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matters, because, though it does not directly touch them at present, yet it undoubtedly will da on n d affee, vory slously the trade of this Colony. Tom this almost everyone ays when weirin infolton after the pinguo has bogun is What is of waiting until the thing bus by e Why did you not de this before il barn? Why doepen not bendy for it?"
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDA› NOVEMBER 2187, 1907
Mueno, 18th November. THE EXTERSTON OF MAA130,
question of Macso's value to its possessors, and hit the father, who ultimately died from Could the stolid indifference of the Portuguese his wounds, but his death formed no part of that day's investigation. The second son Chan Ministry be made bat to bead to the pre Pa king had a died in hospital; his douth of loval public opinion and the oft reilomter
was not, thugh, the revs of his wounds, but cowrsels of thoa kent able to advise, not except was caused by briter. The defenes whict, tha Brand had se np w pr citer by an alibi. ing-ita successive Governors, the trade of the
in ecmeclion with the milestien el the West River port, in its relation to the
prisoners, they had appareily boes frequently expecially, and following the abolition of all of Capen wut before it went well known 10 harlonx duos, aight reasonably have been in-1-1le, bout pale who toe witnesses for the The extinction of ninges was then bagan re-ul could it have offered deeper anchorage prosention.
The and continued until late in the aftertou hearing of evidenco will be respath-telug
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the lis must be saphatically given to any giatus ment that Mamo is in the market." has boon shown, whatever it might have been in the past, it is no white elephant at the pre- seat fitae. And there is every in, Fration Ulent,
honso property as a safo guide-rise renght about by capital attracted hither from without
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, 20th November.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
NEWB VIA AUSTRALIA. THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA
London, 27th Oc ́ob's.
THE COLONIES AND THE WAX In his spouch at Edinburgh on the 25, Mr. Chamberlein ref rod to the impossibility of Great Britain oven contemplating the Boer terms of peace. As Secretary of State for the Colonies be declined to make the colonies ashamed of their splendid co-operation in South Africa- co-operation which was more valuable in its potential consequences upon the future of the Empire than an alliance with even tho greatest Continental nation
"MUTINEERS."
THE VICTORIAN ")
mutter for regret that the writer of the We wish to take these measures in order paragraph in the Universal Gazette, rehoduce to maly Thrt, and the inconvenienee 16! people generally, I am sure, your issue of the Ist instant, before pulenvous -a-fractional fin of what theying to belittle the Portugiese nation, when Wilther is red do it wasters go ou commenting upon the news of the reportelanul a halter » posiway." astal pistill sure not optolnegotiations for the extension of Maco's I therefore fally endorse the proposal to take bonndaries, did not make certain of his facts steps di mer, in conection with these measures before committing himself to publie print. His and present sites generat disinfection.
As you will see from the statement, which is a very mischievous one, has correspond vee I had, he Biedical Officer therefore evoked the righteous indignation of of lilith on the subject, I do not oppass the bye-law in principi, bas I oortuinty suggest an, Portuguese contemporary, Porgir, taking the appreciable rix in the value of which publishes a travesty of the animadver- that it star curis ont in such a way as not to use the Chinese annoyance. Mr. Fungsions on the Portuguese untion in its leader of
That the glamour of the there may be a return of its ancieaf prosperity Wahan how got us dotsila drawn up, and the 9th instunt.
