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Even in the day time one hears those spirits talking. And sometimes you shall bear the sound of a variety of musical instruments, and “stil more commonly the sound of drums." The superstitions of the neighbouring
dreary wastes with supernatural indwellers; but these superstitions find their justifica tion in the surviving traditions that these now solitary wilds were once the abodes of civilised people who hurt raised, largo and important cities, surrounded with all the
Another day free from plague was recorded at noon yesterday. The record for the last soven days have been :-0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0.......
The Government of Bengal has ordered the Marine Court to investigate the cirennstonces attending the loss of the atramer Deepdale sa
the 8th it,
of the 19th alt, ut Tounghoog in Upper Bursa everal places of business word burat to the ground.
A disastrous fire occurred early on tho morning:
We received last night From the 5.8.
It is notified in Singapore that the "Singa pora Tramways, Limited," has been duly in- corporated.
latter, the Chief Commissioner of Assam states In reply to the Indian Tea Association's
that 7723 acres under mature tea wore aban- doned usura in 1901.
There will be an exhibition of service guns land projectiles at the forthcoming Coronation Darbar at Delai, and probably also offer military trophies of histori
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Pakhoi, 3th August.
GINGER BEER necessarice, and many of the Inxuries of Consulate General the following typhoon The British Agent at Kabul reports a very party in the United States accuses the Re
life, on sites long ago covered with the warning, issued from Manila. Obervatory at 5 sovers eartliquzko between 8 and 9 o'clock in bublicans of that legislation, in which, curiously cuongh, two of the soldiers.
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A WASTE OF MUSCLE A serious Fracas took plano on the evening of the 18th Instant about. 9 o'clock, between tho boatmen in the employ of the 1. X. Customs and a for native soldiers from a picket or guardhouse near the German Hislop. It may as well be mentioned that the Chinese soldiery are always looked upon by the other natives as their natural enemy. The fact that fresinis were brought into play in the inter part of the quarrel his added more importance to the fray,
were wounded by one of their own comrades It.also strongly advocates revision with The affair began very simply. A cvolis om- reduption of tariff and the effectual conclu-ployed at the German Mission was found long after dusk in the kitchen of one of the Customs bootmen, who has a wife living with him. The bostman naturally sized tas intruder at once, and in the darkness took the miscreant for a thief, but soon after recognised him to be a coolio in the foreigners employ, when his jealousy go the better of him. Fearing complications if he caused him any bodily harm, the bestman prudently took the coalie by the queue to convey him to the presence of the principal of the Mission to lay a complaint, the prisoner struggling and howling all the way. On passing the guardhouse, the offcar in charge of the station-who is a recent convert to the German
The Interport Rifte match beloon, Hong.sion of reciprocity treaties. kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Penang will be shunt for this year on a date between the Ist and
15th November, under the same conditions as last year, when the scares were:-Hongkong 901, Singapore 985, Shanghai 841, Pening 721.
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The Municipality of Rangoon has been authorized by the Lieutenant-Governor of Burma to borrow a sum of Es. 17,93,000 and invite tenders for the following bans, esmoly - a 30-year foan of Rs. 4,33,000 against debentures rupayable on the 30th September, 1992; (2) a 44-year loan of Rs. 13,00,000 against debentures repayable on 30th September, 1946.
The debentures will boar interest at the rate of 44 per ceut. por anrum, payable balf-yourly, and will be issued only for us, of Rs. 5 or multiples thereof.
Y? in the Motivem „Vaibhas somə versus on
lover shifting sands of the desert. In 1889 Lieuten Bowen obtained at Kuchar, on the northern flank of the Desert, un ancient.
