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Is the Navy League right in a repeated Verninga Cr-Can we afund to continue on the old Nnes es far as addition to the navy are concerned
The Britian tranport. from Taku yotardi
The French gunboat: James arri day from Dunton while the French Descartes left for Saigon,
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Writing the other day to the London and China Exproes a service correspondent asked:
About the beginning of January, the Austrian Why not send the Canopus, Ocean, and Fic-Loyd's Steam Navigation Company will start a torious from the Mediterranean squadron, Barmo
regular line of steamers between Europe, and
to be replaced, say, by the Repulss, Recolu- tion and one of the Majestic class from the
A. S. WATSON & CO., Channel Fleet, whose place in turn could be taken temporarily by Nile, Trafalgar, ant
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Sana Pareil or Benbow, and ultimately by ships now re-fitting or almost ready for commission As a scheme this sounds very well, but it is impossible for anyone but naval expert to pronounce definitely on its CONFECTIONERY. merits. Of one thing we may be certain, that had the Channel Squadron boen weakened for the benefit of the feet in Chinese waters, there would have been an outery from the alarmists who make it their
SHIPMENTS FOR THE NEW SEASON
HAVE AREIVED.
INCLUDING
The Royal Hongkong Yacht Club announces the first Club Race for the 11th fast, over course No.9, and its second for the 18th inat over
course No. 5.
Since the establishment of constitutional Go vernment in Japan the Imperial Diet has always been convened in November. This year's son of the Diet, it is stated, will not be opened until the end of December owing to the vast amount of work to be dealt with by the new Ministry
Closta, the Boer efloor who is a† A New York talegram annoɑnow that at rola að Cayton is the non-in-law of the Rt. Guttel berg, on the 4th uff. M. W. Long rạn à Hon Str. J. H-de Villlars, K. ( MEG, KU, quarter of a mile in 47, nep Chief Jtution of Cape Glogy.
Fooord
The Victoria Grasa has been bestowed, for
TELEGRAMS.
DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.
Acording to the Cani ghicit) Kronstadiski Theo wigon train as on the way from THE CRISIS IN CHINA. Felinek, the Russian naval estimates for 1801 Americs to the Philippines, nogomanied by 360 smount to 97,987,86 roubles (£10,143,4001, - mules, and a number of specially engaged wheel-
FYROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.] of which 60,000,000 fall under the head of wrights, hacksmiths and teameters, ordinary expenditure, Bixteen milliona are to be devoted to strengthening the feet, while
SHANGHAI, 6th November, 8.52 p.m. 3,000,000 sea set aside for harbour works at Liban, and 2,000,000 and 3,000,000 respectively for harbour works at Vladivostock and Port Arthur, The naval estimates for 101 exceed The Budget of the current year by 10,460,651 roubles (£1,090,580).
The Times in the course of an article age, and not the extermination of Antiphotes, “Combating Malaria in Italy"!) saya — Drain- drove malaris out of England. Two, it may be thros, eperies are still found in Great Britain, but by the reclaiming of the Fens their sat In modern journalism the Texas Star ought bere have been vastly diminished; at the same certainly to take a leading plecs for enterprise.time, the use of quining has checked the exis-
The Tunday immediately following the cydong,
Lusiness to warn the country against the dengers threatened by France. Is it then impracticable to alter the balance of numa bers with our present naval resources?. If Confections of all kinds, from simple, the Navy League claims that it is essential to add largely to our fleet. With articles to the FINEST and MOST | regard to the state of affairs on the China ly visible. It contained some peculiarly appro-
which commenced on the Friday, brought forth "special extra edition of the Star, width was sold at five cents per copy. It consisted of two pages of 12 in. by 18 in. The printing was poor and in soms parts the words wore hard.
tenes of the parasite in man. The chances of a mosquito coming scross a malarions patient. being gradually lessened on both sides, the Parasite has beau eliminated, and within living memory the disease has disappeared from Great
Britain.
DELICATE productions of the best Arms Station the League can, if it likes, claim thepriate advertisements, the following being China," His Mitford in the Temple Magazine
in Europe.
