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On the 5th December at Kimberley Villas, Kowloon, the Wife of W JAK of a Son,
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, BEJEMBER 5, 1901.
EDITORIAL COMMENT:
SCOTCH.
| F. (3. 8., Very old liqueurj
15.00
12.00
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Choice Old Highland
11.00 8.00
FOREIGN
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7.00 Highland Nectar, Sole Agents for 18.00 D. C. L.
THE DISTILLERS
13.00 Highland Olub...
110.00 Co., Ltd. Teacher's Highland Cream' y .D. G., Dump bottles ...
Peak Blend, Damp bottles
Rumours have been in circulation for some time. JETTLEMENTS that Germany and Franco AT CANYON. are both endeavouring to obtain new Settlements at
9.00 8.00
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DRAWING-ROOM,
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Notes by the Way.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Sufcids of a European.
The King it continning the bounty for Last night, the body of a European, up triplets.
to the present unidentifier, was found, on the Shaniwan Rand, betwoon the
1. Blanchy, the Mayor of Saige, is Metropole Hotel and Tsat-tri-mai. The dond
deemed, middle-aged won, had a reroleer. bullet wound thinogh his head, and a five-chambered revolver, with four chacubers loaded, was found lying by his side. It is supposed to have been a case of suicide, and the body was removed to tho Mortuary,
A few cases of plague are roparted among the troops in South Afrion, mostly at coast ports.
Parcel Mails for Europe, eta, per 5,6. Ballarat,
will close at 3 p.n., on Friday. tho 6th inst
Hanley Regatta.
LOCAL, AND GI
Football,
The following matches have boon ar- ranged--
Saturday, Dio. 7. Clubs 25th Company,
Monday, Duo. 9. A tesin match, Wednosty, Duc 11 Col 2nd Cum pagy, R.A. at Llỡ vùn Glory v. 2nd Company, R.A.
Saturday, Dec. 14. Shiold tig-H, M.S.
Saturday, Dec. 21, Shield tie-Royal En giuzera y H. Compang, R. W‚F.
Saturday, Dec. 28 tugby match.
Cricket by Arbitration
A writer in the Mercury saysEchoes. of the Crietes weak continue to reach me,
TELEGRAMS.
{KEUTET'S NERVIOS.] THE CORONATION
LONDON, 3rd December 1901. The date of the coronation of King Edward and Queen Alesandra has been Ased for the 26th June nuxt."
THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR General Elliots har captured 12 Bours, 600 hores, 100 vehicles, and 300 eattle, in the norther district of the Oraugo River Colony.
The following notion appears in london
BANK OF LIVERPOOL FRAUDS, We understand (says the N.-0. Daily contemporaries:-Mir Grenfell's motion as The last is to the effcot that the mist suc. Golas, the defaulting book-keeper of the News) that Mir Atfred. Helt did wanko an, to foreign entries at. Henley will come be-cessful of our representatives are te bo pri- - Bank of Liverpool, has besu arrested, eftor for the fleet of tho China Matual fore the Stowards of Healey Regatta un dented each with a suitable souvenir of the Company, but that it has had no result November 23. Secretarics of cluba who occasion, a memento which undoubtedly usually compete at Henley, and who may will for their life time be a valued treasure, desire to memoristiso the Stewards on the The China Mail in summing up the results
solutions of their respective clubs to the Shanghai, much higher than the modesty Secretary, Henley Royal Regatta, on or of our own man would have led, then to
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S MESSAGE TO CONGRESS. President Roosevelt's tassage to Con
12.00 Canton. Upon enquiry in well-inform-\ abduction of a girl of. 16 years without eubject, should, therefore, sond the R of the phy gives gyors high, place to Kress deprecates à" change of tariff. It
ed circles, we learn that France is asked for Honam and that, Gotmany desires to acquire Fong Tauten or Fa Ti $18.00 The recent visit of the German Minister
15.00 17.00 to Canton is supposed to have had some connection with this proposal, and we hare, not the slightest doubt that if Germany wants a Settlement in the Beighbourhood of Canton she will get i. may be, however, that the Ger
N.I.-We hold a large stock of Whis kies in Wood, samples of which will be forwarded on application.
