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obliged to await further instructions The Italian representative very correctly pointed out that the prisoners office was political and that similar freedom of the Press had long been permitted in Shanghai, while it was impossible to over. lock the spontaneous un tertaking given by the Thotai and hand over the men for the certain punishment without trial which would await them at the hands of the Chinese authorities. There is no need to palliate the offence of the Supao prisonere; who were undoubtedly guilty of the use of what may be mailed criminally reckless language. But they wore in an European aettlement, and in pleading guilty did so in the belief that they were to be tried and punished by the humane Mixed Court not with the barbarous cruelty of Chinese Our tribunals," as Dr. Monisos pats it, Canton correspondent on the 28th ultimo wrote, with an admiration which we can
The Spanish Connie (Mr. A. B. Marty) has been removed to No, 20, Doe Fox Road, next the P. & O. officer.
Mr. Herbert William Bəid ABLBA, bas been admitted a partner in the firm, of Man Palner & Turner, architects,
It is reported from parts of the New Territory that ships are fairly plentiful, so there should be a large orodus of sportsman at the week-end. The now building of Messrs. Watkins, T., adjoining Mesara. Lane, Crawford & Co.'s premises in Queen's Road, is rapidly early completion and in all likelihood Mr. Watkins will be able to enter "his now place about the middle of this month.
During the absence from the Colony of Mr. E. W. Tilden. Mr. J. Start Thomson will assume charge of the agency for the Fasifie Mail B.S. Co., the Occidental and Oriental and Toye Kishan Kaigha sa noting egont, ufor the
One of our most popular preparations, which has stood the test of fifty .. years. It cools the skin and removes | but share, of the outspoken courage mani. sailing of the O. & O. BB, Doris,
irritation at once.
RINGWORM
REMEDY
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fested by the Canton native Press over the judicial murder of the reformer and can we What fate journalist BHEN, imagine would await such writers if the Palace party's campaign against the Press and Ketoria generally were to reaive the sanction of the Powers who are represented at Peking? With all its faults and in- temperances, the native Press help to form, as our correspondent says, a kind of publie opinion as far as that is possible in China No friend of China can hope for any
An absolute specific for Ringworm and regeneration for her except through the
Dhobi Itch.
HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA
growth of public opinion, and it therefore" most strongly beloves all Powers which are sincerely interested in this regeneration of China to refuse to aid in the repression of freedom of thought and the perpetuation of the barbarous apstein now represented by the Empress Dowager and her friends.
The reported assassination of au United
Try it in your hath and you will feel all States Consul at Beirut or Beyrout, as the the better for it. For cleansing silver-Syrian town is alternatively spelt, happily turns out to be untrute, though it seems that At the ware, jewellery, und clothing it is the Consel was actually fired at,
present moment all kinds of rumours of the without equal.
wildest kind are being circulated against the Turks, obviously frominterested motives. Their offences, it is true, ara tank enough,"
A. S. WATSON & CO, but that the lies of their enemies, who have
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recently proved themselves even worse than the Turks, should be allowed to inflame public sentiment in Europe against theur is most undesirable. It is plain that there is an organised conspiracy on foot to do this. If it succeeds we cau only foresee chaos and anarchy in the Balkans-or else a further (31 | exhibition of that unambitious striving " of Russia to ameliorate the situation of
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A popular M.D. well known in Honolulu, who was reported drowned in Hongkong Harbour and 'whose supposed body was, washed
up at Bay View recently, returned from a trip to Java the other day alive and well, much to the surprise and delight of his numerous friends, We are informed by Mr. A. R. Lowe, Acting Socrotary of the Punjon Mining Co., Id., that he is in receipt of a telegram from Mr. W. Kerfest Hughes at the mires reading:About Ore paye, work is to commence orashing. being pa bed aloud; the mill will work night and day."
