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At 18, Range Road, Shanghai, on the 22nd October, the Wife of DAVID C. DICA. of a Daughter.
MARRIAGES.
At St. Andrew's Church, Chotoo; on the 18th October, by the Rev. A. E. Burno, LILLIAS LUCY, daughter of Mr and Mrs 4. M. Eckford, to Captain ERVERT ALFRED RUSSELL HOWELL, 1.8.C.
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On the 19th October, at H.B.M.'s Con- aulate, Chefeo, by J. N. Tratman, Esq.. and afterwards at St Mary's Church, Ey Monseigneur Cesire, Bishop of Eastern Shantung, CHARLES Hay Foners, son of Captain Forbes, R.N., Berwick-on-Tweed, to EaILY FAWes, eldest daughter of James W. Carrall, Esq., Commissioner of Customs, Chatoo.
On 20th October, at Christ Church, Ningpo, at 2,30 p.m., by the Rev. A. J. Walker, M., G, A. McKenzow, to Maur JACOBL
DEATHS.
On the 12th October, at Jankow, J. T. GREEN, examiner, I.M. Customs aged 40
years.
At Yokohama, on October 16, ADELINA MARY ELIZABETH oldest daughter of H.
Vincent.
The publication of this issue commenced at 0.45 pm7.
The China Mail
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Divorce Suit.
! Evidence was given, at Kobe, on the
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
·LOCAL AND GENERAL
Cricket.
The apathy anil injustice of mandarins in the first instance was an ample justifi- cation of the aggressive policy of Ro- man Catholic missionaries and "their" Consuls, and the mandarins have to 23rd inst., in the divorce suitinstituted by Clebrground to-morrow Royal Artillery thank themselves for bringing it about. Mr A. E. McGlow against his wife Judy...S. Argent. The match starts at 11
ment was reserved..
An Exodus from Paking,
The German Minister at Peking, left
on the 22nd October for Shanghai. Dr. Morrison also left for the same destination, It is possible that Sir Ernest Satow will proceed to Hankow,
Victoria Begatia.
1 Liu Kun I and his class would sec that justice is done in every-instance, irrespective of a man's creed, that would be the most effective way of putting an end to all direct or indirect applica tions on the part of foreign teachers to mandarins. But as that would mean a reformind China, and the destruction of the mandarinute, it is vain to lappe for
Wo are reminded that the date of the that for some time to come. In the
Regatta is drawing near, Eutries for the meantime, let Consuls beware that ther Chairquan's Challenge Cup close on Friday, are not tricked into playing the Chinese the 1st November, at 6 p.m. Captains and game under the grike of putting mis-craws will then be picked, and systematic sionaries into their proper place. To training will be initiated. deal with the "cause rather than there sult is the only scientific principle that will prove of any permanent value."
All-Bound Decoration.
The International campaign against the Boxers promises to produce the largest number of decorations recorded in military history. The latest rumour is that King
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Edward VII has adopted a suggestion made Notes by the Way.
to him by the German Finperor that the The Sanitary Board meets to murzov,
British and German Governments shall exchange. decorations for their respective H.M.S Alerify et Woosung for officers who served in the recent campaign
BONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1901. Nagasaki,on the 23r4, inst.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
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MISSIONARIES.
There is to be a St. Andrew's Ball at Tientsin on the 29th prox.
on the 27th inst. Sor Hongkong.
in Chins
Mr T. H. Whitehead.
The Hongkong corespondent of the N.-C. Daily News refers in his most recent H.M S. Ay was to leave Shanghai notes to the Hon. T. H. Whitclread's ques tions on the Estimates in the Legislative Council, and concludes: The honourable The Kobe Autumn Regatta, helt on member did some good, however, in raising the 19th inst., was a great success.
the discussion, and I hope he will continue
There will be a cricket match on the
Chinese Official Appointments...
His Excellency Te Shou, the Governor of Kwangiang, has been transferred to Péking, where he will be sypointed Prend eat of one of the Six Boards. His Ex- cellaney Tuan Tag, Governor's Ha-peh, will succeed To Shou.
British Court Martial in Peking.
At Paking on the 2nd Inst., Bhistis Badulla, of the Supply and Transport Corps, British Contingent, was tried by Court Martial. The charge was; - Beyond British India, committing murder of a per zon subject to military law under the Indian Penal Code. The prisoner was found guilty and was sentenced to be hanged. The sentence of the Court Marti has been confirmed, Ching Times-
Baller's Frontal Attacks.
