INTIMATION
a
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1902
Ukine says that L. Boan, the now governor of Indo-Ching, his arrived in Piriz. M. Bean ma in the country for the benefit of
health for some time.
„The grand milltary manœuvres to be held in
A. S. WATSON & CO., published .. Very and also dabbled in the Indin Domitment, is very yoding will be present, are arranged to odmmence on
LIMITED.
BREWED
of the foreign officers and others who are per- mitted to witness the manœuvres.
TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S SERVICE,
ATE
THE FLEET AT SPITHEAD.
[BY OUR SPESTAL REPORTER:)
London, 7th July Not the least the disappointments suffered.
jöf the déplorabis illness of His the King is that which has robbed the the Naval Spithead No, event contented Cordastion was more calculated to nation and rouge Winthusiasm, is not tia mere guess of
nation
LONDON, 9th August,
THE CORONATION. His Majesty the King is in excellent health. Mu He wont through the entire Coronation tervis
герой ве in spect without faltering, and gave the
with His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, stimulate the moment after placing the crown on His Bach a stater Majesty's head, was overcome, but recovered one whoes predilections farone A life on
the Archbishop of York crowned Her Majesty the Queen.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS west into Parliament. In 1998 he was | Grenadier Guards A Juntos Lort of made Under Secretary of State for War and the Treasury in Lord BALISBURY'S first two years later Chief Secretary for Ireland.and second administrations, he became As he has written on North'e Plutarch in a Patrounge Secretary to that office in 1895. series known as the Tudor Classice, He succeeded to the baronetcy in 1889.
excellent book on Ear! PERCE, the now Under Secretary Kiuas, at which HM the Emperor of Japan journalism, it will be seen that he is a compared with the others in the the 27th October, says the Nagasaki Fress, and versatile mau. In connection with the post list, for he was born in 1871. The oldest will last for seventeen days. Work is now in he holds it may be noted that Mr. son of the Duke of NORTHUMBRELAND on the conversion of the mealing hall WYNDHAM is, through his mother, a great connected on his mother's lo with the of the Board Commands of the Bixth Army firm, strong tones, bakeries
amamoto into a temporary Impe rial Spat. The authorities of Kumamoto have grandson of Lord Edward FitzGerate, Dukes of Anertz, ho was educated at Eton Division at N
samous Irish rebel. The Marquess of and Oxford, when he won the Newdigate decided to place the building of the Normal LONDONDERRY has been transferred from prize for Enga verse. He has represented School and the Seiseiko College at the disposal | sufficiently to conduct the service. His Grace the DSELT VARA, grounded. GINGER BEER the Postmaster-Generalship, which he South Kepington in Parliament from 1995 attained in 1900, to the Presidency of the onward Last year he published a couple Board of Education. Fifty years old now, of boks on Asiatic Turkey. His ability Lord LONDONDERRY was, like Mr. Wewa family connections together point to HAX, educated at Eton, but he proceeded feedy advancement for Lord FRECY. therefrom to Christ Church, Oxford. B entered Parliament as Conservative M for County Down in 1878, and sat forhat constituerey until 1884, when he seeded to his title. Two years later be made tion with Viceroy of Ireland His cor Chairman of the London hool Board in 1805, Mr. C. T. Rahe goes from tremendous responsi- ng post of Chancellor of
the Excbequed his education at the City
Is STONE BOTTLES.
THE GINGER BEER
our
we supply
well known is prepared""is
and beat fetories from the freshest
The Hongkong Regiment, we understand, leaves for India in September, and will be replaced by the 9th Gurkhas.
Only one fresh case of plague was reported found floating in the Hrbour.
A telegram received by a Szechnen merahant in Shanghai from his family residing in Chêngiu, says: "The departments al districts round about the vicinity of Chengtu city are swarming with Boxers and their proselytes who openly teach and practiss Boxet incantations and fisticuffs, no one daring to say them any In fact, it is freely reported that not a soldier, or inhabitant, er official, or notable of Szochnen,
ingredients, md holde the unique position education is well known, ani was elected up to noon yesterday, a Chiness corpse belag but is more or less influenced by Boxerism at the
of being the only GINGER BEER
In connection with the Coronation decors
present moment, while the Viceroy K'usi Chun de Chine, 300.rebele have been killed in Sechten is criminally negligent." According to L'Echo
in the Colony that is really BREWED.the Secretaryship or late for the Home tions, it should be mentioned that Yaust and order has been restored.
