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At Dunedin, New Zealand, on the 2nd May, the Wife of Capt. T. W. Groves, of a stop.
DEATH.
On the 31st August, at No. 9 Range Rond, Shanghai, Mrs CARLOTTA AVEL BIWELL; aged 49 years.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL •
Music at Hongkong Hotel.
York... Kerker. The Boston Holle, Godfrey.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1901.
TELEGRAMS.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Boxing Carnival.
We would remind our readers of the boxing carnival to be held in the City Hall to-night,
The Sharo Market.
In their share report of yesterday' date, Mesin Vernon and Smyth write Since aur report of the 30th ultimo the
August settlement, though heavy, has been successfully dealt with, but there has been
So Mo Dance,'..Solomons. little or no recovery in our market is con
'God Save The Kiso."
fidently hoped for, and there is again little uf interest to report.
The Whangpao.
On the 26th August, the Foreign Minis tersin Peking and not decided what countrie were to be represented on the International
(REUTET'S `BENVIes.] -|- THE MANNING OF MAIL STEAMERS.
TONDON, th September, 1901, The Australian Parliament has adopted the amendment to the Post and Telegraphe Bill, Initing the mit acts to ships manned entively Ly whites.
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THE AMERICA CUP.
Loxnow, 8th September, 1901. The American yacht Columbia has been selected to defend the America Cup against Shamrock II.
BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA. Various British columns are actively
aged karrying framuntary commandues
of the enemy.
Schaeper's commando is proceeding northe
warda.
CHINA AND THE POWERS.
to be won for Great Britain is Core That Cores must ultimately fall into; the hands of Russia or Japan, many
By kind permission of Licut.-Col. believe likely. Here, evidently, it is assumed that victory will rest with the Baillie and Offcere, the Band of the 22nd smaller but not less ambitious mation.kng Hotel this (Saturday) evening from Bonny Infantry will play at the Hong Corea is, we are informed, already being Sp.in. to 9.30.p.as.— filled with Japanese, who are quitdalive March. A Frangesa,.....Costa. Co the questions involved and issues at Overture......Light Cavalry, '...Suppe.
Vabe
The Officers....Cooke. atske, and presently her forty millions, Selection ...* The Beile of New with an additional ten naillions of Co
Bam Dance trans, will be hurled against Russi, will Petka effectually check her advance, and there- by crippleher in furnenat Peking. Indeed, KONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1901. as Yanaan is said to be the buffer state Foreign Troops in North China.
between Tonkin and British Búrmab
The troops of the Allies have been on Is a recent number of The Spertains so Corca will be between the aggressive the move, hastening the evacuation. More SUPERVISION there appeard a vigarous paper, deal-Russians and China.
Therefor the French left last week (writes the Peking ing with the designs of Russia on Clana, British need not sleep under the ineu-spondent of the N.C. Daily Neuch and how they should and probably will bris of a nightmare, but may repose leaving only the Legation gaan. The 7th Commissier to manage the Whangpos And a continuous success-be met and mullida. The essayist waspensefully, and await in calmn the work-juts and mast of the With Bengal La conservancy. If the largest shipping only not indeed writing on this subject de ing out of a desting by which she will some 600 mon British have arrived from and Japan will be represented. If smaller cers hare also eft. On the other land is reckoned, then Great Britain, Germany, nom, but was criticising a paper that gain everything and lose nothing other posts, consisting of three companies shipping, then Franco and the United had recently appeared in current Others will pull the chestnuts put of the of the 14th Sikhs and the 6th Burma Bat States. number of an inflential Review. The fire, but Great Britain will eat them: talioss. In the departure of Colonel Alexan- author of the original article lad nmin What the Russians, the Japanese and HONEST LIQUORS | tained that until 1895, the daw of the the Chinese think of these proposals, it Japaneswar British induene atmay be diffralt to ascermin. They Peking, though not all that could be will at any