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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 29th, 1901
Mr. D. R. Williams, Secretary to the US, Civil Commission, leaves Manila for the States on the Sheridan, taking the annual report. of the Civil Commission to Washington.
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The Russian cruiser Varyag, which escorted the Imperial yacht Standart to France, pro-
25th ult. ceeded to the Far East from Dunkirk on the
The name of King Alfred, whose millenary has jual bern celebrated at Winchester, will be porpetuated in the modern british navy, being that of a first-class oraisar of 14,100 which is about too launched at Barrow-in-Furness.
On the 18th inst. the Governor of the Straita
An act has been passed in the Philippines act the part of the village bully, and to ask how much she is to have out of all interna-orasting Mining Bures, under the Depart tional clisputes to keep her hund out of the ment of the Interior, and providing a mining mess. She appears to be tempted to look code for the islands. upon herself as a kind of universal referee. We can comprehend a suggestion on the part of Count LAMBDORY that in return for being permitted without questions asked to plunder someone else he should
Messrs. Douglas Lapraîk's steamer Haimun, promise to refrain from making an offensive. display shout the frontiers of Afghanistan, which reached Manila, from this port on the Settlements and several other gentlemen mot at but in such a deal the terins are not equal. | 12th inst. in the fast time of 64 hours, has boon the Town Hall, Singapore, to view the newly If England gives her word, say not to object chartered by the US. Government for ninety arrived portraits of Admiral of the Fleet tho. | to Russia's weys in Manchurla, she is days to be used as an inter-island transport. Hon. Sir Henry Keppol, G.C.B, and of the morally bound to her engagement, as her Her tonnage is about 636, and whennew,« fowlato Sir Charles Bullon Mitchell, G.G.M.G, The |
years ago, she cost £45,000 sterling.
the
portraits are to be placed in position with the her portraits in the Town Hall. There is now
more portraita. in the present building room for only throu
in the open market. The transaction would be equivalent to the exchange of a Bank of England note for a flash note of hand drawn on Aldgate Pump. We must, we fear, accept REUTER's information us but another case where the wish is father to the thought COMPRISING SELECTIONS OF THE That the constituents whom REUTER loves J. R. Jellicoe, C.B., who said the commission quarter of the year, as appropriations have i
CONFECTIONERY
When H.M.S. Centurion was paid off Portsmouth on the 19th ult, the crew were mastered on deck and addressed by Cent, tickle in the East would be delighted had been a long one, and they had done some that England would minke some specially very hard work. It was very seldom that a reason for surmising, but we doubt if any warlike operations, but although he such pact as is suggested by REUTER would knocked out early in the campaign, he suw enough to make him proud of the crew ha come King and the Lords of the Admiralty, and had brought honour and renown to the navy.
TELEGRAMS.
"DAILY FRESS" SERVICE
[FROM QUE CORRESPONDENTS:]
THE CRISIS IN CHINA,
ANOTHER
A Catbalogan despatch the Manila Timik mayn→→→ ment of revolt Another holomen en meriet troops ten more United States poklorne of China and the Philippines, g list of those killed at Balligning ago. At die let stare ad bably some of those will join already dend. Had it not been
LONDON, 27th October, 8.25 p.m. | fulness of an Americaciente, and
INDEMNITY QUESTION TO BE
REFERRED TO HAGUE COURT.
Mr. W. W. Rockhill, United States Com missioner, reports to Washington that it will probably be necessary to refer the
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Court of Arbitration, in consequence of the aggregate claims of the Powars exceeding China's promises.
GENERAL NEWS.
FIGHT.
such an occurred at Balas grafigat to be recorded in the dark, DES VI of the Philippino Insurrection. Th mede just at the break of dawn yesterday the gray clouds of the morning had not arable disappeared, and ovarything was
the silent, stealthy, and murderons approach the savage bolomeu
At the time of the attack the detecbrient, Tof the consisting of forty-ex man of Ninth Infantry, at present stati
for supplies. For the r
with Lieutenant W
rent from their temporarily on the banks
distance away. Sna
warning, a band of sprang out from the One Savage Tush antok but not quick
kful sentry, whe blcked of the leader
PUREST AND BEST DESCRIPTION. foolish pact with Russia, we have some captain had the opportunity of loading his men.ysted deficjencies in those doparimente are no" | MARQUIS ITO ON JAPAN'S MISSION,ericans doing deadly arecasión
WAH
character for truth is of more importance
The leasehold properties known is Stoke's to her than even a temporary check to Russian ambition in Northern Asia. The Bungalows East and West, situated at the WE BEG TO NOTIFY THE ARRIVAL caso is, however, widely different with Rus-Peak, and registered in the Land Office as sia. Russia's word is valueless to her, for Rural Building Lots 15 and 104, were exposed the very reason that no one will accept it to sale yesterday by public auction at the office The cost to the United States of running the Chinese indemnity question to the Hague rangana, under command of (
of Mr. H. N. Mody. There was a pomber of Insular Government in the Philippines for the bidders present, but the subjects did not fud alast quarter of the year 1901 comes close on to 100 and u balf millions of dollars, guld; the purchaser and were bought in at $17,000.
