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On December 12th, at Ha Yong Tour, Canton, the Wife of Rev. ALFRED ALF, of a Daughter.
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HONGKOKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1901.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Notes by the Way.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
High-Level Tramways
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News from the Philippines.
In publiabing the report of the Hópg, kong High-Level Tramways Co., last night, 'we perpetusel a typographical mistake,
viz., the statement that $50,000 had been The weather in banita recently written off rølling stock. This should havá | bear the coldest ou record, been 88,000.
A Russian Circus Company, of 100 pers. formers is on its way to Manin.
Football.
The following team will represent‘A ́ Company, R.W.F., un the Shield Tie to be Played at the Happy Valley to-inom - Goal, Whitney backs, Smart sød Ed- wurde half-hacks, Roberts, Fesmail, and Sweot; forwards, Pugh, Williams, Shiels,
| Dobls, and Walters. Fick-off at four
c'clock. Refereu---Mr W. H. Russell, - .
H.MS. E arrived at Shanghai on The Medical Expert. the 15th inst..
We understand that Professar Simp -sen¿the medical-and-public health experi General Sir A. Dorward arrived at selected by the Colonal Office to enquire Shanghai cn the 19th inst.
into the insanitary condition of Hongkong is a passenger by the text English mal steamer. He is accompained by Mrs Siup Nothing is known of Bir Osbor Chadwick, the dmingge and water supply expert.
H.M.S. Woodbur was the senior maral officer'a abip at Shanghai on the 14th-inst,
At the Facchow Face Meeting, Merry
BEST VALUE ON THE legs won four ruces. Mr Campbell was the most successful jockey with 8 firsts. 2 ecconds and 1 third.
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MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Auctions. Novu. Auption of Japaneso Curios, at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Sales Koouts. Nuon. Auction of Sundry Goods ne Mess Hughes and Hough's Sales Roumie.
Miscellaneous.
It is reported (ways the N.-C. Daily News) that the gining will which formed part of the property formerly owned by the Yah Loong Cotton Spinning Co.. Ld., has been sold to Japanese purchasers for the
sum of Tle. 75,BLO,
4 Shanghai wit than hits off the annou nesment of the P. and O. Company to grant retum fares to Europe for two years at fare and a-half:-It comes as a
2.45p.n.-Hongkong Ride Association, boon and a blessing to men. For a fare and
Spron Competition.
Gooda per Seminist undelivered after this
date, subject to rent.
General Memoranda. SUNDAY, December 2→→
Goods per Makers not cleared at 4 p.r.
this date subject to rent: Goods per Bunglee wndelivered after this
date kubject to rent: MONDAY, Deccaber 235-
1n-Anction of Steam Launch Hot
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this date subject to rent. 9.30 p.n.-Auction of Japanese Porce
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a-half you can come back agun
At Shanghai. during the month of November, 34 cases. of malaria, 18 of influenza 15 of dysoutery and 14 of typhoid fover were reported to the Sanitary authorities from the non-Chinese con munity. There were four deaths from typhoid fever.
Theft of Sugar.
Yesterday, Chinese Constable No. 424 found len picule of Javu sugar in a bost at Praya Wast. The sugar had come from, the Norwegian ship Nordenskjol, and was Gooda per Maria Valerie undelivered part of a cargo consigned to the Yuan Fat Hong, Boulam Strand. The man in
after this date subject to rant.
on this date subject to rent.
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600.
The Poisoning Case.
At the Criminal Sessions yesterday, the jury in the poisoning case was absent for an hour anel twenty minutes, and then, by a najority of 6 to 1 brought in a rendiet of guilty on the throw fast counts in the in- dictment (this lighter charges) and recor inended the prisoner te mercy. His Lord ship give effect to the recommendation of the jury, and sentoneed prisoner to suffer five years' imprisonment.
Hongkong and the King's Coronation.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1901
···LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Viceroy Tao Mu
LOGAL AND GENERAL,
Bale of Racing Ponies.
