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smaller this year. We are toll that the cleansing was very expensive and that is is not to be repeated this year. We are not told what is to be done instead, in the way of plague-prevention. The President of the
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An Indo-Japanese Club has been inaugurated |
Once again the story of China granting to Italy a concession to Sanmns Bay has been | st Tokyo, revived, this time by a Roman journal, the Faufulla.
Liont. Gen. Baron Oku, Commander-in-Chief
Advices from Brussels state that King Leopold has charged the Belgian Minister at Peking, M. Joostens, who left on the 13th ult. on connected with Chiness railway questioris.
A. S. WATSON & CO. Sanitary Bourd suggested that that body of phe Eastern Military Destion, to represent his return this post, with an important mission.
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There will be no cricket wook at Singapore this Christmas; instead the 9. C. C. are taking a team to Penang and to Perak to play the resprotive clabs thero.
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The Souler Consal at Shanghai. Mr. John Goodnow, has received a telegram from tha that the Wai Wa-Pa says that the Specie doyen of the diplomatis body at Peking stating Tariff will be put into force on the 31st October.
M. de Fenton, who has resignot his post of Russian Minister in Romania, will be replaced at Bacharest by M. Michael de Giers, son of the late Minister for Foreign Affairs, and formerly Russian Minister in Poking
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RUSSIA IN THE EAST
(FROM OOR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT]
LONDON, 17th October, 5 a. RUSSIA'S CHANGE OF POLICY. The Daily Mail's Bucharest correspondent
Turkey the revival of the Unkiar-Skelessi positivaly states that Russia has offered to
treaty. The correspondent adds that diple-
published last mouth a tolegram from Brussels The l'aris edition of the New York Herald stating that the King of the Belgians will leave for the United States in Fobrrory ar Murch most, and will retura by way of Chiasmatists attribute the recrudescence of and India,
Russian activity in the Near East to the
Russian expansion in the Far East. Anglo-Japanese treaty, which nullifies
cholera reported throughout Japan up to Home Dopartment, the number of cares
According to a veturn made by the Japanese
the 1th inst, since the outbreak of the disense disease is still prevalent in Oxska-fu and is 11,820, of which 6:840 onded fatally. Tho Ok yara, Hiroshima, Kagawa, and Tukuoka
informs us that he has been adrised by the The Manager of the Telegraph Companies International Telegraph Bureau at Begun that the postpone Internationa! Telegraph Con-profectures. ference will be held in London on the 26th of May next.
GENERAL NEWS.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]
LONDON, 17th October, 5 m/m RUSSIAN WARNING TO GERMANY The German Colonial Congress at Berlin, convened for the first time this year,
been appointed Principal Naval Alde-de-camp to His Majesty the King Rear Admiral Lord. Charles Burstort has been promoted to Vice- Admiral, and Capt. Hon. Hedworth Lambton. has been made a Rear Admiral
LONDON, 17th October.
THE BORK GENERALS The Boor Generals, who, when a Holland, elaimed Dutol affinities, and in France dwelt ou their Hugenot extraction, are now talking of have to-day visited the Reschetag. their brotherhood with the Germans. They
THE EDUCATION BILL The amendmenta to the Education: Bi amount to 750, and progress will be very slow. THE AMERICA OUR
The New York Yacht Club has accepted Bir. Thomas Lipton's chillings on the same còn-
ditions sy before.
THE ADDRESSES TO THE KING
HIS MAJESTY ACENOWLEDGMENT. The following despatak from the the Secretary of Blate for the Colonies fa pablished in the Gazette:
Downing Street
11th reptember, 1800,
receipt of your despatch No. 312 of the 15th of Sic I have the honour to acknowledge the
July last, and of the addresses to His Majesty the Chinese Commnally, the Masonic Lodges there referred to, from the General Community,
and the Roman Catholics of Hongkong Russia. The St. Petersburg Novoe Fremyanddresses before His Majesty who has been 2. I have lind the honour to lay these
The commitice form- for the erection of a statue of Priuce. Heuri of Orleans met in Puris
friends of the Orleans family and colonial no- on the 18th ult. The subscribers wore the tabilities, including MM. Donner. Bean, Mesperu, Etinue, and Prines d'Arenborg. Abas attractel considerable attention in status will be prestad in Cochin China, probably at Cape St. James, near the Governor-General's residence.
