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CHIN-TUNG. TU CHANG, on the other hand, is, it scents, a force to be reckoned with being strong-minded, energetic official only too willing to forward schemos for suppressal of the hated fan-kwel. It is possible his appointment to a high office, where he would have great opportunities for undermining the friendly Viceroy, was dictated by a desire on the part of the Government to see how it would be taken
The preparations for the St. Andrew's Bah on the 30th inst, are now being likes in hand and the various committees have begun their sittings
The Hangkong Hockey Club will play an inter-Club match, Under 25 v. Over 25, on the Club ground at the Happy Valley to-day's come mencing at 4.30 p.m.
We received from the U. B. Consulate General and whether it was practicable to treat the yesterday morning the following typhoon war foreigners with contempt at this early stage ing, issned from Manila Observatory at 9 o'clock of the negotiations. Our Shanghai contem-1am.Depression in the Pacific east of the
Archipelago.
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Philatelista will be interested to learn that Ministers should make the revocation of the Hongkong Post Office have just issued a this appointment a test of the sincerity of new ton cont stamp of which the colour is Prince CHING and L HUNG-CHANG. | bright blue. A now ten cant registration Whether the Ministers have taken the stamp, purple in colour and handsome in design, hint or not, we are not in a posi-has also been issued. tion to say; perhaps it has been seized WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. by the two Chinese officials referred to, and,
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in the usual Chinese style, a pretext has been found for delaying the transfer of YU CHATO to his new field of operations. No doubt, the idea of making him. Governor of Hupeh has been actually given up, but the plea of ill health has been advanced to save the EMPRESS DOWAGER's face. The
old hady can, theoretically, like the monarchs of old, who reigned by right divine," do no wrong, so the appointment cannot be cancelled; it can only be renderer null on some sufficient pretext.
It would, of course, bare been far more
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The British transport „Dalhousie arrived yes-- forday froin Shanghai, and loft agala for Han. goon,
Beside the Centurion, H. M. 8. Orlando wan eins expected at Nagasaki when the last mail left that port.
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Among the prize winners at St. Thomas's Hospital Medical Schools is Mr. K. Taküki, a Japanese student, who takes the William Tite scholarship and the college prize.
The Belgian expedition to look for gold at Katanga, in the south of the Congo Free Stats, has not met with marked success. Numerous washings have boen tried, without bringing to light any gold
TELEGRAMS.
DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.}
SHANGHAI, 31st October, 8 pm.
PRINCE TUAN TAKES ORDERS. The Chineso report that Prince Tuan has shaved his head and fled to Mongolia to join the Lamas.
PUNISHING THE GUILTY AT
PAOTINGFU
Four Chinese officials buying been arrest,
THE CROSS WALLS QUESTION.
IMPORTANT DECISION. We stated in our issue of laat Thursday that tise local architects had been asked to attend the. mooting of the Executire Council that moming to tender their objections to, and opinions of the action which lina been taken by the sanitary authorities as to the construction of croká valla. The queation arons out of the Isot that various architects in this Colony live had their plans rofurned by the Director of Public Works in order that cross-walls might be added. All the architects therefore jointly sont in an appeal to the Governor in Council, under. Esition 87 of
the Building Ordinance, 1889 re-allrmed in the Building (Amendment) Orditanos, 1891,
which runs as followssho
“Whenever any person shall be dissatisfied with the exercise of the discretion of the Sur- reyor General in respect of any act, mattor, or thing, which is by this ordinance made subject to his discretion, the person so dissatisfied zasy in Hea of reverting to any legal, remedy appes
The Shanghai Autaman Mesting commences to-day and will continue on Friday and Satur.. day, Nino races will be run off to-day, includ
the Maiden Stakes, for which startered at Pastingin, the Allies hare formed at the Governor in Concil, who may take suola
appear on the programme, and the Lottery Stakes (26 entries).
Referring to a recent caso before the Actinging Paine Judge a way writes:-This is France and Germany-Franco omphatically declining to accept beer inde in Germany" which is not of a merchantable quality. Germany insista on the agreement, but when France refuses Germany declares War.
The .s. Heting has been chartered by the French Government to convey to Canton from Haiphong French troops, 23 officers, journey and, it is reported, she will call at
and 30 horses. The steamer Ins started on her
Kwanchawan on her way to pick up the 800 native troops already garrisoned there.
The place of the 60 Welsh Fusiliers who were on guard at the Summer Palace, Paking, has, on the departure of the Fusiliers for their return here for the winter, been taken by the Australians. In addition there are a few Italian and French soldiers stationed there.
