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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26тH,
No fresh plague ouses or deaths are reported" during the 24 hours ending at noon yesterday.
Chan 3. the master of fishing boat No. 8,141, mms yesterday fined $25 for dredging in the man-of-war unchorage. A number of things were found in his but which had evidently come from the war-vessels,
On Saturday afternoon Inspector Duncan visited the shop of Char. Ting, of 22, Claught Road West, and found there several weight. which were much too light. The man was taken before Mr. Hazdan yesterday and fined
100, or two months,
the. justice of a claim or proposal was undeniable," "could to reached without the endless negotiations which usually attend such questions. But the Association hind reckoned without thohost. The Foreign Office were willing enough to receive in formation and to accept advice, but they were only prepared to net on the latter when it was quite converiert, Unfortunately delay is the favourite weapon of Chinese diplomney, and the Foreign Office, always A. S. WATSON & CO., with intricate questions in all parts of the world, was only too ready to take a leaf out of the Celestial book und hang ip a troublesome or knotty question for con- sideration at a more penvenient season, This course, while entirely consistent with the traditions of the Department. and eminently satisfactory to the permanent staff, is calculated to irritate and exasperate Direct telegraphic communication between those suffering loss by needless delay and Ponang and Bangkok up koen established for worried by the uncertainty attending long some time. But there has been no tinffle, Predrawn-out negotiations. The Association, as owing to the Siam telegraph department dis
we have said, in the innocence and con. covering that the tariff it had armed to is fidingness of their hearts, had reposed ful- cheaper than that in regus in Siam, and declin- lest faith in the desire of the Foreign Officeing to keep the line opesa, --- 818.00 to uphold the national interests, But alias
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IMPORTENS OF HIGH-CLASS BRANDIES.
A-Hennessy's Old Pale, Red
Capsule
B-Superior Very Old Cognac,
Red Capsule
Apart from the one fatal plague caso last week, only two cases of communicable disease were reported as occurring in the colony during the week, viz. two of enteric fever, in the City of
Victoria. Both ended futaily.
The death-blow just been given at Wachow for this misplaced faith! Statesmen like on the West River to any chance of the Inland Princes cannot be relied upon; the exigencies water concesion being carried out. The official of the hour too often outweigh convictions who was to have initiated the preliminary men. of justice, sentiments of honour, and even 21.00 considerations, of patriotism. Such an ar- rangement as that tacitly agreed upon by the
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Tinued wilk has gone up high in price at Bangkok. The reason given is that so much is wanted for the troops in China.
According to a Seoul telegram, dated the 18th lust, the Corean Government has granted to Japanese asking privileges off the coast of Kyengkai province for the term of twenty.
years.
The steamer Taijin Maru; of the Osaka Shosen Kwaishe, which is now under con- struction at the Kawasaki Ship-Building Yard, Kobs, has just left the ways, and the finishing touches will be put on her as soon as possible. She is of 1,600 tons displacement, and will b on the line between Tamsui and Hong kong,
1900
Captain A. S. Vanrenen, of the Malay States Guides, has been appointed Major in that Corps
Mr. R. J Wilkinson loaves Penang fort Bingapore to tako up the duties of second assis. tant Colonial Secretary.
The butcher strike at Bangkok against slaughtering at the Government abattoir there --just made compulsory by law-bas Lailed,
General Barry of the U.S. army is lying seriously ill at St. Bernard's Hospital, Nagasaki. Ho arrived from Taku a short time ago on un V.S. transport.
Mr. Kindor, who is in charge of the North China Railway, estimates that it will require £700,000 to repair the line from Poking to Tientsin.
On the 11th instant the police at "Bangkok seized a quantity of contraband spirit in the Hurch party was opposed with sticks and knives. compound of a Roman Catholic church. The
At the half yearly general meeting of the Singapore Club on the 18th inst., it appearel from the report that the past half-year shows rumber of resilout members on 30th June. balance against the club of $1.294. The 1900, was 146 as against 140 at 31st December, 189; subscribing members 47 as against 51 at List Monday werk, Mr. J. Edgar. the pane dats; guosta introduced to the club during | second ofner of the 8.8. Saladin, committed the half-year 83 as agaiust 397 during the suicide by jumping into the sea from Tanjong proceding six months, There are 58 country | Pagur Wharf, Singapore No reason can be.
assigned for the rush act
members.
