March 14, 1903.1
Connt von Bülow, the. German Imperial Chancellor, in a nomɩ debate in the Reichstag on German policy, denied that he had ever trod the paths of adveuture, aud added:- We have come out of the China affair with full honours, | with undiminished strength, and with comp'e'e recognition of the equality of our commercial rights as against other States,'
We learn from a correspondent at Macao thit a foreigner has recently been severely assaulted by Portuguese soldiers. Our correspondent points out that this is not the first case of the kind, and that the circumstano s call for thorough investigation on the part of the anthorities. With reference to the reported wounding "of a foreigner at Blacao by a Portuguese soldier, the following particulars of the affair have .reached us. It appears that an American tide waiter and a Portuguese soldier, both under the influence of liquor, quarralled and fought. The soldier is said to have been bitten, losing a piece of his lip, and the American was thrown into the water, but was rescu.d. Both combatants have been charged and will be dealt with at the Magistracy.
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"D.Z.S." sends the following interesting noth from lungehou to the Peking and Tientsin Times-Am dal has just be rec ived from the British Government given to Li Chin Fang, a stud nt of the North China College, who was one of the first of the Chinese messengers who bravely took their lives in their hands at this time of the Siege of Peking to carry information to the outside world. When volunteers were called for to undertake this perilous work young Li presented himself, to the great surprise of his friends. The special ground of the surprise was the fact that he was a serious invalid, suffering from tuberculosis, from which disease he has quite recently died. He urged that his life was worth but little, and he was glad to risk it for the help that might be brought to the beleaguered foreigners and native Christians. His message from Sir Robert Hart was delivered in Tientsin just after the capture of the city by the lliee. Ho carried roturu messiges to Peking, but after seeking without success for three days to pass the Chinese lines and reach the Legation, he returned to Tientsin, taking careful note of the loc stion of camps of soldiers military equipments, fortifications, and the like. His report was highly valued, und he rendered yet further important service by accompanying the Allies to giyo his knowledge of places and conditions, Mr. Li occupied the first place among the students of the North China College for ability, scholarship, and general
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
scheme, subject to sanction by the Government, The Bombay Port Trust has prepared a for constructing a great new dock with a water area of close upon fifty acres. The site will be between the Ballard Pier and the present docks. The dock will have a depth on the sill of 334 feet at high water ordinary neap tides. The en rance will bo through gates convertiblo into a lock 60 feet long. There will be a dry dock from 800 to 850 feet in length, The scheme includes a deep water dockbead pier, 1,250 feat long, where the mail steamers will be able to moor, | and passengers will be able to step into the
railway train. in length and connected with the dockhead Ballard Pier will by trebled pier, and the water angle of the two piers will be reclaimed, and space inside the used as sit s for a bulk-oil installation. The cost of the scheme, exolasive of a railway to the dockhead pier, is roughly estimated at three crores of rupees. It is expected that it will be carried out without any additional charges upon the trade of the port,
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Twenty-three men have deverted from the of twenty dollars for each man returned to the U.S.S. Annapolis, now at Cavita. ` A reward ship was offered.
Province is in that state of unrest which A Newchwang correspondent mys the whole originated with the building of the Chinese Eastern Railway, reached its culmination in 1900, and is unlikely to subside for more years than constitute the average length of life as computed by statisticians.
A London telegram to the N-C. Daily News, dated 5th inst., statos :-- The U. 8. Congress has upon at a conference of the ouse of Represen adjourned after passing the naval votes agreed
and including a grant for the construction of tatives and the Senate, amounting to $81,817,000, fire battleships, but no cruisers.
the title of "Count" and pretending to ba A Rassian with several aliases who, assuming empowered by the Fussian Government to appoint Consular agents, recently victimised foreigners-chiefly missionaries-ia several parts of Japan, has been found guilty of obtaining money by: false pretences, jand has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment, fined 6 yen, and condemned to po'ice surveillance for pay the costs of the proceedings. six months after leaving the prison and to
The Government of French Indo-China, r- marks the Bangkok Times, has done away with the considerable tax that used to be imposed on Chinese immigrants, and has substituted for it China. Immigration has as a rosult largely n emigraht tax on the Chinese returning to increased, and the tax has the advantage of being impused at the time it can be best announcing that Sir Robert Hart, the Chief Commenting upon a Shanghai telegram afforded. while French Indo-China pot only Commissioner of the Chinese Customs, will- gets i's labourers, but also makes them a direct shortly retire from his p st, and that a body, to source of revenue. In the Straits there are no special taxes on the Chinese; they pay the same
be called the International Customs Council, taxes as other residents. Siam ad pts a method (published in Tokyo) urges that Japan, which has will be organised to take over control, the Jiji of her own in dealing with the Chinese, which has very few advantages and many disadvantages
tlie closest trade connection with Chins next to Great Britain, should make strenuous efforts to A special tax is imposed, which, however, frees secure the appointment of Japanese members the Chiuese from taxes paid by Siamese. They on the foreigu staff of the Chinese Customs, and | make a deal of, fuss over this special fax; it is that Japin should not bi content, as at present,
costly to collect, and the net result is miserably with small. The wisdom of any special tax is doubt-second-class Assistant Commission'rs and other a few Japanese occupying positions as ful, but it is impossible to see any reason why the similar subordinato posts. Chinese should not be subject to the same taxa- tion as Siamese similarly circumstanced.
