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to Parliament, and no very clear statement ( The German mail of the 17th October was has been made of the causes that influenced delivered in London on the 15th inst the delay. Of course the most was made out of the industrial causes at the bottom of the Engineers' Strike, but after discount ing this fully there yet remains a good deal to be explained as to the falling off in the Office, 17A QUEEN'S RD. CENTRAL, 1ST FLOOR promises of Land SALISBUEY'S Government in this important watter of Naval prepara- The promise held out to the nation as an inducement to wake the necessary sacrifices was that it was essential to the well-
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A football match was played at Happy Valley H.M.S. Argonaut and one from the Boyal on Saturday afternoon between a team from
in a win for the latter by two goals to ous, this being the first defeat zastained by the Argonaut
Artillery, 25th Company. The game resulted
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The comrades who had shared with him the perils and privations of the march to Paking bore to the gravy on Saturday the body, of who succumbed to an attack of fever in the Lance-Corporal Burke, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Station Hospital on Saturday morning. The coffin, mounted on a gun carrings, was draped with the Union Jack and Tourled with wreaths. Three volleys, were fired over the grave...
There will be a pelo roniel this afternoon is connection with the Hongkong Pato Club between tennis as under :- Mr. Baker
Mr. Melvilla Lient.-Comdr, Wilkin
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Mr. Taylor
Mr. Casserly Major Sir H. McMahon
Mr. Labortouche Capt. Loring All players will be mounted on Indian or zoler ponies, and the match will swimens at 4 p.m.
An outbreak of fire occurred on Friday eve ing shortly after eight o'clock in a bomp-packing store at 28-28, Sui Wo Lavo, West Point. The to the extant of $2,100. fire was confined to the one place, and did dumage The loss is completely covered by insuranca. Mr. Robertson, of the fra brigade, with Sergeants Ritchie and Sim. from No. 7 Police Station, were early on the scont and by their efforts kopt the out- basak in check until the arrival of the brigádo from the Central.
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The steamer Duke of Afe, which left Victoria, B.C. on the 27th alt, for the Far East, pat back into that port on the 5th inat having sprung a leak in No. 2 lower hold.
The Nichi Nichi Shimbun has a telegram from Takn to the effect that there are symptoms of trouble between England, Germany, and
Russie, England and Japan have hitherto managed the civil government of Tient ain, but it is now said that Germany her asked for a lubre, states the Japan Mail. Her demand is
tary strength in Chill has been augmented, the supposed to be based on the fact that her milli
inference being that the vivil administration of the occupied districts is to be partitioned with
reference to the forems of each Power at the
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THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
assis about the tonure of the Felting-Shan-
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTE.] kwan Railway. The Hue seems to he now wholly in the possession of Hussin and Ger
SHANGHAL, 18th November, 8.57 p.in many, a state of affairs against which England fs disposed to protest. Ramours of that naturo
The Government of India have recently had
THE PEACE PROPOSALS. are to be accepted with great resorse, wo in-casion to express the appreciation of an agine. Field Marshal Weldersee is not at all
unexpected contribution from China to the Viceroy Chang Chih-tung statos ti in adjudicating on the control of the Railway. likely to have shown any wout of impartiality
Indian Famine Charitable Relief Fund In Broneral Ting Fuchsiang entirely domine orwarding a draft for Rs 1,508 Hor Majesty the Court, and that peace is it possible un Consulat Ningpo states that this zum was sub.
YU CHANG ORDERED TO RESIG
In Chang, who was appointed Govern of Hupel, has been ordered to resign a
ayait further orders,
Early on the forenson of the ith inst. the ribod by the Intsudant of Circuit (Chengh. Tung le suppressed, "t Second Brigade of the China Field Force from Loking and his sub- (British) were inspected on the Recreation ordinates A handsome contribution was. Ground, Shanghai, by Major-General Creagh recently made by the Provincial Government VC The Regiments inspected wore the Sikhs, at Haugelio on behalf of all the officials in the Ghurkns, Balnohis and Rajputs, together with Province, and, as the Consul opsirres, this additional and spontaneous contribution is a the Bongal Cavelry and the Pom Pom Battery
Creagh carefully inspreted the men, who were of the Royal Horso Artillery. Major-Generat striking indication of humanity and friendly
fouling. dressed in khaki, and the different regiments then marched past in flue style. The troops had a very fine appearance and their stay in Shanghal appears to hara agrood with thom. Mercury.