CADBURYS CHOCOLATES
IN ALL VARIETIES,
PASCALL'S SPECIALITIES.
fair specimen - Public attention is coming to Galveston, make your arrangements in advance for room and board at the Grand Hotel." The although the Galveston Newa was only a few Star was the first popor isrned after the disaster, hours after it, being about half the tits, and printed on yellow wrapping paper.
a
conspicuous bravery in South Africa, on Bere geant H. Engleheart of the 10th Hasears, and Corporal F Kirby of the Royal Engineers. A MISSING MISSIONARY RETURNS
According to the home papers the annual dinner of the China Association is to be held on the 7th of this month (to-day), Sir Thomas
to be in the chair.. Sutherland, as President of the Association.
A New York newspaper, in a long article on the ill-fated May Flint, recalls that she gained alatinetion while known as the Persian Monarch, and before being made into a sailing vessel; by taking the big elephant Jumbo * across the Atlantic for P. T Barnum fo 1692
Every German cavalry regiment is now sin plied with two bouts mode of water-proof canvas, which, when not in use, can be folded up. Each bont will carry from six to sight men, and the
two boots bound together form a rafë dapable of bearing from 1,500 to 2,700 pounds.
Unidor the title of "An Englishwomen in { }
The following appointments were announced tails of an interview she was granted by Mrs, at the Admiralty last month-Lienta. C. P. Bishop. “I asked ber 'If they made good Hosty Pownall to the Conturion, additional, for Christians? The rory best, she said. There Taku, September 25th: A. 4. Philbrick to the is no cringing about the Chinese. They stand Astra, Ostober 2nd, Inspector of Machinery before you as men, and when they have accepted J. Pitt to the Tamar, additional, for Flect the Christian faith they will endure any torturs Resorve duties, October 26th. rother than renounce it. And it is through the particular characteristics of the people that the religion will grow among them. They are much ardent propagandists. If one man is converted that Vice-Adabral Sir Compton E. Demvile he will not rest content until he has couverted a will succeed Vice Admiral Bir Harry Rawson hundred others"--which suggests the thought in command of the Channel squadros in Decem- that the native Christinas spend a very diser next, when the period of the latter's appoint contorted life, judging by the rate of conversionament expires. Vigo-Admiral Rawson, it will be remembered, succeeds to the command of the
Berg
The Nasol and Military Record of the 4th ult. says:-" It is rumoured in service circles
support of Mr. GoscEEN when, speaking in May 1898 on the new British acquisition at Weihaiwe, he said: "An outport of this kind is of value to those who have supremacy of the sea and it is from the point of view that we have the supremacy at sea, that we shall approach what has to be done at Weihaiwei." But we have not at present
Mr. David J. Walters, a student from Tale is the supremacy at sea in Chinese waters, now in Japan on his way to Java as londor of unless we can demonstrate that our an expedition financed by George W. Vander officiency, guns, or atïour make up for the hilt, and having for its object the solution of Smyras Rahat,
lack in number of ships on which to base the problem whether the actual species of the Montelimart Nougat.our claim to supremacy. The Navy Leaguepe-like men still exists. Earnest Haeckel,
Las very definite ideas on these points, and distinguished professor at the University of Amandes Aboukire.
Jena, maintains that this soulless, vuicaless. certainly in the last two itens they have five-fingered, tailles creature is still extant Crimes.
some powerful statistics on their side. amid the jungles and tangled forests of North With regard to the efficiency of the men enstern Java, and he last spring announce his grave statements have of late years obtained intention to set out in quest of this only link yet considerable publicity in the home papers and missing to complete the wonderful chain in the there have been but half-hearted attempts to theory of man's descent, beginning with the contradict them. It is true that similar organ-less monora, and thence by seven stages statements have been made with respect to /to akull-less vertebrates. If the ape-like man is high traditions of the British Army. He had ressive native Government, capable of carrying
not in Java, Vanderbilt's agent will search the forests and swampy savannes until he is con- vinced of that fact. The pethacanthopus toust be found or dismissed from the field of contom poraneous existonco.
