to the interest of the Colony, elimination from the law of certain offences situation created for the Governor is one that
"reduction"—or, in other words, the
which are generally understood to be extraditable. Possibly that is the true interpretation, possibly not. It has, however, been proved over and over again that the law as it stands, is a good law, sound, sensible and encompassing, and any modification would tend to defeat the ends of justice as Britishers understand the word, or lead to the inauguration of an international Allin. For it must be remembered that any so- called modification would apply to those of British birth as well as to those "wanted" by the Chinese Government because of their. pro-Chinese advanced ideas. A second telegram on the same subject appeals to the Viceroy of Canton to avail himself of the -British-Chinese understanding to enter into An arrangement with the Portuguese Govern ment on the same subject. What British
Chinese understanding, which is unknown of the multituda? And why the Portuguese. Government, unless we are to see in this
another subtle move in the game of state gical diplomacy? It may be taken for grant ed that Sir John Jordau will not be be guiled by specious tomfoolery even to adorn with his nascent approval such suggestion as that propounded by the Waiwupu.
remains, to be seen. The parplexity of the
is pone too pleasent to contemplate by any who possers considerable interests in the neigh bouring settlement.
Telegrams...
** HONGKONG. . TELEGRAPII" SERVICE.
MANCHURIAN CEREALS. PERMISSION FOR EXPORT GRANTED.
*
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po
Peking, 80th April. Germany and Japan have applied for permission to export cereals from Manchuria.
The Waiwupu telegraphed to Viceroy Hsu Shih-cliang asking for his opinion as to the expediency or otherwise of granting the applica tion.
SHANGHAI ALHAMBRA:
RAIDED BY MUNICIPAL
`· AUTHORITIES.
•A TEST CASE. [From Our: Deum. Correspondent.}
Shanghai, 1st May,
2.30 p.m.
The Alhambra was raided at noon yesterday. Al
It is reported that the raid was unauthorized by the Consular Body F] the Municipal Council acting on its own initiative, thus bringing the matter to a test.
CANTON'S CURRENCY. MORE SILVER DOLLARS WANTED. ་་ [By courtesy of the".
"Sheung Po"]
Peking, 2nd May.. H.E. Chang Jen-chun, Viceroy of Canton, has applied for permission tó mint more silver dollars.
Duke Tsai, president of the Minis try of Finance, has opposed the granting of the request.
THE IMPERIAL FUNERAL,
opportunity of the revision of the British-Chinese understanding, to enter into an arrangement with the Portuguese Government on the same subject.
MACAO BOUNDARY
QUESTION.
CHINA TO REMAIN PIRM.
↑ By couriery of the, “Sheung Po."]
Peking, 3rd May.
Feking, 5th May. The Russian Government has despatched a telegram to the Special Envoy to settle all questions which have been pending for years with
China.
-G. M. S. N. COM
NATIONALIZATION OF THE STEAMSHIP LINE,
[By courtesy of the "Sheung P62]
Peking, 5th May.
H.E. Liang Tun-yen, president of It has been definitely settled that the Waiwupu, has telegraphed to the China Morchants' Steam Naviga- H.E. Ko Yu-him, special delimitation Co. is to be brought under the tion coramissioner, instructing him control of the Ministry of Posts and that, in conducting the negotiations Communications.· ́ for the delimitation of the boun- daries of Matao, he is not to yield in any way under pressure of the Portuguese Commissioner.
THE AMUR RIVER.
DREDGING FOR GOLD.
{By coultery of the "Sheung Po."]
Peking, 3rd May.
The Russians have persisted in dredging for gold in the Amur River in spite of remonstrances.
The Governor of the Province has AN IMPRESSIVE PROCESSION.telegraphed to the Waiwupu to take
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po.")" ·
up the matter."
Peking, 2nd May, The funeral of his late Imperial Majesty took place on the 1st inst. The cortege was followed by the His Excellency Hsu, in u telegra: Ambassadors of the Foreign Govern phic despatch, replied that he seesments on foot. no objection to the exportation of The weather was glorious corcals from the Three Easters. Pro- In the opinion of nome old résid For the past few days, Macso has figured vinces having regard to the fact thatents in Peking, the procession was
MÁCAO OPIUM FARM. -
• (61b May.)
somewhat prominently in the columns of the
PRINCE I USHIMI.
