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INTIMATION
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 1904.
in the 1903 return as 20,961,000 lbs, not- withstanding that the rich crop of 1902 was satisfactory. Of grain and pulse the import last year was 25,974,433 lbs. as compared A. S. WATSON & CO., with only 3,998,266 lbs, in the previous year. Flour was imported to five times the umount represented in the previous year's return, and the salt import rose from 17 million to 40 million lbs. In other respects the articles of import showed no remarkable variatione, The conclusion seems therefore to be that the increase noted in the trade of
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Corrispondents must forward their names and aud dresses with communications addressed to the dite, not for publication, but as evidence of good faith
All stern for publication should be written on ane side of the paper enty.
Messrs. William Hunter and Adam Gibson, official veterinary surgeons, have mbmitted a farther report on cattle disease in the Colony. The veta declare that "there exists in this part of the world a group of complex and obscure
THE WAR
REUTER'S SERVICE.)
HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN CO., LD.
INCREASE OF CAPITAL
An extraordinary meeting of the Hongkong
diseases hitherte grouped together under the THE GOVERNMENT NOT EFFETE. and Kowloon Wharf and down Co., Ld., was
held yesterday at Messra. Jardine, Matheson & heading "Rinderpest." The most significant
LONDON, 20th September.
Co.'s offices, Peddler Street, for the purpose of diseases so far isolated are true Rinderpest,
Mr. St. John Brodrick, speaking at Brom-confirming the following special resolutions Hemorrhagic Septicemia, Pyroplasmosis and Trypanosomiasia. Doubtless thero oxista num-loy, justified the Tibet expedition and passed at a meeting of the Company luld on
31st August: ber of others." Only one animal was found to convention, by which, and by recognising show symptoms of trypanosomiasis, but it is Chinese suzerainty, we haud secured our not recessary to be an expert to see that a cow
trade right. We had also secured an indem- with one of those things in its system is in an
Hemorrhagia Septicemia, in addition, the farmer's industry must be a visky one.
the country does not represent a permanent unhappy condition; and with chances of nity, coupled with the occupation, for i
advance, but resulted from preparations either on the part of Japanese or Chreaus for the war which broke out early in the present year. We have compiled the following interesting table which will show how the various Treaty ports have been affected by this notable imports:-
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increase in
Chemulpo Busan
276,709
Gets...
191,535
Кирац
14,522
Mokpo
21.515
1902
1909 Imports. Imports. -E814:4704910,355–
366.939 225,693 92.047 45,968
Chinampo
63,418
296,594
Mascmpo Sorgehen
3.365 752
17,300
20,007
The Yellow Dragon, the little organ of Queen's College. Hongkong, opens the first number of its sixth volume with an article on "a visit to a country at war," and the writer has managed to squeeze plenty of thrills out of his trip to Japan. Here is one: "in the event of Russia's successfully repelling the assaults on Port Arthur, the bulk of the male population at Tokyo and other places had solemnly sworn
to commit suicide by hare hiri on a wholesale scale Au interesting document records the success of Tie Tsok Kai, who, having finished his course at Queen's Collega, and obtained a Senior certificate at the Oxford Local Examinin tions, has, after competitive examination, at Canton, been appointed as an Imperial student to proceed to Europo or America for further study. The number contains an excellent selection of other matter,
sufficient time, of a portion of the Chunili Valley. We had carefully kept our pledges not to permanently occupy Tibetan territory and not to exercise any permanent inter- ference with internal affairs. Mr. St. John Brodrick added that if the Cabinet was so effete as was depicted it could not have come so satisfactorily out of this business, the final settlement of which depended largely on coramunication with London. KUROPATKIN EXPECTED TO
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DEFEND MUKDEN.
LONDON, 20th September. General Mistchenko, commanding the Cossacks, has had daily skirmishes recently, and has sustained a number of casualties. Russian military authorities unanimously expect that General Kuropatkin will muke a stand at Mukden, for political, if not for strategical reasons.
~TRIAL TRIP.
1. That the capital of the Company be increas ed from $1,500,000 to $2,000,000 by the creation of 10,000 new shares of $50 oach.
2. That such new shares be issued at a premium of 830 per share and be offered to those persons who are registered as shareholders of the Company on 1st October, 1994, in the proportion of one abare for every complete throu shares held by them ou 1st October, 1904.
