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WHITE WINES.

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# The publication of this due commentet

5.18 p.m.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1901.

Editorial Comment.

POD

LOGAL AND GENERAL.

Notes by, the Way,

THE CHINA MAIL.

Captain J. J Mahlmann, Adviser to the Kobe Harbour Office, resigned recently on account of declining health

On the 11th inst., Me Justice Leach was entertained at diguer at the Singapore Club by mcnibern of the Singapore Golf crb.

We are somewhat astonish- Colonel Brown, K. E', is now fulfilling THE SCHOOL, ed to learn that the petition the duties of GO. C., during the absence in favour of school for on holiday of H. E. Major General Gas EUROPIAN European children in Hong-coigne, C.M.G. CHILDREN. Long, drawn up as the result of a semi-public re-

A gentlonina by the manie of Leno has

Eridge. But this is not the well-known Daniel Forsaking the Stage for the Church. The Empire still stands whore it dil

Mr E. F. Alford (lato) of Mesars Jar- dine, Matheson and Co., Hongkong and Shanghai) has been olocted to the Directorate of the Indo-Cluinn S. N. Co., in suscension to the late Mr Thomas Raid,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Singapore Death Rate.

The total number of deaths at Singa

pore for the month of June was 082,- ratio par mille of 406,88 Fever accounted for 261 death, phthisis for 101 and bari ber for 129 The total for the wook ending Joly 6 was £22--x ratio per aille of 48.81.

-LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"China's Debts.

FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1901.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

News from the Philippines.

The Legaspi Monument his born

Its beauty.

TELEGRAMS.

[HAVAS BEKTIVE]

It is stated by the Unver Cucelte that the Foreign Ministers are trying to erected on the Luneta, greatly enhofwing | THE PLAGUE ON THE 'LAOS

PARIB, July 11. go the Chinese Government to encant to Tutting all furnier loans from forage The threatened meat famine in Manila It is reported from Marseilles thus tea more firemen have died on board the M. countries into one lump sum with the wis rolloved by the arrival of the 17. S.

M.stesmer Laos The remainder of the present indenuity for convenience of fatere most ship Relief, on-tho 12tli inat repayment, In other words, it is propused

crew and the passengers renmin free of the that Chins shall pay off all her indebted

plagas, The doctors estimate that the how to foreign countries within 44 years,

Chideosis will be intined to the iceincts. It is not often (says the Daily China giving one-half of her annual income Newy) that Chinn Boys' ancecode bete

for the purpose. better than trio from Hangelow. The

China Boys

Boy. J. Lington Stuart completes his Sir George Barker. theological etadice next year, and will return.

Bhanghai Cricket.

Sir George Barkor, huau term as

A reception given in honour of Guvernur and Mrs Tait on July 6, by the Now University Club of Menils, proved a brilliant seccass

The Government too plant is doing

Gas the competition.

to his native band. Dr David T. Stuart, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of good business with the general public in presentativo iaceting some months ago, has/Passed in Class II. in Theology at Osm after receiving his medical degror, is taking Dennuda is about to expire, liss on Manila and private producers are resenting.

a year at the Emergency Hospital. Prof. granted a further estension tu enalile the not yet been proscated to the Governor for

Warren H, Stuart, A.M. (University of military authurition to homicate bieMr A. W. Forgusson has become Exa- 87.00 to $11.00 per doz.transmission tu the Colonial Secretary.

Virginie), expects to come back to Chincess When General Barker vacated cutive Secretary under the civil govern Making every allowance for the difficulty

his position hu will be placed on the Itetired mont of the Thilippines, and M. R. Cœbia, of getting certain signatures, we cannot

List. He has been a most popular Assistant Secretary of the Civil Commie- $4.00 to $11.00 per duz, help thinking that there has been undus

A. E. Lanning, whose play in Hong-Governor (says The World) und will leave |sion, has resigned on account of being over delay in having the petition extensively ST. LEHON, TONIC WINE,

signed and despatched to England. The

kougome years ago was very much admired, Bermuda regretted by the whole com steppal in ofice public have so often to complain of the

as the batting averages at Shanghai with 86.50 for 7 innings (6 times not out), dalay of the Government that it might well