should recommend that some temporary inspectors be engaged, whose duty it would be to visit the houses and ascertain the state of cleanliness or otherwise of these houses. If they are dirty, the Chinese should be given, say, a couple of weeks to undertake the work of cleaning them; then let the houses he revisited at the end of the the Concession is not convenient for the Chinese fortnight, and if they are still dirty let thu and therefore the Chinese authorities intend to Board step in and undertake the work.build a now station in the rear of the Vieray's Whether this suggestion is likely to be adopted, we cannot tell. Alf we know is that last year's disinfection programine. is nos to be repeated, on the advice of the Sanitary Board. In view of the approach is THE PUREST of the season when plaque usually begins to show itself, we test that the Govora. that can be obtained, and is skilfully FILment will lose no time in informing TERED ON THE MOST SCIENTIFIC the public what it is proposed to do in advance to meet AD outbreak of plague ja 1903. There can be no doubt THE MACHINERY employed is of the whatever that the European residents, who certainly have some right to be considered, latest design and most approved type.
were much encouraged by the energy display between Billy Hollow and Sailor Smith to box Articles were signed in Shanghai last week ed in carrying out the scheme of disinfection 20 rounds for a puran and for a side wager of THE BEST INGREDIENTS only are which the Sanitary Board Las just condon. 81,000, the match to come off on the 25th ned. They do not, it is true, look with light instant. Boil man deposit $500 as a guarantee hearts on the squandering of public money to appear in the ring at ten o'clock on the day. which is apparently admitted to have gone on in 1901-02. But, if it is accepted that placed a large order for cloisonné and other It is reported the Empress Dowager has similar measures can be carried out farrticles with the Industrial School, Peking, more economically, then they will scarcely having the intention to present some to her see the wisdom of dropping such measures forsign lady guests who expressed grent admira altogether because they were wasteful last tion for the work being turned out by the School, year. The opposition of the Chinese is a factor in the situation which cannot be
The Russian Acting Minister to Seoul having overlooked, but Mesara. Lau CHU PAK and wrised the Corum Government that Mr. Weeber, Russian Envoy to the celebration of Fuse WA CHUN will fuil it hard to the 40th anniversary of the Corean Emperor, is tell us what sanitary measures will not shortly expected in Seoul, it is reported that
class, more be opposed by the lower
the Corean Gererament i at loan to know what
It is suggested in the New York Navy and ignorant Chinese. Inoculation, which has to do with the Euvey, as the celebration bus Army Jourget that Rear-Admiral Sir Edward heen tried this year in Formosa and is to been postponed.
Chichester, Bart.., C., C.M.G., honk col. be tried in the Punjab în 1909, is considered
laborate with Admiral Dewey, USN, and almost hopeless here,
***The Shanghai Mercury cidivatos the reported Admiral von Diederichs, lately chief of tho What theu do those telegram-ordering the suspmsion of the with- who condemn the wall meant efforts of drawal of the foreign troops from Shanghai, in A. S. WATSON & CO. 1901-02 in Hongkong propose that we
Gerah Nuval General Stuff, in writing the consequenry of the death of the late Viceroy of true history of the strenuous and momentous for construction work at Port Arthur and should do, unless it is to adopt Dr. the Liang Kiang, and says:- westutal some days, that followed the destruction of the ATKINSON's scheme ? It may also be asked time sincs, za orice concerning the withdrawal opinion is that, if the gallant offer would harbour.
Spanish fleet at Manila: Our contemporary's £350,000 for enlarging Vladivostock how it is proposed to deal with the count..
of troops has ever been receirad by any foreigu write an introduction to a joint volume by the THE HONGKONG DISPENSALY; legs prosecutions because of dirty and Minister or officer commanding troops in China.other taro, it would achieve an immediate und
insanitary houses which are bound to follow Chemists and Druggists by Appointment to a voluntary system of cleansing.
