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On November 10, at 51 Drayton Gaz deus, South Kensington, the wife of Lieut. PAC IRVEN, I., of a Son.
MARRIAGES.
On November 9, at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore, HaxDY WIL IAM CHEN, eldest son of H. A. CRANE, Sin- Espore, to FLORA QUERNIE, daughter of J. Honeon, Singapore.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Notes by the Way, Try electric light.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Down Goes the Dollar.
An active trade in dollar exportation has commenced in the Philippines. Mex. The German Mail of the 14th October is being sent away to Hongkong and other was delivered in London on the 14th Nov.prts as rapidly as possible. The Zafiro
bringa $150,000.
tinio,
It is stated that the electric street cara At the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, will he running in Manila in rex months on November 7, by the Rev, S, S. Walker, J. Love MONTOVERIE, of the Standard Oil Co. of New York, Singapore, to LEATHER, daughter of J. Y. Fairweather, Perth, Scotland.
DEATH,
Suddenly, on Nov. 10, in Government House domain, Singapore, from the effects of an accident, the Hox. AusED ÁTTAOULANS
Settlements. Aged 36,
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THE TROUBLE IN THIBET.
ACTION BY NEPAL.
MASTLA DABLENEWS SERVICE] MISS LABOUCHERE MARRIED.
FIORE ITALY, November 15. The nuptials of the Cardi Rudial and Mise Dura Labouchere were celebrated here to-day The wedding was attended by many distinguished Italian swobles and
The Kronstadtski Pigtail states that, Urges Negotiations with Great by a number of well-known English people.
(in comɛequence of the incranse in the nunt-
Britain,
Lospos, November 17.
Besides, a great press of visitors of all nationalities witnessed the ceremony. The
The death is reported from Suez of Mrber of Russian warships in the Far East, an C. E. Beresford, Deputy Chief Manager of increase in the deck accommodation there
bas becomia necessary. A new large donk His Excellency Maharaja Chastira groom is the son of the Marquis di Rodini, the Commercial Bank of India,
w the bride the daughter of Mr La has just been completed at Windiwostock, Shamser Jang, Rana Balindur, the Pre-bouchere, the editor of London Truth.
Assist.-Paymaster H. W. E. Blanisty
and will be opened this month. Another has been specially promoted to the rank ofis building at Port Arthur, which will be
restip next spring. Fogmaster in His Majesty's Fleet, for ser- vices in China, 3900.
Curt!
mier of Nepal-which S
State formed a
treaty to assist Thibet in Alma ni Į
invasion-lims sent a strongly,worded
The China Commercial Steamship who is the daughter of Eugere Zimmer despatch to Lhasa, the Thibetan capital,
Company, operating steamers San Fran- cisco, has won its fight for the right to land
Chinese coolie labourers in Mexico.
Dr L'Estrange, Assistant Port Health HONGKONG, WRUNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1903. | Oficer, was accidentally drowned in
cana! at Kangoon on November 2. In trying to save him Mr Young nearly lest his life.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
IKE
A comparison of the list. of subscribers to the Tele- VELEPHONE phone Company now and ten years ago shows that
SYSTEM.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
there is a growing appre Mestings, 30-Meeting of Shareholders of theciation of the facilities afforded by the Dairy Farms Co., Ld, at the Co's telephone. It is quite in accordance with the trend of the times that even the Chinese should have adopted the telephoon as a labour-saving instrament and a convenient mentis of conducting business, and we have no doubt that in course of time it may be possible to communicate by telephone with Canton and other centres of population in the neighbourhood. In the meantime, there is need oftelephone communication with Kowloon. Some years ago, there was a movement to connect the city of Victoria by telephone with Kowloon, and we understand thank a cable was laid by the China and Japan Telephone Company, and a
General Memoranda,
Farbas. No matber 201
.. Military Tractice.
SATURDAY, November 21 :---
9pm-fecting of Victoria Lodge. 2.30 to-- Auctions of a Magnificent Collection of Japanese Art Duties And Ebroideries, &c., at Me Ged. Lam, mert's Sales Roons. Goods per Glenfary not cleared on this
date subject to rent.
