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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, 1900
houses in spite of all fumigation anb sul- phitrous acid gas, the washing of the floors, woodwork, ste, with Jeye's full and the limewashing of the ceilings and walls," This fret har been exemplified again the current year, the plague breaking out again in many of its old bannte, in spite of all offorts to disinfect them thoroughly. It may be said that as far as stopping plague, when once it has se oured a hold, is concerned, limewashing and
According to a telegram from Osanai Kitain, Hokkaido, the steamer Daina Fluta Maru his foundered on Ishaald. No anally occurred among the crew, but half the cargo was lost.
Mr. E. C. Ray and Messrs Lamke and Rogge informed us yesterday that they had received telegrams from Saigon stating that quarantine has been removed on steamers from this port to Salgen.
An Englishman named Andrew Allen was arrested on the 20th ult by the Yokohama Water Police for attempting to smuggle three tine of opinn
According to the returns of the Department of Agriculture and Gemmorosat Tok yield of rice this year aggregat koku
45,000,000
the native city of Amoy, which destroyed 130 A large fire broke out on the 30th October in bouges. For several hours great danger existed W. Mo. L. Campbell, of the Black Watch, A late despatch from Simia states that Capt. for the foreign settlement. The win work in.D. to HE the Viceroy of India, has haen gotting control of the Bre was done by the crew appointed Military Secretary to Lord Ampthil. of a Russian man-of-war in harbour and the the new Governor of Madras.
The Japanese Imperial Diet will be convokel anatom-honan staff, by the 15th ur 15th prox. when the Eniget which has been compiled by the preceding Cabinet will be presented with but a for modif-
cations.
The British ship Ellisland, Capt. Broken- A man named Anurall Khan, who shaw, from New York for Yokohama, put into ready reported in these columns, had been-col-St. Michaels on the lit ult. with loss of fore, lecting fands from benevolently disposed people main, and mizzen topmaste. She also lost sails, in London and elsewhere, on the representation shed bulwarks, 30 ft. of stanchions, and two It appears that in the transaction by which that he had been sont out by the Central Com boats on the deck house top and bridges, and the houses and grounds of the Tioatsta Univer-mittee in India of the Famine Fund, has been shifted eargo. sity were sold to the German Government, to arrested by the Scotland Yard authorities, and be made into larracks for the troops, an ori committed for trial at the County Sessions. can acted us seller.
heritances was presented for discussion at the The Anglo-Japanese Treaty concerning in Extraordinary Privy Council at Tokyo on the 19th ult., was ratified on the same day, and will be promulgated shortly.
The National Convention of the Raw silk Though the Government crop estimats will Manufacturers of Japan will be held for three despatoli, it is possible to get at this time an questions concerning the raw-silk manufactur- not be issued till Domber, states a Chiengo days from the 10th alt, to discuss important estimate of the American harvest for the yearing industry. It is reported that they propose about as accurate, if not more so, as the one to ask the Japanese Government to relieve them given out officially. A conservative statement from the present diffinity by allowing thom is that the yield will be 490,000,000 bushels | rabaidles, of wheat, 1,908,000,000 bushels of corn, and 720,000,000 bushels of oats. Last year's wheat crop amounted to close on 550,000,000 bushels; tho porn to nearly 2,100,000,000 bashols, and the oats to 796,000,000 bushels.
TELEGRAMS.
"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
[FROM OVE CORRESPONDENTS.] SHANGHAI, 9th November, 8.10 p.m.
NEW RUSSIAN AGGRESSION.
Tientsin, from the milway station down to Russin has declared two miles opposite
the river, Busan territory by right of conquest.