There is much, congestion at present in Qnn's Road at Arsenal Streat, where the PW.D. are wideping the thoroughfare. The Army Ordnance side of Arsenal Stroat has Leen taken back to a considerable extent,and. whoa the Queen's Road operations there bava been completed, this previously narrow way will be very much improved, as it required to be.
Owing to the threatening appearance of the
other yesterday afternoon the attendance at the performancs on the Parade Ground was very much smaller than usual. The 10th Bombay Light Infantry band, who performed an excellent selection of wasio, has greatly improved since it has been under the tuition of Mr. H S. Tuxford, who conducted yesterday.
The Universal Gazette, in connection with the sinklag of the Chinese craiser Wong Tai by the Empress of India, says that Viceroy Sham, for whom the gunboat was transporting troops, arms, eto, is of the opinion that the fault was entirely on the part of the mail-boat, and there- fore he has requested Viceroy Wei of Nanking to instruct Yuan Tastai of Shanghai to engage counsel and sue the agents of the C.P.R. Co for daweges.
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The Swatow correspondent of the N..C. Daily Netes says that the fight between the
which Mr. BALFOUR told us the other day.
native merchants and the shipping companies It is with great aution that we must
there is at an end. It has resulted in a pictory With for the companies, who stood together all receive reports of Turkish outrages. regard to Betrat we might have been through, and were not dismayed by the influx prepared for excesses, for as early as the last weeks of July reports from the town ske of an alarming lack of public security and of the weakness or indifference shown
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DEATH. On the 23rd August, at the General Hospital, Shanghai, GIORG WALLBE LAME, native of Glasgow, Scotland, Late chief mate of s.8: Kwenngle.
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with the situation. Reuten's correspondent, writing on the 25th July said:"Mus Bulmans go about armed, and murder
frequently Christians
with impunity, Prompt remedial measures are urgently required."·
The Stripso states that the Espero commissioned a foreign lady to paint his portraić
TELEGRAMS.
and that probably it will be compisted E
A National Inagus is to be formed at home in the interests of the study and praction of physical education. This fun remalt of the recent discussion on national physical degeneration.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
BEIRUT ASSASSINATION CON 1 RADIOTED.
The London Post Oflis Guide for the present
LONDON, 29th August, The assassination of the United States quarter states that the overland route to Chins via Ramin is "at present only available for Consal at Beirut, which we officially announced correspondence addressed to Kuldja, Chuguchako. Washington, now appears to be an error in Uratatal, Urge, and Kalgan, which is sent daily
to Russia." The overland route is of course the Government's cypher telegram; the man available now for homeward-bound letters from actually fired at, but missed the Conant, Shanghai..
General von Witzleben, who is regarded as one of the beat authorities, on" the Rugian Army, has written an article estimating the etrength of the Russian Army in the Far East, General rou Witzleben thinks the following an securate estimate of the army in the Amar military district, viz., 87,000 infantry, 14,000 cavalry, 4,000 field artillery, with 108 gens, 4,000 Riege artillory, and 4,000 technical troups. The writer adds that heavy bodies of troops. can easily be pushed op to the Amur from the reserve of infantry brigades, the brigade of riflus, the Third Siberian Regiment of Cossacks, and the reserve artillery division. With thes
reinforcements the Amur forops could be easily raised to 150,000.
THE "SUPAO PRISONERS.
LONDON, 29th August. The Washington State Department has instructed its reprezentativas in Chins to decline for surrender the Shanghai journaliste.
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THIRD AMERICA" CUP RACE,
Losnos, 20th August, The third race has been postponed to Monday owing to a gale,
THE BALKAN TROUBLES.
LONDON, 29th August.
PAKHOT.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
Pakhot, 26th August.
THE YAMCHOW HARDITS. Admiral Ho, of the Kwangtung Squadres, returned on the 13th instant from his visit to Yamehow and left definitely for Cantou will his small feet on the 18th instant. As might. short stay at Tamshow the evil-doers are unid hava bonu presumed, during his comparatively to have behaved in a most orderly way, bist soom after the Admiral's departure they resumed their work of depredation with renewed activity. and with such boldness, I hear, that the Native Customs and the Zekin-stations were both razacked and razed to the gronad, resulting in the death of three of the Tee-yes or employees of these stations."-
PLAQUE.