rate furnish ideals for the desired, was a powerful, and probably consideration of their respective states the principal factor in the Councils of men, For our part, we think that the China. Since that date, however, Rus-problem is by no means, no simple as it sia bus risen into the premier place, and is bere assumed to be. now wields the greatest influence any hecore abone of contention be-Taxes in Peking. That this condition of affairs, supposing tween Japan sud Russia, at np distant The collection of the octroi of Peking il to be correct, should be very distaste. day, is more than probable. It is cor- began on the 27th inst. (writes the Peking 3.15 p.un. -- Meeting of Hongkong dricker ful to the supplanted Englialunan istain, however, that the Japanne will correspondent of the N.. Huity News)
A Strange Bleeping Place. - natural enough but when the enor
Our French contemporary at: Shany nut be able to scatter the Russimus as after over a year and a quarter of aboy- Inous trade interests of Great Britain are the Chinese were annihilated. It is by ance. The new officer in charge in Prins saya that the Russian railway administra Su, whoso palace was compied in the siege fine watchmen are not to sleep with the
tion at Vladikavkaz has given orders that this
review, and seen to be in danger by may happen. Just as in Nets Africa the 27 the bative converts and the Japanese hesda on the caila. It appears that as thei
and Italian guards, the site of it being now
work is principally at night they took So Russia has the subordinate officer is Ching Hsin, who
right moment by the approaching trains being collected at the city gates, much to whether oving to the diminution in the sole expert to enquire into the sanitary the disgust of the shopkeepers who bacė begun to think that they would incor no
vibration or to the senser of the watchmen condition of the Colony, and that the becoming dulled by habit, a good many of suggestion has been considered by the perse in the government of Paking, or To he sure most of them lost money in the indemnity demanded by the Power. thom have been.crushed of late, and the
Executive Council during the past week, through the Boxer invasion and the foreignwatelanes have been ordered to select les would most the wishes of those members of indemnities to their widows and orphans have become such a beary charge that the We do not think Professor Simpson conquest, but latterly they have been rein bursing themselves through high prieen.
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General Memoranda,
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takes into account, and placet under
That Corea
no means improbable that the reverse
der. Col Keary has come to be in charge Shanghai Weather. of the British force for a short time. When The average minimum of the thermo.
The Protocol Signed. the Legation guard alone remains, the meter in the Settlement at Shanghai in British Commander will be only a Major, August was 77, the average maximum 90.78,
We understand that a telegram was re-
under a General. Col. Marchand, I board 89. 13 respectively, in August 1900. The the German Minister at Peking, to the while some of the other contingenta will be and the mean 83. 87, against 77.22, 89.01 erived in the Colony this afternoon, from Reve, will be in comund of the French rainfall in August was 1.10 inches, and rais effect that the Protocol between China and here, being graded as a General.
fell moasambly on 3 days, against 4.01 oches and 9 days in. August 1900, and na
the Allied Powers Has been signed, and that neerage of 6.56 inches and 10-8 days for the the peace negotiations have now been 19 years 1882-1900,
closed,
THE SANITARY CONDITION OF
THE COLONY,
Medical Expert Suggested="{ We hear that a suggestion has been made that Erofeser Simpson, fomorly. Mediant
Notices by Contributing Shareholders of this saddan tuen of affairs, it cannot be | British are determined to remain para occupied by the Italian Legation and guard, sleeping on the rails so as to be waked at the Officer of Health at Calatta, has been
the Hongkong and Whanpon Dock Co., Ltd., repaired before this date. Waasosday, September 14 ---
9.m.-Re-pewing of Queen's College. Famay, September 13 :—
Goods por Hemale undelivered after
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wondered at that the Reviewer looks
mount at all costs.
OUS PARONS.
