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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1902.
·LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Water.
The Government Gazette contalis re-
bort and Co., Shanghai, is charged with gulations for the water supply. If the embezzling Tle. 22,040.
turn, and the interests at stake and the At No. 7, Woning Road, Shanghai, colliginis involved are legion. Therefore, the 1st of September, 1902, MABANNE, before then can be satisfied, before the relict of the late George L. Skinner; aged 58 years,
taxes can be adjusted, there is likely good deal of friction, The publication of this issue commenced not to say opposition, and,
probably, netual bloodshed, cat 400 p.
what has gone on in Ireland during the himself any good. Be simply goes about The habitual grumbler doesn't do best three deendes, before the people reminding popole that he's not smart would allow the government to onjoy enough to have his own way. even a audemte peace, anul if that were so there, we must not be surprised at
A Kobe telegram dated 29th ult. HONGKONG, MATHRIJAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1962. what may happen in China. Perhaps says:-The ship's surgeon, De Tani, and
the task may be but gradually under one boy on the N. Y. K.S. Sailin for I was hoped that, after the fiery trials taken, and at first only those stadions have died of cholers. The passengers are of 1960, ami whilst the unbeded scars that are in evidence with Europeans | all well. yet renmined, the Chinese Government may be closed. On the other hand, would be amenable to reason, and the should the task be undertaken in a Chinese people averse to riots. Yet rosulude prunner, we must except difi.
Water Authoring would not give us water; it would be all right, but regulations with- oul water are pretty useless.
Hongkong Christian Union.
The Wackly Prayer-Meeting of the Hongkong Christian Union will be held at the Union Rooms, Beaconsfield Arcade, on Monday, at 5.10 p.m. All are invited.
Wesleyan Church.
The usual services will be resumed in the Military and Naval Church, Wanchai, un Sunday next, at 10.15 in the moring and at 6,15 at night. Mr Bone and the stewards will be glad if regular worshippors will take note of this, as it is difficult to in
An Irishman while walking with a friend passed a jeweller's shop, where there
Would you ust like to have your pick ? | form each separately. The the wire tells us of these local upris.naked Fat. Not mu pick, but me abovel," ↑ revena terilale erupciones of earthquakes inge 9 in the West Ledies have been followed
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MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
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Miscellaneous,
can this dishes stigem la cedit.
יו' :יין
Ds,
enid Miku,
The root cause of the uprisings in
• What I say,' said the speaker of the
Legislative Council.
His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve of the appointment of Mr C, W.-
The great was of (can, and of this scurrilous placalon evening in earnest accents, is live and let Dickson to be nur-Lingficial Member of the
That condner.
Hy Baroque that were fought during the in Canton, is no doubt the deep and
live Whereupon the Amalgamated Order thurl: ages were often followed by local persistent antagonism of a section of of International Undertakers rose in a H. PRICE & CO., rebellions and disastrous struggles. We the people, from which we cannot bope body and threw him out for unprofessional
12. Queen's Rodant, therefore, be surprised that ¦ În be free for decades to come.
Chinese polities do not chime as harte changes which have been promised, muniously s wedding his We emot such as the removid of the lekin and the hope that all past differences will guiat viduction of railways, will rouse leend mediately seve thensrives.
Indeed, rappusition amay be counted on, when one pas. Noukia 100t clowed at 4 pm whilst great changes in the tarifi am renumbers what unenlightened kamen impending, white sweeping away more is. When all this is clearly per- of the lekin is contemplated, whilst¦ceived, and precautions are made to. determined attempts are being made prevent such outbreaks, we have on the to introdner Western learning, whilst other hand to recull the fact that there milways are threatened from North is so ever increasing number of man- to South, whilst men's minds are tom darins, who, in their blundering way, by doubt and distracted by fear, it is on the side of progress, and who hardly likely that things will, for the may be reckoned to stand by the liberal immediate future, go its the Farmpe cause. It is en,ounging to notice that, | desires, without way friction. IL recently, instances are not rare where most unfortunate that the funniese enlightened officials, on their own initia should have made themselves notor. tive, have been paying private calls on ions by their insane infatuation, which Europeans, and not least of all on re-
MEMOS. FOR MONDAY.
Auctions.
Nurtine of Wipers, de, at Mr
Gro R. Lamaneri's Saliss Rovens, 5.20 p.m. Auction of Fire Waders,
Kennedys Cisowny Pay Stables.
Miscellaneous. Kempadang of Queen's College, Rengining in Balities. Pullie Seher-li Gords per Probrofedise undelivered
after this date malajoes te mudil.
General Memoranda,
Troy, Septensker 9
Frander Banks d The Hongkong Cut- tou Sprung. Wewing and Dyeing Co., Lal, closed from this date to the 15th meptember, inclusive.