With regard to the arrival of the 1st an manuscript written on bircu-bark, which on
chesters in Singapore, the Straits Timgs under- investigation proved to be written in an old stands that it is doubtful if the battalion, will forin of Buiscrit: and to be, in fact, the go there for some cons dorable (ime-that is to oldest of existing Sauserit manuscripts. xay till arrangements can be made for housing This proved but the pioneer of further a battalion of Native Infantry. There is a siseveries, and Russia and Freach ex-scheme sa fort to use for that purpose a number Plorers followed up the cus. Lately on his of the hats which the Boer prisoners occupied first journey of exploration to those regions in Ceylon, but considerable time must únoessarily Dr. Swex HEDIN actually lighted on the impe before those huts could be shipped to ruïns of one or more of these anciens buried Singapore and Procted. cities, and in addition to some very romark-
The newspaper sprezentative who visited the able finds in situ proved that a rich field
Muorish envoye when the ease to London lay to be unearthed by future explorers. recently was staggered when he spoke to one The dry sands of the disert have preserved and got an answer is broud Soute from the in an extraordinary degree such perishable Kaid Maclean, of course. Now it is said that materials as woodwork and plaster, even the distinguishei Abyssinian chief who was the colours of the ancient moral decorationsstely in London e, al & Scot, and that Ros appearing in their origical tinte,while Makounen is simply Ross McKinnon. Neues should be carefullypondered nowadays—Au- fragments of Buddhist texts on bark, skin, or wood held out, the hope that a rich enterprising American newspaper man visiting Chine recently went up the Hosugh to mee
The Passing of the Prefix," re-text of which reward awaited the future explorer. Lieut. the solony of Chinese Jews, of whom so much Bowen's original discovery had awakened as isen writtea by travellers. He found the is the statement that The ex-ficio prefix of the interest of the Indian Government us. chief of the tribe-"a kind of ope-hors the Honourable ones to the Indian official to Ulus passibilities of the light likely to be mandaria" unmistakable Jew, wearing a quitting Ladian watersnt Aden." We quote cast on early Indian history by these dis-pigtail, and bearing the name of Ko Wen!
Not a sound was heard, all were silent and mate coveries, in countries known in the earlier
Rumours were current in Tientsin on the 20th As the ship from Aden she barriad, ages to have been ip close touch with Ludius
inst. of an assembly of armed robots a few miles Not a junior fawned a farewell salute rale and Indian religious cult. Accordingly
west of the foreign concessions, the China Times O'er the grave whère his prefix lay buried. is June, 1900, Dr. STEIN, who had been sys. So far as we have been able to ascertains and been "The Hon'ble" till mid of last engaged on topographical and archeological there is no truth in the statements. It is again work in Kashmir and elsewhere, and whom asserted that large bodies of Yuan- Bhikai's scholarly work Chronicles of the Kings of | 1100ps have began to occupy the villages around Keshair shows that he was in every way Tiestein, within the prohibited area. If this is the case thers is nu doubt it will have been BREWERS OF GINGER BEER AND fitted for the work of exploration, was
brought to this knowledge of the military com. manders Probably thera has been some confusion between the new police and the troops. Later enquiries show that there are reported to be some 1,200 of the Wu-wei-yu-chun in Hopei, It is also stated that some of tau larger villages around Tiantein have been garrisoned by some S to 10 Boldiers enah, within the prohibited radius. If this is the fact, the Viceroy has not taken long to make holes through the Agreement.
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placed by the Indian Government on special auty, and directed to explore Chinese Turkestan, more. especially the districts about Khote, A preliminary report recently aslled gives an account of want to was able to accomplish. Fortunately the Chinese officials in the district, when he referred to the travels of the old Buddhist monk YUEN CHWANG, of which most of them had some iden, were led to take a personal interest in the work and secured to hare giver him every facility. He was thus able to explore the sites of several of the niied cities lying between Kboten and Cherchen, and to fill twelve large boxes
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To Indína oficiala discerning Bat Indian waters had waued with dawn's light, Leaving naught of bis title save yegroing, No wonder be sadly regrets the East Loel field of some fame and some glory, And shuns a chill West, where they don't care
the least
But leave him alone with his story.
The home journaliste often bestow tho came profix on au nawilling recipient who' BILS formerly a member of the Legislative Council
boro,
The scheme for promoting the immigration of women to South Africa, started by private enterprise, has now be inken over by the Government, assisted by committees of Indios and gentlemen in England and Jobap.sh. Arrangements have been made to despatch the first party of immigrants under the new régie, comprising 50 domestic servants and six dress of a commercial nature have not yet been dis- makers. The Government contributos a tooussed. The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeilung
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THE ALGOA BAY GALE. All the wrecks at Algoa Bay are foreign, with the exception of one. About seventy lives have been lost.