Commenting on the fact that Reuter informed the Further Fast of General Buller's disgmee without indicating what he said in his speech, a Shanghai contempor. ary' saya-Reuter has not sent us a word as to what the gallant general said in the speech in question. We expect he was making one of his famous frontal attacks upon the War Office and the little. Tin Goda of War when he came to grief.
P. and 0. Appointments.
TELEGRAMS,
(RELTERN SERVICE.]
SOUTH AFRICA. Important British Successes. Lossos, 28th Oetober, 1001. Colonel Das kive Surprised and captured three Boer laugers in the Nylstrom district, Central Transvaal, taking three Field Cornels, the Ex-Landdrost of Pretorix, and fifty other prisoners
Mors Boor Frisoners Shet.
LONDON, 28th October, 1901, Colonel Gorringe sammarily tried and shot some Boer prisoners captured whilst wearing British haki niforms.
THE CABINET AND GENERAL BULLES,
The Cabinet has had a sitting, sting two and a half hoare, at which it is ander stood the leading topic was General Butler's position.
LEGATION CHANGES.
Sir B. Boothby, Bart, Secretary of Legation at Rio de Janeiro, has been transfers to Tokio, ver Me J. B White head, transferred to Brussels.
FROM JAPANESE.EDURES.] RUSSIAN WAR PREPARA-
TIONS.
LONDON, October 17. It is reported that the Russian Ministér of War has i-sted orders for the immediate mobilization of the Cossacks of the Uml and Orenburg districts.
The Minister visits the Afghan frontier.
Dr and Mrs Arthur Smith have return. to criticise the officials. Discussion is at staff of the P. & 0. 5. N: Co., in the Far RUSSIAN NAVAL ESTIMATES.
The latest instruction; INSTRUCTIONS of Liu Kan I with
reference to the reši.) tion of missionaries to troubles of couverts, instead of clearing away the present and ever-growing complications, adds immensely to the difficulties already ed to their home in the Mission Field. existing. Theoretically, the new regu letions are perfect, and if they could be carried out irrespective of nation and créed very happy indeed would be, the resulte arising therefrom. But the futility of any such hope is sron on nese Government recently offer to the moment's reflection. Did not the Chi.
missionaries of every church mandarini rank with the professed object of en- abling these nien to have free inter- course with mandarins, and thus taore casily settle disputes between converts and others? Is it not a fnet that the Roman Catholic Church iz China availed itself of this offer, confirming, as it did, the right they have claimed from the beginning? Liu Kun I's in- struction to the Chinese Foreign Office can scarcely take away an official stand ing formally offered and formally accepted by Roman Catholic hierarchy. If this new regulation is
The English Mail of the 28th Septem- her was delivered in London on the 20th
et.
An officis has memorialized Prince Ching to employ the pupils of the Tang Wen College as clerks..
the
been in Tientsin and is now in Peking on Mr. George Jamieson. O.M.G.. has the business of the Foking Syndicate.
An Association football match was played at Tientain the other wook between British and Fronch soldiers. Although the Frenchmen played pluckily, they lost by eight goals to xi,
ways beneficial, as it not only disposes of some doubts but it provents the officials
from growing careless.
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The Chinese Minister to London.
According to the Universal Gazette it would see that the transference of the fang, to London in place of H.E. Lu Feng Minister at Washington, H.E. Wu Ting.
We hear (unya the Kobe Herald) that overal changes are contemplated in the
East, Mr Marshall, now acting Agent an Tokohama, going to Shanghai: Mr All Woolley coming to Kobe-which it would appear is to be regarded as the senior post in Japan hereafter; and Mr Abbott, now in charge of the Company's interests here, taking over the Yokohama Agency,
A Customs Difficulty at Tientsin.
fu is not certain after all. According to The correspondent of the N.-C. Daily
sending of a Taotai named Chang Te-yi, auf transit pase foes and other montys by the that paper's Peking correspondent the News writes A vexed point has arisen, of Government, it appears, ia considering the is about to arise, concerning the collection
former Tutor in English to the Emperor, Customs. Up til Istely the Provisional to take La Fong-lu's place, retaining We Government has bad the collection of these Ting-fang another term at Washington.
funda in its bands, and opposition is being
A Martyr to Boxerism.
The Risian imval estimates have been
increased by thirty-eight million roubles. which sure inchiles three mallien roublow for barbour wotke at Port Arthur.
