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·SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). DAILY-$30 per annum. WEEKLY-813 per mutation.
SHORT WEIGHTS Inspector Ford has helped our exchequer by getting six whole- sale vegetable and fruit dealers of the Central Market to contribute $1,200 for having false scales in their possession on the 19th instant.
EXODUS AND INFLUX:-The emigration and immigration report, of the Board of Trade shows that in 19or over 302,500 persoas left Great Britain and Ireland for countries out of Europe, and over 613,800 for Europe itself, From Europe over 701,500 people, and from outside Europe about 165,000, came to these The rates per quarter and per mensen, proportioand.islands, so the "balance outwards" was some The daily be a delivered free when the address is Acco-sible to inessenger. On coplex sent by post
additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on tim weekly issue to any past at the
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SALE OF HUMBERT RELICS: The pro ceeds of the sale of Mme. Humbert's pictures amounted to over £20,000. The hall was wenty-crowded with art connoisseurs and other people
who cared less about the artistic value of the
paintings than about getting souvenirs of the famous Humbert gallery at any price. Some
he Hongkong Celegraph comparatively unimportant canvases fetched
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1902.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
TWO DECOMPOSED BODIES were dump ed at Kowloon during the past 24 hours. THE EUROPEAN BAKARY CO. have favoured us with a parcel of samples of bread made at the Company's bakery,
Of the highest standard of excellence and PLAGUE AND CHOLERA-Four fatal cases of plague and one of cholera were reported during the past twenty-four hours. purity, ru Ginger Beer forms a most refrech
MR. 1). MAGÁRTHUR, late second engineer of the C. N. S. Pekin, died on the 13th inst. after a short illness on the S. S. Pekin, at that lime, on a passage between Ningpo and Shanghai.
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COMMUNICATION WITH THE NORTH-The Hongkong Foochow cable was restored yesterday evening. Both cables
hundreds of pounds,
THE PEARL SHELL FISHERS of Forres Straits are ag tating for an amendment of the Aliens Act to enable them to continue to em.
New Guinea.
ploy Japanese and other Asiatic divers. Unless this is permitted, the industry will be ruined or compelled to remove its headquarters to Dutch Mr. Barton, the Premier, has suspended the operation of the Act, so far as it affects them, for three months pending inquiry The Labour Pany object to the suspension, but Mr. Barton persisis.
CORRESPONDENCE.
(We up not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in is column.)
were obviously not up to dancing mark Now there is nothing to do but watch develop ments in Chinese circles, and as far as can be judged just now there will be plenty for us to THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA do. The situation is ripening even more rapidly
DOCK COMA.
than I expected, and as you know I have all TO TUR Estron DF THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,"
along taken what many think an alarmist view of the situation. I am not willingly an alarm “Is our civilization a failure,
ist, but the absolute indifference of the Home Or is the Caucasian played qui ?" -
Authorities 10 what transpires out bere and The idea of the four directors who supported their obstinate refusal to see danger when it is the Hon. C, S. Sharp in his demand for a poll writ large in flaming letters, make it necessary at the general meeting of the shareholders of for
r some of us to risk being wearisome in our the Dock Company on the 18th inst was insistance that peace has been cried when intensely Gilberian in its conception. These there is no peace.. On June 24th I wrote, that directors, as slintelioiders, voted in favour of the it would be rash to fix a period when the accounts which they themselves had prepared, repetition of 19co might be looked for. I but which were rejected by an overwhelm feel less hesitation now than I did then ing majority of the shareholders present. in indicating a possible limit and do not think I run any serious risk in saying
There was not at the meeting one
independent shareholder who would be obliging enough to act on the quasi-suggestion of the Chairman, excepting the Hon. C. S. Sharp who, as seconder of the original resolution, could not very well go back on the position be assumed when he came forward as a supporter of the accounts as they were presented.