THE SHANGHAI TAOTAL. The present Shanghai Taotai bus bo promoted to be Treasurer of Hunan. THE EMPRESS DOWAGER URGE
The estimated damage done by the lats typhoon in Manila is $10,000, and not a day passes, says the Manila, Tines of the 10th just without a fresh tale of dimuster, and tho
TO RETURN TO PEKING. blow-mat" promises to be a costly as an an All the river and sengoing steamers arrivingcient Roman frust. To thy losses affecting chang, guarantee the personal safety of th The Yangtze Viceroys, with Li, Hung roport as to the severity of the recent gale as Manila shipping fras, which include the Suru- being the hardest blow for some years, says the mass, the range and the Powerful, may now be Empress Dowager if she will return t Shanghai Marcurg of the 14th inst. On the definitely slded that of the Antonio, owned by Peking. The Empress-Dowager, howares river the dust and sand wore blinding, and in McLeod and Co, as well as the reported less considers that they are plotting with th the mu squalls foll on the lecks as lignid of the well-known brigantine Lepanto, which mad. Fortunately there has been little loss it is razoured has gone ashore on the southern Allies for her capture.
property or life. As far as is reported islands, in company with another sailing vossel, only two natives were drowned; thuso with name nnknown. A steamer came in this morn fifteen others drifted alongside the steamer ing from the south; bearing frosh news of the Tatnag some 25 miles * below Hankow storm, and it was said that Mr. Sauz super on a captized natiro passenger boat. The cargo of the wrecked Antonio, had come from fifteen were got on board the Tating, hot the Sta. Cruz, bringing definite news of the loss of two were too exhausted and fell off the beat, the For nothing more being seen of then. No doubt there have been a lot of res (native lost as there was a lot of wreckage scen on the river.
The Nippon (quoted by the Japer Mail) tells aquaint story of an English barrister well known in Japan, whose doings used to le characterized by the epithet genkin shugi friend must him in the street and sought his (ready money policy). This gentleman, if advice on any topic, would inevitably send in
The particulars of the akip now being built
ARRIVAL OF LADY BLAKË. Lady Blake arrived to lay
LONDON, 16th November, 7:30 pm.
ADMIRAL SEYMOUR'S COMMAND,
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H.M.S. GLORY." H.M.S. Glory, the new battleship, wil
The mud of Admiral Scymour or at Kiel for the German Antarctic Expedition the China Station has been extended, pro now complete. The vessel is to be a three-bably until theexisting difliculties have bear masted schooner with extra strong frames of oak, pitch-pine and grenheart... The engines will be triple expansion, but will bunkers. Besides five ordinary bouts, an onk proceed to China, on the 21st inst. All the epare space will be converted into pool- not be capable of giving more than seven knots.
boat will be taken gift. long and Gift. broad, The engine of 4 H. P. will give the beat a speed of from four to five knots, using naphthi, A captive halloon, with the necessary filling ap- paratus, and search-light apparatus will also be taken; also a windmill for the working of the dynamo engine when the boilor is not under
in this she was followed by the United Hongkong. The man was sent into the bunkeremo. at the end of the month, saying:- To } capable of holding fourteen to twenty persons,
States, who now have in these Eastern waters a powerful fleet. Though the greater part of these additions have been made A. S. WATSON & CO. in furtherance of a policy in accord with England, and the larger portion of the foets are those of friendly nations, it is the fact, however, the British Government may seek to suppress it that the British fleet in these seas is not only outnumbered, but surpassed in efficiency. At the beginning of the Chinese struggle England did make considerable efforts to reinforce har fleet. in
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were withdrawn from Vancouver, from Australia, and from the Indian station, and notwithstanding the weakening of the squadrons at those several stations, adequate effort has been made to fill up the gaps. We are glad to learn, therefore, that another battleship will shortly leave
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An inquiry into a case of disappearance at ses It appears that a Chinese employed as a fireman has been held at the British Consulate at Kobe un beard the Glengarry disappeared on October 31st, when the vessel was two days out from to trim conl into the stokehold, and about 2.0 in the morning it was noticed the coals were not. coming in. A search was made, and only the man's shoes were found. It is surmised that he jumped overboard.