Jordan Almonds,
Vanille Pralines.
Royal Fralines.
Dragees.
Fondants Fourres.
Marzipan. Apricotines.
Chocolatines.
Nougatines.
Fondants.
Frilled Pralines, &c., &c., &c.
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other nations by the critics of their own countries, and probably with the same amount of truth. But this does not affect the question. We have to look to our own defects, not to compare them with those of
other nation-
The
United States Government has just decided a somewhat important point concerning the legal status of American citizens eu iard United States army transports in foreign watery, and incidentally the question whether a
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Mr Hewett, the nilasing medical mission- ary from Shaust reached Hankow to-day.
MOVEMENTS OF PRINCE TUAN - A Lanchor native despatch reports that Prince Tuan reached Ningsis disguised us a Buddhist priest. It is supposed that ho was under the protection of Tung Fuksiang,
YUNG LU AND THE BOXERS. It is reported that Yung Lu hesitates to proceed to Hsinnfu, fearing the Boxers vengeance.
~LU CHUAN LIN, Lu Chuan-lin is now reported to be worse.
KANG YI THE SUPPOSED
SUICIDE Kang-yi has been promoted to the past of President of the Board of Rites,
THE EMPRESS DOWAGER. Fearing a foreign invasion, the Empress Dowager is debating whether to proceed to Cheng-tu.
LONDON, 5th November, 6.45 p.m.
EIGHT RUSSIAN SHIPS FOR THE FAR EAST
A Eussian squadron, consisting of the turret-shipa Poltera and Sevastopol, the armoured cruiser Gromaboi, and five torpedo
The Peace Congress, which ant Inst month | boats, is shortly starting for the Far East. at Paris, had a long discussion over China. THE US NAVAL PROGRAMME. The Congrem considered that the only policy
The New York Tribune announces the commended by present circumstances consista the protectorate, and in favouring the constitu- 1901. It comprises 32 vessels in all, of a in preparing the way for the abandonment of naval, programme of the United States for tion in Clins of a strong and prudently pro- displacement of 131,600 tons, including 22 gunboats for service in China and the Philippines.
departure for home Lord Roberts enlogised the
In his speech to the CIV. before their Chino Squadron.
regiment's magnificant services to their Queen and country. The men, he said, came without a history; what history they had since made the world now knew, The regiment had marched well, had fought bravely, and had in all respecte bezne itself in keeping with the from the beginning staunchly upheld the Volunteer movement, and ho considered that out the indispensable internal reforms and of the City Imperial Volunteers had conclusively securing, under the régime of the "open door," proved that citizen soldiers should form an the affectmal protection of honest forsign com-
[Of the now Russian warships which are com integral part of the nation's strength. He marce for the greater advantage of civilisation. ing out to the Far East, the Follien and Septe tears would he always near his heart, and he tember, Sir M. Hicks Beach in hiding to the Poltara in 1894, the Sevastopal in 1995. Their topal are both turret-ships of 10,960 displace- would promise that the interests of the Volun-
Speaking in Bristel (West) on the 26th Sep-mezt, the former of 11.255, the latter of 18,600 Lhp. Both were built at St. Petersburg, the hoped and believed that the regiment's fine Chinese Question said the Government were It is, as even the opponents of the Navy
record would have a healthy effect on the opposed to any partition of Chins, and in tals tion; 33 In dark Armament-four 12-in armour is 164 in., belt; 10 m. E... gun posi League's methods must admit, unjust to consider the League as an alarmist body
Volunteers. at home. In conclusion, Lord he believed they had the sent of all other twalvo 3.93in. Q.F smaller guns, and Bix But the matter will become increasinglyerson employed on a United States Govern when they arrived home to testify to the noble substitute European administration for Chinese knots and the Sevastopol 17,3 Linots. The tr Roberts particularly asked the City Imperials civilized nations. They were not prepared to torpedo tubes The Poltava's speed is 18.2 A. S. WATSON & CO. doubtful with the progress of time whether, ment vessel, not a ship of war, is subject to the qualities of the British soldier, their brother in Government, and held that the open door and alsplacement 12:336; Lh.p. 14,500 armour Gin. moured cruiser Grenober's chiot figures are:- in one particular, the standard they set is jurisdiction of foreign courts while the vessel arms, whose gentleness, courtesy, and bravery treaty rights should be maintained, The .S., belt and gunposition, 3-in. deck; armament attainable. By all means let them press for is in a foreign port. The incident which were the admiration of all who came in contact country had already very weighty responsibli-four 8-in Q F., sixteen 6-in six 4.7 in., twenty reform; which is necessary in the Navy, is it brought about the reference to the wathorities with him.
