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STRAITS papers of the 8-h inst, contain very lengthy reports of the speeches given at the banquet to Sir Frank Swettenham on the pre- *vious evening,
A PLAGUE infected body has been found on a ↑ De your own developing without a dark room 1 Tuk mango, which is now being cultivateu tu buoy in the central fairway,
by using an Eastman developing machine, Florida, is said to have originated in Southern' LeMunyon.—Adur.
Asia and the Malay Archipelago; it is now. found wild in the forests of Celon and regiona THERE is much indignation on the Pacific at the base of the Himalayas, it was intro- coat at the report that in October a commoduced first on the American Continentin dore will succeed the admiral in command of Brazil, and thence was taken to the Barbadoes the naval station at Esquimalt, and that the in 1742. At the present time it is common number of vessels there will be reduced. Mr. throughout the tropics all round the world, but Earle, the member for Victoria in Parliament is finest in India. There are over five hundred has asked the Premier to intercede with Great varieties.-Liverpool Fast. -Britain to prevent this.
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THE Russian government has replied to a petition of the manufacturers that there will be no reduction of duty on imported cotton in the present year.....
PLAYGOERS will de 'n wat regiel of the deatli of the fantas diety dancer, Miss Kate Seymour, which took place in a nursing home at Mai a-Valen Sept. 7th.
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CHARGED with stealing three watches, four
he Hongkong Celegraph pieces of clothing and an umbrella, of the total
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14, 1903.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE electric tablet system has been introduced on the Sea Coast Railway in Ceylon.
ITALIAN labourers are arriving increasingly.in Tonquia to work on the Yunnan Railway.
VERY linle idea of common cleanliness has set been forced upon the inhabitants of Tuticorin
A SCHEME has been formulated to hang up portraits of the King-Emperor in buracks and Army schools.
The five Boer prisoners of war left in Ceylon
bave been let loose, but will not be allowed to leave the island until they take the oath of allegiance.
value of $32, the property of a watchman live ing at 211. Queen's Road East, a Chinaman was sent to prison for four months,
| A BATCH of twenty-two thorough bred Walers was taken up north to Shanghai 10-day and will be sold there. These are the animals which arrived by the last Australian steamer, as also, mentioned in our columns.
OwING in the steady fall in the price of tin, the Chinese ti miners in Perak, sn the Straits è che hears, prope to reduce the miners wages. The coolies may strike in consequence but will have to give in should all the mine- owners combine.
The local sanitary committee, which denies the existence of the plague at Marseilles, urges the Government to appeal to the Poxers not lo quarantine the port, as there is no need for
alarm. The Marseilles dustmen have struck.
They ubject to removing refuse,
From Balin the deh is announced, 'at the age of sixty-five years of Professor Falb, the well-known meteorologist, who was born in Styua in 1838, and was a Roman Catholic priest in his earlier days, later becoming a Pro testant. In 1869 he studied science at Prague travelled extensively in North and South and Vienna, and some eight years Inter
America. Professor Falb was the author of numerous scientific works.
THE demolition of Newgate has driven the pigeons which made a home in the crevices of the grim-looking s ructure to find shelter elsewhere. Some have merely crossed the roadway into the roofs and niches of com- mercial premises in the Old Bailey; others have made their way to St. Paul's and the migrated to the rafiers of the Deptford Foreign Calle Market, where there are about 3,020.
Law Counts; and a few, it is understood, have
MR. Sercombe Smith fined a Chinaman $100 for having in his possession 75 1hs of fuse, value $5.80, which were reasonably dynamite six boxes of detonators, and a coil of
suspected of having been stolen. He was further fined $15 for neglecting to have marked on the outside of the goods that they were of a dangerous character.
The 'defendant made the usual excuse about someone having given
give the person's name.
One more chance to buy a Kodak for $5 ball team from H.M.S. Tumar, on the Naval in the dynamite, etc., büt he was unable to
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For use in the garden generally. FINE Ceylon rubber is reported to be fetching high prices in London, and according to a recent letter from Messrs. Lewis & Pent Elston fine pale biscuits have been realizing 45. 8d. per B..
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THE Depeche Coloniale suggests that the Channel Islands should be exchanged with France a return for French rights held in
On Saturday next the Naval Yard meet a foot.
ground at Happy Valley, at 4 pm. The Na- val Yard team will be: goal, Sidney; backs, Buffey, and Bailey; half backs, Pearce, Day and Tucker; forwards, McDonald, Combes, Gladwell, Griffin and Ruby.