Department to th
Of the highest standard of excellence and bilities and barrwas born in Dandes ini
purity, our GINGER BEER forms a most 1836, but hool and thoroughly identified of Loud London. He entered Parlis himse representative for the Tower mlets in 1874 and from 1885:40 1892 for S. George's-in-the-East. Since 1895
refreshing and bealth-giving beverage.
For Doz.
PRICE (in Stene Bottles)......$1.75
Lor the
One Dollar per dozen is allov bottles when received back s in good condition.
A. S. W
BRET
MANUFACTURERS.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
factories
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Police Station was handsomely set off with buiting and Chinese streamers,"
A correspondent signing himself "A Loyal the subject of "Hysterical Englishmen." He Patriot" writes to the Wertusinater Gazette on
On the conclusion of the service in the Abbey, Their Majestier, wearing their crowns, and carrying sceptras, drove to Backingham Palace, which was reached at 2.05 p.m. Arrived there, His Majesty, in his full robes and wear ing his crown, appeared on a balcony, and calling out the Queen, they both bowed to this assembled crowd. The wildest enthusiasm prevailed and Their Majesties were grasted with frantie cheers wherever they appeared,
London, 9th August.
upon recollections of the brave and impressive spectacle presented by the flest at Spithead on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of her late Blajesty Queen Victoris. On that memorable occasion the spectacle of the greatest Armada the world had over moon fired the enthusiasm of the people as no other event did Followed up as that display of power was by the marvellous tant al seudbeg to be in three week that poble Flyi
o crook amongst
Squadron, with
earth in arms curve would surely those dark days es disaster
the humblest in this street felt then that Come the four corners of the the British fag and our bain safe keeping Laterc of December, 1899, when disas befell our arms on land, the naked with bated breath between man- BUG KAN in tram and omnibus wBENAR
bout our Navy is that fl" The Hunter Bey has died of blackwater fever at me as to the personnel. Did not Scott and
CORONATION ILLUMINATIONS. The illuminations in London to-night are on a most magnificent scale. The scene is of the most gorgeous and darling description.
OBITUARY.
The Hoo, Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Netherals Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the fands ways in conclusion:-The man who "matick: Bahr-el-Ghazal, Sondan. of the HospitalsPhaathon" $10.
Movers, Butterfield & Swire inform us that the .. Prometheu, due here to-morrow, brings
and is going to cheer De Wet is, I should think, first cousin to the strong, bronzed EngRahmon whose eyes fill with tears when he hears that his beloved King is out of danger. This latter, I must coufees, I simply do not believe in,
THE NEW POSTMASTER-GENERAL.
Mr. Auston Chamberlain has been appointed Postmaster General,
THE WAR COMMISSION. The War Commission will consist of Lorde
Lambton with their brave officers and men gire a foretaste of their metal at Ladysmith ? Wo have held our faith in the
through
ali trouble, and to-day we can an object the lesson to the world by publio gaze a foot still surpassing in weight ithout
he has represental Croydon. In 1885 he forward some damaged cargo from the ts. Ajd although I am assured of his existence in the Elgin and Esher, Admiral Hopkins, Sir John and numbers that of 1897, and that........ received his appointment ns Secretary to the which the Salvage Association recommended Daily Crier. Everybody is surely very glad that Jackson, Eir John Edge, and Sir Henry Norman. | weekesing
Admiralty: Next year he became President of the Local Government Board, with a
should be sent on to its destination.
