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Torpedo practice has been completed, and the rget has now been brought in.
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The new American Bettlement at Tientsin, it is stated, will be somewhere above the Japa- nese Settlement, between the latter and the | Iron Bridge.
The temporary recognition of Mr. Masaichi Noms as Consul for Japan in this port is noti fled in the Gonette,
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersolo Hospitals bags to acknowledge
A. S. WATSON & CO. when they were out of office, the country with thanks the following denation to the funde
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and old Whigs found themselves cheek by jowl with new Tories; or when ne the nine teenth century progressed Whigs and Tories became things of the past, and the two factions resolved themselves into Libergis | and Conservatives, respectively. In one thing Whigs, Tories, Conservatives and Liberals were in thorough agreement;
was going to the dogs, and everything the government did or tried to do, only aggrava- ted the danger: when they vaulted into office they went and did exactly as their pratecessors and the country survived: Individual men indeed from time to time arose who seemed to change the current of affairs. A PITT carried the nation success- fully through the desperate struggle with NAPOLEON. A PEEL stemmed the tide of financial ruin, almost equally dangerous; GLADSTONE let in the great democracy. Yet even these men were rather the creatures than the creators of the circumstances of their times. They were standing by the helm, and CONFECTIONERY were strong enough to hold the tiller when weaker men were carried off their feet. A similar position seems to have lately come
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THE ARRIVAL OF OUR NEW
SEASON'S
of the Hospitals:-Dr. G. Bateson Wright, 20.
The Chinese military students, ajusteen in number, apecially sent by the Viceroy of Stechuen, have arrived in Japan, socompanied by Captain Idogawa of the Japanese army,
Col. Benson's command after the latter's drath Major Wooll Sampson, who took skarge of
It is reported from Hankow that the Japanes in the rear-guard action near Bethel, is known |-have-lately purobased very much-land-outside-Johannesburg reformer, and was one of witha view to establishing a Japanese settlement Horse in Natal shortly after the outbreak of Changsha, the capital of Human, apparently the first to form the regiment of Imperial there as soon as opportunity presents itself.
The New Assistant Commercial Commis sioner, who is to assist H.E. Sheng in the com- ing negotiations at Shanghal about the new Tarifi, H.E. Huang Chion-yuan, former Cus toms Tactal of Tientsin, was expected to arrive in Shanghai from Tientats about the latter part of last week,
the war.
The Japan Mail says --Conat Okuma thinks that whatever Power possessor Manchuris will be mistress of the fate of the Far East. There fors Japan cannot possibly consent to see Russia in possession. The present Cabinet will not be found weak-kneed in the matter.
According to a note in the Echo de China. much anerhity the statue of the Prince intended the tailor of Prince Bismarck criticises with
to be erected in front of the Reichstag in Ber- liu. This sculptor Beyas has given the Prince' trensers, whereas be always, as everybody
Mesers. Jardine, Matheson & Co., the agate of the Indo-China S. N. Co., informed us on Saturday that they were in receipt of a tele gram from London that the Board of Directors Comprising
of the Company have declared an interim on the stage, Only a twelvemonth ago no dividend of 8a. per share, free of income-tax, for knows, wore them tight. SELECTIONS OF THE PUREST AND statesman was so popular as Lord SALIS-the current year.
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The N.-C. Daily News of the 12th inst.
Forest fires have been raging in the nigh- bourhood of Vladivostock extending from
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THE AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRATION
RESTRICTIONS. The Alien Bill has passed the second reading without a division taking place.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 14th November.
QUEEN WILHELMINA PRE-
MATURELY CONFINED. An eminent obstetrician has been summoned to attend Queen. Wilhelmins of the Netherlands The Germen papers announce that the Queen was prematurely confined on the 10th instant.