RAILWAY HANDED BACK TO
THE BRITISH
the Russians have landed the railway back Yielding to strong pressure from London,
to the British,
EMPEROR URGED TO RETURN. The Chinese officials and consoru remain-
ing at Peking are stron the
A. S. WATSON & CO., iar methods of disinfection have been proved ineffective. Probably they do some- thing to diminish the liability of the inhabit- ants of the disinfected houses to the disease, but even this cannot be asserted as an in- disputable fact, for such statistics as have been secured in past years have not been CONFECTIONERY. conclusive. However, apart from all ques. tion of plague prevention, a thorough cleansing of the native houses twice a year SHIPMENTS FOR THE NEW SEASON is obviously not too much to demand. The expense on which Mr. MAY and the two Chinese members of the Board insisted, though it does not appear to be excessively heavy, is an item to be considered, and it must be admitted that Mr. CHAN A FOOK
A correspondent writes to the N.-C. Daily simple spoke with especial weight on the question. Nets from Weihaiwei:-On the morning of the
But it is plainly impossible, that these 31st of October H.M.S. Terrible returning from MOST homes can be allowed to become disease firing practice oataide the harbour at Weihai wei lost her steam pinnace, which she was tow firms centres. Poverty cannot be accepted using. A strong northerly gale sprang up an excuse for the filth which imperils the during the night and there was a high sen run: lives of neighbours. Mr. QSBORNE Indeed ning. The plnence was swamped and sank in queried the extreme poverty of the villagers. thirteen or fourteen fathoms of wator. No No one, however, expressed any doubt of lives were loat. their want of cleanliness, With regard to the extension of the demand to limewash
In the Yokohama Chiho Saibanshe on the twice a year to the villages of the five dis-givan for tho defendant in the case of Puig Y. 24th ult., before Judge Bato,-judgement was tricts named Quarry Bay, Shaukiwan, Walters. The plaintiff last December shipped Stanley, Aberdeen, and Aplichiau-and 39,529 picats of sugar on the steamer Shantung, not to the other villages of Hongkong and of which Mesars. Jardine, Matheson & Co. are Kowloon, is it not rather to be regarded agents. Upon the arrival of the steamar us a matter of time when the order must
it was found that this goods were 440 pionls in British control is not so impressive as it once presenting. Britannis and Columbia uniting in with 1,000 Chinese and eight guns,,
Confections of all kinds, from urticles to the FINEST and DELICATE productions of the best
in Europe.
CADBURYS CHOCOLATES
IN ALL VARIETIES,
PASCALL'S SPECIALITIES.
Amandes Aboukirs.
Crémes.
Jordan Almonds, Smyrna Rabat, Vanille Pralines. Montelimart. Nougat.be extended to these other villages? None of the Board seemed to buse any doubt that limewashing was good against malaria at least, even if against no other discase. Malaria is still one of the great scourges out here, and everyone desires to stamp it out if possible, even at the cost of expense and trouble. We have done much to make the Colony healthy, and cannot now stop with our task half or three-quarters finished, as
Royal Pralines.
Dmgoes.
Fondants Fortres.
Marzipan.
Apricotines
Chocolatines
Nougatines.
Fondants.
Frilled Pralines, &c., &c., &c.
ALSO
CHRISTMAS
AND
short. As the loss must have occurred during the voyage, the court held that it must be borne
by the defendunt.
The necessary gear for wireless telegraphy is to be sent out to Hongkong, it is stated, to be fitted on two ships of the China Squadron, The Portsmouth Dockyard authorities have been ordered to submit estimates for fitting wireless telegraph apparatus to shore stations at Dover, Culver Cliff, Rame Head, Scilly, and Roche Point The Alexandra, Powerful, St.
Australian cable schemes do not develop cable enterprises, says the Honolulu paper. The much faster than the American Trans-Pacific
subject evokes vague Parliamentary pramisos sad little more. There is reason to espect that Australia would be glad for a few years to come to avail herself of the proposed American eable, connection with which could be had via Singapore and Manila. Feeling is now so kindly between the two great Anglo-Saxon Powers that the argument for a cable exclusively
was, especially when the earnings of a British cable are computed in the light of its cost.
