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ring. Thus a typhoon has two distinct movements, rotary, or eyelanie, and what in called its movement of translation, goue- rally in these parts, from the eastward to the westward. Some hurricanes appear to have only this straightforward progress, and many people coutine the use of that name to strong gales. The derivation of our lend antyphaboo" is not vertain a bnt BIRTH as stated his conviction that it comes from hai-drag, tai being a wind
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ADMINISTRATION OF CHINESE
CUSTOMS.
It is atatea that Mr. William 1 bat sigued his post as managing editor of La Trik heran of the difference of opinion between him and the propeister on the interral
Tribrar's new vliter, was formerly on the Daily Esperos al time Brawny Shoudard. At tion of the rustoms. the tian of the Boer War Mr. Pryor supuric- tended the Bady Muf's news service at Cupe
Loxox, September 29th, The China Association has deritled to make finther strong representations
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Conocil was hild on the 28th instant. In the Cenzucil Chamber af 2.30 pan.
PRENENT
1 EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, S MATTHEW NATHAN, KOLM.4.
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'Mr. Lau Chu-pak and Mr. Fang Chingong
(Chairman of Tung Wa directors) shond
Popresent them on a general committon, to which
1 propose to appoint also Sir Paul Cimter, M. B. A. Huwett, Mr. W. J. Grosspa, Capt. Barnes-Lawrence, the Registear-(fonoral and Mr. H. E. R. Hunter, if they will kindly consent to serve. I will ask Mr. Hunter to ast Julso as treasurer to the committes and to receive a donation of 300 from myself and $100 from the Colonial Secretary.. I propose that this Council should roto to tho fund a sum Hon. Sir IS. BERKELEY. K.4, (Attorney-
equal to that obtained from private subscrip General).
Hon. Me. A. M. Tuossos (Cladonial Trea- | tions. As regards further asistanon from the Gavernment, I should like the committed to Hon.
Hon. CoLoyer. DARLING, RE (officer Commanding the Tropsi,
Hon. Mr. T. SEROME SMen Colonial Secretary).
from. Formust, 1 time signifying a policy of the paper, Mr. S. J. Pryor, time to the Government on the administras Captain L., A. W. BARNES-LAWREN 5 consider whether any chenne by which the WATERtrong, serving wind. Fang is
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AN old Chinese wood meaning wind. It is even possible that the phrase any in: Japanose, tai equalling dai, very strang, in njune tion with the word Jung. We prefer to WE SPECIALLY RECOMMEND OUR think the tanie of logal origin, although
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there are philologists who have fouad a Greek derivation for it. i would be brite to say fixet by any other mine it would bequally terrifying; and it will be more to the purpose to consider the origin of the CHAMPAGNE thing itself, rather than of its names,
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will be alivious to many winds that one AND half semicircle should have different MOST WHOLESOME
Tests in its fellow. The right half of the ØRKERESHING SUMMER. BEVERAGE,
whirling, travelling storm blows with ty POSSESSING THE FULL FLAVOUR
course of translation; the left hall inay he OF THE FINEST FRESH said to blow back upon its own course. If FRUIT. IT MAKES AN IDEAL this were so the right half would pri DRINK FOR TENNIS PARTIES AND sumably be the more dangerous, as here
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would be acountered two distinct move- meuls eu-operating as to direction. But here it is necessary to mention that the experts in whom we port such confolence an at variance. Like doctors, they disagre, and it follows that some of there must be several hopelessly in error. There listinel hypotheses as to the cause of ty- phoons, all defended with some heat, and all containing puzzling elements. They may be studied in the excellent work publishel be the Rev. Jose ALove, Director of the Philip pine Weather Bureau. Electricity and the tation of the path me both called in as explanatory factors. In the free of such a conflict of expert opinions, we had better turn to the question of when they are formed. Here, in view of the Hongking Olservatory's announcement, it is important A. S. WATSON & CO.. to note that though there are typhoons
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A meeting of the Right Half No. 2 Company, 1K.V.C, was held yesterday in the City Hull ander the presidency of Captain Arjong: It was decided to providegtwo cups to be shut for during the ensuing year, both to le snlscribed for by the half company, at for inter- company annupolition. A committee for the year was constituunt as follows: Li ut. Nort cote: Company Sergeant Major Andrew, Sergis. Blond and Barby, Poph Wright. Bemals, Fall and danner Jackman.