108
H. PRICE & 00.,
General Memoranda. SATURDAY, Dicembor 7 :--
2 p.m.-Auction of Chinese and Japan ese Curias, at Mr Geo, P. Lammert's Salus Rooms,
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Sundry Geoda,
at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's,
The Filipino student, charged with the permission from her father, was discharged to-day, being found not guilty of the offence alleged.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Com pany has decided to end one of its leading officials to reside permanently in Australia, the Commonwealth and Chinda. for the purpose of promoting trade bervoan
Important Wage Case.
1. Green's Fadtaan. Minister was in Contou also to Volunteer Corps has been sentenced to A private in the Ceylon Light Infantry settle the chaing for compensation for undergo seven years' rigneong imprison the destruction of the Basel Missionment for attempting to murder a brother Stations in the singing district. Volunteer by firing at him with his service We learn from Shanghai that this claim rifle. has been settled by the payment of $20,000, and that the Viceroy of Canton has wisely decreed that the burden of this shall be borne by the people of the district where the outbreak occurred. With reference to the proposed new Foreign Settlements at Canton, the Shanghai Mercury publishes the follow- ing paragraph :-
| MONDAY, December 9.
3 p.m. Sale of Crown Land. TUESDAY, December 10 :--
2 p.m.-Bazaar at the City Hall.
HAD A GOOD TIME.
J. SNELL wanted to attend a party, A.but was afraid to do so on account of pains in kia stomach, which he feared would
grow worse. He mys, I was telling my trou- bles to a lady frica, who said: "Chambor
A despatch from Canten says that a certain Consul at Canzon recently in formed the Viceroy that as the number
An important point in merchant ship ing law was considered on 28th October in the Liverpool Police-cart before Aldorman Menluro and Mr W. Clarkson, Robert Borland, rustine freman, claimed from Mr- John Edwards, shipowner, £5 17. d., balance of wages up to July 26, and £8 53, wages sccruing during the pasango bene From July 27 to Sept. 25 making £14 28. 108. altogether. Mr Quilliam, for the plaintiff, said that Borland and other slip When the vessel
to the defendants.
lain's Colie, Cholers and Diarrhoea Remedy will put you in condition for the party." I of merchants of his country in Cantoned on the roamer Hindustan bolonging bought a botcle. and take pleasure in stating CHINA WARES.that two doses cured me and enabled me to
have a good time
the party isaresident of Summer Hill, N. Y., U. S. A. This remedy is for sale by All Dealers; WATKINS Ltd., General Agents.
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Zoors Fast orHongkong Hotel
at
before November 23.
intends reciprocity so far as compatible with interests of home industries, admitting claim. For a totally new idea tending to
A mere literal policy required to secure the settlement of all interport questions, I wider markets. It strongly re-assorts the commend to your notice the following bit Mouros doctrine, and the necessity of of dialogne overheard down south. The steadily Increasing the Navy to secure respect therefor. It dwells apou the benefits as woll as the evils of Trusts, and advocaten legislation mpowering the Government to inspect their workings be. fore matrictions as imposed. It urges
Wanchai Warehouse and Storage Co.
An extraordinary general meeting of the Wanchai Warehaties and Storage Com-drainztis persone are a lady of continental pany, Limited, was held at the Company's Ofiico, No, 5, Queen's Road Central, fo-day, when the subjoined resolation, which was ing of the Company held en the 18th No-retirement Ind passed at the extrordinary general mest
vembor, was submitted for confinuation as a special resolution: That the Company be wound up voluntarily and thint Johann Georg Ludwig Schröter of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong be and he is heraby appointed liquidator for the purposes of auch winding up. The resolution was con-and-by armed
The Canadian Pacific Railway.
extraction resident in Hongkong, a Eng. iata cricketer, and, as subject of discourno, one of the Shanghai team who had heon badly bit at the wicket and was forced to Coutinental Lady pitifully, to English Pavilion nanth is this limping back to the Englishman That's one of the Shang
C. L. What is the matter with him 7' E He's been rather badly hit by Mis Will he go out ngein by
ball.?