A Pashan named Syed Majić was arrested at Rangoon, on scrival from Slagspore by the H.E the Governor and Household.
2.8. Urlana, for having in his possession six The German gunboat Tiger left for Pakhoísmall-bore rifles, including two Lee-Metfords, on Saturday morning.
some Mausers and a revolver. He informed the police that he was a native of Kabul and had visited. Pentzig, Singapore, and other places in his occupation as a borgar. He was given the boxes in question by some Singapore to take to Calonita. **
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The German mail of the 17th ult. was delivered in London on the 17th just
• H.M. The King's signature of the exequatur empowering Cavaliere Z. Volpioli to act as Conml-General of Italy at Hongkong is notified
in the Gizelle.
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By a printer's error, the time for the mile
one in
pleased to express his high appreciation of the Loyalty of the inhabitants of his Colony of Hongkong, and to command ibat a
the addreme
amuitable Boknowledgment may be conreyed to the persons
discussing Baron von Richthofen's speech, A few days ago in the Kobs Chiho Saibausho, says that if Berlin statesmen begin to speak a dealer in piece-goods and his pharware of sharing the roonotic mastery of the world sentenced to death on a charge of arson. In January last the uncle instigated bis nephew to they need to be reminded that German set fire to his house (which, together with one or two adjoining houses, was destro; ed) for the
activity dares not extend itself in regious naturally or historically regarded as the Governor Sir H. A BLAKE, G.CMG, spheres of gravitation of other Powers.
purpose of obtaining the insurance muy acounting to 5,400 yen. Both prisoners rec.ised their seatues with great composare.
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LONDON, 19th October, 10.20 pm. RUSSIAN NAVAL EXPENDITURE
Russia & naval budget for 1903 amounts to 211,500,000, which includes £451,550
REUTER'S SERVICE,
THE STRIKES IN THE U.S. Many thousands of strikers in the United An important step in the training of naval States are preparing to resume work to cadets was taken by the commissioning at Chatham on the 18th ult. of H.M.9. Isis tomorrow. serve as sea-going tender to the Britannin,| training-ship for oral cadets at Dartmouth. The object of the Admiralty in employing tho Ter on his service is that the senior cadets may receive instraction on board a modern cruiser, the Zis being one of tho Venus. type of second-class sruisers which were completed for five years ago. The Isle has served three and a half years in 'emamission, and only
LONDON, 18th October,
THE MACEDONIAN INSURRECTION It is announced at Sas that six hundred women, children, and old men havo crossed the frontier at Dubaitza into Bulgaris, teoing from
I have the honour to be, sir, vone most obedient, humble servast,
JACHAMBERLAIN-
SUPREME COURT.
Saturday, 18th October.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION,
BEPORY HIS HOFOUE WME eu Good- MAN. (CHIỆP JUSTICE),
THW CALENDARŽEL NAAM There were down for disposal & coses impli eating 14 persons. Thers included 2 charges. of murder, 1 of attempted murdar, and a charge of manslaughter against Cheong long, con- tractor, in conur olion with the fatal collapse of a wall in First Street
KERIOUS ASSAULT.
The first cas called was that in which Loung September, salted Kung Fu Fong (1) with Yneng a charged with haring, on th
intent to murder,
urder, and (2) with intent to do
bodily harm, ag
Prisoner pleaded not guilty on the first count and guilty on the second, count, but seked his Lordship to have mercy upon him as he was auder the influence of drink when he committed the ssaxlt
The Attorney-General (Hon. Bir Bery 8. stracted by Mr. H. Dannys, 2 et.og Cion u Berkeley) who appeared for the Cawn, in Solicitor, said he was prepared to accept this employed along with the man whom he had sa- ples. The scoused, he went on to HT, WEE souited in the Dart Longabop. Thereappeared
* before 11 am, on day of publication. After that race at the Kowloon Garrison Sports on Friday drunken Gerinan soldier with a drawn bayonot returned to England from this station in the Turks, who have burned four Christina: to have been some quarrel between them of -hour tum supply is limited." Only supplied for Cask, Telegraphe Address: Pukas. Codes: 4.B.C. 5th Ed. appeared as 4 min. 4 4-5th secs. It should have read 5 win. 4 45th sees. It is not a world's
Lieber's
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BIRTHS.
record.
