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Russia is notually getting ready with a view to war, that country will also make every endeavour to conceal the matter-from the world in general and its rival in particular, The truth appears to be that both nations, are doing their utmost to be prepared for war, if it should be found inevitable; but neither is satisfied as to the right moment to strike, or even whether it is worth striking at all. It has been said that Russia has only been waiting the arrival of naval reinfo.cements. But Russia has most assuredly not been putting things off until the arrival of winter, when she will only have oue ice-free port, viz, Port Arthur. If she were to wait so long, the rates to the Far East' have been doubled sines heroine's part being taken by a pretty little
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On Saturday afternoon a bazaar inaugurated under the auspices of Mrs. F. H. May, was held by the members of the Afinistering Children's Leagas, on the Volunteer Farade ground (which had been kindly lent for the. occasion), in aid of the Victoria: Homo nud Kowloon. After the threatening appearance of Orphausige, and Schout for Blind Chiliron at the morning the afternoon turned out very LONDON, 23rd October.
fice, and consequently by 4 p.m. the gronada For the last for wocks quite a large nuuter presented a very animated scene, and the of Russian torpedo-buat-destroyers have passed ubiquitous objuk of coin current testified to the amount of business done. Besides the down the Channel from the Baltic hound to
ten, there Port Arthur, and yaslorday four destroyers stalls, of which thero left Brest for the same destination, and two were a toboggan slide which appeared to torpedo-boats for the Mediterranean.
be doing a roaring trade, as the tile onen Japanese gunboats have boon stopped from could not get back to the starting point going into winter quarters at Newehwang by.fast enough, and a ship's life-saving apparatus in which the children wore hauled back md telegrams from Tokyo.
forth by some mer from H.M.S. Tamar. At 4 pm. Sleeping Beauty was staged, tho girl named Miss Naa Roger, the other parts being very cleverly filled by Misses Eva, Margy and Joan Roger, Nora, Mitchell, G. Woodcock, Phyllis Sutli, Emily Bradly. Mary Blake, Lily Palmer, Florrie Standish, and Excuse Woodcock, and Mastors Roger and Soth. The tialls were very prettily arranged with stocks of fancy goods, from lamp-stands to lacs collars, sweetstuffs, &c., flanked by ico cream and rofreshment stails, on which there was a con- tinnous ran. Que feature, generally so success ful at these bazaare, was missing. Wo refer to the bay of little girls who parade about selling buttonholes at famine prices, and generally carry of the palm for the amount of their carmings. Among the stall-holders were, (1) Mrs. Wesley Brown and Miss C. Goodman, (2) Mrs. Roblasen and Mise Harkosloy, (3) Mrs. Parker, Mis Denton, and Miss Tyler, (4) Mrs. Fullerton and Mrs. James, (5) Mrs. Mitokoll, Mrs. Beth. Mrs. Ches, Lambert, and Miss Loureiro, (6) Mes, Ormiston and Miss & ›od man,
yesterday.
Router's Agency at Tokyo wires that the, Minister for War, Marine, and Foreign Affairs, had a long confermare with the Premier poster. day afternoon.
Me CHAMBERLAIN'S FISCAL POLICY.
LONDON, 22nd October.
Mr. Chamberlain, speaking at Truemouth, said he did not believe that a general” election was imperding, and that in the meantime be was going to work. If he failed the first time he would go ou again, until he was convinced that the Colonies would reject his scheme, or that the British people were unable to understand its magnitude.
THE BALKAN TROUBLES.
LONDON, 22nd October. The Revolutionary Committee is advising the Bulgarian inhabitants of Macedonia to bo- Mr. J. W. Norton Kyshe, Registrar of the como Roman Catholics in order to excape per. propaganda is expected to convert a great many. Supreme Court, with Mrs. Nor:on Kyshe, luftention, in the meanwhile an active Catholic for Ergland on Saturday by
CANADA AND THE ALASKA Caronusdei.