་་
E-Oh yes; I oxpect so. He's not out C. L-Poor fellow He looks quite pale. Couldn't they settle these Interport: contests by arbitration?!
The American Civil War.
Wo have received from Me D. E.. Brown, the General Agent of the C. P. R., two handsome volumes relating to this po Mr Charles Francis Adams, addressing pular British Company, and the recent tour the Amoris Antiquarian Sciety at in Canada of the Duke and Duchess of Worcester (Massachusetts), narrated some Cornwall awi York. The pablication en-unpublished facts regarding the last stages titled The Royal Vinit to Canéda gives of the Rebelling. After the bitte of detailed description of the royal train, with Appomattox, General E. P. Alexander gendually increased, his Government arrived at Yokohama, Japan, she was sold. rangements, also the principal points of inrrille tactics, suggesting plans for their illustrated cuts showing the completo ar advised Groceral e to adopt gue Mr. Snoll desired to establish a new Settlement It was admitted that the wages would boterest en route. The publication Across iadetoite maintenance Lee replied, No.
în that city, and that, therefore, he re- due
to the men up to the sale, but the Caunda gires the itinerary for the whole We are Christians. We have fought as quested the Viceroy to concede a piece question was whether they were untitled strip, with maps and detailed information. hard and aswell as we kow. We are beaten. of land in Honam (opposite Canton) for to wages for the trip home, the ownere The description of the Royal Train will per For us, as Christians, there is now but onu the purpose. The Viceroy reported the baring paid for the mon to come home haps have renewed interest for our readers, thing to do surrender, go bomo, plant our claio to the Board of Foreign Affairs at by another vorsel. Bir Stewart Brown, for as we informed that Their Royal Highnes crops, and build up the country on a new
the defendants, Peking, and received a reply to the effect -
Baid that what theses wore an pleased with the accomodation basis. That incident, Mr Adanis contin
several foreign Powers wished to extend whole tmusaction the seaman was only
binding on the owners, Throughout the for their perounent 100.
CHINESE SCHOOL BOOKS :
I.-dam Tsz King. IL-Tsin Taz Man Translated into English
PRICE: 30 Centa the Set.
by Dr. E. J. EITEL
that, as the Board understood that Consul at Yokohama did was in no way that the train may be shipped to Koglanded, accounted for the Unitod-States not
'Cina Mail' Office 5. Wyndham Street. their Concessions in Cantor, the Chinose entitled to the wages he had actually owned. The Prince of Wales.
Government would rather grant a large pices of land near Honam to be used as an International Settlement than yield to the request of one particular country,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Kunaway.
A horse, joked to a trap. bolted near the Metropole Kotol yesterday. The frightened animal ran for three miles, and was finally brought to a standstill by collid- A. S. WATSON & CO., with a log. The machine was damaged, but the horse was almost uninjured. For tunately, the rond was clear. The horse und trap were the property of Mr Sassoon.
LIMITED.
Established A.D. 1841.
Wo beg to notify
THE ARRIVAL OF OUR NEW
SEASON'S
CONFECTIONERY,
Comprising
| Lamp Accident.
The men having signed the discharge at Yokoham, they wore clear of the ship, and no wages could be sued for. Mr Quillina produced the fog, and said that the British Conzul'e endorsements at Yokohama showed that the med Ind only signed the discharge Lon being given the authority of the owners, signed by the master, to receive the full amount of their wagos up to the time of sheir arrival in England. The magistrates made the order for the fallabant claimet, allowed costs, and a guinee for the adsoe care's feo. Me Brown.- we desice it, suppose you will gant n case. Alderman Meglove,—I should think the frm woult hardly shirk their responsibility. Mr
Brown.It is an important matter.