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The new American Pacific (able is to be the means of a better telegraphic traffic between Europe and the countries of the Far East and South East. Monado in Celebes, is to be joined with the new American cable, which comes from the west coast of North America via Palau to
the Philippines. With that cable also a con. nection with hanghai is projected. The rapid development of German interests in the western part of the Pacific demands also the develop. inent of cable communications, especially as at South Sea is still without regular steamer traffic. present a part o Germany's possessions in the Only Kiaochau has been joined with the large world's cuble network, and from Tsingtau now also a cable to Nagasuki is projected, so that a junction will be created with the British cable to Europe as well as with the land-liues of the Great Northern Danish-Russia Company, From East Asia then a cable-line is to go to Dutch East Asia, and the clou of the whole matter is to bo the line via America to Europe, which also is to go via the Navigators' and Fiji Islands.
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It was the Mikudo that, Mr. W. S. Gibert credited with a wish to make the punishment fit the crime or the or miual, but it is only in China, the principle is acted upon. A brickmaker in remarks the London Daily Chronicle, that Hunan was just lately fine 21,40) bricks, with the alternative of being bea'en and “handed over to a mandarin." He chose the bricks. The idea, our contemporary adds, is a good one, and might find some useful employment in Eugland. If there were a court, for instance, that could compel Lord Lansdowne to devote the next five yours or so to writing an essay on and Americau Interests," how much more com- German Diplomacy in its Relation to British fortabls we should all feel. In the same way "Colonel" Lyuoh might have been profitably set to work on compiling A History of Treason: Showinį its Diabolical Nefarious-
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In the Admiralty Division of the High Court on 3id ult, an action was brought by the owners of the steamship Glenfarg to recover the damage sustained by them through collision which occurred at about 7.15 p.m. on Christmas Day last in the North Sea off the North Foreland between their vessel and the defendant's barque Asia. The main question
Changteh, Hunan,. writing on the 13th ult. The Shanghai Mercury's correspondent at in the case was whether the lights of the Asia
says:- Iulications are getting rather frequent were properly exhibited. The crew of the
that Changteh is in the mind of steamship.com. Glenfarg, with the exception of the officers,
panies as an obj-otive point of the trade of engineers, and quartermasters, consisted solely of Clinamen, and in the course of the case one
western Hunan and the whole of Kneichow. of these, who had been on the look-out, was
A few days ago, says the Manila Cablenews, Further evidence to this fact has been furnished the Civil Governor received a cable message by the recent visit of Captain W. Smith, 1epre called as a witness. Much interest was aroused from the Secretary of War asking information seating Batterfield and Swire, to this city.” A by his being sworn in the Chinese fashion. as to whether the markets in Manila have very few words may serve to tell the story. Mr. Justice Buckuill, after stating the changed materially since the date of the last facts, said there would be a decree of both report made by the Commission. In order to world by meins of steam. The first bost of Changteh's connection with the outside to blame. A second action was brought answer the question asked by the Secretary of propelled by team to this city was the British by the owners, masters, and crew of the War, the Governor called a meeting of the gunboat Woodlark, which made the trip in the steam hip Glenfarg and the steam tug did to directors of the various banks, commercial recover salvago for services rendered to the houses and factories, to get their opinions. The
summer of 1899. In 1931-the Woodlark paid a Asia, her cargo, and freight, off the mouth of last report of the Commission was made in the Chinese companies began running launches second visit, and at the same time also two the river Thames on December 25, 26, aud 27, month of November las, When the business from this capital to this place, but for some 1902, after the Asia had been iu collision with element of Manila was called upou to express the Glenfurg. The defendants denied that their opinion there was not one who did not say monts.
reason these were discontinued after several salvage services were rendered by either the that the markets were now much worse than in
The Anglo-French Mining Company, Glenfarg or the Aid. The value of the Glenfarg November. The tobacco has fallen in price for have made a number of trips sluce 1901. they of Kneichow p ovino, has two launches which was £32,000, of her cargo £15,871, of her want of buyers. ugar is scarce ou account of being run from Shansi. Last year the British freight £3,147. The value of the Aid was the poor crops and het es importations of other gunboat Snipe and the German Vorwarts were £13,000. The value of the Asia was £1,000 goods are much less. The hemp crop is also both here, the Saipe making two trips. " and of her cargo aul freight '£5,627./ Mr
This is very small for want of transportation. Thes in brief the history of steam navigation up the Justice Buckuill awarded the Asia the sum of being the principal products of the islands, their Yuen River. The trade of this section is quite £75, and awarded the Glenfarg £250, but said scarcity leaves the people without the moneywell known to the various steɩmship companies judgment would not be eutered for the latter to buy uumorous articles which they would and once a waterway for the greater part amount unles notice of appeal in the previous otherwise purchase, and hence the importers are case was lodged and the appeal prosecuted in not doing the business of former mouths steamers in this direction. The object.
the year is found, they will be quick to ordinary, coure. If the appeal succeeded there There is a hope that the answer vent to the Captain Smith's trip was to ascertain if a pas would be judgment for the Glenfarg for £250 || cable message will have a salutary effect on the age could be found for light-draft steamgrå at if it did not succeed she was entitled to nothing|| tariff legislation for the islands.
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