Winnista, September 19:--
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11.
Auction of Surpios Storus, ad Central Police Statist. Moxosy, September 15
11,8 m. Menng of Shareholders of
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TELEGRAMS.
'CUINA MAIL SPECIAL SERVICE).
THE COMMERCIAL TREATY.
BRITISH TREATY SIGNED.
America and, the Tariff. (From, Our Own Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, Sept. 6, 10.40 a.m. The commercial treaty between Grent Britain and China was duly signed here last night.
Mr J. Goodnow, the US. Consul General, has returned from Japan, and, on behalf of the United States, affixes his signature to the specific tariff to day.
[REUTER'S SERVICEA,] PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S NARROW ESCAPE.
LONDON, Soptember, 4th, 1992,
A banke in which President Roonurelt
Executive and Legislative Councils in specossiou to Mr J. J. Bell Irving resigned; of ble C. S. Sharp's appointment and a party of friends were driving near or the Executive Comeil, and Mr G. W. r. | Pittsfield (Masa,) came into collision with Playfair and Mr B. G. Shewan's appoiatan electric car. President Tousevelt ea- esped with a few braises, but several of this monts to the Legislative Combell.
party were more seriously injured, and a detective accompanying the President was
THE LABOUR PROBLEM IN
English as she is wrote again. The followfier is the verbatim copy of the en-
The British Commercial Treaty. dorsement on a dispatch for Haukow sent
We learn on the best nuthority (says | killed. The driver of the brake had his skull on the 9th August to the Chinese Tele-the N.-C. Drify News of the 3rd inst.) that fractured. graph Cas, at Shanglesi Line to unkown Imperial Edict antinfucturily covering all as blocking up by the long Chinese repoints of the British Commercial Treaty nants, so all the privates and urgents way Inter than usual.""
was received in Shanghai yesterday after- 1. The treaty will now have to be | reprinted, some slight alterations having to The Plague.
bu made, and it will then be signed the mediately. We heartily congratulate is James Mackay upon this successful ber. mization to his arduous and protracted
It would seat timt the plugos epidemic is at end. Tony, the Sanitary authori. ties again report that there have been no cases during the past treaty-four hours.
Kowloon Bowloon Green.
The following are the four semi- finalists for the President's Cup and Meyers Milroy and Walker's prizes :—A.
labours.
Chinese Emperor's Brother
AFRICA.
Sir James Buiett, an authority on the South African native inbour problem, and ' one of the largest employers of Indians in Natal, has been interviewed on the subject
Londen. Be strongly deprecates the proposed introduction of Chinese labour for
the mines.
BRITISH GENERALS TO ATTEND GERMAN MAN- EUVRES.
bas lininated in the last local riot sident.31issionaries, and some of them W. Laverton, T. W. Robortsan, J. Kinross, was betrothed to a daughter of the Grand, French, Ian Hamilton, and Kelly-Kenuy,
and the murder of two missionaries, have conversed quite freely on the pre- It will be followed by a loent punish-sent state of affairs in the south of tent, sad there it will end. It will China, and would join heartily in any br another blot ou China's history, reasonable attempt to remedy matters. but this will not disturb those who Two cases inve come under our notice Ţara responsible for the fame of their during the last few days, where quité
country. Yet, knowing what we know of China's history, we can hardly, won- der that this bas occurred. The frightful ravages of plague and cholera this year, with all their attendant sufferings, have rendered the people ahnost frantie. Tay after day, both young and aid
|
9 p.m. -Meeting of Press-verance Lodge | fell victims to the disease, and no escape
unexpectedly such visits have been paid, These men are quietly working on the side of progress, and may be counted on to do all that in the Hes to repress the vi passions of the mob, and also, wherever possible, to initiate schemes for the uplifting of the people!
LOCAL/AND GENERAL.
scetur possible, for the gods were heless. We know that it is recording!
rule that the mahlened people should esume that the white men wern the cause of all their alls, beenuse their presence was obnoxious to their deities, and as long as tiny remained, the gods refused to be propitiated. Many have to have desarted, thought that. Hewan was fo be opemeri to the studen
And the missionary The Toyo Kisen Kaisha. without bloodshed, and with inle
American Deserters.
Eight of the Americas soldiers from the 1.8. transport Monde, who are in smicka at Nagraki shule the vessel is undergoing repairs at the Mitsu Bishi Backyard, were reparted on the 25th alt,
A. S. WATSON & CO., friction, but this episode has dis
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| hudly wise to entertain hopes whose dded to the Company's fleet. The vessels, whow displacements will be over 10,000
and J. Macdonald. The draw is
A. W. Lavortin J. Macdonald
1, J. Kinross
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1. W. Robertson
An Absconding Backsha Coolie.