Ty
Lord Arthur Cecil is to he the English ex- pert who will join the Horse Breading Commis- aton with General Tyler and General Elliott to enquire into horas breesling in India with a view to securing better military remounts. He has considerable knowledge of English horseflesh
saponat, and has done some horse-breeding on his own
The silver cap which the New York Yacht- Club are to present to Sir Thomas Lipton is happily representative of the relations, national and sporting, of the two countries The trophy is in the form of a vase, having on each side a Enely modelled seahorse, omlaatio of speed, and in front it bears an allegorical group re encouraging the sport of yacht racing. In the
reverso there is a corresponding panel, having The United States has more than 50,000 the Stars and Stripes and the Union Jack in tena of coal distributed at various points enamel, ontwined with a wreath of laurel. The throughant the world for the use of its war-up has been designed and manufactured by ships, says a Washington drapatch, and this Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company, amount will bo increased by additions to be Begont-street, London W. C.
de by schooners en route. The largest coal file is at Manila, where there are 24.000 tom. As large a quantity is now on the way to the For East. At Guam there are 2,856 tons, and
if we had no money to spend on completang George, Gibraltar, Brilliant, Gladiator, and June station to accommodate 10,000 tons is to be
the task.
The Central Police Station inform us that the red ocne bas been taken down and the black cone pointing downwards hoisted, which means
are also to be fitted with the apparatas. On the Mediterreanban station the Bamilies. Andre meda, Thea and Venus will be equipped.
established. Honolulu has a naval coal pile of 10,918 tons and Rear Admiral Bradford has prepared plans for locating 20,000 tons there. There are about 2,500 tons at Pago-Pago and an incremes of 2,500 tons will be made upon
at that point - San Juan, Porto Rico, has 3,406
CANTON
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
Canton, 9th November.
THE REGEL BÉMNANTS. The Waichow rebels, who were reported to have been defeated by the Imperialist troops,
Chuk and Nim Shan neighbourhoods, have now resumed a life of piracy. Commander Choi Man Lee, of the gunboat Chan To, has been ordered proceed to Nim Shau sud to cruise about after them. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
a typhoon to the south of the colony, the centre of the Kolao Ilui wore not long sincs arrested/completion of the ccalhouse under construction / and, who have bean in hiding in the Sam To
NEW YEAR CARDS being within 300 miles.
IN GREAT VARIETY.
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BIRTH.
The Universal Gazette ways that two members
in Shanghai, but were pardoned on giving in received from Chang Chih-tang anying that thair allegiance. Now a message has been
not fit subjects for pardon. Accordingly Tuotai these men, being loudors of insurrection, are Yu has instructed General Yen to recapture slight one, and sasily subdued by the fire brithe nen if possible. Viceroy Liu Kangyi lau
An alarm of Hes was raised yesterday afternoon about Ave o'clock at 68, Lower Las- car Road, the premises involved being an eating- house situated there. The outbreak was A
gudo.
Some commotion was caused in the city at about six o'clock last night by a launch blowing her whistle continuously. It was discovered At Haukos, on the 1st November, 1000, the that in consequence of the high wind she had wife of WALTES CARTER, of a son,
DEATH.
broken loose from her moorings. Another
also sent a message, making Yen responsible Evidently the secret has not been very well for the maintenance of secrecy in the matter.
kept.
tons.
Emperor to return.
WILL THE EMPRESS GO TO CHENGTU
Paotingfu will peraunde the Downgor Em
Fears are expressed that the executions et
press to proceed to Chengtu.
LONDON, 8th November, 8.55 p.m.
ITALIANS CAPTURE A TOWN. It is ofheially announced that the Italian troops by a nightattack captured Kwangsian
GENERAL NEWS.
LONDON, 8th November, 3.55. p.m.
THE NEW MINISTRY,
Mr. Long has been appointed Socretary of the Local Government Board, Mr. Gerald Balfour Secretary of the Board of Trade Mr. George Wyndham Irish Secretary, and Viscount Cranborne Foreign Under Secretary
THE CANADIAN ELECTIONS. In the Canadian elections the Governmont majority is about 50. Many of the Cou servative leaders have bson defeated, includ- ing Sir Charles Tepper..