In the. Wigwam lawn-tennis tournaments On the 1211 October, at 5, Park Lane, Shanghai, J. A. Woodgates (roe. 15) gesterday won the "A" Class Singles, beating Yeats (owes 30) by
the wife of Jamis H. ArnoTT, Df a son.
On the 12th October, the wife of Captain ALAN
villages, and massacred the inhabitants of serious character subsequently to the quarrel another.
MR-BALFOUR AT THE MANSION"
HOUSE.
The Lord Mayor has banquetted Mr. Balfour at the Mansion House as a mark of the liftar's accession to the promierskip. There was a dis-
BORAGON, Captain-Superintendent, Shanghai 3 sets to 1 19-7, 9-6, 6-3, 6-3). Ou Saturday dranken rowdy bas in a British Concession to tear two years ago, strongly endorsing the anguished gathering, and an eloquent panegyrio severaly cut about the fses and sustained a
Municipal Police, of son.
On the 14th October, at 37, Szechuen Road, Shanghai, the wife of R. HEINSEN, of a daughter
The Daily Press.
Bim
the
(owes 3/6 of 15) beat Brown (scratch) in B" Class Singles.
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An ofisial telegram received in Shanghai from Wuchow, states that Governor Wing Chit-ch'un, of Kwangsi, left that port with all his forces for Nauningfu on the 8th justast, to conduct operations against the insurgents L NGON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.und disbanded soldiery reported to be there in
Honexoxo, 20th October, 1902.
HONGKONG Orvice: 14, Das Vœux Road €1,
force
Tho P. &. T. Times complains strongly of the insufficient pativing of the British municipal settlement at Tientsia. On the 9th insta
very nearly committed murder trics. The Times December lust. She has since been refitted at says: The Municipal Counel bas by means of Chatham Dockyard, and some alterations have
prisoner entered the shop and behaved in such. civil police arined with trancheras, to keep
been made to prepare her for her new duties.
SWAY us to put the complainant in great fear. Complainant accordingly retirul to order in n garrison town where the elements of discord are indefinitely enhanced by diverse writes: We trust that the resolution passed by The Land C. Express of the 19th ult
a room and declined to come out. Prisoner thereupon „broke into the compartment and hacked him in a terribla manger with x chop- nationality.. The lesson of this special the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, which
per. The accused seemed to have been in some aria that a givilian to protect his life from a by the way, is complementary to one of similar
committed the asigul The complainant got degree under the influence of drink when be carry a revolter. We used not tell our rulers necessity for a fast and trustworthy Atlantic that this lesson is abominable, and that the service in connection with the prosent excellent on Mr. Balfour was delivabad by Mr. Cham-recovered, but this was a one which required fracture of the skull. He had now almost state of affairs is certain to issue in tragedy.
Canadian Pacis between China, Japan, and berlain, indicating the latter's anuslified accepto be dealt with not lenientl Ite Canton correspondent writes to the Canada, will have effect in the proper quarters. tanca of Mr. Balfour's leadership. Mr. Balfour consideration the fage that the prisoner was
- His Largebly add thất he we
was taking into Shanghai Times on the 9tz inst-Lust The Chamber recommends that the contract reiterated big inflexible intention to carry the nuder the infance of lator when the assault Sutarday an addition was oude to the staff of employees of the company contracting the
fee ruch mail and passenger service.