THEIR MAJESTIES AT SCOR NOWAY
Their Majesties King Edward and Queen Alexandra hare visited Stornoway. They had a most enthusiastic reception.
LONDON. 3rd September,
THE MARTINIQUE DISASTER, Steamers from Martinique report that the village of Morae Rouge was overwhelmed in
Mission-cano, to the rescue of the cooler A. general melee then ensued between the soldiers and the Customs bostmen. Tue uoina sitracted the attention of two distinguished offlcars of the Customs, who were living near by, through whose efforte the fight was suspended, by which time a number of sorrowful faces, twisted" jaws, swollen eyes, and bleeding noses were in
an instant by the terrific storm of sailing evidence as the result of the feres hand-to-hand water and mad from the volcano, and that not contest. A soldier from the other station a single survivor is to be found. The village having been informed of the quarrel then arrived upon the scene, and without any ado Bred of Yonfa Bouillon was struck by a river of mad and shower of stones, and likewise over-comrades in the shoulder. This win WAS ROOM into the crowd and wounded two of his owa
whelmed. The eastern side of the island for disarmod and arrested, and together with the over a mile inland is sunk in the sea. An | coolie and the twe wounded soldiers was sout
official telegram received in Paris states that five villages were destroyed by the eruption of Mont Pelée on Saturday sight.
The head of the Martinique Government lian notified refugees from previous eraptions that unless they return to their homes balore the 15th intent, no assistance in re-starting
ife will be given them.
ILLNESS OF THE TSARITA.
It is officially announced that the Taarita has fad a miscurriage, but that there are no com. plications.
to the loral magistrate to he dealt with. The wounded men were afterwards sent to the Church Missionary Hospital for treatment.
THE MEALTA OF THE, PORT, The prevalent dizens cholers-continues, tnt with less vigour. The junk and boat populaifons seem to be the chief objects of its attention just now. It is Imposible to ascor win the rate of mortality; for it in nobody's business here to keep such a record. Due will hare only to guess by the number of coflas seen moving abousin town and the business-like attitude of the colin shops, which are planust depleted of their stocks. The disease shend le
A CHINAMAN'S NARROW ESCAPE more correctly called chelorsto dinezhoun, as in
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A Berliu telegram of the 27th alt. to our German contemporary in Shanghai says: practice both with Europeans and Asiaties to The King of Italy arrived to-day in Berlin, jump on the star Ferry launches when in companied by the Minister of Foreign motion. and, considering the risk that some- Affairs, Mr. Prinetti, and suite. His visit is times attends the operation, the wonder is that cosidered a demonstration of the Triple accidents are not of frequent occurrence. On Allisuce against the revenge speech delivered Thursday, however, a different face was put on lately by General André in France. Questions matters by the exciting experience of a coolle who arrived at the wharf just too late to board this launch with safety and comfort, but left behind Eunning down the steps from which access to the second and third clas accommodation is gained, be gathered himself together and jumped when the launch The
some cases only it is accompanied by vomiting. The disease is expected to disa pear with the advent of the north-east, monseen in a fort», night. The foreigners generally enjoy goal bealth,
DEARTH OF RIDE.
Notwithstanding the contiunous importation of this article ontly from Hongkong and
Haiphong, the price is still enhanced. Blam white is fotcuing 36:30 per pical, while the coarsest quality is selling at 84.90 to 84 05.
COREAN CURRENCY.
Commenting on the foreign trade of Cores.
