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INDIAN NEWSPATERS-India appears t2 | THE HON. TREASURER of the Alice! be growing unhealthy for newspapers. Last Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to year only 615 were published throughout the acknowledge with thanks the following done- country, against 675 in the year previous, and tions to the funds of the Hospitals 686 in 1891-99. These figures are taken from
...$300. India for 1900-1901. Judicial and Adminisimlive Statistics of British.
A SLEEPING SOLDIER-For three weeks a German cavalry soldier stationed at Inster- burg, Eastern Prussia, has been asleep. When ordered by his officers be wakes, takes nourish meat, and then falls into a state of coma again. He is gradually growing weaker and weaker, but shows no signs of disease..
WANTED IN JAPAN:-It is oficially report fed that it is likely that a cheap automobile, holding one person, to take the jinrikisha (made of the same width), would find a ready sle in Japan. There were, on the 1st of April 1901, 206,484 jinrikishas in use in the Empire, 17,336 for two, 193,349 being made for seating one person, and
Hongkong Government
JAPANESE PLAYIN^ PORTUGAL —
troupe, with Miss Loic Fuller, have been per Sadi Vacco, the Japanese actress, and her forming in Li bob. The success of the first performance of the Japanese play was some what marred by a Portuguese pit and gallery laughing in the wrong places.
TIENTSIN INFECTED —Tientsin has been declared an infected port
COUNT TOLSTOD weaker again. Hit doctors think that he cannot outlive the autumn on account of senile decay.
Thousands of cattle and sheep have perished THE WEATHER AT THE CAPE
of cold and in the snowdrifts at the Cape: THE GOVERNMENT ANALYST reports, that the water at Kowloon, Tytam, Poke-fu-lum and Cheung-sha-wan is of excellent quality.
THE DOOK COMPANY'S PROPOSAL.
The following is a copy of the correspondence which has passed in relation to this matter ----
To the Directors of the Hongkong and.
Whampoa Dock Co., Ld.'
QUAINT ARMY ORDER-One of the weekly papers has just unearthed a quaint Army Order. It deals with the machine gims provided for certain Volumicer Corps, and advises that, where possible, "inules abould be employed to draw them." When a mule is available, however," it goes on "any Intelligent non-commissioned officer will do instead.
MORTALITY STATISTICS —The death *COMPS ON STRIKE:-"The strike amongst rate per 1,000, per annum, among the British
Hongkong, 4th July, 1902. Gentlemen,It having come to our know the compositors of the Government Press at and foreign community for the weeks ended ledge that negotiations are now in progress Rangoon still continues, the men absolutely 7th and 14th ultes, shows 47.6 and at. re between yourselves, on behalf of the Company, refusing to rejoin, says an Indian paper. One spectively, while for the corresponding week of and the Goverment, with a view to acquiring hundred and twenty-five strikers have been last year it was 66.9. For the same perioda site for the proposed new Dock, and that the dismissed from the service.. Work is practically amongst the whole Chinese community (land Government is willing to grant the site but on at a stand-sill... Arangements are being made and boat) the returns are 26.2 and 27.8. against certain conditions. We beg leave to respectfully to get men for the Presidency towns of India..
444 and 46.5 for the corresponding weeks last submit that having regard to the vast outlay LOGAL AND GENERAL. MAN OVERBOARD-During the voyage
which will be necessary, and the momentous issues involved in order to carry out such a of the Kiautschou to Hongkong, on the after- H.M.S. TERRIBLE left her anchorage in the nona of the 8th instant a Chinese stoker
HONGKONG-CANTON FREIGHT | scheme, before a final decision is come to and harbour this morning, and proceeded to Wei-jumped overboard. He was seen by a pas
DUTIES --A Peking despatch says that there the Company definitely committed to a parti hai-wei with stores.
senger, who promptly gave the alarm and a life is one article in the Revision of the Comcular course, shareholders should be given an buoy was thrown into the water. The shipmercial Treaty between H. E. Sheng and H. E oportunity of discussing the project in ite
Liu and Sir James Mackay in connection with entirety. around and stopped, and the man was
the comme ce of Kwangtung, it says that picked up alive about 15 minutes after the
duties on cargoes conveyed by native junks ply ing between Canton and Hongkong should be of the same amount as on those conveyed by steamer, in order that steamship companies may not suffer to any extent.