3. That the amount duo for the now shares bo, called up on 314 December, 1904.
Hon, W. J. Greson fchairman) presided, and there were also present Hon. ir. Paul Chater, Mossrs. A. Haupt, N. A. Siobs, E. S. Whealler, A. J. Reymond, E. Shellim, A. G. Wood, E. Goetz, E. A. Hewett, C. H. Thompson, B.
Schubart (directors), L. S. Lewis, R. C. Wilcox, T. F. Hough, J. Orsuge. W. A. Cruickshank, Ho Fook, and E. Osborne (secretary).
The SECRETARY having read the notice call ing the meeting, and the resolutions,
The CHARMAN said: Gentlemen,-- This meeting is for the purpose of confirming the
just been read to you. resolutions passed on 31st August, which hase that they be confirmed.
I now bug to propose
Mr. T. F. Horon seconded, and the motion was agroal to unanimously.
This was all the business,
KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN CLUB.
FRONTIER NOTES.
[FROM A CORRESPONDENT,]
SAN ON, 21st September.
ECHOES OF THE WAR,
The sound of the Russo-Japanese war has echoed even to San On. Two old people living in Shek Ha Village, C.T., have recently been granted a sum of $1,000 by the Russian Govern. |ment as compensation for the loss of their sou, who was killed up north in some manner whereby the Russian Government became liable. The identity of the parents had to be certified to by the local officials or headmon, and these gentry, it is said, managed to extort a large sum of money from the parents of deceased before they would sign the certificate of identity.
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I have also heard that compensation has been given to two other people living in Sheung.
shui, B.T., also for the loss of their son, In
this case I understand the Police official there sigued the document of identification, but, of course, without the “squenzo pidgin.”
STORT,
So far very few sportsmen have been seen in Chinese Territory this year. Perhaps the weather has been the deterrent causa............
Certainly the weather has not been favourable for snipe shooting; there is also too much water in the Jehle. Some of the best suips round in San On is in the neighbourhood of Po Kak Hu, north of Bham Chun, but of course with the present travelling this place must for the present
unsatisfactory means of
remain outside the limit of local sportsmen. (Why doesn't the Hongkong Governmout hurry up with the Canton-Hongkong Rail- way?) I have often wondered why local sports- men do not get up deer hunt. There ar two kinds of desr on the San On mountains- the nmsk deer and red deer.
In the cool dry winter nionths no sport could
Here are results of the fourth round in the be more exhilarating. The pre moutain air
By kind permission of Lt. Col. Iremonger and ofloors, the Band of the 93rd Burma lufantry will play the following programme of music, at the King Edward Hotel, during dinner. to- night (Friday):-
Ord Hinne March......... "The Monarch"
...."Reminiscences of the Plantation" Selection Overture "Standella"
Flotow
Chughers
The 8.8. Yola de Negros, & gleamer under-competitions named :----- Song... Beloved, It is Morn," Florenesylward
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. Selection... San Toy'
Sidney Jones going repairs at the hands of Messi's. Gen.
J. Macdonald bent. Waltz "Tho Choristers"... Felpe Fenwick & Co., Ld.. yesterday afternoon au-
J. M. Henderson Lanrera....
derwent a successful trial trip, attaining a
Wm. Deus T. W. Robertson ... speed of some 11 knots. The craft is a small wooden vessel of 150 tons, und was built by Mosers. Geo. Fenwick & Co., Ial., some 12
G. K. Harlou She returned to Hongkong recoally years ago.
G. Edwards Lo receive new boiler and undergo a
J. Calt thorough overhaul, machinery and otherwise. She has been employed uning passengers and
Wm. Deas freight betwvon. Manila and Iloilo, earning J. Chilt good profts, till a year or two ago, when the Amerieau Government chartered her.
-Chicken,
Stewed
Williaine
"The Toreador” "God Save the King,” MENU-s d'Euvres-Sliced Beatriots, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Scotch Egg on Toast. Soup Fish-Boiled Fish and Anetry Entrees--Hoast Pigeon, Prawn Cutlets, Steel with Tonto and Olives. Joints- konst Sadde of Mutton, Roast Pheasant, Cold Yora Hat Carry--Chicken Liver. Salad-et- roots and Cucumbers. Vegetables-Boiled Pota toes, Fried Potato Bals, es, dashed Tursips. Sweets-Apple Pudding, Lemon Tarts, Coffee les Cream and Pinger Cakes. Dessert-Finits in Sea- son. Tos and CoTze.