The Nippon Ynsen Kaisha has received from the Japanese Government an order relating to the shipping subsidy which will be granted for a period of five years ending September, 1965.
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General Dodds, whe is to replace the late
TELEGRAMS.
"DAILY PRESS SERVICE.”
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.]
SHANGHAI, 24th September, 10.25 p.m.
A DEFIANT EDICT IN THE
EMPEROR'S NAME. Local officials report that Prince Tuan has issued a secres edict in the Emperor's nome, in which it is stated that the Chinese Government is determined at all costs to continue the war against the foreign Powers.
SHANGHAI, 25th September, 7.35 p.m.
IMPERIAL REWARD FOR THE DEAD LI PING-HENG.
show affair.
WALDERSEE'S REPORTED
An Imperial Decree has been issued General Borgnis-Desbordes as Commandor-in- granting posthumous honours to Li Ping. Chief of the troops in Fronel Indo-China, is a Kares. Was removed nay months ago by the It is understood that, under the order newly Passenger to Saigon by the belated Laos, which feng, who committed suicide after the Tung. Governor of Kwangai, at the instanco of.the riven, the Company will be unable to fix the left Bingapore on the 29rd inst.
passenger and freight rates without obtaining lekin ufficials; and we now learn that the office
The piece of plate subscribed for by 20,000 been sold, to be used either as an oating honso further order the Company, whoever it is gurmounted by a picturesque group, isprescut- or gambling-shop, or possibly as a combination deemed recessary, to raise or reduce the rate ofing & mounted Boor redette with rifle on thigh, of the two!
Freight, etc. It is also provided in the order that the rate of charterage, etc. will be fixed by the Government, pr the Company ast comply with the rate deoined proper by the
C-Very Old Liqueur Cognac, 24.09 China Association and the Foreign Office which had bean provided for his occupation has permission from the Government, which will Russians to be given to Gmoral Cronje in
V.O.-D.--Hennessy's Pinist Very
Old Liquors. Cognac, 1872
Vintage, Red Capsule..... 36.90
could not. therefore, become permanent The" patience of numbers was sure to flicker and eventually die out under such conditions;
We received yesterday afternoon from Mr. and the Association new, at a rather late
Rounsvolle Wildman, U. S. Consul-Goral, date, it is true, recognises thutits ne- thods have hitherto not been the soundest the following typhoon warning, dated Manila Observatory, 25thingt., 11,30a.m.':-The typhona or the most expedient, however natural and reasonable they at first seemed to the inexus probably divided into two centres. One centro seems to have crossed to the south of Luzou and is now in the neighbourhood of Mindoro moving towards W. or W. S. W. The other contre ́is off the east, of Luzon in the Pacific.
All our Brandy is guaranteed to be PUKEerienced mind.
Impatient with the adherence of the Chin Association to its methods of dealing with
COGNAC, the difference in price being merely the Foreign Office, a munber of influential
• a question of age and vintage.
Government.
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ULTIMATUM.
The officials here are alarmed at the standing on the look-out, on the summit of a report that Count von Waldersee in au steep crag, zundo of a block of prophyry. The ultimatum threatens to stop all supplies base of this block is hollowed out," and shows a woman kneeling bebind over and firing a rifle: from the Yangtze and despatch an allied The stand is oval in form, measures twenty force to Shansi unless the culprits are eight by twenty-one tuches, and is of solid silver, richly enamelled.
promptly punished.
GERMAN SQUADRON GOES
TO TAKU The German ironclad squadron has gorio
tor to China.