There was general rejoicing here, at
At die auction of the Race ponics at least among foreignere (writes the Kashing Foochow on the 14th inst. the following correspondent of the NC. Daily Neus), prices were relied Sunstone $80 has to hear timt the reported death of the Chif 931, Pacho $35: Pegs 22 Viceroy Too Mu was a mistake. His family Teufel 850 Gotobeck 321 Nutberry $05 reside here, and have always beon exceed Rose de France 8170. Merciery and Sobraoni ingly friendly to us. China an ill afford novercised for the sals were withdrawn to lose such a man, and we hope that he before the auction. has many years yet in which to serve his
the
Acting Governor Wright advises American Treat in the Philippines to exer-
so cuion in their writings.
Brigadier feneral R. O. Hughes is re- turning to the United States on leave, and be relieved by Colonel Symon
Suyder
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The Filipino Peace Association Ins issued proclamation to the so-called Ary in the fie, urging than to give up the axelose struggle and seek posse.
Ninnerous quantities of rice destroyed in the mountains by Colonel Wint, was hulled ries put up in sacks marked with the name of W. W. Clark, agent for Smith, Ball and Co., Manila,
The Manila merchants have petitioned the Collector of Custums to increase the wharfage, enlarge the godowns and im prove the means of transportation. The American, Manila, and Spanish Chataberi of Commerce have signed the petition.
country.
Úom. Watson, of the Woodcook.
Tho N.-C. Daily News of the 16th inst,
Affairs Quiet in Mongolia.
Mr Rose and Mt Stelle bare rotumedays-Lleut. Comp. Watson of H. M. from their visit to Mongolis, writes the S. Woodeer, whet ban the distinction of Peking correspondent of the N Daily having carried the British white er sign to Kiating in Western Szechuan, 316 Nets on the 29th ult. They reported no
milex above Chungking an
the gua danger along the route. It in really vory remarkable how quiet the province has behout he has an long and ably com come largely through, the action of Choumanded Teft Chungking on the 2nd Fu. There are reports of disturbances urth of the Great Will near Kingchor, but these are castomary occurrences in that region.
A. Defaulting Shroff,
A Post Office on Strike..
tant by Koats, having trender over nam. and of the Wonderch to his racecssor, rut, Commr. H. E. C. Somerville. Tout. Watson arrived here on Friday, having made a ruzor trip" of elaren days from Chung- king to Shanghai. He leaves for the South in the F. &.0. S. Chisan to-night.
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Increase of Ferry Fares.
A demonstration was made on the 14th inst, at the Mixed Court and afterwards at General Isidoro Torres, who was the Central Police Station, Shanghai, by a arrested last September in Mauila and sen largo number of native women who had
We understand that the Star' Ferry tericad to be hung for murder, has been reformerly been employed in the Yah Loong Company contemplates an increase of faren leased, the reviewing authority having dis- Cotton Mill previously to its boing, closed. at an early date. The single fare, first- covered a doubt in the case.
As far as can be learned, their grievance class, is to be raised from 10 cents to 15 seemed to be that a shroff of the mill had conts, and privilego fuckets at reduced fares absconded without paying them their hitherto granted to such chaps as the long- wages-some four weeks or en being dun kong Boat Club, Victoria Recreation Club The dewonstrators were disposed by the Wigwam Tennis Club, and Kowloon Bowl- ing Green Club are to be withdrawn: The police.
charge for a season ticket will remain, in the meantime, at. $5 per month. The ex- For the past low days (says the N-C.cuse advanced by the Directors of the Com Daily News of the 14th inst), local nativo pany for the increase in the fares is the in- A Disastrous Opium Search,
postal agencies, have been on strike, mius-cruised cost of running the launches. One Yesterday, the opium farmer's searching to receive letters and parcule for dis would have thought that the great ingresso Hongkong Volunteer Corps being worthilyors experienced worse luck than usual. patch elsewhere, while on the other hand, in the traffic would have yielded a sufficient While the Police were excepting a warrant they forward mit matter coming to the tougin of profit to justify a continuance of represented at the forthcoming coronation of the King in June next. It will give carsh a house at Kowloon City, one of from other cities. The strike is a protest the present fares-considerad by many as general satisfaction if this hope is realised. the Chinese excise oficers accidentally set against the decision of the Imperial author already too high-but apparently this is Of the officers and past officers who may be are to a jacket inside the house, and woe tias to raise the postal charge un parcel not the case. The management should be present are Sir John Carrington, who, wonable to extinguish the flames. The fire from ton cents per pound to sixty-three given credit for knowing tasir own business are sure, will be proud to wear the uniform spreading and igniting a quantity of rice cents per pound. The strike is extending, best; but the public will not view with of his old command, Captain J. Macgregor straw, the building was quickly a raging and already nowe has been received that favour the proposed increase of fares. Forhes and Captain Underwood.
