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THOMSON. That generalisation almost of necessity led to the establishment of the undulatory theory of light, the recognition of heat as a more mode of motion, and the existence of an ether as a necessary corollary, So far the atomic theory sufficiently fulfilled all that was required of it; but towards the end of the century new radiationscommenced
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▲ coole was killed at the Quarry Bay rá- clamation works on Saturday by a large stone falling on him.
King Victor Emmanuel last month conferred pen Field-Marshal Count von Waldersee the Grand Cordon of the Military Order of Savoy in recognition of his work in China.
The anniversary of the birthday of His Majesty the King was celebrated on Saturday, when the warships and other vessels in Harbour don banting, the former also lizingo saluto at noon. To-day will be observed as a public holiday.
Mr. J. Walton, M.P., who has been making a visit to Persia, had an andleuse of the Shab, and lus boon received by the Ministers and other notabilities. -Ho-luft on the 4th ult for Bagdad, travelling by way of Ispahan, the Bakhtiari district, the Karan River, and Basra
In Mechanics, however, Colonel CROMPTON, raya, Hertzam rays and a number of the Fresident of the Section, succeeded in others. According to the accepted theories breaking, new ground in a well worked out at the beginning of the century matter was sketch of the progress of the world generally continuous, and there was a marked differ in the mechanical arts, and of the part ence in the behaviour of it in its three usual taken by Great Britain in the race, That phases, solid, liquid or gaseous; but lately much unnecessary time has been squandered these distinctions have been breaking down.is only too apparent, but the game is, by no An atom na taught by DALTON was a means lost, and gradually and in nearly all tangible mass, you could measure it or directions, now blood and energy have weigh it; of late in the attempt to penetrate thrown into it. Following the lead of the President, the individual papers real in the Section were of more than usual interest, and a general tendency to grasp the finer
Prine Chun, before he left Berlin, presented details on which, amid the keen competition to some scholars, as well as to some cadets gilt of the world at large, more depends day by module of remembrance for having played lawn day, is clearly exhibited. England cannot tennis, cricket, and other games with him in expect in the general resection of the the garden of the Foreign Office. These medals autions to have the field, practically unques-bear a Chinese inscription relative to the stay
of the Prince in Germany. tioned, to herself, but she can still contrive to be the leader; and this position she
Professer Kasao Hateyama, of Tokyo, is seems well able and willing to occupy Invisiting New York. He has gone to the United the department of Geology a marked depar- Staten to deliver a course of lestures on Japa ture from precedent was exhibited in the nese law at the Yale University. The Professor
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Messrs. Erich Georg & Co. in their weekly to explore, it is at all events the lustend he gave an elaborate monograph-on-share ist, dated Hongkong, Bib November, beginning of a dangerous journey."
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Tus meeting of the British Association at Glasgow this year had absolutely nothing to offer in the way of discovery. It was a strange blank to offer at the beginning of a new century, after the passage of one so noted for the new light it has thrown on
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The German gunboat Ižis arrived on Satur. day from Canton,
The French mail of the 7th alt. was delivored in London on tho 7th inst.
Members of the Church Choirs are reminded of tho full Festival practics this afternoon at 5.30
R.W.F. will attend. sharp in the Cathedral. The Band of the
Notice is published in the Gazette that the intend to apply to the Legislative Council for a Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Limited, Bill authorising tussa to construct a tramway within the Colony.
The sale of Crown land near Plantation
Road Station, which was advertised to take place to-day, has been postponed until to morrow at 3 p.m., on account of the holiday.
To-dey boing the anniversary of the birthday of His Majesty the King of Italy, Herr Nicholas Post, Acting Consul General for Italy, will hold a reception between noon and I p.m. at the Italian Consulate, Queen's Road Central.
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From the returns compiled by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, it appears that, excluding warships, there were 177 vessels of 1,414,120 tors gross under construction in the United Kingdom at the close of the quarter ended 30th September last. Compared with the previous quarter's rotura, the figures show an increase
in the toanage under construction of 105,000
tons. They are the highest on record. Of the rossels building. 382 steamer, with a tonnage of 1,118,270, and 22 sailing ships of 13,514 tons, are for the United Kingdom.
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Yesterday was the Hindu festival known in India as Divak, or "the fasst of lampe.?... Nearly all the principal Indian house ware illuminated with Japanese lanterns or fancy glass lamps.
H.M.S. Argonaut, after having undergone extensive repairs, came out of dock yesterday morning. The Argonaut had a rather bad time of it during a typhoon on her way down from the north some few weeks ago, and it was at Brst fasred that it would be impossible to repair the ship this side of Malis. That the Dock Company hare succesfully carried out the work of repair is but another instance of the enter prise and energy of the establishment, and of its importance in relation to the British Fleet in Far Eastern waters.