The Annual General Meeting of members of the Hongkong St. Androw's Society was held yesterday evening in the City Hall. Capt. G. C. Anderson presided. The following officers
The Paris correspondent of L'Avenir du were appointed:-President. Mr. Jas McKie, Tonkin, with the good-taste and regard for proposed by Mr. David Gillies, seconded by Mr.If the allies had not had the folly to confide truth characteristic of that jourual, observes :---- pusonages in Loudou have formed the China
. Murray Buin; Vice-President, the Hon. League, which is apparently going to be We call our renders attention to the Con- I. H. Whitehead, proposed by Mr. Fullarton the task of commanding them to the English to Taku to-day with the new German Minis- worked on the lines of the Navy League cert to be held on the Parads Ground, Food Henderson, suronsted iw Air. J. G. Poter; admiral Seymour, there would have been neither Smaller quantities and simple bottles will The latter have long since recognised the quarters, in aid of the Ladies' Military Hospital Honorary Secretary, Mr. David Wood, and the march on Peking with 2,000 (l)mes for
Fand to-night, Wednesday, 26th September, Honorary Treasurer, Mr. D. R. Crawford, pro futility of appealing to the Admiralty alone commencing at 9 p.m. A notice giving fullt by the Hon. J. J. Keswick, seconded by ment of the Peking Legations. All this hap- be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates. they go straight to the British public, and details appears in another column. Among the Mr. Jones Mackis. The following General post through an Englishman who lost his
their little organ is always filled with state-coulists are Mr. Alee Marsh and many of our Committee was appointed by ballot: Messrs. houd:" ments, carefully tacked up by statistics and lending local singers. The Band of the B.W.F. Buin, Stewart, Robertson, Law and Peter. It -We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be facts, in which their case is convincingly is kindly lent for the occasion by Major Evoritt was decided that a ball should be held on St. put. It is not impossible that its persistent and the Officers. The proceeds of the Concert Andrew's Day on the same basis as last year, genuine only when bought direct from us in attacks upon My. GoserEN's administration will be given in aid of the Ladies' Military subscription being $10, first gentleman guest delivered to the Dutch Government, which are for negotiations in the final settlement with
or wanted couple $10. subsequent gentleman of the department have influenced that Hospital Fund. eminent Minister to anounce his intention
guest or married couple $5.
the Colony or from our authorised Agents at not to seek re-election. If so, the Navy
the Coast Ports:
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,
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League is not laboured in vaÍD. Mr. Goscuss, although one of the foremost statesmen of his time, an accomplished scholar, a fine speaker, and probably the greatest living financier, has not been a success at the Admiralty. It is alinost angracious to say so, baving regard to Mr. (29 GoSCHEN's splendid services to the nation, his molde adherence to principles rather than to party, and his successful career at the Exchequer. But the fact remains, the right honourable gentlemen has not maintained the Navy at the point desired by the nation: he has not even spent the money voted for its augmentation, and justifies his inaction by asserting its
On the 16th September, it Singapore, the wife of B. Morina, of a daughter,
MARRIAGE.
At the English Church, Nagisaki, on Monday, the 17th September, 18), ELLWOOD GALE . BARRITT, youngest son of Ir. Henry S. BABbert, of Hoston, Massachustia, United States, to ANNIE, eldest daughter of Captain Robert Neill WALRES,
of Nagasaki, Japan.
DEATH.
wife of Archibald Campsell.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG Orrica: 9. PRAYA CENTRAL.
the bombardment of Taku, nor the bombard-
Firms engaged in particular lines of business in all the different localities,
LONDON, 24th September, 7.45 p.m.
U.S. FIRM FOR PUNISHMENT The United States Note holds that punish. cent of the guilty is essentially a condition
WILL NEGOTIATE FROM PEKING."
The States have no present intention of withdrawing their legation from Peking. Mr. Conger is authorised to negotiate, with Li Hung-chang and Prince Ching.
SIR . SATOW'S, APPOINTMENT.
The Globe says that it is notorious that Sir Ernest Satow's appointment to Peking meets with no approval
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA
LONDON, 24th September, 7:45 p.m.
KOOMATIFOORT TAKEN-GREAT CAPTURES OF STORES. General Pole-Carew bus occupied Kooma- Lord Roberts is daily reporting
- REUTER'S SERVICE.