The following is a "Current Comment" in the Japan Weekly) Advertiser:--We must be more careful of our chirography. In a letter
On the 14th ult, tho Peking correspondent of recently sent to the American Associated Press being tolagraphedfall over the country, “ Japan the P. & T. Times wrote:-The Railway statione said Japan wants no territory." It is now and line at Machiapu have been taken pror from the Russians by the British. Thousands wants notoriety,” of sleepers are being carted from Peking for We
The German transport Frankfurt on her last
;
satisfactory if an Imperial Decree had been issued, simply cancelling the appointment. but this is not the Chinese way. Still, it is a question, at the present moment, how far the Treaty Powers ought to go in the
the re-construction of the section of the linn The damage which has been done to the Am- direction of "saving Chinese face." are disposed to think that it is not the time undertaken by the British Force. Now flint Ferican steam collier Emir, which recently sank to save the Chinese Government from the British, Germans, and Japanese are active in the Snez Canal, and was re-floated on the humiliation. By its own base acts they employed on the re-building of the line from 6th ult., is not so great as was at fizet antici- Lo-fah to Machispt, everything points to the pated, and according to a surveyor's report, she Imperial Chinese Government have brought railway being re-opened to Peking in about will be able to complete her charter to carry coala to Munila for the U.S. foot without any disaster and humiliation upon themselves, three weeks time.
further delay. and they should be made to drin's the cup to the dregs. Had they chosen, they could SHERRY base stopped the absurd but terrible tragedy contrived by the Boxers, and they could certainly and more especially have abstaized from taking a leading part in the fealishtor ture and massacre of missionaries. They could also have protected the Legations, when he sieged by howling mobs, partly composed of Imperial troops, raging for the blood of their inmates. No sentiment of considera- tion for the shrewish EMPRESS DOWAGEN or her black-hearted abettor Prince TUAN should for a moment influence foreign action. On the contrary, every effort ahould be made
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return journey from China to San Francisco entered the harbour with the police flag Aying Two of her crew bad mutinied while crossing the Pacific, and had severely assaulted Mr. Christek, the second engineer. The Frankster was formally chartered by the German Govern meat but a few weeks ago. It was the original intention of the Government that she should ply between Germany and China and earry troops only, but these plans were altered, and when the vessel arrived in Chinese waters he was ordered to San Francisco for a cargo of horses. The transport carries 102 men.
The steamer Menelaus, which went ashore on
Green Island on Tuesday morning whilst get- ting cat of the way of a junk, was floated off about sight o'clock on Wednesday night, and is now at anchor off Queen Island. The cargo in No. 1 hold has been damaged by water, but the extent of the damage is not known. The steamer will be locked on Saturday,
The N.-C. Daily News Tientsin correspon. dent wrote on the 25th ult.-I am. informed that the Chinese Engineering and Mining Com- pany, which Mr. Chang Ten-man ip Director General, is rusuming charge of the Tongshau
with the Russian authorities; but that a stealy adequate coal supply will be secured for the community is doubtful.
The U.S. transport Solace, which left China recently for Mare Island, San Francisco, has hoon vigorously searched by the American
to Ining to justice the officials who are eYesterday being the winth day of the ninth to the influence of Mr. Detrings known to be guilty of the murder of foreiga moon, a day which has been observed by the A. S. WATSON & CO. | . No statement that any of them have Chinese from time immemorial, numerous family committed suicide should be accepted with picnic parties were to be met with in different LIMITED,
out the most convincing proof, for otherwise parts of the island. Hundreds found their way they would simply go into retirement for to the Peak and sscending the biglest points beasca, until the demand for vengeance lot go their kites therefrom and eat the strings If the freed kite scured still lugber the happy [29 had blown over. Yu HaEN is reported to
have sought this method of evading justice Possessor returned to the lower levels near Custom authorities, and contraband goods of agod by the thought that there was a good time in store for him. If on the other hand the kite showed a hurried inclination to Book mother earth, the owner took it us a call to bruce his nerves for coming adversity,
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, Des Yeux ROAD CL LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, EC.
The Imperial Decrae of the 13th alt, pab lished in the native paper Skeupuo, contains the following appealThe foreign troops hold,
a considerable amount have been found secreted
by the troops in various parts of the vessel Most of the goods were looted at the fall of Tientsin. Forty packages of valuable silks tad jewelry remain upeandled by the Mare Island
authorities.
committee to decide on their punishment.
300 BOXERS KILLED. 300 Boxere live been killed by the Allies in the vicinity of Paotingfa.
LONDON, 80th October, 10.80 p.m.
