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EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
News has been received in Mauila from the United States that Goveruor Taft will return in May.
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U.M.SS. Fearless and Mutine, the reliefs on this station of the Brisk and Redpole, arrived at Singapore on the 4th iust., while II.M.S. Vestul, which relieves the Daphne, arrived on the following day.
According to reports from Japanese sources, The Russian battleship Oslabyn is expected the negotiations in connection with the Maî- to be ready to leave S. Petersburg for the Parchurian Treaty have undergone a remarkable East in the course of next summer.
change since the death of Li Hung-chang. The Chinese plenipotentiaries proposed a strik- ing alteration which the Russian Minister had to refer to S. Petersburg. The negotiations On the 22nd were thus interrupted for a time. January the Russian Government consented to the Chinese amended proposal, after making certain stipulations. The Russian attitude now indicates a willingness to accede to the Chinese view, and it is therefore expected that the Mancburian question will be settled satis-
A reliable Peking report states that the Yangtsze Viceroys are discussing the proposed removal of the capital of Chiua from Peking, -Chung Chih-tong advising the choice of Hsiang yang as the new capital and Lin Kung 18 yi Nanking.
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An Imperial Decree has been issued, com. manding the Imperial Clan Court and Lieu- tenant-Generals of the Eight Manchu Banner 118 Cops organisations to select intelligent youthsfactorily. The amended proposal put in by the 119 between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five to
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Chinese Plenipotentiaries considerably modifies the clanse respecting Russian interference in regard to military affairs in Manchuria. It also provides for the transfer of the Newchwang railway at once, the Russian proposal to station ad-guards along the line being cancelled.
Our Shanghai correspondent states that in tense disgust has been aroused at the audience given by the Empress Dowager to the Legation ladies at Peking, including the doyenne's 122 dress and the repulsive episode of the chief 122 ennuch's familiarity with the visitors.
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Shipping
BIRTHS.
A Peking telegram to a Japanese paper says: Some American capitalists are endeavouring to procure the privilege of constructing a new railway hence to Nanking. It is understood that the movement has some object beside the 125 railway construction. The railway will be built 125 through the district between the Pêking- 1:8 Hankow and Tientsin-Chiukiang railways.
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On the 1st February, at 2, Yunnan Road, Shanghai, the wife of W. B. BURKE, of a son.
On the 4th February, at 89, Range Road, Shanghai, the wife of K. H. von Lindholm, of a daughter.
On the 5th February, at 25, Boone Road, Shanghai, the wife of IVOR J. THOMAS, of a son.
MARRIAGES.
On the 3rd February, at the Holy Trinity Cathe iral, Shanghai, by the Rev. H., Hodges, A., RUFFel Dugdale CASWELL, of Bristol, England, to MARGARET STUART, youngest daugh- fer of the late Captain JOHN B. ISBISTER, of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
DEATHS.
The
On the 10th February, at 10 a.m., at “ Homestead," Tai Pak Cheong (New Territory), CHARLOTTE MARY, the beloved wife of JAMES EDWARD, aged 52 years.
On the 12th February, at her residence, No. 1, Ball's Court, at 8.10 p.m., AUREA THERESA DA SILVA LOPES, the beloved wife of FRANCISCO X. LOPES and the eldest daughter of E: E. DA SILVA, of the China Sugar Refining Co., East Point.
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nssians cre to evacuate Shinking province in three months from the date of the Treaty, and Kirin province three months after that. Au- ofher three months are allowed for the evacna- tion of Amoor province. Ta short the amended draft shortens the time for the Russian evacuations to one-third of that proposed by Russia, and will enable China to recover Manchuria completely within one year of the date the new Treaty is ratified.
Much excitement has been caused by the The Peking and Tientsin Times of the 1st announcement of the signature on the 30th inst. contains the full reports and financial January of an agreement between Great Britain and Japan, fixed for a period of five British Concessions at Tientsin, and it will be seen with much satisfac-years, but terminable at one year's notice. The tion that the Chairman of the Council is able gist of the treaty is that the two Powers agree to maintain peace in the East and the integrity to say:
"The satisfactory revenue of the year
of China and Cores; they also agree to co-oper ate in the event of either ally being engaged in indicates that the troublcus times of 1900 have
The preamble in no wise impaired the wonderful vitality so
war with more than one Power. characteristic of our Northern twade."
declares, according to Reuter's telegram, that the two countries are actuated solely by a desire to maintain the status quo and general peace, they being specially interested in maintaining Corea and in securing equal opportunities for all the independence and integrity of China and nations. The Agreement is in six articles, and it provides that if either power is threatened by the aggressive action of another or by disturbances, it shall be admissable for either to take measures to safeguard its interests. The contracting parties will maintain strict neutrality, even should either become involved in war with another Power, but will come to one anothers assistance in the event of being opposed by more than one hostile Power. Neither country will make any separate arrangement with another
The Revue de l'Extreme Orient, in a postscript to an article on Russian affairs in which a rumour, discredited by the Revue, is mentioned that Russia has obtained a concession at Shang- hai, says: At the moment of going to press we learn that the Russian Government has just purchased, beyond the French Concession, a certain extent of land. Is this indeed a con- cession in the sense we give to the word?
Hongkong Weekly Dress garrison there had been abandoned, but it would Power prejudicing the above, and whenever its
HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD CL. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREKT, E.C.
ARRIVALS OF MAIT,S.
The American mail of the 13th Januar arrived, per P. M. steamer City of Peking, on the 12th February (31 days); and the French mail of the 10th January arrived, per M. M. teamer Sydney, on the 13th February (34 days). Chefor
of The Earl Onslow in his promised statement about Weihaiwei in the House of Lords on the 1th inst. said that a careful enquiry had shown that the place was only capable of fortification at great expense. The idea of fortifying Weihaiwei and keeping a large be an extremely useful place for small arm and interests are in jeopardy the two governments will communicate with one another fully and naval gun practice, and it might also be used
The frankly. The home papers are in a chorus of as a Military and. Naval sanatorium. Chines regiment would be disbanded and satisfaction (which is echoed in the Anglo- replaced by police raised locally. The Colonial Chinese Press) and declare that no power can Office took over the Colory on the 1st January, reasonably object to the agreement. The Con- and it was believed that under the administra-tinental papers, recognising that the agreement tion of Mr Stewart Lockhart its revence would is directed at Russian aggression, regard it as They consider it increase largely, and that it would become an simplifying the situation. important commercial port like Hongkong. favourable to peace, but admit that it onor- The Government, the Earl of Onslow concluded, monsly strengthens Britain's position. It is had no intention of surrendering or returning held certain that the United States will be
in sympathy with the agreement. I the place to China.
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