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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
~ THE engagement of Mt., W. H: Cope of the China-Borneo Company, to Mina Wardròp, dister of Lieut. A. Tucker-Wardrop”” is “ans
FUSAN gave a banquet to Marquis Its on the nounced. - 30th ult
from Taipingshan Street:
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AMONG the passengers, who returned to the A CASE of plague (Chinese, is reported to day Colony to-day from Europe, by the German mail, are "Mr. and Mrs. A. Denison, Mr. and Mis. J: Scott Hariton, and Mr. and Mrs. Play | fair.
THE Coreap Minister at Paris is going 10 Washington to protest against Ja, jag's proi tectorate over Corea.
Er is officially announced that Sir Percy San, derson, of the Foreign Ofice, retires, and that Bir A. H. Hardingo succeeds him, |
THE Viceroy's at Canton and Fukien have Jointly wired to the Peking authorities asking Single Cupios Daily, teu cents Weekly, twenty that the copper coins of the said province be
allowed to be exported. ....
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BIRTH,
DEATHS.
On the zist November, at Soochow, the wife of A. C. HOWEN, of a daughter (Frances Jean)
On the 23rd November, at Tientsin, JULIA CATHERINE REID, of Tientsin and Shanghat, aged 59 years.
On the 30th November, as Shanghai, Hans SOPHUS BOIRSEN, second son of the late Carl Christian Bojesen, D.M., agod 22 years.
A nic fire broke out at Penang on 26th ult, in the block bounded by Beach, Market, Chulia and Penany Streets. Several godowns were completely gutted. The damage, it is estimat
́ed, will probably amount to $103,500,
In an extraordinary issue of the Geffe forenson, the Governor has been pleased to appoint Saturday, the 9th inst., to he observed
| The Houghong Gelcomin
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1995.
FROM Messrs. Dadwell and Co., Ed., and Messrs. Arnhold, Karbarg and Co, as fatal. agels, respectively, for the Alliance Assurance Co, and Lancashire Insurance Co, we have received useful biatlers and calendars for 1906,
PRELIMINARY arrangements for the establish- inent of a Cential Chinese College at Penang were completed av, 24, at a inseting prosided over by This "This Sing, the Vice-President of the Board of Trade atekiny Thio Siat pro- mised a donation of $poo. A board of twelve trus ees-was appointed with Mr. Leong Fee as chairman,
CONCERNING Langkat shares, Messrs. J. A, Sullivan & Co. write in their report of 20th this: Business fur cash has been done at Tis. 217. Tis, 213 and Tis. 212. December sales are reported at Tis, 217, 220, 218, Tis. 2171, 2161. Tis: 215 und Tls, 212, 215. At the last rate there are buyers, March sales have been effected at Tis. 232), 2,0, T. 236, 330, 230, 1271, 130, T. 2171, 215, 217), and we close with buyer. The markes will recover to its usual buoyancy immediately money is more plentiful, but for the moment exchange is draining all our spare resources,
as a public holiday in the Colony. The Hong. kong regatta is to be held at Aberdeep on "Saturday afternoon.
THE annual report of the Ewo Cotton Spinning & Weaving Co. to be submitted to the meeting APPROACHING DEMISE OF RUS of shareholders on sóth ins, shows an available
·SIAN AUTOCRACY.
balance of Tiu. 265,939.00; but at which it is proposed to pay a dividend of Tls. 8.00 per share or Tis. 120,000.
In a recent article on Russia's peril, following on the procrastinating policy of
$16.50-her Government in effecting political re forms on the lines demanded by the long suffering people, a contemporary remarked that Russia is to-day miorg sorely vexed than she ever has been by industrial disorders and strikes. The S.%. Chronicle succinctly re capitulates the petition to the Tsar and his WATSON & CO., reply. When the Mayors and Presidents of
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Hongkong, 28th October, 1905.