AWARD.
Tho
The appointments of Mr. A.Bath as Registrar of Companies and Officia! Trustee, and of Mr. J.W. Jones as Deputy Registrar and Appraiser, are notified in the Gazette
LONDON, 23rd October. Correspondence laid on the table of the Dominion House of Commons shows that Canada vigorously protested against the Amori cam Arbitratora in the Alaska Award as not being impartial jurists of rapats, as stipulated liquor licenses free of charge for such periods for in the treaty, and Canada subsequently com- as be shall think it and subject to such con-plained that the treaty was ratified while the ditions as he pay impose.
protest remained unanswered by the Colonial Office.
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An appeal has been addressed to Scotsmen in India in coun-otion with the fund which is being raised for the purpose of building a Queen Victoria Memorial School for the sour of Scottish milors and soldiera.
Au extraordinary freak in the way of foot was to be witnessed on an Aberdeen lannchy sterday, one of the coalies travelling on board basing six tees on his left font, the extra toe springing out high up on the right side of the foot, near
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One of the forst patches of opat ever found was unearthed at the White Cliffs opal-field, Australia, at the beginning of this month, by iwo young brothers named Archie and Donald Ross. They were offered and accepted 29000 for their find on the spot. The parcel contains some of the largest and finest opals ever yet
found in Australia.
RUSSIA AND CHINA.
LONDON, 23rd October.
Admiral Alexioff is expected to go to Bt. Petersburg early in November and the crisis in China will possibly be delayed theroby.
(8) Mrs. Deafson, Miss Cucker, and Misa Blair, Mrs. Baker-Brown, Mrs. Trenchard Davie, (0) Mrs. Wyllie, Miss Wyllie, Mrs. Sichs, Mrs. Danby, Mrs. Dickson, and Mrs. Rout, all being assisted by a large number of children. Finally there was a tall for packing parcels, tended by two bright young packers, Miss Mary Begaut and Miss Rosa Bradley. A special word of commendation is due to Mr. Branson, 10th
Bo. LI, for his very suoccerful conjuring exhibitions, which went far to swell the funds of the Ministering Children's Leagus. *During the afternoon the Band of the 10th Bombay Infantry, by kind permission of Colonel
Bird and the offloors of that regiment, played a very choice salestion of music.
Mrs. May and the ladies helping her deserve great credit for the manner in which the fac tion was carried through, and no doubt, owing. to their untiring efforts, the charities mentioned. will benefit substantially.
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CRICKET.
LONGS V. SHORTS.
BRORTS.
Scood Innings,
This maʻol, played on the Cricket Ground on Saturday, endel in an extremely easy victory for the "Shorts," Dr. Atkinson, favour ed with great luck, made 51 out of the winners On Saturday the manœuvres of the soldiers | 121 in thole lunings while Sarcombe Smith brought to a conclusion, and the occasion was taller men when in. Declaring with one wicket belonging to the Port Arthur garrison were and Lamsden carried all before the Smith marked by the sound of cannon and of musketry down for 6, the "Shorts" were unable to get re at intervals throughout the day. The out more than five of their opponents before time muskotry fire was so close to the town that was called. Scores and cuslysis:
First Innings, I am sure an assault was made by the invaders on some of the principal defences, perhaps on Gold Hill itself, which was taken so easily by the Japanese troops during the war with China, bat which could roarcely be taken so easily now. On Sunday there was a Grand Review, in the course of which all the soldiers of the garrison, with the exception of the fortress artillery. passed before the Viceroy, I am told by a Russian Colonel that 40,000 men were present on the occasion. The soldiers were all clean and smart-looking, presenting a great contrast to their usual appearance, and having every token of being a very serious factor indead
THE VOLUNTEER CAMP.
The Volunteer Camp at Stonecutters, has so far been a great success. Some useful instrus- tion drill has been put in. Last evening there were a great many visitors. The members of the Corps amused themselves in a variety of ways. Cricket and football were indulged in.