Owing to the heavy rain yesterday, a land lip, fortanutely not of serious at occurred on the Peak Tramway. An express
King Edward is convalescent, and we were all ill, but we did not go about with drawn, very sorry indeed to hear that he was seriously! shocked faces and dull, pained syes, scarcely daring to speak to each other above a whisper
THE IMPERIAL SERVICE ORDER: inscribed for faithful service has been instituted The Imperial Berrics Order with medal in order to better recognies merits of civil
pines in the Cabinet. In 1895 he went to the Board of Trade, where he stayed until transferred to the Home Department in 1900. i was issued by the mansgament in the afternoon lest the sound of our voices should dist arb the servants of the empire.
At the age of sixty-four Mr. RITCHIE goes to an arduous and thankless post, and will need all his abilities to cops with the SON & CO. duties which have rondered his predecessor, Sir MICHAEL HICK-BEACH, so pessimistic LIMITED,
in his recont speeches. Mr. A. AKERS- Douglas is a considerably younger man › OF GINGER BEER AND than Mr. RITCHIE, for he was born in 1851. He is another of the many Eton and Oxford ÆRATED. WATER
Ministers who have helped to govern Great Britain, and proceeded to the Junior Temple in 1875. In 1880 he was elected M.P. for the S. Augustine's division of Kent, the county of his family. In 1839 he was made Whip" to the Conservative Party, & post which socn brought him into notice Two years after he became Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, holding this position in Lord SALISBURY's first and second ministries and for a short time in his third. In 1895, however, he was promoted to the office of First Commissioner of Public Works and Buildings, whence State for the Home Department. Mr. J. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN, the new Post maetor General, no doubt in the first instance owed his success in public life to his father, and has yet to make a great name. The responsibility of having a great father, it has been remarked, is apt to ex- tinguish a son. Mr. AUSTER CHAMBERLAIN was born in 1863, and went to Rugby and Cambridge for his education. As a Liberal
ONLY cenuntaications relating to the news columns Corresjanatents must forward their names and ad. dresses with commiznications oddressed to the Editor most for publication, but as evidence of good faith,
all Letters cle for publication should be written on
of the paper only.
chonki be adreneed to THE EDITOR.
to say that traffic would be resumed at six o'clock let'night.
Street, has been committed to the Criminal An Chak, a postman residing at 44, Ladder-
Sessions on a charge of stealing a lobter that arrived from Manila on the 8th 1st. He was searched in presence of Mr. E. C. Lewis, Acting Postmaster Genora', and the letter was found in his breast pocket.
H.M. unprotected composito gun-vessel Swift will be offered for sale by public auction to day at 3 pm. ss she at present fes in the Harbour. She is 180 foot long by 29 feet bread, and has a displacement of 756 tom. The Admiralty do
not guarantee that the vessel in it for further sen-service. A launch will leave Murrey Pier at 2pm, and 2.4 pm today to convey intending purchaser board. Masara. Hughes
Hough ars the auctioneers.
No anonymously signed · communications that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.
Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRIBS should be he now goes to the Secretaryship of topographical survey of the province to locate sent before 11 a.m. on day of publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash, Telegraphic Address Paese. Coler: 4.8.C.50 M
· Lisher's
P.O. Bos, 33.. Telephone No, 12
BIRTH,
Jou Tao-yung, Governor of Choking, by advice of Taotni Hsü Ting-kan, Commissioner of the Chêkian Bureau of Foreign Affairs at Hangahow, has decided to make a general the various coal and mi toral resources in it for future development. The binese Minister at London has therefore boen asked to engage a first-class mining engineer and mineralogist, who is expected to arrive in Shanghai by the beginning of October next.
gracious Monarch stricken unto death on the very eve of his Coronation.
THE RAINSTORM
JAPAN AND CAPE COLONY. Two Japaness Gavernment Commissioners have arrived at Durban Their object in to report upon the trade relations between Cape Colony and Japan.