St ONGGA, the murderer of Mr. Warder, was slain by his pursuers on the 2nd September and was buried on the 4th. The murderer has made a statement bringing gu-k home to several of his accomplices who have been arrested. The B. N. B. erald says that it was through tion of Mr. R. M. Liule, Mr. A. R. C. Francis and Mr. Buchanan Smih the murder of Mr. Warder has been avenged. But it bas been a
men in the Service could have been selected
THE BELILIOS TERRACE
ROBBERY.
TWO MORE ARRESTS
cate skein of strange circumstances which have The police are, slowly untangling the intri- led to the arrest of some of the persons, said, to have bad a hand in the recent robbery at Belilios Terrace, and it is hoped that, in the course of the next few days, further arrests will be effected and that the full facts of the crime will shortly be placed before the public. We LIEUT. (now Capt.) Wallace Duffield Wright, reported yesterday that a carpenter of Coch- of the Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
rane street was formally charged and remand- Northern Nigeria Regiment, has receiver theed for being concerneil in the robbery, and, Victoria Cross for an act of bravery which as this afternoon, Mr, Sercombe Smith had in the thus officially described: 0 24 Murch, 1993, dock before him another carpenter and a cook, Lieut. Wright, with only one officer and
the former named Chan Chung, 25. years of men, took up a position in the path of the age, said to belong to San Hling, and the latter, charges of 1,000 horse and z,coo foot for two They were charged, with others, not in custody, advancing enemy, and sustained the determined Lui Ngau, aged 21, A native of Shun Tak.
hours, and when the enemy, after heavy losses, with stealing two silver watches, a silver chain fell back in good order, Lleup. Wright con- and appendage pair of gold eye-glasses, tinued to follow them up till they were in full gold broach, jeste case, string of gilt beads, retreat. The personal example of this officer, several strings of coml beads, five gold brooches, as well as his skilful leadership, contributed gold-mounted carbuncle, gold locket and chain, largely to the brillin success of this affair, gold bracelet, four gold finger rings, and a set He in no way infringed his orders by his daring of false teeth; of the total value of $350, and a initiative, as though w ned of the possibility the time of such robbery with wounding and of meeting large bodies of the enemy, he had using personal violence against Ada Marie- Bateman, and Fung Ng, her amah, on the 16th- purposely been left a free hand
superintendent of police, prosecuted, and bri September. Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, assistahe
soners, who were not represented, pleaded not guilty.
SPEAKING at the meeting of the British Association at Southport on the 12th ultimo Lieut-Col. Manfield narrated some of te results of exploration in China in the Upper Yangtse. Cling, he said, now offered the most would enable her to develop the marvellous re- wonderful field to the trade of any nation which
sources which from want of proper communi- cation she had so far been unable to take full advantage of British trade was once alone in the field, but it was only by a study of the altered conditions that we should be enabled now to hold our own. Referring to the new line from Peking to the Yangise Valley at Hankow, it was pointed out that its construction was com ing from France and Belgium, and all the large buildings were sub-contracted to Italians. On this great line British enterprise and manu- facturers were not likely to have much of a
chance.
Chief Detective. Inspector J. W. Ha son gave evidence to the effect that, at about bali. past three on the 11th inst, he saw the prisoners at 146, Queen's Road East in the custody of Chinese P. C. 350 and P. C. 137 and he took · them over and had them removed to the central police station. The two men, who effected the arrests, were engaged elsewhere in connection with the case and could not be present in court that day.
The case was adjourned till 2.15 p.m. on the 20th inst.
ROBBERY IN CAUSEWAY BAY.
Sir Frank Swettenham, the departing Governor the untiring exertions and undying determina- MAK G. H. G. Mockler, 30th Burma Infantry in Causeway Bay was entered by a thief, who
THB Straits Tintes has issued a pictorial sup plement in the form of an excellent portrait of
of the Straits Seulements. It is printed on plate paper and measures 26 inches by 16 in.
Yet another rubbery, has to be recorded in continuation of the series that has, lately been 'perpetrated in the Colony. Shortly after mine o'clock last night, Kennedy's Horse Repository succeeded in stealing a silver stop watch of the value of $160 and a bank note for $5, the pro
Gegg and her amah were in the bed-room a Shortly after nine o'clock last night while Mrs.
noise was heard out in the verandah, but be.. lieving it to be the dogs, of which quite a zum-
seu diand and Pondicherry, a settlement ches. His Excellency is represented in polo hard feat, though no more willing or plucky. in Somaliland, was announced in The Times Party of the manager, Mr, G. W. Gegg
in Frence Lydia.
kit and looks active and "fit."