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A SAMPAN man was charged hefore Mr. F. A Hazeland, this morning with obstructing the approach to the Hottinger Street wharf, by re- maining alongside for twenty minutes without either embarking or discharging passengers. Benic prosecuted. He was fined $10, or one month. Constable
Overse Matada, a Japanese, was charged with turning on a tap in his house in Praya East, and thus wasting water, Sergeant Lee said he went to the house and found the tap turned on and the lower floor flooded, in some places to the depth of six inches. The accused smiling. Butty admitted the charged, but the_smite disa pe peared when Mr. F. A. Hazelund, before whom the case was beard, said "You are fined $10." The fine was paid.
the city of Vladivostok in destroyed by fire under General Mistchenko. Over one-third of The Russian cruisers Gromoval and Rossio are now back in harbour, and the firms of Kunst and Albers and other businesses are resuming operations, .
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A NUMBER of sampat men and boarding house runcers were charged by L. S. Wills, this morning, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, with going on board the ss. Deucalion and Rubi, while those vessel's were under way when entering the harbour, without the per mission of their captain or officers. Sergeant Wills stated that ships' captains were constantly complaining of the annoyance caused by this class of men, but as soon as the latter siw
police boat approaching, they sheered off and made for the shore, thus rendering it difficult to-catch the offenders, is Worship said there was too much of this sort of thing going on and it must stop, and inflicted fines of from Sio to So on the culprits.
A CURIOS charge was heard before. Mr. F. A. Hazeland, this morning, when a Chinainan and bis wife, were placed before His Worship to answer to the charges of abducting a Chinese pretences. It appears the accused went to the house of a neighbour and invited the daughter
for $230, previously arranging with the gil to they brought her to Hongkong and sold her
and rejoin them. But in the meantime the run away after two days from her new mistress culprits had skipped, and thus, when the girl made her escape, as was left friendless in the Colony, and so the affair came out. But they returned to Hongkong and were al once arrest. ed. His Worship rescrved his decision,
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secretary, the Rey,
Among those who want on welcome the Prefate, Macho, after his pastora the Straits, were His Pozznal, of the Italian Man
ba di, Consul General A. G Ro of the Spanish Procuration. Rev.
Consul Leiria, and others. Upon landing His Lordship proceeded to the Spa Proc tion to return the call of Bishop whence, after partaking of light t the same party escorted the departi to the ss. Honam, on which steam panied by his secretary, His Lords Macao at a p., to-day,The Bishop was look: ing temarkably wall after his trip to Timor.
THE FLOATING, MINE DANGER.
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WORK OF CLEARING THE SEAS,
by the Naval Staff of the Imperial Headquar- The following bulletin has been published
tere
In reply to an application by General Lise- vitch, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Far Eastern Army, asking for it formation respect ing the number and positions of mines laid by the Japanese Navy in the waters about Vladi
vostok, the following statement has been sent through Marshal Oyama —
CHEINE LUNCHI.
--When this office; pay a visit to St George' Hal day, when a practical demonstr H. Heinz Company's Pure Food to be given, with the object lesson funch in addition, the representative of the Hengkong Telegrapå, when assigned to "cove the affair, was filled with misgiving as to was before him, what scientific tnesses he was to be called upon to taste, and what dreary culthary details he was to listen to But all these misgivings went up in the clouds when, an entering the Hall, he was greeted by Miss McLeod, a very bright and graceful young lady, and Mr. Lleing, who conducted him to a daintily-laid table, and then bidered the service of such a lunch as it had never fallen to his lot to partake of before, for delicacy of flave our purity of ingredients, and nourishing in quality. While discussing the lunch, of which the metu is given below, Miss Mc passing from lable to table, told the visitors Leod in clear tones, but madulated volce,
of what each dish consister, and how it was prepared." The delicions tomato soup served was prepared, the informed us, from a class of tomato specially grown by the Company at Pitsburg for the making of soups and sauces, and in the soup the only other ingredient was cream of a richness that before so using was tested to give four pounds of butter from a gallon of milk-and it tasted like it 1. All these preparations are put up in specially made tins, so that however long they may be kept, they never get that "inly flavour so often met with in ordinary tinned gods.We make all our tits," said Miss tcLeod, "so that we can can our goods immediately they are prepared up to the exactly proper paint for canning and— Everything used by the Company for its supplies we can,” added this young lady with sly humour.
