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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Bussian Tour of Inspection.
The Rusgian Vize Minister of Finance, On the 11th November, at 6, Minghong | Mr Bomenof, who has come out in the Terrace, Shanghai, the Wife of E. place of M. de Witte to personally inspect ANDERSON, of a Paughter.
the commercial and financial progres of his country in the Far East, arrived at The publication of this tante commenced Shanghai on the 13th inst. from Kobe, rif 0.20 p.m.
with his suite, in the Russian stoomer Nonnie.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Japanese want. New Steamers.
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Notes from Nippon.
We would remind our readers of the "The Japanese military maNOJGVIES. annual sale of work in aid of the C. 14. S. - began on the 5th lust, în orvel weather, Baxter Sobook, which will be held in the City Hall on Wednesday next, the 20th inst., from 3 to 6 o'clock.
What the Rajputs have to Face.
A special telegrant from Tientaĵn to the NO. Duity Nets states that on the 13th inst. it was snowing hard there and freez Is is stated (says tho Fobe Chronicle)ing. It would appear from this that an
early winter is setting in up north.
MONORONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18. 1901. that one among the changes proposed by the reformers' among the shareholders of the Nippon Tusen Kaisha is that strong, serviceable steamers should be purchased with the reova fuud of the company to place all the old vessels on foreign lines so as to bring the line on a par with the English, German, French and American
It is interesting to note that one of the 11.00 last acts of Li Hong-chang wai to write an 7.00 introduction to Dr Marlin Intest transla Highland Nector, Sole Agents for ( 16.00 tion of International Law.
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The Red-Tape Department.
A notice from the Inland Revenue anthritis was recently sent to Major Rasch, M.P., infortaing him that his son, Lieut. Rasch had ayor renewed his gun licence. A chantericio reply was sunt by the Major Hadas folkiws Woodhili, Danbury, Essex.
Sir, The gentlemen in question is using a gun in South Africa, for which, oddly enough, no licence is required.-Yours faithfully, (Signed) Fred. Carlo Rasch.
We are requested to state that Lady Gascoigne will be At Home' at quarter House, on Thursday afternoon, 21st inst., and on subseqrest Thursdings
until further notice.
Minstrel Entertainment.
On Saturday evening, the Ethiopian Minstrels gave their second concert at Kow- | An Aristocratic Conviet. lom Institate, and it is not too much to suy that, from the opening item to the closing tableau, there was not a dull moment. The paugurate had been firgely rechat and was almost entirely new. The songs were 3 to 6 pn-Sale of Work in the Citywall-rendered, and the jokes and patter
Hall.
General Memoranda,
WEDNESDAY, November 20 :—
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Lord William Nevill, who in February, 1898, was set tobeed to five years' pomal ser- vitude on a charge of fraud, brought by Lieutenant Spender-Clay in connection with a promissory note, will shortly bo released from Parkhurst Prison. Three and a half which led up the interval wore years of the terms have been completed, a mon especially rent portion of it in the infirmary. At Parkburst, the pricanors follow agricultural distinguished themselves by their contri bations, and the fun Fas fast and pursuits, the regulations not boing so severe as in other canviat establishments. When
THURSDAY, November 21 :—
20p.m.-Auction of Household Furinamusing.
ture, No. 36, Morrison Hill Wanchai. 9p.un.-Performance at the City Hall. MONDAY, November 25 :--
Noon-Meeting of Shareholders of The Hongkong Steam Water Boat Co., Ld., at the Company's Office.
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furious. The test notable features of
what was a good all-round performance not in the infirmary Lord William is engaged were the clog dance by J. Bray, and a clever in healing a borrow. Amongst his cou and highly amusing lecture on the talki-paniona at Parkhorst is Jabez Balfour. phone by S. Kitsick. This covel instrument
was of coure a parody on the phonograph, The N. Y. E. and Shanghai.