actual figures, according to the act appropriat ing a sam for that purpose from the funds now the Insular treasury, being $2.490,143,82. at this act of appropriation does not cover all the expense of government for the fourth
LONDON, 27th October, 3.25 pm, the Insurgent flag all it tell
barteless grasp. A daspe already been made for some of the departments
fight immediately ensued, the up to the end of the year, and sums for antici
fought with frenzied energy, only provided for.
Marquis Ito at a dinner at the Metropo- ment was about to fill agains The Times of the 21st alt. says:Many of litan Club, New-York, said that the new add leaving its killed behind
Fred Wallace arrived wit
Arrangements may be made with regard to
semblance to those of the Scotchman who position in the Far East necessitated the time to prevent def warily placed bis leg over the wall of his raising of extensive loans by Japan. He frontiers and other important details in Asia,
neighbour's fruit garden, and who, when un considered it the noble mission, of Japan to The Sin Wan Pao says that General Ha Las expectedly asked by the proprietor where be THAT OF THE FINEST AND MOST and the Public would welcome any sign that showed a disposition on the part of Russia
future for the maintenance of the peace of to become a better neighbour than she has been recommended to station six of his rigi was going, is said to have replied Bouk agin" try to play the part of the broker nation in IM. recently shown herself. The time is yetments at the important points of the Pekingline Encroachments on the rights of others, which
distant, we fear, when Russia will consider by the foreign Ministers, on account of his army would be abandoned if they were dealt with at the Orient. her bust interests to lie in friendly co-opera. being exceedingly wall disciplined. Our native the place and of the time of their occurrence, Batow, British Minister at Peking, has lately while Ministers in a distant country arẹ con. LEADING tion with her neighbours, and till that time contemporary further says that Sir Benoature apt to become established arrangements
arrives we cannot expect her of her own
communicated to Li Haug-chang tao fact that sidering in what way they should be treated, motion to make such a pact as is suggested if the Russians have definitely decided to rebara or are listening to polite assurances that no in the telegram. There has been no sign to China the railway line beyond Shanhaikwan, harm is either intended by or is in the last of any influence other than friendly baving the railway inside of that line, which is at likely to proceed from them. besu brought to bear on Russia with regard present under the British control, will also be to Afghanistan, and as Russia, at least in returned. The date of this return has to be her present temper, is not likely to be moved fixed later. by friendly considerations to commit her- self to a friendly act, we may well, uutil further news arrives, postpone our congratu- lations.
FROM THE SIMPLEST QUALITY; TO be acceptable by the British nation at large. monded. They had won the approbation of the the proceedings of Russia bear a strong re-
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The Ethiopian Minstrel Troupe will make their first appearance before the public at the Kowloon Institute te-night at 8 p.m. The Minstrels are men of the Fleet Reserve, and Sondenio Mondigeren, a ludrone captain who they have been working hard for some time part is known among the Philippines constabulary to prepare the excellent programame decided on. as the Terror of Bataan," was arrested in The entertainment will be given in connection Manila on the 17th inst. by the municipal police, with the weakly free musical evenings the Eov. and next day he was turned over to the cou-J. I. France provides for the semen of the H.M. storehip Humber went into dock yes stabulary and taken to Bataan province, where part, and as Commodore Powell, C.B., has con- ho will be tried by the Court of First Instance seated to be present, with others who take an terday at Kowloon,
Mondigeren was formerly an officer in the Early yesterday morning a grass-stack at insurgent array, and figured prominently in the interest in the recreation of our essmen, a northern campaign of '98, and 1900. He is large audience may be anticipated. The pro Buoghom was destroyed by fire.
known as an intrepid leader, for with all his faults he is said to be undoubtedly a brave, mas a typical swashbuckler and free-booter-and
Dr. G. H. Bateson Wright, Headmaster of Queen's College, and his wife are due here by the Empress of India to-morrow.--
H.M.SS. Isis at Dido leave for home in a day or two. Timo-expired man from the ships on this station will proceed home by the Isis..
