NEW BATTLESHIPS.
The Naval Programme."
OUR EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.
LONDON, Neven:ber 5, 6 a.m. The Admiralty has ordered the construction of throc first-class
armoured cruisers' and four secúts as
part of the programme voted last February. Router.
WAR MEDALS.
Large Batch of Officers.
OUR EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.
LONDON, November 5, 6 alin. His Majesty yesterday presented meals to one hundred and forty-
THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST.
PEACE IN SIGHT. OFFICER MUTILATED. MR. MORGAN SHUSTER,
Passing of the War Cloud.
A Better Tone.
OUR EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.
LONDON, November %. The Chinese Minister at St. Petersburg, H.E. Hoo-Wei-Tch, hns cabled to his Government at Peking
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
MANILA, November: 5. Lieutenant Castillo has been muti- lated by the Malabon insurgents, who cut the tendons of both his legs.
REGISTRATION.
Fno Opa Ows CORESPONDENT.
MANILA, November
MANILA WEATHER.
The Collector's Record.
Mr. W. Morgan Shuster, Collector of Customs, arrived in Hongkong on Tues- day via the steamer Zafiro en youte' for the United States.
IMPERIAL CAPITAL. LITTLE BIG AFFAIRS.
A Curions Budget.
OUR EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.
PEKING, October 30,
Life at Pakhoi.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. PARHOI, November 2. Foo Keen Wan, the new Brigadier General for Leong Moon, arrived hore
SUPREME COURT.
THURSDAY,
BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP, SIR WILLIAM,
M. GOODMAN.
Des Voeux Road, put in a petition to The Hop Wo Chan firm, of 230,
make a receiving order in respect of
It is currently reported in the Capital that the officials constituting bent "Kwong Youk " with the g-11079-11, Wanchai Rond.
on the 16th ult. on board the Chinese estates against the Chy Loong firm, bakers, 102, Wellington Street, and the Board of Commerce liave received their appointments through farourient left for his post the following kingon and Grist, who appeared for
boat Kwong Kua" in convoy. The Mr. C. H. Beavis, of Messrs. Wil such positions being, in fact, pudy. 1 micrani on hari the two the petitioning creditor, stated that chased magh the higher: Peils.)
the Chy Leong firm, were, firstly, in for 86,804.00, being money lent and had within four months of contract- interest duo. The Chy Loong firmi ing the debt given notice to credi- tots that they were about to suspend
estates of the debtors.
His Lordship asked about the
In the British merchant and imparting community of Manila there is great dissatisfaction foll with the way Mr. Shuator has run the customs service since The period for the registration of he began to "straighten things nat so as to the offset that while the war Chinese has been extended for to make the Philippines show a good with little regard for the appleant's vessels there were ammaments and-war debted to the Hop Wo Chan firm
materials for the garrison in Yainebow, qualifications. party has long bown in the asconanother, six months.. The inhabitode kalando."; Kuch, absolutely supro-
One of the Vice-Presidents of a
Mr. F. Allshors. Acting Harbour dant he has reason to believe that a tents are protesting.
hensible, tricks as charging up duty on certain Board favours candidates Master, 1. M. Customs, arrived on the more peaceful sontiment begin:
lamps as "jewelry" becaush they had from Fokion province, and another is ult. to ill the past of Tide ning to prevail in the counsels of the
electro-plate bases; unking a diamond: those from Kiangsu province; and it Surveyor and Harbour Master her. Payment of their debts. importer pay diamond-dinty on the cigar as said that the rival of the Vice- which has been left vacitat since the 7th Czar-Router
box in which his stongs were preke, President will be more sucessfall of July last, by the sheath of 3c. H. A. have imitates the British at forviga owing to the fact that he has heer Melanes importers and merchants to auch an the deeretary of the Prime Minister Med. C. dolustou, late Deputy Coin extent that some of itwaï have given upļand the draiter of the memorials of arisioner of Customs in Canton, has Legrtain hues of goods they previously dirt the Board,
reloved Coramissioner Edinaal Parago a good business in.
The toke showingGosip asks what good on such who obtained permission of Sir Robert the islands af making under the very Board accomplish efficient had and manipulation of Mr. Shuster is certainly wonderful, at the question being serkansly agitated is: How much of all this is real, genuine?