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and the mixture of what the operator called It is stated (says tho Kobe Chronide) LLOW me to say a few words in praise skiener' and nonsense dhe very diverting. that as the freight taken by the steamers of A of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The proceedings came to an end with anthe European line of the Nippon Tusen had a very severe rough and feared I would get pneumonic, but after taking the second impressive tableau, Britannia, in which Kaisha from Japan to Hongkong is Tory se of this mic-dicine I felt better; three representatives of the various imperial for small, averaging about 1.000 tons per battles of it cured my cold, and the pains ces were grouped around Britannia, steamer, the company has devided to cause in my chest disappeared entirely. Best respectfully yours for health, Ralph Bons of the Empire,' 'Ruffo Britannia' and
the steamers to touch at Shanghai on the ». Meyers. 64-Thirty-seventh St., Wheel 'God Save the King were sung in succes outward voyage, commencing from Jaousty ing, W. Va, U. S, A. For Sale by Allion. Great credit is due to the performa next. Dealers: WA
Fathing & Co., Ltd., General Aponte.
but especially to the musical director, Mr.A Sheffieki, and to hiszon, Mr A. E. Sheffield, who acted as accoinpanist,
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Entertainments to Visiting Cricketers.
In honour of the visiting cricketers from the Straits and Shanghai, a dinner was given in the City Hall on Saturday night. St George's Hall had been best fully decorated, under the superintendence
As a result of the new arrangement, the company's service between Shanghai and Tientsin will probably be resumed, but this attor which will be definitely decided on the return of Mr Kendo, the President of the Company, from his tour in Chins.
Shipbuilding Returns.
French Shipping Bounties.
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Interport Billiard Match
A billiard match will be played in the Hongkong Club to-torrow (19th inst.) between Stanghal and Hongkong. Messi
TELEGRAMS.
{"CHINA MAIL'S « SFECLAI, AURVICE}} THE CHINTRE COURT-
Sir Claude and Indy Macdonald, and Admiral Bridge were received in audiunce Prince Ching Returns to Poking. by the Mikado on the 4th inst.
From Our Can Correspondent,)
SHANGHAL November 18. Prince Ching, after having had repeated audiences of the Empress Dowager, oft Kaifeng-fu on Sunday for Peking,
Conservatives & Progressionists
General Baron Kodama, Minister of War and Governor-General of Formosa, i reported to have sent in his resignation.
The neus! Imperial Birthday Ball was given at Tokio on the Sed iast, but being on a Sunday it was not largely attended by foreignors.
Professor Suzuki has determined that
Struggle for Rower.
The present political situation ia very complex, and it is difficult to predict what
is
going to happen. The Conservative and
E. Clark and J. Mann represent Shanghai the disease which attacks the mulberry Progressive parties are both struggling and Mosers A, G. Stokes sud E. H. Hindstress in Jaju is due to the excessive Hongkong. The double game, 800 up, will pruning in the Spring.
he played before dinner, and the einglos- Stokes. Clark and Hinde Mann,250 up, after dinner; play starting at 3.15.1
The New Chinese Tariff.
The lighthouse tander of 720 tone, built at the Kawasaki Yani, Kôde, for the
hard to obtain the mastery.
Court's Return to Peking -
Anticipated
It is generally anticipated that the Court Shanghai Customs, receiven the Shipbuild- | will zoturn to Péking at an early date - but ing Encouragovicut bounty from the Jaa yet no Edict has been published sing pates Governinient,
The N.-6. Daily Nets of the 13th inst, The Now Assistant Counterolai Commissier, who is to assist H.E. Bhong The Caurdian Pacific steamer Hailing in the earning negotiations here about the which was bought by the company in Hong new Tariff, H. Huang Chian-yunu, form kong nearly a year ago, is holieved to ba a er Customs Total of Tientsio, whose total loss, having run shore in a fog be appointment was chronicled in these tween Skagway and Vancouver. columns the other day, is expected to arrive here from Tientsin the Intter part of this weck.
Wanchai Warehouse Company, Ltd.
An extraordinary, general meeting of the Wanchai Watehouse and Storage Com pany, Limited, was held this afternoon, when the following resolution was submit ted and passed, viz, That tho Company be woord-up voluntarily, and that Johan Georg Ludwig Schrotor, of Victoria, in the Colchy of Hongkong, bo and he is hereby pointed quidator for the purposes of
such winding up.'
Rice Milling in Bangkok.
