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Russian Government, left yesterday for Via divostok with 25 Russian officers and 2,665 men. on board.
On Monday evening Inspector Baker and a party of police visited house No. 68, First Street, and found there 17 people playing at "Pai-kau" in a room on the third floor. The police arrested six, including the two keep era of the house, and yesterday they were all mulcted in the unal penalty.
The announcement is made from St. Peters- burg that Prince Gagarin has been appointed Ruedan Consul at Nagaraldı.
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The Bishop of Macao, who has inspecting the Fortuguese Mission at Sin gapore and Malacca, accompanied by Fathers Goneules and De Souza, was among the passen gers by the French mail steamer Tonkin, on his way to Macao.
Latest information from Newchewing is that there are plenty of beans and produce up coun. Inspector Ford with a party of police executed try, but owing to the naiserons bands of a gambling warrant at No. 23, Croes Street, brigands roving about, the boatmen are afraid on the 21st inst. il arrested. 11 men there.to leave the villages without armed escorts, which They were taken before Mr. Hazeland yester-ars not allowed by the anthorities. day. Two of them were fined $15 each for keeping a common gaming-house, and the rest $3 each, or 14 days, for gambling.
This place on the Mediterranean station of HM.. do now cut in China watera, has taken by H.M.S. Vindictive.
The steam-Inch Cape Clear, which was sold by public auction at Bangkok a few days ago. and was purchased by a Mr. Downie, has been resold by him, and is to be taken to Manila
next wook.
Hitherto there has hoon as law in Siam against obtaining money by false protonces, but a Hoyal Decree making this a criminal offence was issued on the 25th alt. A person convicted is Hable to imprisonment for a period not ex- coeding two years, or to a fuo,
It is reported that the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, for the fnther extension of its businoes, has de- cided to construct air more ocean steamers, ench having a tonnage of 8,000. It is not yet known whether these strainers will be constructed ut home or abroad, but it is conjectured that three or four of them will bo ordered from England.
Sanitary inspection was enforced at Nagasaki from the 9th inet, against vessels arriving there from Chinese porta, with animals, hides skins, or bones on board, or any other article likely to assist in spreading cattle disease. No such cargo as mentioned above is allowed to be dis
Viscount Aoki, the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs, has not followed in the wake of the Premier and other ministers, who tendered Yesterday morning Sorgeant Terret visited a their resignations, for. it is said, he has deemed stumer which was about to start for Au Hoiit advisable not to leave the portfolio nuder and Namtan. He found among the passengers existing diplomatic circumstances until a new a woman who had a couple of backets in her Ministry has been organized. possession apparently containing rice. Under According to a Japanese paper the Japanese the rice, however, he found 100 boxes of per- torpedo destroyer Niji, which smak the other day Sho was taken to the Police of Shantung Promontory, has been almost enssion caps.
brought to the surface. The torpedo-tender Station and fined $100.
Some girls employed us cigarette wolkers Toyohashi, which has been assisting in the were returning from work on Saturday after operations, has been able to leave for Shantung. noon, and when in Second Street a man named It is said that the Niji will be brought to Sueebo chiarged without being inspected by the anitary
for repairs.
whole of China act as a deterent now to The British steamer Sicilian, hired by the those who in their more exciteil moments would have been advocates of a strong policy at any cost. We say mistaken estimate of the power of fighting resistance advisedly, because, to those who know the country, it is absurd to suppose that the Chinese troops could offer successful resist ance for any length of time to the largo body of foreign troops that will be under the command of Count VON WALDERSEE, Transport alone precludes any such idea, not to mention the impossibility of the
and ammunition when their source of foreign supply is cut off, their principal northern arsenals in the bands of the enemy, and the certainty that their southern ones could be in a few hours reduced to ruins by half a dozen of the allied fleet.