THE RAND.
three officers of the Transport Ser. A. Commission's Report. vie who took put in the South African war and the Chinese expedi Fion-Reuter.
H.M.S. CENTURION.
The China Station.
OUR EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.
OUR EXCLUSIVE SERVICE
LONDON, Noveralior 3.
It is understood that the Trans- vand Labour Commission will report strongly in favour of the importa tion of Asiatic labourers
The Times, commenting upon this recommendation, expresses its LONDON, November-5.
doubt as to whether mexhaustible H.M.S. Centurion, was commis-supplies of Chinese labour will be inued at Portsmouth on Tuesday obtainable.-Reuter. For the China station.
The Centurion is a twin-screw, first-class armoured. battleship, of 10,800 tons, with an indicated horso- power of 9,000. In the Naval Esti- mates for 1902-1903 provision was made for the strengthening of her secondary armaments and their pro- tection Reuter.
'THE COLLISION.
Message from the King,
OUR EXCLUSIVE SERVICE,
LONDON, November 5. The First Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Selborne, has conveyed to the captain and crew of H.31.S. Prince
A NEW REBELLION.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,
LONDON, November 4 The Bondelszwarts tribe, in German South-West Africa, are in Ba active state of rebellion, and the German garrison at Würnibad is re-
ported to be annihilated.....
ADEN HINTERLAND.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY
LONDON, November 3. An officer and several of the Bom- bay Infantry have been wounded in
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THE DIVINE ALLY.
-
Mr. Beavis said they had good estates, consisting of stock-in-trade,
value of $2,000, machinery, and fermiture to the The total assets were $1,790, and unsecured debts
$12,735,
Hop Wo Chun, partner in the Hop- Wa Chum firm, gave corroborative Hart, to resign his post.
ovidence. He bad leut the Chy Mr. Farage is
Loong firm the money for business holiday after a long term of servies in per month per $100. on his way home to enjoy his well-earned purposes.
The interest was $1.15′′
the Customs coplay. Mr. Johnston
His Lordship granted the applica tion. assumed the post na October 24
A Threatening Outlook.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
MANILA, November 5. We aro threatened with the greatest magnetic disturbance since the nineties, coimeident with the
The Empress Dowager has been appearance of the Aurora
in Anierica..
weighed down with great moxiety wing to the Manchorin tronbles,. On Monday the barometer was in
and the inability of her iteials steady.
The temperature bad a A Spirited Protest.
suppress the Kwangst rebellion.. On Tuesday a jwaximum of $2.5. mininuum of 70.6.
Some weeks ago the custom house in On the fifteenth day of the eighth Madla divulged secrets is bad mi right ven she went to pray at one of the THE NEW POST OFFICE. On Wednesday the harometer fell to give to anyone. The British mer
temples and vowed that if the gods still further over the Eastorn islandshent let the protest, and II.B.3
would help her in er moving the wore variable, the tempora Comad General W. J. Nemy and teenneel the coung grand celebra
causes of her "anviety she world. ture had a minimum of 72,1,'
other consuls sent a protest to the gatious in honour of her arthelay, and The barométer to-day is falling vorment, with the result that the spend the money saved thereby in over the whole archipelago. A de culpability was discovered to rest largely erecting pression is approaching Manila fræe
with the higher officials. It is not con- the E.S.E. Winds are light and nn?
sidered likely that there will be any settled. The maximum temperature
retrudescence of this moddling with the yesterday was $8.8. The mininon
business of the merchants, who were to-day is 72.2.
extremely indignant and demanded that the matter be stoppali at once."
SMUGGLER CAUGHT.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
MANILA, November 5. A Chinaman who endeavoured to smuggle five hundred dollars worth of jewellery within a parcel of ten has had the goods confiscated.
"
A BIG BAG.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
MANILA, "November 5,
THE FRIARLANDS.
An Evergreen Dispute.
The Foundation Stone.
A POINT OF LAW.
The firm of Ku Fat and Ku Fat Chan, of 76, Bonham Strand, and 120, Quor's Road Central, pesi- fione iunta ereviving order be aade against their estate that they might be adjudged bankrupt.
. G. K. H. Brutton appeared for petitioners.