took plass, which provisted bim havlug the Canton-Hankow Railway by the arrival of the Company, who should agree to guarantee a
should be entrusted to the Canadian Pacific Education Bill,
full-command of crimself be otherwise would have und Bat if a man mind that he became violent and heat control of himself whyn, he took five Japanese who were engaged some time ago. speed of not loss than 20 knots across the
drink that yes all the more eat why he They did not say in Stameen but wont at Atlantic, and to promise to accelerate the
should a dink. If the widelice, bis Lord once to Fatshan. The Americau engineers had servico. This would mau à reduction in the
will choke him (the complainant) to death ship noticed, prisoner was cat xl to have asid- fished the survey and initial work on the duration of the passage between Hongkong and
Taking all things into consideration, of thought
LONDON, 16th. Delobor
THE US. COAL STRIKE SETTLED.
The strike of American coul-miners has been settled. President Roosevelt has gained
On Saturday the members of the Lantano The defent, at Thursday's meeting of the Club gave a very enjoyable soirée, under the Sanitary Board, of Mr, OSBORNE's resolution guidanes of their new President, Mr. J. de with regard to a general cleansing of the Solarisa' Alves; the Band of the Burma Regt. railway at Wongsha and have also moved London by au alt-British route to 2 days. The great political credit by his intervention in the the justice of the case world-be met by on-
was in attendance
Doacing started ut 5 p.m.
farther along the line to Fatahan. Work has
V.P.B. has done excellout work, bath afloat and shore, in its service, and has earned the right lo esrry on such a route, The service should
proceeded rapidly of late and so far no hodility toward the constructors has been ministed by at least ha fortnightly. It will be the question the natives outside of Canton, To prevent any
atrika dispute.
VENEZUELA.
pro-
Colony during the coming winter, similar and was kept up onthusiastically to 8.30p.u. It to that which was undertaken, in the winter looks as if this was given as a rehearsal for of 1901-02, leaves the public very much in the reestablishment of the old "Terpsichore" doubt as to what form the campaign Society, of which Mr. Aives was the promotor possible-conÄict between the advanes party of.] of cost on the Atlantic, wo suspect, that it will without any material rasalt, both sides av Hong, contractor – Wes" charged with man
years ago.
surveyors and the poasuals, the Chinese authori. befiealt to surmount. ties have sent out a detachment of guanls with the workers.
Russian papers give the following account
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tence of hard latent for two years, res
CHARGE OF MANSLAUÖFTEN AGAINST A The battle at La Victoris has terminated ceeling with the next cas, he desired to usk
The
Attorney Gaveral said that before y
for special jury in the cass in which Chrong slaughter a conaretion with the fatel collapse. of a wall In Firas Stret. He would bak the Conet to die that case for next Thursday
lost beavily.
being no other cases remaining unheard st that His Lordshipsagreed to tale subject ta, their dste
against plague in Hongkong is going to take in future. In spite of Mr. Ossonse haring
A Japanese when has just returned from the support of the Medical Officer of Health:
LONCON, 17th October. for the Colony, bis proposal was defeated, the gold claims discovered north of that pince Tieufsin saya that there are indications that
A NEW BAILEY TUG-BOAT.
RE-ASSEMBLING OF PARLIAMENT the two Chinese, members of the Board will prove paying. Several syndicates Lave been of M. Zela's death:-Zola, returning from Saturday under the comunad of Capt. G.,Parker, The Hongay, which sailed for Haiphong ou being joiued by the Captain Superintendent formed by Eurupeans, and permission ebisited the country, tad given orders to put a fire in the is the latest product of Messrs. W. 9. "Bailey"
SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMUNS.