Unfortunately the spirit which actuates the Government at home is reflected by its representatives out here. Never at any time anxious to take up their nationals? SCOTCH WHISKY. interests, owing to the certainty that their action would get no backing from the Foreign Office, their attitude is ac centuated by the state of affairs how pre- vailing in China and the resultant desire to COGNAC BRANDY, avoid any cause of friction with the provin
dial officials. Evils which at other times would call forth a protest, feelle indeed, but still u pretest, are now allowed to pass un- heeded-sacrificed to the bugbear of keep ing the Chinese in the central and southern provinces quiet at any cost; regardless of the well-known axion in Oriental politics that force combined with strict justice is the one thing that commands Eastern obedience and respect. It was not by such a policy as is now being pursued that CLIVE or WARRES HABTINGU were wont to secure the safety of those whom they desire to protect Swift, sharp retribution following deeds of evil quickly taught oven native, princes of SHERRY.end than sa eneiny of that steru hard
fighting race that it was safer to make Englishman whose deeds follow so close on his words, and who, be it friend or foe, never (Including Wines bottled by the
forgot or forgave. Compare this with the nerveless, lifeless attitude we have assumed throughout this struggle. A Minister sbut up in Peking seems to have paralysed our Foreign Office, who, instead of at once grasp ing the situation and giving over the control to the man most fitted to assume charge, left our varions representatives throughout ÆRATED WATERS. China to take such disjointed and in-
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Un Chun caused a great crowd to follow them by calling them objectionable names. He called girl named Chan Fun a dirty pig, and when she asked him not to abuse her slapped her in the face. He also abused another girl. For
nately an Indian countable saw what took place und marched the loufer up to the police station. Yesterday ilan puan was ined $10, or 14 days. for assault, and $5, or 14 days, for making use of abusive language.
For behaving in the disorderly manner in an
opiusa seller's shop at 429, Queon's Road West
According to the Shanghai Union, the stack steamer Meigs has been launched at Farnham's yard to the order of Messrs. Melchers & Co., the Norddeutscher Lloyds agents. She is a stern-wheeler, and designed for the Hankow Ichang truite, with a spoon-shaped bow, flat bottom, and run-up stern." The boilers are well forward and the engines at the extreme after
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The October number of the Hongkong
and damaging a watch, a Chinawoman was yesterday fined 35, or 14 days. It seems that fenth reports that, owing to the unsettled state of Canton, the Training School for Native on Monday she returned to the shop with some
Agents has been removed temporarily to Hong- opium which she had bought the preționa day. She said it was not enough. There were two kong. The students are allowed by the Bishop on the counter. He told her to go away, where. Rooms at St. Paul's College, herosone lumps in the room and she was stamping the use of the Chapel and one of the Clase
her.
upon she enught hold of his jacket and caused Baron Nishi and Barou Yamaguchi seem to his watch to full to the ground and break. Shefave had a narrow escape in Peking on the 15th then wanted to run away, but he would not let. September. The Nichi Nichi Shimbun says that they were visiting the tomb of the last Emperor of China and paying respect to his memory by offering cakes and flowers, when they were fired up from an adjacent building. It was subsequently found that a party of Boxers were still harking in the vicinity,
At thus Magistracy yesterday William Boog, a seaman out of employ, was charged with at-
tempting to commit suicide. A Chinese ret. man who lives in the same boarding hons BS the defendant said that as 1.30 p.m. on the 15th inst. he returned to his room and found the defondant with the end of a rope in his hand, the other and being tied to a hook. The end in the man's hand was in a noose and he was just about to put it round his neck, but the Chinaman prevented him from doing so. On the man being examined by Dr. Thomson he was found to be of sound mind, but of weak intelligence. Under the circunustauchs he was cautioned and disebarged.
The steam-launch Wai Hoi left the harbour
officials.
The Bangkok Times of the 11th lust. has the following announcement News came to hand by the mail, yesterday, of the death, in the Augusta Hospital, Berlin, of Mr. F. Flügger, late German Vice-Consul at Bangkok. It will le romeribored that Mr. Fligger went home on leave, on account of ill health, about two year ago, and his death will be deeply regretzel by all who know him. He was in Bangkok for over eight yeara”?