I will for that matter to bim
ancient glary of Fortugal yet surrounds its Fur that should still be further promote conlik (he ME. ITS WA-CHUN-I have a few rugges. fistes. The Chinese in engkong do not see the Eastern possession is a fact andoubted ulike by harbour improvement schone be reulisel at an rit of eleasing and disinfecting or fumi impartial writers and its mest morbid detractors suriy date and the abolition of all manner of gating, and I think is is our duty to show As the first European kingdom to have acquired etnoxious farms so inimical to the rudimentary then what great use this fau gation will colony in the Orient by the skill and inter-principles of Free Trade be brought about. and also that the work is carried out in s way to suit them. There are certain objections pidity of her world-famous buvigators, Portugal from the Chinese, and I am of opinion, that can still hold up Macao before the provant-day these lijestimus eould be met. First of all Powers and point with pride to her most feats should be put up immediately in front of cherished possesion which she has tenaciously houses that are to be cleansed and disinfected. hekl through all the vicissitudes of her varied Ladies Chinese indios, small-footed. Indies- and children should not be expected to be fortunes. The alleged desire to alionate Macao turned out of their houses and marched from is, as argued by 0 Portir, inconsistent with á Mtreet to street to the matshels proposed to be sought-for enlargement of its territory. Her BEFORE HIS KONOUBA. O, WISE (ACTING the reverse at Wilmansrust, the consensus of emoted by the Medical Offices of Health at the desire for a re-adjustment of its boundaries is oud of certain streets or in the compound the Police Station at Wanchai. That removes no idle ambition for territorial aggrandise. the first objection of the Chinoso. To march ment. There are good reasons why a proper Chinese ladies to the bath-hose used by cookies delimitation of its frontiers is of importance to is anresectable, and I, as the representative on the Colony, and not the least ang thonet this Bourd of the Chiness, saunot support auf. ching which I think is a hardship to the reasons, so far as the writer can jee, is the Chinuse. I would also suggest that three days improvement and better control of the fiscal notice be given to the inmates of the honses and economic conditions of the port. For, us that are to be cleansed and disinfected. Poopla
has been previously stated in your columns, ons going out of the Colony, if they happen to fire
can hardly conceive that for purposes of strategy. in the prescribed districts, should be allowed to
in present-day political questions Macno will take their things away-that is, if they mean to love the Colony, and not simply to go from play say important part for its posseFBOLS. one district to another. Bick people's bouses
Without any sea-borne trade of her own, Macao should be allowed to stand over, and the houra
need not be called upon to fultil the purpose of for cleansing and fumigating should be from
a aval base for Portugal Indeed, such n ten till four. The Medical Officer of Health suggests from une till twelve, and from two necessity does not exist for her. However till five. I know, being Chinese, what hours
valuable as a half-way houso it might be wors wil sait the Chinese bost, and from ton tiil four will be the bast hours. On rainy days it in the possession of a Powar the bulk of whose tradal interest centres in South China, no work should be carried out by the officers of
it cannot be said to bo so for Portugal the Board, What I ask for the Chinese is a vory small thing. The Board can meet them, and I hope it will meet them.
of
Mr. BEEWIN-I think we are unanimously agrood that this cleansing and disinfection must be carried out on something like the lines proposed. The only question now before us is to consider the details of the scheme. The Chinese have asked here some questions and have rised certain objections. The questions should be answered by the Board, and not simply by the should be considered in detail by the Board and we should do ar boat to meet the wishes of the Chinese without interfering with the effective ness of our work. All questions of detail can be best considered in committee, and I recom mend that we should take the questions raised
As has been pointed out elsewhere, the cession of the district round about Macao should form a contributory factor iqwards the promotion of peace between the Western Powers, and likewise remove from the shoulders of the Viceroyalty
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
CHIEF JUSTICE).
THE CAPSTIMUN MURDERS. Kwok Tak Kung, Kwok Tent l'e, and Chan Yat were charged with having ou 131 August Capsutman, in the waters of the Colony, They pleaded not guilty. murdered one Chen Shap Ng.
With reference to the expressions used by Brigadier General Beatson when referring to the mey of the Fifth Victorian Contingent alter opinion in England is that the Brigadier forgoi himself grievously. It is also held that the offending Victorian volunteers did not deserve either the death sentence or the commited penalty, and that detention would have been sufficient.
LORD MILNER IN NATAL.