MR. BRODRICK ON THE WAR. Mr. Bredrick, speaking at the City Carlton
score of the fire it was seen that two godownB
swote in Lamas Thick wanke was rising into the air, and this, with the land, platahlike report of burning material, at once impressed the firemen with the conviction of what was really the cas that the Brigade lind to battle with one of the most serious confberratious yet known in the Colony, The men were under the command of Hr. F. J. Badeley, Acting Captain Supertales- dent of Police, who was andated by Mr. Mackle, Acting Deputy Captain Superinten dent, and Mr. J. W. Kinghorn, of Messes, Kinghorn and Macdonald, a gentleman holding the position of Superintending Englaser of the Fire Brigade. Steam had already been got up
the engines on the way down from the Fire Station, and thus it was that stresma of water was able in be directed at once on the burning godowns. A dostlug angine had also steamed down at full speed, and those on board co- the Prays that in half-an-hour all danger of the operated so effectively with their comrade on
office when his predecessors, mistaking their { sayı:~~The continual booming of bombs made Nadojdinska station to Khiakoro short Club, said the war in South Africs had been outbreak spreading to the adjoining godo voration, had been advocating strange me. It impossible not to notice the eclipse of the sun distance from Vladivostock on the Usury protracted by undue leniency shown to the how imminent that danger was only those on the
yesterday afternoon. In the cloudless sky it was Railway), and at the end of last month wors
rebels, and pro-Boer sympathy in England. `·
Fresh troops were being sent out to South becure a matter of fighting the fire
epot realised was safely overense. Then it
Empire to the condition of a Greek city. very plainly seen, nearly a third of the sun's spreading for several miles in width, destroying Africa to replace the tired ones now Bigʻ - ground, aud a deinge of water was 1 Greece had been great in the individual disc being obscured at sunset, the lower left.numerous stacks of hay, thick forests, and every-and in addition to these, 2,000 mounted troops the famos. Gradually they were checked, but not
THE SIMPLEST QUALITY TO THAT sure tonding eventually to reduce the
OF THE FINEST AND MOST
RECHERCHE CHARACTER,
IMPORTED FROM THE LEADING
LONDON AND PARISIAN
MANUFACTURERS.
CHRISTMAS AND
character of her statesmen, but one and all had failed to grasp the conditions of empire, and Greece had fallen when brought in contact with the imperial spicit. Men recognised that spirit in him, and it was his glory to have presided at the rejuvenes cence of the Empire. But the spirit once revived saw other fields to conquer, and to his guidance fell the task of reuniting the› colonies to the home land. This year saw the capstone of the edifice placed in position.
hand portion of the sun's face being darkened.
Mosara. Erich Georg & Co. say in their weekly share list, dated Hongkong, 16th Novem- box Notwithstanding the restricting influence exercised by the Crisket holidays, a very fair amount of business has been in progress this week, and rates have been well maintained throughout, in some cases showing an improve ment. The Rates of Exchange on Shanghai | are unchanged.
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thing else in their path. No one thinks of taking the trouble to extinguish or obieck the fire, writes a correspondent, and io is painful to see how public property perishes without seeming to concern anybody.
Hitherto à limit has been imposed on emigra tion to Hawaii, says the Japan Mail. A notification of the Home Department forbade that more than 60 persons-irrespective of wiyes and children-should embark on any one The Breitechnok-Marquardt Concert Com-mail steamer. This limit has now been raised to 100. In the case of smigrants to Vancouver But the work was not to be accomplished pany, which is making a tour of the world, will also the total vete, issued in August of last arrive in this Colony from Amoy probably year, has been changed to read that anyone NEW YEAR CARDS without bloodshed, and the disorganising about the 25th inst., and will give an enter
possessing a certificate from the Japanese tainment sa soon after that date sa possible. bid fair to mar the great work. Under Both Herr Marquardt and Madame Marquardt, Consul in Vancouver may proceed to Canade, Lord SALISBURY the great colonies rose up the former a violinist and the latter a harpist, taking, with him, of course, his wife and to a man to help the Old Country in the have toured Europe and the United States work of completing the task. Lord SALIS-repeatedly; in 1895 they visited Australia and
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started from the United States on their present tour, which includes Hawaii, Japan, China, Philippine Lelands, Straits Settlmouts, British India, Egypt, and England. By April, 1902, Germany. Presa notices regarding this musical Herr and Madame Marquardt hope to be in couple speak very highly of their talent.