Hongkong Servants.
stronger measures to exclude 'unitesirablası from the country. It fostere the mercantile marine, the ratification of the Isthmian Capal convention, and a sperdy construction of the canal It urges the framing of a great policy of full and fair incercourse with Chics and the nations on a footing of equnt rights, and ad vos tes the open door, including access to inte nal waterways.
WRECK OF A DESTROYER.
LONDON, 3rd December, 1901. The torpedo-boat destroyer Salmon bas teson wrecked by collision with a mail stoamor in Hardwick harbour. Two stokers Ferished.
TYPHOON WARNING.
sendo us the following is formation →→
Mr W. A. Rubler, U.S. Consul General,
Manila Observatory, Due. 4, 1901. [ 4:45 o'clock p.. Depression crossing South Archipelago moving Wost..
SALARIES OF SUBORDINATE
· GOVERNMENT OFFICERS,
Increase Granted by Mr Chamberlain
haring suffered an South Africs now does. Not one man, North or South, now doubts. On the 28th November, a telegram was that Loo decided wisely. The futuro must received from the Secretary of State for in South Africa has been wise, or justifiablo.ation contained in the following despatch decide whether a e mitrary course of events the Colonice approving the recommend.. As Americans contemplate the situation from His Excellency the Governor *--- there, not a single American fails to fuel gratitude to the Confederate. Loader whose
that
Comwell shall be present, at the national
Now that it is settled that the Duke of
Eisteddfod at Bangor next March, an en thusiastic desire provsila among Walshmen. saya the Western Daily Mercury (Oct. 28) that the proclamation and subsequent indecisin saved the United States fro in stallation of the Prince of Wales should similar conditions, or doubts the wisdom of take place at Carnarvon Castle: It is also Lee's notion, under fits which imposed suggested that the Duke of York should upon him, as a Christian, the duty of end- during his tour in Wales, journey to Sting a hopelos war, and beginning 4 new David's and be there installed on behalf of national life, which the result of the way the King in the royal cathedral stall, over had imposer upon his people, Mr Adams which are placed the arnis of Ealward VI. quoted contemporary weanta proving that I was in CatBarren that Edward I. made Lee's decision had left impaired the lovers, and shared by every member of the his laby son first Prince of Wales, aga and respect of followers whom he had diplomatic answer to the Welsh densed ordered en surrender.
for a prince who could not speak English'
If the designation of the Duke as Prince of Cassell's Publications. Wales is to be postponed until next year,
The numbers of Casselis' monthly pal-
The following extract is taken from the it would be a graceful not to let him assume lications to hand by the French bail are Shanghai Mercury-
the title within the limits of the principality,the Necember issues of The Quitar, Little
Jast night, George Rae, urine, b longing to the U. 8 Monuimuck, visited No. 49, Ship Street. He remained in the house for about two hours, but at eleven 'oluek he had a dispute with one of the
Say little and to lose would ecem to girls and took up a laoap to thow after her be a very good motto for foreigners in Hong- as she ran away from his. The pil escaped kong so far as native servants and others are from the lamp, ran down his arm, side, and concerned. Some Shanghai people who an of his legs, and he was soon in flames. hive migrated thither write to me amongst He is now in the Naval Hospital, suffering other things the following conundrum from very serious bufre,
What is the difference between master and servant in Hongkong!! - pa
This, of course I couldn't answer of my It scoms that, notwithstanding the own bat as it is years since I was in the
Colony
Happy thought? - Apply to que of the Laried cricketers,
The Disinfection of the Colony.
great precautions taken by the Sanitary Authorities to prevent the removal of furniture and clothing from houses under going disinfection under the scheme for disinfecting the whole Colony, cases of the
surreptitious removal af goods and chattels by the inmates of the houses me numre The people know full well the penalties they risk by so doing under the recently SELECTIONS OF THE PUREST AND introduced bye-law, and fierats no excuse for their un the ground of ignorance of the
BEST DESCRIPTION,
FROM
THE SIMPLEST QUALITY TO THAT OF THE FINEST AND MOST
RECHERCHE CHARACTER.