Mr Cosmo Gordon Paterson, who died - of angina pectoris on August 14, was in many regels remarkable man. He was educated
at Wellington for the Army, but ovantually
Petered his father's firm of Paterson. SimoÁLY,
und Co., of Singapore and London. This firm, founded mont 30 years ago by En late
Mr. Willió Patersoa and Mr. Henry Minchin Simon, has acquired and winlaid during that period a leading position in Rastern commerce, Mr. Cosmo Patersons who died in
his 4th year; was a man of unfailing common konse and clar judgment and with these qualities bo e antitrat tenderness of hart and generosity.
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THE THREATENED TSAR
LONDON, September 20th. A plot to assassinate the Tsar has been discovered.
THE SHANGHAI SENSATION.
HSNIMAN ON
TRIAL.
Hon. Mr. J. Babalev (Captain-Super intendent of Police.
Hon 1. Ho Bài, ME, CALL N
On
RN. (Harbour Master).
Hon. Mr. W. ChaTAM Director of Public | Government would lend money ou sentity, bat Works).
ithout interest. for
bmikling of unter craft which would be belpful to junkowures and not unduly onerous the Government could be devised. Thoy mans bear in mind that the Government's Josses have been heavy, and it would bo ineffect ant for Government to grant money with one haue and take it anny by additional taration with the other. In many cases of loss of life all that we can give, is, from the notaro of thao saso, our sym- pathy. The Colony will, i ani save, grieve that'
Hon. Mr. War Yea, Han. Mr. E. A. HETETT. Hou. Mr. W. J. GRESSON.
MINUTES.
The minutes of the provings ting wer read and confirmed.
Conneil:
SHANGHAI, September 20th. The trial of Peter Sidney Hynd-o |man, who is charged with murdering
Harry Smith, opened to-alay,
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Umpressiented interest was taken the cas The court was filled toj overRowing, while there were many people outside the windows.
The proscention is not yet finished, Witnesses were closely cross-examined concerning the possibility of Smith being arned and giving provocation,
Mrs. Rose's evidence regarding the struggle inconclusive.
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The Army Council miify that the names of recipients of the Distinguished Service Order for of an Order of Knighthood who have ceased to hold any military rank, are only retained in Army Lists coulitionally on reports of <xistence being forwarded to the Secretary of THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA. the War Ore on January land July 1 of each year. All who have not complied with this regulation should at onea send such a report,
There are now enough American ships in and shoull in future faraish similar reports on Cubaa waters to land 5,000 in case of the dates above specified. These reports are of Orders may be kept as accurate as posible. necessary in order that the lists of recipients emergency. Colonial and Indian papers are requested in
copy this notification.
LONDON, September 18th.
THE RISING IN NIGERIA.
LONDON, September 18th. In connection with the recent rising in Nigeria, nine natives have been sentenced
of Owa, to various terms of imprisonment, to death and forty-one, including the King
for complicity in the rising,
which originate in the Cling Sea, they are very few Generally they come to us from castward of the Philippines, "in the square The Singapore Free Press of Set, 13th roughly inclnted within meridius 125 deg.ay-The War Office Commission to enquire aid 145 deg Past of Greenwich and the Royal Engineers and Royal Artillery at this into the future strength and status of the parallels to dog, and 25 deg. North." If factress, arrived by the Terrible yesterday [any originate beyond that, they never come morning. It is presided åter by Major
Bo far westward as to reach the China const- General Sir J. F. Owen. Inspector General THE CUBAN INSURRECTION,
of Fortifications, and beyond the more state Father Abars, sjeaking from person!
LONDON, September 18th. ment of its functions given above, there is of investigation over a very long period, says course no indication of the line the Commision ' News Froan Cala is meagre, but President "we know for certain that there are so take. It may result in shanger of very Palina's advisers appear to be making typhoons experienend in China, Tonkin, or considerable importance to the Colony and desperate efforts to come to an understand- in Cehin-Chin, which have not pre-to Singapore in the strength and ecrstilation
of the garrison, and consequently in the 'ng with the insurgents before the arrival amount of the Military Contribution paid. of Mr. Taft and Mr. Bicon. The rebel leaders however are not inclined to accept. The new Norddeutscher Lloyd Imperial the Government's proposals. wait cleaner Prinz Ludvig loft Southampton at coù on Aug. 21st for China and Japan. The Prinz Ludwig was launched in April last from tho yard of the Vulcan Shipbuilding sed
LONDON, September 18th. Engineering Company of Stettin. Her prin
Three rates of sleeping sickness which cipul dimensions are:-Longth, 62ft 6in-occurred at Leopoldsville have been cured breadth, 57; depth, 8ft.; her registered
ders for extra couses of HAILT Fans ahead busty exerted their influence over the Philippine Archipelago, not even those which are accidentally formed in the China Sea." This appears to knock the bottom (out of the Hongkong Observatory's on- nouncement that the typhoon of the ith inst. was originated locally and without any warning.
