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General Memoranda,
FRIDAY, September 27-
BIRTHS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
At No. 1. Capton Villas, Kowloon, on the 25th Septeraber, the Wife of W. CEP MEST DREW, öfn Daughter.
On Sept. 25, at No.: Mountain View, The Peak, Hongkong, the Wife of WALTER Luore, Rogal Welch Fusiliers, of a Daughter.
Geavy Street, San Francisco, the Wife of Of the 17th September, at No. 1010, 1. RISENTHAL, Shanghai, of a Son.
DEATH.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
then what excuse has the Government to offer for proposing a grant of $50,000 towards the Victoria Memorial Fund in The Anny. London? Judged by any standard, Hong kong is done well in the past-so far as subscribing money is concerned-in
Queen and it would be perpétunting the mealory of our boloved
i better memorial to her who ever encerned
The Times, in a special article, hopes it will become the rule and not the excep tion to encourage the estonin of colour service of British soldiers acclimatizeil ba
India.
The Unvarnished Truth I'
At Tiesin, on läth September, Wu-herself in the improvement of the con- The Rev. W. Macleanid, who has been LIAM BROTHERFUR LITTLE Major, Theditious under which her people lived to in charge of the Farquhar Street Mission Hongkong Regiment, aged 42 yearsnake the city of Victorin a clean, well-Chapel at Penang for the last thirty years. Deeply regretted by his brother Officers.
| baile and localthy city than to sithşeriba Fas kad i furovell meeting there on his de- The pildwation of Mis site commenced nuncy but the Colang ent ill spare to purtare for Earpe. In his farewell address, aid a constructing an imperial monu- the rov. gentleman duelt upon the deplor- ment in Loution, a work already hand-ablo apathy to religion displayed by Euro somely subscribed to by the residents of pear in the Past, whose only object in life at here, he said, seemed to be to make the Colony
oney and enjoy themselves:
A.10.2.
The China Mail.
KONGKOSŃ, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1901.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
THE
Bay View Hotel.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1901.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Plague.
During the past twenty-four hours one death frora plague was reported in the Cof- ony (Chinese).
Onion Church..
Scathuldors are reminded of the Special Mosting to be held tomorrow (Thursday) at fi p.m.
The Canton River Trade
The steamer un Afara, which was
TELEGRAMS.
LAUTER SERVICE.] FRANCE AND RUSSIA
LONDON, 23rd September, 1901, The Paris correspondent of the Times states that tile topics discussed by the Tsar and President Loubet were the positions of the two countries in near and far eastern questions, the stralued relations existing between France and Turkey, and Armenisr Affairs,
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purchased recently by the Hongkong at her intention co-operating with all her It is also stated that Rusaia has signified Canton Steamship Co arrived from Japan strange to the occass of French enter yesterday. She is a neat littler craft, and prises in the Far East. from the exterior locks very well indeed. She will be placed on the Hongkong Canton run at an early dato Wa understand that a sister ship is in course of constraction.
Sharks!
Fuel in Siberia.
THE COBRA' WRECK. It transpires that the t-b. destroyer Cobra sank in soven fathons of water
No rock can be found in the vicinity of the wreck, and it is now inferred that the
two.
(REUTER'S HERVICE TO BANGKOK.]-
BOER SUPPLIES.
LONDON, Sept. 12%
· Large quantitios of ammunition and other contraband, have been discovered at Lorenzo Alarquez. Two Frenchaien have been ar rester. It is believed that the Boers have
Bay.
THE TSAR AND KAISER AT DANTZIG.