The South African High Commissioner, visit to Natal, has had Lord Miler, now on an enthusiastip reception in the capital city of Maritzburg. Heferring to the course of evente in the disturbed parts of the country. Lord Milner scunselled patience, pointing out that it was important to feel an assuranco that every step taken was a move in the right dires
The Acting Attorney-General (Hon. H. E. Pollock, KC, instructed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, prosecuted and. Messrs. M. W. Slade and E. Sharpe, barristers- at-law, instructed by Mr. 0. D. Thomson colicitor, appeared for the accused,
The following jury was empanelled -H. d. Burke, H. W. Fortesquieu, N. H. Davidson, Pion Hardiman, H. M. Michael C. O. G. Bernina, F. E. C. Georgi
The Acting Attorney-General in opening the rase said that the first witness whom he should call was Chung Chan Luk, a man who had taken some part in the affair and had turned King's evidence. That witness would tell the jury that he was a shrimper living at Capsui- mun and that on the 11th of August about 9 o'clock in the morning the first prisoner Kwok Tak Kang invited him to take part in an attack the first prisoner's house at Capsuimun. The upon a boat. That conversation took place in latter said, "Attack the boat, there are a few Fri. bundred or a thousand dollars on it."
of the Two Kwangs the incubus for the suponer also said to the witness, Can you pression of piracy which it has been found too get some men?" meaning apparently men to help in the meditated attack, Witness replied, great a task to carry out effectually. WithNo." It appeared that while but conversation
"FIRE INSURANCE."
London, 26th October. Mr. Pierpont Morgan, the Amirione mil lionaire bunker, hats given £300 orrds, the erst of lighting St. Paul's Cathedral by alectricity.
THE CASE OF GENERAL BELL
Londen, 971 Oetober.
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declares that, of the Filipinos, only the ofisialy are apparently loyal.
PECULATION IN RUSSIA
LATEST STEAMER-MOVEMENTS. The C.P.R. steamor Empress of Japan arrived
London, 29th October. The trial is proceeding of Russian officials at Vieni Novgorod, in south-central Russia, on charge of omlazzling public moneys tabunting to G500COY The ovidence adduced at the trial shows that the officials received instalments for A Cabinet Minister in the person of Alr. ment Board, put the case for the Gavrimentapon the River Volga, which were supposed to. W. 11. Long. President of the Local Core construction of certain engineering works in connection with the dismissal of General Sir completed, but which investigation proves Redvira Baller at a meeting which was hebt were never even begun. yestoplay in Liverpool air. Lang declared 1-at-Lord Salisbury's Government could prove that General Buller was appointed to the mand of the First Army Corps at Aldarabot en grounds of both olicy and justice is dismissal was due to the sprean which het Y kehamn at 7 30 p.m., on the 19th inst, and delivered on the 10th just after luncheon with it again at fi am., on the 20th inst., for Kobe, whero, she is due to arrive at 6 am., on the 21st the Queen's Westminster Volunteers. utterances up that occasion were subversive inst. of discipline, and the metabe, s of the Tabinet were manisnogs in the support which they accorded in the Cotamander in-Chief, Fiski- | Marshal Lord Roberts, who, after giving every consideration to the circumstances, and the explanations affered, recommended that General Ballor be relieved of his command. Every consideration, even affection, had been shown, affording General Buler facilities to explain what had occurred. Concluding his statement, Mr. Long declared that "a un possessing traditional British qualities in a greater degres thau General Bailar probably never wore the King's uniform, but a greater mistake thun bis Do soklier land ever made,"
His
The II.A.3. steaner Sechie, frosn Hamburg. left Singapore for this port on the 16th just.. and may be expcated here on or about to-morrow. The silk or the N.P. steamer Victoria arrived in New York on the 17th inst.
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The pro-Boer party have raised the cry that the financiers support Lord Roberts for saring the Rand. and hate General Buller for abau- meeting of the citizens of Exeter, in Devonshire, doning the mines to their fate. At a public called by the Magar to express confidence in ST. EMILION... General Buller, Mr. Goorge Lambert, the MARGAUX Radical member for South Molton, was among ST. JULIEN
28th October, the speakers.
Many of General Buller's prominent porsonal friends deprecate the agitation which has arisen in ponnection with his case in different parts of the obuntry.
OKEMANY AND MANCHURIA.
Loudon, 28th October, The attitude of Germany with regard to the propese new Manchuria Convention is one of absolute neutrality.