The funeral of Boatswain Robert Parnell, of
consultation on such and such a day, 25 yon." In happened one day that this harrister, meeting an expert Japanese gardener, asked his opinion concerning the disposition of sorso stones and trees. A bystander, himself a Yokohama barrister, by way of practical joke, induced the expert to send in a bill at the closs of the
LONDON, 17th November, 7:30 p.in.
WALDERSEE COMPLAINS OF
WITHDRAWAL OF RUSSIAN S. It is stated that Count vou Waldersee hi telegraphed to St. Petersburg complaining
H.M.S. Humber, whose body was picked up in the harbour on Friday morning, took place on month, couched in the usual formula. The for building the vessel of wood is to avoid, as that the Russians without warning me
Saturday afternoon at the cemetery at Happy Valley. The coffin, covered with wreaths and draped with the Union Jack, was mounted on a gia carriage drawn by bluejackets. The
observing that the Japanese were getting to be "ready-money-policy" barrister paid it at ones,
up to a thing or two.
An investigation is now going on at the
stain. It will be nederstood that the reason
ninch as possible, complications in the magnatio observations.
The British steamer Knight Templar, Captain Finis, which arrived from North Shields, re
linquished guarding the railway at Taku an I Tongkn
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Chinese waters, but the efforts she mada V.S.8. Monterey and S.M.S.· Gefion were Tokyo Marine Court into the circumstances ports that on October 1st she sighted the aban withdrawal of Chinese troops 6 [29 were such as to still further emphasize the presented, as also were the Royal Welsh attending the Yamaguzela Caraens collision, doned British ship Nonparet, of London,
need of a more powerful armament. Vegaly Fusiliers, Royal Artillery, and the Royal En The Yamaguchi Maru, being under charter to which left New York on September 10th for vicinity of the territory occupied by tá
gineers. Three volleys were fired over tih grave the Government as a transpot at the time of Java, and was abandoned on September 22nd. Allics, and then the despatch of cupb
The following exprose has been ismed by the the accident, was wholly ander Government Captain Finis sent a boat to the Neuparel and will be discontinued. Cable Company We are informed that the control, and if the Yamaguchi is found to have it was thought p possible that she could be towed rales as to censorship of telegrams at Manila been at fault the Japanese Government will into port. There was only fourteen inches of have been modified as follows-Discontinuance be called to account for the collision. It is water in her hold. A volunteer crew was called. of censorship extends only to telegrama exported that the Marine Court authorities are for, and after putting them aboard, a howsor changed between Mauila on the one side, and in doubt as to whether they have the authority was passed to the vessel. She was towed from Europe or America on the other. Messages to to sunaton the officers and men of the Yamage 7 pm until midnight, when the weather, be and from the Visayas Talands, und all messages chi, seeing that she was under direct Govername very squally, with heavy rain, Atam to and from other oriental countries, woon- ment control. They are also discussing October 2nd the hawser parted. The Knigid tinue subject to the supervision heretofore ex- whether they can summon the officers and Templar stood by until daylight, when it was ercised. Press messages are to be treated as men of the Caravans, which, they argue, ceased pinsly ads ised."
decided to take off the volunteer crew sad reut. to be a French Government transport after tle the versel. She was set afirn, and tw sho sank. It seems that the engairy is making thought she would eventually sink, as the water. rather slow progress. The Commander of the was washing around the hatches. The Norgarez. French warship D'Entrecastedur, which is lying was fad alrwelly in the track of vessels bound in Yokohama at present, is reported to live to and from Europe and about 1,00 i miles from been commissioned to conduct the necessary negotiations with the Japanese Government regarding the collision.
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The auction of Race Ponies hold at the Shanghai Horse Bazaar on Tuesday evening, the 13th inst., drew a large attendance. The bidding was keen for the best lots, which realised good prices, the highest figures obtained being Edelwoks I'ls. 360, Lady Killer Tla. 895. Gutter Snipe The 270, Duck Gun Tla 200, Shifter Tis, Botter Half The, 190, Antros Tls. 155, Aladdin 250, Valkyrien II. Tis. 210, Rajput The 275,
Gay Boy Ts, 210, Yale Tis 250, Job Tie. 300, Sandpiper Ts. 260, Mandaria Ti», 200,
Now York. She was a ship and we laden with
THE KAISER ATTACKED.
A deringet woman threw an axe it th Imperial carriage at Breslau, in which ware geated the Kaiser and the Prince of Saxe- meinger. They were unhurt.