rouul for some means, diplomatic or serves that can be drawn upon, with at present is with the Court, Taxes For some time this worked all right, but suggested by the Colonial Office as a suit otherwise, to restore the bainace in which the Japanego will find it dificult Great Britain's favour. War with to cepe. It the British Government is Russin is out of the question, for shri- determined that she shall be dominant Ira word, then, the writer in the Chinese capital, she must rouse 12.45 p.m.--Meeting of Shareholders of ulvises Great Brim to act the part of herself in order to emplish it. She ' a sezoal' to Chinn, ant stand behind must trust neither the battalions of whilst the latter attacks Russia. The Chinese nor the victorious arms of da- recent fighting powers of the Chinese pan. She must send forth her heat troops trained at Wei-hai-wei has fur diplomats, and see that they demand nished the materials for a great vision. only what is just and right, and then The ser perrives that the whole of with anwavering determination support China might to filled with regi them by the exhaustless resources she ments of Chinese soldiers, drilled and luas at command. led by British otheers, who will
'THE BACK DOOR. THE Series of Aricis exited 'THE BACK DOOR. which appeared in the Chime Mel, luve host; reprinted. sind may be pixiewi in Puuphlet form
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be not only ambitions, but quite
LOCAL AND GENERAL
A Matter of Privilege
claring
suck Bi
dangerous sleeping-places.
The Evacuation of Peking
the community who petitioned for: 411 ex-
pert report in the sanitary condition of the
The Peking correspondent of the N.-C. | Colony, nor do we think he is the sort of Day New wrote on the 29th August-expert His Excellency the Governor wants, The matter of evacuation in Peking and Dr Simpson began his pablis career as Chibli, probably presents as much of Medical Oficer of Health in Aberdeen, fusion us anything. The British are delay
About four o'clock on Monday mouing says the Bunghod Times of the 22nd August), a Siamese was arrested in the street by the Bangkok police, on the ground that he was carrying a bundle with a loaded able to cope with the stealthily ap
revolver, a couple of duggers, two beseesing here, till the full Protocol is signed Scotland, and we believe he did every good and bits for haring and a number of Italians and Japanuses are delaying for the Oficer of Health at Calcutio, where, if we The French ore dolaying in Puotingfo. The work there.. He next became Medical proaching forces of Russia, and dring Notes by the Way.
There were the cases of plague caringite with them when going to commit o them back heyend the Amoor. This
burglars invariably
British. Still, evacuation is in sight, and the past #4 hours. Jau The Speckstar thinks is both
robbery. The only explmation he could the meantime the disciplined, armed troops friction between him and the authorities" it will be only a matter of a few days. In are not mistaken, there was considerable. Rutastic and useless. It assumes, what
Queen's College reopens an Wednes. give of his being in ponassion of such of Yuen Shih-k'ai are kept out of the city on matters connected with his riepartment; my are disposed to deny that China.
articles, was that he had just bought them through the sole opposition of Sir Ernest Wo believe Dr Simpson's side was expoused in a pawnshop, and he was walking home.
Satow, while useless, unarmed Banner thin, and took him to the station. The The policeman thought that explanation too
prisoner, however, is a Moa Chun, the sen
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erut nuthor has asserted that the loss of
these
troops are stationed at the city gates, on by the professional press, the point at issue the wall, and along the streets. They might being, if our recollection is correct"
of a Prince, and according to a regulation! be better termed Beggar troops rather than that the authorities would not carry nut
Banner troops. The River at Tientsin.
his recommendations. Siucs he returned to
the Tientin correspondent of the NC
England he has engaged in teaching, and The incident of the season so fur (writes is, we believe, connected with the School
defining the privileges of Prineos it seems that a Mon Chae cannot be kept under without special permission. That peruis arrost by the police, or put in his al
sinn, we understand, has been applied for, Faily News on the 19th August), has been of Tropical Medicine, with which Dr and though we have not heard, we presume the arrival of the S. S Kateberg at the Manson (the Colonial Office medical The font of bringing her up was of less sigui it has by this time been obtained. The
Bund, which took place on Friday last week adviser) and Dr Cantlige are connect- can only support the ulice. Peers and ice per se than as shappy surgery of
Ho in nt present a member Princes have their privileges everywhere, I what we may anticipate in the near futura;
Medical Commisaren
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DOW MID
A Peking corespondent writes: - Mr the half or the sole of Manchuria and Mrs Rockhill are still here, the barge in criminal one, and the authorities would not affect Chim like the loss of
of Dr. Morrisau. Mr Conger has thing the samtbest portion of the Eighteen generally regarded as having been stablo to do with the Protocol Mr Rockhill is Provinces, for are China and negotiator, more than the the peer if most Manchuria is mui. This contention of lus colleagues. may supported by references to Chinese history. The Balers of China Padre Adams, V C.