A KOLAO HUT NAK ARRESTED IN CANTON, and Hapeh sending a telegram to Acting Vi Upon Viceroy Chang Chib-tung of Hanan
coroy Tak Sow, and informing him that three and Ting, had gone to Canton and were in hid- built at Barrow, has been launched. chiefs of the Koto Hui society named Chu, Ne.
ing there, & military offer, by name La, took with him some soldiers and arrested the first- named rebel at the Southern gate. Upon his that he was a native of Hanaz and one of the trial before the provincial judge he confessed
heads of the secret society. After examination he impressed bis finger-mark upon the notes of evidence, and the 5th inst, was zod for his
NEW JAPANESE BATTLESHIP LAUNCHED.
The new Japanese battleship Mikana,
REUTER'S SERVICE.
We have heard a good deal about the adulto seldom that the consumers approve of the com teration of spirits in England, but it is
bination. In Siam, however, they appear to regard the matter from another point of view. We draw this conclusion, observes the Financial in the Constar Court at Bangkok, in which Times, from a case which was recently beard
medical evidence proved the existence of certain drags deleterious to health in the native spirit The murder of the German Minister, the retailed by a Chinese shopkeeper. The defen On the 19th September, 1900, at Peckham, launch went to her assistance and she was again goveschenst, however reprehensible these acts something to his liquor, but this, he said, sim siege of the Legations, and the attack on Bladant, during the houring, admitted having added London, Aars BRATRICE, Second daughter of the scurod. Hev. Win. A. WILLs, of the English Baptist Mis-
may be, do not give Europe the right to zeize ply improved it. sion, Chou'ping, Shantung, North China, agad 16 yuura.
On being asked as to the China, states the St. Petersburg journal Viedo-
nature of the particular compound employed, by St. John's Cathedral, St. Peter's Church, the most. It would imply voluntary blindness to be informed the Court that it was some modi Union Church, and several of the Chinase Churible for the uprising in China. For Russia not being able to use it all, he bad put the deny that European aggressiveness was respon- cine" which he had by him for a bad log, and ches as "Hospital Sunday," when collections to annex Manchuria would mean a complete alance into his spirit jur, HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DEB VEUX ROAD CI. Nethersole Hospitals. In St. John's Cathedral territory would involve an enormous military will be made on behalf of the Alice Memorial and breaking with China, and the retention of this LONDON UFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.. the offertories at 7.30 s.m., 11 a.m. and 5.45 p.m. outlay which this barren land could never repay. the Secretary of State for the employment, in at Macao having heard of this sumggling, sent returns show no reversal of votes in the different
The Daily Press.
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To-morrow, the 11th instant, will be observed
will be devoted to the above institutions.
The Hon. C. P. Chater, Dr. Jordan and Messrs. Mitchell, Lewis, and Cox, who went up to Shanghai for the races, returned to the colony yesterday by the P. & O. mail steamer Chusas. Among the passengers by the same boat we also notice the name of Mr. George Hutton Potts, who took his part in the fighting up North, and also carried off one first prize and three seconds at the Shanghai races.
..
We have too much barren land of our own to want to selge any of China's.",
An important schemas has been sanctioned by
execution.
DYNAMITE 'SMUGGLING.
It fas said that a certain Chinese took on board the Macso steamer Kiang Tung a
LONDON, 7th November."
THE NEW MINISTRY. Mr. Gerald Balfour has been appointed President of the Board of Trade:
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. The Presidential election was attended with nnnsual excitement and the poll was the largest.
The Premier of New South Wales has cabled
of American troops at the inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth.
quantity of dynamite. The Portuguese authorities in the history of the United States. Wins the each command of a special whole-time Sanitary a telegram to the Chineer anthorities here, and States, M, Bryan's has markedly improved in Officer to investigate disease and suggest re-informed them of the facts. The man was many, compared with 1896. Rioting and According to a Shanghai native paper, near from Majors of the B. A. M. C., who hava un
medies. These officers will generally be selected arrested with dynamite is bis possession. He bloodshed ocurred in several places. the beginning of the last moon many members dergone special training in sanitary science that it was to be sent to the district of Ching... said that he was entrusted with its osre, and
AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED
SANA STATES. of the Red Lantern Bocisty are supposed to Their headquarters will be at Rawalpindi, Luck pain for the fisherman thers to kill fish with to President McKinley inviting detachment have taken refuge in the city of Chengte, now, Secunderabad and Poona respostive. The case is adjourned for further enquiry.