This afternoon the Hongkong Football Club will hold » Rugby practica Sides will be chosen on the field. The kick-off is timed for half past four.
for this reason his operations in Bataan were a great menace to the peace of the province.
gramme consists of twenty-sixitoms, the closing being a tableau" Britannia." The entertainment, with variations, will be repeated later, when a charge for admission will be made on behalf of
the Institute..
The Marquis sailed for Europe on Bator- drei day.
CRICKET.
For HME
H.M.S.UCEAN" U. KAS. "ENDYMION," This match was played at the Happy Valley on Saturday, 26th October. Ocean Fitch took 7 wickets for 12 runs.
H.M.B. "ENDYMION." Payuster Nest, o Lampen, b Barrett' Nav. Inst. Franklin, b Fitch.. Laut. Johnson, b Barrett... Lient. Richmond, e Barrett, b Fitch Lieut. Dalrymple, o Jackson, b. Fitch Lieut, Gascoigne, b Fitch Mida, Robinson, b Fitch.. Mids, Bayly, b Fitch Corpl, Price, and Fitch Mids. Thurstan, e Ridings, b. Barrutt Arida, Mecachen, not out inter
Bye..........
Total
H.M., OCEAN." Mids. Belby, o Robinson h Dalrymple Lieut. Eidings, R.M.A., e Ehmond, b
Frankin journ
Ligul. Jackson, o Price, b Franklin. Mids, Barrett, b Franilis Jida Lewis, b Dalrymple Nav. Inst. Fitch, e Richmond, b Neat Lieut. Lampon, R.M.LI., o Richmond,
Nente par
Mids. Hayle, not out
Mids. Dubs, c Price, b Neat Lieut. Cochrane, o Franklin, b Neat Sub-Lient. Colville, a Price, b Neat
Bres
Total.........
FOOTBALL.
II.K.F.C. "A" TEAM V. OFFICERS OF R.K.S. "ARGONAUT.”
Leavier blaughter
would have been the lentenant and the reat arrived the bolomon fell back then buried their dead and retired with their guns namnbition or stores wounded. No salt further reins woomen / The Arc to
were lost, and nothing fell into the hands of the bandite which could be put të future use. The reason for retirement wor the scity of who procuring surgical aid for the were left in desperate plight,
Pantive mess
and those
the Quiros svetre of way
part in any Commandas
of the Quiron the Basco
Cadet Comfort
charge of
Our contemporary, in its issue of the 20th says that three hundred and thirty marinen left on the previous evening on the craiser New York for Catbalogan in Bazar, nhide, som maİ of Colonel Goodrely, and Zentiates:** From the orders that were repelted the marines aro dentined; for inson of hard hiking [F] Pre.. parations were being hurriedly zinde yesterday for this latest movement, se it is known that the natives nee leaving the island by the hundreds. Apassenger who is just arrived repor that he counted orar fifty, banoas loaded with from sem to dirty and forty men croming and With
the addition of Em
which soiled Friday evening, in addition to t guubonts Quiros sed Barch and with the New York with the doinch mount of marines, the coast of Samar will be well patrolled, and a stop put to the attempt of the savages to escape the con- sequences of their crimes –– Fay
A rumbat surrent yesterday is to the effect that one of the first detachments sent out after the first outbreak, mon landing at the first town, proseded to annihilate every firing body found in the district, including men, women wad children. This rumour, however, has not been confirmed and cannot be believed.
HONGKONG, 29th October, 1901.
Sergeant Williamson, of the Hongkong Police, REASONABLY it might be supposed that the daily sending of the more important news has been promoted to the rank of Acting In- of passing events by telegraph to the spector. He came to the Colony about thirteen East, especially seeing the few words years ago, and is a very genial and popular that he was the first manager of big companies minor successes by the born-advertisers traus-terday afternoon. The Argonauts started the deed, eight of whom were killed outright, and
Phlegmatic is the derisive adjective pro- Mr. Henry Dallas at the head of his Opera minent in Continental appreciations of our character. It will soon be, if it is not Company for the forthcoming Calcatta season. arrived at Bombay on the 6th inst, by the already, inaccurate. Haring survived a savore P.and O. steamer Valette, with sixteen artistes, attack of "Made in Germany," we have. now (says Commerce) devoloped a now species
A mblogram was received from General twelve of whom are ladies. With reference to
Hughes at Division headquarters yesterday the threatened litigation in Caloutts to be of complaint, which for ravity's sake we
giving a list of the dead and wounded men who brought against him by Mr. John Gann in the designute Americanitis. Our diagnosis shows it to be a serere form of inflammation
participato in Wednesday's fight on the tanks avant of his producing Toreador at the Theatre
of the business bunnp. induced by nervous.