that within three years momentous events will have happened. Since the letter referred to the conditions of Tientsin City have been accepted, and the city. is now practically back in the Chinese hands, In that short- period significant changes have taken place in the Chinese Government's attitude, and the Really, Mr. Editor, something must be Empress Dowager is showing her cards with a radically wrong when directors of such a recklessness born of confident assurance that leading concern as the local Dock Company the drugs with which she has plied the Powers stoop to such questionable, methods when are operating well. The Chinese know full as berit on accomplishing their purpose. It well as we do that the Powers at home have was very manifest that the concensus pigeon-hated China with the decision that it of opinion, was preponderatingly in favour will be some years before they need trouble of the amendment. Under ordinary circum their heads about her, and they are well aware stauces the directors would have swallowed the of the irritable impatience displayed when any SAD DROWNING CASE-Yesterday even-pill, unsweetened though it was, with as good attempt is made to disillusion the Home Gov
grace as possible. But these four directors crment The Chiacie Government chortle ing, says the Shanghai Daily Press of the 16th
lected to act otherwise; and with reason they with grim satisfaction as they note all this, and inst., a coroner's inquest was held at H.B M. Consulate, on the body of Adrian Russell, a
would have us believe, protesting as it were go boldly forward with their prepartions. The scitaalbey of St. Xavier's, who was drowned at that their action was solely governed by a men the Empress Dowager has in time past co- Loongwha on Wednesday. Several of the boys solicitude for the interest of those of the shater.couraged and approved and still fondles, such were bathing but there was no master who holders who, whether through inability or as the ex-governor of Cheking, in "exile in could swin: 3 boys were rescued with difficulty absence from the Colony, could not voice their zechcan where he is fostering the Boxer but Russell was drowned. The jury gave a sentiments at the meeting. Lucky absent ones! movement-may possibly get out of hand and With your permission, Mr. Editor, I should spoil the game again by over-previousness; buz. verdict of accidental death," with a rider that when the school boys are allowed to bathe there like to point out to you a misapprehension that she is doing her best to keep in touch with inconsistent that people who would give no day" arrives. Meantime the Boxer niovement opportunity to shareholders to express their is steadily spreading and the officials profess A HOPELESS OUTLOOK:-The Army opinion on an expenditure of millions of dollars, themselves unable to deal with it. The truth carnot be improved till me it ensures advance should be so solicitous of consulting these very is the southem Viceroys have no longer a.from Is there any one sanguine enough to same shareholders on a trifling sum of $50,000 will in the matter. They stood their ground believe that we are nearing this Utopia? If
It appears to me that there is an analogy in 190 because they believed the combined. so, we envy him his optimism. There is every between the two instances, for while the one is Fowers, would be strong enough not only probability that certain of the recommendations espoused by "clamorous agitators and specula- to suppress the outbreak, but to sup of the Commi lee will be adopied, but we be tots," howling for an increased dividend so that press the Empress Dowager too, in which lieve that in our Army, with its ancient aris-market prices may be affected, the other is case their interest would have lain with the tecratic traditions, it is quite hopeless to expect
Emperor and his pro-foreign policy. - But what more than that the notoriously incompetent
did they see? They saw the Empress Dowager, may be in future refused promotion to high
restored and foreigners kneeling to her and rank even if connected with half the noble
weeping crocodile tears in unison with her; families in the country. But even this will be
they saw the Power bowing and smiling with something gained. May it come soon !-West-
draw from Peking and accept assurances which would not have bamboosled an, unlettered ricksha coolic. What wonder then if they think either that the Powers are not as strong as they were supposed to be, or the Empress Dowager is stronger and cleverer than the lot
to the North are now in good working order; ought to be a master with them who could you apparently entertain. You consider it rather them all and keep them quiet lill the lucky
no delay to telegrams. Du die pe deven is allowed for the
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BERIRER 1: -Last night a Chinese dead body was found in a ricksha at Winglok Street. After being removed to the mortuary it was discovered to be a rase of beri-beri. Another fatal case occurred in a house.
A PORTUGUESE EXPEDITION, consist ing of 200 whites and 1,000 blacks, has been sent against the Barne tribe, 300 miles east of Fort Salisbury, in Rhodesia. The Chartered Company has undertaken to pay half the
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THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
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UTICE is hereby given that Mr. EDWARD LANGLEY has CEASED to be connected
tion in the present building and the in- creasing demand for admission, it has been found necessary to extend the wings of the main building 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 to the liberality of all friends of Education. The establishment has been in existence for the with our Business. last 25 years and is open to all classes. Much Mr. SOUTHEE KENT has been APPOINTED of the clerical work of the city is carried on by OUR REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE HARBOUR its past pupils. As this is the first time we have AND SHIPPING BUSINESS and all Orders com- applied for assistance we expect a generous mitted to his charge will receive immediate response. The names of our most liberal attention, Benefactors will be inscribed upon marble
tablets, as a lasting testimony of their generosity.
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A HUNGRY YANK named J. MacDonald was accused at the Police Court with assault. ing a woman residing at 27, Pottinger Street.minster Gascite. He pleaded not guilty, saying that at 12.30 last night, he mistook the woman's house for a restaurant, but did not commit an assault. Defendant was discharged.
A BAD CHARACTER:-A Chinaman of many convictions was charged with unlawfully having in his possession $44 40 and not giving a satisfactory account of how he come upon it. He is suspected of being one of the men who stole $500 from a money changer's shop. The case was remanded until the 22nd inst. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS-Inspector Dymond charged Hu Tso, of No. 4 Des Voeux Road West with cruelly causing un- necessary suffering to a large rumber of poultry by over-crowding and leaving same in the public street on the 17th inst. The defend. ant admitted the charge and was fined $25.