ILLNESS OF THE CZAR The Czar is suffering from an attack of
typhoid fever. His condition is unalarming.
case oil. Her owners were the Standard Of Company. The crew of the Nonpareil was gr taken off by the stormer Glenoril, which nerived here September 2uta From Beyrouth. The
fastest clippers on the run out Eastwards.
was considered by her records to be one of the
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We have recently on more than one occa sion pointed out the "exceedingly strong position in our hands in the possession of Vancouver Island and the Gulf of Georgia, HONGKONG, November 19th, 1900 and pointed out how oblivious of the fact was our home Government. It is satisfac. WITH an unanimity rare when political tory to find that we have not been alone in questions are concerned, men of all ranks urging this fact on the attention of the and all parties have expressed the regret Naval authorities. On the 29th September felt at the retirement of Mr. G. J. GOBOREN last the Graphic followed suit and pointed from the head of the Admiralty; and the out the very unsatisfactory condition of hope is perhaps universal that he may in affaires there. We in China have been from
citing experience during his trip to Manila with Captain Raymond, of Hongkong, had an the Upper House continue the good work time to time led to believe, that the Esquils. 130, Pompon Tls. 105, Posledny Tix 160, the launch W.B. and Co., which, had been par. Nonpareil is an old trader to the Far East, and saved which he has so ably superintended in his mault Station was more or less intended to
phased for Messrs. Warner, Barnes, and Co.
MATAN LONDON, 14th November. official capacity in the Lower. Mr. GosCHEN act as an aid in time of necessity to the has learnt the art rare in the age of party China station, but the notice in the Graphic
Leaving Hongkong (says the American) on 30th
PROBABLE INCREASE OF TAXATION Government of being able to merge the must dispel that idea. The feet at Esqui-
In his Weekly Share List issued at 11 am,
October at 10 am, he experienced fine weather antil the following morning, when the boat ran
IN GREAT BRITAINED politician in the administrator, and shines uult consists of out of date and under-
on the 17th inst., Mr. Eric Georg says: into a fierce typhoon. As the sun wout down are Messrs. Turner Morrison, and Company, said he wished he conld say there would not be The as Nurand, the local nganta" of which Sir Michael Hicks Bench speaking it Bristol out conspicuously amongst the later Minis- armed cruisers, and the people of Canada
Hongkong Cottons found buyers at 86 and the Tuesday night the borometer began to fall, sailed from Calcatta, it will be remembered an increase of legation, bat the expenditore had can be placed now at S5, which is rather kur-") teis of Queen VICTORIA as the one man have been given to understand that Exqui- prising, sines, at the mosting heki on 10th and Capt. ayant de preparations for bad states the I. D. News, at 12 noon of the 4th heen onormous, especially in China and South who had cerceived the highest ideal of a mault might always look to China for instant, the Chairman declared that ac appli-struck the WB. and Ce. from the North-East. dron of the 16th Bungal Lancers, in company Michael also said that the wealth of the
weather. Early the following morning the wind September last for Takn with the "D" Squa Afries, that in Ching was anexpected. statéeman, and was content to sorve his reinforcements But worse bas to follow. cations for proference shares having been re- ountry in preference to advancing the in- A naval base which has to depend for its ceived, and the General Agents being unwilling All day there was typhoon weather. The whale with the se. Beer, also with troops for Taku, Transvaal ought to bear a considerable portion terests of any of the sections of which it is own defence on its men-of-war is in a worse to advance further funds, an extraordinary back proposition up forward was broken in and As the latter was thought to be the faster bout of the cost of the war composed. It is thus that he has been able position than if it did not exist at all. The general meeting would have to be called for Chinese crew stampeded when the masts went in sight. The Nurani passed the Bere the The announcement of the early meeting of
the mast and sails were carried away. The of the two, she was ordered to keep the Nurani in the Navy to keep abreast of the feverish defences of Hongkong as a naval base are the purpose of voluntary winding up the desire for bigness which has seized upon little better than ridiculous were war to Company Quotations for Bbanghal Company's by the board, and only the strongest same day off Ryapore at 2 p.m. and anchored at Parliament he rprised the City, where the the continental Powers; and which, com- break out with a haval power. It is uncontes
ars nearly all lower than inst, and are as saved the boat from being lost. After clear water to get over the bar. She left Mad Point of the Government are almost exhausted and personal exertions of Captain Raymond Mad Foint at 5.30 p.m., waiting for high considered to prove that the borrowing powers menced by them without any due considera- tible that the greater portion of our Fleet in follows:-Kwos Th. 324, Interntionale T. 40,ing away the wreckage, the skippor, noted [zezt morning, discharged the pilot at 10.57 that the Bank of England has lent as much s tion for the eventual consequences, had it Chinese waters would have to be sent to 375, und Taldoonge Tls. 273,"
Lucu Kang Mows Tls. 35, Soeychee's Ts that the barometer was rising. Daring the a.m., and steered for Taku. She passed Singait prudently could. not been courageously met, would have Hongkong simply to protect our fortifica-
night, the ses went down and the next morning poro 27 hours ahead of the Bewa, arrived at become a menace, not for England alone, tions. This is bad enough, but it is worse Jays the Johang correspondent of the North the U. 8. 8. Brooklyn picked up the W. B. and Hongkong at 1 pm on the 15th, left Hongkong.