· Messrs.. Varrow and Co. (Limited) have ap- plied an automatic system of lalrication to two first-class torpedo-boats, built by them and just intended to increase the naval strength on the
terview granted by "Miss MacDonald, daughter The N-C. Daily New comments on an in-
Dutch East Indies Btation. This system of China. On the 20th August last the American | lubrication was not carried ant in the Japanese of H. M. Representative in Peking," to a quem- Association of Chins sont to Mr. Conger, the torperlo-boats. It consists in enclosing the bor of the staff of the Asahi, and says that the U. 8. Minister at Peking, a telegram of hearty engines completely, making the bottom of the fact that Miss Maclonald is somewhers about congratulations on the relief of Peking, ex- torpedo-bout, as it were, the bottom of a tank to six years old accounts for the following state-pressing also their admiration for the gallant contain oil. A small pump is provided for mout which closes the summary-When the defence of the garrison and the bravery of the pamping the oil from the bottom of this tank, fire of the Chines dackened the beleaguered relievers. Mr. Conger has sent the following and forcing it though numerous pipes led to the folks organised a social entertainment to keep reply, dated Peking. 1st September:-Dear different bearings. There is nothing new in up their spirits, and feasted upon the water-Friends-It is comforting to know that during this system of inbrication, which has been adopt- kind of food or drink bying available. zuelas sent by the Express Dowager, as other our terrible siege, our friends wore thinking ofed somewhat extensively for stationary engines, but this is, it is believel, the first time that it te, and that everything was being done for our successful deliverance; for all of which we are has been fitted on board a ship, According to the N.-C. Daily News, writes profoundly grateful. Your hesriy telegraphic a correspondent loag resident in China. congratulations gave us all great pleasure. A new Commercial Intelligence Branch of Sir Ernest Satow, the Minister at Tokyo, is Your message has been given general circula- the Board of Trade has been established. It is to change plucos with Sir Claude MacDonald tion and all bid me thank you every one most to be in touch with all the representative bodies and go to Peking. "It would be difetto make sincerely. We have had a hard time, but are of British commercial men throughout the worse selection, Sir Ernest Satow, though per-all right now, and ready for the reconstruction world, and in carrying on its business of supply- On the 16th September, at 1a.m., at her reef-efficiency. Naturally this is a questionscnally popular, has never made any purk in and reformation that must come, if the work of ing commercial information, the Branch will dence, 92, Institution Hill, Singapors, Susansan, of opinion, but naval experts do not agree respect of the British residents. His only re-phasising my personal appreciation of your kind ceived which have in view the extension of Japan, and as a Minister has not gained the half a century is not to go for naught. En-endeavour to comply with all applications re- with the First Lord, and there is a suspicion commondation for the post is, in fact, that he bas interest and cordial congratulation, I am, yours British trading interests. The Branch will that he could not divest himself of the per- always been ready to coincide with the Mikado's
endeavour to supply, on application, information vory sincerely, E. H. Conger. hape natural reluctance of the ex-Chancellor Government. It may be advisable to remove
regarding Commercial Statistics, Foreign and of the Exchequer to be lavish with the sums from Peking the other; but Sir Claude has Au American missionary, in his account to Colonial Tariff's, Exolee and Consumption LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C. voted. He has been weighed by the Navy always boon handicapped by the British Foreign the N.-C. Daily News of the siege of the Peking Duties, Fort, Harbour and Tonnage Daes, Cas. tipoort
League in the scales of prudence and found Office, who have ignored his warnings and ad- Legations, tells an amazing story in connection toms Regulations, Consular Fees, Forms of great captures of Boer stores. HONGKONG, September 26th, 1900
wanting the League declare the nation's vice, and undermined any influence he could with the defence of the Methodist chapel which Certificates of Origin, Regulations regarding have brought to bear on the Tautgil Yame was converted into a fort by the de fouders. It Commercial Traveller's Trading Licenser, As the annual meeting of the Hongkong commerce is under-insured, and accuse the Hoertainly deserved better yatment was less istor, Le-way, that the Bazere de. Foreign and Colonial Contracts open to tender, branch of the China Association, held at First Lord of imperillug tits great interest.