whither, it will be remembered, the Empress ly, where laboratories will be provided. Ar- Dowager is said to contemplate flight), and ons rangements will be made to associate with each ALICE MEMORIAL AND NETHER evening the inhabitants of that place were à medical offer from the Station Hospital at startled by the sudden exhibition of red lan, their headquarters and small auxillary lahorn
SOLE HOSPITALS. terns in all the principal thoroughfares. The tory will be established at the headquarters of officials immediately put out proclamations for each Military District, Theo district labora bilding the display, whereupon the lanterns tories will be under the superintendence of the vanished as mysteriously as they had appeared, Modical Officer in charge of the Station Hos- Carr
and the officers seat to investigate the matter pital and will work in collaboration with and Allen
could obtain no clue. A strict watch has since under the direction and command of the Sani- Withnos
Royle been maintained.
tary Officer. The scheme is considered an op partane one, and is receiving much attention at the hands of the military medical anthorities throughout India.
on
The Band of the Royal Welshi Fusiliers will play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening from Sp.m. to 9.30p.m. The programme will be March My Bicycle"
a Dance Go Bang Selection...... Leslie Stuart's Song Valso...... "Darling Mabel" Dance...... Iola Selection...... "Populonía" Exten Polaces "Picaroon"
"God Save the Queen."
HONGKONG, Noveraber 10th, 1900
LONEWASKING
was once more to the fore at Thursday's meeting of the Sanitary Board, but the point under discussion was the use of this method of disinfection in our villages, not in the City of Victoria itself. The new Bye-law proposed by Dr. CLARK, and assented to by the narrow majority of one vote, was intended to apply the provi- sions of a previous Bye-law to the villages of Quarry Bay, Shaukiwan, Stanley, Aberdeen, and Aplichas, which by come oversight, the proposer said, had been left out of the list of places covered by that previous Bye-law. The opposition to Dr. CLARK's proposal was very vigorous, the Hon. F. H. May failing to see why these villages should be included and other villages of Hongkong and Kow.
·loon omitted; and Messrs. FuNG Wa Chues and CHAN A FOOK pleading on behalf of the
In the match this morning the following villagere, on whom even the small expense eleren drawn from the Hongkong Cricket Club of limewashing twice a year would will oppose the Royal Welsh Fusiliers-A. H. fall heavily. Dr. BELL, the fourth Stewart, J. V. Shettle, B. E. Hanson, H. L. opponent of the motion, attacked lime. Radamesher, C. H. P. Hay, G. A. Woodcock, washing in general and expressed the opinion J. W. C. Bonnar, J, Hooper, E. J. Gerrard, that the Board ought not, because they and David Wood. The ides of the match, we wanted to have a house clean, to step in and understand, is to give a trial to players who make a man clean it. This latter is rather have not had much opportunity as yet of dis a startling statement and one which we
playing their talents. imagine will receive little support.. Surely
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THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
LOCAL MOVEMENT, The U.S. monitor Monterey returned from Canton yesterday morning.
