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Y, JULY 12, 1902
INATIONS | THE GROGSHOPS owned by forel will take place from Monday, at 9 am, in the Qural and othor quarters in Nagasaki "num large Hall of Queen's Collega.
EXILED-Viceroy Liu bas memorialized the thrope to have Captain. Li Sen of the lately exploded cruiser Kalchi degraded and exiled.
VISIT OF PRINCE OF WALES TO INDIA-It is understood that the Prince and Princess of Wales will defer their visit to India until after the Delfi Durbar.
WEEKLY $13 per nunum. ? The mics per quarter nil per mensen, proportional. LOAN :It is repor ed that Viceroy Liu has The daily loans in delivered free when the aldre is sent a telegram to the Peking Government socoellie to niewénger. On coples sont by pt asking permission to let him make a loan from
·“additional 81.80 per quarter is charged for postage, the foreign banks in order to meet the pay. This postags on the weekly imue to any part of the ment of the indemnities which can not be
world is 80 cents per quaitar...
raised in so short a period.
five Cents,
BIRTH.
Single Coples Thaily, ten cents; Weekly, twenty- ANOTHER REVOLUTION -France has hatched another revolution-in the addressing of envelopes. In this matter now, according to the Slesia, the chic thing is complete topsy-turveydon. First comes the name of the town, then the street, and, last of all, the name
At 110-1, Queen St. Singapore, on July 1st, the wife of ADRIAN D'COTTÀ, of a daughter.
DEATHS.-
At Buitenzorg, Tanglin, on July est, JOAof the addressee. QUIM PARSICK JAOQUIM, F.RALS. Barrister-n;-. law. Aged 46,
In London, on the 1st, inst. ELIZA- BETH ANNI, the beloved wife of J. A. Hansen of No. 3, Victoria-street. Deeply regretiéd.
The Hongkong Gelegraph
Hongkong, SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1992.)
at present 41, showing a decrease of eleven math, since the end
end of 1951 THE KOBE CYCLISTS SOCIETY has leased a piece of land near Suma temple, in expected that the track will be completed by Suma, for the purpose of a cycle track,
the middle of next month
SARAWAK AND THE CORONATION – Sarawak went through its round of Coronation j Celebrations, not knowing, of course of the post- panament owing to the King's Illness. There was an impressive Service, largely attended. --
SOURCE OF ENGLAND'S GREATNESS
Her willingness to adapt to her own proposes border is, after all, one of the real sources of and uses men and material from qutside her England's greatness.—Electrical World and Engineer.
THE KING AND INDIAN OFFICERS The Bishop of London states that when he told the Indian Officers quartered at Fulham of the King's illess they said, "We will go and pray, and they then knelt on the grass for an hour and a half praying.
AN OBEDIENT STOKER-A soker on destroyer at Fortmouth had orders to perm t no one aboard in civilian clothing at night. He obeyed them to the letter, with the resultTHE LUSCIOUS PINE APPLE:The that he had to eject an apparent civilian who partaking of a slice of pineapple after a meal, was really a distinguished naval officer. There the Lancet assures us, is quite in accordance has been an inquiry, but the stoker naturally with physiological indications, since, though pleaded his orders, and won the day,
it may not be generally known, fresh pine A KRUGER ANECDOTE: The death has tive principle similar to pepsin.
apple juice contains a remarkably active diges occurred in her hundredth year of Mrs. Stiff, the oldest inhabitant of Prescot, Lancashire. H.M.S. HUMBER will leave with stores for She used to relate that when travelling with Wei-hai-wei on Monday.
her husband she once met at New Orleans a young man who was then the talk of the people, THE GERMAN GUNBOAT LUCHS and who openly stated that his ambition was arrived from Canton yesterday.
to make another United States in South Africa. That young man was Mr. Kruger,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
BOARD OF TRADE CERTIFICATES:- No new cerificates have been issued during the past week.
ENGLAND VERSUS AUSTRALIA:The third test match has been played at Sheffield. Australia won by 143 runs.
TUBERCULOSIS:-Throughout the world 3,000 persons die dally from tuberculosis, states Dr. S. A. Knopf of New York.
A STEAM LAUNDRY has been sanctioned for the Colombo Government Hospitals, at a cost of Rs. 10,000 for the necessary plant,
.
NEW CEYLON STAMPS:-The new issue'
of Ceylon Stamps bearing the head of the King is expected to be ready about the end of the year.
RAUB GOLD:-The Singapore Secretary of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Company has received the following telegram from Raub-Crushing finished. 3,000 tons of stone realized 970 ozs. smelted gold. Average 6 dwts i grs.