SESDAY, November 9
Goods per Manila vot cleared ut 4 p.m.
on this date subject to rent.
Goods per Chint undeliverad after this
date subject to ven!. MosDay, November 22:—
Register of Shares of A. S. Watson A Co., Ltd., close from this date to the 30th November, inclusive.
canvass made for
The young Duchess of Manchester,
nan, of Cincinnati, was, says M. 4. standing in the kall of an Irish hotel, wait
*ing for the Duke, when an oxcited Amori-)
enn rushed up and inquired if she wore Miss-, a lady for whom he was waiting. The Duchess draw herself up and replied, stifly enough, I am the Duchess of Man- chester." 'Oh-h,' replied her cumpatriot,
Tia from Cincinnati, too!! The China Light nod Power Lieut. W. F. Lumsden. ` Limited, Kowloon, of which Mesars Sho-. wan, Tomes and Co, are the general man agere, avertise that their electric light plant is nou in operation.
veral Chinese cooks were fined $10 each A the instance of Sergeant Aris so- at the Magistracy for being in the servants quarters at the Kowloon Hotel and N. Genaville Avenue, Koukon.
Captain Madung in navigating the launch Anglia from Singapore to the Philippines experienced overal typhoons and had a mest perilous voyage. He did the journey in twelve dags.,
The Maniku Customs authorities,
whilst examining a stick belonging to a Spaniard who arrived by the steamer Atimte, touched & button and move ment resulted which sinweds the stick to be in reality a gum
protesting against the attitude of the Thibetans with regard to the British expedition at present in the country.
The Premier wains Thibet that in view of the present circumstances Nepal's assistance will be limited to advice, which was embodied in nine
THE TROUBLE IN HAYTI.
SAN Domisao, November 11. This port has capitulated to the force which was hombarding it.
The revolution which has conrubed the republio of Santo Domingo for many weeks past is endol.
of
Jiwinez has been proclained president the republic.
TUMULT IN COLOMBIA.
CARTAGENA, November 18
All this part of the Republic of Colombia America. The American Consul to Carta- is in tumult guinst the United States of
paragraphs strongly urging them togens has barricaded the American Consu to his Ence sustained by Lieut. W. F.
We regret to hear that the injury come to terms with the British, late and prepared to defund the building Lumsden, R.A., has turned out to be more incidentally referred to the previous kee nation. The American Consal is John In the despatch the Premier also him and all other citizens of the hated Yan- against the usb which now threatens to kill
serious than at first supposed. He has gone
an operation will be performed. Lietnegotiations were proceeding between in making the Cozgulate into a fort was not into the Government Civil Hospital, where rumours in circulation to the effect that C. Ingersoll, and he is's throughly con..
scientious and brave oflieral. His action Lumsden has been in the Colony ouly &
few weeks, but he has made many friends, Thibet and Russia, the denial of which especially in cricket and athletic circles, by Thibet enabled: Frpal to continue who will wish lima speedy recovery and
friendly relations, early return to the cricket field.
Admiral Bridge's Successor.
taken until death seemed imminent. The robs has been forming for days incited by the Colombian newspapers which aver'thar it is the intention of the United States to anvex all of Colombia. With Consul In- gersoll in the American Consulate aze
[The Kingdom of Nepal lies between British India, on the South, and Thibet un the North, and occupica the southern In reference to the appointment Vice-ranges of the Himalayus for about 600 number of other Americans. The are ali Admical Sir G. Noel, K.C.M.G., to the square miles, and a population of about the bitter end. The rioters now surround miles. It has an area of about 51,000 well-arrned and will defend themselves to Command-in-Chief on the Ubinn Station, it 2,000,000. It is from the hill tribes of this
RIOTS IN SPAIN,
nay he as well to explain (says a Home State that the British secure their recruits the Consulate and cry out that they will paper) that the present Comander-in-for the Gurkha regiments. At the capital, leave no Tankers alive in Colombia.