The Emperors chatted on board the Hoken olles till midnight. ⠀⠀⠀
Is the harbor the ships were illuminated, Yesterday the Emperors witnessed a great she fight, the men of war attacking the coasts,
This, however, by the way. The Cochane Street enquiry proves that the inspection of plane by the Public Works
A. Justion of the Pance Court was hold Department is somewhat of a farce. There is, apparently, no public gurantee. A. Haziand, Police Magistrate, in the price-list, and are evidently soû for food by at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon, Mr
Sharka find a place four focal marketessel was lost through simply breaking in that the work projected will be carried chair. Mr F. H. Kemp, Acting Police the lower-olas Chinose. To-day, the lanza The Police Magistrate's out it accordance with any given plan, Magistrate, and Mr C. A. D. Melbourne, display of newly landed sharks in the Cen- finding in the re-opened and, consequently, no guarantee that chief clerk at the Magistawy, were present.tral Market would indiente that they are COCHRANE enquiry into the collapse, the public safety is being watched. The only miness was to consider an opplic-plentiful in there waters. They measura
STREET of Chinese
feuemont Cseless plans, scrimped work, incitieientation from John Lacock for a publicuo's from A feet to 14 feet in length. Prio ENQUIRY.
henses in Cochrane Street supervision, these may all contribute to license for Use Bay View Hotel, the holder 7 to 8 cents per cally. is published in another future disasters unless the Government of the license having tied recently. The colum. The finding is more remark-stops in to prevent them. The public application was unanimously granted. able her what it does not contain tha have right 10 demand immediate Death of Major Little. H.K.E.
According to a V-kyu paper reliable oog obtained ample supplies vin Delagon for what it contains; and as we have action by the Government. It shouki
Investigations show that the autount of cual no desire la render ourselves liable for insist that one but properly-qualified death at Tientsin.. out the ch inst.. festimated at 74,030 tons, of which · 95,000 Wo regret having to announce the Jannually consumed at Wiadirástnek is contrapt of court w consider it best to architects shall practice in the Colony, Major W. R. Little, of the Hongkong Rotons are used by steamers, 18,000 tons by Meeting.
leave unsaid mirch that could be said that proper materials still be used in giment. No particulars have come to railways, 18, tous by the navy, and Slooting of Hongkong Football regarding this deplorable disaster--and | new or altered house property, that hand, but we believe it is a fact that Major 6,000 tons by docks and factories Japanese
the enquiry. The lessons are so obvious the work is properly upervised by the Little has born in ill health for some con
coal commands the greatest sue. As wood that he who runs may read and we architect, and that the Public Works siderable time, and when we saw him if for fuel obtainable in the interior of Siberis hope the gubernatorial binin is at work Department shall be sufficiently equipped Hongkong some months ago, after returns growing scarce, and the price going up, Auctions of Household Varni-in unison with the public mind on this to overtake the work imposed upon iting from siel leave. we believe, he was the demand for copt is expected to be con- ture, at No. He Prys East, Wan-
mutter, because it is eminently desir- by law.
certaluly not in robust hesith. Majorsiderably increased in the future. In view RY, September 28:-
able that this public should-be safe-
Little's death will cause much regret ninong of this, several foreigners are now interested Meeting of Shareholders of
his Hongkong frienda. Denglas Sternship Co., Ltd.. at the guasted from similar disasters,
in developing coal mines in the vicinity of Company's 4
s Olliem.
Bowley, the Crown Solicitor whose Auction of Himmobold Furni, Mr. Geo. P. Laminert.
Podnet of the engairy was most ael- Fie, by Mosnay, September
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mirable said some strong things in his 12.15 pm. -Meeting of Shareholders of
the Great Faster and Caledonian Gold closing speech of which we are sure the to-day at the Magistracy. Mr Badeley pro Mining Co., Ltd., at the flu of the public will approve most heartily: and Company, No. 14, Des Voeux Road,
we are also certain that had the Magis trate bern Assisted by a jury in this crquiry de members of that jury would have made some strong comments on cortain facts, elucidales during the en quiry. The two main statements in My Haveland's rider might be crystal-| lised as follows:-There were serious deviations from the plans suctioned by the Public Works Department and the Public Works Department ought to carry out more efficiently the duties laid upon it by Ordinance. The new facts brought out in the second enquiry are
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Goors per Guishie undelivered after
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show that important evidence necessary to a proper finding was not produced at the first enquiry, and after this we! hope that in all simile diastors, in WINE AND SPIRITS MERCHANTS,volving heavy loss of life, the Polies
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Magistrate, will always receive the assistance of the Crown Solicitor at the public enquiries,
So far as we can judge from the evidence, unless the Government adopts new legisintīon. there may be in the Colony aay
umber of death-traps simit to those in Cochrane Street. So far as
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Notes by the Way.