The Rice miller's Association must be losing its indvence, says the Bangkok Timica. It is once more not uncommon for Chinese wills to pay as much for piddy as they on gat for the milled rice. When there is a little competition it is often seen that the rice milling business may be con ducted in a most unbusinesslike way. If the Association were the formidable or ganisation that it was orce feared it would bo, there would be few cases of what we have referred to, but as a matter of fact, there are at present a good many,
At the time of the collision between the Elbe and Hage Mary of Seattle, both stowers had bean going half speed and taking every precaution on account of the fog. Both vessels went full speed astern as doon as the danger was apprehended.
Gazette Notifications.
The appointment of Mr W, Chatham Director of Public Works his baca approved. Meases E. Lisbort and A. R. Elise has been quo vored to net no Con sale for France and Peru respectively in Hongkong. It is notified that H.M. the King has approved of the appointment of the Hon. J. Thorburn as an Unofficiat Member of the Legislative Council. The 1000porary recognition of Mr Masaichi Nous Consul for Japan in this port is also notitied.
The Late President McKinley.
the date of return.
[REUTERS NIEVICH |
THE AUSTRALIAN TARIFF.
LONDON, 15th November, 1901. The composite dary on tes imported into Australia has been abolished in favour of a fixed duty of 3d on tea in bulk and 4d on packed to,
BOERS RAIDING IN GAPE
· COLONY." Forthor Boer raids bare taken place in the South-west and Northeast of Cape Colony. There is a growing tooling of reseefment against the Afrikander Rond.
THE NEW GERMAN TARIFF.-
The Berlin Federal Council (Bandesmth) bas pasad the new tariff, almost without amendment.
SOUTH AFRICA.
Boers Attack Colonel Byng's. Rearguard.
MILITIA FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
LONDON, 18th November, 1901. Altogether twenty Militia battalions arèv being asked to volunteer for sorvica....... South Africa.
The rearguard of Colonel Byng's column was attacked by 400. Boers believed to be under De Wet's command. The enemy The following in reply to Hongkong was repulsed, leaving eight dead on the Legislative Council's message af condolence field. The British had eleven casualtina. has been occeived from H. M.'s Chargó 1'Affairs at Washington Sir, I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that in accordones with the request contained în Your Excellency's telegram of September 18, Limmediately conveyed to the United The New House Tax.
States Government the 'expression of hor-- Dispatches received from Peking staterer felt by the people of Hongkong on the that the Board of Governmen: Affairs occasion of President MoKinley's death, and (Chuuzwo Chu) has received instructions he resolution of sympathy passed by the from the Empress Dowager, through the Legislative Council of Hongkong. I have Grand Council, to napose a general House, now the honour to inform Your Excellency tax throughout the whole twenty-two pro that. I have received a note from the Acting vinces of the Empire. The tax is to be Secretary of Stato of the United States. divided into three classes: (1) Residences desiring me to assure Your Excellency that of the gentry and official classes; (2) factor this but hotly action on the part of the ies, pawnshops, and like large concerns; and Council is gratefully appreciated by Mrs. (3) the houses of the middle and poorer clan McKinley and by the Government and es. It is anticipated that a very large re people of the United States. venus will be annually collected under this Lax which will enable the Chinese Govern- rent to repay the War Indemnity at an ear- lier date than now agreed upon.
An Interesting Collection.
The walls of the library of the Supreme Court are now covered, wherever space is
Bad Accident at Shanghai.
The NO. Dily News of the 14th int reports: A moet distressing accident occurred about 6 pm on Tuesday evening in au alleyway of Miller Bowl, abutting on
children were playing together in the alley the Soy Lun Bak Filatore. A number of
THE CAPTURED AMERICAN MISSIONARY LADY. Every effort to procure the release of Miss Stone, the American missionary lady captured by Balgarian bandits, has failed.
[C DAILY NEWS SERVICE
THE FRENCH ON THE -YANGTSE,
ORONGKING, November 13. The French gunbass. Olry, piloted by Capt, Plant, lata of the Poineer, arrived here this (Wednesday) morning.
THE PROGRESS OF THE COURT.