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D. Gow
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J. W. Graham Wm. Ramsay J. Kyles J. Parkea
PRESIDENT'S,
beat
T. W. Robertson J. M. Robson
A. Ewing
Wi. Dons.
VICE-PRESIDENT'S.
beat
A. Kinross D. Gow
J. M. Henderson., T. W. Robertson A. Ewing The
to play J. Macdonald The following is the draw in the serai-finals, to be over by the 27th instant.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. Win. Dens
and healthy exercise would do much to build one up after the heat. And then there is the scenery, which is magnificout. The writer has stood on the summits of Ng Tung Shan and Tai Mo Shou and keen monarch of all he surveyed," and there is no finer sight in South China, than the view from these mountains,
BOALS.
The exports show an increase of £161,587 in value, and when we examine the returns we discover that this also is mainly ac counted for by the movement of foodstuffs, For example, the éxport of barley, which in 1902 was only 359,600 lbs., and in 1901 amounted only to 100,133 lbs., ross in 1908 to 2,314,200 lbs. There was a fall to the extent of 16 million lbs. in the esport of beans; a fall from 11 million lbs. to 1 millions, in the export of wheat; but an increase of 12 million ls., in the export of rice, and notable increases also in the export of dried and salt fish, sea weed and millet. All of which goes to show that the chance of war, if it adversely affected trade in foreign-manufactured goods a · view which is hardly supported by the statistical returns resulted in
a larger Customs revenue than had ever been attained before. Nothing is further from the truth thàn
Mr. Bennet Burleigh's latest ineptitude, engines are of the triple-expansion type, work- that Corca is a poor country," the British sheepishly followed by some of the more impras.ing at a pressure of 150ibs. The trial was con-
ducted in Hunghom Bay. That is doubtless true,sionable ha'penny papers, and exaggerated by Router into a change of British opinicu, is but we can scarcely regard her last year's scathingly dealt with by a writer in the foreign trækle returns as satisfactory evidence Shanghai Mercury. In part, he says: Some It is said that Mossrs. Geo. Feurick and that she is commercially moving so rapidly aggrieved scribbler attached to Dolly Co., Ld, will hold an extraordinary meeting along the path of progress as the totals Tehgraph has set the example-ard lo, and shortly to sanction the proposal to increase the bcbold! in the twinkling of an oye, while the last capital of the company, which money, however, at first sight suggest.
trump was sounding over the hard fought field of is not expected to be required before six to Liaoyang, tho "expert opinion" of Hugland nine months have elapsed. It will be refabm- had undergone a change!" Foor Japan! What bered that the company recently acquired the contesting couples are G. Edwards v. J. car she do now? What is the nse of beating the cunvenient site for their works at North Point, Galt, J. Walker 7. A. P. Goodwin, J. Roas r. People by conferring as many benefits on thoni Russions if the Daily Telegraph and its "expert having the prospect of being obliged to vacate A. Kinross, C. F. Focken v. A. Langley, J. C. present roads are the most wretched on earth- opinion" is against hor! Better throw up the their prosent promises. Their water frontage Gow . J. Ramsay, J. Macdonald . G. far worse than in Chinese Territory--and the What can the capture of thou will shortly be taken away by the now reclama. Wilson, J. Clelland v. J. J. Bibbit, R. Lapsley writer bas had experience of both. Customs
tion scheme. The area of their new lot is about. R. H. Raxter. W. J. Russell v. J. W. employees can enjoy a good gallop on theiry, į 215,400 m. ft., with a deep water frontage of Grahamu, A. Ewing v. Wm. Ramsay. D. Gow ponies on the Chinese roads, but find this miles distance, or the certainty that Makden 400 ft. in length. To reclaim this site, work V. T. Petris, T. W. Robertson v. A. Milroy. impossible should they happen to cross the
now proceeding, it is estimates that it will cost A. Stevenson v. G. K. Haxton, J. M. Robson border to British Territory. the company about $1 a square foot. It is. J. Kyles, J. H. Henderson v. G. Smith, D, hoped to dispose of the present premises for a Harvey v. J. Murchie, Wu, Dens v. R. Whyte good figure. The lease is held on a 009 years' T. Skinner v. J. Parkes, R. Hume v. G. Dodds, tenure, and being a marine lot, curries the and N. G. Major y. W. Taylor. right to the projected reclamation pertaining- to the frontage. The directors of the company consider that it will be necessary to increase the capital to $450,000, an increase of $300,000.
