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at home? There should be no excuse ferį ignorance in Downing Street, since the authorities in Hongkong can certainly give information, if they cannot stir the fuert pose of those of headquarters. It may often happen, as we believe it does in certain matters of police out here, that the local Government is in accord with the general wishes, Jut, owing to the attitude of the Colonial Office, jà unable to act as it would desire. But surely in so grave a mutter of the under policing of the Colony, a strong appeal from the Hongkong. Govern- ment could not be disregarded. It is useless to argue that we may be involved in boavier COGNAC BRANDY ses if we are to be better guarded
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
OF THE FINEST QUALITY.
hy the law. Hongkong is not excessively taxed, and could not object to paying
The French Mail of the 22nd September was delivered in London on the 22nd instant,
www.
A stir has been caused among the friends
do in London paper that the abolition of of naval chaplains at home by the statement
naval chaplains is contemplated.
Captain Trappel, the Governor of Kinoshan, TELEGRAM S.
aras received at the Summer Palace, Peking, by the Emperor and the Empress Dowager on the 16th lost. The German Minister, Baron Mumm, presented him to their Majesties.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
CANADA AND THE ALASKA BOUNDARY AWARD.
LONDON, 21st October. The Canadian Commissioners are intensely
NEW TERRITORY NOTES.
FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]
23rd October.
ANCESTRAL WORSHIP... The date of this Chinese religious ceremony ocoura in about Eve more days. At present the hillsides in British and Chinos Territory are de tod, with Chinose visiting and repairing
Armstrong and by Messrs. Viekers and Maximment only took 1 hour 26 minutes from the irritated and resentfal at the award, and say the numerous graves, proparing for the seat.
The Superintendent of the Eastern Extension Telograph Co, informs us that the Earl Roberts, at Okehampton Artillery Camp, recently witnessed experiments with two new 12ssage from our London correspondent with and 184-pdr. quickfiring guns made by Messrs.
regard to Colonel Villiers Hatton's appoint
Thres batteries fired 200 rounds, and afterwards date of its despatch from London to rest
now 124 shell was tested. This gau experi-Hongkong. The delay seems somehow to have ments proved very satisfactory. The capacity arisen in connection with the receipt of the of the pieces was twenty shots a minute, and message throngh the agency of an Indian their range-ability. 6,400 yards.
The Glasgow Bailie of the 23rd ult, says :--- Mr. Duncan Glass, of "Shanghai, who wa marriel a week ago to Misa Mary Boll Robort
watchwan,
Wo understand that the negotiations prepara. tory to the builling of a tarbins day-steamer for
entrance.
BAN ON MAGISTRATE.
that the Canadian contentions imposed, and Those who can afford it have masie of a kind, even the concession regarding the Portland also food and samsun ad lib. Discarding thair Canal, are nullified by the assignment to sombre blue clothes, the Chinese look quite Americs of two islands commanding to Cay in their dresses of many-coloured silka.
A ramour is going the round among the Mr. John Hay has submitted the decision to Chiness on both sides of the frontier that. the Canton River traffic are under way, and at Cabinet meeting, and hearty congratulations Chan Loong Kit, the San On magistrate, been exchanged between President has boon dismissed from offen by the Viceroy
magistrate has always been popular with our interesting to know why, for the San On
local Government, and has done good service in ridding the frontier of many had oharacters,
no distant dato Parsons's patent will doubtless
havo
little more, if the reasonable safety of son, daughter of Mr. Alexander Roberton, be introdacs to the Far East It is interest- Roosevelt and the Cabinet. The decision is of Canton. If this is, it would bo
person and property could be guaranteed. A sufficiently, large detective, and police force would prevent the commission of a: Per Dozen proportion of petty crimes as well as some of the more Lerions ones, and so $20.00
would tend to check the now apparently unavoidable overcrowding of the Gaol. It is plain that something must be done to stop this overcrowding. To build a larger prison might suggest heelf as an obvious remedy, but it is butter utill to give less opportunities for the sui-criminal classes to yield to temptation and develop into full. blown criminis, to live in comparative comfort, for the time being, at the expense of Hongkong. We are compelled 'nt, pre- serit, very much against our will, and with
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little apparent effect, to try to curo the anti-social tendencies of some of the most worthless characters from the mainland of South China. Yet there is still extant the rather antiquated saying about proven- tion-being better turn eure It looks also All less 103% on account of current distinctly less expensive in the long run,
exchange.