TO VISIT, MANCHURIA.
[By courtesy of the " Sheung Pol]
Peking, 3rd May. Prince Fushimi, who saw active.. service during the Russo-Japanese War, will leave on the 7th inst, vi
MACAO BOUNDARY
QUESTION.
PROHIBITING. MERTINGS AT
CANTON.
{By courtely of the “Sheung Po,""]
as a high-handed" action on the part of the authorities in enforcing the strict letter of the agreement which conferred upon qun of the* contracting parties the pousal powers validat ing the keizure dal confiscation of property un- der, extenuating circumstances; for the default. We also made it clear that Senhor Roçadas was -under superior lastractions from the authorities in Lisbon, who, to say the least of it, were imposing commands, "for"
obedience which, in the long run, most mill- tate against the best interests of Macac
plus as our details were of the fact
attending the 'rescission of the Opium, Farm contract, our. Portuguese contemporary-A Vardada copy of which reaches as to-day, chronicles the incidents of the seizure in a manner not calculated to minimise the
Arbi trarioess of the order which led to the forfeiture of the exclusive privilège, hiļber- In granted, to the Opium Farm. The Portuguese weekly has some entremely tran«,. chant criticisms on the action of the Govern- ment. Without further comment, wa wiil prò.. ceed to give a translation of the article" in
question
When in No. 13 of this journal wa wrote: on
the subject of the suppression of opium and the prohibition sigaiest exportation, and: stated the losses which the monopolists might comp
to juffer if, by chance, the contract were to, be annulled through their fault, it did not occur to us that the "Government" would have Ead be temerity of rescinding the contract and subsequently annexing the "deposit money of $11,000 and all the building of a valus of $100,000 wherein the manufac ture of opium was carried out. We am up 10 now possessed by the strange feeling created by the violent method with, which the' Clark) of the Treasury, accompanied by the Crown: Solicitor ("administrador do concelho:" } and two armed members of the Police, posted a few paces outside the factory, took posses.
without notificativo, nor previous, antice, ta
right to claim $100, it will be necessary to in
Poking, 5th May.. The Portuguese Minister has re-inn of that property. And this without frial, quested the Waiwupu to telegraph the farmers to hand over the property to Viceroy Chang Jen-chun, of to the Treasury. If, for example, we have the Canton, to prohibit the Cantonase "itute an action at law, and even, after the de from holding meetings to discuss cree of the judgment, it is necessary to stay the question of the delimitution of execution by calling upon the defendant to pay. the boundaries of Macao.
SHANGHAI ALHAMBRA:
ACTION BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
[From Our Own Correspondent!|-
Shanghai, 7th May. 3.25 p.m... Following the Alhambra raid, the Muni
cipal Council has decided to close a portion of Sicawei-Road-nightly providing police
within ten days or deposit'security. With what right had the Treasury without trial, without Judgment, without execution and without call. ing upon the farmers, to forcibly annex the property of a value of $100,000 with the assis tance of the Crown Solicitor," who had under his orders, besides the staff of bis Department, ormed members of the Police?
The National Treasory in its agreements for the letting of exclusiva privileges, is one of the contracting parties, and, as such, is subordi rated to the provisions of the civil law, which provides that the conventional penalty in not enforcible if the annulment of the contract
Telegraph, but as the events chronicled and those provinces are rich in produce. conducted with much more solemnity engtion in order that he may have passes to bana fide residents who may have doubt or disputes; recourse must be had to the
commented upon are not without a bearing an Hongkong, they cannot be said to have e ceived more than their share of attention. Apart from the public assembly which was hald 'last Saturday and the pumerous questions
raised therent by one of the several speakers, matter which has been engaging the considera. tion of the Government and the commercial community has been the all-important oneofthe Opium Faim. Hongkong, in common with its Portuguese neighbour, þas its opium problem to
the same difficulties which have confronted
THEIR LATE MAJESTIES. INTERNATIONAL ÁMENITIES."