Katmandu, Lent. Colonel C. W. Even- Chief Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge, K.C.B., chaw nots as British Resident. The socer will retire for age in March next, and that sign is His Highneas Mataraja Dhiraj,
Prithir Bir Birkram Slasher his three years' period of command would Bahadur-Eu, C. 37.) in ang ease be completed in Díny, Admiral Bridge will not, therefore, be relieved by his successor until about the time when his
FRETTER'S SERVICE.]
Jang
MADRID, November 11, The riots in Spain continue.. Bilbao in pacified, but at Santander there have been clashes between troops and citizens in
er give details of the accident to Jedge regalations of the service.
Manila files to hund by to-day's sten commurd woold be terminated by the COLOMBIA AND THE PANAMA which many have been killed..
Henry C.de, Secretary of Finance and
Justice. On November 11 he was driving in bis carriage, and when near the Bridge of Spain the borses because frightened and baked. Judge de ped from the vehicle and fell on his left eitte, severely injuring his face and one hand.
Returning from Banishment.
KEPUBLIC.
LONDON, November 16.
SANTANDER, Srass, November 18. All the householders who aro able to
It is stated that the President of the leave here are fleeing. The riots are grow--- strong append to the Latin-Anttican Re.with the mob. Chere seems to be a gen United States of Colombin has issueding and the military seem table to cope public to support a war with the bicet of spirit of unrest all over Spain and
taking Panoun.
Kowloon subscribers, Whether that canvass was considered discouraging or whether, as we hear, difficulties were raised by the Government, it is surely time that another attenupt was made to
this morning before 3 T. Sercombo Weng Yay appeared at the Magistracy conaret the rapidly growing suburb of
Smith, charged with returning from banish Kowloon with the rest of the Colony,
mort. He pleaded that he cums back to Kowloon has got its European school,
get some money for his mother. Ton The United States have decided to place its resident docters, its dispqnáry, and
dorft acum to sientand,' said His Wor-war-ship at the disposn! of Ceneral Reyes! its electric light, and will have its elec
The Philippe Insular Gorerament ship, that you have not to rotaz: to the en his arrival at Panama, aml in order to tric tram service when the roads are contempintes king is Clarks" pay their Colony until my years have pasec... For prevent unpleasantness a war-clip will also improved to accommodaty the invova-debts. Tathaps the desire of the clacks to
want a good Hogging. It's a great pity we Le assigned to the Panama Gorectament if tion. Why not ita telephone service!
do so on their oku account has led to can't give it to you; its the only way to it desires to confer with General Reyes, leal.ages in the past from Uncle Sara's Phi-cure you from returning. A sentence of ippine wallet. Where are clerks to get the tacire menths' imprisonment with six money from to pay their debts, if they are hours in the stocks in lica of seven days' going to be suddenly forced to uitiertake gaol was imposed. - Cheng Ying for the and he is able to speak in whispers. Movements of Cruisers.
a wholesale liquidation. et Snancial bursane offence was awarded the same penalty, IL.M.S. Aaphitritevenchedthe harbourdens? Jeho ansmeta. *where!'
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On November 10 what is called the running check system' for the discharge of vessels from foreign ports cune face effect in Manila.
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THE KAISER'S THROAT. The Kaiser's wound has slaust healer,
THE REVOLUTION IN
MACEDONIA. ~ Samtaff, the neted Eulgarinn lendur, the
Lord Cremer.
It is interesting to hear that Lord Boat Crub, Kowloon, yesterday afternoon, last of the leaders operating in Macedonia, Cremer taught bitself moderni Greek when the Annual Meeting of the Best Club was has returned to Sofin, where he received an haya sebaltern in the Army. His hold under the presidency of Mr C: Mal.oration from thousands. In addressing fondues for the language, ancient
and Mester, the honorary secretary. The the people, he declared that the revolution ender, is indicated by a volume which annual report and accounts were passed, was not subdued but only beginning. Mesors Macmillan or a have nearly ready with. Br Messer proposed the Hon. F. H. THE VICEROY OF INDIA'S VISIT and the election of officers was proceeded This is Lord Cromer's series of para: Pruses and transistions from the Greek Anthology.