ing to note that the special commission eng
Hope Park, Partick, is a prominent figuro in the shipping world ·in Ciena. He has many. Glasgow friends, who turned out ingested by Lord Inverclyde to investigate the numbers to wish the newly wedded couple a economy of the steam taching and to advise as happy anion and a bon voyage to their home to its suitability for the two new high spoed Cauarders; which are to be built, has been appointed by the Cunard Company. commission will conduct many trials
in the Far East.
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Selection
The
By kind permission of Major Radcliff and officers, the band of the 33rd Burma Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel from 8 to 2.30 It is not only at Singapore that people have p.m. to-night."
been aseing sex serponts recently. Wo notics The following is the pro-
a paragraph is a London panor to the effect
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Futako alleged, been seen by the crew of a Falmouth. Talbottng in the vicinity of the Longship. When Berger sighted it was travelling very fast, and was
Sebok
near the steamer, the occupants of which were much alarmed. The crew said they had never before seen anything so horrible and forbidding The hand was very large and the creature had tremendous tusks or fine. It sheered away from the tag and went off at a high spood, diring under the water at short intervals.
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The Hengbak Times tells of a lady's experience with a panther. Mrs Poulson, wheg arrived in Bangkok with her husband and her sistor from Lang Baen this prosions weak, huil quité an adventure down there recantly, which few ladies would rare to have to face.
The footprints of tigers have several times. beon son in the morning, about their house, and one day when Mr Paulsen gas out wiling At 4 p.us. Festerday. Lån Hongkong Volunteer Mrs Poulsen discovered that there was a louped Artillery went into Camp on Stonecutters under the knee. She pluckily got her is. Island until the 2nd pror. A fair number pre-band's gun nöd shot the animal dead. sented themselves yesterday, but a much larger
One BRANDIES are garaitors to be contingent is expected to be prosont to-day and to-morrow. The Cocomandant inspects the Corps at mon on Sunday.
PURE COGNAC, Die difference in Price
MY. R. W. Mansfeld, UB.M.'s Acting Consul-General at Shanghai, wrote on the weing merely a matter of Age and Vintage 18th inst. to the N. Daily Note :-E ́am authorised by His Majesty's Minister in Peking to alate that there in no ground for the statement
attempt to explode the magaziner in the British Legation. A store-room was broken open and [31 a variety of articles stolen, nearly all of which
have been recovered from the thieves.
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At the beginning of the present work there were in Shanghai three Anglican and two American Biskops, too Right Ravs. G. E. Monio, D.D.; J. C. fare, D.D.;C.P. Scott, D.V F. R. Graves, D.D., and J. A. Iogla, M.A. During the week they were to meet from time to time for consultations about diocesan matters, These consultations, the N.-C. Daily News reminds us, sore started at the instance of
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THE SS. AUSTRALIAN.
The Eastora and Australian Steamship Cele 8. Australia. Captain McArthur, which left hore on Wednesday night for Australia, returned to port yesterday. From The Hov, (and certainly notorious; enquiries made it was learned that shortly after Fillinghain has been telling the people at jomulering Hongkong, the weather bacmas vary. how much he dois not know about Japan and stormy with strong beadwinds, the gloss con- tinuing to fall, and big seas running. Ứn this Japanese habita. After setting all Yokama
account the captain, fa-ling he could make no the cars by interfering, during his shortly. headway and as the weather was growing in matters which were ac concern of his and ingreasingly stormy, thought it advisable to making himsel generally obnoxious, he holds
return to port, which was done in safety, the forth in the columns of the Echo on Jagasa food, declaring the first nisithful mats a
vessel not suffering in any way from her rough experience, young English girl fall fainting to the floor. Anyone who knows anything about Jajanos) food, knows that is is eleau, wholesome and dainty, and is frequently enjoyed by foreigners.