Bubonic plague, it is reported, Ems clained many victims in both Tamehow and the small island of Walchow. It is a wonder how this part is still enjoying immunity from the dreaded scourge this year, considering its proximity to and its daily contact with these places.
AN EPISCOPAL VIBET,
Monsignor J. M. Merel, Boman Catholio Bishop of the Province of Kwangtang, travelling by land, arrived here the wook before last on bis postoral vinit to the different mission stations A detachment of troops while passing the under his charge. After a stay of a few days Not only is the "mosquito plant" (Ocínium
the Chifera man-of-war Chun Thi, returning viride) declared to be useless against mosquitos, Austrian Consulate at Uakub fired a volley at here he left for the island of Walchow on board but the excalyptus is sizo condemned, at least the building. No one was injured, but it is by a passage-boat, and left again on board the in its growing form. “Soms youre go, considered a grave indication of the uncontrol... Hus on the 22nd instant for Heipling and writas Sir W. T. Thiselton Dyer, Director ofis fanaticism na indiscipline of the troops Hand. Kew Gardens, it was announced that blus gam troon would render a malárious locality In diplomatic circles in Constantinople, the healthy. Mach money was accordingly spent situation is regarded as most serious. in planting them on the West Coast of Afrien, in Cyprus, the Campagna, and elsewhere. Experience has shown that it rather increased than diminished the malaria by, as is now an derstood, affording, shelter to the anopheles which carries it.”
On the evening of the 23rd alt, the C. N. S. Tungcher," which had left Weilmiwe that morning, passed through an electric storm of great intensity, listing about six honra, Au account in the N.-C. Daily News says that at about five p.m., simultaneously with a vivid flash of lightning, a meteorite, looking like
a bail of fire, was observed to strike the water at a distance of about a quarter of a mile from the Tungchow, prodaning the effect of a large,
A columb of blue shell striking the sos rapour and steam rose slowly to a height of about thirty feet, and slowly drifted away with the wind. The accompanying repert sounded like the discharga of a largə gun.
The Japanese Press freate the death of Lord Salisbury is the most feeling terms, says the N.-0. Daily News Tokyo correspondent. All the papers publish portraits and biographies and say that the peace and prestige amid which he entered his long rest testify to the soundness of his political judgment throughout his prò - longed career, which, though less distinguished that Prince Bismarck's, never foit the chill autumn wind us did the German statesman's
HEALTH OF HONGKONG.
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It may not be out of place to mention hörv that the island of Waichow is a little dot in the Gulf of Tobkin, distant about forty miles from this port." "The islet has a population of between nine and ten thousand souls, and· Its chief industries are fishery and hasbandry. The natives are almost without exception of Hakha descendants, and a large proportion profess Roman Catholicism. No missionaries of other denominations are known to have taughed this soil. The islanders are said to be quiet in
During the 24 hours ended at noon yesterday. no plague, cases were reported. The weekly return issued from the Sanitäry Office yesterday for the week ended the 29thult shows three cases of plague all Chinese and all fatal. There their natural tendencies and general disposition.
was one fatal essa also of cholera, the victim beiur E Austrian. No other cases of infections diseases more reported.
THE OPIUM FARMJ
The tenders for the Opium Farm were opened yesterday. It was found that the present farmer had offered $2,220,000 per annum or $185,000 per month. The next offer was that of Ho Jak-Ban with $1,957,000, at the rate of $165,003 per month. In ordinary circumstances the highest tenderer would have secured the contract, but it seems that the present farmer (who was the bighest tenderer) failed for some reason or other to attach the required This guarantee of $30,000 to his tender.