May as president of the Club, Mr Kohler
TO THE PERSIAN GULF. seconded, and the motion was 'carried. Mr.
Lord Curzon has started for the Persian Basil Taylor was appointed vice-president, Gulf escorted by four cruisers. and the following gentleman were elected Wo Lave just received from William committee men: Messrs Carpenter, Gale; ; starmash, uf, London, the ärst part of a Kohler, Rouse, Warre und Besser. Blessrs
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ACCIDENT TO LORD KIT- CHENER.
nex publication of "benariful, pierres Barlow, Danby, Davies, Kennett, Konig Lord Kitchener was sitting slow through sutirled Great Masters. Layers of art and Tester were appointed to the balloting a tunnel at Simla when his horse taking should find in this work much of great incommittee. A letter was received from fright, swerved and dusted Lord Kit We understand that the A. D. C. hacterest and value. The series contains superb the Colonial Sceretary stating that he choner's leg against a projecting team. rude a record in its ratings with Lord photogravure reproductions by a ner and should be pleased to hear of the unlzan Both bones were broken, and he lay help and Lady Algy. There have been larger improve murod of the finest works of tin of the Beat Club with the Yacht-for half an hour before he was discovered BLEND anomis taken for inusical performances, the most famous panters dating from 1400ing Cluby, and added that the Government
but never for comedy in Hongkong. Werte with an internetion and descrips would be willing to allow the clubs to have THE EXPEDITION TO THIBET
up this will courage the members to dive teat by Bic Martin Conway side, the site requested. The question was not undertake something else before the end of Professor of Art at Cambridge. The size finally settled. The committee will choose the cool seaso
of "Great Masters" (15 by 20 inches) is the ozawa for the Regatta in a few days, such that, inured, they make most head when the names will be published. The some pictures and it affonis scope for an meeting then closed. A little while ago Philippine Statisti-adequate and let presentation of almoer WHISKY were endeavouring to find out how any picture, which no ewed with
many Chinamen ought to be in the islands.salf detail. The Publisher challenges com Now they are trying to ascertain low marryparison of his new series with photograyizzes
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STRIKE IN CHICAGO.
· Caiçado, Kovember 10. Chisago is now the scene of another bloody strike. In an attempt to tie-up the street-cams of one system, the strikers-sur- oceding in wrecking a number of cars and destroying inch valuable property. The severe cold weather which has set in adds to the rigors of the strike, and incites thos out of work in jo in the crusade against corporations. The police repulsed be atilkers to-day.
AMOY NOTES.
(From Our Dun Correspondent.)
Amor, November 11.
NAVAL NOTES,
In addition to HM.S. Rembler and the. Japanese guuboat Afiyako which came in Inst week, the U.S.A. Annapolis amived here from Tamedi on Saturday inar, for coal and stores, She has been on a search expedition for the wreck Benjamin Seerall, anit, encountering bad weather, tried to put into Tarsi, R. Formisa, bat after waiting some time, found it impossi be to make that part, and so cameo on to Amoy for a few days.
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BIRTHDAY FESTIVITIES.
Monday being the 62ed Birthday of His Mujesty, King Edward VII, the day, was kept as a holiday in Amor, business Reuter's Agency is informed that it has decorated, as well as a number of housER elasing at noon. Ships in Harbour werd been decided to occupy the Chumbi Valley, which is the key to Thibet, and to advance on the Band and Kulangan, while the to Grangtze, 160 miles from Losses, It is men-of-war in harbour and the Chinese probable that the cxpedition will include forts fired the nstal salutes at 12 o'clock, souse British,
A full programinie of Athletic Sports was gone through on the Cricket Ground, Kalangsu, duting the afternoon, commen- oing at 2 o'clock, and finishing at duske
Diplomatic Changes. and
ought not to be there. It is estimated that and other prints sold by print-sellors every been resping a harrest in the winderland transfer of Sir Mortimer Dutund. from Many of the items were open to the crons
10,000 have been smuggled to store the where at frem one to two guiness each, of art and, have succeeded in garnering posing of the Chinese Exclusit Imw.