which is rapidly growing, the importa lest year autouting to no less than £1,500,204, or £406,200 more than for the corresponding
of the funds required for the journey, which in a very hearty mnunuar. The semi-official Norddeutsche praises King Vittorio Emanuele will be repayable by monthly instalments out When it is remembered that these lands of wages. The Government also provides frus III as a talented ruler and energetic ully and were the original home of the famous railway travelling over the Orange River hopes that Italy will be able to build up her FRANGAOYAN, who with his brothers Colony and Transvaal lines, while it is hoped position as one of the great powers of the world about eight fout from the side of the jetty: period, the Asting British Vice-Comunist. CAIRIN And Ents were the eponyms of the that the Cape railways will grant a substan. by means of her own strength and on the basis The distanco to be covered proved too great. Chemolpo, in his report issued last month, On the 24th August, at the Nederland Hotel, three great branches of the Indo-Germanic tial reduction of fares on their lines. Wages of her national anity and welfare. The official and he fell into the water with a load aplank.points out that the chief impediment with will be at the current rate, which at the Reichsunzeiger d-clares that the Triple Alliance Many passengers on the launch witnessed the which formgn buckuuss has to contend is the peoples, the Turanian, Sarnation, and aryan
soswers the common exigency, that the status ancient, and expected to see the struggling disastrous condition of the murrency through- respectively, it will be readily seen that the present moment may be reckoned at £5
quo in Central Europe will be maintained. Chinoman smashed up, by the propeller, but out the Empire. It appears that the Coresh exploration of these ancient fertile lands,
The paper then welcomes the Italian Minister fortunately he escaped this summary fate, Government, in defince of the first principle now the seat of howling deserts, must have
In the following vigorous terms the Times for Foreign Affaira, Mr. Printti, who is the launch drifting clear and leaving him with of finance, is flooding the country with a alckel for us personally a great and special correspondent at Peking telegraphed on the accompanying the King, saying that ho has only the swirling water to contand arsinat coinage, the intrinsic value of which is only interest. Rescatly the connection of the 1st nit.The Northern Railway agreement had a very great share in bringing about the Even then the unfortanate man was far from ons eighteenth of his face value, while thor's is old Turanians with the Turkish stock, as yesterday the subject of an exchange renewal of the Triple Alliance, which has being even comparatively safe, for he was an gold or silver reserve with which to redeem and proved to be such an essential guamutee for unable to swim, and sank before the gase it. As a result these coins are at a continually rully current only a generation ago, le Prince Ching. England has consented to the maintenance of the territorial status in of the shocked spectators. Her rose again inorensing of discoabo us against Japanese being seriously called in question; while
suppress the clause stipulating for the retention Europe. The Opposition Press is also speaking almost immediately, and one of the crew of the you, the recognised basis for ento on the other hand the former extension
of the foreign military co-directors, and has in very favourable terms about Italy.
Jaunen, which meanwhile had been stopped and prices where forsiga article are converged. into these regions of the Gothic tribes. is thus extricated Chins from the dilemma, in
caution-ly backed, seized a long bamboo pole with The face value of fanse going in 5 sen, and they To anyone who has read the interesting being rendered more and more certain. In which she was placed by the stupidity or
shook attached and was successful eventually in now stand at a discount of 99 per cent, an pages of the prince of mediaeval travellers, such a case the suggestion that FRAN-daplicity of her Foreign Office, who afficially
laying hold of the drowning man and hauling against Japanese yen, The Government in old MARCO POLO (and who that takes any GEACTAN was in reality the eponym of the communicated to M. Lessar the assent of
A charge of murder has been preferred | him shoaril, greatly to the relief of everyone. the meantime is not altering its policy, and thought of the history and antiquities of Frankish tribes, is deserving of a bearing. England to the abolition of the military co-
complicity in the fatal assault upon another Folios Station, where he received such treat- dus for delivery. Thile will belug the total Now the consent of Germany and Japan must coolie in Shaukiwan Road on Sunday night ment as was necessary and was afterwards able face value of this coinsgs in circulation up to be obtained to the modification, and afterwards last. The case against them is down for to proceed to his destination in Hongkong. 14,000,000 yon, or more than £1,400,000. This,
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THE SHAUKIWAN TRAGEDY.