of pickles, preserves, and relishes is grown by them on their own grounds at Pittsburg, with the exception only of olives which they obtain from Spain, and a few fruits, which grow better in the 'more salubrious climate of California. instance, for their pickled gherkius those veger Their pickles would be hard to beat. For tables are carefully watched for, and plucked when they are just three hours old, thus pre The number, date, and position, of mines laid serving all the delicacy of flavour in utilizing by the Japanese Navy are shown on the annexed kem, before they are enabled to grow coarse lists In forwarding this information, we are de Whole bands of watchers are engaged in this sirous of obtaining similar information in regard nne' branch of the work alone. Pickled to the mines, if any, laid by the Russian Navy ar "Euchred figs are another speciality; in the waters along the coasts of Korea and as une guest remarked, #1 could eat the Enghallen, The list of the minas laid by the whole, bottle and still call for more Japanese Navy is as follows *-** and that just about expressed the general I--Twelve mines were laid in a zone § to st
that they are so carefully prepared, with special cast. vinegar, that even young children are entitled to eat and enjoy them to their great benefit, digestible. Another speciality is their apple as they are extremely nourishing and
own, is, in effect, just the apple maked to the butter, which, by a pecuilse process of their consistency of cream, with skin, care, and stalk removed. Fut to obtain this consistency entails much labour, for the simmering apples must be sligred unceasingly for several days and nights, the work being performed by rei lays of young girls employed by the Company. This, "butter" is largely taking, the place of JAPAN'S LOSSES IN THE WAR. ordinary butter in the nurteries of England; | South Africa, Australia, and the East, wherever these representatives of the Company have visited, as it has been found very wholesome and at the same time nourishing for children months past for some official return of the We (Japan Chronicle) have been waiting for who look upon it as a delicious preserve. losses sustained by Japan in the late war, Everything put up by the Helbr Company is Nore has yet been issued, but some interesting hold much more than bottles of other compan Tokyo a few days ago for the purposes of dis packed carefully by hand, thus their bottles figures were made public at a meeting held in
les packed in the usual way, by cramming solving the 1 airlotic Medical Association, the into them, what appear to fill them, for in services of which are now no longer required Heinz's bottles every atom of space is carefully Surgeon General Koike, in the course of aid of slick packed so symmetrically that noting the war numbeard 228,429, and those taken advantage of, and the goods with the speech, stated that the hilled and wounded dur smallest space is wasted, the consumer thus getting to the full what he pays for Miss Mc Land, in showing some evaporated home radish, another of their specialities, which, being put the water, and nothing elis, for table use, told verized, is prepared just like mustard, with a lit
very amusing story about some molor-men who were advised never to go out without a bottle of their horse radish, nu if their machines broke down they would always have at least 450 hot ded "horse" power to help them along.
2-Thirty-nine mines were laid in a zone between a point 8 beutical miles south and 14 miles west of the same island.
3-Twenty-four mines were laid in aʼzone
miles east of Suibolkesland. All the mines between a point of nautical miles south and 13 mentioned so far were laid on the 38th and 29th April, 1904.
4-On April 15th, 1905, 715 mines were laid on a line drawn between the north end of Korsakov faland and Askold Point
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INTERESTING BUT INCOMPLETE.