*[By courtesy of the “ Shqung, Po."]
Peking, 30th April.
than on any previous occasione.
Their Excellencies Shib Hsu and Liang Taniyen, have defivitély arranged that the special Envoys sent by the Foreign Powers to attend the funeral of the tais. Emperor, and their saktes, should wait for the Imperial Coffin at Kingsbo Tung Mao. They are to bow as
The Special Envoys now in Pethe Imperial Coffin passes and then follow the
solve; but the solution, now that Si Frederick king to attend the Imperial funeral, Lugard bas successfully plesented such a on the 29th ultimo, paid their re capital case for this Colony, does not piesent spects before the tablets of their Macao. The latter's needs are pressing. By late Majesties, the Emperor and Washington legislation the most important Empress Grand Dowager.. market for prepared, opium from. Macao was closed by a stroke of the pen as from the 1st April last. It will be remembered that, prompted by a desire to demonstrate to China
the sincerity of her wish to co-operate with the
House and subsequently adopted by the Scoate,
CHINESE STUDENTS IN JAPAN.
MUST NOTPERFORMATTHÉATRËS.
Py courtesy of the "Sheng Po."]" Peking, 30th April. The Ministry of Education has telegraphed to the Chinese Minister in Tokio urging him to prohibit Chinese Government students in Japan taking part in theatrical per formances.
Government in Peking towards the suppression, of the opium traffic, Dr. Hamilton Wright, one' of the American delegates to the recent Inter. national Opium Conference, had in preparation 'a short but drastic Bill which placed opium, ex- ceptformedicinal purposes, underthe ban. That Bil was introduced intothe Hodse of Represent atives simultaneously with the meeting of the Conference at Shanghai. It was passed by the It provided that after the first day of April Dinsteen hundred and nine, it shall be uzlar ful to import into the United States opium in any form or any pepiration and derivative thereof: Provided that opium nod prepiration and derivatives thereof, other than smoking. opium or oplum prepared for smoking, may be imported for medicical purposes only, under regulations which the Secretary of the Trea- sary is hereby authorized to prescribe, and when so imported shall be subject to 1bo duljer nkich. are now or may bereafter be imposed by law," The immediate effect of the Bill, as wa ran marked at the timon, was to sound the death.
HE. Viceroy, Tuan Fung has knell of the trade heretofore carried on between submitted his. report on the recent the Portuguese Colony of Macao and the allegations against the Shanghai Californian coast in prepared opium. The Macao Farmer, whose "chop" is so much Taotai. appreciated in San Francisco and the ptigh-
SHANGHAI LAOTAI.
THE RECENT CHARGES.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po.").
Peking, 30th April.
procesaton,
As the wives of the Ministers in Paking hava expressed the desire to attend the funeral of the should pay their respects to the Imperial Coffic late Emperor, the Waiwupu bas decided they at Ti & Men.
The Waiwupu bos communicated to the Dayan of the Diplomatic Corps that foreign. officials or merchants depiring to attend the funeral of the late Emperor should repair to the tent in 5e Pei Lin Road, specially erected for their use, where they may pay respects to
The imperial Coffin as it passes them.-hang-
hai Times.
MACAO BOUNDARY QUESTION
REFERENCE TO, PEKING.
[By coursery of the "Sheung Po"],
Peking, 2nd May.
It is reported that the question of the boundaries of Macho will be re- ferred back to Peking where the ne- gotiations will be conducted to a settlement by the Waiwupu.
MANCHURIAN VICE ROYALTY.
SIK, LIANG'S SUGGESTION.
Elly courtesy of the "Sheung" "Po."1"
Peking, 2nd May.
an opportunity of revisiting the scene of the war.
TANG SHAO-YI. RETURN TO PEKING.
• [By courtery of the " Sheung Fo")
Peking, 4th May
H.E. Tang Shao-yi is expected: back in Peking about the 9th inst.
TURKEY.
PRINCE RIGENT'S INTEREST. [By courtesy of the "Sheung Pò."】
Peking, 4th May, The Prince Regent takes Keen interest in the recent affairs in Turkey and has telegraphed to the Chinese Ministers in London and
to make use of the road.