CAPTAIN J. E. WILLIAMS, of the C. N. S.S. Chingtu, died at sea on the 15th inst. He was buried on Brampton Island, south of
Townsville, Queensland. The news was re- Ceived by wire to Messrs. Butterfield and ivire Captain Williams was in the employ of the
China Navigation Company, Limited, for zó
years.
KWANG-SI REBELLION-In our yester- day's issue, we questioned whether the Chinese cruisers Nansheng and Nanshus, which we stated passed through Hongkong Harbour yesterday morning, had aboard as many as a total of about 2,000 troops for Kwang-si. From later reports we find that this was the correct number.
THE NEW SPECIFIC TARIFF-The
Universal Guselte reports that in obedience to instructions from the Wai Wu Po, the Chinese Commissioners Lu and Sheng sent a copy of the new specific Tariff as agreed upon between the foreign Commissioners, to Peking in charge of a special deputy, for the perusal and approval
of the Throne.
THE CITY OF PEKING:The Kobe Herald learns that the repair of the shaft of the P.M. liner City of Peking will not be undertaken locally. A new thrust shaft has been ordered. from Philadelphia and is expected to arrive at Kobe at the end of September or in the first week of October. Meantime the liner will
remain in Kobe.
CROP PROSPECTS IN INDIA-Except in one or two districts the prospects of Indian Agriculture are generally very fair judging by the reports received up to the 29th nkt." A good". deal more rain is still wanted in many places, but as a whole sufficient-moisture bas beci re-
fathered by the directors themselves who are above the suspicion of embarking on any venturesome enterprise. Hence, while the question of increased dividend is referred to the absent, shareholders, that of such a gigantic undertaking as the building of the new dock would comparatively Es, need not be
GO IT YE CRIPPLES—Not long ago submitted to them. the Aden Gazette had occasion to make a few remarks respecting the heated discus-
sions appearing in the editorials of several papers, and terminated the article with the en- couraging remark, "Go it ye cripples." While not in any way committing ourselves, we would point out that for several months past Bangkok and Straits papers have been ciculating their opinions regarding each other. The crowning item appears this week when the Bangkok
contemporary seems to be labouring under the journal gives the following deadly thrust, “Our,
delusion that it has discovered, or invented, Siam, and that none other is genuine."
PEAK CABLE-CARS COLLIDE.
TRAFFIC STOPTED.
Shortly after seven o'clock this morning the pointsman of the down-coming cable-car took the wrong line at the double-line passing. Consequently a collision ensued causing such damages to the cars that they were unable to run till early in the afternoon. The accident was unattended with personal injury and the speedy repairs are due to the energy of Euro-
pear workmen.
QUEEN'S ROAD FIRE INQUIRY.
Lucky are the shareholders whose interests are entrusted to such director andduckier still the directors to whom is entrusted the guardian. ship of such shareholders' interesta-
The Lord said the poor shall be always with you"; I wonder if such directors are to be just as everlasting.
Yours faithfully,
Hongkong, 20th August, 1952.,
POO-BAH.
THE VOLUNTEERS..........
A cablegram was received on the 26th alt, at the head offices of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Montreal, to the effect that the Hongkong Volunteers are expected to sail from Liverpool on August, roth, probably in the s.s. Lake Champlain. The ss. Empress of China will carry thera from Vancouver to Hongkong. The Empress not being billed to sail before the 8th proximo, the Contingent, in addition to the four days overland journey, will most likely have six days in Canada The returning Coronation Centingent consists of two officers, 38 Europeans, 23 Chinese and 20 Indians.
A NEW HONGKONG LINER,
M. 5 5. "KOREA.”
The next step is a perfectly natural one. The Boxers revive in Szechuan, troops are sent to put them down, and at first do, but before the good beginning can be followed up a warning from Peking makes the Viceroys look up and watch the Empress more attentively. The arder to ray Yung Chien (the exiled governor) Tli. 1,000 cut of the local treasury, her present of ginseng to him on account of bad health, and her letter of encouragement, are quite well understood by the Viceroy, and the natural result has been half-hearted measures and the later victory for the Boxers.
In Peking the Downger pursues her even way honouring Boxer leaders and sympathisers vlog and dead, and steadily degrading all who opposed the sacred fists, but I am glad to say these facts are all being noted in the proper quarters.