IMPORTED FROM THE LEADING
lar. Inspector Baker and one of his
A Serious Fire Averted.
Sky GaveryMENT HOUSE,
Hongkong, 1914 Ovtober, 1901,
considered, I found that a very strong feel. SIB. When the Estimates were being ing existed among the Un-official Members any increase of salaries granted to the 1st January of the present year. I subordinate officers should date from the took to forward their unanimous recom
Tunder...
with a strong recommendation that the
And effect views expressed by the Un-official Mons I do so now
attach a report of the proceedings, and if Legislativa Council, any be acceded to. I
mendation to this
you concur in my roetinendation. I shall glad to receive a reply by telegram. have the honour to he, Sir, Your most phedivat Servant,
HENRY A. BLAKE.
Greenvi
CANTON NOTES.
(From the Cun Correspondent.) CANTON MISSIONARY "CONFERENCE.
Canton, Desember: 4. The Canton Missionary Conference met yesterday, 3rd inst., st the house of the Rev. H J. Stevens, Shamoen. The Pre- sident (Mr R. J. Stovene) was in the chair,
Folks and Cells' Saturday Journal. Tho first named is a highly attractive nuraber, The X.-O. Duly News of the 39th the first of snow volume. One is muök struck says firs which, had it been by the beauty of the cover. The frontis allowed to spread, might easily have des piete, entitled Petwont the Ticies, is a roged the block at the corner of Foochow beautiful Rembrandt photogravure from tha Road and the Band was discovered about paleting exhibited at the Royal Academy 4.45 àm. yesterday From his bedroom this year by Mr W. Langley. The reader window Mr A. P. Stokes who lives over is introduced to Nobo, the Nailer, a cew the premises of Mesure Coldbeck, Masgre- arh) from the pan of Rev. & Baring Thoro was a large attendance. The su gor & Co-saw that the silk room of Goukl, the well-known author. The first mittes appointed tu propare obituaries n re-Messrs Oliviar et C... nest dom, was five chapters are intensly interesting. The the late Dr Honey and De Kerr presented stire. Heat onde asoke his messmates scene of the story is located in Worcester-thain tepret. Tanke two obituary notices, Mr R. B. Allen and Mr N. 3, Stabb, and, shire, and Nebe and Bessie, the step-on dealing with two lamented and much-re The sportsman tuned the problem over while the Inter rushed off to get a hose, the and step-daughter of a crael and poor stopspected members of the Conferencs were for a moment in his mind reposting it low former rang up the Central Police Station father, and Miss Fully and Mr Forward, considered very satisfactory. They will be
ord by word as if it gave him pleasure and told them of the fire. Enfortunate couple in a fotally different social position, and serrant in Horgkong? * What's the differines between mistery, there had been some mistakê çither in are brought face to face, as the principal giving or receiving the mosego, for no characters of what promiens, to bo a fascinu
No enoner said than done..
entered in the minutes and copies hent to the friends of the decowsed.
The Rev. A. Beattie, Ph. D., was the
I'll tell you, he said at fist, so far as my alarm was given and the Brigade did not ating story. The illustrations are by My swayist. He read eit able, and instructive experions in concerned. The boy takes turn out. Me Allen then rejoined My John H. Bacon The first five chapters of paper on The Cenesis of the Theistic
Stokes, and together they threw buckers another new serint, entitled Another Ides.
his choice and does what he likes, the mus
tes has no choice but to like what he dock of water cross the alley-way into the Man's Money, writton hy David Lyall and Then the flod-gates were opened, and windows of the silk-room, which had cracked illustrated by Mr P. Tarrant, also appear in for a full half an hour I was entertained open with host. Mr.Stabb, meanwhile, had the number. This is a bfght story, open-
TRONY DE FATE A
`A few days non, n'fire broko out and did
« let of damage in Ko Tai Street. Tho,
Following the usual Chinese qustom, Nat-shed was erected for sacrificial pur. Whilst the thaalregiving service,
poses.