Consul tells us.
Yesterday's plague report; nil. The anunal meeting of members of the Hong- No anonymously signed communications that have kong Hockey Club will be held at the Hongkong Club on Thursday next, 29th inst., at 5.15 pm. The Craigsngower C. C. will play a pick-up hons the supply is finiten. Unly as is. Beh Ed. mutok to-morrow (Saturday) at 2:30 pan. Mera
bors wishing to play are requested to be on the ground at the stated tima.
already appeared in other papers will be inserted.
Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESS should be arni before 11 am, on day of publication. After that applied for Cash.
Lieber's
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG OFFICE: 14. DESVEUX ROAD CI. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STRUET, E.C.
Mr. H. F. R. Hanter. the inspector of branches and agencies of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, left by the Last French mail for Saigon on his inspecting
tonr.
In our advertising columns will be found the programme for the fourth Meeting of the Hongkong Gymkhana Club, to be held at Happy Valley on Saturday, 1st Oct., com- mencing at 3.30 p.m. There are six events. Entries close to Mr. G. K. Hall Bratton, Hon. Secretary, at the Hongkong Club on Saturday next at 7 p.ní.
Messrs. Hughes and Hough, auctioneers, are selling to-day at their offices in Ice House Street the valuable leasehold property, known
as Section A of Inland Lot No. 99 with the premises thereon known as Nos, 255, 257, 259, 261, 203 and 265, Queen's Road Central, and Nos. 34, 36 and 38. Hillier Strest. Deacon, Lookor and Deacon are the solicitors having the conduct of the sale,
penge at once.
the
sands of her enemies avail her, or the gathering in of countless piles of Minscovite stores brought with great labour and difficulty from 4,000
will be hors directly, if the Telegraph expert says that Kuropatkin is a great man, and very clever at running away? Evidently Japan ought to give it up. The Pope of the Press
has spoken. Causa finita est. When it is once recognised that the "change" is nothing but a question of pique on the part of disappointed Press writers, it will be the papers themselves which will be the losers and not the Japanese.
RUSSIAN SEIZURES TEN YEARS AGO.
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GEO. FENWICK & CO., LD.
CORRESPONDENCE.
NUISANCES ON SHAMEEN.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY FEESS."
CANTON, 21st September. SIR-Will you allow me the medium of your valuable columus to call the attention of the authorities responsible for public peace and order hers to one or two public nuisances ?
J. Macdonald T. W. Robertson
G. K. Haxton
1.
J. M. Henderson v.
PRESIDENT'S.
ť.
D. Gow
J. Galt
G. Edwards V.
E
VICE PRESIDENTS. Wm. Deas
V. T. Galt J. M. Henderson v. J. Macdonald
A. Ewing.
In the first round, to be finished October Sist.
CUP COMPETITION.
**TAYLOR BOWLS.
When is the Hongkong Government going to complete the road from Taipo to Sham Chun? ļ The administration of the New Territory has kes in British hands for nigh six years, and all the roads made equal a trifle over 20 statule miles, making the average of roads constructed shout 3 miles a year. The Taipo road when completed to Shan Chun will be appreciated by many who have daily intoveouras with Hongkong, as also would a few bridle, paths connecting the principal vallega with the main road. The Chinese have had a Government forend upon them which from the first they rasented, and which the majority still hate with the Chinese traditional hatred of all Europein interference therefore it behoves the British Government to do all they can to win the admiration of the
as is consistent with "good government. Tho
FARMING.
£
The rice throughout the whole of San On,
plendid. Of course there are the poor land both in British and Chinese territory, is
natches, but speaking gereally it promises to le The first round for these prizes must also the best crop for some time past. I have often close on October 31st. The competitors are wondered why the Chinese have never sought thus drawn:-J. Walker v. J. W. Graham, to cultivate different species of paddy--a paddy. G. Edwarde v. G. K. Haxton, J. Ramsay . G. for instance, that could be grown on dry land Smith, A. Ewing v. R. Lapsley, J. J. Sibbit v. to equal the prosent cultivated "wet", paddy. C. F. Fooken, W. J. Russell v. J. M. Robson, Of course there is a kind of “dry” paddy grown **A. A. Stevenson v. R. Whyte, A. Langley v. A. but the grain in not so suitable for food as the Kinross, G. DodЛs v. J. Parken, J. M. Hender ordinary kind. I have read quite recently son v. D. Harvey, J. Kylos 7. J. C. Gow, J. Galt | how in the southier states of America experi- v. Wm. Ramsay, N. G. Major v.. B. Hume, mente had been conducted in the cultivation of D. Gov. G. T. Wilson. J. Ross v. A. P. several species of dry paddy, the crop results of Goodwin, J. Clelland v. R. H. Baxter, Jas which equalled the ordinary paddy both in Malonald v. A. Milroy, Wm. Deus v. J. Mumble, T. Patrie v. T. W. Robertson, and might conduct some such experiments in the quantity and quality. The British Government
T. Skinner v. Wm. Taylor,
New Territory, because it is cortain the Chinese Government will never trouble. If a satis factory dry cultivation could be introduced it would certainly help to make the country loss malarious and more suitable for both Chinese and Europeans:
HONGKONG STEAM WATER.