LOBDON, 10th August,
THE KING'S HEALTH
single ship the fleets
stationed in foreign waters.
and pen of a Freemantle he is well known in How one would like to have the experiango Hongkong to institute some sort of com-
parison between the Navy say in the early forties when Hongkong was won and the Navy of to-day; between the commerce of those ante- free-trado days and that of the present. But for the present we will confloe carnelvan to tangible present-day facts: Nag, shell ws nof, The heavy rain which set in yesterday fore-
rather, be aspected of fletion in some of the noon caused the streets to be flooded in many
losures" that must follow ? remarkable parts of the town, Queen's Rend, as is lin
It is dificult to picture fa oneself in any such circumstances, s under a considerabia His Majesty the King bore the whole of the tangible – shape
of the depth of water at several points. Opposite ceremonies in connection with the Coronation | seaborne commer of the British Empire Connaught House the street was impassable perfectly well, and with but little fatigue. He approsekas 1,400 millions ~ sterling and about tifin time, and the hotel and neighbouring had a good night's rest, and his condition to day that the value of faragn commerce carried shops were flooded. The frontage-owners bere in in every way satisfactory. have muck cause to complain, as this is by no THE CORONATION CELEBRATIONS, means the first time that their premises have suffered through the rain this mason. Ice House Street, Zeilend Street, and other hill roads were more or less damaged by the torrential how of water, and several minor landslips occur
red.
THE CORONATION SUPPLEMENT.
The special Coronation Supplement to the Hongkong Daily Preis will be published this evening, and will be on sale to-morrow. It will consist of twenty pages of reading matter and illustrations, aight pages of which deal with the. Coronation of the King, and the remaining pages will contain alf that which has appeared in this paper con cerning the celebrations in Hongkong. The Eho Park Palace, the favourite residence of local matter has been carefully revised, so that the Empress Dowager which has been under the Supplement will be a reliable record of repairs and needed renovation owing to the
sa interesting event in the history of vandalism and ravages of certain foreign troops lustrated with reproductions of photographs be the Colony. The local pages will
(of Herne, Westphalia), nasistant, German Post Unionist be representa in Pariicment East | soon after the fall of Peking, says the N-U. of local scenes, the principals being “ A. group at Worcestershire, in the "CHAMBERLAIN Daily News on the authority of a despatch from region" of England. In Lord SALIBBURT'S the Capital, will be ready for occupation by Government House," H. & Major General Bir William Gascoigne and Prince Tai Chen," third term of office he was made a Civil the 20th instant, and it is stated the Empress Bir Henry Blake reading the Proclamation Lord of the Treasury. Like his predecessor Dowager intends moving her Court there the King HM.S. Glory," Men-of-
On the 4th August, at 14, Seward Road, Shang- -hai, the wife of E. 0. ABMISTEAD, of a Bon.
DEATHS.
On the 1st August, at the Beach Hotel, Chefoo, EDGAR, the infant son of Astuux and MisNIE "Exer, of Shanghai, aged 8 months.
On the 4th August, at the General Hospital, Shanghai, FRIEDRICH WILHELM KARL ROLLWAGO
Office, aged 23 years.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES Vœux ROAD C),
LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, EC,
HONGKONO, 18th August, 1902.
THE list of changes and appointments in the British Cabinet will be read with interest. There is nothing very sensational, but naturally where several names have been mentioned in connection with a post
at the Post Office, the Duke of NORFOLK, Mr. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN has with the post a seat in the Cabinet.
Of the other changes notified in the tele gram published to-day, the succession of the Earl of DUDLEY to the Lord Lieutenancy of Irekud lins for some time been considered probable, though other naines have been mentioned in connection with the position.
or about the 26th. Of course the unlucky Emperor will have to follow his Aunt's train, it being hardly likely that His Majesty will again
be allowed to “do things" alone as in 1898,
In view of the curiosity evinced us to the 'water eure” form of torture which has been
administered to certain unhappy Filipinos, it is perhaps of interest to recall the fact that it was employed in getting the famous poisoner, Madame de Brinvilliers, to plead guilty to har
Lord Donley was bornin 1866, waseducated | crimes. She was taken to the toriure at Etvo, nad hás travelled more than most chamber," says the historia where Ihres buckets of water were prepared to be poured
those whose selection does not get in are apt to express their surprise. For instance Mr. JAMES LOWTHEs was strongly fancied Ministers, for he has been round the world.. în some quarters for the Chancellorship of He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary the Exchequer, which has been given to to the Board of Traile in 1895. He is a great Mr. C. T. RITCHIE The Lord Lieutenancy land-owner, having some 30,000 acres, in of Ireland, whose holder is not in the cluding Jamnica estates. Cabinet, was similarly a post for which HARDWICK, LOW Under Secretary of State several candidates were freely suggested, for the War Department, was burn at the British Embassy in Paris in 1867. After The publication of the list may be taken to
The Earl of}
like details."/
Bands of youths and girls singing popular airs are parading the streets, bat the demean- our of the crowds is admirable.
