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Among the departures for Shanghai « by the President Grant yesterday were Mr. H. P. White, Mr. Paul Lauder, Mr... L. Dunbar, Mr. J. Gubbay, Mr. D. W. Goodfellow, Mr. H. Seth, Mr. G. A. Har riman, and Afr. and Mrs. T. A. Martin. The Autumn Races at Shanghai take place next week.
wo are told, are that the battle is not A private cable from London published inminent
Marshal "We is drawing re-in the Straits papers say that forward Inforcements from all parts of the country contracts for rubber can now be innde in which he has any sort of control for July-December at la. Tid, Meanwhile we have very little doubt that General FENG will make an attempt to parley with him, seeking the end of the war by mutual agroement of the principal protagonista. There is little prospect, however, of such an effort succeeding. Wu Pei-ru evidently regards FkNG's coup, in the language of the poker table, ne a bluff, and he intends to call it. It is
A fishing boat mistress was fued $5 at becoming more clearly revealed than ever that W is firmly bent on becoming the the Marine Magistracy 'yesterday morn Military Dictator of China" While his con- ing," for using grappling books without centration movements are in progress, so the permission of the Harbour Master, near to Tientsin, it becomes an interesting near the man-of-war anchorage. Tha question how long the Powers are likely excuse defendant put forward was that to abstain from active military interven-she dropped some clothing into the har tion to enforce respect for the 'under-hour and was trying to recover it. It is takings in the Boxer Protocol.
The name of a witness in the case at stated in one of the cables that the Senior the Marine Court on Tuesday against the Consul at Tientsin has called on Wu master of the Hai Foong for fouling a PF at his headquarters to call biaeable in the harbour was incorrectly given. attention to the provisions of the Proin our report as Mr. A. Stevens of the tocol
The Chinese Government, after Eastern Extension Telegraph Co.
Tho the Boxer rebellion in 1900. conceded to witness was Mr. R. J. Stevenson of the the Powers the right to occupy certain Government's Electrical.. Department. points to be determined by agreement between them for the maintenance of i
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Among the passengers by the Express of Canada which arrived yesterday were the Hon Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., the Hon. Sir H. E. Pollock, K.O., and Lady
open communication between the Capital ard the sea. These points are Huang- tun, Lang-fang, Yang-t'sun, Tientsin, Pollock, Mr. Mr. C. Mcl. Messer, Mr. W. Chung-liang-cheng, Tong-ku, Lu-t'ais Tangshan, Lan-chou, Chang-li, Ching- wang-tao, and Shanhaikuar. It is hardly to be supposed that Wa PE- will challenge the Powers to take the action which the Protocol taking.
warrants
them Railway communication is not yet entirely interrupted. are simply monopolised by
An international train " transport. is running, but it takes twelve hours
The lines
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Why have Englishmen so much difficulty in following these Chinese names! aska a writer in a London paper. They are, in construction, simplicity itsell-single
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Tientsin and Peking which in normal in compound formation--and yet the aver- circumstances is done in little over three age reader is as bewildered by them as hours. The whole situation is grave from if he were groping among algebraical the international point of view, and its formulae. (It is not really so far from gravity is not lessened by the qualifica-"Li" and "Wa "to x and y). Our own tions which W PRI-ro made a month Cholmondeleys and Marjoribaakses can ago in regard to his declaration that the hardly be more perplexing to a foreigner. Treaty rights of foreigners would be! respected by him. It will be remembered that Marshal Wu insisted that bis pur- *MARRIAGES.
pose was to suppress a rebellion, and he HANSEN LEOPOLD. — At
October 24th, KARES INGER LEOPOLD, interpreted the declared intention of the of Copenhagen, to FERDINAND BREMER Powers not to intervene, as including ani A packed house at the Theatre Royal Koroën HANSEN.. SPRINGBORG-POORITAL Shanghai, on undertaking not to impose any obstacles listened with high appreciation last nigat October 24th, ANKER SPRINGBORG of to the advance of the expeditionary force..to an admirable rendering of "Faust" Hjorring. Denmark, to OLGA POOLTZ of Jalta, Russia.
LANGLEY-At Shanghai, on October 24th, to Mr. and Mrs, HERBERT Langley, a
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ITALIAN OPERA. "FAUST". AT THE THEATRE ROYAL.