The ceremony attending the marringe of Mr. N. Post, Viga-Copsol for Austria-Hungary, with Miss Erni Staviauícek, at the Roma Catholic Cathedral, Glenealy, on Saturday afternoon, was a very pretty and interesting one. The pilars of the Cathedral were draped
S. WATSON & CO. BURY was manfully supported by the home New Zealand. On-22nd June of this year they
constituencies apparently too well for the well being of his cabinet, the old Liberals as a protest against whom he had been called to power mistook growing dissatis. faction and attributed it to a reaction 136 against the national aspiration to Empire, and attacked him in his strong point, only to be ignominiously defeated. They how- "nications respecting Advertisements, Sub-ever proved that the nation was even more
ating, Binding.fc., should be addremed
ely, and special business matters imperialist than its supposed leader. The natural Liberal leaders came forward sup. 2 Bubscriptions which are not-
Fiest will be continued antit porting indoed the Minister's policy but
DAILY PREUS shouts questioning his energy. For the moment, with coloured. cloth, and around the altar flags
by one of those peculiar revolutions that have at times marked Great Britain the voice of party has ceased almost to be heard. Whether SALISBURY, CHAMBERLAIN, and LANDSDOWNE merefitly represent the people at, Mingbong Fornce, than such a trio as ROSEBERY, GREY, and
Asquith has copie to be a practical ques tion; but the question has lost the virulence with which but a few months ago it was surrounded. Lord SALISBURY indeed stands in more danger from the triumph of Wis principles than ever be did from their defeat. Such is the present position; the nation feels itself safe with either, and the So OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD CI, OFFICE. 181. FLENT STREET, B.C. triumph of the lender seems quite com-
HONGKONG, 18th November, 1901.
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Faai, by the Rov. H. C. Hodges, JOHANN WALLIK, to GRACE, of the late D. C. JANSEN.
Daily Press.
KE English people have not the character of fickleness. On the contrary, one of the reasons for the professed dislike to England on the Continent is her supposed inflexible policy. England's policy bas in fact grown into a settled trulition in Europe adenoting something that never varies, and owns not even the suspicion of turning. Other nations vary in their ways according to the moods of
patible with the fall of the party. In any case Lord Malisbury has proved a worthy successor to his great ancestor, whom in his weaknesses, as in his strength, he so much resembles.
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The appointment of Mr. W. Chatham as Director of Public Works has been approved.
It is notified in the Gazette that H.M. the King has approved of the appointment of the Hon. J. Thorburn at an Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council.
lind is ever present as a nation of settled Taku yesterday. convictions, to which every Government in turn must bow. At home this stability of purpose never seems an element in affairs: on the contrary, no nation seems to change its moods so rapidly, and in none is high ofEce held on so uncertain a tenure. Nine toen times during the reign of Her late Majesty did England change her govern ment, and the changes were not. merely superficial, but went down to fundamental principles of policy. In the eighteenth cen- tury two bitterly opposed factions calling themselves Whigs and Tories alternately
The date of the second performance of the A.D.C. entertainment at the Theatre Royal has been changed from Thursday to to-morrow night owing to the departure on Wednesday of
were hang. Mise Stavianicek lookol very sweat in her bridal robes, and her train was carried by two pretty little girls. Madame Freed, who is giving a concert in St. George's Hall this evening, was present, and after the ceremony sang, with exquisite feeling, Gounod's “Are Maria," this, too, despite the unfortunate fact
that the organ is none of the best. Professor Galazzi played the accompaniment. A recep. tion was afterwards beld by Mr. and Mrs. Harling at their residence, 2. Victoria Todgo.j
Under the heading of "a strange story" the NC: Daily News publishes the following is privately learnt, on excellent authority, that telegram, dated Peking, 12th November-It the real reason for Frings Ching's being ordered to proceed to Kaifêngfu “night and day" from Peking was that Yang I accused him to the Empress Dowager of conspiring against their Majesties with the aid of certain Foreign Powers. Yung La told the Empress Dowager, if he disbelieved his report, to summon Prince Ching to an audience at Kaifengfu, when the Prince would certainly refuse to obey the summons. Prince Ching, haring ascertained ed to turn back although he received ca rout the reason of his summons to Kaifengfu, decliz, Afteen telegramsurging him to return to Peking at once, the fatal illness of H.E. Li Hung-chang Bursting into tears, the Prince said: "I am)
Majestica doubt my loyalty. If I return to Peking my, death is certain." He therefore made all haste to meet the Court.
children.
Messrs. J. Marot & Co. write to a Colombo
and two battalions of infantry would be sent from home, and four battalions of infantry and two cavalry regimente from. Indis
BRITISH CONVOY CAPTURED. The Boers under Commandant Marits attacked a British convey at Borendam, Cape Colony, which they captured after a stout resistance. There were fourteen casusalties.
LONDON, 14th November,
QUEEN WILHELMINA. The premature confinement of Queen Wilhelmina is confirmed,
ared apon
before the roofs of both godowns had ersa carrying with them the grester part ing sad leaving only the bare walls standing. As the morning wore on the fire was effectually mastered, but the great clouds of smoke and steam showed how serious it lind boun, and how great, the damage it must have wrought. The
Bremen who had been on daly from the com- mencement of the outbreak were then relieved by feeen relays, and the work of playing water on the ruins was continued throughout the entire day and Into the night.