incases which defied all attempts to save Chiakiang, Kiakiang, Soocho, Hangchow, soything. The result was that the build and a number of other ports have alas gono ing was gutted, and part of another house adjoining was also destroyeil; The dsm- ane, which, we believe, is not insured, amounts to $1000, and the question now is who is responsible?
Weihaiwai.
We hear there is a likelihood of the
A Globule.
manner of
There are existence at Dresden and Frankfort two colleges for waiters, where men may learn how to wait at table, the
carving, and the most correct proper way to fold up making, the art of showing guests to their seats, and, in short,' the thousand and one things that go to
been a great outery against the tipping system of late, but this particular form of
on strike.
The Feirang Squadron.
Tee nonths ago, it may he remem. bered, it leaked out that this Chinose Govern- ment was negotiating for the sale of the Paiyang Squadron to Rusin. These been so quietly conducted between the late negotiations, it has since, transpired, ha
Cricket.
Commencing at 11am, a cricket match will be played on the Cricket Ground between the Hongkong C,C. and St. John's Cathedral Choir, The teams will be en follows
Hongkong C.C-Messrs Goldring, Knight, R.N., Edmundson, R.A. Burke, and B.1., Wild, Buttanshaw, Rotherhaa
R.W.F., Chater, Broadbent, R.N. Howard
Goods per Pukting nos eleared at Noon charge of the best was arrested, and, maka up the complete waiter, There has.xpenditure hero is baing reduced to a mi Viceroy Li and the Russian authorities that and J. Brown (captain)
PAT, December 27:—
FRIDAY,
Novo-Meeting of Shareholders of The
to-day, was senitenced to three month's
Hanging High-Level Teenaways Co, imprisonmsot for the larceny of the sugar, Lak, at the Company's Offices,
The Hollywood Road Murder.
Established A.D. 1841.
To-day, the musician, Pang Tsun,į who disembowelled a fellow musician named To Man, at No. 90 Hollywood Read, on the 25th November, was com mitted for trial at the next Criminal
Cathedral Choir-Messrs Arthur, Grim even the Yangtze Viceroys were kept
norsut of them, and, as zogarded Viceroy blo, Emmett, Hay, Grant Smith G. P.
getting tips io to be encouraged rather than it is not at akunlikely that other changes Liu of Nanking, especially, that official was £ £12mert, L. A. Lammert, Arbuthnot, E,
otherwise.
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Missionary Unity.
between
the Royal Engineers and a Hongkong C.C.
The correspondent of the N. C. Deity Newe writes from Weihaiwei:-War Ufice nimom, and since-for the present it any rate-the harbour is to remain unfortified,
will follow the substitution of a civilian for astounded when at a later date he received Hagen, Marshall, W. Bagen, Ruby, Ford, a soldier as Commissioner. Thero seams to an official dispatch from the lara In saying Cuningham, and 4. G. Ward (captain) A correspondent of the N-2. Dinly no reason why the company of Royal Enthat the expense in keeping up the Thero will also be a match as the Happy News writes:-Three Missions in Peking gitem under Major Cowan and Major Lee, Peiyang sundron is to grost that I mean Valley, commending at 2.8.1. and vicinity have decided on anion in who, now that the work on the fortifications to dismiss the crew and aither sell the education work, namely, the Loudon Mis- has ceased, do little more than supervise. ordinary chup knife. It appears that the sion, the American Board, and the Ameri-road construction, should not also go to ships or lay them up in dock. To this two men had been drinking samshu, and can Presbyterian kaion. There is to be Shanghai to build more suitable accounoda Viceroy bin strongly objected, and matters some little difference arose between them an arts school, a medical school, and a
Lion for the troops recently stationed there have been in suspense since, owing to the as to what sums they would take at enter-theological school. Each Mission will have It is also rumoured that the 1st Chinese Re. unexpected death of Li Hime-chany. A direction of some on department, and giment-r a part of it-may go in ewell Nanking dispatch, states that. Viceroy Lia provide the plant, but be assisted by the General Dorward's command. In this casas agam written on the subject to Li's the depot and recruiting stations of the Ro giment would still be here, and, perhaps, ompany or two may remain to police the Territory.