The Pacific Mail steamer Korea, the largest steamer ever built on the Western hemisphere, left the yard of the Newport News Shipbuild-15
be revived, and the last state will be
Though the City, is not officially given over until the 15th Yunn has already begun bringing troops down, and a large force is reported stationed at Tulu on the Grand Canal. Of course, in the face of the conditions, as finally passed nothing can be said if Yuan chooses to surround Tientsin with camps eight miles dis tant, which he probably will do not by sheer Al the Magistracy this afternoon Mr. Haze-
bravado. Equally, of course, the said froops. land continued the enquiry regarding the
were the other day saying that if the foreign recent fire at a medicine shop, No. 293
devils did not clear out of Tientsin by the Queen's Road Central. Mr. Goldring appeared
they had come down to "make on behalf of the Insurance Company and Mr. Grist watched the case on behalf of theng and Dry Dock Company on June 16 for San them." For two years anti-foreign pro
Francisco, her route carrying her around the paganda has been in abeyance Here, but owners of the premises. Mr. Goldring Horn. The liner, which displaces 18,600 tons we may be quite sure it will soon addressing the court, said that the absence of and cost two million dollars, belongs to the a witness was very unfortunate. The first Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and Captain worse than the first. There are brigands point of the enquiry' was that the shop in w. B. Seabury, commodore of the company's giving much trouble within and without the question was only recently insured, and feet plying between San Francisco and Hong-wall near Shin-hai-kwan, but the Chinese do secondly that it was shown that the manager kong has command. She is the largest craft not appear to have moved in the matter, was heavily in debt. A constable also gave to round Cape Stiff The Korea will be rated though Yuan would do much better if he sent evidence that kerosine oil was running from the gutter and when he passed the premises is a twenty-knoler, her, builders' tria) demon his troops up there instead of centring, them minutes before the conflagration, oil was spread stating that she is capable of attaining that south of the city.
speed. over the floor. Besides the partners in the busi- nessleft the shop the night before the occurrence, leaving the manager in sole charge. Mr. Goldring asked his worship, that if it was found to be a case of arson, would he have the manager convicted. Mr. Hazeland answered that he would have to further consider the matter before giving his decision on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
SANITARY BOARD.
ceived to admit of operations being carried for held on Thursday, 21st August, at 4.15 p.m.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board will ward without serious stoppages.
-THE HONGKONG POLO CLUB ;-We are requested to state that the Hongkong Polo Club are giving a Gymkhana on the Polo Ground, at Causeway Bay, on Saturday, the 23rd instant,; to commence at 5 pm, when the members will be "At Home" to their friends. Through the kindness of the Colonel and Officers and Royal Welsh Fusiliers, the Band of the Regiment will play during the afternoon,
be
ORDER OF THE DAY.. * Report of the Sanitary Surveyor for second Quarter of the year 1902.
AGENDA.
1. Comparative Weekly Rai Return for the past three years,
2. Lime-washing Return for the fortnight ending August 16th, 1902,
3 Mortality Statistics for the weeks ending July 26th and August zad 1902,
CÓTTAM & CO. FOR PANAMA HATS COTTAM & CO., FOR WASHING
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TIENTSIN DAY BY DAY,
(From Our Own Correspondent,)
*TIENTSIN, “August 12th, AN OMINOUS OUTLOOK. AN, INTERESTING ARTICLE,
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS:
MAILS DUE, S American (Nippon Maru) to-morrow, French (Laer) 27th inst 'Indian (Arratoon Aptar) 28th inst.:
English (Bengal) 30th inst. - Australian (Eastern) 1st prox.
Canadian (Tarlar) 5th prox.
Canadian (Empress of Chine) 30th prox.
The Coronation is over; everything is over except the heat, which is just now horrid again as it has rained very heavily for some hours and now the sun is out turning every- thing and every one into postage stamps for The P. S. Co's steamer Clavering arrived stickiness: But you are used to that in Hong-at Tacoma from Japan and Hongkong on the kong and I need not look for sympathy
15b last. to have been observed The ninth appears „more in Peking than here, as the sports were held and a big dianer, and reception given at the Legation. A good deal of grumbling was indulged in here at the Committee haring postponed the remains of our Celebration till Sept. 26, but at the reception at the Consulate at 5 o'clock in the afternoon most people felt glad there was no ball to follow, as some
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The GL Co's steamer Elion from Sydney left Port Darwin for Timer, and Manila for this port and is due here on the 1st proxi
The NV, K. Co,'s steamer Hiroshima Marks (Bombay Line) left Bombay via Colombo and Singapore for this por on the 17th inst, and is expected in arrive here on the sth prox
The NYK Cos seamer Aiura Maru (Australian Line) left Kobe 7 Nagasi kland Shimonoseki for this port on the 1913 The and is expected to arrive here on the 27th inst