"ALLIES" IN CHINA,
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London, 28th October. THE PRISONER SCHEEPERS, The Boer raider Commandant Schoepers, who Le Matia (Paris) has published copies of was last week sentenced to be banished from certain letters which passed between General South Africa for life, is a convalescent prisoner Veyron, lately commsuding the French forces at Beaufort West, baring recovered from the in Chius, and the Gorman leader, Marshal von relations. The danger apparently arose in London, 28th October. connection with Marstal ron Waldersus's efforts General attack of appendicitis from which he was suffer-Waldors, indicating the existence of dangerous ing when captured.
to obtain a controlling influence. Voyron cleverly evaded the utmost endeavours of the German leader.
DUTCH CONSUL IN DISGRACE.
Router's Agency reports that, at the instance of Great Britain, the Government of the Nethar- lands has given, the Dutch Consul-General at Pretoria (Herr F. J. D. Nieuwenkwiaj an inds. finite leave of absence from his post for assist. ing the Boer spy Broaksina, who was recently executed at Johannesburg,
THE REFUGE CAMES.
AUSTRALIA AND CANADA.
London, 28th October. The Ottawa correspondent of the Times reports that recent utterances of members of the Canadian Ministry imply that it would be Australia in connection with tariff questions- better for Canada is make certain overtures to
wealth be asked to ceneinde tariff arrangements
preferences. with Canada based on a system of mutual
Medical Officer of Health. I think saggestions the agricultural district of Heungaban or suck-took place the second prisoner Kwok Tsat Es others have appealed to the Government to They suggest that the Austra ian Common
portion of it as may be advisable to cede to Macao as its hinterland, there should be created
■ buffer territory whereon the covetous eye of aggressiva imperialistic ambition may not be
The Rt. Rev R. John Percival Bishop of Hereford, Canon Gore' of Westminster, and runieve all the concentration, or Boer refuge camp from their present locations in different parts of South Africa to healthy seaside places,
BECALCITRANTS AND THEIE BANK BALANCER.
The bank balances of a number of recalcit
by Mr. Lan Chu Pak in kis minata addressed | allowed to rest. It should serve China's ends kokisui by himself in a bout, returning about burghers who are still in the field have great French naval depot at Toulon. It is 1
DOW.
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The President-You move that the Board
resolve itself into a committed?.
Mr. BasWIN-YER,
was also present. About an hour afterwards Kwok Tak brought the third prisoner Chan Yat took place between these two. The first prisoner: tolke matshed, but no conversation of tay mument on the same day seamed to have gone to Tai- midnight on the morning of the 12th. About nooi of that day the three prisoners and Channg Taikokisni, arriving there between oke and two Chan Luk went in the first prisoner's bout to clock in the afternoon. There they anchored close to the boat which was sabrequently at- tacked. They spent the night there. On the following day, the boat which was attacked sailed away at 2 o'clock in the afternoon in the direction of Capsuing and shortly afterwards the prisoners got their boat under weigh and followed. There were altogether six men on the datter craft. The prisoners but did not follow the other right inta Capsuimun but anchored in an adjacent bay. The second prisoner went overland to see where the objective of their attack was anchored and coming back House. It should be mentioned that the pri reported her to be lying near the Custoins About 11 p.m. on 13th August the dormants of the pursuers' boat got into the dinghy and rowed road to the bay where the boat which they designed to attack was anchored. Actord-
to the of them were
been attached, in pursuance of the pronounce Feathing-apon all Borrs to disarm and surrender. mant made in Lord Kitchener's proclamation
THE CAPE COLONY CAMPAIGN.
The slow progress of the British campaign. in Cape Colony, conducted by Lieutenant-Go- cral Sir John Denton French spainst the Beer raiders and their rebel supporters, is attributable number about 2,500 members, constantly to the fact that the commandoes, which are said scatter when, hard-pressed, and re-unité else- where at a later date. The British operations against the rebois in the Cape now extend from Herschell, in the extreme forth-east, to Oaklep in the north-west (a distance of about 600 miles), from Ockiep south-east to Montagu (400) Transkei-practically the whole of Cape Colony, milos; and thence easterly (400 miles) to the
to create such a buffer region. By herself Por to Dr. Clark and deal with them in detail, and then, having considered them, go through the tagal of to-day cannot, admittedly, be imparti. report presented by the majority of the comally considered as a factor either among the mittee. I think that would be the most as military or, haval Powers of modern times uble way.