The Tonkin Salvage Claim.
number..
A CRICKET: MANCH..
Several changes are to result from he
of the gunboats in harbour, and were very Madrid to Washington. The new Minister A6 a gift that will rens in ever refreshing some of the choicest genus that have yet to Spain (says The Times of Ceylon) is Sir the Kamider manages to obthis most succesful and grest fun. The men from and exquisite, and will serra constantly been placed before the public in the shaus Edwin Henry EgestoD, S.C.6, 4.8.x, prízek, but the Japs had quite a air remind the receiver of the given, there can of cards at this period of the year. The and this creates a vagancy in Athens, The Kche Chronilt learn from their be no equal to this publication, and it is no Specially selected, of grant age, very fine contemporary the Fushin that there are exaggeration to say that the most practised charming collection sent to us by the firm where Sir Edwin Egerton has resided over
A. very good Cricket match was played- prospects of the claims for salvage more students and conciscurs would only rea
comprises subjects so handsome, su artistic,ince 1892. He was born in 1641, and
on Saturday afternoon last between Ainoy made by the Kawataki Dockyard Company today have pooh-poohed as inconceivable so dainty and so infinite of design that it is entered the diplomatic service in 1859, and the Rander, in which the former againat the M.M. Company being settled such an achievement Apart from the impossible to describe thonis
Classic and He has been stationed at Buenos Ayres, care-off victoriou by 110 to 64. Milward reputation as the LEADING SCOTCH шicably outside the Court. The Kawaexkioti of pictures linis never previously Cetu between, are in abundance, and for at Athens on an earlier occasion.. In 1890 (11) for Amoy, and Andrews (22) for the magnificence of the engraving, such a enllac-comedy subjects, with the wide range Cairo. Constantinople, and Paris, as well (50), Barton (16), Barr (14), Mackonzin Dockyard Company has entrusted negotia-bought together substantiates its claith tions on their behalf to Mr Kujin, the rete be representative. Many of the greatest wealth of beauty they even excel the firm's preventative for Kobe in the Dist (and artists of the day have, siter mest tinute previous years' productions. Megary Rap examination, pronounced this process of member of Franco-laponesė Socioty), while presenting an oil painting as the first ade. häel Tuck and Sons have led the way in the interests of the M.M. Compary are inquate method that bos en found. The this sphere of art for many years and they the hand of Mr P. de Lucy-Fosarieu, price of each pair40/- net.
have not a standard which competitors fail you ride a bicycle, you are always French Consul. On the 6th instant, Mr
Liable to have a fall. Chamberlour's to approach. That the public appreciato Pain Balm is the best liniment for cuts, the efforts of the firm to provide them with sprains, sal bruises, It will host the Several dranges in the percormel of the now and beautiful designs for Christane parts in one-third the time any other Customs staff are reported as pending gifts ia denionstrated by the big demandant would require. Foi Balm is shortly, among them Mr Noodt, who has
famous for its cure of Phoumatem that anually ensues for their collections. The soothing and Heaker properties of een hers for clevon years, and is to more In Children's picture books, comic and Chamberlain's Pain Balm makes a north to Clinkiang,
farmarito remedy for Cu's, Pruisce, Burus. -': educational, the firm have a wide range, and Scalds. It will heat such injuries in and all are handsomely get up. Any of one-third the time any other treatment I shall never marry," and the girl in blue, these productions may be had from local ould require. For sale by all chemists with decision. 'Oh, my denial' toplied the _no_medicine_vendors; Warring Ltd, girl in grey, 'you're really not so bad-look-
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Pretaptly applied to a sprain before in- to the Dockyard for the assistance rendered damnation sets in, insures a curs in about to the Tonkin during the fire. As stated, one-third of the tunecefrwise required, One applicarica gites rolet. For tule ly the terms for an amicaide settlement are all christs and policies under
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he married the widow of M. Michel Rambler, managed to get into double Labanow Rostowski. | Katkoff, daughter of Prince Nicholas
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figures, lint the match was a good one all round, and was watched with interest add pleasure by a fair number of Amoy, re sidents:"
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