Hongkong; Thursday, July, 10, 1902,
COREA PRACTICALLY DANKRUPT Corea is reported to be practically bankrupt. But that is no new thing for the "Land of the Morning Calm."
HANOI EXPOSITION :-The Colonial Secretary has kindly forwarded to us a copy of the official bandbook to Hanoi Exposition to be held in November next.
LOTTERIES FORBIDDEN-All públic lotteries have now been forbidden in Pahang, the only exception made deing with reference to the holder of the Gambling Farm.
CEYLON CONTINGENT-Two officers
and fony-nine men of the Second Ceylon maisder decising to se de in South Africa. Contingent are returning to Cevlon, the re-
MORE RIVER STEAMERSA Hankow conespondent at the Six Peo says that some French have secured some steamers to ply between Shanghai and Bantov, and the steamers are now. ready to proceed to China,
JAPANESE ENTERPRISE: Two Japanese youths have been sent out by their Government to make a practical study of trade.at Lins Peru.. One has been placed in a guares's shop. and the oder in a silk-weaving establishment. FIRE IN HANKOW --The Tang Wen a Puo says that a five broke ut, fram a certain shop in Hankow on the 29th ulto, at 1.30 p.al. resulting in destroying more than two hundred
its past pupils. As this is the first time we have A. S. WATSON & Co., houses. The caues of the outbreak is not yet
applied for assistance we expect a generous response. The names of our most liberal Benefactors will be inscribed upon marble tablets, as a lasting testimony oftheir generosity. THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS. Hongkong, zand November, icat.
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THE PLAGUE RETURN for the twenty four hours ended at noon to-day shows four fatal cases. One body was from Ui Hing
Ight Road West, and Reclamation Ground,
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A COSTLY "BUG --There is at this mo ment in the 'American Museum of Natural he late Dr. Strecker, of Reading (Penn.) History a single butterfly, which cost its owner, between £1,500 and £2,002 This rare insec, a female, occurs only in Sierra Leone, and the collector in question had to fit out an expedi- tion and maintain it for over two years with no other object than the addition of the insect to his drawers.
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QUEUES NOT ALLOWED CUT:-It is reported that the Government received information from the Chinese Minis- ters at Washington and Tokyo to the effect that most of the home students are now in foreign dresses, and have cut their queues off. The Government replied to the two Ministers by teleg aus that they may be allowed to put on foreign dresses, but they must not cut off their queues, as it is contrary to the law of their
native land.
PICNIC:-Yesterday evening about twenty old "boys" of Queen's College held a most enjoyable picnic. A launch left Queèn's Statue Wharf at five o'clock and conveyed them to Lai- Chi-Kok where everyone had a most enjoyable swim. Tea and cales were supplied as the
REPORTED UNLAWFUL WOUNDING: launch was leaying for home, and the party-A repost having been made at No. 2 Police arrived at Blake Pier about sevcu o'clock. It Station that a man had cut his wife, Inspector is a pity the "boys" do not have a trip together Warnock at once went to Albany Street and at regular intervals.
arrested the culprit. It appears that the man's wife was a washerwoman, and used to go THE SMARTEST BATTLESHIP | on board of every steamer, to collect soiled AFLOAT:-All points considered, his finen. The husband, through jealousy drew a | Bajesty's ship London, which was commis-knife and cut her across the forehead causing sioned at Portsmouth recently for the first an incised wound about three inches long. time, is, says the Central News Portsmouth The wonton is now lying is the Hospital. correspondent, the smar-est battleship afloat She would have been chief flagship of the fleet ordered to assemble at Spithead for the Corona tion review, and had been made to look her best for that great occasion.
COBBLED ON THE VELDT:-We saw a shast time since a pair of boots made by a Boer on the veldt. They were shapely, the uppers were of good, pliable leather, and the soles
We would add that even were the Govern meat prepared to waive its conditions, which would make the terms acceptable to you still the shareholders ought to have an opportunity of discussing the pros and cons before the purchase is decided upon,
We are, Gentlemen,
Yours faithfully, [Here follow Signatures.] Hongkong & Whanpoa Dock Co, L
Hongkong, 7th July, 1902. Sir-1 beg to acknowledge receipt of the communication, accompanying your letter of 4th instant, signed by yourself and other Share- holders addressed to the Board of Directors of this Company, which was red at to-day's Board Meeting; and, in reply, I'am instructed to inform you that it has never been the inten |tion of the Directors to commit the Company to extending the present dock accomoda.ion without first submitting their prop
proposals to shareholders.