The
in by the residents of Hongkong as to Zinch speculation has been bridged
The petition was presented_by monastery ajwhen the building if the long promised general manager was away, and the
three partners in the firm. thanksoffering to Buddha.
Past lies will be commersed. The un acting in his stead was squar- Will Buddha listen to her prayers and has been dearel for fine, dering the money, and the only way
THE COUNTER MOVE, Prince Ching has been recently in Converse with a certain friendly Minister regarding the situation
but that is all. It is therefore welcome to save the assets was to make the firm bankrupt. The assets came to intelligence to learn that ILE. the Gover- 80,624 and the liabilities $7,500. nor is cager to lay the foundation stone
His Lordship asked how many partners there were in the firm, and haying learned that there
were
in Manchuria, and the despatchefore he departs from the Colony, of a special commissions to reor Nothing definite has yet been decided, eleven, said that he wanted to sce ganise the military forces and out every effort is being put forward to them all, and not two or three. governments of these provinces, the make this possible. In the event of His partners may present a petition in Mr. Brutton said that any two said commissioner to be also em.Exéellency laying the stone in the course the name of the firm, powered to deal with all diplomatic of the next few weeks, the contract for
His Lordship granted this if there questions between China and Russia, building will at once be placed, and It seemed to his extraordinary that were only two partners in the firm. The matter has been discussed by operations cominenced immediately, two partners from a firm of eleven the Cabinet Ministers on more than The Post Oflice will not be ready for partners should bankrupt them all.
Mr. Brutton said it was only neces one occasion, and finally approved. occupation before three and a half years sary for two to sign such a petition.
The Russian Minister getting to have elapsed. his utmost to prevent the scheme know of this, has been endeavouring
from being carried al
SHUA'S PERU
THE PRAYA WEST.
Longip, the firm's accountant, was called. He did not know how many partners there were
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
MANILA, November 4. In spite of the alleged satisfactory settling of the friarlands questions, there was filed on Saturday a series of injunc- tion papers to prevent the city of Manila
His Lordship said it was an extra- from selling at public auction certalin
ordinary thing for an accountant of Convents and other real property of the
a firm to keep the books and not' À censor has recently memorial-
know the partners. Continuing, he A body of constabulary scouts friar corporations in the city of Manila ised the Throno to the effect that
The construction of the road along said the difficulty was that he was a skirmish in the Adeu hinterland raided Cavite province on Tuesday. for delinquent taxes. Among these was Viceroy Shum Chun Hsuen has not the Praya West grows apace. When being asked to make a receiving George a message from the King, in Reinforcements have been sent to They captured 1,500 suspects, of the archbishop's palace.
These taxes personally investigated the cases of couplete it will be a great improve request of all the partners. He had order against the firm without the whom fifteen have been identified as had not been paid on the property by the degraded and decapitated officials, ment to the present sea-front. Day not the sanction of the other part- desperadoes.
friars, though assessed by the city and that the fall of certain cities by day the ribbon of granite road nors. The question was: Can three These scouts released ex-Governor or, the friars claiming that as church into the hands of the rebels in alongside the sea stretches further partners out of eleven ask for a
Kwangsi has been due to his incapa At present all is disorder, and the property the lands and buildings in
reveiving order?
Mr. Bruce Shepherd said that the eity. He urges the Emperor to Praya is very inconvenient question bail no need under the law toj
for form of the petition needed altering MUTINEERS ARRESTED pay any tax. The city looks at a differ-charge of affairs in Kwangsi in order broken and laid the last grauite, and court, were applying for a receiving. despatch a special official to take traffic; but when the coolies have to the effect that the firm as a whole, and not alone the three partners in ent side of the matter und dedares that to restore peace in that province. the contractor's huts and appar the corporations must pay or lose the So far, the memorial has been have been removed, there will be at FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
MANILA, November 4
property. Attomers have paid the shelved. The crew mutinted on board the amount of the alleged delinquent taxes
the scene of the fighting.
which His Majesty expresses his ap- preciation of the perfect discipline THE PHANTOM FORT. maintained and splendid bravery -displayed by nil on board after the
collision with H.M.S. Hannibal.
TYDS
H.M.S. Prince George beached at Ferrol, on the north-west
Taicvon RETTER'S AGENCY.