The Siam Free Press in informed that three of the firemen of the s. 8. Afucker, in port now, deserted from the vessel yesterday, and the rost struck work and also left ta-day. The esptain and officers are said to have been obliged to
borrow hands from other ships so that the work on board may be done. Although an increase of pay is offered for fresh men to take the best out to Hongkong, it seems it has been of no use yet. The conduct of the men is so far unaccountable,
The Singapore Free Press, In referring to the 0 of 10 per cent on the passenger rates of the various steamship lines, observes--The cause pat down for the increase is the enhanced prices of the boals. It comes at a time when, The Ragby Football season will open to by the rise in exchange, an increase of 5 per morrow, Thursday, the 25th inst., when the cent. is already added to the sterling receipts Civilians will most the Army and Navy eam of the variens companies. It is hard to believe bined. Play starts at 4.30 sharp. The follow that the cost of coals bears such a proportion ing team will represent the Civilians D. to the cost of transporting passengers as to Wood (back); Grieve, Boattis, Hawkins and justify so large sa increase as ten per cent. A. N. Other (three-quarters); Cox and Me Ferhaps the success of the Conference in cargo- Martrie (Capt.) (half-bseks); Jobuson, Halli-rate fixing bas had something to do with it. fax, Bishop, Wilson, Clark, Sandford, Ardron and Noble (forwards). Referee-Mr. A. F. Wit lameon. Civilians will play in Club colours,
Le Yachi states that the Chinese th.d. Lai taing, which full to the share of France at built by Schiched, of Elbing, in 1898. Taku, has been renamed Takou. She was
Her
Last month twenty postal and telegraph offi cialaarrived at Vladivostok from European Russia for the purpose of assisting the staff already em- ployed there. Further steys have been taken to restore the railway from Port Arthur through Moukden to Kirin, and the lige will be extended from Kirin in a due easterly direction to Vladi
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SHANGHAI, 22nd October, 8.49 p.m.
SHANGHAI SATISFIED WITH THE ANGLO-GERMAN AGREEMENT. The Anglo-German Agreemant gives gen eral satisfaction at Shanghai.
NEW TAOTAI NOT YET SENT TO SHANGHAL
The new anti-foreign Taotai recently ap pointed to Shanghai has not yet reveived his commission. Possibly Liu Kung-yi delays sending him here in accordance with the prayers of the notables and gentry of Shanghai
LONDON, 22nd October, 7.50 p.m.
EUROPEAN OPINION ON THE AGREEMENT. Irritation prevails in Fruited, owing to s misconception that Bussin was not invited
to subscribe to the Agreement. Elsewhere:
opinion is favourable, though many English journals are dubious about its utility unless the agreement is made retrospective.
AN AMBIGUOUS STATEMENT. The Norddeutscher Zeitung says that Ger many undertakes no obligation to make her influence felt where other, Powers already possess special rights,
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GENERAL NEWS.
LONDON, 22nd October, 7.50 p.m.
DEATH OF GEN. SHERMAN. General Sherman has died at Washing
SPAIN GEN. WEYLER'S PROMOTION.
General Weyler has been appointed Cop tain-General at Madrid. The Cabinet, hav ing disagreed on the mutter, has resigned.
REUTER'S SERVICE,
LONDON, 21st October.
GENERAL BULLER RETURNS TO ENGLAND. General Buller has embarked at Durban for England.
FRANCE AND MR. KRUGER. The responsible Paris newspapers discourage
Kruger demonstrations.
THE UNITED STATES AND THE TRANSVAAL PRISONERS.
dividual action as they thought fit, with the result that their general attitude is listless inactivity relieved only by the expectation of the arrival of the news paper to learn how things are going on" as it was not inaptly described by a re- cent traveller in China. So-much for the past and the immediate present; but what about the future? Thinking men will do well to ponder on the causes which have brought about such a state of things, and strenuous efforts must be made in order to On the 12th September, at St. Joseph's Church, force the Government to inaugurate and Montroux, COUNT LUIGI TERNI DE GREGORY Carry out a policy in support of legitimate Count Etɔiza Torni DE GREGORY, of Crem, Lou British interests in China-a policy which came on and the lordha began to ship water on her trial with 25 tons of coal in her bunkers vostok; but it will be rather more than 100 miles transference to a' mora salubrious place, or for
can only be brought into being if backed by the force of strong public opinion at home; and a policy which the appointment of Sir ERNEST SATOW as Minister to Peking gives no guarantee will be adopted and pursued: England must give one of her best and ablest rons to the task now confronting her in China, or bitterly will she regret in the future her failure to secure that position HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD CL which the preponderance of her trade justly LONDON: OFFICE: 191, FLEET STREET, E.C.entitles her to take..