The Po-toi island pinney ease opened
seenter.
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Parcels unils for Europe, &c., par ss. Chu, will close at 3 p.m. on Friday, the 27th inst,
An impressive scorial service for Frosident McKinley was held on the
Luneta at Manila,
There' was an objection lodged agaiust Dorites, the winner of the St. Leges, for bumping, but it was overruled.
The The publishes long articles dwelling upon the substantial advances made in Japanese art in recent years,
Miss Goldmap, whose Anarchist lee
Chicago for having incited the murder of tures inspired Czolgorz, has been arrested at President McKinley.
tely
The Russian Government has issued an order for the Chinese language tobe taught in a large number of Russian schools for the future.
The General Annual Meeting of the members of the Hongkong Football Club will he held to-morrow afternoon in the Cricket Pavilion, at five o'clock.
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A Manila Suit.
The suit raised by Mesara Donaldson Sim and Co, Manila, fór 376,090 against the Chartered Bank fra alleged lorgan sustained in connection with a trait for $96,000 opened by the Bank at Bangkok in April 1900, has been withdrawn by the plaintiffs, who pay the Court expenses incurred by the bank. The Bank has paid over to the Arm the balance of $3,606,65, which was never disputed by the Bank, and paid into Court by them at the commencement of the preecodinga.
been secr
Siberia.
CANTON NOTES. (From Our Vien Correspondent.). THE EXAMINATIONS,
Canton, Sept. 24. The examinations for the second literary degree are in progress. The first bout snded
Sanitary Inspectors for Manila.
The Governors of Manila hare appointon Sunday. Seldon or ever doos any part ed twelve sauitary inspectors at salaries of of these examinations pass without some be filled by Americans and Fillipines Indis. the mass of humanity shut up, within so $75 (gold) per month. These positions will exciting incident.. And when one thinks of criminately according to thoir qualifications. narrow a space for a period of three days
The best material is required for this soraich alsolutely na communication with the vice, and men of high charactor and intelli- gence will be selected according to their qualificatione, regardless of nationality Fach inspector will be assigned to a special distries or host, and will have under bim three assistants, and it will be their duty to
outside world, it is rally marvellous that everything passes so quiefly: One youth was cheerved to behare in a peculiar man- ner soon after entering bis cell on Friday, He noted as if someone were pursuing him with deadly intentions. When the man in
Here be fell down in a swoon..
Stow Away from Boilers!
sco that the muitory laws for the city of charge of the row of cella where this young A few mornings ago, a coolie might have Maniln are properly observed, and stringentan was, was proceedingdown the alley-way, on Robinson Road with a regulations regarding sanitary conditions are the youth rushed out in the wildest terror package at each end of his carrying pole.to be drawn up, in order to place the city towards the great does, which were by The packages were two little coffias, and on a footing of healthfulness that will bear that time sealed and no exit was possible. the contents were, presumably, two young comparison with any city of like size in the corpers from some of the convents being Orient. taken away for burial. The collius vero
cases, and the legenti upon one of the made, as is wont here, from commod pack.
*Stow away from Boilers!'
tents were Packed in Patent Tins? On the other it was set forth that the
cothing was
Ladder
The Philippines Trade.
Dastardly Act at Singapore.