The improvement of Queen's Road his highest score being 104 not out. A, 8. expect a ronecable display of activity by

A commencement has Anton comes next with 30.5) for innings the public representatives. Five months proceeds apace. $18.00 and $24.40 par dois esroly a long enough period to prepare been made to the removal of the block of K. J. McEuen third with 29.37 for 10 ins and circulate & public petitica, and with military buildings forming the awkwardnings; and Capt. Price, who has the high the example of the sanitary reform petition corner a little begend and on the opposito est individual scóra with 116, is fourth with ron, with Captain W. A. Carter as his Fing before us, wo are driven to the conclusion side of the road from the Soldiers' Club. 27.80 for innings. that, unless reasonably excuse can be

MADEIRA,

818.00 per due.

H. PRICE & CO..

167

1, Chen's

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Meeting

ninnuty.

The City Charter of Manila has now Admiral Bridge.

been drafted by the Philippines, Coninis The World says Sir Cyprian Bridgeton, and understood to provide govern, hoisted his flag on the Clory at Yokohama met almost identical with that of the D

June 10, on assumption of his duties as dos of Colima, in which is se

Commander-in-Chief of the Chins Squad--

U.S. Capital

PASIA, July 14. No fresh cases and no mom leaths have occurred among the firmon on board the Laos.

THE TRENCH INDO-CHINA

-PROJECTS. -

PARIA, July 12.

M Damer, the Governor-General of Indo-Chin, has been visiting the Colonial Instituto l'Ecole Superieure de Commerce, &c. at Bordeaux. The Chainber of Com- moren entertained him at a banquet. - M. Doumer use, made an apport to a meeting

of commercial and scientific mon to support his schemes in Indo Chine

ROUTER'S BERTICE.]

Loybox, 17th July, 1901 LORD ROSEBERY AND THE LIBERALS, Replying, m & request of the City Liberal Club for a pronouncemeat, Lord. Roestory, writes that he will nover volun-

Captain Sir Cyprian has every possibility *** General Chaffes in an interview publish- of putting in the full term in his new comed in the Menu Tiwica denice an leto Mr J. W, Lawrie has arived in Per-Volunteer Changes. advanced, there has been a lack of business-

mand. Correspondents writing from the allegatious contained in an article in the It is notified that Sergeant W. Nichol-quadron express the satisfaction of all Paris edition of the New York Herald of like promptitude in the handling of this ang to take up his appointment of Govern- School Putition. This is all the more to boment Marinė Surveyor, and Mr H. Mair, son is promoted to bo Company Sergeau tanks at bis appointment, he being re. May 25, under the beading Diplomată; tarily re-entia pulitios. He beliuvos that, 12.15 p.m.- Meeting of Shareholders of regretted since the Governor-as wo are in. who has beer acting as such at Punaug Major of A. Co., vlco G. P. Lammert, who cognised as one of the most practical officers Recriminato about wit, The article that the Liberal attitude of neutrality in

the Great Eastery and Caledonian Gold formed is sympathetic towards this duon-sines the transfer of Mr J. N. Dick to has buen appointed Lieutenant of C. Cezow on the Fing List Mining Co., Ltd., at the Company's tional reform movement. If His Exce Singapore, is returning to the latter plain to Acting Sergeant F. B. L. Bowley has be Ufleu, No. 14, Des Voeux Road Central. lency supports the petition and puts for-posune his duties as Assistant Marine promoted Sergeant vice Nicholson. In

*D' Infantry Co. Corp, J. Lagin has bee ward the recommendations of Dr Eitel and Surveyor at Singapore. Mr A. W. Brewin, the former Inspecture of

promoted Sergeant to complete establish

Miscellaneous.

2.46 p..Cup and Spoons Competition

of Hongkong Rifle Association.

General Monoranda. . MONDAY, July 22:

Chads per Mario Tiere undelivered

after this ute, subject to rent," Goods per Bing's Maru not cleared after

this date subject to rent.