Hongkong 24th October, 1903. Left Right by live wickets, A. 8. Watson's. In the cricket match the First Right beat the
SIR-Ibavo read Mr Chan, A Tak's. letter representatives played a particularly good game, Uphill and Austen distinguishing them with much interest, and in the first place I selves. At football Binks" stone to some disagree with him when he says that "there is purpose. The Foore is not known. In the no necessity of making enquiry through the concse of the afternoon there was a 100 yards Press," When a prospectus of this sort is sprint between Mr. J. D. Logan and Mr. Tyrell, issued stating that the profits are curtain to be the latter conceding five yards to his more vozy, largo, but stating at the same time elderly opponent. The younger mar won, but apparently that $200,000. out of a capital had to put his best foot forward to do so.of $700,000 is to be paid for promotion fee, so It is said by Camp gossips that the bet meney many people in Hongkong, who are always on has not yet been paid over. Corporal Uphill, the look out for a good thing, want some (who was in charge of the guard yesterday after explanation, that the simplest way to get it is
noon, turned up without his stripes but through the Prem managed his daly just as well as if he had had them on,
Admiral Maréolial, who was removed by M.] Pelletan from the Command of the French Squadron in the Far East, is, saya tie Echo de Paris, to be placed on the attached list. This decision, the journal declares, was arrived at on Saturday at the Ministerial Council when it was decided that the tone of Admiral Maréchal's latter to M. Polletan was unaccept- ablo on the part of an officer writing to his chief, and that it was necessary that an example should be made:
If we were to judge by REUTER's telegmus from London alere, it would not be possible to hope that war between Japan and Russia could be averted for more than a few days, or weeks at most. Every item of intelligence concerning the Far East which reaches us from home scams to convey an immediate threat, except perhaps the despatch of the 23rd instant which mentions Admiral ALEXIEFF's expected visit to St. Petersburg early next month. It is true that the latter
The following is the programme of musie te message says that "the crisis in China will be performed by the band and drums of the 1st possibly be delayed thereby." but this Sherwood Foresters, on the New Parade Ground appears to be un error, for there is no more from 4.30 to 6 p.m. to-day- crisis in China, capable of delay, now than Overture "Les Trois housquetaires" Blanchimann there was a year ago. If Adioiral ALEXIEFS echo Calleria Kasihuascum visits St. Petersborg it seems certain that Air... his chic object will be to seek advice on the state of relations between Russia and Japan, not between Russia and China. But though the now Russian Viceroy's journey may indicate at least a temporary con- tinuance of peace, it cannot be denied that the news of Japan's instructions to the steamship and railway companies, as well The following statement of the Colony's assets as to the gunboats, abolit to go into winter and liabilities on the 31st August appears ia
the Gardles quarters at Newchwang, betray an anxio
allies" Adranoes, kokku. feeling the part of our that it will not do to patre because of the Subsidiary coin,
on
advent of winter. The doubling of LLOYD's insurance rates to the Far East on the 22nd instant shows what is thought of the situation at Lowe. On the other band, messages from the North continue to insist upon the unlikelihood of war, nad to reiterate the Lone "al will pass off pracefully.. The amount of news indeed youshafed to us from the North is both scanty and degaid of excitements ALI PRIE timt neither Japan ver Rensiswishou to cause any alarm by betmying minimal
Belection...
MEN Selection.