GENEROUS Chinese in Penang has subscribed | A SPECIAL cablegram to the Pioneer states:--- A. S. WATSON & CO., $6,000 towards the Anglo-Chinese School, and The claim against Venezuela have been form- Mr. Khob Hun Viang, the largest subscriberally presented. France is the largest creditor, of $2,000, has given auother $2,000 to found a claiming sixteen million dollars. The United - scholarship to be called after him.
States' claim reach nearly eleven millions, those of Italy eight, of England two and a half, and of Germany under one and a-half.
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An exhibition of British North Borneo products was held at Sandakan on the 29th August. The show was a great success and about one hundred and twenty prizes were awarded. It is proposed to hold these shows every year,
CAPTAIN Davis, '22nd P.L., commands the Baluchistan Camel Corps going to Somaliland. A seconri-class field service post office is to be despatched to Somaliland from india, and also some veterinary establishments and medicines,
Á SPECIAL Cablegram to the Englishman, dated London, September 22nd, says: It is reported at Edinburgh that Sir Archibald Hunter has been transferred to the command of the Army in India, Lord Kitchener returning to England,
A PRESS Association message from Liverpool
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for the task of avengement,
A MESSAGE from the Bulgarian frontier reports that a new Servian military plot has been discovered at Kragougevatz, and several officers have been arrested.
King Peter's bedroom is being guarded by twelve Swiss Guards, and is connected by an electric bell with the military quarters. A launch is kept
was taken.
at present attached to the Intelligence branch at Simla, whose appointment to command the new Coolie Corps, now being raised for service
of September 8, is one of the officers who came under prominent notive during the operations of the Allies in China in 1900. Referring to the appointinent, the Englishman says → "Owing, in the first instance, to his extraordin-ber are kept in the premises, no further notice Mr. Gegg at this time was away. ary gift of languages, Maj. Mockler was ap. On his return home after ten he put bis pointed Chief of Police at Tientsin. At that coat with the watch away on a sofa near, a time the settlement was overrun not only by window opening on to the verandab and retired raffians of every nationality, but was garrisoned to bed. It was not until this morning when Mr. by troops belonging to various armies, large owing to the excesses they had been permitted to indulge in on landing. Maj, (then Capt.) Mockler took the settlement very strongly in hand. He organized a police force, and pres scutly law-breakers found they got a very short shrift. For a few weeks the Chief of Police went in daily danger of his life One attempt at assassination nearly succeeded, but in the
THE Colonial Engineer, Straits Settlements, in readiness on the banks of the river to carry numbers of whom had got quite out of hand Gegg went to get his coat that he missed it. On:
in his report for 1902, calls attention to the fact that the combined traction engine and road rollers supplied for use in Singapore, Malacca and Province Wellesley are doing good service in economising cast of transport and in consolidation of road material.
INFORMATION has been received through the Consul General for Siam that from the 20th inst, a white light, revolving every 30 seconds, will be exhibited from a white tower erected on the summit of Spiteful Rock, lat. 9 deg. 25 Long. 98 deg. 27 E. approx. The light is elevated 130 feet above the sea level and is visible from 13 to 14 miles in clear weather.
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RPORTS received in Paris from Abyssinia state that the Emperor Menelik's condition is becoming worse, and that a fatal issue is feared. This has caused a good deal of commotion in Addis Abba. It is also announced that Ras Mangascia is beginning to concentrate his troops, that civil war is feared, and that the Governor of the Erythrean colony has had to abandon his projected visit to the ailing Emperor.
FROM all parts of France intense heat is reported. The number of sudden deaths in A JAPANESE youth went into $7 Praya East Paris in one day from cerebral congestion, the other morning to search for curios.
At brought on by beat, was quite a dozen; and the least that was the excuse given to the Magis cases of sunstroke and prostration in the streets trate when asked what he has doing at the pre-exceeded 100. The troops engaged in field mises. Mr. J. Mills bal the man taken in maneuvres have suffered very severely. At charge, and Mr. Sercombe Smith fined the Evreux 50 men of the 28th Infantry had to be intruder $10 or fourteen days.
sent back to barracks, and similar accouals come from Angers.