LONDON, November 3. Reuter's correspondent at Yoko- corner of Spain, after the collision.hamn wires that official intelligence
-Reuter.
Tries.
has been received that the Russianssteather Triglao, looted the cabins / under protest and have filed their suit of
have dismantled the fort at Yong smphs, and withdrawn their troops, leaving only a guard of twenty
PEACE OR WAR ?
An Official Protestation. polico.
OUR EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.
LONDON, November 4.
M. Savinsky, Count · Lamsdorfi's private secretary, has been inter viewed in Paris
THE TSAR'S VISIT.
THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY,
LONDON, November 3
PIRATE'S REMORSE.
and storerooms. The mutineers enjoinder. The city must now show have been arrested.
cause why it compels the friars to pay. The suit will be very interesting. The law reade that any property used for religious, educational, charitable or scien- tific purposes shall be free from payment of or ability to any taxes unless it be used for purposes of gain. In the Do- Tomas cathedral, university and convent, minican printing shop of the Suauto
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
MANILA, November 4.
Herrmann, the pirate, who is lying in gaol at Cebu, is gradually recover- The Kaiser has arrived at Weising from his wounds. He is suffer- baden, whero unprecedented precating from removac, and bitterly wishes
CANTON AFFAIRS.
OUR EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.
CANTON, November 4.
sea-front of which to be proud.
THE NEW TRAMWAY.
Ready for the Races.
order.
Under these circumstances, Mr. Brutton asked for an interim receiv- ing order, to protect the estate pend- ing the next heuring, and the alter- ing of the forin of petition.
His Lordship said these things must be done properly. These three partners were only petitioning for their own estaten. To grant an in- terim order would be an opening to irregularities, and in future three partners might come for such an order to prevent other partners deal-
ing as they wanted to.
In accordance with the request of The laying of the electric tramway His Excellency Shum Chun Hsueh a line is now proceeding apace, and it Chamber of Commerce has recently hoped that by the time of the race been established at Canton for the meeting at Happy Valley in Feb-wanted protection, not for them- Mr. Brutton said the petitioners
merce of South China. improvement of the trade and com-ruary next that branch of the line solves but for their creditors, who
will be in working order. The rails were pressing for payment. is published the friar newspaper. "Lib- The committee was elected on the have been laid for a considerable were not people who loved their cre His Lordship said that the Chinese tas," which has a regular sale price, like 1st inst, and consists of representa- distance along the Des Voeux Boad. ditors like that. He believed they other papers. This is alleged to be a tires. of the five charitable institu- Should no unforeseen delags occur did not care about creditors. That
fight, the friars for every inch of ground sides certain prominent. Chinese of promoters, it is highly probable that nothing to show that these three ruptcy. In this case there was Hongkong.
the ricksha will be forsaken for the were responsible for the whole firm. A MAGISTRATE'S END.
tramcar at the time of Chinese New He could not grant an interim order.. News has come to hand of the Year.
No order was therefore made. in its approval of the original protest of death of Wong Ny Hing. Magistrate
He declares that there is not ations have been taken to secure thu that he had been killed with ions in the dispute, and the city will tione and the seventy-two guilds, be- such as have hitherto deterred the was his experience of Chinese bank-
single nation in Europe that desires safety of the Tsar.
to compromise peace by pushing
matters to an extremity in the Far MINISTER WITHDRAWN.
Eest
Russia and Japan are animated by the most sincere desire for a pacífic settlement. To all appearance, this will not be long delayed. Reuter,
THROUOD HEUTER'S AGENCY.
LONDON, November 3. President Roosevelt's continued marked displeasure at the tergiver sation and hostility of Colombia in CHINESE PROTEST relation to the Pauma Canal, has
The Mukden Coup d'Etat.
Excitement in America,
OUR EXCLUSIVE SERVICE
Isthmus.
partners in the crime.
GOVERNMENT NOTICES.
The Colonial Secretary line re ceived a telegram, dated Rangoon, November 4, 1003, from the Secre täry to she Government of Burmah, which states that the restrictions against arrivals from Hongkong are
now removed.
und all the buildinga. It rather looks, from the action of the municipal board,
On Sunday a gang of Chinese
the friars, against paying the taxes, as if of Kwai Ping district, Kwangsi, or coolies commenced -perations in the religious corporations might win.