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THE TYPHOON of the 18th inst. was decribed n the Weather Report isaned by the Hongkong Observatory as **"* typhoon of local origin. The experts have ways of measuring these things which lay man cannot be, expected to grasp; it is suflicient for ordinary men 10 measure by results. It was really the results that were said to have been unexampled during the period since 1974; and certainly the results, which have taken two days and umuy
THE SLEEPING SICKNESS.
The Kowloon Cricket Club Comert has had tennage is 10,000 tone. She carries 10 first-by injections of strychnine. agoia to be postponed.
class 160 xocond-class and third-class The first-class accommodation Jumger.
The French Mall of the 21st August was is on the promenade and boat decks. There delivered in Landou on the 19th inst,
aro a large number of cabins for singlo and Ak *PEC smite. com- prising sitting room, bed room, and bath room. One of the special features is the large gymuosium on the boat deck.
As the plague season may now be safely passengers, and, the authorities have considered quoted the total number of deaths, camely
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Notes by our Lout a correspondent, cu Home and China Afgies", after being crowded out of two sugerssizo issues, fo-day appear on page .
We understand the French Government is establishing a vice consulate at Swatow art racath. Monsieur F. Point will be in charge
with the rank of Vice Consul
H. M. S. "TERRIBLE'S" MISSION.
TO INSPECT OUR DEFENCES.
HIS EXCELLENCуy aid-Arising out of the minates there is a point with regard to which Fince been askel to malic an explanation to the Frenkli torpedo-beat destroyer should ban It may have appeared from the date been lost while enjoying the hospitality of our of the second reading of the Bill to amend the port, and that this loss should have been Code of Civil Procedure that. The legal profes-secompanied by that of five brave sailors. 1 bad but hisen cousulted by His Honour took it upon myself to express syrepathy to I Admiral Riebard, the French Commander-in- the Chief Justio, when leafting the Bill. know From persunal knowledze that they were Chief in the Far East, and have received a generally consulted, and I hávo been given to telegram in reply saying how desply this understand that they concurred generally in the expression had touched the whole Franch Far
Eastern fleet. The Council will forgiven if now refor for a moment to a personal as well as a public loss. I fear that there are no gromads. for hope that we shall ever ass agaiu Bishop Hoare. He was a man we all respected, and
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THE TYPHOON RELIEF MEASURES AND
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY,
na
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as
these among us who knew him well loved hiu sympathies dooply with his bereaved wife nad well.
Inru ore that the Courvil and the public
children. The Colony in its tara has roosived sympathy which it will vaina. Sir Heary like Jas telegraphed from Kandy:
1 desire to express deep sympathy with thes people of Hongkong in the serious calamity repeating the disaster of 1900.".
The Governor of Macso has telegraphed
"Jo prie votre Excellence vouloir bien
Hi EXERLEBNCT-Geath-men: Hongkong
catastrophe just suffored from a calamitons if not more so thau any which has and property between the hours of nine and previously bifallen the Colony. The loss of life leren on, Tuesday morning are as far as can be at present judged, graator than those incurred in the great typhoon of 1871. None of
likely to
forget the scenes cf that morning. First of all wa saw, when the typhoon gun was tired about nius Į o'clock, crowdy of helpless shipping drifting to the wast befors the wind Then the whole sena was wipel out by the blown sheets of accepter l'expression de notre sympathie ol rain, and an hour later, the twosphere being sinceros.condohfaunas par la entastrophy a tonehé again clear, we as the junk and small craft | Hongkong". bad disappeared and that many of the large ships were a ground or in distress, What had happened to the Chinese boats was evidenced with great regret. I especially deplore the by the appalling scenes of downlation along tho | great loss of life which the storm has caused. Prays and the Kowloon shore. I need not. I shall be glad to learn further particulara auð however, dwell on scenos nor recount the full details by post of the measures taken for losses that were witnessed and are known to the relief of sufferers." I would” wish you to' all of us. It has been suggested in the Press | express on behalf of His Majesty's Government. that wanch of the loss of life and perperts their sympathy with the community of Hong- would have been avoided if the Observatory kong at this great disaster.”
the approach Lord Elgia has also sent the following
The Secretary of State has telegraphed --- “Your telogram of 1814 September received
notice should have been possible. I see no standing
had given earlier notics of of the typhoou, and that much earlier message, which. I shall ask you to rusive
grounds for believing this possibility, but it is “I am comidanded by His Majesty the King dao to the public, and also to the Diretor of to express the deep regret with which His the Observatory that an inquiry should to Majesty has learned of the great calamity which" held into it. I have accordingly asked the bus Commodoro te detail a morior oficer of the Royal Navy to preside over a small commities ..f which I propose that the other wombers should consist of a muster marines, to be nominated by the Chamber of Commerce, and of the manager of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, if he will be good enough
fallen the Colony of Hongkong. His Majasty grieved to read of the immeuse loss of life among the Chinese population which your telegram reports. I go to convey through you an expression of His Majesty's sympathy with th immediate sufferera and with the whole cour munity."