I noto that of the nine directors no one bad time to give entire attention to the promotion We are sorry to record a painful accident of the enterprise, and after reading Mr. Chan that occurred on Saturday night, Corporal JA Tak's letter I gather that erou now the Haya, was on guard duty and he was walking directors have not had time to get any very. through the texts when he slipped on one of defaite information as to what commissions or the bed-boards and stumbled, with the result that services rendered and what expenditases ars be out his wrist on a piece of broken glass, likely to be settled for in shares. severing two arteries. The wound bled pro fusely and Dr. Swan's assistanos" had to be got to stitch the gerered arteries. We under stand that Mr. Hays is making fair progress
KE. DAVIDSON,
Mr. Davidson, the United States Consul in Formosa, in now here on his way to St. Petersburg and is "doing" this town and Painy with American thoroughness. He is engaged, I believe, on a book describing the Siberian Railway. There are other foreign residents of Japan here, and of courie a great many foreigners are constantly passing through from China,
THE NEW HOTEL. The new hotel is nearing completion and will; when finished, be a fins building accommodating several hundred guests. It is situated in New Town, commande a fine view and adjoins the Public Gardens; and despite some faults, such as thesmallness of the dining room in proportion to the size of the building, it should undoubtedly be a success. Almost every day I see gentlemen and ladies wandering about with their luggage in the streets looking in vain for a lodging; and, if the present rush contlaues, the hotel can easily get six roubles a day upwards for room alope.
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
On Saturday next, the 31st ins, the spening cruise of the yachting season will be held. The yachts will assemble off the Naval Extension Works. The Commodore, in Dione, will star for Stonecutters at 2.15 p.m. Othor yachts will follow in single line.
LADIES RACE
Start 3.30 p.m. Starting line between bow of H.M.S. Tomar's lunch and bow of Hygliu. Course Cosmopoliten Dock boy (port),
Tamar's launch (starboard), Cosmopolitan Dook
buoy (port)
Handicap- "Name.
Diones
Vernou
Elspeth
Aileen...
Allanah
Brica. Bonito
Kathicen
Colleen
Min Tris
Doreen
ky
Recall No. Haudies!
Maid Marian Chanticleer Payne Mist Sunday, let November, first Club Ruce No. 5,
Start for one-design... 1 pm. Bad class
1.10
Meteor 55 sec. Allanali allows :---
Payne 75 „* Maid Marian 45 sec. Mat 120, per m.
Irie 90 800. Second class Handicap
Doreen
Chanticleer
By request of the owners the first raco for the championship class has been postponed until
1.30 p.m. on Saturday, the 7th November.
POLICE COURT.
Saturday, 24th October,
BEFORE MB. T. SERCOMAR. SMITH (POLION MAGISTRATE),
· TREE-CUTTING,
There were a number of cases of stealing
Shares as a ralo are not accepted for mach- inery, and materiale, and I doubt if the vendors of land (to wit the land at Causeway Bay already shrubs and cutting the branches of trees on said to have been bought by the Company for Crown and before his Worship on Saturday, The ubiquitans Corporal Dems is again-ons | $40,000) · will sell for shares I am much the defendants being fined from $3 to $10 with
towards recovery,
Jubb
of the leading lights of the Camp as he has been **Schlummerlied... Schminant in former yeaís.
"Hume (Dra) "Dellarica
Floradora
Stuart Intermez. Pondait le Bal" "Scorcher" Murch (Draps) Vale Midenmm"
God Save the King"
HONGKONG'S ASSETS AND
Sergeant Major Highy, the now .M. of the Gilbert Corps, booking after thinga in general, ant Anon is already making himself a popular offer by Marigold
LIABILITIES.
ASSETS.
Total assets Balance...
Total, -LIABILIT› ES.
Deposiín not available, Crown agents draft Money order remittances, i Balance overdrawer, harde, es
agents,
Do,
Subsidiary coins in transiti
·Estima kiirer at mint
the usual alternative of imprisonment.
surprised, too, to hear that subscriters of
UNLAWFUL POSSLESION OF OPIUM.. 50 shares get 5 promotion shares, or in other
For being in unlawful possession of various words, by paying $500 à subscriber gets 55 shares (310-lace valus) for a little over 99 per
amount allowed by law a goodly number of Fehare. Is not this issuing shares at a discount quantities of prepared opium in excess of the
and illegal P
Chinese shopkeepers were given various fince, from $5 to 350 or imprisonment.