of the Gundars. It states that there are ten representative of the Advocate of India, said 1988, and the iteration and reiteration of Royal, Mr. Dallas, in answer to a quary from s
conroyed. One the men who died before reach- in the East to sgitats for the copyright of Atlantic We have cast reserve to the winds, game, and, after some erratic kicking had two of whom died en route to the hospital at and are working ourselves up into a state of to play the ball in their own territory. Their Calbayog, to which town the wounded wors dramas and musical plays. His solicitor in feverish excitement. In conclusion, Commerce castadion returned two easy shots, but the g the hospital was the First Sergeant of wcope to the pucker to display his political proclivities. As a matter of fact most
wing. Play was then transferred to the oppo- three alightly wounded, making a total of eight papers in the Far East have froin time to/Ported as occurring in the Colony last week London informed him that no such copyright kinks, our commercial system needs a little Pressure continued nasty, and was only relieved Company E. The dangerously wounded num- was en of enteric fever in the harbour, the oxisted. As a proof of this, some of the best bracing up. Where Americans, who want to by au unproductive corner kick on the left bar no there are these men seriously and
imbolies stated. Calcatta at the Opera House, the very theate our own industrial captains ought to be able to contre-forward of the visiting team was smarily time noticed a tendency on the part sufferer being an European from the transportongs in Toreador had already been sung in car steambouts and trains, can see profits wite end of the field, and a neat shot from the wounded, for two more than yesterday.
allowed, would afford it little political offer.
REUTER'S European offices to impart a tinge to the telegrams sent. As fortunately in the universal competition we are not al together dependent in REUTER, and as we have bosides learned his little peculiarities, this small display of partiality does not griegously harm us, even if it bare not its It was thus accompaniments of utility. that a few days ago Rever informed us that the Afghanistan necession, and all questions arising out of it, had been settled
concerned most welcome news.
The only case of communicable disease re
Pongku.
H.A. battleship Barfeur, Capt. Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart., arrived from Yoko hamn ut 2.30 yesterday afternoon. The Ger man gunboat He left for Canton yesterday morning.
The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum last wook shows 371 no Chinese and 133 Chinese visitors to the former non-Chinese and 1,511 Chiago to the latter
institution.
These songs Mr. Gann fx going to open in, have been introduced in The French Maid. As Mr. Dallas saw no possible chance of protecting himself against a person performing what he had in his repertoire, he failed to see whore the litigation came in.
make them.
This match was played at Happy Valley yor
stopped by the Club's backs. The game was assuming a much better aspect all round, although the combination could have been impro- red. Witha hard-working, if at times selfish, line of forwards, the custodians on each side were A good try came from the kept busy. Argonauts, but their outside right man, Brown, fluked a nice pass and shot on the wrong sido of the net. From the goal-kick the ball was carried up the Club's left wing, but a pass by the outside man was not taken up in time, and the Argonauts custodian returned the leather to mid-field. The visitors now returned the ball from the left wing being saved by the Club's custodian mare by luck than by judg-t rimit, and had bad luck in not scoring, a swift
ment. The ball, weakly sent out, was again captured by the Argonauts, who were this time
Half-time-Argonauts, 3; Club Team, 0. successful in scoring. Three minutes before half-time they recorded a second goal.
Mr. Harry Do Windt, the explorer, is about to make a third attempt to accomplish an over- land journey sia Bchring Straits between Europe and America. In the third week of January Mr. De Windt and Mr. Harding will The Globe, commenting on the appointment of leave Yakutsk and go north-east, over aninha Mr. E. H. Parker to the new professorship of bited and practically unknown country, to Chinges at Owens College, Manchester, says: Nijni Kolymek, the most remote north-easterly The trade relations of the Far East with Great settlement of Sibaris, on the stores of the Britain, always an important factor in the Arctic Ocean, a distance of 1,500 miles. From between the Governments of Great Britain
The remains of the late Mr. J. J. Francis will commercial development of this country, have here he will attempt to cross the Straits on the and Russia in the most completely satis factory maner. This doubtless, as far as it arrive here by the Germans mail steaner Sachsen, become of special interest in view of the recont ice. Mr. de Windt's chief object is to survey which point the Russian Government is pro- to facilitate those relations is worthy of en- goes, is important, and certainly to those ane late to-night, and the burial will take place enriences in China; and anything that tends the country to the north-east of Yakutsk, to REUTER to-morrow evening, the 30th inst., at 3 o'clock, rouragement. In the forefront of commercial fecting a railway next year from Irkutsk. From Takutsk has, however, forgotten to tell us the pith from the Chapel in the Roman Catholic equipment stands a knowledge of the Chinese Yakutsk will then be the junction of the Man-
language, and thers is in this country, as in the charian and Siberiau systems. of the matter, and has left us completely in Cemetery. the dark as to whom the satisfaction has In our account of the P. & 0.38. Parramatta United States and on the Continent, a growing to Bebring Straits the country, which, with the been given or what is the matter that has having been in a storia, it was inadvertently recognition of the necessity for the special exception of one mountain rango, is all flat, will stated that the ship was nearly a day late in training of Englishmen who can proceed into also be surveyed in view of a possible extension afforded Euch unmitigated satisfaction to someone. Judging from the recent Bine arriving here. This, of course, should have the interior of China as son as the country is of railway.
