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therewith will now become visible. And the Banks decline already to give notes against the British dollar, or rather the Banks begin at this early stage to board the Governmeal notes, i e., the Straits dollars of the future.”
"But have you nothing say against the arguments brought forward at yesterday's meeting ?"
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Chief Justice Sir William Goodman is ex- repcted to arrive from Japan by the Siberia on thê 2 ́st inst.
A Government Gazette Extraordinary an- nounces that Amoy has been declared an infected port.
Lieut. H. B. Wheeler's resignation of his commission in the Hongkong Volunteer Corps has been accepted by H.E. the Governor.
On the 17th inst., in Victoria Gaol, Ini Chui, alias Li Kwai Fan, was hanged. He was sutelcel to death by Sir Henry Berkeley for being concerned in the murder of the reformer, Yeung Ku Wan, in Gago Street, on 10th January, 1901,
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Dr. Eiswaldt, for many years German Consul at Tientsin, and who went home some three years ago, hs been appofuted to the German Consulate at Canton.
The Consul-General for the United States at Singapore, Mr. O. F. Williams, has received a uotification from the Washington Governmeut that British Borneo Las, for United States consular purposes, been placed under his official Jurisdiction, and he has been asked to establish an U. B. Consular Agency at Sandakan.
We are informed that a commission, mostly composed of officers of the French Navy, nuder the presidency of Mr. Reau, Consul for France, bas held an enquiry into the wreck of the French s.s. Paul Doumer. After examining the report of Capt. Heleux and the depositions of the principal members of the crew, it has decided that Capt. Heleux has strictly followed the rules of navigation and that no fault can be laid to his charge either in the way he managed his steamer or in the way he behaved when the wreck happened. Accordingly, it was decided that he should keep his captain's In the Summary Court on the 16th inst., a Chi-certificate, this decision to be approved by the Dese cook sued Mr. H. G. Stevens of the Kowloon Marine Minister in Paris in due time.
That would be very diful. Only it seems to me that if looked into hero is not much difference of opinion. The scheme might do well enough for the Natike Stats just as it might have done for India. What is feared is that with its prolonged, its artificial, and its complicated methods, it will not do for the local conditions, not for the Straits, unfortunately. This was to a great extent admitted by the
A remarkable operation was performed in the supporters of Government Even the Chinese Government Civil Hospital not long ago. A Member, though he approved, condemned the
Chiness lad of 16 years, who was admitted manner of demonetisation And there was an sufferi g from a ruptured spleen, and was in undertone that the scheme though adopted in danger of losing his life, had the injured name was to be subjected to alteration to mestrgan removed. He recovered, and saved his local conditions. Then the point was made that assai:aut from being placed on his trial for the native was intelligent enough to guard manslaughter: against the dangers of the scheme. But th-Com- mittee meant to give us a Life" scheme free of danger. There should be no necessity to have to guard against anything. Besides, that is not a question of what the native will do but what the dollar will do. And the fact that the Chinese cau best the European strengthens the argument that with this demonetisation the European will be compelled by the Chinaman to accept payment in British dollars, thus preventing the kind of fixity desired being reached. It is a pity the Government cannot be made to see it, especially as there has cer- tainly been no desire to embarass Government; only to assist and if possible to be of some use. And now? Now I have for the present done with the question, at least as far as the Press is concerned. The only thing that can now be done is to get the house in order to be prepared for the storm that is ahead and to educate our masters to explain the scheme and its working to the Chinese and Natives, and to give them advice Low to behave and act so a to mimimise the risk of loses to them and to the merchants."
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HONGKONG.
The visitors to the City Hall Library and Museuni for the week ending 14th June wers 279 nou-Chinese and 71 Chinese to the former, and 52 nou Chin se and 1,898 Chinese to the latter institution.
The wife of Dr. J. M Atkinson, Prin ipal Civil, Medical Officer, was robbed the other day by a servant boy of a quantity of jewelry roughly estimated to ano nt to from $890 to $1,000 in value. The robbery took place at Dr. Atkinson's Peak residence, and so far the culprit Las not been ari sted.
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Dispensary for $7 odds for balarce of wages due. From the defendant's evidence it appeared that the cook left his service without notice and afterwards returned to the house and created a di turbance. Mr. Justice Wise dismissed the claim and reprimanded the ook.
Our attention has been call d to the fact that while the Public Works Department is replac ing in various parts of the Colony the old aud condemned style of gully by gullies of an improved pattern to meet sanitary requirements, yet in Co naught Road on the Praya Reclama- tion, this old style of gully is still being cou- structed. Perhaps the F.W.D. will enlighten the man in the treet as to the reasons for this want of uniformi y in the administration.
Sanitary Board offices, according to a recent ly-issued order, are to bec me liable to all sorts of pains and pedalties, including instant dismissal, if they are found guilty of furnishing information of any kind to the Press. It would be interes ing to know how far this order is influenced by the paragraph published some little time ago anent the non-disinfection of a public chair which had carried a Japanese plague patient first to the Government Civil Hospital and then to the Plague Hospital at Kennedytown. The paragraph was intended to point out an oversight that required remedying at ones, but if the outcome of it is to be that the Press are to be deburred from knowing that Mr. Wun Lung failed to have his premises disinfected when ordered to, or that someone else ran foul of this or that by-law by neglect ing to observe its provisions, then perhaps it were better had the paragraph never been written and the public chair in question been allowed to carry on its functions, to the danger of everyone using it!