A Paris correspondent states in a homo contemporary that the tent belonging to the Empress of China, which came into the posses sion of the Franch troops during the recent Expedition is being placed in the Army Masum. It will be installed on the ground floor in the vestibule, where it will prosent a very plovuresque appearance. It is complicated in form, nad the raptorial of which it is com- posed is exceedingly rich. The envering is entirely of bright yellow silk, upon which has beau worked by hand all sorts of fantastical
figures, whilst it is complots with a striped border formed of large diagonal bands in blue, rose, mauve, white, and black. The famous Diva-clawed Chinese dragan, which, according to the Far Eastern legend, swallows the sun. on the occasion of each eclipse, is also em- broidered in gold thread seven times apon the covering.
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THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
SHANGHAI, 10th November, 7.56.p.m. PRINCE CHUN AT SHANGHAI, Prince Chun with an escort of Royal Horse Artillery and a guard of honour of Baluchie attended a brilliant birthday re- coption at the British Con nfate on Saturday, The Prince sent personal telegram to King Edward. His Hiness proceeded to - Tientsin to-day por s.s. Anning.
LI HUNG-CHANG'S SUCCESSORS. - Tho appointments of Wong Woak ho to the Peace Commission and of Yush Shi-kai to the post of Viceroyhibli are in the nature of acting appments only, their present rauk being made unte
INTERPORT CRICKET. The Shanghai cricket team left by the .a. Coptic laat night.
LONDON, 8th November, 4.15 p.m.
RUSSIA AND MANCHURIA -- DUPLICATED NEWS
The Standard states that a secret despatch has passed through Shanghai from the | Chinese Minister at St. Petersburg warning
The Russian Government is stated to have de vided in favour of the largest dimensions in its the Empress Dowager that Russin fully future ships of the lino, and in pursuance of this intends to retain Manchuria or to imposs policy it is announced that a battleship of 16,000 terms which menace China's independence. tons will be laid down this year, bably the same as the Slave, which so months ago appeared in the list of projected ships, though
GENERAL NEWS. It was then understood that she was to be of the
LONDON, 8th November, 4.15 pm. Borodine type. No doubt the fast that England is about to construct three 16,500-ton battleships FRANCE AND TURKEY-SULTAN has influenced the Russian Admiralty in its 'decision. In the advance to large dimensions
A Turkish semi-official note signifies that England has all through led the way, as the 14,150-ton Royal Eoversigns were the first of the Sultan yields to France's demands. M. the modern generation of battleships. It is true, Delcassé has replied that he will withdraw however, that among the minor Powers, Italy, the Navy on the ratification of terms by as far back as 1885, laid down the Re Umberto, the Sultan. a type which in many respecte anticipates the Regal Burereigas, while the Umberto herself
was evolved from the 15,700-ton Italia, designed
in 1677, so that the monster battleship is not a novelty. Whatisas is its universal adoption
The issue of the Yunnan Railway Loan for 75,000,000 francs in obligations of 1.500 each for the building of the above railway was fixed for the end of October. These obligations are secared by the guarantee of £8,000,000 granted by the Government of Indo-China to the railway company, which is also guaranteed by the French Government. The loan consists of 18,000 obligations, 3 per cent, of £500, predno-
a homo paper) from the fact that orders have been given to fit, as au experiment, one of the cabins of the battleship Nile with this material, and for this purpose not only will all the cabin sittings be constructed of non-indammalle wood, but the cabin fornitare as well. It has beening an annual interest of £15, and redeemable at par by drawings in 75 years. The issuing alleged that the chemicals that are used with price is fixed at £.438.50, payable as follows: the process have a deleterious effect upon the 1.50 when subscribing; £100, on allotment, clothing end effects which are kept in cupboards.150 towards the end of November, and the or drawers constructed of the material, but balance on Jan. 15, 1902. The Banque de possibly this may be remedied by sorte improve-l'Indo-Chine, Banque de Paris and de Paye
Bas, Comptoir d'Escompta, Crédit Lyonnai Société Générala, Société de Crédit Industriel and Commercial, and Bonque Francaise pour le Commerce l'Industrie are authorised to receive subscriptions. The date of issue was originally fixed for 10th October, but some hitch arose which caused delay.
ments in its manufacture.
It is stated that orders have been given for the constraction of two additional marchant crnisers for the Russian Volunteer Fleet, and that those vessels will be built in England In addition to a fleet of twelve auxiliary cruisers, which belong to the Black Sea Steam Naviga. tion Company, the Russians possess in their Volunteer Fleet Association a squadron of 19 auxiliary cruisers. The whole of the vessels of the Volunteer Fleet and of the Black Bea Steam Navigation Company have been con- stricted in England, either on the Clyde or on the Tyne. The two vessels about to be built will it is understood, he of slightly larger dimensions and speed than the Moskva or Peliva.