ties without adding those which would be with fire torpedo tubes (four submarine); speed 3 in. thirty sir smaller quick-firers and maximis is in a far more serious degree in the Army.and the subsequent decision, occurred recently But whether it will be possible to uphold at Nagasaki Melrin Scott, a fireman on the
involved by a European administration of 20 konte the theory that the British Navy must be a United States transport Thomas, was accused, while the Thomas was at Nagasaki on her last match for any two of her rivals' fleets, in trip, of having assaulted & Japanese boy. He Tarim River, in Eastern Turkestan, on June 27. correspondent, is about to introduce the metric Bussin, it is announced by a St. Petersberg question to which serious thought must be took refuge on board the transport and the Ho states that the Tarim is the largest river in system of weights and messures. Russia and given. As certain nations grow rapidly Japanoso local anthorities made a demand for the interior of Asia. Ho mrveyed the river England have been the two chief laggards in richer, bow can it be guaranteed that we his arrender, which was refused. The Japanese from Arghan to Abdal in a ferry-boat. From this matter, and with Russia's converaton to shall be able to meet their efforts step by authorities declared they would send a detall of Jeggeli-ku, where the liver becomes a multitude renzo we shall be left along with one systems step? The policy of isolation, so long men to take Scott from the Thomas Captain of small shallow lakes, he continued his journey and antiquated local scales. Our commerce has port of the League's theory of superiority Scott on the Thouse would be resisted by fores gether, with a deck surmounted by a belt tent. fact that foreign traders are not able to under- of arms. No attempt was made. The Judge In the beginning of March he made an exersion stand our standards, and will not take the THE Navy League at home issued last to aby two rivals, has received some rude Advocate-General of the Army has rendered an from the Yangikol, where he had his winter trouble to do so when they can be as well served month the following statement, which, as it
shocks of late. Will it become necessary opinion, which has been approved by the Decap, to the southern slope of the Karrak Taga elsewhere through the medium cf a to modify it. That is one of the problems partment, upholding taptain Sawtellet egurse Mountains, where he surveyed the Kumdarys dialect which is internationally understood. It is brief, we take the opportunity of quoting
of the next century. in full. "On October 29th” the statement
and denying the justice of the stand taken by bed of the Tarin, which is now dry. In thaill certainly suffer still more with Russia in runs, two Russian battleships and five
the Japanese. He maintains that a transport, neighbourhood he found the marks of a large destroyers are to sail from Europe to the No fresh plagun cases or deatlis occurred in while not a vossol of war, is a ship in the service dried-up lake, proatly the old Lacb-Nor, which the ranks of the nations that are equipped with "Far East. The situation there, already the 24 hours ending at noon yesterday. **most unfavourable to England from a naval standpoint, will be changed yet "more grievously to her disadvantage nu #less she is able to forward strong rein- "forcements. Yet, whence are these to
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HONGLONG OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD Cl. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC.
The celebrated Asian traveller, Dr. Even Hedin, according to the latest reports at home when the last mail left, reached Abdal, on the
China.
HONGKONG, November 7th, 1900 upheld, which renders necessary the cup. Sawtelle sont word that any attempt to arrest in a craft made up of three canoes lantzert to already suffered to a very large exfent from the
"come? The Albion, Glory, Formidable, Implacable, and Irresistible, all of which
should have been in service in March of *this year (see Estimates for 1898-9, pages
A cricket match will take place this afternoon at 4:30 between the Second XI of the HK.C.C end the Officers of the Navy.