"Therefore, he expected that facilities by Signor Carpi's Italian Opera Company would be extended to the forces of the at pressut, visiting the Colony. PERKIRA-At No. 1, Redaaxela Terrace, Government." This he considered to be As at the previous fight's performance
Hoogkong, on, the 29th instant, AURELINA PERzia, aged 70 years. not only reasonable" but "permissible of Trovatore," the singing was of a high The funeral will pass the Monument as an act of international courtesy." If order. Last night Signor C. Milacchi, as at 5.30 pm, to-day.
Mephistophelce, carried off the chief" the Powers do not accept this view-and laurels. His powerful and perfectly bal- in all the circumstances it is difficult to anced voice, together with his very robus Hongkong Office: 1, Chatar Road. London Office: 111, Fleet Street, EO.see how they cad-but decide to stand, tious physique, made him a particularly firmly on a strict interpretation of their impressive Genius of Evil, and he was right under the Treaty and Agreements deservedly applauded whenever he sang.
The singing of Bignor E. Gilette, as made with China, the situation may
Faust, was excellent, but the same can become neute enough for the Powers to hardly he said for his acting. In the.. take over the role which Feng desires to opening stages of the play, before his play as Peacemaker. Otherwise the rejuvenation, be duly tottered as no doubt course of events is likely, we imagine, he conceived that an old man should, but to force Fexa and Casa Teo-LIX to co-his movements tended rather to convey
The Daily Press.
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a pivot." Rejuvenated, however, he was the military ambitions, of WuU PRI-PU; Hot and Cold Water, Flush Sanitation,
much more at home with himself, and in the comments
W but it is doubtful whether the co-opera-sang and walked the stage with admirable Apply-LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra
made 00 the announcement made European Bath, New Concrete Flat Hoof foreshadowed Bridings,
tion would extend further than that vigour. The audience liked him immense by General Fixo Yu ESIANG that The end of the war cannot be consideredly, and applauded so heartily as to be his intention in seizing Peking and yet to be in sight. deposing the President was to
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rewarded with occasional encores
Mlle. Castaliani was a tunefak if rather portly Marguerite, and "scored a greak
WO PEI-U, the Commander-in-Chief of A pig dealer charged at the Kowloon success, notably in the famous Jewel CITOCK BROKER'S Office has Vacancy for the Government forces, would take this Magistracy yesterday with having offered Song »
81 bribe to an Indian constable was fined $15.
OzS ARTICLED CLERK and One RUNNER. Cash Security Required, Wile blow from one of his subordinate officers stating past Experiance and Security available lying down. No one could have seriously to P.O. Box 484,
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believed that the "mandate extorted from
An English case of diphtheria was the the President by Fino banishing only case of notifiable disease in the daily PEI-FU to the Tibetan marshes would be retora issued by the Medical Officer of weekly obeyed. It is now clear that Health yesterday. Feno is not to be allowed to hold the
MARY. PICKFORD
« TESS OF THE STORM COUNTRY" in 10 reels. A brand new production of the classic the whole world loves. The crowing achievement of her
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A word of praise must be bestowed upon Mlle. Aida Ballaris, as the boy Siebel. She has a charming voice, of which last night she made excellent use, and a better sense of the stage than most of the cast
The production suffered from very long "waits." between the various acts, the Alleged to have stolen a $5 note from reason for which was not easy to realize. Capital without a struggle, hat, happy Mr. J. Xavier on the Kowloon faiz ground. in view of the fact that the "seta" of
the indications are that the struggle will be fought out, and, we hope, decided, well away from the walls of Peking The cables have told us that the Capital is now practically deruded of troops.
a Chinese was remanded by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.
Clothing and jewellery valued at $500 General FENO has moved them presum are alleged to have been stolen from a ably in the direction of Tientsin in order house in Pitt Street, Yaumati, by two to contest Wy PEI-Fu's advance, and the men who were remanded at the Kowloon battle ground, if there is a serious battle, Magistracy yesterday.
Two other men,
will probably be about midway betweeen charged with receiving the articles, were Tientsin and Peking. But the indications, also remanded.
scenery were neither so heavy nor sa.. elaborate as to call for much time in shifting.
Perhaps it this detall reselves atten- tion, subsequent performances will be allowed to finish at a more reasonable hour.
Last night's cast was as under:Faust, Emanule Giletta Mephistopheles, Carlo Milocchi; Valentine, Ficleto Scamuzzi; Wagner, Sig. Contini; Sibbel, Mlle. Aida Ballarin; Marguerite, Mile. Castallani. and Martha, Mile, Vittorina Polastri.
To-night the Company will present "Aida.