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ARMY NEWS. Army orders notify the embodiment of the twem twelve Militia battalions of the Liverpool and Ware valued at wickshire regiments.
godown, No. 642
GIGANTIC RAILWAY TRUST.
LONDON, 15th November.
paper that the French steam navigation vom-porated to control the bulk of the Trane A gigantio American trust has been incor. pany "Chargeurs Réunte" have commenced American railways, involving a mileage of ranning a new line of their steamers between 47,000, and a capital of £90,000,000 sterling. Daakerque, Havre, Bordeaux, Marseilles, Port Said, Colombo, Singapore. Saigon, Haiphong, direct without transhipment. This service commenced leaving Dunkerque on the 25th of September (monthly). The first stemmer Amiral Dupierre is dna in Colombo sbout the and of this month and on return these steamers will call at the sano ports as outward-bound. The steamers will take any nature of cargo, and deck passengers at the cheapest rates. Through bills of lading will be granted for all Antilla Ports, South American Ports; Western Coast of Africa, Cape Town, Natal, and Mada- gascar:
The Rangoon Garette, summarising the report on the administration of the Indian Telegraph Department for 1900-01, saya:-Quite apart from disturbances, the Bhamo telegraph ronte to China has proved a great disappointment. The route would have been a popalar one between India and the Far East, but no business man dreams of using it on account of ite uncertainty and other failings The same is the case, though to a much smaller extent, with the Manlmain Bangkok line via Kanburi, about, thirty-one days against twenty-one days" During the year this routs was interrupted for
in the previous year. The number of interrup- tious Leyond the Indian limita was fifty-six, lasting twenty-seven days. Accidents will happen, of course, especially in tropical jungles, but it is clear the Siamese anthorities, though better than the Yuanan oficials in this respect, are still very slack in their care of the wires. There are now 181,179 miles of wire under the Department. The surplus revenue during the past year represents a return on the capital outlay of 6.22 per cent. • ̧
one of the ladies taking part in Trying It On money and were to pay the balance, $50,000, on presence of nearly all the troops in the garrison,
other
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floor of this godo
with miscellanous marchandise mighty-ning cases of matekos
of cotton, hides, sugar, medicine total value of about $80,000. The
SOUTH AFRICA-ATTACK ON COL. had nearly ten thousand, hars
BYNG'S REARGUARD.
the upper floor, and valted The rearguard of Colonel Byng's oclama was: The first godown attacked by 400 Bours believed to be under De there is a clear lozs Wet's combatd. The enemy was repulsed, Hing firm, of at least leaving eight dead on the field. The British enstained by the Jee bad eleven cualties...
mimply, covered by the amounts to $115,00. That for the Hee Yik LONDON, 15th November. firma property is $5,000 above the estimat
loas, the insurance ampanting to $35,000, It Si not expected that much, if indeed look contained in the godowns That part of it which eaped the
THE AUSTRALIAN TARIFF, The composite duty on tea imported into | Australia has been abolished in favour of a fired duty of 39, on tes in bulk, and A. en parked team.
BOERS RAIDING IN CAPE COLONY,
Further Boor raids have taken place in the South-west and North-east of Cape Colony There is a growing feeling of resentment against the Afrikander Bond.
THE NEW GERMAN TARIFE The Berlin Federal Council (Bundesrata) hsa passed the new tariff, almost without amendment.
THE LATE PRESIDENT
MCKINLEYGEN
with water, to, such an extent na to very doubtfuhether it can ever be dass merchantable cammodityThe total loss in buildings and stock is at present pinced at between two and three hundred thousand dollar
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,-No 681-0)DESE at Washington on the death of President The following telegrama to H.M.'s Ambassador MeKinley, and reply from HM. Charge d'Afaires, are published in the Garetle TELEGRAM FROM GOVERNOR TO BEITINK AMBASSADOR, WASHINGTON - DATED 19TH SEPTEMBEa, 1901,
EXSOLUTION.