Ma Taoi, ricksha coolie, was fined 35 alterostive of fourteen days in prison, for at the Magistracy this morning, with the learing the service of Mr A. H. M. Silva, broker, No. 2 Woodlands Terrace, without giving notion. The prisoner pleated that he went as a substitate.
A Berehaven Disaster.
A Peking dispatch reports that Prince Chun, younger brother of the Emperor,
Rt Hon St John Brodrick, with Genemis Secretary Yung La, on the les August, have left London to atten I the German ant that the great number of people of all | military grabouvres,
ranks who appeared at the residence of the prspective father-in-law of an Imperial Prince to congratulate him as well as the
tumorous and expensive betrothal pre- seats, were unprecedented in the history of even Such a wealthy city as the capital of tho Chinese Empire.
Japanese at Hankow.
[DER STAMATISCHE LLOVE SERVICE.}. ITALY AND GERMANY.
BERLIS, August 29.
The toasts during the visit of the King of Italy in Berlin exceed all comun courtesy they are considered a pronounced political dentistvation in favour of the uninterrupt
Native advices from Habskow say thatod existence of the Triple Alliance, The the rioters in the province are again causing confurring of the Order of Annuncista upor ouble, uniting tolegraph wires, tearing up the Chancellor, Count Bülow, is a very tare the poles and creating so much disturbance distinction for a statesman. The Famperer A Berciaven Correspondent telegraphs that it has been necessary to send out conferred the Order of the Black Engl that our Saturday afternoon, ad August, soldiers to quiet then. Dankow wolf upon the Itálii Premier, Mr Zarnadelli Lieutenant H. A. Cottrell, R.R., and does not appear to be affacted by the mutand the German Ambassador, Count Wedal, Lieutenant Georges Daburly, RMLIAL, break, and its commercial section is growing in acknowledgmont of services rendered in accompanied by Nelson, A.B., loft His by the influx of Japanese inerchants, who convection with the zonewel of the Triple Majesty's ship Hannibal on a Raling cruise. how ambition to monopolize the trade in Alliance, The Italian Minister of Foreign They carried a big auf, and all seemed to that section. It is understood that the Affairs. Mr Prisutti, received the se be going in well; but about 7.0 p.m. a. Yokohama Specie Bank contemplates open-cond highest possible decoration, heavy cquall from the North-west strucking a branch in that port within a few Vittire Eaatue! liss made a very good im and turned the dinghy keel up at the months.
pression here on account of his many-sided Eastern point of Bereisland, and long
knowledge. before assistance arrived the occupants were drowned.
Naval News.
The Bhamo-Yunnan Road.
The Foreign Oflice should lose no time
in ascertaining the accuracy of the infor mation just comunicated to the Burnish
King
[SHANGHAI TIMER SERVICE:] MILLIONAIRE'S GIGANTIC
PROJECT.
Cara, Sept. 2,
In consequence of the great pressure Government by the British Cousal at Teng of work at Devonport Dockyard, theyueh-ting. According to the Times corres Athiralty find it necessary to considerably pondent at Rangoon this official reports euttail the programme provided for the that all taxes and exactions have ceased on Bombay has secured the favor of the
A Parsee millinite ned Tata, of
ground was so slender, nor cherish ptom, steaming 18 knots an heir, a pro-current financial year. Already several the great trading.ruyte between Bhario and / Iridian Goverment in a gigantic scheme to babilities that in other parts of Chinposed to be completed in 1904 and 1906 destroyora and torpeda bonts which were Yunnan, and if that he the case there can work the iron oro deposits of the central
Typhoon at Shanghai.
до
trnille was anore or less at a standstill.
to have been refitted at Devonport have be no question about the truth of his cos. Provinces of Indis ir return for his beets sent to private yards, and it has now clusion that a unique opportunity' pre-
plodge of capital sufficient by devolop this been decided that the battle-ship Hour and sents itself to British commercial anteriorious fold, the Government has agreed. the craigne Aurong which were to have prise. By the Anglo-hinese Agreement to grant to hiur every possible facility and been refitted at Devonport at a cost of of February, 1897, the British boundary protection in his undertaking. Details of 285,000 shall be sent the tower to was advanced a considerable distance im the scheme so far divulged have excited·
have been found not to be passibilities, respectively. The incident is important as showing WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Į that much remains to be done yet, he- fore the Chinese can be called civilized,
The N.-C. Daily Nurs of the 1st inst. and it tells us that the poteney of the sayThe outside of the typhoon was felt Chinese mul for evil is still grent, batin Shanghai on Saturday, and ¦ir need not indicate more than an anger presented a deserted aspect, and the river batter to dobu Brown and Co., Paisley.
especially yesterday, when the streets Poker and Cult" "Jares-eu-Tyus, and the mediately beyond Blamo, and it may be bigk natisipations and general onthusiasm Celebrated that is local.
conjectured that this territorial concussion ce among cosmmercial interests, Tata's Further, in view of the recent fur-There was a very high tide, and water
by Chin is begiming to bear fruit.project is the largest ever undertaken in perial, proclamation, by which the Govided the Public Garden and was dashed A Chinaman Murdered.