THE home papers announce that it was noi intended at present to proceed with the organi- sation of the Fifth and Sixth Army Corps. The Daily Mail states that General Huoter, who was nominated to command the Sixth Army Corps, will now succeed General Sir Robert Low as Commander-in-Chief of the
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Hongkong, 20th March, 1903. THE Beer to drink in the tropics in the Beer
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AT Singapore the other day three Chinanien, who had arrived from Hongkong in the long Song, lowered their boxes into a sampan and one of them was just on the point of scram bling in after his boxes, when the sampan coolie rowed off and left him dangling. on the end of a rope over the ship's side. The matter was reported to the police and the sampan coolie was arrested by the Marine Police
within three hours.
LORD Küchener, during his tour along the Indian Frontier, paid particular attention to its vulnerable points. The Baroghil Pass, which affords easy access to India, is to be provided with new fortifications. This Fass is consider ed to be the only road by which a Russian Army could effectually invade India. The fact that it was visited by Russian officers a very short time ago suggests the probability that Russia fully appreciates its importance. THE Beer to drink in the tropics is the Beer
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By kind permission of Major Radcliff and Officers the Band of the 33rd Burma Infantry will play the following programme at the Kowloon Hotel during dinner to-morrow evening (weather permitting):-
March......"Constellation"
.....Clark Overture....." Heinrich Yon Aleissen “..............Williams Selection..." Luxrothy"....
.Cellier Cornet Sala. "Bing thee Songs
* Frederic Clay of Araby 1 Reminisceces of Winterboatom Selection....
Chopin Fake...." Revivous l'amour"). Gavotte The First Kiss".
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the King to Hungarian territory in case of emergency; and a ladder is attacked to the King's window each night. These are only a few of the extraordinary precautions which are being taken for the King's safety,
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A HIGH Russian official who has arrived in Government has resolved to open in England London frem St. Petersburg, says that his
some half-dozen agencies for the Trans-Siberian Railway. These agencies will be run more or less on the lines of those maintained by the Canadian Pacific Railway, displaying views of the country through which the line passes, booking through passages to China, Japan, the United States, etc, and undertaking all work which migt tend to promote the popularity and commercial success of the Trans-Siberian line as a route to the Far East and the. Ameri- can Continent, The whole of the agencies will be under the direction of the Russian Financial Agent in London.
THE Pinang Garette, in commenting upon the rise in the dollar and its results, says that those who have been all along in receipt of silver salaries are certainly a little better off as regards the purchase of European goods or the remittance of money to England, but beyond this the rise has made little or no difference to them. One still has to hand out as many dollars every month for the bazaar account, and when one reflects that each represents a greater sterling value than was the case six months ago one is apt to grow sad and moralize upon the vanity of wealth and money in general. Presumably prices will level up in time and a general adjustment will be made all round in consequence of the altered state of affairs, but it will take a long and weary time for this to be brought about.
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dah so.ne distance away from the door. a search being made it was found in the veran- coat was minus the watch and the $5 bill from the of the occurrence and subsequent examination pocket. The police was accordingly informed
of the premises revealed footprints on the rain- believed that the thief succeeded in getting intó water pipe running down the verandah, Is is the premises by this means, as it would be
course of a month or two, while the rest of Northern China was still in an uproar, Tien- otherwise impossible for him to have got in isin became a model town. The officers of
without attracting notice.
the foreign lowers found some difficulty in believing that the terrible Chief of Police was a mere captain in the Indian Army,”
GOOD TEMPLARS " AT HOME."
Last evening, at the Soldiers and Sailors Home in Appenal street, the officers and members of Cathay Lodge, 1.0.G.T. were at home to their friends. An excellent tea was provided on the verandah, at 6.p.m., and was much enjoyed by everyone. At 7.30 Bru. J. Reynolds, Chief Templar, took the chair, and was supported by Bros. Turner and Marsden, The concert ream was crowded out and many had to remain on the verandab.
The programme was of excellent quality and was thoroughly appreciated by all present. Mr. Brand, in the songs, Mena and Dear Homeland, proved himselfa clever vocalist, and Mr. Burnett was very funny.indeed in his comic selections Burgy Beet and Sweet Marit. Mr. Gribest in his rendering of Give me a ticket to, Heaven and Sailing Away made a great impression. Messrs. Burgess and Woods proved themselves clever comedians and kept the audience in roars of laughter...
RUSSIA'S WAR PLANS.