THE BELL
reison of bla taotfulness and courtesy,
The bare are in charge of Mr. E, G. Jordan,If shares are issued at $9—and the Prudent, who has been decorated with the local rank of as the secretary writes, will hoy them back at honorary Sergeant and under his care this
THE BELILIDÉ TERRACE CASE.
branch of the commissariat department is con Par, which I presume means S10-the bares Chinese: was arraigned before: the court,
ducted in a first-class manier."
As usual the R.A. meas on the other side of the island is a place of great rezort for the Volunteers off doty, and the "shandy" casks there will have to be replenished often if the Camp man so frequently visit it as they have 8636,816.03 dono already..
321,956.80
$36,816.03 600,000 40
Yesterday Bar. C. H., Hickling conducted $958,772.83 religions service at the Camp.
481,808.23
$80.34
102.81
AODAJU BILEE HOSPITAL.
are well worth buying for a quick turnover, and hoy investor will readily see the advantage of the enterprise.
I note that the new Compony appar to calculating their profile on the present selling price of ice in this Colony, and I sm very sorry to hear that this high price is likely to be maintained. I fully expected, when I heard that this new Company was formed, that competition would result and that the old established Hongking Ice Company, with its capital of $125,000, would at once lower prices
the evidence of Chief Inspector of Detectives. Hassou, on the charge of being implicated in therobbery and assault on Miss Bateman and her amali, an already reported. The prisoner was remanded until the Friday 30th instant.
BETER ME. J. H. KEMP (ACTING POLICE MAGISTEÄTE), ANT-MA
he
th
T. S. Smith, (cap.), u
Broadbent, Mackenzie ◊ Col. Farrier, & P.D., e
Chichester, b Broad bont
Dr. M. Atkinson,
M.D., b Chichester... 51 run out.
o and b Brosdbout... 12 Com. T. Steffcrd, N., I.4. Rivington, E, don
21 Lt. Lamsden, B.A., run
out.............
2 not out.
b Chichester, 19: not out Capt. P. O. Davion, "Å.O.D., &.J. T. Dixon L. Robinson, R.N.R.h
Chichester,***
W. C.D. Turner, eDizon,
F. H. Kew, absmit
Extras
1
Total......121
First Innings.
A. Mackensie, e Atkin
son, Liuiiden
LONUH.
J. T. Dizon, o 'Parmer, b
Lumsden
Extrak
Tl, (Inns,declared) 6ə
Second Innings.
5 ran out...
2
3 «Tumor, b8, Smith 19
Hatchelor, Ne Da
vies, b S. Smith
Chichester, Major
DA.A.G., b 9. Smith 0 c mdb Shelford.... G. Moore, K.N. (cap.), o Ferrier, b Eiming-
card b8. Smith
tos.......
5
It. Norfolk, N., 6 8.
Smith 2 not out.
Lt. Boyd, K., S. Smith 3 not out. F. M. Uroadbent, R.N.,
not out..
Į
T, C, Gray, S. Smith... 0 H. R. Wolle, Lameden e B. E. O. Bird, absoît
Extras
Total..
ต
1 run ont.
Extras
Total (5 wickets) 74
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
SHOETE.
First Innings.
2. H. W. -13
Bocond Innings.
M...E.
Mackenzio Broadboat. # 38 2 3 1 Chilakestors 14,4- 46.0 4 1 14 Norfolk
2
J. T. Taon,
Lamden... Barembo Smith Rimington Shelford
W.
8 0 12 1
LONG8. First Innings.
7,5 2
Second Innings.
0.
1. W. 13
W
ovIL SERVICE CO. v. CRAIGONGOWER 0.0. The first game in the Hongkong Cricket Langue, between the Civil Service C.C. and Crigengower C.C., was played at the Happy Valley on Saturday last, and ended in a draw. The scores are as follows -
CIVIL SERVICE CC.