Lieutenant Royal Italian Navy, el est son of barly, to WINIVENO ADELAIDE, only child of Fees TAVIOR, of the Imperial Maritime
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DEATH.
On the 15th September, at Brighton, WLAN CHARLES BEAUMONT MILNE, only son of the late Ber, W. C. MILNS, I.M.S., Assistant Chinese Secretary to H.M'e Legation, Peking.
The Daily Press.
Hongkong, October 24th, 1900
at home da being a truthful record of things
Captain Superintendent. May returned to the
New Territory on Monday night.
No fresh plague cases or deaths were reported during the 24 hours ending at noon yesterday.
The Telegraph Companies informed us yester day morning that communication with Anaam and Tonkin via Saigon was interrupted.
at about six o'clock on Sunday evening towing the Yee Fa lorcha, the latter being laden with $10,000 worth of kerosene oil, coal, and iron, which was owned by Chinese merchants and was being conveyed to Wachow. Whon our Lin. length is 1934ft.; ben, 21ft; displacement 250 vostok. This projected line will run parallel to tensengines, Schichou type, 6,000.h.p. Herspeed the line already running from Petuna to Vladi south of it, sad it will shirt the northernt extremity of Corea. Regular passenger traffic was to be opened between Nikolsk and Charbin during September,
tin Island on the Canton River a heavy squall
On the 29th instant a party of excise officers,
matter.
Mr. Choate has been instructed to ask for the
the release on parole of any Irish-Americans imprisoned in Ceylon,
THE LIBERAL PARTY
The Imperial Liberal Council has adopted resolutions, calling for a re-organisation" of the Party on an Imperial basis and a disavowal of little Kaylanders
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things ultimately beginning to look so serious was knots, and with a fail load 336 knots that the kerosene oil was thrown overboard or 30 to 31 knots with natural draught, and The launch dropped the tow. An attempt was supply of coal and water sufficient for a ran of made to pick it up, but the rope broke, and as it 5,000 miles. Admiral Cenrejelics has pat her was getting dark the launch took on board the in charge of two officers and 32 men. 15 hands who were on the forelu, abandoned
Arrangements, says a Moscow correspondant her, and put in at Lintin. At daylight the accompanied by a. European constable, hoaried quoteft in the L, and C. Express, are being following morning the launch went out to the French mit steamer Looe, which was on made to go back to the system of ten years age search for the forebu, but was unable to find her, her way home. In the servants quarters they to get goods conveyed to Siberia. The railway and it is feared that she and her cargo are lost. found 59 skins and 13 tins, containing 960 taels is useless, being completely blocked by military A ocolie employed by the Kowloon Wharf of prepared opium. They arrested two servants trains. The rivers are in the same condition. and Godown Company preferred a charge of who appeared to be in charge of the opium, but the ateamers having no space to spare for or. assault against the No. 2 cookie at the 'Magis. Captain Flundin refused to allow the officers to dinary merchandise. At the same time, the in the China Traders Insuranco Company, ings yesterday at noon. Mr. A. J. Raymond tracy yesterday. He told Mr. Hazeland, that take their prisoners off the ship, though a scarcity of many of the first necessaries of life Limited, was held at the offices, Queen's Build- on Sunday at noon he was working in the new Magistrate's warrant was produced. He, however a great part of Biberia this year, helgh presided, and there were also present Moses, THE failure of the artists in the illustrated papers to grasp and portray the charie-
godown. The defendant was also there. Whenever, did not object to let the opian come tened as it is by the influx of large numbers of A. Haupt, J, Tharbara (director), H. P. Wed- he asked him to return him $3, which ha ha ashore, Farther action will be taken in the troops who depend on the country for their man (Acting Secretary Osborne G. T. supplies, makes it a matter of extreme conso Vitch, 8 A. Josephz, P. Wilcor, R. K teristic features of the Chinese is typical of
Leigh, G. H. Dann, J. C. Peter, O, Palmor, heat to him three days previously, he distinctly
quence to the trader to gåt his stocks up to no good W1 Windham, and F. D. Goddard, ekran the ignorance prevailing at home, with regard
said he would not pay him. At about four
Quite a chapter of unusual occurrences has a market. Neither ruil nor river steam service The CHAIRMAN said-Gentlemen, the re to China generally. A Japanese girl serving
'clock in the afternoon when in the coolie trought about an increase of from 20 to 30 per being available, Moscow merchants are propar-port said statement of accounts having been in in a Chinese tea-shop and a "Borer" leader
quarters the defendant told him he no longer cut in the price of Moji coal compared with ing to despatch caravans of goods in the good your hands for romo time, we will with
permission and in accordance with our nymal mounted on L CATON WOODVILLE horse of
required his services as a coolie. He asked him
the last month's tariff, Aapanese verneoplar old way by horses.