TESTT FROM THE of Police in their opposition." Dr, ATKINSON refrained from voting, though his spacol Thentain is booming, be mys. As business in there to burn, probably through the Sto is built of talkweed and is of the following and animated Mr. Balfour moved the pres
from the Poking Government for working.dream. But the servant did not sinceed in
-Parliament has re-assombied for the autumn having en 28ta Jane rioler 300 carer of fire- >Wong Ken, JUGA OWASP 1 de aburged with & Co Shipbuilding Works at Kowloon Bay session. The House of Commons was crowdedorse, the property? showed that he did not look with favour bacomer cattled again, the number of foreigners reot drawing well. - M. and Meie dimensions:-Length over all, 9ft, breadth, denes of Gorarament business throughout the R
He-Headed upon another such cleansing campaign as increases there, and many new buildings ar
Zain retired about 10 p.m. The next morning 14ft.; depth (moulded), 716. Sin She is fitted session. After a long debito Mr. Balfour Baje B marked the end of 1901. The only two being erected, especially in the French Con-at 9.0, the valut kuacked at the door but get no experts on the Board, therefore, were cession. Although there are over two timusand
swer. it was determined to break in the door and 20in. cylinders and steam is supplied by an Maro, who was then speaking. refused to mase,
with compound condensing engines having 10. elcsured. Mr. John O'Donnell, member for Hab A suffocating smell of carbonic acid gas esonped ordinary marine-type boiler 7ft. 3in diam. by rossed the four of the House, and shouted the
divided in opinion us to the utility of the Japanese in Tientsin, vo bailings hare from the room Zola was found with his head 8ft. loug. The vessel will be used as a tug conclusion of his speech in Mr. Bilfour's face
measures which were tried to check plaque been rected in their Concession
carried by 841 votes to 1. Mr. O'Donnell loft
the House quietly.
LATER
PARLIAMENT, EZ
Mr. Balfour's motion to give the precedence that
Baga
and shoulders on the carpet and his feet on the hot for sea-going as well as riverine service, tremendons sprear with Irish cheers eusted, in 1902. The two Chinese members The N- Daily News, wrote last week edge of the bed; he had evidently tried to get the rau her trials last week and registered a unturally voted against a continuance of It is the fixed belief of a large body of share up to open the window. Mmu. Zola was in bed, speed of 103 knote, while, by the way, the operations which met with no little approval holders in China of the Chinese Engineering unconscious.
A motion to suspend the sitting was then About Boon Mme. Zols was contract stipulated for 10 knots only Sho hae among tacir fellow-countrymen, while the and Mining Co., Ltd., that the company in successfully restored to consciousness, that she a complete outôt of desk and engine-room tools, head of the Police did not explain the raison question ought to be and might be a great deal was not in a state to give any explanation. The and furnishings for the desk and engine-rooms, for his attitude. It is impossible to regard more successful than it is. It is with this con- attention of the police commissary was excited The owners of the Hongay are the Société the fate of the resolution as satisfactory.viction that they urge that the direction of the hy the fact that the dogs which slept on the Francaise des Charbonnages du Tonkin, soil to Gorerament business throughout the neesion The argument of post hoc, ergo propter foowpany should be in Chin, not in London. fluor do not seem to have suffered. The ralat Mr. E. Johannsen supervised her construction has been adopted, ly 282 votes to 141, The tha hoc is of course fallacions, but that of There is no dissatisfaction, we apprehend, with on being questioned declared that M. and Mme on their behalf. Hor delivery was retarded by discussion on the Education bil has begun
the new Gen rul Manager, whose ability and Zola appeared to be in excellent spirits the a few days on account of the August typhoons pest hac, ergo non propter hoc would be stress for the post are fully recognised, but the previous evening. M. Zela complained of the and the recent strike of ship-carpenters. The merely foolish. Everyone nimite that we shareholders are justified in feeling that this bad state of the obimney and ordered that it have no means of judging what offeel the is emphatically where the Board of Directors should be seen to the next day. The doctors thorough disinfection of the city had upon should be, and to promote this a meeting is to expinin the death of M. Zola by his fulling on the plague visitatio of 1902. Hongkong be held at the Town Hall on Tusadey next at the floor, where the carbonic acid gas was densor was cleansed and the epidemie was much5p.m.
than at a certain beight
builders consider her one of the best boats of her class turned out by them...
A similar ing, also destined for service in French Indo-China, is at present in course of completion at the same yard.
The Boer Generals luye addrirsed a mesilig THE BOEP GENERALS EN BERLIN
in Berlin. They emphasised the fact that they aza British subjects and not politicians,
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