mission, he contends, was only a mere slip, but as the conditions had been publicly advertised there appears to be nothing for it but that the Government should acopt the best tender in compliance with the requisition. Aosordingly the second fondor, although $20,000 a month judices, he abandoned England's habitual less, is the tender to be accepted. There is a isolation to join hands with Japan, whe now report that the present farmers will contest the mourns him as a friend that know and trusted award of the Legislative Council. On the last her. They call him the greatest adept in occasion on which the Opium Fara was put up foreign politics of the nineteenth century, and for sale the price paid was only $750,000 a year rejoice that his mantle has fallen on man of his
wn kindred and training.
of trips. Henceforward the steamship com-They note that, overriding lesser man's pre. pacies will be ubla either to clear their godowns within a reasonable time for the admission of fresh cargo, or to make consignees pay rent.
According to a gentleman just returned from the Canton-Hankow railway, the rate of progress being made promises to eas the railway completed in about 59 years' time. from other sources that by October the line will be in operation to Fatshan-15 alles or so
We learn
from Cantou. As a matter of fact the line to Sans-30 miles-should havo boen in H.M. guaboats Bramble and Britomart,weat working order last month. At present there are five miles of the road completed and a pag aut for practice yesterday.
engine has been put on the lins for construction
The Supreme Court will enter upon the purposes. Long Vacation on Monday, the 21st inst.
We hear that it is likely that the German Hongkong Club, present holders of the Shield,
in about a month's time.
Though the wind was gasty at times on Sun day night and in the early hours of yesterday morning, the typhoon seems to have flailed expectations and passed off toward Amoy.
Cricketers competing for a place in the Inter- port team were busy on the Cricket Ground yesterday evening, three nets going at once The ground was soft on the tap, but kicked a good deal.
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HIGH JINKS AT LAICHIKOK,
A correspondent, "Dacanes," write ander date 31st August —
the ripped themselves stark naked not
COMMERCIAL DEPLESSION.
As an evidence of the depression of trade in this port, I may mention that the frm of Kwan Hop, one of the oldest Cantonesa mer chauts, of some thirty years' standing, became insolvent at the beginning of the present month. The liabilities are stated to be over Tis 12,000 ; the loss fall mostly on the local merchants. The manager and the principal employees have absconded, leaving the shop, which was found empty of valuables, in charge of a few servants Tho partners were all absent.
·DHE KERGSENE TRADE,
It is probably not generally known that Messrs. A. Schamburg and Co. bave a spacions godown in theextreme west part of the beach, specially built about two years ago, for storing kerosene ell, of which they are the chief importers. Mr. A. R. Marty is now procting". an identical building and for the same purpose. The building is fast approaching completion, and I expect then to see sax competition between the two parties. The chances of fire in the midst of the populace will be considerably reduced when the balk of this highly inflammable oil is isolated in the bank.
CORRESPONDENCE.
CRUELTY IN HONGKONG.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PŘEKS."
Hongkong, 1st August.
Sin, The letter signed by "A Foreigner" and published in your yesterday's paper under the above heading was written in a tone quite uncalled for especially by ons who claims to be an Englishman, a subject of the Great King of
England-the Nation of Freedom and Fairplay. It is exceedingly surprising to and that "A Foreigner's" only regret was that "such treat- tent (as described by your offter correspondent A Hearty Supporter") was not meted out on more extensive scale." Commonsense will Foreigner" that such a statement is ridiculous and could only tend to encourage barbarity and incite murder amang wankind. How could "A Foreigner" expect to become 4 member of the newly formed Society for prevention of cruelty to animals if he does not understand what is
tell
CIVILISATION.