Alfred Christiansen, seaman on the British
mailing vessel Sierra Cordova, now in the har hour, fell down the held on Monday, a distance of about seventeen feet, and was killed.
of the United States Government and her officers and crew are as free from the jurisdic tion of foreign courts as the enlisted men of vessels of the Navy. The precedent established in the case of Scott will be followed hereafter,
the case of co
reasonable standards,
a commercial
THE WAR IN SOUTH
AFRICA.
LONDON, 5th November, 6.45 p.m.
KRUGER SERIOUSLY ILL.
It is reported that ex-President Kruger is Boy seriously ill.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 4th November. BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA. Nuza bera of Boer refugees at Lourenço Mar ques are returning to rejoin their commandoes,
Lord Roberts reports several engagements in the Rustenburg district and South of the Orange. River Colon
waiting for the returning troops but it is not There are twenty transporte at Capetown likely that any considerable number will return home for sure on The departure of the Horse Artillery, wilch was under orders to re- turn, has benecanteranded,
ANS Martist Lax big been proclaimed thron
Most of the
hes east of the prosant Lob-Nor, or rather the four takes discovered by him in 1896. The dry As a result of the experience gained in the soil was covered with a thick layer of salt and present campaign sime clianges are, says the millions of massel-shells, while the banks held Yokohama correspondent of the Daily Mail many withered reeds, dead trees, consisting ex- likely to be made in the equipment of the clusively of poplars and rains of houses, forti Japaness troops Ripe as an article of food The removal of two large navel guns from fications, temples, do, which were often adorned will give voy to ordinary European provisions Belcher's Fort to the Artillery barracks at with artistic woodcarvings, Dr. Hedia into a large extent. Klak will also probably Victoria yesterday morning was attended with tended to return to this region in the antamn
displace the present white tanits as a fighting vory unfortunate consequences. The guns are mounted on earringes similar to Captain Since every battleship is said to require about dress Japanese reports of the capture of Peking, while written in a spirit af Ecrupulmas A Chinose passenger by the Han Kom on Percy Beott's design, to the wheels of which one thousand tons of teak in construction, and 186 and 194), are still unready. The loss Monday jumped or fell overboard when the are attached long dragropes for the men to European navies are being added to at an enor. fairnese, show how marvellously the troops were "of our sea power in the Far East is the vessel was about two hours distant from Hongpall. One of the gons reached that portion of mous rate, there is obviously n boom in this kind equipped and how ingeniously they fought. Spain, owing to the reartice of de
The officers were actually supplied with hand Carlist hands fe “first consequence of that under-expenditure kong, and was drowned. His body was found Caine Road intersected by Shelley Street, and of wood, states the Naval and Military Record. *upon new construction against which for floating in the harbour, and conveyed to the the men started to haul it along, with the Every effort is being made to dispense with the electrin ligate During the night attack which "three years the Navy League has continu mortuary,
ides apparently of spurting a little to run use of wood on board ship, but teak sppears to preceded the capture of the Tee-hwa Gate, the
THE KWANTUNG REBELLION. *ally protested, but in vain. We cannot
it up the steep rise just past the Italian be necessary for sheathing and armour backing, men who led the forlorn hope with the gna- afford to weaken further our Mediterrane- We received yesterday from Mr. Hounsovelle Convent. The officer in charge gave an order. The balls of the teak supply of the world comer, cotton to blow up the masonry stripped off all
The attempt to aropae people of the an feet, and we have no other ships to Wildman, U. A. Comal General, the following it is said for the right hand dragrope of course, from Burma, Siam being a long way their clothing to escape the enemy's notion.