BOAT CO., LD.
The Merchant Service Guild have laid before the Foreign Office the case of one of their members whose schooner Arctic, whilst sailing off Copper Island, was seized by a Russian cruiser and ordered to proewed to Yokoliama en a charge of illegal scaling. The charge was heard and dismissed, and a claim wue put in for 10,000 dollars compensation. This case hap- Just in front of Knara Terrace on the French Mesars.pened tou years ago, and it is noteworthy that Concession there is a turret-shaped building in several American schoonors which were seized which are honsed the steam firo-engines main- at the same time and under similar circum-
tained by the Kaifong, or principal inhabitants stances have lately been granted handsome com-
of the Chinese street, But fire or no fire, At the meeting of the proprietors of this con- It is interesting to note that the net valuo
The ponsution by the Russian authorities.
residents in the vicinity are constantly distarbed cern, held at noon yesterday, there were present: of the trade of Canton coming under the
Guild have occupied therasolves in communicat-
at night by the deafening noise of the steam Mr. Chau Sin Ki and Mr. Francisco Tse Yat, cognisance of the Foreign Custoras was tho
whistles and the howling of the brigado. By consulting committee; Mr. J. W. Kewc, Manager, largest on record, namely H.K. Tis. 110,559,826.25, with the Foreign Office upon the subject of
the seizure of the British schooner in question, this the miscreants hope to prove to their and Messrs G. C. Moxon, W. S. Bailey, J. do from land which receives such little nonrisk- This shows an increase of nearly $1 million taels
and they are now informed that the Foreign employers that they are-keeping constant vigil; Patorson, E. S. Joseph, Kwuu Fong Kuk, and ment in the way of manures. on the returns for 1902, and in that year, the
the foreign residents who pay high rents for but proofs of this kind are not appreciated by Chin Chung How, shareholders.
The MANAGER read the notion convening the
expect to enjoy that peace and freedom from of Messrs. Lane & Crawford's kindred business, the small houses in the neighbourhood, and meeting and the resolutions for the acquirement unnecessary disturbance at night which the already extensively advertised. public authorities ought to afford.
Uffies and the Russian Government have bosn
It is often a matter of wonder to me how the Chinese manage to get such good crops as they
At the most,
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 1904. Tux statistics of the foreign trade of Corea for 1903 present some interesting features which have been overlooked in the British Consular report. The Consul takes pote of the fact that the foreign trade of the peninsula reached the highest figures yet attained and leaves the reader to infer that this is not due to any special cause, but is simply evidence of the country's steady commercial progress. Seeing that the statistics show an advance of considerably over half a million pounds sterling when compared with the highly satisfactory returns of 1902, one may be excused for expecting to find in the Consular report some explanation of this (for Corea) astonishing indication of progress and oeperity. The average of Corea's foreign tade during the provious five years was about £2,500,000; last year the total figured out at £3,384,387.trade showed an increase of 20 million tasks as So far from finding in the Consular report compared with the value in 1901, In short, the what special causes have produced this note trade of Canton has more thar doubled in value. worthy result, we find such statements as since 1900.. "the chance of war had a depressing effect,
Under the auspices of the Hongkong Branch particularly during the second half of the of the Sanitary Institute, a course of about 10 year"; and, again, "much embarrassment lectures will be commenced early next month. was experienced by merchants in conse. These lectures are intended for students pro- quence of the continuous drop in the rate of posing to attend ons or other of thethree Institate exchange, and it hampered their transactions to a considerable extent" And yet, withal, the returns of foreign trade show an advance of £639,112 sterling! Studying the figures in the receul Consular report and comparing them with those for the previous year, we Police, the String Band will play the following