The Members of the Legislative Counciam
British Embassy, Newport, E, I, October 2, Sir--I have the honour to inforza
baen empowered to act as Consuls for France Messrs. G. E. Liebert und A. R. Elias have
a Peru respectively In Hongkong.
from Tientsin on the 2nd inst, says: We are- The N.-C. Daily Nezas correspondent, writing HM. surveying ship Waterwitch returned
this morning informed by wire that the offices behalf of the people of this Colony desire their rulers or the doctrines of the prevailing † from her craise on Saturday morning, and the demanding his immediate presence at Peking, and the mess-quarters of the Marine Transport express their horror st the atrocious crime dynasty, Yet to the eyes of Europe Eng-Italian transport- Marco Minghetti arrived from indeed forsaken by Heaven, since their ku. It broke out in the office, and at the great President, and to convey through 10!!
have been destroyed by firout Sinho, near Tang- which has deprived the American nation
key with him, so that the opportunity of quench-American nation and of their condolences with moment the watchman was absent and had the Majesty's Ambassador at Washington ho
pression of their deep sympathy with the ing it while still small was lost. Finally it Mrs. MeKinley in her bereavement. Our Masso correspondent writes to us saying spread to the moss-room and the officers' quar that the amount to be paid for the purchase of ters and destroyed everything. Much of the the Boa Vista Hotel is $70,000, not 880,000, as personal kit was lost: the promises themselves BRITISH CHARGE D'AFFAIRES TO GOTE previously stated. The purchasers are the were of no great valne.A fire broke out in Santa Casa da Misericordia, who on the 14th the premises of Messrs. Droste and Batonief instant handed over $20,000 of the bargain at 11 p.m. yesterday, and notwithstanding the
who worked with a right goodwill, every build. ing in the large compound, except one minor place, was completely gutted. The Royal at Macao as to the amount of fees payable to Welsh barracks were in one part of the cam. the Government. A satisfactory understanding, pound, and it is truly lamentable to relate that however, was anticipated. Our correspondent two of the men in the deep sleep of fatigas wars The death accured on the 20th ult. of one of continues:-"The acquisition of this fine build. overpowered with the smoke, suffocated, and Bangkok's oldest residents in the person of ing on one of the healthiest sites in Mando afterwards mened to mere dust. Their funeral Capt. 8. J. B. Anes, who succumbed to mast be regarded as another feather in the caps has taken place this afternoon, The fire that this brotherly notion da dysentery. Capt. Ames was close on 70 years of the present Directorate of the Santa Casa un originated in some cargo in the open, but how f age. In 1864, in the last Blamere King's Misericordia, for it is their intention to convert is not known at this moment. One again reign, Le was engaged in Singapore to argainse it into an hospital. The miss and unrivaled Tientsin has to bewail the absence of powerful the Bangkok Police. He went to Bangkok en position of the building are certainly in advanco means of coping with a fire of magnitude. I a three youre agrooment, and he retained his of actual local requirements for an hospital understand that Mr. and Mr. Droste ware only position for twenty-six years, resigning in 1590 wholly maintained in the cause of philathrophy aroused from sleep long after the fates had got a grip; and wore, actually in some personal parental care for the indigent alokeof this Colony danger. Their fine new premises had several and the prosperous resourcefulness of the in- narrow escupen from incendiary shells surina stitution's firades **
undertook to conduct the affairs of the antion. They differed not merely in abstract opinions on the relations of the classes, but they varied even more as to the foreign relations of the country. If Whigs desired a close friendship with France, Tories lost no opportunity of exhibiting their hatred and contempt of that nation. If Tories stood aghest at the revolutionary principles
This only allows one day's booking, but no doubt
the 15th The assignment was not completed the presence of our Ehanghai and Straits owing to a technical difference between the visitors here will partly compensate for the loss vendor's solicitor and the Land Hogistry offoe short notice given. of audience which is sure to be incurred by the
of the continental states, Whigs found in It was a more dificult position than it is to day, Its purchase, therefore, bespeaks, much for the
ahoze very principles a solution of all their but Capt. Ames managed to do some useful woes, Nor were affairs changed when with work, and he received decorations from the King
new century parties gradually changed, i el Siam.
Excellency that in accordance with this requi contained in Your Exilancy's telegram September 18 I immediately conveyed to United States Government the expression horror felt by the people of Hongkong on occation of President McKinley & deti, the resolution of syapathy passed by thi
tive Connell of Hongkong I have now the honour to inform -
Excellency that I have received a note: the Acting Secretary of State of the Un Staben deringe to manure Cont
Kinley and by the Government and Council In gratefully, appréciatod.
the United Bisten, da
I have the bonciar to be,
Tour Excellency's most obedient,?
humble servant
His Excellency
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CONCERT.