The Hon. W. Chatham, who has been acting ex Director of Public Works since the depar- turs for home about a year ago of Mr. R. D. Ormsby, has been definitely appointed to the office. Mr. Chatham's fret position in the Public Works Department, which he jafued in 1890, was that of Executive Engineer, and ke
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THE WATER SUPPLY.
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LONDON, 7th November.
DEATH OF LI HUNG-CHANG Li Hong Chang is dead.
FRANCE AND TURKEY. The Vienus correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says that France has explained to the Fowers that she does act aim at any cou quest in her dispata with Turkey.
Luscon, 7th November,
NAVAL CHANGES-BERESFORD'S. SUCCESSOR. Rear Admiral Burges Watson, C.V.0. succeeds Bear-Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, CB, as second in command of the Mouter- ranean Squadron, Rear Admiral James Laeon Hammet replacing Bear Admiral Watson as Superintendent of II. M. Dockyard, Malta.
FRANCE AND TURKEY..
A French circular declares that the perman-
ent occupation of the island of Mitylene by
SOUTH AFRICA THE ATTACK ON France is not intended.
TENSON'S COLUMN. Lord Kitchener, telegraphing on the 5th. instant, reports that the Boer losses in their attack on Colvuel Benson's column ware 4k killed and 100 wounded. The enemy took nothing but the guns.
LONDOS, 8th November,
THE PRINCE OF WALES. II.B. H. the Duke of Cornwall sad York has been orested Prince of Wales and Eark of Chestar, w
POV FRANCE AND TURKEY.
Great Britain does not intend in anywise to Interfere in the Mitylene affair, hoy doos plus regard with disfavour the French action in connection with the Turkish difflculty.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS,”
BI-Tis strange with what little wisdom we are governed." One can imagine the ghost of Dr. Ayres smiling cynically over the efforta of the little tin goils" to take their salarien promptly and increase them whenever they came out It may dawn on thom perhaps with surprise that salaries out of public monies also carry responsibilities. ***
LONDON 8th November,
image either of the nature of the atoms or "of the ether in which they exist; but I "have tried to show that, in spite of the **tentative nature of some of our theories, in spite of many outstanding difficulties, the atomic theory unifies so many Facts, "simplifies so much that is complicated, that we have the right to insist-at all “events till an equally intelligible rival hypothesis is produced--that the main structure of our theory is true; that atoms "are not merely helps to puzzled mathema-
icians, but physical realities.” Neither Major MacManor's address on HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD C opening the Mathematical Section nor that of Professor COSSAR EWART to that of Zoology expresses any new facts or disclosed
In the Guzette appears the following revised any new modes of thought. They are uscasale of fees for interpreting in the Court- ful as a summary of what has been done, Magistrate's Court--For interpreting in au but none will revert to them in future years Eastern language for more than half an hour as marking a departure. Professor PERCY a day. 3; for half an hour or lese, $2; for in- FRANKLAND in his address to the Chemical terpreting in a nou-Eastern language, $5 and Section gives us many useful facts as to the respectively. Supreme Court For inter practical progress of education in the Proting in an Eastern language per day or part
of a day, $5; in a non-Eastern language, $10. scienrec in Great Britain and elsowhere. It. knowledge in general as the nineteenth. is especially interesting as not parading the The following is the constitation of the The very first day of that century was pessimistic views to which we have recently Wong-nei-chong Recreation Ground marked by a discovery of first-class import-been treated in rather full measure; mis. mitte as approved by His Excellency the ance, that of the planet Ceras-the very first takes have been made, and the chemical (Acting); Naval representativa, Commander H. brought to the discharge of his duties a train-catting down the water supply from twenty fons Governor: -- Chairman, Hon, W. Chatham
We have a notice from the Water Authority of that group of minor planets which have education of our colleges has not always, Orpen, B.N.; Military representative, Captaining as thorough as it was practical. Educated hours a day to two below Caine Road lerel, where so assisted in our knowledge of the solar nor often, ion of a useful and practical H. Rotheram, L.W.F.; Foto Club representa at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, he was the bulk of the population is: The man in the system, not to speak of the insight thereby nature. It has in fact been too academie, tiro, Lt.-Colonel F. Koo, D.AA.G., Football also an undergraduate of the University of stroot would suppose that a man in the position afforded into many of the more abstruse and we have certainly suffered. Through Club representative, F. Brown; Golf Club the Scottish capital, which he left to adopt and with the pay of a Water Authority would points conuscted with astronomy in general. out the whole period there has beer a fair representative, Hon. J. Thurburn; Cricket the engineering profession. Mr. Chatham was
use his time to some better advantage than to: The British Association seems to have fallen supply of men who kept the science well up Club representative, E. A. Ram; Victoria Re-articled to Mossra. Thomas Maik and Son, civil suddenly find out that the Colony was in in with one of these barron patches marked to the water level, and it has been a whole-creation Club representative, W. Armstrong
dangerous proximity to a water famine. With on the celestial atlas, where the most power-some sign, that to a much greater extent Hockey Club representative, H. Puckney;
our wonderful systera of drainage it requiron Jockey Club representative, T. F. Hough. ful means of observation at our disposal than clsewhere the most useful work has
no expert to foreshadow the probable effects of port Cricket Week, the first match being Hong fail to elicit a single ray of light. Yet from been done by amateurs rather thin, by
long lines of sewers turned into the same song the Straits The Singapara team The Gazette contains a report by. Dr. J. C.