1 ani further directed to inform you that negociations are still pending with the Govern- ment for noqosting a ske for the proposed new dork, but ilic Directors have, up to the present, tailed in getting an offer of the property on such terms as would warrant their recommend- joy its purchase,
I am, Sir, Your faithfully,
for the Chief Manager
GRO. A. CALDWELL,
Acting Secretary.
DECORATIONS FOR FOREIGNERS- At Viceroy Tau's recommendation, by Imperial decree, the French and American Counsuls at Canton are to be decorated with the third class H.M.S. H. Esmail, Esq.
successful and friendly co-operation with the Canton officials daring times of anti-foreign and anti-religious dis urbances. The decora
order of the Star of China on, account of the
Lane, and the others from Rust Street, Con- hard. The eyelets had been carefully extracted / tions' will be made of gold and silver of the from an old pair of boots. Evidently no sprigs double dragon design. They are not yet com- were available for fixing the sole, so bits of pleted, but are being manufactured in Hong-
kong. telegraph wire had been cut. They were not WANTED:- Viceroy Chang Chi-tung has sent a despatch pointed, but had been inserted into punched to the Japanese Government for the service of holes and riveted inside and out-Mafeking three professional men in China, one in civil engineering, and, two in agriculture. The Government has accepted the request
Braila-
CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION A case giving remarkable testimony tp the value of the system of identifying criminals by their anger impression was afforded the other day in the case of John White, who was brought While the accused was in Holloway his finger up at Westminster Police Court for theft." says a home paper. An enterprising middle-impressions were taken and found to accord man has, however, bit on the brilliant idea of wib those of a man sentenced at Reading in commissioning professional gunues to supply 1899 to six tenths hard labour for jewel him with the birds at en Lopeks, otherwise cobbery. The accused at first denied this but
WHERE PEEASANTS ARE CHEAP Pleasan's are cheap enough to-day in Man- A REMARKABLE FATAL ACCIDENThurja, but they will soon be pretty dear there, occoved to a trooper in South Africa on May z6b, The official list of casualties for that day states: "S. W. Worsie, Ladygrey Dis trict Mount & Troops, shot himself dead white pursuing the enemy.. Place not stated."
WIRE NETTING AND RATS-At this afternoon's, meeting of the Sanitary Board important correspondence relative to the removal of the wire netting from the gratings of the sewers and storm water drains was considered, and will be dealt with in our to- morrow's issue.
THE SAFETY "BINE"-A strong feeling has masifested itself among cyclisia of all classes in favor of a national memorial to the late Mr. -J. K. Starley, who introduced the safety bicycle The proposal has already received the support of all the recognised cycling associations in the United Kingdom.
FIRE AT QUARRY BAY:--We learn that yes terday afternoon a fire broke out in one of the matsheds at Taikos Deck Yard. Though every
sffort was taken by the employees with their own Brigade to extinginsh it, in less than half an hour thineen sheds were buint down. It is estimated that the damage done was $1,500..-
A LARGE FIRE broke out in a clothing store in the Fabkien Road, Shangbai on the sth inst. Thirty-three houses were destroyed, and nine damaged. The property was mostly owned between Messis, D. Sassoon & Co, and A-Cushny, and was insured. Most of the contents of the shops were insured,
QUARREL AT YAUMATI: On the 8th instant, it was reported to inspector Gauld that a couple of earth coolies had a quarrel about their posterity, and one of them struck the other with the edge of a spade causing a scalp would. The police succeeded in a rest ing the aggressor and brought the wounded map over here and
conveyed him to the Civil Stoupital where he now lies.