FERING, November 12. The Emperor and Empress Dowager they were met by Prince Ching, who was amired at Kaifengu yesterday, where
WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS. The English garrison at Tion Tan was withdrawn resterday and the place formally banded over to H. E. Ha ü-léri
From the Returns compiled by Lloyd's of Mr El. Gumpert, to whose excellent Registor of Shipping, it appeats that, management the aurocess of the function excluding warships, there wom 477 vessels was due in large measure. Upwards of 150 of 1, 414,120 tons gross under construction persone sat down to dinner. Mr T. Ser in the United Kingdom at the close of the rembe Smith, President of the Hongkong quarter ended 36th September, 1901 CC provided. and Mr P. A. fox, Hou, Campared with last quarter's return, the Fecretary, was croupier. Among those present figures show an increase in the present were . E. Sir Henry Blake, tonnage under constraction of 105,000 Luns A. S. WATSON & CO., E. Major-General Castigne, Admiral and are the highest on record. 302 of the Grenfail, Commodoro Powell, and Hon. T. | vessels (1,131,784 tons) were for the United LIMITED. ·
H. Whitehead. An excellent ligner was Kingdom. The number of warships, serred by Mesure Madar and Fanner, our British and Foreigi, under construction in popular local caterers, and after dinner & the United Kingdom was 50, 41 being runther of toasts were proposed, the Chair. British. uan giving the toast of the visiting teams,
available, with any interesting collection of way when auddenly, without any war received in audience by their Blajesties at photographs and portraits of the Judges ing, the party wall of the Filature gave 3 p.m. the same day, and Mr Wright (Straits) and Mr Farbridge (Semughai) responding. The tone of the The Paris correspondent of the Tinies who have sat in the bench since the in-way and, together with some hundred of sporches was most admirable, and those wrote on Oct. 8-The appointment institution of the Court, and of the barristers who were present will long remember the Tonquin of a commission to report on ship and solicitors who have practised there. silver-tongued speech of Mr Wright. Reping bunties in the Far East is commented. The collection also includes several well. WHISKY.sponding to the teast of his health. Mr P. upon by the Temps as prasibly leading to the known local residents past and present, 4. Coxdisclaimed much of the praise lavish resurrection of the French mercantile even to Hongkong's most notoriouscriminal, ed upon him for the arrangements he had marine. That marine, it says, is decreasing who is hung above the much respected Dr carried out for the Festival. and said chat with, fearful rapidity and rendering colonial Ayres, All the photos are neatly framed most pmiss was due to the gentlemen of policy a kind of absurdity; for what is the and particulars concerning them are written the various sub-committees on whose shout good of effort for securing privileged legibly beneath each picture. desa foll most of the details of the work. niszkets if tho tende is carried on in foreign originated. we believe, a few weeks ago On Sunday, the Hon, C. P. Chator enter vessels? The present shipping bounties with Mr Norton Kyahe. tained the visitors and large party of are nullified by wady regulations, so Xmas and
friends at his bungalow in Kowloon. This that only the subsidised lines hold Interport Golf Match. beautiful bungalow, which has just passed their ground. Except for these there are
It had been arranged to play a golf out of the docenter's hands, was adornedo Fronch ships in the Far East. Honce M. foursome yesterday between Mr T., S. For New Year
BLEND. with Bags and festoons of the various Clali Tonmer's idea of colonial bounties, which rest (the Hongkong champion) and Mr J VERY OLD LIQUEUR colours. The tables, which had been ar- Tonquin finances are prosperous enough to H. T. McMurtre as representing Hongkong ranged and decounted under the supervision permit, is an experiment by which the and Mosers J. Mann, aut V, H. Lanning as Cards = |SCOTCH
of Mr Farmer, were exceedingly pretty. French aritime world may profit. representing Shaugbaj. Lansing, however, The party was sarveyed to Kowloon in Mr
had been straming, and so a hole match was played between Man and McMurtrier There was a fairly large turn out of spects The following is the programme for Ching to an andience at Kaifengid, when
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Interport Swimming Match.
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tous of coal which had been stacked against came down with a rush, barying several of the helpless children in the debris. It is yet impossible to tall the number of victims, but four cead bodies have already be found, and neveral children, inpra or
seravaly kujured, have been extricated from the ruins. One of the children kuled was Jessic Hoffmann, the four ress-old daughter of the second maté
of the O. MS. Aweiler, Mr H White, U. S Deputy Consul-General, with Messrs. E. Ellison, W. A DBW
A FOREGONE CONCLUSION.