THE REVIEW.
There will be one hundred warships assembled at Spithead for the Coronation review on the 16th instant,
A GIFT TO THE PEOPLE.
His Majesty has given Osborne House to the people. In his letter of gift ho says that Osborne is sacred to the memory of the late Queen Victoris.
LONDON, 19th August,
CABINET CHANGEB. The following changes and appointments in the Cablust are notified in an official statement which has been published
War Bainting." Hongkong Club, “Queen's Buildings" ete. The size of the pictures is 7 inches by 6. As the edition is limited and not many copies have been booked, orders should be sent in at once.
CANTON.
[FROM OUR COEERSPONDENT,]
Canton, 11th August,
CELEBRATING THE CORONATION.
The Coronation celebration in. Conten con-
Mr. George Wyndham-Chief Secretary
for Ireland,
Marquess of Londonderry-President,
Ecard of Education,
Mr. C. T. Ritchie-Chanceller of the
Bxchequer,
in British ships exceeds 350 millions ster ling. Relative figures are always racra easily assimilated than whaolute Agures, and if the reader will take pogail, paper, and footrule and
draw a line seven inches long and call it £1,400,000,000 and draw another beneath it seven and three quarters long and call that £1,650,000,000 he will see in the fret lius British salone commerce and the
second lus the total of that of drums, Russia, Germany, Italy, United Biates and Japan. If the reader will in like manner draw 1,500,000 tona (British) and another two and a line fire and a quarter inches long and call i
a halt in and call at 5,250,000 tons (total of six dough des namel) he will then be able to form some sort of estirato of the relativə magnitude, fret, of the và Yard, condly, of the fontage aflost which our Navy las to protect, not counting the lives and property of British subjects in the territories of the Empire totalling thirteen million square miles and four hundred millions of neople of whom one-eightli are white.
For further comparison it should be borne in mind that the British Empié ein extent 55 times that
Mr. Akere-Douglas-Fecretary of State, od 81 bine
Home Department.
America simil
Mr. Austen Chamberlain - Postmaster- | ***
Général..
The following have been appointed, but are
in the Cabinet:--
Earl of Dudley-Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland.
Empire
Germany
the times,
mental picture BORA of the Un exceeds the area of Europe three times, sovers
fifth of the globe and opstems: over a fon of the humus raos. Millions are Ingless to na but it mukt bay
Earl of Hardwicke Under Secretary of value of the trade within the Empire exceeds
State, War Department.
Lord Windsor-Commissioner of Works. fir W. II. Walord, Bt.- Chancellor,
Daeby of Lancaster,
Earl Percy Under Secretary of India
Department.
£400,003,000 a year and still there is room for EXPANSION
That is the bald'statement, as far as condensed
situde of the service. gure can show the
Ins which we depend
• tion. Wilque confidens
of trial
the use
onkery
sta
being
equal to the two
engest powers plus a
gely foegleat
über of
MUSIC FOR THE PUBLIC down her throat. It is not necessary, shesisted of illuminations and fireworks in the said; and she spent the whole day in telling English, Concession, Shamsen, on Saturday the horrible story-how she had tried ten times night. Numbers of flower-boats remained band of the 10th Bombay Light Infantry, on The programme of musto to be played by the before succeeding in killing her father, and the attacher opposite the band to witness the the New Parade Ground, to day, from 5 to 6.50
night, and a very enjoyable evening was passed, p.m. (weather permitsing), is as follows —
Marea ..................... Frangesni. P. 35 Coste Ang Belection. The Coster Songs - Golfrey Isltipa.