I bug therefore to more that report of the sub-committee be referred to a Navertheless, there can be reckoned as her committee of the whole card, and be considered backer-up her ancient ally, apon whose interest more than that of any other nation should devolve the grateful task of maintaining and supporting the diguity of the severeignty of the Portuguese colony so tragically established beyond historical doubt in 184
Regarding Macao'a extension from an ally's point of view, its enlargement must redound to On the Board resuming. Dr. CLass moved England's gain. With any other but a friendly that all that part of the City east of Garden Road and all that part of it west of Eastern Power for its next-door neighbour, actively Street bs declared districts within which house-Dressing its trailal interests under the opera-soners' boat had towed 'n dinghy all the way, except the coastal town. to-house is tation shall be conducted by the tion of a restrictive protective tariff. Hong officers of the Board, and such henses cleansed keng's trade would have to face a formidable disinfected; that the officers appointed to competitor in times of peace, while in the Do the work be Inspectors Reidio,
Mr.. LAU CHU PAK-I second that. The motion was put to the meeting and "carried, the Loard immediately thereafter going into committee and considering the entire anb joot in d-tail,
PROPOSED DEITISH BOYCOTT ON THE CONTINENT.
Mr. Chamberlain's Edinburgh speech dealing with the British operations in South Afrca ha
it to the President, and the Medical Officer of and consequently dangerous proximity with the first and second prisoners with revolvere and urge convening a congress of Euro
lealth, as a committee, to select the tem- its foo. It is matter of history that without perary ficus who have been advertised for to Macao the early exponents of British commerce in Chine could never he found the resting assist in the work of supervision.
The potion was put to the meeting in its place on their expulsion from Canton, nor The work is to commence on Monday, and such a convenient foothold ar se favourable the hours will be from pine till twelve and from point of vantage for the later settlement to set the boat adrift and low it away from
entirety and carried.
storm of indigmat protest in the press The dock labourera at Rouen, pean dockets for the purpose of adopting the Dutch proposal to boycott British shipping, and thus compel the terraination of the war.
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SOUTH AMERICAN WAR CLOUD.
London 28th October. London, Monday Afternoon.-Activo, war- like preparations are being made by Chile, where the army is being rapidly mobilised, The Argentine Republic is coaling, and pro- visioning her feet.
(The Daily Mail reported that Chile hud
waiting for the arbitration award to be made pute between herself and Argenting, without by Grust Britain. The Argentine Government occupied the territory in the Cordilleras in dia
asked for an explanation of the Chilian act. The two Repablice named were on the point of going to war over the sanic question about three years ago.]
WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION OF RATS, ・・ London, 28th October. The Lisbon wunicipal doctors bare success- them with bacilli. fully extirpated rats by inoculating some of
THE GUIANA BOUNDARY.
London, 28th October. The Governments of Great Britain and Brazil have requested King Victor Emanuel questions at issue, relating to the Guinos
two till fire, Mr: Fung Wa Chus's Buggestion of that most flourishing colony of Heв dispose more easily of the people on bour, The Cupe Colony, abent 2). miles from Capetown, a III of Italy to arbirate in connection with the
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kong the key of South China. So much for bistory. To revert to the question of the injustice to the Portuguese. The attri bution to thom of a desire to part with
the third with a knife. When their boat neared in the other the second prisoner got into the water with a knife with the view of cutting the Panchor rope of the latter. There were good
BAIDERS ATTACK BRITISH TRANSFORTS. any boals auchored in the vicinity and the
It transpires that while the British trans- idea in the minds of those people was apparently
ports Sussex and Kent were resully lying in there to a place where they would be able to Hoedje's Bay (Saldanha), on the rest coast of second prisoner, it would appear, dhd cat the number of Beer raiders, tried to secure com rope, and thereupon the crew of the dinghy tried and of the narrow entrance to the harbone.benndary, to tow the boat away. Unfortunately for them it The cupta us of the transports managed to was attached to another best and their attempt signal for assistance to the gauboat Partridge; resulted in a certain tones of scraping and ↑ which was cruising in the vicinity. Immediato. bumping which woke up te oemparts of that is the Partage opened fire, shelling the and other boats. As to what took place valders, they dispersed island. subsequently, the evidenes of Cran bak and thus other witnesses did not fully in all details, but there was, the Acting Attorney General thought, very good reason for that, considering
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ANTARCTIC RESEARCH.