u went une Inst night to make a few captures of culprits of this class, and succeeded in founding up dozen of them, They were brought before Mr Keip to-day with a history of the masterful menners of wond Mr K. J McEuen, and togather they ing in the Scottish highlon is, wl is full of house of the family suffered most. and fines were inflicte, which should be the Hongkong cooks, coolies, and hungere secured a spare huso from the Deluge truck-interest Thors ars nuurons other stories
pan seresully warning to thema shd to all others for the
house, which they dragged to the scene of and articles and all contribute towards future,
And you daren't-lift your band to um the fire. They attached it to a hydrant, making The Quiser for November a not-
Nursing Mothers.
ption, if you do."
Jon, and in the course of another half-hour, an e tertaining and instructive nag eine The quality and quantity of an infant's, This was followed with pinus prayer for the fire was out. The cause of the fire is for the childron, is not behind its prede food is often seriously affected by the state the chance of having for one short half hour imagined to be the careless dropping of a cessoss. It is brightly and originally illustful as they ought to have been, with LONDON AND PARISIAN mother's health who nurses it, Il- health of mthers is frequently the cause of
of certain Cantonese youth in Shanghai, spark on the silk, which must have smoulder-trate, and the roading matter is just the indigestion and diarrhoea in their babies where there ain't no ter commandments,
ed for some time. The damage itunes esti sotto induce the children to road. Cut and many more houses burned down. which are murard at the brunst, Four and a sinh may mine his dist
mated at about Tis 2,000, which is fully «lla Saturday Jourand is up to ita usual watery substantial
ntial and insuficient milk
covered by insurance. It was a curious, state of affairs that wAS
standard as a periodical. The November ⠀⠀⠀ cannot properly nourishra
fr baby. Puor food will disorder the health of the child and will revealed to me,
and wil
either. It's fourteen days hard without passed it through the house to Mr Avellous money's worth. Little Folles, always consisting for the most part of burnt offer
MANUFACTURERS.
ings, was proceeding, someone was not ne
the result that the sant-shed we set on fire,
A GOOD COUGH MEDICINĖ. part being the first of a new volume, a now (From the Geselli, Trouomba, Australia J find Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is an
cause emaciation Storm's Wine of Cod But then Hongkong is a British Colony, Truss was a young lady named Cutter rial, entitled Beyond the Law, and a
Liver Oil indretes the flow of milk, makes
rich, and at the same time builds up the you know, and those English ore so brais) ;
4. §, WATSON & Co., Limited, other's system. It combles the mother to they send a man to jail for nothing—unless
THE TIONGKONG DISPENSARY,
QUERY'S ROAD CENTRAL:
got from her food the greatest quale of 1 he's a ChinaTRAIS
varishment. It is daining in the high-
ost agree through this trying period a
Who set masculine bearta in a flatter
Some near went insane,
But the reason is plain
Her dad made a million in tutior.
sid the
NOTE AMERING manager of the ten
new series, True tales of a Government Official," begin, and give good promis
Now said the inconshole widow, mut you to and to the death notice eest in an appropriate place Lo, mudam, replied the bright young
the when the organs of digestion and WIFE, who sued for a divorce the will you understand I want a bom whe assimilation must farish nutrition for both other day, alleged us an act of cruelty that is thomughly accustomed to handling: mother and child. At all Cheraists, and her husband, objected to her using for me?/* Techat said the appliant. clerk of the Daily Flat, and tho Wholesale from A. 8. Weton & Co., Ltd., powder. The brute deserves to lose his nervondly, I'm afraid it's not me that morning Hongkong.
wife,
yul want but my wife,
orcalon medicine. I have been suffer- months, and it has effected a cure. I have ing from à severe cough fer the last two
plotaure redumnreuking it — 1, C.
great
I
I WOCENRE. This is the opinion of one of our oldest and most respected residente, and has been voluntarily given in good faith that others may try the remedy and be benefited, as was Mr. Wockner, wooly is sold by All Dealém,
Ted frenum Agentazz