caster, take them is read. There je little in at least seventeen hands are not a bit more The P. & O, steater Corenandel leit Singa. to give him the wages dud to him, as he wanted
them that calls for my special comment, but paper states the primary reason to be the de
On the appointment of Sir Ernest Satow to you will notice with satisfaction that both our exaggerated thun Lo FENG-Lua's statement pore for this port on the 23rd inst., at 1 pm, to return to the country. The defondant there
mand for coal from foreign steamship companies, that "an Imperial Edict cannot lic." And with the outward English maile, and is due spon went into the kitchen, returning with o and from Japanere factories at Kobe and Osaka Peking the London and China Express says not premis and balance of working account yet both seem to be accepted by the public koro on the 28th inst. at about 6 pm.
shopper, with which he struck him twice on the other reasons which have hoen set out for the It is always unpleasant to enter anything in show an improvement enabling us after pay head, making the marks shown. The com The Hatas, which arrived yesterday from plainant added that it was.
unprecedented rise in the price of the mineral the shape of a personal proteat, but we have ment of the same dividend and bonus as he sufficient authority for saying that the appointer, to materially increase the amount carried
forward
which however incraig considerably as they are in China. The Government are Foulos, Amoy and Swatow, reported H. M.. the police station was near or else he would to the mines by the rocont storm. The quotationald at Poking is viewed with the greatest made, and which we hope again in the near fu good job is the scarcity of labourare, and the damage done text of Sir Ernest Satow to succeed Sir Claude less then the plovidon which was formerly no better informed; but relying on the Isis at the first place, and the German cruiser have been killed, as a crowd of the defendant'stions now prevailing are very high, but the coni fissatisfaction by the China community; and ture to make Latterly the poutical troubles, general ignorance they feel that they can with Dussard and two Dutch cruisers at Batow, clansmen set upon him. His Worship: We merchants are not inclined to dispose of their that a very strong protest will be entered have made the conduct of on business moro safety assume an attitude of passive resist. The latter must be the Holland and Koningin don't want to know about the Police Station tooks, anticipating a further rise in prices against it. It is not only that the appointment than usually diffent, but I am glad to be able ance to the demands of that small portion Wilhelmina der Nederlanden.
The paper adds there is reason to believe that a
is felt to be undesirable in itself, but that the to inform you that, potwithstanding these dif of the people who, more fully posted than A Government Gazette Extraordinary pub-inning, said that when he went to the police slight fall in prices will occur in the near
occasion called for the nomination of a diplo.ficulties the volume of our business has been their neighbours, ask that a steady and last-lished yesterday announced that aubmarine station they all ran away. He had no wit
well maintained, and the Board have every con- matist of high standing. Extreme disappoint fdenes both as regards the present position of ing polioy should be adopted and carried mining work practice in the fairway off Belchers neases. The defendant's story was somewhat out in the Far East. Two reasons can, in a would take place on Tuesday and Thursday, the different. He said: On the day in question Many friends of M. Leon Vincart will regret wont is felt on both grounds, but as the appoint the Company and its future. The leans an measure, be given for the neglect of interests 23rd and 25th instant. There will be no actual we were in the new godown doing some work.