done. The vessel drew 9 feet 7 inches aft, Elizabeth and other South African towns are exceedingly sensitive on this point,
9 feet 5 inches forward and found no trouble is being investigated. We think that the and any hint thereat in order to pacify
either in the shoals or in the bends. Cap-public wish to have an eminent engineer as vieterings euenies generally left the
There is a story in the Sina Than tain Webster, the pilot who brought her up, the head of any Commision sent out would traitor wings, his head. I
clergyman to win the Cross for valour which goes to prove that whistling done found a little uncertainty as to the locality to enquire into the condition of this on the field of battle. I knew him overraine the wind, spite of all that scepties any of the channel-not to be wondered at con-
hat these do not save them from trial and much credit is due to the local Agent of South Afries, where, amongst other things, criminal charges. This particular Mom Messtu Carlowitz & Co. for showing the the outbreak of plague at Cape Town, Port Chau has already served a sentence of ten yeurs in gol.
la the list of Honorary Chaplains to
the King appears the e of the Raising the Wind.
Rev. J.
W. Adans, V.C., the first
shippers and the community what can be
Nervousness
must be conreded that it is by no means thirty years ago (writes Anglo-Indian Weste pained and surprised to note that the sidering how long an interval has elapsed Colony, and although it inlght be usuful certain that China would be wishful to in a Hon paper), while he was miltory story is related with an air of flippancy by since a vessel of the Kniedery's tongs to have a medical gentleman of Dr Simp trust herself in our hands in this way. chaplain at Peshawar, the frontier of that respected journal, which appears not attempted the voyage. The essayist further thinks that the Afghanistan, where he was afterwards t
The ship brought son's standing associated with auch an ox- to be a believer in such manifestations. A up some 487 tons of cargo, and, I need pari, it is more likely that the local medica task is altogether to gigantic for sober distinguish hitself, as his many admirers
were confident that be waghi da o opjusk in charge of a corporal of the British hardly add, cleared the port of all the ex consideration. It is indeed practically tunity. Possessing all the modesty of the commissarent was becalmed on the Paibo port stuff on hand. impossible. He thinks that were China hins not only as a self-sacrificing minister
true hero, he was adored by Tommy At and the steeraman was whistling in ieritur she found some difficulty in turning, batore useful in auprlying expert data.
On the return journey men, ndicial and unofficial, could be still
willing to attempt this, scar thousands but also as a sportsman, Yet he shocked ingtune. To him went the corporal, with or she got down in six and a half hours, and of Englishmen would be
some straight-lacenames by necessary
new by becoming honor den to desist. The Celestial explained that this most emphatically demonstrated the any secretary of the Peshawur Vale Hent and asks where they may be found? Itemember his getting a steel-linex worden was whistling to the river joss for suffi fact that the Feihn, or, to give it its correct. VÉRY OLD LIQUEUR would not be enough that a man could eles in game cader; sund, such things aut only interested the corporal, who was anxious to Tientsin, and that there is every probability delicate. The function of each orgnatt is
Far made fortgymnastics, to keep his mas cient motive power to propel the vessel. This name, the Haiho, is one more navigable to
The nervous system of the human body spenk English, that he has fair hair and coutural to his deserved popularity, but deliver his cargo of whisky and cave in that we may once more become a sport in performed under stimulus coureyed by its very complicated and its tissus very blue eyes.
also enable him to save precious lives at a He must be a trained sol-critical moment. Although he had a some numerable lives. Spose I pay joss one reality as well as in name. The significance cial nerves. Continued win on the dier, and capable at thint, who will what languidly professional way of s
he was a manly niste to thecore, and of alum. Prece nonay,' he said, will wind oomo?' of the trip is all the greater from the fact reduces the savunt of
narus sve is debilinting, since it willingly undergoria e amount of dant energy. He once spoke to me privately. The helmuman replied in the afirmative, that August, even in good years for the river, essa is composed of cells like other tissue. I nerve sue. Nerve hardship, with little recompense except about my absence from durch, not as and the corporal took a Mexiest from his usually whynesses self-atinugulation on the and is dependent upon the circulation a monthly sum of dollars. Men of how church-
but a friend, pointing out pocket and threw it into the water, retark- part of the stream. This is due to the fact sustenance of healthy conditions.