THE TROOPS AT KOWLOON. We understand that two companies of the 2nd Bouley Infantry proceed to-day to the Now Territory border near Sumchun. There will be no addition to the force there, however, for the previous garrison is being relieved, Enterio fever is rather provalent in the neigh bourhood, we hear
THE VICEROYALTY OF THE TWO
KWANG
The N-0 Daily News says of the just concladed reen meeting at Shanghai: The old poniss" have been reinforced with cracks from Tientsin and Hongkong, among the excitements of the meeting being the contests the West River is reported from Diamond Piracy on a scale which bids fair to approach with varying fortune between Set from the Hariwar on the river Hooghly. According to North and Desert King from the South. The the Calcutta correspondent of the Hangoon twenty six races, as will be seen in the analysis, Gazette the steamer Juvedu, which was recently were divided among seventeen owners, Mr. Wrecked in the river, had been thoroughly looted
A Haian despatch states that owing to being Detring taking three firsts with Set, Mr. by the fishermen of the Diamond Harbour
overtaken with illness accompanied by blood Duplex two with The Dealer, Mr. J. M. D. two District, who have carried off everything, even
spitting, H.E. Tao šla, Ficeroy designate of with Shell-monof and Touch-me-not, Mr. Henry the plates, rivets, and stanchions. It is not so
the Two Kwang provinces, naked recently for Morrias two with Blueberry and Nutberry, Mr.very long since the City of Canterbury was
permission to resign the public service, which Ganwal two with Referce, Mr. Tog two with wrecked near the Harbour, and the looters LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. therefore, says the NO Daily News, went on was denied by the Empress Dowager. Tao Mu The somewhat rough weather we have been Fraser, Mr. Robeen two with Loyalty and carried off everything, even the pianis from the a householder's duties to the community in experiencing since Thursday night has had a Mesars. Middy and Falk two with Igel. The saloon. Then, later, the Orydale was wrecked Albert, carrying the Gorman mails with dates Refugee Court on its arrival on the 28th alt, which he lives include keeping his home in disastrous effect on the small craft in the har- other winning stables took only one race each, in the same locality. The vessel hal hardly from Berlin of the 15th alt, loft Bingapore on A few days afterwards Too Mu was again ill The Imperial German Mall steamer Kong from Langhow to Hslan, where he met the & clean and sanitary condition. As Mr. bour. The pleasure yacht Pioneer, of Mr. Mr. G. H. Pefts with Desert King, Mr. Ring rounded, and the crew were still on board when Friday, the il fast, at 2 pm, and may be with blood-spitting, in spite of which he could OSBORNE said, it is not a great deal to ask H. E. Pollock, Q.C, was among the vessels with Amphion. Mr, John Peel with Batuchs, hundreds of heata put off from the shore expected here on or about fasaday night, the not get permission to resign H.E. will there- of anyone, even of the poorest people, which came to grief. She was moordd noor Mr. Waverley with Tornado, Mr. Lewis with crowded with men who proceeded to loot lur With regard to the end served by limewash the Victoria Recreation Club when she sprung Bullud, Mr. Mellaw with Balder, Mr. Maxston The crew resisted and the pillagers throw burg, left Singapore for this port on the 8th South by easy slagen From the above, it is
The H. A. L, steamer dragonia, from, Ham-
|fore have to make his journey slowly to the ing, it has been stated, time after time, her anchor or carried away her moorings on with The Firate, Mr. Hart Back with Esperance several of them, including the pilot, into the inst, and may be expected here on or boat the therefore evident that Tao Mn will have to that it is not to be regarded as a preventive Thursday alght, and was docked against Murray and Mr. Elphinstone with Merrylegs. Only water. When the rest of the crew remonstrated 14th inst
Pier, ultimately asking. The boat was only two stable, poucos womir sind, and they were threatened with bill-hooks, and of plague. In his report on the prevalence built last year, and was most comfortably fitted every other stable only one, & condition of latchets. Some officers of the River Survoy mails, Co., from San Francisco to the 17th ult
The T.K. K steamer America Maru, with and that K'asi Chun und Wang Chin obran Viceroy of the Twa Kwang after all of plague in 1897.8 Dr. ATKINSON remarked on the fact that the plague bacillus clung to to the Refuge in Causeway Bay rank.
ap. Also a targo boat which was being towed things that was aspired to but regarded as an weds as effort to stor
via Honoluin, has arrived at Yokohami, and
will have to remain Viceroy of Szechuan and work of piracy and left for this port via Inland Sea, Kobe, Naga Governor of Anhui, respectively, for yet impossible dream some years ago.
were roughly
saki and Shanghai on the 6th inst.
13th inst
awhile,