FRANCE AND CHINA.
CHINESE TROOPS ON THE··
FRONTIER.
[By courtesy of this "Sheung Pa."}
:
Peking, 6th May. Since the suppression of the rebellion in Yunnan, the Central Government bas station ed troops on the frontier.
In a communication received from the French Government, it is requested that the troops be withdrawa..
PEKING CENSUS..
TO BE TAKEN.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]
Peking, 6th May, The Board of Civil Affairs has decided to
Paris for fall particulars of the take a census of Peking on the 1st day of revólt.
VICEROY HSU SHIH-CHANG.
DEPARTURE FOR PEKING.M [By courtesy of the "Sheùng Po,”]
Peking, 4th May, H.E. Hsu Shih-chang, Viceroy of the Three Eastern Provinces, was to leave for Peking yesterday.
THE IMPERIAL FUNERAL.
ARRIVAL OF. THE CORTEGE AT THE MAUSOLEUM,
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]:
Sheung
Peking, 4th May.
bouring territory by consumers of the black It is believed that no change bestie, bought all his, my opium to the will be effected in the Shanghai H.E. Sil Liang, Viceroy-elect of Emperor's coffin to arrive at the site Hongkong market. The quasiity takes by Taotaiship as the outcome of the the neighbouring colony was, we believe, ap- proximately one hundred and fifty cheats Viceroy's investigations),
The following is a translation of a telegram
It took three days for the late Three-Eastern Provinces, has memo- of the Imperial Mausoleum, rialized the Throne, with, the sug
The mpress Dowager left by gestion that HE. Hsu Shih-chang special train on the 2nd inst. for ahould retain the Viceroyship of he himself should be appointed Gov Three Eastern Provinces and that the Mausoleum to attend the burial
ornor of Fongtien,
The Prince Regent has declined to adopt the proposal.
a month, more or less, according to ra quirements. To supply the local demand An infinitesimal quantity, was prepared, appearing in the Shanpas of April 19, 1909, all, the rest. belög, exported consumption to San Francisco. The estimated denunciation of the Shanghai Taola! by the beesinated, denunciators to be the official version of the quantity exported to America was something Governor of Soochow —
The Soochow Govarder memorializes thatthe like 75 per cent, of the entire quantity "prepar ed" in Maceo. It is, therefore, not difficult to re-Shanghai Tantai Tai Nai-buang has shown alise the extent of the loss to the Opium Farmer disregard for public funde and made light of by reason of the prohibition enforced in San the restraints of the law, his conduct being un Francisco To be fair, the Macio, Farm was settled and his designs beyond measure, His tendered for at a time when there was not the official work is thus from the outset unreliable. In connection with the failure of the Yuan Toast delion that extraneone influences would be
Yuán Bank and the funds of the Likin-Dgreàu brought to operate against it by the loss of maikat of the consumptive ability of the Unlied therewith-deposited when ▲-dispatched in- Stater, The monopolist paid a yearly rental structions to Tai Nai buang to require pay. of $354,000 to the Portuguesa Governmentment, he made no single word of reply for when agresjoyed to freedom of exportallon several moniks; and when I expressed a wish, across the Pacific But when the barrier was tatransfer the case to the Provincial Capital for raised against the entrance of opium in judgment with a view to objeiping payment, America from the zet April, the Farmer Im. be then, out of partiality, extended protection. position. The resulting consequance was not the Likin Bureau's deposit was dot public and surprising." Representations, usualgin such || payment could not, themfore, be required first GLONDRAKON, WERE Addressed to the Goyens, adding that the merchant concerned Intended) Queen Wilhelmina,
midiately realised the precariouandis of bir to the concerned and cheningly asserted (bat
HOLLAND'S' HOPE.
THE BIRTH OF A PRINCESS;
[By courtesy of the “ Shoung Fo"]%
Peking, 2nd May The Chinese Minister to the
Netherlands has reported, by tele the birth of a daughter by
ceremony.
MACAO BOUNDARY QUESTION
AN INCORRECT REPORT. {Dy courtesy of the“ Sheung Po"] .