Eastern Asia has not ?), the story of the Juuny case there is much to be learned from directors whon such assent had not been given.gainst the three coolies arrasted for alleged An Indian constable took him to Tsimahatani fisome 40,000,000 more of these coins ace almost
great Desert of Lop must always possess a a close study of the old manuscripts and peculiar fascination. ** Lop," the okl traveller tells us, "is a large town at the inscriptions obtained: and it is to be hoped all the Powers will require to agree to the hearing at the Police Court on Monday. A It should be mentioned that one of the European however, is not the worst feature. The auım bər
that the Indisa Government, having ones. edge of the Desert which is called the put its hand to the plough, will not fail to "Desert of Lop, and is situated between "east and north-east. It belongs to the carry out the exploration so well be
Great Kaan, and the people worship MAROMMET. The length of this Desert is **so great that 'tis seid it would take a year
the end.
to
The Members of the Coronation Committee mout in the Legislative Council. Chamber at
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rstern of the railway before it can be restored post-mortem examination of the body of the
passengers on board the launch-s solicitor, our of counterfeit nickels in rapidly incruising, while to the Chinese administration. The date of its deceased showed that, besides superficial ia informant esys-divested himself of his jacket permite to coin sto freely issued by the Goveru- return is therefore still uncertain. Meantime juries, he had sustained a atab in the right and was preparing to go to the man's rescue ment to private individus Nice is openly Eustis retains the railway from the Great Wall Jung, this wound probably causing his death. when it seemed imminent flat he would drown; imported through the Customs, and spurious to New hwang.
The man who is alleged to have inflicted it is the timely requisition of the booked hamboo coins in large quantit are brought by
custody, and was identified by the deceased pole, however, made this landable step unneces- every steamer from
The writer of Topics of the Week" in the
" or more to ride from one end of it to the noon-to-day, when a momento of the turning Singapore Free, Press, defending the present on the day preceding his death.
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of the first rod of the King's Park will be pro seated to H.E. Major-General Gascoigne.
Members of the Hongkong Rifle Associatioh will cumpets this afternoon at 2.90 for the Nursery Cup and Spoons. The ranges are 200, 500, and 600 yards, saven shots and a sighter to be fired at sach.
WELSH FUSILIERS TO BE RELIEVED.
We are able to state, on absolutely reliable authority, that the Welsh Regiment now in garrison here will be relieved about the middle of October by the 1st Battalion Sherwood
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religious persecution in France, saya We devoutly hope that the Franch Government will stand by its gone, and not leave them till the last trace of clerical influence has disap- peared from publis education in France. Would that it were so in England! Imagine what a bound forward the English Universities would take if it were delivered from the incubus of certain vinous, paunchy, muddle-headed Forenteen, the old 45th Regiment, better known priests-and-brites. And as for the schools as the Derbyshires. The relieving battellen By kind permission of Major Eerger and What does the avenga boy learn in e pablic. has seen service in South Africa, and brings to be at the Hongkong Hotel for one week officers, the band of the Hongkong Regiment school! Most of what he learns he has to Hongkong a splendid fighting record, there with stock, and will be pleased to call on will play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening unlesen promptly when he goes into the world. being on the colours of the regiment to prospective purchasers to demonstrate the Our ory would be 'Compues the “bonze" in which it belongs so less than twenty-four superiority of the latest South Premier from 8 to 9.30 pm. Programm
thStrolling round the Town" Meurer English Education!! But it is a far cry to engagements, exclusive of those fought in Overture..."French Comedy". Bain that. The Tepicist was evidently tired of re the South frican War. Their uniform is over all other Machines, Selection. Ross of Persia Bailing the Saturday Review when he turned on parlet, with white facings, and their badge Bishop the ancient Institutions with which he was never the nailed red and white rose. The com- connected. Bet we would like to sak Granding offour is Lient-Col-Wylly, CB, Hall question: Does not the "bound forward whose teria of command expire in February the latest model SMITH PREMISE 1903. The Fusiliers go to India. alluded to depend on the bounder?
"other. And here where its breadth is least, it takes a month to cross it. "Tis "all composed of hills and valleys of sand, "and not a thing to eat is to be found on it. But after riding for a day and a night you find fresh water, enough mayhap for some 50 or 100 persons with their beasts, but not for more, Beasts there are none; for there is nought for them to eat. But there is a marvellous thing related of this Desert, which is that when travellers "are on the move by night, and one of them chances to lag behind or to fall asleep or the like, when he tries to gain his company again he will hear spirits talking, and will suppose them to be his *comrades. Sometimes the spirits will
call him by name, and thus shall a Barn Danco "Plantation Dance", traveller of times be led astray so that he
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