About half-past eleven on the 16th inst. a slight outbreak of fire occurred in a Chinese medicine shop at 28, Eastern Street, West Point. It was extinguished by the inmates with water from a tap, which they distributed so lavishly as to cause damage to stock to the extent of $70-according, at least to the estimate of the proprietor. The premises are in-ured for $2,870. The cause of the fire was the accidental overheating of a chattie nsal for drying herbs.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
As a result of a visit by Mr. MacLoary Brown and Mr. Hagiwara, Secretary of the Japanese Legation at Seoul, it has been derided to build breakwaters at Chinnimo, Corea, to reclaim a large area from the sea, and t, buill The work is to Cus'oms warehouses the reon. be commenced shortly.
Tɩe-8.8. Samshui, which a Reuter's telegram some days ago reported as lost in a hurricane at Mavila, has arrived there in safety, though bearing traces of heavy weather. The Samshui rescued the native crew of nine of the schooner Josephine, which foundered during the storm. The steamer's commandor reports many wrecks on the shores of Leyte and Samar.
The Leviathan, armoured cruiser, is ordered to be commissioned at Portsmouth on the 16th instaut to relieve the Argonaut on the China Station. As already uoted, it is intended to form a cruiser division for the Chios station
and it is probab e that the Leviathan will is the flagship of this division. The Leviathan is
a new first-class armoured c uis-r of 14,100 tons displacement, a sister-ship of the Good Hope and King Alfred, and compares with 11.000 tons displacement of the Argonaut, so that she is an access of strength to the China Squadron. Her complement will be 868 officers and men.
The Manila American of the 12th · June
save:-A telegram to Constabulary head- that on Wednesday night Felizardo's band quarters yesterday brought the information
of Cavite outlaws met with a crushing defeat. The eugagement while it lasted was most sensation and the results most gratifying to the authorities. Twenty-four men of the Imus detachment under Lieutenant Bonson, P.C., struck the ontlawe, killing seren, wounding many, and capturing many rifles, revolvers ammunition, clothing and hors s. The lienten- ant reports a hard fight and excellent conduct of his men. The full details of the engagement have not been rendered, but it is the belief that Lieutenant Crooke, P. C, who has left for the scene of the fight, will discover more casualties thaa have been reported.
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The following two telegrams with reference to Corean affairs are from Japanese papers :— "Seoul, 4th June-The Corean Government have officially requested the Russian Minister to wire to the Russians at Ryougan to with- draw from the place. In the note containing this, request it is pointed out that the violation of graves is a serious infringement of the Treaty."-"Peking, 4th June-A party who has just 'returned to Peking from Seoul, via Wiju and Autung. states that about 100 Russians were at Byongan when he passed through. Twenty-one of these were identified ax soldiers. They were all engaged in con- structing barracks. Two steamboats were in the river. At Antung there were 30 Russian soldiers. At Tatungkao were 20 or 30 Rus- sians at one time, but they all left for Ryongan after a short stay. Visits of Russian officers to Antung and Wiju districts are frequent. They recruit mounted bandits, and assign them to different stations.”
A foreigner who has just returned from Shantung informs the Shanghai Mercury that Sh.ugtuugis as much German as Manchuria is Russian. Coal mines are being opened up, and the Germans state that they have got at least 10,000,000 tons of coal in sight. From what he could gather very little, if any, royalty is paid to the Chinese Government. The Germans
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now putting up a branch railway line to Po-shan. Porcelain-factories are being established. The Mercury's informant says the officials are afraid of the Germans, be they officials
or otherwise, and if they demand anything it is at neo supplied. He was also informed that the Grins bal endeavour. d to crea'e a Chines) Regiment, but had failed in the attempt. He says the railway is now more than paying expenses. The goods traffic is large and growing and has increased four-and-a-half times in one year, whilst the passenger traffic is now 46,000 monthly. They are pushing forward the railway lines both north and south; to the north towards Tientsin and to the south to Ishow-fu, to the borders of this province, where they expect to connect with the British (hinkiang line.
The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty:-Captain Hen, W. G. Stopford, to the Leviathan, to date June 16. Lieutenants: T. Daureuther (1st and N.), C. G. Chichester (G.), A. D. M. Cherry (T.), H. D. Philpott, L. H. Crosier, F. G. Hingley, and E. C. Baubury, to the Leviathan, to date May 18. Eugineer Cormander J. S. Rees to the Leviathan, to date June 16; Engineer Lieuten- ant C. J. M. Wallace to the Leviathan, to dato June 16; Ergineer Sub-Lieutenauts E. E. Bartlett, W E. Olive, and S. T. Stidstone to the Duke of Wellington, for the Leviathan, and A. J. Butler to the Leviathan, to date June 16; Midshipmen H. Westmacott, D. Greig, W. E. B. Magee, E. R. Carson, M. F. F. Wilson, and C. M. Murphy to the Leviath in, to dato June 16; G. C Royle, A. d'A Funnett, S. H. S. Moxly, R. T. Dimsda's, H. H. J. F. Teale, and G. Harper to the Leviathan, on arrival on China Station, undated. The following Sub. Lieutenante have been promoted to the rank of Li atenant:-Thos. Fisher, with seniority of Dec. 15, 1901; J. B. Ward, with seniority of Feb. 15, 1992; and S. B. Builey, for social services in China, with seniority of Feb. 27,
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