P. T. Lamblo, a and b l'estonji .......... R. Witsboll, b Postonj
J. Lander, & Pestonji
LAN. Brott, a Cross b Pestonji
W. Brand, a Pestonji, b Bertone W. Fitec Taylor, b Horton.j W. Audrowe, Pestonji
J. Daveney; b.w, b Herton ... W. H. Woolley, o Stuart, b Pestonji W. Parkinson, run ont K. Gidley, not out
Extras.
Total....
CRAIGENGOWER SCI
J. I. Stuart, o Pitt, b. Witokell
J. D. Kinnaird, not out
a
4. 0. Brawa, c Woolley, b. lambla...
B. B. Burton, e Parkinsou, b Brett LA Roso; b Brott
Extras
Total (for wickets)
78.
L. F. Lammort, 3. Basa, T. L. Cross, R. Pestonji, J. H. Buttonjea, ond E. H, Taylor did not bat.
BOWLING ANALYSIS. CIVIL SERVICE CO.
Brawa
I- 2
Pestonfi
10 3.
torzon
У 9
20
Lammert
CRAIGENGOWER I-C.
24.
Witchelt
Lamble Lander... Brett.
CIVIL SERVICE 2ND. IL, P. "o" CO., SHERWOOD
SAN, FORESTERE»
In the cricket match played on Saturday between" Hongkong Civil Service C.C. 2nd Blaren and G. Co., Sherwood Foresters, the Civil Servico team were upsily defeated. Pte, Meakin aud Webster both bowlrd. extremely well for the Foresters The scores were as follows
SHERWOOD FORISTERS (“G” Co.) Bergt. Murphy, & Gast, b Hutchings, Sergt. Brompton, b Hutchings Bergt, Kary, b Goldenberg Pu Heskin, h Hatchings Cel-Sergt. Bandall, b Cast ... Lent. Rhodes, b Goldenborg. Plo. Coyne, b dost daim Corpl*Welab, not out
Pto. Webster, et Robins, b Hutchin Pe. William, b Gast
Corp. liannon, b Goldenborg. Extras S
Total
CIVIL SERVICE 2ND ELEVEN.
J. Hutchings, Menldn H. Kuight, o Randall, b Meakin W. Grat, Bloom, bakin Kabins, Webate mi, AL.A. Whoal, b Webster
Goldenberg, o Coyne, b Wobster
przy M, Gidley; b Meakin/
, Dobbs, b Webster........
A. Brown, not unt..
J. Brown, b. Wobater
Dancan, o Williams, b Webster Extras proto
Total
TIRE IN WANCHAL GODOWNS. Bho Bhortly after midnight on Saturday. a Chinese coalie observed. smoke issuing from
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the ventilator of one of the Wanchai CAR godowne and gave the alarm at the fire
THE GRIFFTINE FEEJURY CABE.
John Griffiths, who is under detention on the station, a hand engine and posse of firemen
It has been arranged that the new Jubiles by at least 30 per cent. Ashght reduction charge of wilful and corrupt perjury in the som being despatched to the scene. It was
733.44 Hospital on Barker Road will be formally even in one's fee scount is something to look case of robbery of rope, against several Chineza, as previously reported, was again opened by the Governor on the afternoon forward to in these lant times whes before his Worship su Baturday when his case 93877283 02 Treedry, the Sed November, when the works exchange of 20 per cent is followed by a reduce lar
carried out by itke. Jubilee. Committee, namely tion in the price of stores of only 5 per cent was remanded until Saturday, the 30th inst, to allow time to pecare further evidence in the the Hospital and Eos from Kennedy Town to Yours, stay
casa., Bail was ráfused
Abordeen, will be handed over by the Chairman,
on behalf of the Committee, to the Governînent
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discovered that a szusi fien had balon out fo a godown wherein cases, of piece-goods were stored, but the timely appearance of the fire- men with their greaching apparatus soon pat out the fre, and, it is understood, the damage | dons is not vary sexions.