Kwangiang provinon to rise in rebellion against send. A table giving the totals of vessels typhoon warning, isened from Manila Obeer to go ahead, and the left to remain behind second. The British Admiralty will not have vatory at 9 am. The typhoon §.SE. of the gun to steady it. Unfortunately the men anything to do with the Siamese timber, thongh
Lord Curzon, speaking in Connell at Simla the Chiness authorities has
"European fleets in the Far East is ap moving westwards." Later in the day we re-ran; as the road declines here the result practical purposes as Burmese. Mr. Canizallions only receiving Famine Bellet, and he the Imperial troops, and the rebels, recognising in important classes of the four great Manila, is approseling South Mindoro and on both ropes rushed ahead and started to experts have declared it to be a good for all for the 20th alt said that there were now two principal towns and cities are now occupied by ceived the following second warning, dated may be imagined. The gun got numanage Carlisis, is his report from Bangkok, shows expected these to return to their homes in No. the fatility of any further operations on their Manila Observatory, 6p. Typhoon prasle, and its ponderous innesto swung one that the Siamese Government are takingvember. This Famine had affected one-quarter bably crossed, South Mindoro, continuing west side of the road to the other, and with a crash pains to improve the quality of the wood of the populsos of Indis, and the less in crops LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENT. the iron trail struck the kerb adjoining the by prohibiting the felling of trees below as dfty millions storing. The financial outlay Convent gate where a crowd of chair-coolies certain girth and regulating the forests to the end of August was 80 lakhs, and there As we stated some time ago the Inspectors usually congregato, Two artillerymen were The misumption of teak appears to be was a farther estimate of 150 lakhs to the end don, left Spore on the 5th inst, and is due ***From the above it will be noted that in of police in charge of the different districts knocked down, one being picked up unconscious, marossing regularly. Besides its use for ship. of March. Though the mortality was high, be here on the limit furt fighting strength England now stands have been basily engaged of late in catching the other fortunately receiving only aty milding and railway rolling stock, there is a fearlessly claimed that he had ever seen distress
gems dated 1st nit. "third" From to-day's London telegram mosquitoes with a view to their being utilised in blow on the leg A Chinese coolis was also noteworthy demand for it in Europe for hours more quickly relieved, or off it will be seen that in addition to the Pollars an investigation in connection with the theory carried away injurest. Medioal aid was at building and furnishing. Blata also has largo save life. The wealthy nativas had not reached following rod in the and Sevastopol, turret-ships, and five that these froublesome insects are responsible once sent for by the officer in charge who did forests of other woods, including agills, spa, a high standard of practical sympathy, but the foreign prose regar torpedo-boats, the new 12,000 ton armoured for the spread of disease. The mosquitoes from everything he could to attend to the sufferer trenwood, pedoo, ebony, and rosewood, bat majority of the chiefs behaved landably. The by Russia of the Manchurian turvatories bor- perial Government has in visy in the Zur Fast, cruiser Gromoboi is about to start for the the different districts vary in appearance mach No doctors could be found until Dr. Gomes dimenities of transport prevent them being future ontloak was everywhere promiting. The dering on Russia. The tasks which the Im Far East to join Bussis's squadron, which more than would have been expected. The came along and examined the injured man, who worked with profit. Teak cur be floated down cotton crop would probably amonat to thirteen have been very deinitely sot fort in offlelal will then number in all twenty-nine, in test specimen seems to have been caught at had apparently sustained an injury to the spine, the river in rafts, but these jare mostly heavy millions sterling In concluding, Leza Curzon communications and the tenour of the latter
Pokfulam, one from that neighbourhood being the injured soldier, whose name it Bickn
azd felled groen, so that they cannot be carried said: "Our first object, ja to re-start the suffer makes it sufficiently clear that the above- mentioned reports of an inerrporation of Man- cluding four battleships, one armoured and on thow at the West Point Police Station as we conveyed in an ambulance, to the
in Lil Kanner. However, in spite of diffenlors in the world, and the next to profit by the churis with the territory of the Hussian Empire six other cruisers. The figures, therefore large as a bootle so that aspector in charge Hospital, to which
tee bofore long the exportation of all kinds of lessons of the recent Famine, which cannot be are devoid of all foundation. But what about given in the League's statement are on 1 BOTH A
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