Some of the mure enlightened Chinesu India. It looks to the employment of ernment of China has condemned the up on the foreshore. The damage done
Yun have long re-
Labor on an immense scala. In addition to Another ease of murder, the second officials in lekin system, and issned orders to the
the province
extensive wines was slight and practieslly confined to trees during the week, has been reported to the cognised chat
the development of would provincial authorities to adjust ünauces and matsheds. The sudden drop in the police. The latos victius is. s carpenter be certain to gain greatly by freeing throughout a region long known to be rich BLEND so that practical effect may be given to temperature sent up the rate of mortality employed on a new house at Caine Road. the most convenient trading route within iron deposits, it contemplates the esta the edict, it is impossible not to anti-augst the Chinese, it always does at On the 5th inst,, it appears that a cook, Buruh from oppressive duties. Their blishment of firendries and rolling wills. cipate troule
collection by the local tribes constantly Canligands in the iron districts, thus whose name is at present unknown, went -more or less. It may be that this edict, like so many of its
to the carpenter and asked for some wood. gave rise to bloodshed, until the route minimizing that items of expense. With This was refused, so the cook returned acquired such a bad name that only very cheap coat and cheap labor at his service. fanveresome traders cared to risk their the Government encouragement now lives and property. Tong before the formally assured him, Tas says his will ed in the official papers, and thus satis, reports :-J. E. Hausmann, & guest at the assaulted the carpenter, Pus Sam, and a
Astor House, was found in his room at coolie, Both were rather soverely injured, British conquest and annexation of Epper obtain the best supervising talent the fied the cager eyes of expectant Euro-that hotel yesterday morning at about 9.30 and the affair was reported to the pulics at Burnaby, Branio was the 'ch confucial money can engage,, with the view of asking WHISKY.peans. If, on the other hand, the o'clock in an unconscious condition by the Central Station. Neither of the men,
entrepot on the frontier Standing on the Ludis the chief source of the world's supply central authorities have counted the M. F. Land, who called to see him. Efforts however, would go tu hospital. To-day Upper Irrawaddy, and with direct water | cost, and have firuly decided to destroy to rouse him were unsuccessful, and Dr. the carpenter succumbed to his injuries, communication by that great river to Mans Our Celebrated E' Liqueur SCOTCH this gigantic evil, then no reasonable Taulun was summoned. He decided that dying in the building at Caine Road about delay and Rasigan, the populous city only required the Pax Britanies to become inan can hope thai this will be accom- Mr Hausmann was suffering from the 6 am. The cook and several other men
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The Shanghai Times of the 30th utt.
some time later with nine others, and
of steel.
WEATHER REPORT,
The following notice is issued by the
WHISKY is a Blend of the Finest plished without friction, and even strong effects of morphine poisoning. The un-alleged to have boen concerned in the war. Bighly prosperous. That boon being now Hongkong Observatory. :-**
WHISKIES distilled in SCOTLAND opposition on the part of those interest-conscious on was removed to the General derous assault have been arrested by the Specially selected. It is of great age.
ed. It is very easy for the Peking Hospital where, under onergetic treatment, police, who are investigating the affair.
ho revived. The physiciana say that while authorities-to-aver that the system is Very fine and Mellow.
badly administered, and to profess a grently weakened by the drug his audition The pan who is proud of his bois pecus
is not critical. Mr Hausmuon came to anore. profound sympathy with merchants and Shanghai about two weeks ago from
with him, was driven out of all patience,
retort.
On the 6th at 12 20 p... Pressure bestowed on the once turbulent town and reins leav over the Pacific, and probably its vicinity, made should soon recover from depression is forming to the NE of the paralysis consequent upon the former Luzon,
The barometer has risen considerably un ataty of thini. When announcing is the China coast, fallen, alightly over the resolve to abandon the completion of the line to Kunlong Ferry from Mandalay,
haru read as a substitute.- Land Curzon spoke favoumbly of the
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is not clear. There are At last the angry sergeant shouted, Man, THERE's no sentiment in business, but SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE EAST.be removed; but everybody knows that for the act
those are not the motives that are mov-intimations of financist trouble.
what in your head on for? Why, to keep there's sometimui busincas in sentiment. V my collar from shipping off," was the ready ing the Chiacay Government, and eveo, if they were what has taken deep root cannot be easily destroyed. These who are familiar with the rivers and waterways of the Canton delta, know that those stationerade matsheds as 181 they are bave been planted at every Agents.
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