the blood and potriton in general for the -going condued to sane viens capital may regard' China as a favour the palling endemie of cholera at l'estan- if ur wind, I crack you on the skull with greater, it is more heavily charged with mere nerve sedatíre or stimolant. It is a of life, apart from any other clains: During ing: Now, if joss sends wind, all right; that although the quantity of water is Stearns Wise of Cod Liver Oil is not a able field for the investment of their war, bushed the stuff of which he was word. Almost immediately-the Ching, hed, as it
in Septenther, 1859, Pure this bout-hook till I've had my dollar's silt, which, being deposited on the healthy nerve, and is Brurpassed as a WHISKY.surplus cash, and hope for substantial
nerve builder It makes strong nerves, made by his foutievadevotion to duty. dividends; but men of education and one read to la sarloss during lat arful Times is so thoroughly sceptical that it call the surface tines, and tous, shals the Hongkong.
And
more quickly, then cure for nervousness. At all Chemists, and Wholesale from AE. Watson & C., Ltd., refinenient would fit China a meno church service, I heard that during the pre-
outbreak? Ch Sunday evening. aitor it s'asincidoneo big gust of wind entire length of the fairway. There has tonous boine. But even if men werevious night, the 36th (Queen's) Reginent sprang up. It was a regular typhoon on a just been one element of luck in the busias Hashley Your friend was at the willing to come, could we End, in suffi- had Jost renty-eight men or about one-smeli seule. The sail bulgel out, the boatness. The chief factor in the increment of Rsposition? I suppose be sur many rare
twentieth of the battalion thon in Promunced by Connoisseurs to be the eient gibers, competent sokliers? meuts; sul, in the course of three weeks fuw along, and everything went well, tifi the water this year bas, been the Hunho, or
and curious things? The Border: Yes, Such dimerical visions must be allowed, 115, grabent one-fifth in all, sugam tarn of the river was reached. Stand by Grand Canal, and that water is not touch a'am. He wys he had un stcellent cup
bed to the scourge in the que regiment.
of coffee,' BEST BRAND in the FAR EAST. to far away as pleasing dreamus vinish
for a gibe, shouted the skipper. Let go silt-laden. Mr de Linde's closure of the when the day dawns.
ACOMMUNICATION:
the rope. But it was a moment tou Inte. great canals and many minor crecks has CAME NEAR BEING A CRIPPLE The junk swung over to au angle of 45 maintained red scour and so the TOSH Westhafer, of Loogooter, Ind.. Bus the case for Great Britain is not. Forro Allow me to speak a few
words in favor of Chamberlain's degrees, the starboard gunwale went onder, abnormal sediment has been carried out tod.U.S.A., a poor man, but he says he hopeless. Indeed, The Spectator has Cough Remedy. I suffered for three years everything loose un hosed was ttling on ea
would not be without Chamberlain's Pain with the bronchitis and cold or sleep ↑
The adening of the channel by Balm if it cost five dollars a bottle, for it discovered the key to the difficulty, and nights. I tried several doctors and various the door, and, worst of all, a case of precious erosion is all going on, and things are ved him from being a cripple. No ex
pat believes that Russia will presently be patent medicines, but could get nothing to whisky went overward and disappeared.clearly mending steadily, checkmated without the interference of fattle of the valuable medicine, which has
give me any relief until my wife gut & Corporal Blank heaved a sigh. The joy Great Britain or even of China. The completely relieved me.WS. BROCKMAN, worked that time anyhow,' he said. Abons when a girl
iber hair. 1 can't keep it dark. Buguel, Mo., U. 8. 2. This ready is replied the Celestial, 'one dollar extches Power that is, to accomplish this is for sale by All Dealers. WATEINS, too much wind; neat time pay jose 20 cash. Souz people have faith in odd arnbers Japan; the arena where the victory is General Agents.
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