WAR MEDALS. but for each and all of the Coutinental when we learn that the same is true of such China Daily NewsThe now steamer Tung. Co. The wind was blowing strong, and the | as: 7,40 next morning, arrived at Weibsiwei
The Government has ordered 150,000 silver Powers in tura. Unfortunately it has not ports as Sydney, and in an even greater ting, of Butterfield and Swire's firai, come into officer of the Deck, seeing the apparent wreckage at 6am on the 21st left Weihaiwei at 10.00
war medals from Birmingha been the case that the single-mindedness of degree Esquinault. Yet, as we pointed out, part on Monday afternoon (Nov. 5th). There hailed Captain Raymond, using a speaking- - am on the same day, and arrived at Taku ai
LONDO, 15th November. the First Lord has been imitated by his in the possession of Esquimalt and the was great excitement on the part of the Chinese, trumpet. The Brooklyn's rails were lined with daylight next morning, two clear days ahead of The Bund was crowded with sightseers. Two the crow. Captain Haymond waved his hand a fast boat like the Rewa, Bad weather was colleagues, who have been too often led by Gulf of Georgia, we owned one of the most cargo beats put off for the steamer with men to signify that he was all right and the bine experienced on the voyage, and the Nurwas lost
THE ILLNESS OF THE TSAR OF RUSSIA the exigencies of the position to place na-powerful, if not absolutely the most power-on board firing salutes and setting off hundreds jackala cheered lustily. The Commander of the two males and a horse, while the Bean lost The Tear hos Jesoloped typhoid, which up to tional in a subordinate position to party ful, naval positions in the world. It is time of crackers. There will be no difficulty in re. Brooklyn asked if any asdstance was needed on 23 horses The Ren is on the London-Calcutt the present le taking ita normal course. questions. Nor was Mr. Goscuen, himself that the Government and the people of cognising the steamer when at a distance, as the launch, but as the barometer was rising the Service of the B. I Company, and the latter on
OPENING OF THE REICHSTAG. always held sacred in these little inter- England should begin to understand these her smoke stock is so enormous. It looks like offered help was refused. When the Brooklyn the Calonita Bombay coasting trade of the The Kaiser, opening the Reichstag, said that sabinet eddies, and the consequence has things, and learn that there are some things a huge pagoda. The same firm has just com- hailed (ho W. B. and Co. the launch was about Asiatic S. N. Company when not otherwise the Governments were nuited in their desire to been that there has been a drag from begin of greater consequence to national well-plated a fine godown, and another is in precase 102 miles W. W. by N. Capones Light on Sun-employed. The Nurens lae very often been restore order in Chim and to avert the re ning to end placed upon the efficiency of his being than the parochial struggles which of building. We have four steamers in port. day kitomoon. The W. I, and Co. makes the utilised for transport purposes; among her petition of troubles after the punishment of the office. In fact it is well known that the have of late dominated our policy, and have we shall be left for a long time without mails over to Manila and he has sight more on the Calcutta to the Cape, and has been spoken of MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS.
These will all leave about the same time, and 45th Januch that Captain Raymond has taken other services she took the Glosters from shied culprits Government is in arrears with that pro-affected not one but all the parties in the steamene. Only no steamer, the Kireili, bas list. This last bost is a fast due. She is very favourably as a splendid boat for trans- Mr. Hanbury has accepted the post of Pre grannie which three years ago it presented State
to come in in the meantime.
capable of making 18 knots on 120lbs of steam. port purposes.
sident of the Board of Agricultur
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