The Land C. Express says:-"We hope book issued uliout certain transactions conread" nearly a day behind học expected urrival" opened up. Special classes have been estab.. cerning the Chinese Imperial Bailways in As the Parramatta was not duo bere antil sirlished in London; and in Lancashire, which
o'clock on Sunday evening, she was actually has a large trade connection with China, the ¿hat the Powers interested will let Prince County Council has made a special grant for ching, or whoover reprosate what is the North China, we might suppose that a
321 hours early.
the teaching of Chinese; while some saleorip. Chinese Government, know that no countenance settlement that would afford much satisfac- tion to Count LAMBDORFF might seem any
Yesterday at the Peak Church Mr.. John (ions have been also promised by gentlemen who will be given to the commissions that. China proposes to send ou visits to Australis, America, thing but agreeable to Lord LANSDOWNE, Hastings, of the firm of Messrs. Deacon and have special knowledge of the country, and are or vice-versa, while to the British public at Hastings, was married to Miss Dorothy Edmunds, very anxious that Englishmon in this part of the Philippines, Java, Borneo. Baigen, and large, who have some little interest at stake A very large gathering of the legal profession the kingdom should be enabled to avail them- Singapore for the purpose of soliciting sub-on the part of the Club had its raward in the Mr. C. D. suires of the opportunities soon to be presented scriptions from Chinese residente towards the netting of the ball. This was nearly counter Mr. Henry Harrison, Pre-payment of the indemnity. Prince Ching has balanced soon after by the Argonakin»-from in the matter, it might well be that a settle was present at the ceremony. ment of a matter in which there was nothing Wilkinson gave the bride away, the Hon. H.E. in the Far East.
settled might not be looked at us in Pollock, K.C., was "best man," and the brides aident of the Blackburn Chamber of Commerca, asked the Ministers to furnish the com- whose loft wing come a shot that struck
sud Mr. Yerburgh, MP., hava, with great misioners with credentials, which we trust will and just missed the net by inches. The ball cordiality, supported this movement. The be refused, in the sonso he desires. Such a bounded back into play sad was ta matter for self-congratulation.maid was Miss Flayfair.
ssia is concerned the questions
Some excitement was caused in Queen's Road authorities of the Owens Collage bave thus scheme is obviously intended to tax the Chinese of by Brows for the to Afghanistan were, settled
yesterday afternoon by a runaway pony, which been enabled to make provision for teaching abroad, who if they refuse will be visited a hard shot from on years ago, when after the ended its career by colliding with a ricksha and Chinese, and have decided to appoint Mr. E. H. through their relatives in China. We trust not possibly have bee of hot over Bavoury being impaled upon the shaft. The pony was Parker, who was for many years one of HM such a scheine will receive no countenance got their third gost. tween Afghanistan stabled at Mr. D. Kennedy's Horse Repository Consuis in Chins, as Professor of the subject whatever from the Powers concerned." We do and with ten minat nts was settled in ab Causeway Bay, and belonged, we understand, The history, religion, government, and com- not see why the Chinose abroad should not be to force the gam
could be with a to Major Richards, While being saddled it took merce of Chins will also be dealt with, and the saked to contribute to the indemnity fund. If reduced to-morrow to fright and ran off westwards, and when near whole course will be given them with that they remain Chinese sabjects, presumably they there
Country in dirtisa to-day. Russia Arsenal Street it collided with the right, thoroughness which characterise the educator may legitimately be asked to help their sounds
tional system of Owens College. disposition to The shaft entered its chest, death resulting,
The Argonauts assamed the aggressive after the interval, but their first ball was menti clean into the goalkeeper's handy. The home. team's forwards took charge from the kick-ont, and sprinted up the field. The outside right get the pass, but was slow, and gave the left man of the opposing backs an opportunity that resulted in the contreing of the ball. A couple of minutes later, some nice combination work
THE VOLUNTEER SPORTS.
the
ateur Camp on Satur artily entered into alike