זי
AFIKO On the arrival of the, fira
starday afternoon sha pinceerect into drydock at Kewloon where she is at present; undergoing repairs, Mar
THE PLAGUE RETURN for the twenty four hours ended at noon to-day shows seven fatal cases. Six of these were Chinese, three of the Undles belog, found in the streets, and the other case was an Indian from the old Kowloon Barracks.
THE TYPHOON —The anticipation of the possible visitation of a typhoon in the Colony bus had a marked effect on t the harbour and shipping. The sampans have fled for shelter, and members of ships unfortunate enough to be shore at the time have bad vessels. In ronie i the greatest difficulty in getting off to their instances they have been quite unable to do so, though as much as 55 have been offered to compradores' sampany.
P & O. Shanghai and the T. V. K. Roselia It is reported that some vessels, including the
maru Are being delayed, through the ominous black cone.
DESERTION FROM THE MACAO
POLICE FORGE: – Information has been
received by the Hoogkong Police authorities from the Macao Police force and left for ong that three European soldiers have deserted
kong. The Macao Government, thinking that the men had already been arrested, sent an officer here yesterday to convey the deserters back. As, the warrants were not made out for their arrests until this morning, the officer spent yesterday afternoon, in strolling in the public gardens and much to his surprise come hon the three men. Before the police could be found to arrest them, they took to their heels and disappeared from view.
TRAINING SHIP FOR CALCUTTA Lord Selbourne has informed Mr. Richards he had communicated with Admiral Hosanquet in reference to the proposal to establish a train ing ship in Calcutta and after consideration of his report he was unprepared. to provide the ship out of naval funds.
JAPANESE SHIPOWNERS UNION The members of the Japan Shipowners' Union BY KIND PERMISSION of Major Berger INDIAN TELEGRAPHISTS The pro- held a meeting at Osaka a few days ago and and Officers, the Band of the Hongkongposals of the Government of India for impro passed a resolation to petition the Government Regiment will play at the Hongkong Hotel ving the position of the subordinate establish- te appoint à Consul or commercial agent-at this evening, from 8 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.
ment of the telegraph departarent have been Talien wan and Port Arther; to give a bounty "FROGRAMME."
sanctioned by the Secretary of State and will
to foreign going vessels which do not come probably come into force at an early de under the Shipbuilding Subsidy Laws by The extra expenditure is nearly three lakhs..
“making restrictions with regard to ages, speed, QUEEN WILHELMINA'S GRATITUDE: etc, to abolish the subsidy for inland naviga
The Official Gazette has announced, the tion, with the exception of the Kuziles, Kitami appointment of Prof. Rosenstein as Com-coast, etc., and to establish a bank with six per mander, and Prof Kouwer and Doctors cent guaranteed profit for the encouragement: Roessingh and Potas Knights of the Order of of marine business with a view to making the the Netherland Lion for the services which same a monetary organ for the sea carrying they rendered to the Queen in her recent traders in general. dangerous illness.
March come..." King Cotton",
Sour. Overture..." The Exiles".......... Zanover. Sefection "Reminiscences of all Nations"..Godfrey.
•Walia.... "Sourire d' Avril
Depet Fantasia Polka
· Canadian Aira "... Barwood.
Merriment".
Wood. "God save the King."-
TORPEDO DESTROYER OVER DUE:-
REVISION OF THE COMMERCIAL THE SMART YOUNG MAN-The Lon- TREATY:-After the arrival of H.E. Sheng don letter writer of a Far Eastern paper starts | H.E. Lu and Sir James Mackay at Nankin a seismic and volcanic disturbances continue in Liu about the free exportation of rice and m one of his pargraphs-As forecasted, the meeting was immediately held with Viceroy the West ladies, etc. etc. The Kobe portation of foreign salt. This, the Vicerov Chronicle thinks it a great pity that this young has very strongly opposed. With regard to the man did not forecast a little earlier, because on
total abolition of likin tax and an increase of reading his paragraph they are convinced that duty fifteen per cent. ad valorem on all goods
should be collected on the condition that Com
of work. Butaccording to Sir James Mackay's missioners of Customs undertake to do this kind
opinion twelve and half per cent. should be seems to agree with this, and promises to the maximum duly on goods. The Viceroy
abolish all likin stations on banks of rivers with the exception of those on salt, as well as the stations on land.