persuade the Chinese authorities, to stop these fallen iu tho N.E. of Japan and risen at all by the burning of the yamea. The magistrate's discover that the imports are responsible programme of music at the Macao Hotel, to Fied Piper hid them into the river disturbing and unnecessary naisen - Chiness for no less than £477,525 of this in-morrow (Saturday) evening. March. The Weser, deep and wide. The rats were repre-officials will doubtless say it isolo.custom" typhoon passed over the eastern shores of by ospture by the rioters. The Kiakiang Tantai
look into the Summer Girl," V. Moreeron; Overture, "Taa-sented by children. The little scene was a bit it ought not to be difficult to convince them "Return of the Principal Articles of credi," J. Rossini, Waltz, Paul Jopes," Citing incident in the Imperial Family's sam- that inasmuch as it disturbs the peace and Coote Selection, "Faust" Gounod: Waltz, mer-day's work, which might have come out comfort of the residents of the foreign settle Import from Foreign Countries," we ob
Lovely Maidon," W. S. Milton; Sarenado of a fairy tale, being filled with ceremonies in nts, and is detrimental to their health, the serve that the import of rice, which în 1902
**Summer Night," O. B. Satton; Gayotte, which medieval foundations in old-world towns, custom is a bad one and ought to be dis amounted to 11,447,486 lbs. (following upon de la Princess Stephanie." A. Czibulka: Galop, luncheon in a nunnery, and various other pis- continued.-Yours truly,
VALENTE. a wretched harvest in 1901), is represented "On a Flyer," W. S. Milton.
turesque festivities formed part.
create, and when
we
examinations in practical sanitary sciens sanitation, so far as required for an inspector of atsauces; and inspection of meat and other foods, so far is required by a meat inspector or inspector of markets.
By kind permission of the Commander of
negotiating and a Commission has lately met for the examination of certain cases in which British schooners were seized in the Behring
Sea in 1892.
KAISER'S LITTLE MAID HAPPY.
The German Emperor's little Princess Louischen," of whom her father says that it is more casy to rule the Empire than that young lady, was onchanted recently by having in life-like fashion brought before her, in the very streets of the old Hanoverian town, the story of the rats which
Fought the dogs, and killed the cuts, And bit the babies in the evalles, And ta the cheeses out of the vare,
And licked the soup from the cout's own ladles,
and did mischief in various other forms, before
Another nuisance, just as bad, is the Chinese Military quarters opposite the Victoria Hotel. These quarters are occupied by about two dozen Chinese soldiers, who from nightfall till dawn disturb the peace of the whole neighbourhood by the bare of trumpets and the firing of guns in a way which makes one suppose that the Kwangsi rebels or the Boxers are attacking the Shameen.
Is it not possible for the Municipal Councils
the land gels but a little-a very little line or ́dried cattle motore yearly. There is no te
when raised from stock grown on Chinese soil. systematic manurag of the ground as at home." All European vegetables rapidly deteriorate
Mr. CHAD SIU KI proposed that the resolu-unless the soil is plentifully manured. tions be passed.
graad ananimously.
Mr. G. C. Moxon seconded.
The CHAIRMAN thanked the members for their
attendance and said that a confirmatory meeting would be held in due course, of which notice would be given in the papers.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:
of the British and French Conosicus to On the 2nd at 11.20 am. The barometer has
other stations.
POYANG LAKE TROUBLES.
The Kinkiang correspondent of the N-C Daily News, writing on the 9th instant, said: The Snipe is still here, and the disturbances in
the Poyang Lake, which were alleged as a reason why she should not visit that inlund sea, seem to- be more than an official pretext. A riot arose at Javohou (Loping) over the imposition of a tax on indigo, and popular disapproval was shown
wife disappeared, either in the conflagration or
Japan yesterday in a N.N.E. direction and has
set off for the scene of hostilities with war janks. re-entered the Pacific, east of Hokkaido.
Gradients are slight upon the China Coast, and a linndred and Efty men, and reinforcements steeper over the China Beu. Light N.E. winds are being sent, amounting to not far short of a will prevail in the Formosa Channel and thousand men, so that it seems as if we must moderate to fresh E. winds in the northern part call it a rebellion rather than a riot. One man of the China Sea.
Forecast-Moderate E. winds, cloudy, show- at least has arrived here for treatment at the
hospital, badly injured in the fight.
ery.