the Zemstvos petitioned His Majesty several months ago to call a national assembly which should have a voice in the management of the affairs of the Government, he dismissed the deputation with fair promises, when the imperial rescript was finally 'issued, after, a long delay, providing for the meeting of a national assembly, its powers were so circumscribed that it was made merely an THE Norwegian steamer Tungus arrived at gil, selling her, and obtaining money by false opinion. It is claimed for these articles nautical miles off Skripley Island to the southe advisory body, at best, restricted in its dis- Nagasaki on zznd ult. from Vladivostok, bring cussions and recommendations to matters of ing 53 Rassian and about 80 Chinese re minor importance. The imperial ukase pro-fugees. The steamer lett Vladivostok onto come out, with them, and, on her doing so, hibits the discussion of the more vital questored with the assistance of 12,000 Cossacks Saturday, by which time order had been re tions and principles of government. The Dauna, or national assembly,, is not endow [32ed with any legislative functions. The Tsar retains autocratic authority. The assembly will not, in fact, be a representative body, as all of the industrial classes and 8 per cent, of the professional 'men in the empire are 1 is no longer a secret that Mr. J. O. P. Bland, excluded from the right of suffrage in the who returned to Shanghai frum heme on the election of its members. It has been stated 30th ult, by the P. M. S, Siberia, has resigned that the Zemstvos, or Councils for political his position as secretary of the Municipal 'self-Government, are widely regarded by Council, and has joined the service of the Russian reformers as the bases on which British and Chinese Corporation. Mr. Illand might be buiff the fabric of social and poli. has done excellent work as secretary, and his resignation is a severs loss to the cominunity; tical liberty. From 1861, when the Tsar but he will have an able successor in the pre Alexander II. mrade, considerable altera- sent assistant-secretary, Mr. W. E. Leveson, tions in the law relating to local government, who has carried on the work of the Council in down to 1873, when `municipal self-govern the most completely satisfactory manner dur ment, and 1889, when peasant self-governing Mr. Bland's absence on leave.-N. C. D. ment was conceded, hopes ran high; but generally the power of the ruling classes in REFERRING to the arrival of the Russian the Zemstvos has increased, the peasants battleship Tsarevitch at singapore, the Straits have been deprived of the right of electing | Timer says; As she lies in the roadstead the their representatives, who are now nominated vessel presents a war-worn appearance. The by the Government of the provinces from fore-mast is gone by the board-cut away by a twelve-inch shell and her armoured sides are candidates elected by the peasants. The scarred with the hail of shot sustained. The decisions of the Zemstvos are now made superstructure of the vessel, however, is, the subject to the approval of the Government most damaged and in the funnels are three in every case, whether these decisions are gaping rents which have been temporarily in accordance with the law or not. Similar patched. In all, the vessel was struck by limitations also weigh heavily upon other twenty big shells-fourteen on the starboard side and the rest on the port. The after big efforts of local self-government. The Rus
gun barbette was put out of action. sian people since the publication of the Tsar's ukasé have had many weeks in which to study the composition and powers of the WHISKY coming assembly and they find that, "hav
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The plague is making serious progress among the young in Kobe, for six more cases bave been reported, only one being that of an adult. The Japan Chronicle, of 20th ult, say A lad, seventeen years of age, who was in the Water Police jail when another inmate was attacked on Thursday, was himself seized, and on Friday night, his case was decided to be plague and he was removed to hospital. Another lad of seventeen, employed by a merchant of Sakaye-machi 6-chome, was taken ill on Thursday and his case also diagnosed as plague. The third case is that of a girl aged twelve, employed in a mochi shop near the Nanko Temple, who was seized with the terrible disease on Friday......
district of Ono. Here a mother and two A serious case is reponed from the poor children, one four years of age and the other a child in arms, were all taken ill on Thursday, and removed to the isolation hospital.
Mins. McLeod's "plossing. personality, and
WHANGPOO CONSERVANCY.