LONDON, 25 September. the City Hall on Monday, the great point It is well, therefore, that Mr. GOBCEEN has to be sent to a nquinally lower, though cided that they would need 10,000 faithful and Foreign and Colonial Bounties, also Lists of
certainly inore agreeable, post.” Another re- tried men to captare this fort. "It was re- brought out in the Chairman's interestingu fit to retire from office. He has there port comes from London to the effect that ported among the Chinese that the Boxers had
THE UNITED STATES AND THE speech was the fact of that body's failure to by saved his colleagues much tribulation and Mr. Byron Brenan, C.M.G., is coming out as seen a very large figure in black standing upon carry out its programme. As Mr. FRANCI greatly improved the prospects of his party Minister to China to relive Sir Claude the onpola of the church, and although thon
CHINA CRISIS. remarked, the principal object for which the at the general election. His action was no MacDonald, whose terms of office soon expires." mands of incantations had been made every States during the Bacal year 1900 is the heaviest The reply of the United States to Germany, Association was formed is expressed in the doubt dictated by a patriotic desire to This report, of course, is incompatible with evening just before dark, that some figure made within the history of the Union, socording to says that the punishment of the authors of first paragraph of the memorandum of as- secure unanimity in the Unionist ranks, and the other story, but some are inclined to give its appearance upon the chapel. For this reason muil advices received from Washington. The the recent outrages is essential, but in order the taking of the fort had to bo put off. The figures of the Treasury Bureau of Statistice show to prevent their recurrence nothing would be sociation--or what passes for such as fol, he will have his reward. Here then, we
a total of 2,224,193,543 dole,, being 320,000,000 so effective as punishment by the Imperial dreaded being seems to have been Mr. Gilbert lows-To represent, to express, and to may urge, is a concrete instance of the
The other week sad woman named Reid, who came to take his watch on the church greater than that of 1899. The exports are unthorities themselves. It recommends that give effect to the opinion of the British wisdom of the Navy League's tactics. They Fang Kan, alias Fong King Troi and Chun J. tovor at the same hour every evening. No 1,594.379.214dols., or 163,000,000 dels. in exons Chins le sforded this opportunity for yo "prercantile community in their political have appealed not to Cesar but to the people, were sentenced to six months hard labour for wonder the Boxers thought it was some super- "and commercial relations with the Chinese and the voice of public opinion, echoed in the kidnapping a small boy. The man was a ver natural being who had dropped down, when they largest exports until the record of 1900 wat matter of negotiation in the final settlement.
and Japanese, He added, and with truth, Press and on the Platform, has been in vant at the Hospital Sister's quartam, and an
saw Gilbert Reid's 6 feet and 2 inches in a long made. All of the great classes show an increase In reply to communication from Bussis tho that the Association had very fairly repre- strumental in bringing about a resignation examination of his room caused the police to black cost, standing on the very pinnacle of the iu exportation Esheries, 1,000,000 dols; min. United States Government say that it has be ing and forestry, nearly 10,000,000dols, each; present intention of withdrawing the logation sented and expressed that opinion on the which should pave the way for all-important suspect that this was not the first kidnapping temple.