RUSSIA FOR THE OPEN DOOR Russia virtually accepts the principle of the "Open Door." and fully admits the necessity of maintaining the integrity of
China:
THE WAR IN SOUTH
AFRICA
LONDON, 30th October, 10.80 pam..
DEATH OF PRINCE CHRISTIAN
VICTOR
Prince Christian Victor has succumbed in South Africa to a combination of malaria and enteric fever.
GENERAL NEWS.
LONDON, 80th October, 10.80 p.m.
THE ELECTIONS-LAST CONTEST.
The Orkney election has resulted in au Unionist gain, making the Government's final majority 184.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
London, 29th October.
THE US ELECTION. Mr. Bryan has re-visited New York and met with an immense demonstration, He addressed five meetings, numbering altogether 5,000, and upwards of 150,000 in the streets.
MEN SOUTH AFRICA. There is great marest to the East of the
order in respect thereof ns may be deemed er- pedient, and such order shall be finet for all intents and purposes,
HE. the Governor held that the appeal must." be on a specifle case, and accordingly Messrs.
·Leigh and Orange undertook the burden of the appeal, We nederstand that Mr. Leigh stated his case ad considerable length before the Governor in Council last Thursday and called the other local architects sa witnesses.
As the result of Ulsin, Mensre. Leigh and Orange have been offioully informed that the 5 op peal has been sustained and that the cress-walle in the specific oneos road not be added. This
decision, it is needless to point out, is a very important one for the local architects and builders.
SUPREME COURT.
OCTOBER 31ST.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
BEFORE Hre. Hovode SIR JOHN CAERING- DENTON, CIM.G. (CHIEF JUSTICE)
HOWARD AND STEPHENS V. THE ATTORNEY-
GENERALNA,
In this case. Mr. Thomas Howard, merchant: and Mr. M. J. D. Stephens, solicitar, were the plaintiffs and the attorney-General (the Hon. W. Meigh Goodman, QC the defendiat. It
wus an uotion with respect to an award made by General Black in his capacity na Governor with regard to Marino Lot belonging to the plalutify the plaintiffs alleging that thut award as given by General Black was contrary to the aridence
Mr. J. J Francia, Q.C. (instructed by Mr. Stephens) appeared for the plaintiffe, and the Attorney General appared in parson
Francis said the question before the Court esme before the Court on the wesce settled by his Lordship on the "el Ortolar, which rau su follows ——"Awoming all the farts stated in the petition to be trus, and having regard to the provisions of the Praya Reclaiantion Ordin unro, 1989, his the Court spriediotion to onquire into the proceedings connected with the award reformed to in the petition and to set aside skol award and declare it null and void P'" Mr. Francis then read the petition, from which wo extract the following --------
*** The plaintiffs vers during the happening of the events hereinafter related and until quite recently the registered, crown lessees and the owners and occupiera an ponents in common in equal undivided moieties of Marius Los No. 184, situato in Viotoris aforaald, and of the godowns and stores thereon erected, and they there carried on the business of godown keepers, landing and storing in the said godowne at a rens nil des- criptions of goods wages, and merchandise.
he said Marine Lot is situated in the West-
orn District of Victoria, and from the date of the Crown lease thereofthut is to say, from the 13th day of September, 1884-10 on or about the month of April, 1898, abutted on the north
but it is not the policy of the Treaty Powers -to admit this as an alternative to Burrender. They do not seek vengeance so much as the power to make the authors of the recent crimes personally responsible for them. It HONGKONG, November 1st, 1900 is only in this way that the mandarins can be reached. Rumour says that the Germans THE news telegraphed by our Shanghai cor- have shot all the mandarins at Paotingfa. respondent relieves in no email degree the This would be rough but sound justice. They rather tense situation created by the appoint might have stayed the slaughter, and they did ment of Yu CHANG to the Governorship of not, they have been made to take the conse Hupch. It is now nouounced that ill health quences. If such a sentence has been carried prevents the Governor Elect from proceed-out, it will assuredly have more effest than ing to take up bis new post, and that the half a dozen victories in the field, where the Powers show sincerity in their desire for Viceroy, CHANG CHIH-TUNG becomes Act. I slain would consist of ignorant coolies. We Peace, let them not take away our independence festion, mat it is to dould a primary one, and the Hague will make an appeal to the Powers hereinafter narrated, the sea in the harbour of
recurrence
The Peking & Tientsin Times says:-We re- the various parts of the capital, making it diagret that several members of our community cult for both offiends and well-behaved people are down with typhoid of a more or less pro- cipated, and has been marvellously escaped considering the altered conditions under which
railway between Orange River and Kimberly Tas Boer patrols are active, and commandering
ses-road running along the harbour front of the
side for a length of 100 fost on the Praye city of Victoria, and the said lot and the go downs thereon were only separated from the
· KRUGER'S NEW APPEAL Praya or on-road, which was of the width of
50 fout or thereabouts. the fold, nearly half of whom are Free Staters-sea in the harbour of Hongkong by the said
It is stated that Mr. Kengar's address from
to go about at ease. Hence we would ask, how nounced type, an evil which was of course anti-is proceeding extensively. 15,000 Boers are in
we are to be treated if the Court suddenly re- turns to Peking? But only let the Foreign
we live. Water is not the only source of in-
based on the Hague Convention.