Japanese advices state that the torpedo de stroyer Kasumi which passed through Singapore some time back, and later left Amoy on the May 31 had not arrived at Sasebo on June to Considerable anxiety was felt for her as she was then seven days overdue. The weather when she left Amoy was very stormy, but it is generally thought that she had taken refuge in a port where there are no telegraphic facilities. A GRAND REUNION, of Chinese students studying in Japan took place on the_gth ult. at Tokio, having been invited to meet Mr. W Jo-lun, Haolin Academist and Head Professor- of Chinese Literature in the Peking University. TOO MUCH SLEEP Our captains of Mr. Wu had recently arrived in Tokio from industry have in many cases been more themselves than new outlets for trade or to Peking to visit the various institutions of leam-anxious to discover new means of amusing for the future guidance of those in authority in introduce new and more efficicat machinery, the Peking University. Altogether over 600 The heads of American businesses never sleep. Young Chinese were present, and Mr. Wu was They are always eager to discover and think welcomed most heartily by them.
out more rapid means of production. They THE TROUBLE AT ETON:-There was
are never satisfied with simply doing well. trouble lately at Eton. Certain bad boys
New Liberal Review
A TRIBUTE TO KITCHENER-Lord Roberts, when the news of peace in South A. S. WATSON & CO., Northamptonshire Yeomanry, said Lord Kit-ing in Japan and take notes regarding them Africa reached England, after inspecting the
chener had accomplished a task which no bther man could have done.
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WING to the insufficiency of accommoda- tion in the present building and the in- creasing demand for admission, it has been necessary to extend the wings of the found mending and to enlarge the Chinese de- partment by an additional storey with two wings. The estimated cost will amount to over $15,000. To cover these expenses we Appeal PHOTOGRAPHIC to the liberality of all friends of Education.
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The establishment has been in existence for the last 15 years and is open to all classes. Much
NEW RAILWAY:-Chang Taoni, Director of the Ping Hseng coal mine (Kiangsi) has petitioned the Governor of that province to let him organize a company to build a railway
vernor has taken this into consideration.
hic knew all about it.
between Kiukiang and Ping Hseng. The Go-stopped up a number of locks with plaster of LONDON'S MOST EXPENSIVE committed by the London Hooligans," obser
THE GARRISONS IN CHINA-The
Japanese garrisons in China will be replaced during October this year, and the force which was to be despatched from Japan from among the troops of the Sixth Division for the pur- pose of replacing them will be selected from the Second Division, as the troops belonging
Paris. Though the leave of the whole school was stopped, the masters were unable to dis cover from the boys themselves who were the
HOOLIGAN OUTRAGE-An addition 'las been made to the number of outrages already
LUXURY-Language fails an American minent City business man,
ves an exchange. Mr. Murray Spicer, a pro- direct from the land of clear skies, sunshine, 4th ult. at the University College Hospital to succumbed on the
culprits. Two ringleaders, however, have now rowing results of steam laundries. Really the of youthful ruffians early on the previous soap and water when he contemplates the har-injuries received in an encounter with a band "owned up" In addressing the school upon most expensive of luxuries in London is too ring Mr. Spicer, was about 35 years of the matter. Dr. Warre, the head master, said it keep clean. I am the client of a model" had been within his knowledge who the laundry, which seeds our linen back a delicate paper manufacturing firm of Spicer Brothers, age, and was connected with the well-known offenders were, but he admired the esprit depearl grey. I wish we could go back to the had been in the West-end with a friend watch-
of the clerical work of the city is carried on by to the Sixth Division are to participate in the corps of the school in not peaching" upon days of chain, armour John Lane in the ing the crowds celebrate the proclama iga of
its past pupils. As this is the first time we have 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 of their generosity.
Hongkong, 22nd November, root
grand manoeuvres.in.Japan, this autumn.
!
the guilty ones.