I propose that the King's message should in English and
propose
to
people of Hongkong express thoir gratitude for your sympathetic mesenge."
To the Governor of Mucao I propose to telegraph:-
"La Colonie exprimée par l Conseil Legislatif vous remercie cordialement pour votre depeche si sympathique."
To the Secretary of State I propose to telegraph
"Legislative Council of Hongkong express their heartfelt thanks for the sympathy of His Majesty's Government on the disastrous effects of the storm of September 18th. The Council,
to serve. A bright feature to the gloomy be plavarded in the Tow picture of this great calamity has been many Chiasse, and I ask you to approve of the I anggest shonid acts of heroism and of duty performed is saving following replies which
I shall be sent in reply to the telegrams I have life by civilinas, polics and sailors.
read to you:- cause an inquiry to be made into these so that
To Sir Henry Blake I they may be duly recorded and reengaiend.
telegraphi :-- The Harbour Department, which was fortunate
The Legislative Council on behalf of the in keping all its vessels, has done, I am sure, the, ufmeest with them, and will continue the work of clearing the harbour of debris en rapidly as possible, The Tung Wa Hospital Lad its launches aut saving lives as long as it could be hoped that there wore any left to be saved, and bas afforded aud 'is affording shelter to the H. M. S. Terrible is not expected to stay at any Chiness left destitute by the law of their week. She left outing habitations. The Commodore readily Hongkong more than a England on July 25th, soon after her return met my request to send out all craft that ware from India, and has been conveying u Com-left to him sad were not theual or damaged After a fair trial, the magistrates of Glasgow mission on a risit to various Far Eastern to pick up any persons that might be found have, it is reported, come to the conclusion that stations to inspect and report upon the clinging to wreckage outside the harbour. the closing of all public bonses in the city on nemaments of Colonial ports. She visited St. Enfortunately the new typhoon, signalled about Chinese Charitable Institutions, European holidays is a mistake. The by-law enforcing Vineant, Sierra Leone, Ascension; St. Helena, six o'clock last night, brought an end to the firme and residents will do what is in their the closing was passed under powers conferred Simonstown South Africa) Mauritius, and paricd during which it could he hoped to sare
such persons. Two torpedo boat destroyers that power to relieve the distressed."
In reply to His Majesty's message by the Licensing Act of 1:483, and had reference Singapore, to Now. Year's Day and the spring and autumn, The Commission is composed as follows: were out on this duty last night were, I am glad
propose to kay-"I'loase. convey to His holidays. New Year's Day is observed gomilly Major General Sir John Floteber Owen, s. C. to say, able to regain the harbour this morning: Majesty the King this humble, expression of throughout Scotland, and public-house are B., R. A., Col. Richard Francis Jobuson, C.B.. The Commander of the United States versul the great appreciation of the Colony of Hong- closed in most if not all towns. The spring .M.G., I.A.. Major William Thomas Turse, Callae" volunteered to co-operate with our kong, represented by its Legislative Council, and antams holidays, however, are not general.D.8.0 RA, I Col Horatio Norrison Naval Authorities, woud him ofar as for His 31st Gracious Majesty's sympathy for The Military Authocition the extastrophs which has bafallen the Edony, and when on these occasions the Glasgow public-Dautieton, R.E., (who is well known in the gladly accepted. houses were shut, an invasion of neighbouring | Far East, having commanded the Ragineers in kindly let me have: 150 men yesterday to clear and inform His Majesty that his people here LOWER took place, and scaudulos seues Hongkong about woven or eight years ago, wreckage which it was thought night cover respond with feelings of despost loyalty to his resulted. Recently the county and local burgh Major Morris P.A. Hankey, RMA, formerly ladies, and iny hon, and gallant friend on my loving care of them in this their distress” authorities approached the magistrates with of the Naval Intelligence Department. Capt. right has bean good enough to promise me
(applause). the request that they should ronsider their 6.A Ballard, and Lieut. F.E. Seymour.