In his book called My Colonial Bervice, which we reviewed lately, Sir William Dea Var telis an anecdote as to the intimate knowledge of the British Best displayed by a Russian Grend A pio-nie party wont yesterday to Laichikok Duke whom he mot at Hongkong. The Grand joss horse, which is just behind Stopesattera' Duke, who is an Admiral, told Sir William that Island and about 4 o'clock in the afternoon a be know the arzument and speed of every skip party of some twenty soldiers cams to the in the British Navy, and opald, moreover, beach in front of the joas-house and although In answer to our correspondent "The identify through the telescope any ship in the these men could perfectly wall see that there record of Mr. J. F. C. McDonald (Hongkong Navy List. Wholly sceptical, Sir William were a zumber of ladies inside the house, two of asked the Admiral to what olass belonged Tae difficulty over the Supao sedition case at Clab will issue a boyling challenge to the PWD) in Shanghai in 1899 was: Ladies; 95 at cortain misil vamsel in which he had crossed to seventy-five yards away from where we were 200 and 34 at 500. yards-total, 69. Artillery America a few years previously. The reply and started walking about end playing in the Shanghai has not yet been disposed of.
Cup, 35 at 800 and 35 at 700-tatal, 70. was prompt and sccurate, and the armament water, which was scarealy knee deep. After our Shanghai contemporary the North-Chian
Artillery Cap, 34 at 700 and 35 at 800-total, and speed mentioned, The Grand-Duke said going out for a swim they returned and gave Daily News pointed out the other day, the accused cannot be kept in gaol in Shanghai
(9. Grand total, 208 out of a possible 21. In be kept a portfolio ip which were pasted an exhibition of their ability by dancing a jig June, 1890, Mr. McDonald won first prises at photographs of every class, and type of ship in on the sand and then coming quite close to indefinitely. The Washington Government,
Shanghai in the National Rifle Association-
one Navy; and every ship in each particular where we were, in their naked state. Such REUTER'S telegram of the 29th August
Medal, in the City Fathers', the Shanghai Clish,
class was described in full. He had the details conduct on the part of these men is shamefal and two aggregaten. informs us, has now instructed its repre
by heart by diligent study. In the event of in the extreme" and a disgrace to the uniform sentative at Peking to decline to surrender
war, if he saw a British ship approaching his they wear. Although one of the men was A Northern paper, quoted by N.-C. Daily on vessel, he would stop recognise the type, requested to warn the bathers that there were them to China. Three weeks ago Sir ERNEST SATOW received instructions from
News, states thatthe Tariar General of Monkden, and decide at once whether to run or fight, ladies present, he seemed to liave takeo no notice. Taong Chi, has recently secretly memorialised
and sat on this beach with his other comrades the British Government to the same effect,
the Throne to the effect that the Russians are according to the armament opposed to him. There was no doubt, after Mr. BALFOUR'S As the remit of a police raid on a house at 13, proposing to erect a city in the Heilgohiang
The mosquito plague is Ameries is reported enjoying the sight. I may mention that there statement in the House of Commons, that West Street, in the central portion of the town, {'provinos, on the Amur river, and make it tho to be worse this year than ever before: New Were amongst them men belonging to the the Shanghai prisoners were safe from on Sunday morning, two gamblers were con viceregal capital of the three Manchurian Jersey ay qsual in the chief sufferer, the marshes E.E, R. G. A. AO.C. and two or three in being handed over to the Chinese authori.victed of being keepers of a common gaming provitices. The Tartar General in question, it that should throughout the State being as civilian attice and that a good number ties to receive the samo treatment as the house and fined $50 each at the Palics Court is mid, affirms his belief in the truth of this unsurpassable breeding ground. Every pro. of them were not ordinary soldiers but pidemic of cholera in the shipping world.
figod $3 each for report and urges the Fsking Government to ventive has been tried and all have failed. The men who had stripes on them. The steam unfortunate SHEN at Peking. Nevertheless yesterday, 23 others were
lose no time in taking stops to oppososuch a step marshes, the ponds, the sowers have been launch by which they returned was the Miner, fying the Blue Ensiza. I trust the officers -drenched in mrude oil with un effect except to will be able to bring the culprits to hook with fraught with dangers to the Chinese rule.
impart an oily favour to the milk of the cows In some parts the farmers are washing their the indications given above, so as to avoid cows in a mixture of onrbalio sold and oil to get resurrence of this disgraceful show of want of them to milk at all. Hornes have died from desenos. the bites of the mosquito. The piazzas and verandahs are deserted; men working out of doors are protseling themselves by huge bones; and inside the house the burning of jess-ticks seems to be the favourite remedy. At night time New Jerseyites are anointing themselves with pennyroyal, oil of tar, and because only a man ia stool armour can face the clouds of pests that rise from the grass
gambling.