A Berlin wire says that the Russian Goverä-" ment have decided to devote a large, sum,” estimated at 150 million roubles, to completing. and developing their network of strategic rail- ways on the German and Austrian frontiers.
The programme of the Ministry of War em bracea 16 items for lengthening existing lines to the frontier, for building connecting lines between the main lines, and for laying double - rails on the single rail lines.
The object which the War Department places before it, is to be able to throw 150 trains filled with men or stores in one day on the Vistula, At the present time the existing lines are not.
capable of more than 100 trains.
RUSSIAN “SPOOF”.
The smile with which the Celestial Govern- ment-greeted Russia's new “ conditions for the evacuation of Manchuria" is a little sicklied over now.. Upon a study of the map, says the Times correspondent at Peking, they doubt if, after all, Russia means to go, since her demands for landing places on the Sungari Kiver and post stations to Tsitsihar seem to contemplate Messrs. Cullen, Palmer, Allwork, Olive and something more than appeared on the surface. McLean and Miss Bryant also contributed to
The Japanese press, stung by, China's the programme. A hearty vote of thanks was
unfithfulness in discussing the maiter at accorded to all who had assisted in the pro-nil "while direct negotiations are pending gramme and, at top, the National Anthem between Russia and Japan," plays the was sung bringing to a close, one of the candid friend with much gusto, 'and explains" THE importance of the visit is recognised most successful concerts that has been held at that the something more will be an armed from the fact that Vice-Admiral Fanshawe will the Home. Much, credit is due to the com- camp in the middle of Manchuria-which is meet at Singapore Vice-Admiral Sir C. A. Emittee for the very excellent arrangements pretty obvious to lookers-on at a distance. If Bridge, the Commander-in-Chief of the China made for the comfort of the guests, the capital Japan can stiffen China's back, some ther Squadron, and discuss with him various matters
programme and tea, de
·Powers will want to know her medical secret. relating to naval affairs. Vice-Admiral Bridge,
We rather fancy that, if ever the has to dual- it will be remembered, was on the Australian
with Russia once for all, it will be withope Station in the Orlande, and he has since been
much help from the patient, P.M.G:
THE new 16-inch breech-loading gun of the in command of the Eastern Squadron, his flag, United States Army is a tremendous weapon, ship being H. M.S. Glory, 12,950 tons. One of over 49 feet long, and five feet in diameter at the officers of the Royal Arthur, speaking of the rear end. Other rifled guns of large calibre the visit to Singapore, stated that Australia heretofore constructed are the Italian gun, and China are looked upon as sister stations, calibre of 17.73-inch; the French gun, of 16.5- and Vice-Admiral Fanshawe is no doubt of the inch calibre; and the Armstrong gun, of 16.25. | opinion that better results can be obtained by inch calibre, which is carried on the battleships meeting and discussing questions affecting both Bonbow and Sans Pareil. But none of these stations than by correspondence. The Royal has the range of the new American gun, which Arthur will be absent about five weeks, so that throws its enormous shell a distance of twenty-only four or five days can be devoted to the ore miles. Now, for the first time, it becomes conference. At the conclusion the Bagship possible to shoot across the English Channel, will return to Sydney. She will then, with the and we can conceive Dover and Calals bom- remainder of the squadron, proceed to Mel barding each other without requiring naval boume, remaining there for the Cup' week,— aspistance.
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The officers and men inking part in the army manœuvres on Salisbury Plain were very much concerned recently with a rumour that a British transport going eastward had foundered. India was believed to be the destination of the vessel, and the men on board were said to belong either to an frish or the Hampshire Regiment, No corrobortion of the statement was forth coming, and a representative of the Fall Mail Gatelle, who has been making inquirica into the matter, says that no news of the kind indif culed had reached the Admiralty or any other official source.
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MAILS DUE, French (Yarra) 19th inst. -4 American (Hongkong Maru) 19th init. **) Indian ( Kumsang) zoth inst, wit Canadian Empress of India) 26th inst. -16
left Kobe via Meji for this port yesterday.
The ALS. N. Co. sz. Frans Ferdinand The C. CS, 5. Co.'s en Chingwo frum San Francisco on 23rdult, has arrived at Yokohama and sails for Hongkong via Koba and Moli tomorrow, Iith inst. polja Nagasari at 9 am, on 13th inst., and left again, The CPR. Co's ss. Tartar arrive Int at 5 pm, same day, for Kobe where she is du | to arrive at midnight on 14th inst.
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