“The Pirates of Penzance”. D. Albert.
A Night in Berlin"...... Hartman * Dolores "AAN. Waldteufer The Jelly Blacksmith J. Hartman
"God Gave the King."
H. E, TÃO MU'S-LETIREMENT.
The Shanghai_Mercury writes - The His Excellenay the Vicaroy has been anxiously Langera native authorities bare, we presume, awakened waiting for the Impurial order for him to Vantaa.. set at resi finally the rumours of, Lord leaving Eton, be joined the Wiltshire Re- to the urgency of taking active steps towards hand over the sins of offles to the provincial Polks CURZON's recall from India to take up a giment in 1885 and was an honorary attach the suppression of the unwelcome visitor cholera governor Tak Sow. A telegrams was sent by the
to the Vienna Embassy for five years. In position in the Cabinet. The appointments 1900 he was appointed Under Secretary of made to places in the Cabinet, as telegraphed state for India. Lord WINDSOR, who has by REUTER, are five in number. Mr. GEORGE WYNDHAM continues in the Chier been made Commissioner of Works, was
in their midst. At all events various parts of Viceroy to make enquiries at Peking, and an the settlement and practically all the city nra emblazoned with fery red placards, matructing Excellency must wait till the arrival of the now answer has been received to the effect that His
the populace what they shall eat, and what they Jute (provincial guvernor) Li Hing yui st shall not, unless they wish to shuffle off this Canton before ba bands over the seals.
"DEATH-OF, A GENERAL.
Genomi Ma Shingeber, who has been in Kwange for over ten years as assistant to
with the rebels in Kwangs
ttle
Secretaryship for Ireland, which he has bold born in 1857. He is another Etonian, pro mortal cuil jest haste. It is hoped they will be ceeding afterwards to Cambridge. Like in some way effective, and not so much waste since 1900 he has now a seat in the
Lord DUDLEY be is a great landowner, Labinot, which was not his before Alr.
paper spoiling architecture. Une thing is WYNDHAM is an interesting figure, and for about 37,500 ueres being his. He has been certein, none can plead I did not use The Governor So Yun Chon, was killed in some years bus been looked on as a coming Mayor of Cardiff, and still is Lord Lieuten hit you 100 yards off. The same paper says: » man."" Born nearly forty years ago and not of Glamorganshire. In 1891-2 he was "A grassome reminder of the terrible mor
DENGUE FEVER. educated at Eton and Sandhurst, he joined Paymaster-General. Sir WILLIAM Htality prevailing among the native population the Coldstream Guarda in 1883 and served WALROND has received the Chancellorship just now is furnished for those whose business
Ninety percent of the people at Canton, in the Sunkim campaign in 1885, winning of the Duchy of Lancaster as a reward or pleasure takes them a short distanos into native as well as foreign, have been suffering
the country, by the pumber of new cofilus which from dengue fever. Most of the patients, it i ́ ́a meded and the Khedive's star. Deserting for his services as chief "Whip
the Army for political life, he became Mr. Conservative party. He is fifty three years daily being deposited in the fields. Exps said, have been oured by doses of lepr
to the
A.J. BALFOUZ's private secretary and old and was formerly Captain 17 cially of the Hongker district is this ISETELOR Fuggested by your COTTOɔondant in
the
trus
Letier published on the bih jut
Valse
BEACHCOMBERS,
The telegram which we published yesterday regarding the piratical seizure by three hang he beachcombers of a pleasure, pixizace, auc -their ineffectual attempt to get aw
with the crait, reminds one of the unusual number that nudesirable fraternity that be encountered in Hougkong, Se plaints have
us lat annoyance which these loafers
pedestrian householders
and Alopkespors.
by their persistent demands for alias The
generst, feeling, among the
to be that the bencheon
them thre
of the same mentioned
Statist
eships,
:00
with
the total
bogo
tong
be admitt
seems to be adequate comparison toster mind that
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