INTERPORT LAWN TENNIS.
THE SINGLES,
Messrs. R. Hancock (Hongkong) and E Button Forman (Shanghai) met at the Country Clay Shanghai, last Saneday afternoon to decide the Intarport lawn toonin singles. The play was no one-sided as to be uninteresting,
Hancock won the
regarded as the greatest diplomatic success of the United States for a gənération. ITALIAN CABINETS RESIGNATION.
LONDON, 21st October.
The Italian Cabinet has resigned.
RUSSIA AND THE FAR EAST.
LONDON, 1st October. General Lunovitch, Commander of the First Siberian Army Corps, has been appointed to the Command of the troops in the Amar district.
It is stated in Washington that Mr. John Hay kan enquired at St. Folorsburg as to the attitude of Russia regarding the opening of Moukdes und Antang under the tro.ty between China and the United States. The Novy Krai,
theorgan of Admiral Alezioff, vigorously opposes the opening
THE HONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE.
At the meeting of the oricket clubs interesiad. in the Lorgue, held on Thursday last, in the Craigergower pavilion, Mr. W. D. Braidwood (President, Craigengower CC.) presiding, the following rules and conditions were drawn
up
The name of the League to be Hongkong Cricket Forgue”.
Each club to play two matches every other club.
The
with
Two points to be reckoned for a win and duo point for a draw.
The club scoring the highest number of points to be declared Champion Club and be entitled to hold the trophy for one season.
"Every player must be a bona-file member of the dub he represents.
No player may represent more than one club in the same season, ✡
Tho of a trophy by subscribed for by the competing clabs, gotribations to be
nnlimited.
The entrance fee to bo $10 per season for
SECOND RICE-CROP..
The second rios-crop is. now being cut in places. The yield this time promises to be exceptionally good-oven better than the fret crop. The prica af new paddy, in Shomehun market is about $2.19 per pioul.
PARTRIDGE AND QUAIL.
•
These birds are now fairly numerons-the. latter especially. They are to be found in dry, grassy places.
CANTON,
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
Canton, 22nd October. TROUBLES IN THE EAST. The district to the eastward of Canton is never free from trouble. Not moup months ago two villages, only a few miles from the East- gato of the city, carried on warfare for several days, even using some small cannon, which boomer away for two or three hours each day without doing much damage. The Pru Xii. magistrate, in whose care this troublous district is, took good care to leave the villages to light their quarrel out without interfere100.
It is, however, further east where tha most turbulsat district is to be found. I have referred several times to the disorders in the Wai- show and Kwal Sing districta, which lio. adjacent to one another. I have now collected a few details which will show thu undesirability of these districts for residential purpose. In Ho Yiin-a district in the worth of Wachow prefecture, travellers cannot travel singly, but form caravans for safoty's sa'to. Fearful stories are told of the oruilty of the brigands, who, among other ibíngs, are said to biad' their |victims to trees after robbing them, and ledve them to starve. Iz Kral Ring districts the made seunsafer but it is not travellers only who have to fear the brigands Private houses are broken into ahost daily, and the inhabitants carried off and held to ransom, Cases have brou
Ming Fa
In connection with the esso against Miller in Manila for issuing forged certificates Chinese to facilitate their luiting in Philippines, as already reported in these columns, nows bas beêu xoceived from Shanghai W. Ballantine, has boon arrested in Shanghai, That Miller's partner in the alleged fraud, H.Hancock admittedly ontelassing bis opponautosch olub, Souvenirs and general disburn reported from l'ing Shan, Tam Sui, and Pak
and his attempt to prove the arrost illegal, as it was effected by reason of a telegram from failed, sa Batlautine is being held in arrat Governor Taft with's request to that sad, has
ponding the arrival of officials with the papers in the case from Mauila
:
The Jahi publishes the following tolsgrām dated, Peking. 10th Otolor:-The wives of the foreign Ambassadors and Lugation officials
and the Dowager Empras at the caminer
his net play was cure. fina. Brst game, Forman the next four, and Hancook then took the set at 6-4. In the second set Hancock won six games off the real, and as he won the next two he gaived altogether 13 games is succession. Forman won the third game in the third set, but Hancock wan by 6-1. -
CRICKET..