London. 28th toler. The Swedish Expedition to the Antarctic, chiefly conduct operations The Weddell Maea for a monry consideration, because of its
commanded by Dr. Otto Nordenskjold. will London. 9th Octóker. quadrant of the Antarctic circle. The party wiatorin King Oscarland, and not, as previously The following is the report for presentation temperaiosity, is as untrue as the statement
COMPENSATION FOG DEPORTED"
reported in the South Falklands. UNDESIRABLES. Hayholders at the first annual general meeting is calentated to belittle the prestige of the
2014 October. to be held at the Company's Office, No. 20, Portuguese nation. It is ant my purpose lure
The Imperial Government has, by u
Sir Clomets Markham, president of the Royal Des Voeux Rasd, at noon, on Monday, the 25th
to discuss the merits of the sources of Macao's November
favoue, but that its Budget furnishes no the prevailing darkness and the confusion set of grace, alloted £69,550 as compensation
, who were deported from South Africa ut put in proparing the British Anturetic ex- Rwakened by a disturbance unt the firing of The net profit after paying all working ex-ground to justify the false allegation of the that umst have existed among people suddenly for all foreigners, except Holandervand French Geographical Society, who has taksu un actice Lyttelton, admite that the exploring ship, the pences is 4.58 and the balance remaining disposal of the Colony is proved beyond a daukk
shots. Atall events, he thought the wits total amoïit illo ted, 30,000 goes to Ger-pedition now route between Cuptown and Discovery, is a poor sailor, and leaked during at profit and loss account after dodneting
agreed upon this point, that he first priser. interim dividend and consulting committees The following figures of its revenue and ex-
A British foron led by Colonel Remington, her outward voyage to Capetown: Sir Clé- fes $3,120.00 paid on 24h Spril, 11, is penditure for the financial year 1901-1905 fred several shots from the revolver when he
tion of the Discovery is excessive, appeals to 35,738.68, which together with interest received abstracted from the Colonial Estimates pab. carried, and that as a result the man whost
mandant General Lamis Botha's lauger, in
the public to subscribe £10,000 to complete the und strip eve giver's total of 5,667, which
died almost immediately, and that his father with the approved of the shareholders, it is listed in the Boletim Oficial of the 16th inst. death formed the subject of the indie of Remington's Guides, has surprised Comments, who nizo stated that the coal consu will amply demonstrate the force of the argu was inertally wounded and aid shortly after the eastern Transvunt. The Bong leader only proposed to appropriate as follows
ment that instead of being a burden to the wards. There were also two other mea uit with escaped a few hundred yards in advance of the equipant of a tender which will enable the
Ten of in the Autarefic regions. Consulting committes sad puditor's
$75.00 mother country; Muoto is able to assist the revolver bullets. With regard to the accout att.cking Britis. e abandoned his hat, British explorers to remain longer with safetyTHE Steam-haunch "TUNG FAT,” Built
The remain. home exchequer with surplus money of it own prisoner, King's evidence, he thought, on revelspr, and papers in his fight.