Fortnightly Review. ACCIDENT TO'SIR BROOKE BOOTH BY: THE JUBILEE POSTCARDS-The post- ANOTHER CABLE-Automative, but not-Sir Brooke Boothby, 1st Secretary of the cards issued by the Japanese postal authorities official, news it is said, has been received in British Legation in Tokyo met with a nasty in commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniver
peace. Soon after midnight the two gentlemen were on their way home, and when in the neigh- borhood of Gower it, they were set upon by 2 gang of roughs, numbering about a dozen, one
THE CHRISTÍAN BROTHERS. directly, in Colombo that Ceylon is to be con-accident on the 18th ult while driving 10 sary of the watry of Japan Into the Universal { of whom struck Mr. Spicer on the head with
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cable. It will join Ceylon to Mauritius and the Cape on the one hand and to the Cocos Island and Australia on the other. This is qat of the strategic lines which the Committee on Cable Communications suggested
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carrying a Buddhist shrine on their shoulders might, accidentally scared Sir Brooke's borses and shouting at the sanje time with all their which ran into a ditch on the side of the road. The carriage was smashes reports the Japon Times, and the betto was insensible for as SARCASTIC-A lecturer at a lantern de-hour after, but the Baronet escaped, we are monstration recently observed (says the Bir-glad to say, without a scraich,” mingham Daily Gazelle) that he would con- clude with a living picture of the repairing of London street, and he projected on the screen an ordinary, slide showing a group of navvies," But they don't mo
move," objected one of the audience. "Of course not," retorted the lecturer; "that's what makes it so realistic." -
TRAVELLING BY BOAT between Tientsin and Panting has lately been a most difficult task owing to the prevalence of banditti ipfest ing the country. Four different parties of mer chants, personally known to a correspondent, were successively plundered in their boats, within two or three days of each other, when tied up for the night in the vicinity of populous villages and market towns, by pirates disguised cilber as patrolmen or likin runners," who cleared their victims boats of everything portable, even to the oars and poles of the bots, thereby preventing pursuit if so intended
to the Government On the day of the cele and another blow rendered him unconscious.
amounted to. V10,000 and it is expected that bration the proceeds from the sale of the cards. It is alleged that four or five of his assailants then rifled his pockets and robbed him of the total proceeds will amount to close upon Spicer's companion did his best to obtain everything of value they could find. Mr. Y40,000 Eight thousand yen were spent upon the celebrations, but a good pront is likely to
assistance by shouting, and two passery by be made.
arriving on the scene the roughs made off. Mr. Spicer was then conveyed in an uncenscious condition
GERMANY TAKES A, LESSON – Ger
to University College, Hospital, mans acknowledge that the Transvaal war has where the operation of trepanning was, -per- been of immerse service to them in teaching formed, on the Wednesday by Dr, Victor them how to trans-ship large bodies of troops Horsley, the Brain specialist, but death took The chairman of the Naval Mobilisation Com. Place a few hours later. Up to the present the mission spent a considerable time at Plymouth, deity of Spicers assailants is hipown. Durban, Port Elizabeth, and Cape Town study
The deceased gentleman had served at the ing British methods of shipping and landing with Imperial Yeomanry,, and, had troops and munitions of war, und ins sent ex Anly recently returned to Englanghi is co haustive reports home to Berlin. These have tready been turned to practical account in the siz China expedition.
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THE FUTURE OF CEYLON – Six Weat Ridgeway takes a sanguine view of the future: of Ceylon, and urges the importance of dis-
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Kdaju digantly pe MAILS, DUE. French (Farru) ju-marrow. Indian (Lightning) rathj Canadian hentan) 15th ¡Abneriran :City of illicking kith
Australian (Zrinam) 18th inst.
FUNNY RUMOURS-The Siamese gun- boat which arrived at Singapore "oh June 30 was the furatha Captain Zeigler Sorensen. She was lying at anchor at Penang when ele graphic orders came to proceed to Singapore. At onte all' sorld of funity, rumours filled the ship's lower deck, amongst which the story that Stam, had declared war against France | FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF FOR And that several other important Powers had EIGN LADIES-A Northern vernacular covering new markets for tea. We think he chipped in was one of the most interesting
paper states that the Empress Dowager docs | might have said something on the necessity of not think the palaces in the “ Forbidden City? keeping up quality, remarks a Rangoon joumal. MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLES The follow^ grand or spacious enough for the foreign lady This-province during the rainy season is not pay American (Gazlič ing is the Programme of Music to be played by 1890sts froin the Legations, and has, therefore, perhaps an ideal climate for keeping (es in.. „American ( Hongkong Maru) 26ih inst,-- the Band of roth, Bombay Light Infantry, on recently ordered the Board of Revenue to But certainly some
alled Ceylon tea
Co.'ssicamer 7dsum the New Parque Ground, on Wednesday next provide Tls. 200,000 for repairing Yuenming sold here at the present time is of very inferior.(Bombay
Test Singapore for this port on the rollinst, from 's 1.3.10 p.m.
yuen Palace where she intends to hold her quality and not calculated to impress tea con- the Jith inst, p,m,,and is expected to were young Maggie Alchin future receptions, Probably a shor, luxurious-sumers in favour of Ceylon's produce. This is here on the 17th inst., Lates
Railway Co Reilyly uppointed rilway will also be constructed to be regretted as when first imported, Ceylon Tool for the conveyance of the Empress Dowager
bolh cheap and good, herself, and ben guests-belween Peking and the deterio ted of Jato years ar tather the 30.called Summer Palace;
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