AMERICAN DOCKYARD FOR THE PHILIPPINES. The American Government has decided to establish a dockyard at Olvangapo in the island of Luzon.
{DER OSTAMIATISCHE LLOYD SERVICK.J THE GERMAN TARIFF.
DERLIN, October 22.
Tus German Government réserves the
made to the Customs action. Of the merits right to notify the non-continuation of the and demerits of the controversy little ią| Commercial Treaties at the time which
The body of Lo Shi-la, brother to the known; there is, however, some fear that seems most suitable to bon The Gizio for the now departure of the Customs has an doing this will defend mainly upon the Fifty-three entries' are ·made for the Blicistern. St. James's and one of the Pek ulterior bearing, and that it way be the thin passing of the new Tarif Bill, which will - Ticatsin Autumn Race Meeting, which is
end of the edge to the local introduction he laid before the Raichstag during the confined to China ponies. Great numbers
of the Chinking Rules, So far, however, coming winter. of officers are joining the Race Club so as to
it is purely a matter between the two badios in question, and the Chamber of Commerce. have the proxileges of fall membership,
has tut mered in it
Presentation to Sir C. Macdonald.
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Sir Chude Macdonald, British Minister to Tokio, arrived at Yokohamus by the
ing Syndicate's interpreters, was in Tientsin the 16th inat, on its way to the family Saves in Foochor. It is not generally kuown (writes the Tientsio correspondent of the N.-C. Daily News) that this gentle man was out to pieces by the Boxers on his way down from Photingfa. He lost his life
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Protestant missionaries, who were prac tically unanimous in their rejection of official rank and try in every possible way to avoid interference with the course of Chinese justice so-called, it is most assuredly in very bad taste.
proceeded to Tokio after attending a recep. tion given in his honour of the British Consulate.
The late Mr George E. J. Gardiner.
The Kube Chrnicle of the 18th, inst.
INTERNATIONAL PEACE.
Mr W. T. Stead, of London, has been proposed for the Nobel prize for the far thering of International Peace,
A BANK MANAGER "ILE. The former manger of the Deutsche
BERTIN, October 24, Mr Siemens is dend,
THE KING DECORATES THE
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Modal upon, H. H. German Emperor.
King Edward has conferred the China ⠀⠀
{BAVAN HERVICE.] THE FRENCH LABOUR QUESTION.
"PARIS, October 24
Busly!
In the Chamber of Deputies,
panded the immediate discussion of bis bill, firing a legal wage for tire minėta. He has also demanded that the day's work should be legally fixed at eight hours, and that they should occupy themselves maith the question of pensions in uides to roas qure the miners,
dosting on the surface, after he had throw says meeting of some twenty Ìniish her overboard while escaping from a pur-residents was held at Yokobaron on the 14th suing boat. The family is in a position to inst., under the presidency of Mr. J. FE identify the rullian in chief who was guilty Lowder, to consider proposals for an address Bank de Borlin and member of the Reichs- Mr E. &. Hewett, agent of the P. and of the crime, and it will be interesting to of welcome to Sir Claude MacDonald, who tag, Johann Georg Stense, is ill with O. Company at Shanghai and Chairman of see if Viceroy Li will take measures to is due at Yokohanis next Monday by the Cancer in the stomach. the Shanghai Manicipal Council, lenses punish the murderer of the brother of his Empress steamter. Mr Lowder referred to The statement that the Foreign Consuls Shanghai to-morrow by the M.M. stoauer own tidus Aciales, in the Provinces over which Lau Kun Serie for Hongkong, where he succeeds
the fact that they had not previously bad I hdds sway have accepted and are Mr H. A. Ritchie, transferred to London)
an opportunity of expressing, to Bir Claude acting on the aged Viceroy's sugges-as the local scent of the popular English
MacDonald their admiration of his noble A Hankow correspondent writes to and gaat defence of the Legation at tions lacks confirmation. British, Ger- line.