The following will represent the first elevoi
W. H. Woolley (Capti), P. T. Lambio;; R. W. T. Andrews, H. Gidley, W. Brand, W. Witchell, J. F. Brott, J. Lander, W. Pitt, Parkinson, and J. Deveney.
meats to be paid for out of this fänd,
The next meoling, to elect office-baniers, etc., will be held on the 2nd November, and entries for the competition close ou the 31st October, Eight clubs base, at present, entered for the League.
All communications should be addressed to Mr. A. E. Aspor, oare of The Hongkong Land Investment Co, who has undertaken to act as Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, pro. fem.
A PARLIAMENTARY DEBATING
SOCIETY.
Nor do people who travel by water fare any better. The passenger-boats on the various branches of the East River are regularly held ap. Last week on two days the daily uɔat bə- tween Shok Lung and Poklo was robbod"by band of 10 pistes On the second occasion three passengers, wore killed, but I am informed hy German missionary that it is very rarely that blood is shed; while foreigners may generally pass in perfect safety and even im-
Evon the walled cities are..not safe in this "distressful" country. Early last work ons of the gates of Watchow itself was attacked by a small army of brigands ongor for the plaadur of the wealthy quarter. They were beaten back with some difficulty; and such is the terror of the citizens that they liave sent a petition to the Viceroy praying for immediate help.- It may be remembered that some of the troops were withdrawn for the defence of Canton a mouth ago. These men could well return to Walichow now that Canton is well-garrisoned, and it is probable that they will do so.
were received by Their Majesting the Emperor of the Civil Servico-Clab in their matuk CORRESPONDENCE.urity from attack-as in Kwangel. Palace to-day. It is believed that they are to against the Craigougower C.C. to-day at he invited to a garden party.
215 pm, the game being the first in the new The Russian
Cricket Leagne:-~~ Minister to Puking was absent yesterday on Bishop Scott of Peking many yours ago. noticed that wither the British Monitor aor account of indisposition, and it has been wore first held in 1897 and again in 1899. They are attended by the Anglican and American Bay of his assistants presented thems.res at the palace either yesterday or to-day. The Bitish. Bishops of Chios and Corea.
Minister's absence is attributed to the Supoo affair. His action is commented upon in various ways, there being those in the diplomatic circle who view it favourably and others who view it unfavourably. The diplomais, however, admit that the garden party at the Summer Palace is always cold and too formal. His Majesty, the Emperor seemed to be in beltoi health than he was at the Spring presentation but the health of the Dowager Empress seemed
to be waning.
The following will represent the second eleven of the Civil Servico Club against "G" Company, Sherwood Foresters:~
IN CANTON.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRE98" Hongkong, 22nd October. SIE-May I be allowed to make a sugges tion through the medium of your valued The Craig engower Cricket Club will be re paper Considering that there are so many presented by ---E. Busa, L. E. Lammert, A. O. | intelligent energetic young nm in this Brawn. L. A. Rose, J. D. Kinnaird, J. L. colony, I cannot help thinking that it is really Stuart, E. E. Horton, B. Pestonji, J. H. Ruta pity that so much talent and energy should tonjes, T. L. Cross, and E. Ford:
not be directed to so useful a channel as public
lines of the House of Commons, ie., a miniature speaking. A débating Socisty, based on the
There is little news in the capital. The House of Commons, would I am a boa Namhoi. has been dismissed for incompetency great boon to the young men of Hongkong. and a favourite of the Vioaroy's, one Yen, a F. T. Robins (Capt), J. Hutchings, J. A.