refered to him as haring cut the naenor ropis Botha's followers were captured. 35100
of the Lost attacked and swata ashore. Other der of the 2,000 or 3,000 wherewith he recently ruising. -1,500,00
589,320 witnesses would give further details with regard threatened to attack Natal have stattered 70.00 The estimated revenue is
466.159..to him, as to be having got into the dinghy among the hills of the eastern Transvaal. 63.48
after cutting the rope and also as to one an 259.08
$314,32.63 seving him in the water swimming towards the bout and hitting at him with a bamboo pale,
THE ROYAL TOUR-FRENCH CANADIANS 3,967.57 or a surplus of estimated revenue over ex-
wherippon the first prisoner fired twoshots. The
IRITATED. penditure of $201,192.081 for the current year, point to consider with regard to the cold pri
London, 20th October. soner wus, however, that he had taken part in a Besides Macao, there are two other Colonies that are self-supporting; these are the Cape common design to attack this host and The French Canadians are irritated at the to overbear the people on board should resisinuce Duke of Cornwall and York addressing them Verde Islands and St. Thomas and Principe.be offered. As to the third witness, he was not in Englen bilding farewell. But the gratifying foatares about the Macao
apparent y armed, according to Kings evidence do coLUSTE EXHIBITION VOR LONDON. igures is that bus surplus revenus is approxi-ither aridenes, however, would be fed to show me, London. 26th October. mately as large as the balances of the other two that he went on board the lat which was age Exhibition of the colonial exhibits from Metropolitan Liberal Associations. One of the Dulonies combined. Moreover, were it not for tached and took part in the straggle which row, told in the Royal Exchange, fest nets of the new f-deration was to pass & aned with the people on board. The struggle to adorned will be open from March to voto of confidence in the Opposition leader, Sir seems, lasted for some time. The first person), Jupe. It the constant drain mate upon its Treasury, by
will inaugurato the exhibition, the resourcelessness of Timor, due almost en
to be shot was the man whose death farmed the wall, and YAP tied that the Duke of Corn-Benry Campbell-Banderuan." tirely to the neglect of her sast mineral and subject-matter of that charge which, was being Mr. Chamberlaid assisting
PAN-AMERICAN EXHIBITION'S, DEFICIT. investigated now. After he was shot it appeared
London, 20th October. agricultural puexibilities, Macuo would new
The great Fun-American Exhibition at first prisoner. At this point their father, the The accounts have been audited by Mr Ways been much the better off by hundreds of that a brother of his was also shot down by the Hatton Potts who affers himself for re-election dollars, which might go a long way to improve master of the boat, Chang Shing Tek, called Buffalo has closed. The accounts show a
LIAO TSZE SAN,. Chairman,
the condition of the approach to its silted out to the prisoner, I know you and you bare deficit of $4,000,000 (£800,000), chiefly due to
killed my sone." The first prisoner again fired the assassination of President McKinley. harbour, Herein is to be found the crucial Hongkong, 16th November, 1991.
Furniture Wanchai Pipe and Staging Carry-forward to new account
Tptal...
BOATS.
The new steam water-bost built by Messia Bailey & Murphy for the company was da livered in the month of August and is giving every satisfaction.
In view of the law value at which the boats. fakeneyer from Mr.J. W. Kew, stand in the. company's books, the Consulting Committee has not considered it apcessary to write off anything this yearG COMMITTER.
CONHELPING Messrs. Lino Taxe San and Chair So retire from the Committee but hing eligible. offer themselves for re-election,
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GENERAL NEWS...
London, 29th October, A company has been formed in the United States with a capital of 5000,00 dollars (26,000,000) for the constraction of a line of the turbine principle, the intention in to run steamers provided with oil-fed engines, built on
a ninety-hon-bi-weekly Pervice across the Atlantic from Narragansett Bay (Rhode Island) to Castleton-Bearkaven, in the south of
PARTE THE LINE
London, 29th Dotober... Irleand.
The London Liberal Federation Tax been formed. It consists of delegates from the
THE STATES AND THE PHILIPPINES.
London, 29th October, Great impatience is being manifestel throughout the United States at the lingering character of the rebellious movement in the Philippine Islands. The compus, of opinion required in the Philippines Guneral Chaffen in Amezien is that 20,000 reinforcements are
under Foreign Superintendence. The roughly Overhauled by Messrs. W. 8. Bailey & Co., Engineers, and Certified to be in First-class Order and Condition. The Launch is fitted in European Style. suitable for towing purposes. and for harbour use,
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