Peking, 4th May. FLE. Ko. Yu-him, spocial Com- missioner for the delimitation of Macao, reports that he has pro- ceeded to Macao, and that the Por tuguese Commissioner, General Ma- chadb; has arrived at Macaol
The man of Grecia Machidah arrival a
the 8th moon.
EDUCATION.
ESTABLISHMENT. OF GİRLS...
SCHOOL.
[By courtesy of the Sheung Po"]
Peking, 6th May. Instructions have been issued by the Board of Education for the establishment of a school for girls.
arises fram force majeure, or from any fortaitous, circumstance to which neither of the parties had been contributory. If there should be any.
Courts where the parties may argue their case" at langth and even appeal to the bigher Courts. from the decision in the first instance. But, in the case in question, the Treasury, being one of the contracting parties, acted as the judge in, its own action and executioner of its own decision, to its own benefit, without trial, without summoning the other pany, and refusing to bear the defence, and not even consenting that they be informed of the act of seizure. Such a thing has never besa seen, and that in a constitutional country, where the right to property in guaranteed. The citizen's asylum, which is inviolable, bus been violated for the cozsummation of so much injustice. We are oppressed with grief at withessing all there facia ad hearing the catagorial statements of the Crown Solicitor at being there at tha oplum factory-to assist the Clerk of te Treasury and ready to employ even force, if ne cessary, in taking possession of the entire build- ing. Frankly speaking, it is difficult for os to patrate the occurrence with the train of ille galities which so much impressed the public"", of Macao, and, above all, the Chinese come munity.
And Governor Regades, who has bean pro- misent by his pacific and conciliatory adminis tration with special reference to the Chingre.. in a moment of probable infi ction, did not recall the existence of a Judge aka Macao, and a Crown Advocate to a certain! what should hava beca dors in the interest of the Treasury. We sincerely regret this incident, which most certainly cause much andoyance to His. Excellency, and whose con arquence, we farespe, will be a loss of our Government's prestige before the agreeing Powers at the International Conference at Shanghai. We have not the time or the #pace to detail the incident; we will do so next. week. For the present, we only say that the farmers' allorsey stated very definitely that the owner of the property is away from the Co lony, and, as it devolved upon him by law to defend the rights of the said pro prietor under penalty of being responsible fork. losies and damages, he declined to hand over the property to the Treasury, nor could be obey.u the warrant of the Clerk of the Treasury posky less under corecion, and even then, not with graphic message, advises that one of the consummated violent usurpation and the
out protesting by all the chasmale and forms s The Chinese Minister in Japan, in a teleas of sight, as he had done. Thus »was ⠀" military students has been arrested by the right of might triumphed by supplanting away, Japanese police, add that his request that and justice. the matter be relied to the American Am bassador in Tokio, has not met with the ap.
CHINESE MILITARY
STUDENT. ARRESTED IN JAPAN.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]
Peking, 6th May.
proval of the Japanese Government.
THE YOUNG EMPEROR. JAPANESE NURSE TO BE
SA ENGAGED, [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po,"
Peking, 6th May, ⠀ Lo Nal-sun has asked that a Japanese nume be engaged for the young Emperor,
IT seems that the flying of the Chinese dregos and other fags has been becoming too exles sive in these settlements, for we are informed by native report that the Municipal Council
RUMOURED BETTLEMENT. Mad Japanese papers leam that the Foreign Office has ordered Mr. Nishizawa, who claims to be the first to explore Pratas Island, and has be gup the collection of phosphates there, to red port on the amount of money be bas invested in the island. From this action of the Foreign Office, it is inferred that the Japanese Gove ernment has given way and recogelied the act sovereignty of Chien over the island." "It lo bolirved that the Japanese Government is wilt.- ing to settle the dispute on obtaining an sorance that the Chinese Government! afford protection to the business started bys Nisbisaws, or on receiving compensation f the capital invested in the inlandy, 40: about 400,000. The Tempsis G
THE PRATAB ISLAND QUESTION, Y
Bas instructed the Police to direct all Chinese mant disapproves the settlement of the shops and other to cause hoisting such" 4. tion la the way proposed, but bis vul pending the framings of note regolationi in proposal than to submit is it treatckos
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