other working parties to clear whorses at
In conclusion. I would say that I am contid- present so blocked as to prevent the business of
ent that the Colony will bear the trial that has loading and unloading ships proceding come to it with that characteristic which was (appianse). We hare new to consider what looked upon by the ancient Romsus as the The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued stops should be taken to afford relief to the highest of virtues, and is certainly an attribute large number of Chinese who have lost their of every great people, including both the On the 19 has 5.55 p.m.--Orders issued to homes and properties, The majority have, British and Chinese-I mean equanimity, or hoist the Red Cone point downwards and unfertnustely, also lost their liver, and so
the equal mind. Hongkong has had a set-back Drum, (typhoon S.E. of Calovy distant more
are beyond relief. The Chinese cbaritable than 300 miles). The Black signal baring heen
but this will, I feel gure, call forth additional institutions are. I understand, looking aftor brokon on the 18th, was not available.
energy and earnestness of parpose, so that it the immediate needs of those who are left will not be long before it will have retrieved its But some more permanent assist-losses and advanced further tant ever towards destitute, ecce is required, and for this I propose its great commercial and civilising ends. that a public subscription should be started. I
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WEATHER REPORT.
thatisands of words to catalogue, are not publicly regarded as small. The offieins Lave exposed themselves to the suspicion | Capt. 9. M. Castle, lat Balt. the Sherwood that they Felittled the cyclo because it bap- Foresters, has been placed on duty with the pened not to have been foretold. The draft of the Middleser Rogt. which is being prepared by the 4th: Battalion, Londonderry, to alysimall" thing about it was its vortex join the 3rd Battalion at Hongkong. or centre, it it be true that the actual centre passed over Hongkong, for this spot in a The following telegram was received from typhoon is calm, and there was a perceptible the Secretary to the Government of India,
Home Department, yesterday Your wire neighbous. The magistrates took time to. fall while the whirisind was travelling dated 18th September, Venice Sanitary Cou- cous to a decision, but ultimately by a majority through the harbour. Writing for the roation Regulations withdrawn at Madrus.”“ it was agreed that on the spring and autumn general public, who are not expected to be
The Board of Trade bas awarded a binocular. Iolidays the public-honses should be open from noon till six o'clock. The by-law, as amended, thoroughly acquainted with technical ter.
glass to Mr. li. Buntzen, light-keter, in charge will come inte force on tho autumn holiday ezt the following report:-~ minology of such matters, it is permissible of the Imperial Maritime Customa Light-house' porhaps to refer to points that are too
at Breaker Point, China, in roognition of his services to the shipwrecked crew of the British lementary for weather experts. instance, we heard of a local discussion insteamship Chu Kong, ef llongkong, which which the point was seriously debated, foundered off Swatow on April 28, 1906. whether the alleged typhoon was nut A good augury that the shipping at Valparaiso“ really a cyclone. These, as many readers has not suffered from the wffects of the earth know, are nanies for one and the enme quake is contained in an advice which states that
consultad yesterday morning the directors of three German steamers in the harbour-Le thing. A typhoon is a vast whirl of winds Uurds, Salatis, and Thuringia-baro not boen which have joined forces and circle round touched. It would appear that the Custom. a central space of calm. This peaceful house is also in fair order, since the newer part storm centre is relatively much smaller in of the town "El Almendral" has principally area than the area affected by the hurricane boon damaged,
For
month.
INTERPORT CRICKET.
On the 20th at £10 am-Order issued to THE TEAM POR SHANGHAI.
fire the typhoon gan, and to heist the Black The Cricket Eleven to visit Shanghai was Cone point downwards (typhoon S. of the selected on Wednesday night. It is said to be Colony within 30 miles. At 9.15 am. te boist. the Black Cane point downwards and as follows
R. Hancock, W. C. D. Turner, T. E. Pearce. Bali (typhoon S. W. of Colony within 300 miles) The typhoon has moved across the China Sea H. Ar.har, H. W. Woodward, H. Smith. H. with unusual rapidity. It continues to mors E: O. Bird, C. H. Mackay, W. H. Powell. toward W.N.W
Telegraphic communication between the Walter Dixon and H. E. Stanger. Leathez.
Messrs. A. R. Lowe, G. Grimble sad T. CObservatory and Hongkong continues inter
rupted Gray will also accompany the team.
At the 3 p.m.---Signal lowered.
Hon. Dr. Ho KAI-Sir, I am sure morabers the Tung Wa Hospital, the Po Loung Kok and of the Council have listensil with great interest the District Watch Committees in this matter, to the various messages and telegrams seat to and they agreed to start at once raising a us condeling with be in a calamity, notably charitable fand. They agreed also that Dr the gracions message of Hit Most Gracious Ho Kai, Mr. Wai Yuk, Mr. Fong Wa-chuu. Majesty the King, and also those from tha
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