to learn of his departure to-day at one o'clock, ment is certain to evoke protest, we prefer for the mortgage have best submitted to the anal refrvedly satisfactory. The bulk of our mort- vital to the trading classes of England, in obstruction to the channel, as anything laid out in the second houd coolie there. Several says the Siam Free Press of the 8th inst, by moment, to refrain from further comment Biry and murveyore reports are an will be at the bottom. Two boats will be an tens of men ware working in the godown be. thus, & Phra Chom Klas, for Hongkong. M. Ernest Mason Batow, K.C.M.G. we born in gages were invested some years ago when the addition to the oue of general ignorance chored just outside the southern limits of the sides the compisinaut. The complainant stoud Vincart has been promoted to the rank of Mix. 1843. He took his B.A. degree at University Col- value of moperty was much lower than it is already referred to. The one is the reaction channel for a few hours on each day.
there doing nothing. He would not work. ister Plenipotentiary to Corea. The Belgian lege, London, in 1861. He sccompanied Colonel to-day. There is no other point which occurs to need any comment, het before moving the following the pitch of excitement to which
I told him to work and be refused. I suil, Government has ordered him thither in order Neale, the Chargé d'Affaires, to Janax, and adoption of the report I sell be glad to reply the public were worked up by the reported
"It is no use your standing thoro. If you to formulate a treaty. We also bear that the was present at the battle of Egonizes, in Sep to any questions that shareholders may wish to massacre of the inmates of the Legations
don't work you had better clear out." Boba Belgium Government has obtained railway tember, 1863, and at the bombardment of Bhi mak The other is the false estimate conveyed to
went to the coolie quarters. When I went to concession, as well as an important concession momosek. In 1665 he was appointed an inter- them of the power of a fighting resistance on
the coolie quarters at four o'clock I seled him in gold mines in that kingdom. We join with preter in Japanese, and promoted to be Japanese the part of the Chinese, due to the somewhat
what he intended to do, and said that if he did M. Vincart's friends in wishing him full Secretary in 1868, and Second Lerretary of he had been going about. Not being very pro not intend to work I should not require him success in his important mission, and congratu. Legation in 1876. In 1883 he was made a unexpected opposition offered by the fonige scout in English he was coming of second any more. Upon this be shled a basin at my late zina upon the distinction bestowed on him. CMG., and KCMG, in 1885. He was pro drilled troops round Tientsin and Roking best in the wordy war when he clinched matters head. It missed me but rebounding broke and Herr von Baldern, the German Minister Mmoted to be Agent at Bangkok in 1884. Ho Public indignation once excited and finding by striking the other man in the face. For struck the song His grakip : There Le Vionnois, the new Belgium Consu, Mr.and was transferred to Monte Video in 1893, and itself devored will not be easily must this he was taken bafore Mr. Haseland venter - is not unikoin
to convict this man, Mrs. Henreux and children, Nai Thoney and promoted to be Minister of Morocos in 1893. again," and the fear of rousing, what they day and Bued 65 and also bound over to keep and he is centred to be discharged-He wis several other gentlemen saw H Vineart on Two years later he returned to Japan as Minda-
ter Piznipotentiary. selming forces of the
accordingly lisaha
On Monday evening a German sailor named John Herman wont to the Sailors Home at West Point Kits worse for liquor. When in the dormitory he began to argue with an other sailer named Charles Loheit, withs whom
What happened then? The defendant, cor,
future
which have unfortunately occurred in China,
There being no questions the report was adopted on the motion of the OBSIENAK On the motion of Mr. Pares, seconded by VEETCH, Mesir Haupt and Sachse were re-elected director Waco
On the motion of Mr. seconded by Mr. PALYZE Mess Arnold and Jeffreys were re-elected
Thank you very much for Dividend warrants will be
Baconded by Mr. OSBORNE,