lengths of cesspools. Cannot they learn that pat in sepse hard praction on the ground on these apparently unpromising regions professional, chemists. What the time wore Thomson on the result of his examination of
There will be a pretty eclipse of the sun, to put a service of water into a Chinese house Saturday. The Hongkong CC have made lesson, and it seema-likely that in more than original rosearch, as yet but to a small teriber, 1901. In all, 32,266 insects were
evitable condition of "weather permitting," this of our people in India is ignored by the wise their visitors, and the week will undoubtedly one respect the Glasgow Mesting of the extent wilised. Of course the encourage. examined The result of Dr. Thomson's obser-
afternoon, from 3 o'clock until sunset. It will acros in dealing with Asiaties, so we have, be a red letter one in the social as well as in the Association, barren as it has seemed, may ment of original research needs a-sufficient rations is he says, a remarkable testimony to
the mosquito-malaria theory. He be only a partial eclipse, but rather larga, nearly instead of a careful lookont as to water supply, sporting life of the Colony Messrs. Matar mark the beginning of a new scientific supply of students ambitious enough to ur
efforts already being made by eight-tenths of the ama's diameter being oba sudden, order that will turn Hongkong late and Farmer, of the new Tistoris Hotel have epoch. Such at least was the suggestion of devote themselves to it, and the two things Governt, and by owners of private property cured. The phases at Mueno, and with slight a city of cesspools. Why in the name of the show commendable enterprise in erecting Professor A. W RUCKED in his opening are correlative. Endowments will never as well, to eradicate these pests be radoubled dar modifications at Hongkong, will be as follows: wonderful is not the supply cat down during grand stand in Queen's Road for the opz Presidential Address on the intimate con- wake an original explorer; the beat of mining the coming winter months, and recommends Beginning of celipe, first contact, 3.02; middle the night time all the year reaad, and, more venience of spectators. Tickets for the stand stitution of matter. Scientific men have that determines it is altogether independent keroseng as being at once the cheapest, stfost, of eclipse, greatest phase, 4.28; 'sun sets partial important than all, now that the Chinese are for the whole week may be had from the been accustomed for nearly a hundred years of juego monetary considerations; and there and most efficient larvicida. Dr. Thomseny eclipsed, 5.13 (mean time). At Mabile, or allowed to have taps of all patterns and sorte, Robinson Piquo. Co. at $2 e to look upon matter as a congeries of atoms, is always the danger of the most elaborate farther urges upon householders in malarious at least a trifle to the north of the city, the that the house service is not under constant day at 50 cents. A tiffin-room and har hove
annular phase will be visible. The Canton surpervision P DALTON'S atomic theory which bas done system reverting to the mere routine of the parts of the city the desirability of making an wol inestimable good to the science of academy. Geography and Anthrology effort to destroy as many as possible of the almanacs, some of them at least, notice the The lack of water to drink to cook with, and hibernating adult insects during the winter eclipse, and give the magnitude closely enough, to wash with is no sentimental grievance, and physics, and more especially to the scientific occupied at the meeting such. a merely montha, by occasionally fumigating with sulphur but they are out in the time of the phases. One surely, Sir, it must be the businem of the people consideration of heat, chemical affinity, and academic position; the addresses were such all torrents quarters, Easements, berrooms, of them gives the time as beginning, 328 who draw the salaries for looking for the energy, was, as the President remarked, might have been rittered in the lecture subles, do, where in ordinary citoninstances middle 5.09; simset 5.30. It would be interest of the people who must have water and who rst given to the world in the year 1807 room of an old-fashioned university fifty years the insects might remain undisturbed in darking to know from what source their data are pay for it, to see that they get it Yours at through a Glasgow professor-Thomas ago; they marked as new development in wornsms for lang perjoda.
ungingers, Edinbugh, aud filed important offices both in Scotland and England before coming out to Hongkong. We extend our congratulations to him on his appointment.
SIR W. HARCOURT AND THE WAR The Right Hon. Sir William Harcourt, in
peber and conduct of the war in South Africa, letter to the Times, indiets the Government's
and declares that banishment, with the confis cation of Boer property, is unconstitutional and
misclilerons
THE INTERPORT CRICKET
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