It will teach them how the British Cos- young and abloman, bas taken bis place. The Wheal, A. Brown, H. J. Knight, 8. Goldenberg.stitution is governed, promote the cultiva process of weeding-out is still being carried out. 8. H. Gidley, W. Dobbs, R. Duncan, W. Gast, tion of oratory, promote public spirit, Captale Yong of the Shameen grand has boom and J. Brown.
good fellowship, and last but not least, patitioned against by 72 guilds, and it is
Ideas and new-thoughts which in probable that his day has come. their turn will find expression in speech. It would thus not be a great benefit to the young mea only but to the world at large, where the ideas insulented would be employed, and employed effectively, in the cause of justice and humanity. How many of us have not at times Lt. M. Rimington S.Fkeenly felt the want of expressing our idman int T. Shelford EN. C. P. Bilas
words P. Our finest and nobless thoughts thing fly away to sooner than they come to our minds. I have no doubt whatever that if a few influen-Great Britain 2,500,000 Spain... 600,000
The Police Court records of the past week have been marked by the number of satenices to the stocks, to such an extent. indeed that the accommodation of this kind in the Colony was on one day this week taxed beyond its capacity, as we recorded In the Summary Court yesterday Lo Wai at the time. Mr. T. SENCOMBE SMITH, Our | Ting and Mr. Le Menjou, photographer, for Police Magistrate, is taking a very strong wages due, amounting to about $60. The line in this matter, and is evidently a defendant stated he was going to Manila to-day Thorough believer in this form of punish(Saturday) and wished an adjournment until
He stated at the Magistracy on
after the 15th prox. Mr. Hays, solicitar, who. Thursday that offenders placed in the was in court, pointed out to his Lopship (Mr. stocks are now photographed while in that Justive Wise) that last Friday Mr. Lo Munyon humiliating position, and that in the event had got an adjournment of a similar case on the of their again appearing before à Magistrate Freund that he was going to Maušlu thes, Defendant explained that hekad bena prevented the photographs and a description of their going to Manila by being called to Canton.ing the attention of M, Jaurès last month. In The foreign policy of Frases was still occups, misdeeds will be forwarded to their native His Lordship granted a further adjournment La Petite République be assocts that, not only
The teams for to-day's mnich urð :----- villages. Now there are many who do not
in both cases, but ordered defendant to deposit did the Colonial and military sections datem-
89ORT believe in the efficacy of the stocky as a in Court $100 in respect of each of the claimsplate extensive military operations in Morocco,
F. H. Batchelor
Dr. J. M. Atkinsou Col. Farrier. A.P.D. means of checking crime, and we cannot against him, pending hearing of the claims.
but that the Military Commanders in Judo-China F. M. Broadbent Dr. F. II. Kow ourselves feel cutirely satisfied as-to-the-
had been preparing for a spring campaign Major Chichester, E.A. Lt. W. F. Lumsden, amount of the effect. But we must As H.M.8. Europa is about to be attached to against Siam. Their programme, he says, was J. T. Dixon recognise that Mr. SERCOMRE SMIT is the China Squadron, it is of some interest to the whole of Morocco and the whole of E. H. Malón, R.N.