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At a recent meeting of the Sanitary Board, it was resolved that the Government be informed that a more thorough inspection of shipping would be ensured by the adoption of Professor Simpson's recommendation that three or four officers be appointed to board all ships and juuks coining from the China Coast, the West River and neighbourhood, not including the
medical officer is carried, every such waters of the Colony, and that unless a
vessel should be villed by one of the Port Heal Officers inc se there has been. any sickless or deats during the voyage. Furler, it was resolved that the Cantos and. Macao passenger steamers should be en- eventually admitted that he was the same man,
couraged to carry properly qualified patiys. NEW STEELMAKING PROCESS-It is doctors during the first six months of each stated that a new process of steelmaking has year. They would be required to report any been discovered by Herr David Griebler, of case of sickness that had ocurred on board Gardon, Mecklenburg, by which steel of a during the voyage, and give facilities for the hardness twice that of Krupp and Harvey steel removal of such patients tó Hospital. Detention can be produced at balf the cost of the latter, of the versel for the visit of the boarding officer. A local prince, prominently identified with the From tests which have been made it appears and medical examination of the passengera agricultural development of Siam, is about that projectiles shot against a 74 min, annous would thus be avoided. to establish a rive mill capable of hand-pla e made by the Griebler process caused Ting about 133,000 pounds of white rice per only a dent & mm, in depth, while under day. The mill is to be driven by electricity, was entirely perforated by the same pro-
similar conditions Krupp steel armour of it and the engines will use rice husk as fuel, The pearling and polishing machines used in Siam at present damage the grains very much. breaking and pounding the rice, and, it is believed, impairing its taste. If there is any surpins power available in the rice mill driven by electricity it is desired to utilize it in driving THE JUNK RUDDER:-In calling attention follows the
about twopence-ballpenny, a brace, and even when entrained to Moscow the price only comes to about sixpence a brace, delivered in the city. There is a handsome profit in this no doubt, for the middleman, but Manchurian pheasants will be desiderata for the museum in another decade,
AN ELECTRIC RICE MILL FOR SIAM:
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REMINISCENCES OF THE, P. & O. CHINA-It may not be generally remem- bered, says an exchange, that the Bishop of Melanesia, who is now on a visit to Ponses, where he has been captaining a team of local clergy in the cricket field. was one of the survivors of the fated P. & O. liner China, which an aground in the Gulf of Aden a few years ago, while on her homeward voyage from Australia. The Bishop gave a graphic account of his experiences on that occasion, hut perhaps the most interesting part of his narrative was that in which he described how the ship's passengers many of whom were ladies in evening dress, who were dining when the vessel went ashore, made their way in the dimsiest attire and shoes of the lightest possible character, across the island of Perim, over a mass of seaweed covered rocks, to the little hotel at the coating station.
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The Colonial Secretary wrote to the Secretary of the Sanitary Board nsking if by the Cantons and Macao Passenger Steamers was meant ibs
vessels of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao ectile. It is added that with sword blades Seamboat Co. or all the river steamers that Made of the new steel, ordinary steel bladestun to Canton and the various launches that were shivered into splinters as though they steam to Macao. were made of wood,
The Secretary of the Sanitary Board submit- ted the letter to the President, who wrote as
I understood that to apply only to the Hong- kong, Canton and Macar Steam-boat Company's ve sels Will members please state of this is sof
Col Hughes, RIA. MC minuted- under stood the recommendatign was to apply to all Bicamers and elber craft trading between
longkong, Canton, Macro:dec
Mr. Ed. Osbaine, minated-To all vessels able. It would be most unfair to apply the regulations to the Hongkong and Macao Steamboat Co. only,
to the importance of the ships rudder, and the surall extent theoretical Enowledge had been applied in this respect, Indian Enginering says that the paper of Mr. Foster King before the fostitution of Shipbuilders of Scotland is likely to prove simulating. Mr. King appears to have found that the breadth of the rudder near the waterline was much more efficient than lower down, contrary to the commonly accepted iden that the bottom of the rudder was most effective because working, in solid. water. It would seem that our friend. John The Medical Difcer of Health minuted Cirinaman, in putting an ugly and huge above. The enquiry refers to the encouragement water rudder to his junk, has struck the right as carrying of Chinese qualified doctors thing. Our contemporary, adds How This will only be done by the large river applied is even that little theoretical knowledge steamers, so that there is no question of un winch we do possess, appears from the fact that fairness. Of course any stealer that many Admiralty ships supposed to be filled doctor would be exempt from deter with balanced ridden have actually been the small ones would sooner wait than bed with over balanced ruddersa most
a qualified doctor Ishould imagine. dangerous fault if anything breaks loase, the The matter was again discussed at tit rudder flies to port or starboard );
soons meeting of the Board.
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