The mandarin, who was in charge of the Examination Hail, emalitted suicçiklə on Friday night by swallowing a quantity of opius. He was not an opium smokor, su it The Singapore Free Press of the 17this aid, and had merely taken a httle opium inst. repents-At about 10 p. last in with him to induce sleep. The body con-night, an Irish sailor named William Mewan hoisted over the wall as the door conta Gann, considerably the worse for liquor, not be opened. It may be worth while men- scoosted the native watchman at the tioning for the student of folk-lore that the Sailor's Home and demanded admittance. On being refused, the intoxicitud men drew beon under demoniacal uence and to
Chinese consider beta there men to have" his knife, and stabbed the watchmen re- thár, excent not responsible for their actions. peatedly. The watchman shouted for help, and sous European police constables at Polics Bahru, hearing cries of distress, went to his assistance, whereupon the As
The statistics of imporis and exports to and from the Philippines show an encr- mons increase of trade since the American occupation. The average value of raport for 10 years prior to 1895 was $22,237,507 and of exports $28,722,592. Since the
-A SEGUESTION-TO THE LITERARY
Boxer troubles, which tells of the punish
The Imperial Edist dealing with the: Captain Spencer V. V de Horsty, so American occupation, the average statis- sailant in diately fed, but was, however, cuts meted out to the districts, cities WY can see, the pluns well known on the China Station an ties are-Imports. $48,208,419; Exports, overtaken at the steps leading to Fort Can and towns where foreigners wore killed, is prepared and submitted to the Public lieutenant and lieut.-commander, is appoint-$45.987,793. Of course, this increase of ning, in fillet, where he was finally now being cireulted by the Pan- Magis- Works Department need not have been est to communal H. M. S. Ephigeni
trade has sent up the shipping tonnage caught, The unfortunate watchman, Sheik trate smoog the mission stations in his prepared at all--for all the practical
stutistica enormously. If the Filipinos Adinatash, who was removed to the General District. Its all places where outrages took $10.50use they proved to jo. The evidence
would only accept this lussey, and settle Hospital, wna found to bo seriously wound-place, the Literary and Military Examin down to work, their general prosperity ad, having received, besides several nasty ations are suspended for five years. An cuts on his back and arms, a deep-thrust test of the power of observation and know. over the heart,
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shows that these phins-the value of be appraised from the | evidence--wera not followed by the ower (who was his own supervising architect and foreumn of works). Plus had to be submitted to the P. W.D. to
Mc Mowbray S. Nurthente returned from holiday last night, and, we under
stand, takes over charge of the Land In. vestment Co. from Mr A. Shelton Hooper, who, we regret to hear, leaves for England on Saturday next by doctor's ordere.
admirał
WAS set
We are
would soon produce contentment.
Lord Kitchener and India.
Chinese Finances.
"ledge of affairs, I would suggest that the candidates now sitting for the second degree be required to write the substance of this According to one of our Japanese proclamation. It is questionable it oud contemporation (save the Kobe Ohronicle) por cert could do it. If the Pun- has any the object of the Yokohama Specie Bask in more extra copies, he would confer 5 establishing a branch at Peking is to man-favour by distributing them, annog, the
the same way that the Nippon Ginko acts as a financial organ of the Jaroese Government. Mr Sawamura Shigeturn, one
students.
QUESTIONÁ.
The questione proposed, so far, are after, the old style. In the Examination fuz
An Allahabad telegram rated 8th inst. says Private lottera received in India Captain R. W. Whize vacated the com- state that Lord Kitchener is very axious allow the work to go on, and, conse-mail of the noon on the 29th ult., and to take up the post of Commander-in-Chief quently, plans were sunmmitted, and the proceeded to China to take over the cou-in this country next spring, always provided requirements of the law fulfilled! That wand of the battleship Gees, in succession he has evompleted his task in South Africa age the Chinese Government finances in SUPERIOR OLD
what a travesty the whole thing is, to Captain the Hon. A. G. Curzon-Howe, by that time. It is also said he will prob The ponderous machinery of the P.W.). who has been promoted to the rank of rear-ably being with him his present Staff, Lies and the Sanitary Board
tenant-Colonel Hubert Hamilton coming s in notion, and after much concern
The damage by the recent fire at Military Secretary. Major Bird wood as In-of the assistant managers of Yekulu appointments as clerks in the Chinese about details, for the safety and health, acen's Rond Central, on Sunday terpreter, and Captain Marker qd Lion-Specie Banks, who went to Posing on the Imperial Telegraph Service, the candidates. of the community, the work is carried night, was understated by us.