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Yuan Shikai.on Manchuria.
2
As will be remembered by our readers, telegram from our Poking correspondant contained the other day a statomon: that
keep the squadron, for weak and poor as China is she must have a good navy at all
succeser, Viceroy Yuan. arging him to
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The Biters Bit.
XI. The following will toxy for the Club
Mesars. Barnie, Cox, Gray, Wood, RN. Hooper, Hanson, Robertson,. Rich. efford, Wheeler, A. N. Other and T SercombeSmith (captain),
A Plucky Indian Constable.
772. was on patrol between Stanley nud Shaukiwau when he met mix med, one of
The other day, Indian Constalte No.
tons off his tunic and otherwise severely.
his revolver, and his five assailants than.
The third annual Christions Tree enter tainments to peor children and old people in Hongkong ara agair being organised by
whom was carrying handbag which the Catholic Union, and an sppeni has been,
amosed the Indian's suspicions. The Chi- sent out for assistance, Last year the A Long Tow.
The Police of Hongkong baven en aan, on being questionul ax to the con- Union was able to geud joy into the hearts |
tahts of the leg, said they oonisiated of. The st. Pakshan, which arrived from
siduratie suunt of false information to of 500 children and 15 od people by its Touron on Sunday, brought in tow The
deal with, but it does not always pay the in-used and took the bag from the Chins- opium utensils. The Constable was not, that the young ones revel in, and neces- distribution of seasonable gifte of articles Nerwering steamer Phuld. The Sadd, with
former, as the following will show for the purpose of making a personal a broken shaft, had liéen powed into Fouron the Empress Dowager had comicanded 24th September last, two men, (Li Wai suzisa that are welcomed by league by the frezer muit, picked up there by the Viceroy Yuan Shib-kai to lease the opin Chju, atop keeper, and Ho Clip Man,mination, Ho-was then set upon by This year, anything of the above descrip- Pullan and towed a distance of 009 miles, ions of the Foreign Representatives at Fe-school teacher) made a report to the Pol the other five Chinese, who tore the bat tion will be again highly acceptable. We through a mot too favorable sea, to Hongking concerning the proposed. Manchurian that they had heou rubbed of pearls to the handled him Salib was forced to draw refer our readers to our advertising-columns kong. The Pakshe leaves today for Maji Convention arranged between the late Livalue of $30,000, the manager of one of the for further particulars.
for dual. It is satisfactory to know that Hung-chang and M. Lessor, and report local banks, Tam Hok Pe by name, being fied. The bag contained three fully-loaded Captain Ferris, one of the youngest captains the result to her. Ws (NC. Dady Newy) accused of the crime. The Police took therever and 75 rounds of immunition to in these seas, whd his crew are likely to translate the following gist of a memorial of mattor up, and learned that the man at bt. A struggle ensued between the India The 'difficulty in precaring riskshn
receive handsome rawards for the undertak Viceroy Tan to the Empress Dowager in was accused had been in coolies seems to have been alwest met
communication
And the Chinaman, but the former suc by the recont aetion of the authorities in ing.
reply to her Majesty's commands:The with his accusers to procure for him sonte placing 500 extra public rickshas on the
consequenter entailing upon a convention essays connected with the provincial extended in landing his man at Shsuk. streets. There are now twelve hundred of Anglo-Russian Railway Interests."