the N... Daily News-The death, at Peking. This would be the first occasions man and American Consuls will surely
Hankow, on the 21st October, of Mr George of Sir Claude's landing at Yokohamus, and never submit to legislation of this kind
Among the arrivals by the a.s. Buyer E. J. Gardiner will be severely felt by his he thought it would he well to take the without absolutely reliably guarantee today was Mr M, W. Slade, barristernt many friends. Those who really know in opportunity of presenting to him that law. His return at this time will relieve will feel that they are lost a true friend address which they would have presented, that the saine kind of treatment is to
to some extent the pressure of work in and one who never forgot that he came fhad circumstances permitted, when he first be meted out to every missionary, E. H. Sharp and D- Ho Kai, the only two a good stock and had the part of an English came to Japan. The following Committee whether Protestant or otherwise. To protising barristers left, Hon H. E gentleman to play through life. Upright, was appointed to draw up the address : have two ways of dealing with mission-Pollock, K. C. being in the eve of going to honourable and always dignified, a keen Messrs. J. W. Crowz. §. Dodds, A. J. aries will still more accentuate the Fij unfortunate differences now existing,
cricketer and a cheery companion, Baf Faston, J. D. Hatebisor, D. Jackson, F. the labour and socialise Deputy, has de Discussing the prospect of another
as he was known to his friends, wilt be S. James, E. M. Japon, H. W. Keswick, and, in the end, must seriously affectant-foreign outbreak in China, the A. C. Inised. A resident of the East of about J. F. Lowder, W. F. Mitchell, J. P. Mul the peace of China. Is it too late, we to News concludes that there will not
twenty years, Mr Gardiner spent the first lison, R. E. Robison, J. Walter and A. G. ask again, for some, better method to be le another outbicak on a large scale for a
years of his time out here in Foochow and Morey Weale. introduced? Can no medus vivendi be considerable time. As if to destroy the Chaton. In 1889 he came to Hapkow as a found? We would suggest that in the squli antcunt of comfort contained in this chuazee for Mr F. S. Deacon, and in 1891 Astronomical Notes provincini cities conferences should be statement our Shanghai contemporary adda, held between experienced representa-gely enough: But there is no country tives of Roman Catholic and Protestant in which prophecy is more precarious than Missions. We are bold enough to say
it is in China."
BLEND. that the latter party at least would The Taku Forta.
willingly hail suchi, a meeting, and we hope the same is rone the less true of the Roman Catholic lesiters. It this cannot be done are there not politi eings on both sides who could meet and serries to the Provisional Government of a to have left Hankow. He had been moon The latter will be total, and will
Abong the many Shanghai rundse consider the question from an entirely the Bentein distric, to superintend on its siling all through the summer, and a con-taka place during the early morning of regarding the future capital of China as one non-religious point of view? We re-behalf the destruction of the Forts, and, has stitutiori, perhaps never robust Bad been April 28, commencing at 38 minutes after
that Nanking is to take the place peat that this is a question of first-rate actually began his work. It is understood shattered by a prolonged residence in the midnight, and ending at 4.228.11 Another amour is to the effect that the Chi importance and fraught with issues that he will begin with the North-West Fort East, and he was therefore not able to resist total phase will that are far-reaching for good or evilpposite Pilot Town, and toLow on with and throw offateriods illness when it attack-eclipno at 2.29 and tatality ends at 3.12 well informed of these intermina The purely religious side must be left the North Fort at the math of the rivered hit. He is to be barica to-morrow, in On October 8, 1902, we sliall
The latter in a way interferes with the bis friends will follow him to his last resting eclipes of the sun at about out of the question, and only that which WHISKY. belongs to a peaceable working of the entribute to the improvement of the good fellow as be always wee, sleeping in the hour, and only about
currents, and it is hoped thist its removal place had with sad bearts will leave him, will fast but a abort time, per various churches considered. The Chi-navigation. The amount of work to be quiet cemetery which is gradually filling up obscured. In deze mandarins are mostly responsible done is enormous, if the works are to be with many who have been closely connected clips, dues for the present anomalous state of flevelled to the plain. Those who have not with the port. Tas sympathy of all his on March 20, things: There is abundant svilence seen the camps at close quarters can have friends will gu put to the reistires of Sr ending at y Pronounced by Connoisseurs to be the on record to shew that they have again noiden of their eize, and of the navy work Gardiner, and muel will, in particulñe, ha beip
and again, and in open court, refused to be undertaken.” It will probably be a felt for his broiler - Mr A. E. daniner BEST BRAND in the FAR EAST to do justice to an applicant for not or a jun's job, unless vast who is a resident of Amoy
other reason than that he happened to be number of won are put on to it. a Christian convert. These unfortunate men, for the most part, are, members of oss, of food and water often brings was captain. It crossed, the equator. 18Eexcitement incident to travelling and A over the world for two reSTR some of the Protestart missions. The on diarrhoea, and for, this reason no one time, and end being opelled, the com A S. WATSON & Ca, Limited,inandarins, as a rule, are more careful should leave homá, pithout a mile of were found to be pestoon Logo
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