tenant F. A. Maswell, Y. C., as two of his bank's business, returned to Japan lu ca-n the English part of the Examination, out at the owner's awa sweet will, and I selvised by Messrs Stemssen and Co that Aldos-de-Camp. The latest rumour is that any with Na Tung, the Chinese envy were asked to translate into Chinese the apparently neither the P.W.D. nor the the dunge to the top storey was consider
he hopes to spend Christnrus in England, appointed to apologise for the murder of In addition to vinus of our own bottling, Sanitary Bound anthorities troubled ably higher than at first estimated by the
and to uske two months leave before start- Mr Sugiaurs. Na Tung is ssid to have following sentence which, some of your
rendered valuable assistance in the es astonishment and interest too:
readers will recognise with some degree of ing for India. the following brands. untled in Europe, followed for that the alterations had
themselves to see if the plans had been Folie, from whom we got our information.
tablishment of the Poking branch. It is have compassion on the igrosant, and on Developing and - - -
Naval Notes.
proposed by the Yokohaus Specie Bank to them that are out of the way for that he have beer specially selveted, and procured been made in a manner to ensure public have just been received in this city from Air The Hank Tintes naya-Letters Printing Undertaken.
The World says:--Resi-Admiral Gran issue notes which will chroiste in Paking himself as is crampassed, with insemity. from the celebrated fire of MESSIS GEO.afety is pleaded by Mr Tooker-Donaldson Sim, of the fem of less fell, who has beld a command during the and outsin. By introducing, modern
reasonably enough, we are prepared to G. SANDEMAN, SONS & CO., of LON- admit that the Department is under-present staying in New York.
Bonaldson Sim and Cy, Mr Shn is at
mintventtres, is understood to be noted for methods of banking among the Chinese, it early employment. There are few ofcom is expected that much assistance will be Ho reports LON and OPORTO, for whom we have tanned, and cannot do the work placed optimistically regarding his success, in of his rank in the service mure deservedly given to foreign tende
upon it by Ordinance. The admission raising capital for investment been appointed Bole Agents --
in the popular, and the success which attended is a very serious one, and this matter Philippines demands the immediate attention of the,
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AND DIARRHOEA, -- -- weak luni, impure blend, a weakened con- claims. Kuniour has it that Admiral Gren COME years agu
stitution, you are an easy prey to con- was one of a party minion, and should take stupa at once to fall will go to China to relievo Rear-Admurai that intended making a long bicycle build up your health
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Sold by system is weakened and emigrated. At a
public representatives in the Legislative The Bridges Street Landslip. Council. Why is it that the Depart- In connection with the Bridges Street Bruce. It would be an excellent appoint-trip, saya F. L. Taylor, of New Albany ment is undermined! Is it because aration, in which a coolie was killed as mout if he did, but there is nothing actually tion to meet necessary expenditure know that we predicted a landslip at this Count Matass, op becoming a Flag officer inst.), it may interest the Goverment to of the part obtaining official confrmation: elsewhere? Or is it because the Colony place fully the months ago. Apparentle, Count on we able to put in eleven years, and 32.00 is so poor that it not maintain an it is aobody's business to see that these ex-Rear Admiral Curzon-Howe fotteen years 42.00 efficient staff in the Public Works De-cavations are carried out in such a way as before being compulsorily retired for age partment? If this is the explantion to prevent loss of life. Shail anybody be Both oflicers stand go well at the Admiralty and it is the only one that can be held responsible
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