with Russia concerning Manchutia are laminations for degrees, held at Cantan.wan Station. The case was tried to- The Russian Government (writes the fraught with serious danger to the Empire, The two nen endeavoured to induce him dag. For boing in possession of
farms, these anveyances plying in Hongkong, and the coolies, finding that their earnings Teking correspondent of the NC. Daily as they affect not: Russia: alune, but also to deposit £30,000 in the bank in the prisoner was fined $250, with the alter-
Neter) in inclined', to · band gro not fo profitable as before, aro throwing
the Great Britain, the United States, Germany, their name pending the delivery of the native of three months in gaul, and, on the aside the publie ricksha and going into Shanbaikuun Nowchwang Railway to the son Japan to a very great degree. If this essays, but the Bankers not charge of assalting the Constable, ho was fined a further $20 with the option of im WHISKY, private employ. The public rickéba owners
Chinese, but not to the British. When Government then ignore the interests of the green as he looked and would have nothing that line was grumble that many of their macnipes arc
bullt, it was understood that other Powers and merely try to meet the further to do with them. They accordingly Prisonment for another month. The arms, it was dependent on a loan from British wishes of a single Power like Russia, the concocted a story to the Police with the dangerous looking weapons, wore con-- ying idle for want of chalied. The grum capitalists, het would never becumo's former will naturally Imitats her example { object of injaring bini. The banker, how. Uscated. The prisoner, who was unable to British line. The arrangement made be and how will China then be able possibly ever, turned the table; en them by charging pay the fines, comes from Tinkawan, a tween Count Moravie and Land Salisbury to satisfy the inordinato demands of the them with kulging a faled shares against curious don of pirates and robbers, and provided that all railway and ring others in the future? My humble opinion him. Ba engaged Mr E. H. Sharp, barris, and he got the revolvers from a man in interests in Manchuria and north of the then, is that the ther Power shall be ter-at-law, to prosecure, and the two cesky. Stanley named Chung On, who, suing years Great Wall should belong to 'Rapsia, with socretly consulted with and a refusal be mongers were defended by Mr. J. F. Recce, 420, Yost to prison for shooting Inspector IMPORTED FROM THE BEST
seat Bunia, Backed as we will then be solicitur. The two man were lodged in HansonThe plucky nemen of the Con GROWERS, AND INCLUDING I Was with very general regret (writes hindrance from Great Britain.
by the moral support d
of the other Powers, prism, and the rase dragged its weary way stable, who by the way is a raw recruit, in the Weihaiwel corresponsent of the N-0. THE MOST
it may be perhaps, that Russia will not through the court till the other day, when mering such unds in the manner he did, Daily News-tho-30th ult. the chShipwrecked Seamen
The crew of a large fishing junk, nam
dare to act contrary to the wishes of the the prisoners were found guilty, and sent and thus proventing what was undoubtedly munity here learned last. Wednesing that. our popular Commissioner had received srbering 37 men, have just been handed over majority and will not therefore try to obtool for three works with hard labour.fremsitated, arned mobery, descrves dre by tablegram to proceed to take com-
to the care of the Registar General. They tain her convention by force, China will The perid of imprisonment would have come recognition. mand of the British gorrison at Shanghai re all Fukion men, and were out fishing Ant then inour the displeasure of the other boon longer but for the fact that the mo It does not fall to the lot of every Governor Dear the Saddle Islands when, on the even Friendly Fowers, whilst, on the other hand, I had been detained in gol sinod the com- why you fellows wear scalca." Wet,"
give exalotion to all under his rule,ngof the 14th inst the ss. Idzuma Mory it wil be of incalculable benefit to the moncontent of the proceedings, nearly three but one would have to go for red sezich bore down on the und sunk the junk. Empire. diligently, I dare say, to find a foreigner Boats were owered by Captain Curnow and
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4Tuz Health and Vigods of in audiriñuct de most unqualified regret at the under that the crow waarescued and broughton Humm the Gazette, Tovicovenda, Australir pend vpon the quantity and quality of the Blood. deprives us of our Administrator. How kong and landed over to Inspector Gauld, find Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is an When the tissues bitve been at work, here are excellent medicine. I have been suffer thrown into the blood, waste products, and if these ba not eliminated hot (through any erzee) CIGARETTES,ever, where glad that Sir Arthur Hop
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