T. C. Gray read the following Jomarks from a home Siam. H. Jacrta adds that the conspiracy' making a conscientious endeavour to carry
G. Moore, R.N. (Capt.) out his theories and to met the excess of Journal-Os her rainra from her voyage to bas boon assisted by what he calls the re- A Mackenzie
Hongkong and back, she remained 14 days at aurkable weakuan of 31. Dulus, who, ou
S. B. Norfolk pelty criminality in the Colony, of which Portsmonth, but nothing was done because the Siamess. Question, capitulated to the
|LE A. J. Sator, R.A. all here have had to complain so bitterly of nothing was required iù the way of repairs to demands of the Colonia's, late.The subject is one to which we bave her boilers. She was recommissioned for the
Minister presented to ta Chamber the draft of had to allude very frequently, not because mantenvres with a scratch crew, so that one-half
a treaty with Siam which was calculated to we do not believe that the authorities are of the stokers were raw, second-class men,
show that country that France sincerely desired
to
to
The Foreign
not striving bard to cope with the situation who had not previously been 20. a definite peace, inl that she meditated neither with the limited means at their command, During the mantearres sho ateamed 5,000 a Protectorate nor annexation. That treaty." hut because it seems to us that no sufficient miles and burned 2500 tons of coal,which might baro opened Bism to the peaceful effort is being made convince the No defects developed during the craise, influence of France, was well received in several Colonial Office people that these nieaus although for 58 hours sho maintained full quartore, and the Socialists approved of it. are too limited. It has long been speed. For 20 hours the stokers were in two Suddenly, howarer, M. Delcasse's courage most patent fact that the police force watches instead of thess, owing to the sea-failed him. He was frightened by an article sickness of the raw resmits, and 48 deck hands in the Revue Parlementaire, written by M31.
LONGH
R. F. O. Bird
E.A.
9. Robinson, RN.
G. P. Silver. B.N.
F. Seccombo Smith
(Cspt)
V. C.D. Turner. H. B. Wells (Reserve). Play commencer at 11, a,m. sherp.
FOOTBALL.
At 4.10 p.m. to-day a XV: of the Rugby section of the H.K.F.C. will meet a soratch Navel XV., when the following will represent the Clob
Rack--Lent. G. Macdonald; three-quarters -0. J. Barnes. W, E. Robertson, Lient. J.
Campbol and A. G. Roberts; forwards-W. W. Clark, B. D. C. Wolfe, B. R. Halifax, H. F. Chard, P. W. Goldring, A. Boyd, Sandford, and Liont. Strover.
D617
CLAIMS OF THE POWERS ON
VENEZUELA.
The Powers have formally presented their claims against Venezuela, the respective tiguves being as follow :---
Dols. United States 10,000,000 Belgium 3,003,800
tial and public-spirited men will take up this Franco suggestion and give it proper form, it will prove Germany
a very creditable institution. In England and elsewhere many societies of this kind exist, and Mr. Chamberlain himself belongs to one of thea, as do also many members of the Houss of Commons and other notables-Yours, etc.,
-PARLIAMENT. .
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·LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS
The C. & M. steamer Perla loft Cebu yeater-
is not large enough to perform its duties had to be leat to the stokehold to trim coal, Hanetaux, Doumor, and René Millet, and the Becke, and another; half backs-Liont P. H day, a.m., and is due here on the 28th inst
properly. Is the Colonial Office kept Including the voyage to Hongkong and back, "constantly aware of this? It is well the Europa steamed in all 25,000 miles; and known in the Colony that the detective at the end the only defect was a slight leak staff is lamontably inefficient. Is this known in so indicator pipe.
rosult was that the treaty was withdrawn. It was, said 31. Jaardy, a great moral defest for M. Delcassé, and very discreditable to French Diplomacy.
The C.N. steamer Wulkang left Iloilo for this part on the 22nd inst., and is expected here on the 26th fast, at daylight.
this port on the 22nd inst., and is expected here.
The C.N. steamer Kaifong left Manila for
|on the 25th inst., at daylight.
Italy
Dole.
16,040,000 Mexico 500,000 8,300,000 Holland 1,048,451 1,417,300 Sweden 2,0,000
COST OF IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
The Treasury last month issued a return of the total cost of Imperial defence, including India and the Crown Colonies. The total dest of Imperial defenco, exclusive of the self- governing Colonies, for this year is-
United Kingdom. ... 468,957,500 India
18,176,200 Crown Colonias
355,100
*
Total
£87,487,800
Of this sam Hongkong contributes £76,400, and the Straits Settlements £117,500.