A launch party returning through the Lyemoon Pass the other day discovered that they had left the whisky on the shore, hidden in a bush, and much to the astonishment of the ledios and without giving any reason they made the coxswain bont ship to recover, it. It was found all right, and they weat on their way
The skull and a number of other bones of great rhinocaron have been found. nder the foundations of the Dzily Chronicle office in Flest Street, The discovery has attracted a large amount of interest in scientific circles, and it is long since sachs, specimen of the palmolithic period was discovered in or near London. The woolly-haired rhinoceros belonged to the very earliest part of the quaternary period, when men dwelt in eaves, and used stone
WEATHER REPORT.
CHOLERA AT SHANGHAL
The NC. Daily News of the 26th ult. writes: "Wo"regret to state that there is quite uL
Yesterday Mr. T. Weir, Marios Superintendent of the Chias Morchants S. N-Co.. received a telegram from Wenohow that Mr. A. Adair, shif angioner of the Poocki, Lad died of cholera. Mr. Adair hailed from the banks of the Clyda and was meat popular here, not only in shipping
footballer.-Yesterday also cholera broke out oiroles, but will the general public and also as
aboard the C. E. and M. S, Yunging. In the morning Chief Officer H.. Watson was taken ill and was sent to the Hospital in charge of the Chief Engineer, Mr. W. Biebe. Mr. Riobe delivered his charge safely, but en his journey
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the action of the United States Government is a welcome seconding of Great Britain's decision. The probable next step is, as the Daily News stated last week, that the prisoners will be tried again before the Mixed Court at Shanghai in accordance with the original agreement with the Trotai The previous trial should never have been rejoicing. interrupted, as it was owing to the willing- ness of the majority of the Ministers at Peking to oblige the Chinese Government, We gave yesterday the account of Dr. Times, of the attitude of the various Ministers has just been successful in obtaining a First remains were found in a strata of bluish muddy over the question of surrendering the Seas Class in the find honour school of Litera clay about 22 fost below the level of Fleet Humaniores ("Greats") at Oxford. Mr. Street, whilst work 'was being carried on under prisoners. The only correct position was Carrington was at Oriel College, while our the foundations of the machine-room, and my the Blata entemologist, who publicly congrs and moderate 8. monsoon over the N. part of wall.". It is high time that the sanitary taken up by the Italian Minister, the British former Chief Justice, the an Oxford man, was be 100,000 years old. It is possible that more attache and Japanese Minister both being at Licoln
remains of the animal may yet be dissovored,
Hongkong residents, particularly old Oron ians, will be glad to hear that Er. C. W. Carrington, son of Sir John W. Carrington,
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following repart :-----
The barometer has fallen at Vladivostook,
Ill and was lifted from the same to the ship risen elsewhere, particularly over Fortussa and back to his ship in a sasspan was himself taken the BE. coast of Chins,
The depression appears to be filling up to in an almost insensible condition. He died aboard the ship, at 1.30 p.m. yesterday. The Pressure depress duis moving Eastwards over Manchuria funeral will probably take place this afternoon. Frosh BE. winds la the Formon Channel. Mr. Watson was reported last night as doing
the China Bes
Mosereor, Peking correspondent of the KB., C.MG, late Chief Justice of Hongkong, implements of the rudent description. The oltronella oil. The lawns remain unmowed the W, ofsins high over Japan, sad a
In fact the only person who is at all happy is
talates himself every other day on the abundanos
"of his znaterial.
Forecast: - Medarata thunder-sloworn.
winds; squally,
authorities bere pronounced quarantine against Shanghai