OBITUARY. Profesar Mas Müller is dead.
TROOPS AT HONGKONG AND KOWLOON
Residents in Hangzong and Kowloon will no
Until the happening of the events next
Hongkong asma at sil timen of the tide to the foot of the per-wall bounding the said Praya, and the plaintiffs were alle at all times of the day and night and in all states of the tide to bring cargo boats to the ssid gos-wall and load and unload tuto and dibuir the said cargo boat and died
the said Praya all o Taurohandise, Estored in their maid goods, WATUS, Qnd mer- anded and shipped to conver suk cheaply into and from their
desoripa utored godown; and the phandise esally
doubt be interested know was broops, Buro pean and Native (Llany are now stationed in one midst. The follow his fat gives the Regi ments, Hospital Section Ste and also the said names of the officers of the three New Indian Native Regiments.
of cation or forcibly insist on our performing the greatest care should be taken in this resport ing Governor pending the arrival of YUAN sincerely hope it will be followed by the those things which we cannot do, then, as soon Servants as a rule like naing a distiller, as it Tau-vi, formerly Taotai of Hankow, who is execution-not imprisonment of Prince as the negotiations are carried out, so will saves trouble, and this method is so cheap, con known as being friendly to foreigners. TUAN and the banishment of the Exrzess surely issue, on that very day, notice of the day renient and effective that we wonder it is not more universally adopted. The milk is also The appointment of Yu CHANG to be Go- DOWAGEE. The pacification of China of departure of the Court back to Peking."
safer at this juncture, net because the fresh vernor of Hupeh had been regarded as a and the prevention of a
The new number (Angast and September) of milk in itself may not be pure, but the tamels distinct menaco to the peace of the Yangtze of the recent troubles can best be promoted China Rerico is the first of a froth volume and bottles may be cleaned in the vilest Valley, that official having made himself by the punishment and humiliation of those the twenty-fifth. Beside the staple articles water, and the mischief is done. Any fresh notorious by lis anti-foreign proclivities. who created them; no amount of indemnity usually looked for in the magazine, among the milk used should be well boiled. There was no reason for his removal from and no vicarious sacrifice of life can possibly most interesting contributions are a ravisy by Hozan, of which province he is Governor, have a tithe of the effect on the people the editor of Mr. Stanton's book on the Trind
A hume paper on the occasion of the late and his transference was naturally regarded that would be caused by the picture of Society, part of a discussion by Mr. Mas o Mr. Sims Reeves's eighty-second birthday, as an attempt to introduce discord in the a host of Boxers and their tools being the Dakote language, and a notice of Sir Ernest aid-In most of the older biographien die central provinces, which have hitherto re-brought to the block for participation in the Satown pamphlet on the Bamboo In Japan.tionaries the birth of the faraons tomor is stated to have taken place in 1822, bat the baptismal mained peaceful and free from Bozer agita-murders and outrages. Fortunately for the A startling title in the List of Contents, The tion. A correspondent of our Shanghai future relations of Foreign Powers with Wak-wak, or is the Chinese & Consin of the book in Woolwich Parish Church records that
Kafir turns out to be an excerpt, with com- morning contemporary, writing from Han China, it has been determined by the former ments, from Torabite book on South-African John, son of John and Rotana Reeves, was born kow on the 19th October, pointed out the that the punishment of the authors of the Bauta Languages." Torrend's question must on September 26th, 1818, and was baptised on
ment. cribed as “a musician in the Royal Artillery." serious troubles that might be expected to massacres shall precode any attempt to not be taken too seriously. Altogether the last the following October 25th. The father is des arize it TU CHANG were allowed to take up negotiate terms of peace. It will be time number of the China Review is an interos. At the early age of fourteen Reeves was 3D- pointed organist and choirmaster at a small his new post. He says that this man, in enough to consider those conditions after the ting one. his capacity of Governor of Honan, did all first reckoning shall have been paid in full..