The lunch was a great success in every way; Viceroy Chou Fu has written the Consul for and should go far to introduce more largely the A WASHINGTON special, of jo.h ull, to the Netherlands about the employment of Mr. Company's goods to the public of Hongkong, Maniin Cablenews, says Colonel Clarence de Rijke in which he says that he received a and, perhaps, we may be permitted to say that Edwards, U.S.A., chief of the furenu of insular citer from the Consul recommending the said graceful demeanour ne well as Mr. Heins's ing asked for bread they have been given a
affairs, has made a report to the Secretary of engineer and he understands that the foreign geniality added considerably to the pleasurable War for the latter's guidance in his report on steamship companies in Shanghai agreed to the interest of the hour. stone," that the organization will not represingular affairs to the President of the United advisability of the employment of the sald en- These representatives of the Company are sent the people and that they do not get States, preceding the opening of Congress, in
gineer and the Viceroy thinks it necessary entertaining the ladies of the Colony this after through it a voice in the affairs of the which he deals with the foremost needs of the to employ a foreign engineer in any case and noon, in St. George's Hall, and again at the Government. In the words of the Ameri- can journal, "the popular patience with the Tear and his advisers seems now to have been exhausted, and the agita. tion for political reforms and repre- to develop the country and invite settlers; and the Shanghai Tantai and the Commissioner of sentative government has taken a more Postponement of the coastwise laws. aggressive form than it ever did before,
Philippines. Colonel Edwards says the islands needs: Cheap money; Increased facilities, for transportation by land and water: Agricultural banks to relieve the distress of the peasant population; Gold coinage revision; Land laws
he wishes to ask Mr. J. de Rijke to come to Peak Hotel, to-morrow, and leave on Monday Shanghai and to draw up a scheme and esti next for a three months' tour in Indian Un mates and decide the date of completion and doubtedly success must follow them, and we place the same before all parties interested and wish them well when agreed the matter will be submitted 10
Customs of Shanghai. Then the Viceroy will manage to get an agreement made for the Chi- nese Government. The said engineer in the
same person whom Mr. Hobson recommends and the Shanghai Totai had also mentioned
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Heinr Cream of Tomato Soup
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Baked Beans with Tomato Sauce
without instituting an armed rebellion. The A CHINKST woman, apparently of the genus people are showing their power by paralyzing virago, was charged before Mr. F. A. Hazeland the internal commerce and industries of the language to Mr. F. Blunck, her landlord. Mr. bir name and the Viceroy believes that be this morning with using abasive and insulting empire, through refusing to operate the rail. Blunck said she was a very troublesome wo must be a very good expert in the works Ha ways, and are demanding universal suffrage man and he had several times given her notice had already wired to the Shanghai Tantai 10 and other political concessions as their only to quit but she refused to go. When he called consult with the consuls and the expenses to terms of reconciliation with the Government. at the house on the 29th ulto, to again order her come out to China may be paid by the Chinese The Tsar's appointment of Count Wille as
to quit, she broke up the tiled floor as well as authorities, but until his arrival in Shangbai be Premier and the latter's promises to revise the door, and then followed him into the road bas no power to enter into an agreement with the electorate for the national assembly and calling out very bad names to him, in the pre sence of a number of other tenants. His Wor broaden the latter's powers are in the form ship said complaisant ought to have charged GREGOR & Co., of an imperial eleventh hour repentance. her with damaging his property, and complain.. a book written by the said engineer about the depression.
QUEEN'S. ROAD CENTRAL.
15th June, 1905.
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him though the Viceroy has no objection to First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory 1 employ him. The Viceroy then says that beOn the 4th at 12,5 has received from the German Consul General has fallen along the Chi conservancy of the Whangpoo, but, the Viceroy
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It looks as if these partial concessions were ant replied that he wanted to get through had not read it yet and in any case he wishes made too late, and that the people will not with this case first, before taking the other mat to read the book if the Consul will send tim stop short at anything now save the car up His Worship sald he would bind the another copy. The Viceroy concludes by say
Woman over in the sum of Sics to be of gooding that he will ask the said engineer to eximate mor ublishment of a constitutional government behaviour for six months, so that if she used the scheme; etc, and wishes to know the sp in the fullest meaning. Russian autocracy any more abusive' language she would be liable" wants, beforehand by wiro, etc.—The Univers so to come out to China and the salary he approaching its demise,”
to 4 Bue of $100,
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registered on lo sick list 221,136. There figures were remarkable, it was pointed out, for the fact that the number of sick only about equalled the casualties of war. of war, for the number of sick has hitherto been This constituted a secoid in the history.
the number of killed and wanded. The Sur in the proportion of something like 3 10 1 10
geon General attributed the small ilèk list to the progress of medical skill and to cerisin other causes which were now under investiga tion.
We are still in ignorance as to the cumber killed in batile during the war, and ibe number who died of disease,
** The comber of invalided Japanras soldien
will under medical treatment of the hesplials in 25,897, of whion: 2,547 are al "resorts. These figures are given'
official retums,
The talest
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