FILIPINO PEACE.
A Troublons Colony,
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
MANILA: November 4. Although the Philippines government officially declared that during the year just past there was no existing revolution, your correspondent has just privately Been a document in the hands of cortain
the seventh of the ninth woon.
Dog Voeux Road West. Consider-
It will be remembered that this able progress was minda during the was the official whom Viceroy Blum day, the road, being taken up for the appointed to act as the custodian of laying of the line for some distance. the degraded and notorious Chan The Tramway Company intend to King Wa.
push on the work in the west, and the trams should be seen runing in this direction soon after the other branch has been completed.
Chan managed to escape, and since then Magistrate Wong has been in despair, the Viceroy having memorialised the Throne that he be degraded and exited.
TRAIN WRECKED.
.: It appears that chagrin at his sud- den fall and the fear of impending
MOROCCO.
A Strained Situation.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
ended by the withdrawal of the
His Excellency the Governor has American Minister. Telegrams from
beon pleased to direct the with-i Colon report a general state of un-
PARIS, October 1. There appears every likelihood rest in the Isthmian States, and drawal of the Proclamation No. 5,
that France will intervene in. dated September 7, declaring foreshadow startling developments
Morocco. Since the attack upon the pointing to the independence of the Shanghai to be a port or place at
convoy of the Governor-General of Algeria at Figuig, there have been which an infectious disease prevails, A Columbian gunboat,
many more skirmishes between the crammed with troops, has arrived at and the same is now withdrawn.
PUEBLO, COLORADO, Oct. 31.
tribes and the French troops. In Colou, also the American gunboat
By proclamation dated November of the government authorities which punishment has caused his death. 3, 1903, the Governor has ordered gives in detail a number of probles. or
The Santa Fe flyer was wrecked some quarters these are said to have. been provoked by the colonial Nashville.
that Nagasaki shall be proclaimed as towns, naming each, which contributed
Magistrate Wong was a personal by masked thrugs near here to-day authorities in order to provide a pre- sport or place at which an infec-to the insurrection during the year 1992 friend of the escaped Clian King Thirty people were seriously in-text for crossing the frontier into tious or contagions disease prevails. The amounts of the contributions were Wa, and it has been reported that jared. The miscreants who derailed the turbulent dominion of the
also roughly stated, and the facts were he connived at his escape.
the train for the purposes of robbery Sultan. Once there, the example PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. gathered in from the insurgents' own.
got little booty.. Posses are now would in all probability be followed, given by the occupation of Tunis account books, which were captured re-
pursuing them." Manila Cable- and Morocco would eventually de-. cently. As a matter of fact, the insur WASHINGTON, October 31,
velop into a dependency of France, rection is really not dead at all, and only
bringing the whole of Northern A crank has been caught trying to little over two weeks ago thirty com- LONDON, November 3.
Africa under French influence. This approach the President of the stabulary fought their way out-with the
Dr. J. H. Swan and Dr. Frank would, of course, create indignation. The North German Lloyd's liner United States, supposedly to assas loss of two men killed in four day's The date has been definitely set Hall Wright have entered into part-in Germany, and the moment France
Matt has pamed the Canalsinate him. He is the second one fighting through the hordes of over five for the marriage of Miss May Goelet nership as medical practitioners. attempted to lay her grip on Tan
who has been arrested within the hundred Calinga Igorrotes in Isabelu to the Duke of Roxburghe. The Leith the Kaiser's son, past few weeks. Manila "Cable province. Other fights and raids occur suptials will take place on Noven Their new offices are situated in the gor, England would enter a vigorous
almost daily in the south.
protest, as her stronghold of Gibral- tar would thus be threatened.
LONDON, November. The Chinese Minister at Washing ton is pressing for American support against Russian aggression in Man- THE SAILOR PRINCE.
churia, notably at Mukden, where the Russians huyo siezed and impri- soned Tseng Chi, the Tartar General
This high-handed action undoubt- edly is causing great irritati throughout the United A
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.
Prince Adelbert, on board.
news.
DUCAL MARRIAGE.
NEW YORK, October 31.
ber 10.--"Manila Cablenews."
news."
Club Annexe.