A correspondent sends us the two following church at North Gray, and from that time in bis power to encourage the Boxer move-
queries, to which some of our readers may be practically earned his own living. At Now- castle in 1839, as the Gipsy Boy in Gay Man able to supply answere ment, and "the terrible sufferings of not a
1. In the case of a foreign sailor or soldier nering, he made his first appearance on the fow helpless men, women, and children are
going to a British port, or a British sailor or stage. It was not, however, nntil 1945, when to be ascribed to his diabolical hatred of yesterday. foreigners" He goes on to add that, if there
soldier going saliore in a foreign port, and he had played Edgardo in Leia di Lommer being guilty and arrested for the commission moor (of coures in Italian) at Milan, that he of criminal offence, is it the law to hand the achieved the popularity maintained for half offender over to his Commanding Ofloor for century. punishment, the shore officials having no juris.
No fresh plague cases or deaths were re portod during the 24 hours ending at noon
At the post-mortem examination held yester is a man among the unfriendly Governors day forenoon on the body of the Cingalese into whose conduct strict inquiry ought to whose sudden death at 13, Old Bailey Street, on be made, surely that one is Y CHANG. He Tuesday afternoon was reported in our coluna brackets this Governor with Yu Hess, the yesterday, Dr. Thomson Leand that depth was savage Governor of Shaniel, who has achieved due to natural cannes, such infamy for the ferocious cruelty with
Two bodies one that of a privata in the which he ordered and superintended mas Royal Horse Artillery, dressed in dreadnought sacres of missionaries and their converte. jacket, riding trousers and putties, and re- According to this authority the ex Gover-gulation boots and spurs, and the other that of N-EIN, is a weak-minded, a Chinsman, partly undressed were found For of Huneb
the core, but fosting in the harbour yesterday. Teata oldin
powerless to much mischief when opposed the artilleryman win in a deco
the strong will of the Viceroy, Chard He had not been previously reported is hiting
diction? In the course of an argument, one LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. ride contended that the offender is handed
nor of
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DROPEAN Royal Artion companies): detachment Bayal Eng Batt. Royal Welsh Fusiliere detachment Royal Army Medical Corps Army Servics
NATIVE. Hongkong and Bingapore Batt shore Corps: Army Pay oʻs. Royal Artillery frd Madins Light Mauly 5th Infantry (Hyderabad contingenty 22nd and bed of the hise hout between the Prays here
GO <BOB-well nad roolsuunison Ins; been carried on Bombay Infantry; depôt of Hongkong, Reg before mented, and the aid enlaukment and No. 16 British Field Hospitals Bastion, said price lat No. 186 has been as the roenle Now attached for duty at Station B Section, ever 06. end is still using carried on, and the 47th Native Field Hospital; C D Sections, of the aid operations converted in fact into an and Native Field Hospital: A & B Sections, Inland Lot, no longer hats on the Prain or 8th Native Field Hospital: No 2 Native Genos, and no longer har any direct us to xal Hospital, Base Medios! Store Depot, and the sea but is separated theretrom by the sail
Praye, by place of reclaimed land the Field Controller, Staff, and Office Establish party of the Crown, of a width of 185 ment, Remount Depot, Army Veterinary Esthereabouts on by a new Prays and sen-wall d tablishment, Commisariat Base Depot, Field the width of 75 test, or thereabouts
minor detaile.
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Taylor, Hardling, Bharp, Lamb, O'Foil, and Nicholson
5TH INTAKERT HIDERABAD CONTINGERTY Lient Col Welchmain; Major Whittall * Cap. nuts Frereas, Fape, Cotton, Hebreo,
to his Commanding Oficer, citing at sa ex- - - The M. M. steamer Annam with the notas Andain Chalmers, and Houten, Eden: French mall, will have Saigon this murang (Thursday), at 7 am, for this port, the pa
The stormer City of Río de Janeiro, with me left hanghai for this port on the
ample that some time back * Germas milor stabbed a British sailor in Hongkong, and was handed to his C.O. for punishment.
Wald it be fairly correct, praming for that the population of Lon
to estimate that not more €17 600,000 were bora outada of London !
31st alt, at 21, su
Palmer she – Barton:
ww-BOMBAY INPANSET. –Lieut. Haus Ketteval et
The then Line" abesmar Glenartrey, from Malclley Labertonchie, Kalolenbeek New York, left Manils on the 2nd October, and enter, Esikin, and le duo here on the Sed fast.
e pro
fort
or
of Daring the progress of the operations car- med on by inccemive Grovernors of Hongkong under, He said Prava Roclamation. Ordinance. the pisin affe nocess to the ses slang the whol front of their sald Marina Lot was seriously impeded and diminished, and the