agriculture, nearly 5,000,000dols; and man from Peking. It is stated at Washington that main topics that had agitated it, lart had reforms, and extensions at the Admiralty, ce with which he had been concerned. They
A Mincing Lane report on the outlook of the factures, nearly 100,000,000dols, over the 1899 it is not intended to employ the military for altogether failed to give effect thereto. This, By all means, therefore, let the China Asso. coordinely presented enquiries which have re- in his opinion, and in that of the energetic ciation follow the methods, where possible, ang preferred against him and his partner, and if the usual supply of China tes fails to especially in the class designated as "articles in consequently not co-operats offensively with the aited in another charge of a similar character te trade observes that it is not at all brilliant, phenomenal year. Imports are also heavy, farther offensive operations, and the troops will Hon. Secretary to the. London branch, Mr. of the Navy League. They will, of course, It seems that in June inst a girl named Tei Mei reach the London market. Great Britain, Aus aerode condition which enter into the various trermans under Count Waldersée. GUNDRY, was due to the Association having find it more difficult to arouse, the public Lied from her home at No. 54, Grahamtraliasis and Canada will have to fly to the processes of domestic industry." Of the five practically constituted itself, or suffered interest in the affairs of a distant corner of Suet. Ou the 19th of Angust the woman who Ceylon and Indian markets to make up the great classes of imports, articles in a crude com itself to become, a sort of intelligence the world than to kindle the British imagicted as amah at the latter address was going deficiency and meet the yearly demand. There dition, for use in manufacturing, show by department or confidential adviser to the nation over the condition of England's first down Aberdeen Street when she saw the little is only a short crop in Japan, and there is only far the largest growth. Manufactures show « Foreign Office. This role was no doubt line of defence; but recent events have done girl on the verandah of No. 7. Bhe at once went about two months' consumption in Great gain of about 20,000,000dols: over last year: originally recapted by the London Branch much to lessen the task, for the Anglo- into the house, secured the child, and carried her Britain. The prices are already advancing, articles of voluntary use, luxori, etc., also to the German note which they all accept un- in good faith, believing that the representa Saxon world are now to a great extent alive to the Police Station. The police wont down to continues the report, and must still go higher about 20,000,000dols,; articles of food, about conditionally. It is understood that the United tions they would be able to make would to the importance of their stake in Eastern the house, but found that the occupante had when it is known thers will be a shortage of 15,000,000dole, articles wholly or partially Status reject the German proposal because it always suffice to secure the support and Asia, the vast trada developed and the already own. The other day the girl was Chius supplies. One of the nalooked-for re-manufactured for ass in manufacturing, cannot recognise the principle of a country sur- action of the Foreign Office. The idea in dangers now developing from. Chinese asked to take the police to the place where sheults of the Borer uprising and the misrule of 25,000,000dols.; and articlos in a crude condition rendering its citisens to foreigners for punish-
stayed when taken away from her home, and the Chinese Government may be the loss to which enter into the various process of domestic sent. spiring this arrangement probably was that treachery and foreign rivalry. To keep she at once led them into the male defendant's Chine of the balance of the toe trade, of which industry, over 75,000,000dols. The most notable
The Cape Tresson Bill has passed its third the correct views of the mercantile com- the Press and public well, informed on
room at the Hospital Sisters' quarters. Some at dab time it bad the menopoly. Ceylon and features of the year's emmeros areFirst, the munity in the Far East would be clearly every question bearing on British trade and
of the articles of clothing found in the roomIndia have already pushed China ten out of the increase of the imports of manufacturer'sumterial | reading.
*** THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAB. laid before the Foreign Serretary, that in industries in the Far East, and by their wore recognised as the girl's, and the girl British market, and have made themselves felt not produced at home; second, the increase ÎN
General Methan has routed a large Boar return the objections to heir proposals means to bring pressure to bear on the identified the defendants as the people with in Bussin, Canada, the United States and other exports of manufactured articles; and third, the would be revealed to the Association, that Foreign Office, seems to be the only certain whom she stayed. The defendants were brought countries. Should it be forced into general use fact that the foreign commerce, for the first convoy between Vryburg and Bloemhof.
Lord Roberts le mot likely to remain mush some settlement, either by compromite or way of securing the needful action by Her before Mr. Hasedand yesterday and remanded in the United States this sumsan |the Chiss time in the fol year recort, crossed the
antil Monday next.
grower may finally low his last stronghold, “ 120,000,000dol, HER.
longer in South Afrins. by persistent pressure in comes whore Majesty's Government.
credence to it.
The total foreign commerce of the United
of those of 1898, which held the record of the habilitation and to make the punishment
LONDON, 23rd September.
THE GERMAN NOTE Only Italy, Austria, and France hare replied,
THE CAPE