The Throne has decEsed to accept Yuan
abihok'ai's resignation, and he is to leave Chinanfu on the "ud and take over hie seals na Viceroy of Chihli on the 27th inst
A STRANGE STORY.
It is privately learnt on excellent author,
so, and E. W. Gifford as Jurers, hold an ty, that the real reason for Prince Ching's guest on the body yesterday afternoon, being ordered to proved to Kallengta and after viewing the scene of the fatality night and day from Feking a returned a varlist that deceased met her death on the 12th November, between 3 and 6 pm, by the falling of a brick wall an alleyway off Miller Road, Hongker Madame Freed's Concert.
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Prof. Galuzzi and Mr G. Grimida,
Mrs. A. R. Fulerton
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Yung La accused him to the Empress Dowager of conspiring against there Majesties with the aid of certain Foreign Powers.
Yung Lu told the Empress Dowager, if aha dishellered his report to gammon Prince
the Prince cold certainly refuse to obey the summons
Prince Ching, having acertained tha reason of his memons to Kaifingu,
On Sunday morning, Mr. V. H. Lan- tore. His vellency the Governor amongst | Madame Froed's ecncert to night Pronounced by Connoissears to be the provided by the best, whose bountiful ning, who holds records for swimming at them. Marm was obviously off his game, Views of Hongkong, BEST BRAND in the FAR EAST as heaty appreciated by all Shanglui, atan a hundred yards race at topping ha dives at the first three koles, Duct... Symphony →→First Move-
prosent The specchmaking, was vasely the V.B.C opclosure at Kowloon, bis which were won by Michlortrie, 4, 4, 4. Tha Fuced to a minimum. In o for well-apponens baltig Mr. A. E. Alves. Thiere fourth hole jelk to Main with a well-played Aria Lohengrin Wagner apollined to its back although he Canton and Peking,
chonen words, Major-General Gascoigne were upranie of 160 spectators present, & to his opponent's is géfting down with a proposed the health of the visitors. Mr Taming started with a slight lead, which loug puts from one the green. The Farbridge and Bir Wright responded, and he was able to maintain though his turning areath hole was divided in 7, but all the the latter proposed the cost of the Hose long cricketers, for whom Mr Sercombe
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adjaciment was thes ande to the lawn, whore a pleasant after noon was spent, Bir Olster, before the party broke up, proposing the health of 10.30 Farmer
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Bursting into tears, His Prince saul Bohm
Still Wie Die Nacht.
Mr F. W. Goldring, (The Song of Elyurias the
Cretan Effort Mr W, H. Levin,
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at ench length of the enclosure was othem were won by the Ilongkong repro- - Cuntsbila scarcely so smart as Alves'a · About half. 6entative, who opened the second round 6. way, Alves spurted and got on lerel terms, boles up. The first hole was won by him. Song ... but he was spredily shakin off by the in 5 and the second in 9, so that he won the
Song Shanghai representative, who won by xatch by 8 up and 7 to play. In playing a yard, which might have been mory, the remainder of the holes, Mokfurtrie won The official time wns 60 seconds, Thero the third in and the fourth and fifth in can be no doubt the Lanning 3 pach, and the moth in 5. The sixth and Piano Sole Caprise Espagnole, Marekovski. superior in anyone was could be put eighth were halved in 6 and 4, and the L'Paina Valno,,, Brilhante » Luigi Ardilf forward for Hongkong. His style is ursy | Maventh was you by Mann, Melluctrion
and his stroke the powerful double over having driven eat of bounds with his second Iand stroke that has come so much into u brassie shot. On the whole, therefore, Bong vogue in rev=PERrs. | Mr F/ W. White, | McMurtrie was 11 bolne op. - _ Acting Hou, Bocretary of the Victoria Rocrewhon Club, was starter, and Mr A Azálvas, a member of the Committee, tupekester,
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Madame Agape Freed,
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at indard forsaken by Hearos, since their Majesties duube my loyalty. If I retam in Peking my death is certain.” He therefore made all hata to meet the Court, conde
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