TUESDAY, July 20

Why do we Batke 7

Schools, there is a likelihood of the Colonial In Shanghai, shareholders of publionent. Lieutenant J. Mussop, Field Bat Office being brought to see the reasonable companies ase inore independent than we tery, has been appointed Band President, ness of the prayer of the European rare in Honghong. If he does not have vice Captain Vaughan resigned. sidents. It is well to strike the fron atilo confidence in his directors, the Shanghai it is hot, and if the Colonial Office rofuse charchulder says so. 4t an extraordinary

Profossor Vivian Lewes, at the London meeting of the Central Stores, Timited, Mr. Fage prosiding, the shareholders, by Turstitution, recently furnished the follow- the Chinese it is possible to 32 votes to 24, passed a voto of want of sung onswor to the question Why do we. agitate the question through other chan-fidence in the Directors, and Messi H. Hat Twenty-eight miles of sweat nels and to influence public opinion in Cunningham, G. J. Shekury, and F: Meyer England is our favour in such a wore appointed in their place.

to accord to the European children of the Colony the facilities so lavishly held out

Goods per Tientsin riot cleared at 4 p.n.to

subject to rent.

Goods per Baked not cleared at

p.m, subject to rent.

WEDNESDAY, July 24

4 p.m.-Private Mouting of Shareholders of Olivers Freehold Minas, Limited, at the Company's Olices, 38 and 40, Queen's Road Central." Goods per Coromandel not cleared at 4

a. pubject to rent.

way as to achieve the object we are view.

We may seem somewhat impor. tunste on this European School question; bat our experience of publie movanicnts in this Colony has taught us the need of keep Goods par Sithonin, undelivered after this ing public needs constantly before those

date, subject to rent. SAICHDAY, July-27-

TUESDAY, July 25 :----

in authority. It is easy to calculate how romoto the European School is if we look Interim Dividend off on shares of the back on the past agitation. It took six

Hongkong Land Investment. Agency Co., Ltd., payable.

sears penistent agitation to get what might Interim Dividend of $1.50 on Shares of be called a representative meeting on the the West Point Building Co., Ltd. anhject; it has taken five months to obtain payable. MONDAY, July 201

signatures to the petition; and, even if the pn.Meeting of United Asbestos petition were forwarded to the Governor Oriental Agency, Ld., as the Cow-to-morrow, it may take twice as many pany's Offices, Queen's Buildings,

months to get a reply from the Colonial TORSDAY, July 30 ----

Nour-eoting of Shareholders of the Office, and probably from five to fity years

Tobray Planting Co., Ltd., at the Co.'s to get the School. Offices, 38 and 40, Queon's Road Hongkong

Such is life in Contral--

ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841.

Local Military Promotions...

The following appears in the London duette, and is published in the tuval garrison ondere for information, vis Royal Welch Fasiliers-Lleurezant the Honourable Charles R. Clegg Hill to be Adjutant, es Captain W. G. Braithwaite appointed to the staff, dated 6th October, 1990.-Royal Garrison Artillery-Second Lieutenant T. M. Sheppard to be First Loutenant, dated 21st April, 1901. Hongkong Hotel,

The Band of the Medins Light Intan try will play at the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday evening, from 8 p., to 9.30

sure. Der Freischutz Wober selection...Tannhauser, Wagner. Walta. Saldatentedor Gung Song....... *Sunshine & Rain, Blrmenthal, Selection.. The Mikado,...Sullivan. Polka The Deep Blue

Sea, God Save the King

The Late Mr H. St. J. Hughes.

Accusce Ledy Macdonald and certam Amer iens ledus of looting in the Imperial Palace fat Puking

regard to the war in South Afriện, to which the whole empire rallied, spells Li beral impotence,

A privato letter from Labann states that Mr Hugh St. John Hughes died there Eleven murderers madon daring escape.

Laznos, 18th July 1901, on the night of the 6th inst, says the from pitch at Buile, on July 3, Their.

BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA. Singapore Free Press. The deceased gentle fight was discovered almost immodiktaly.

The casualty list shows soyen men of the wan practised for many years as a solicitor Toy put to sen in a small bance and a

Connaught Hangers killed, three Lieuten in the courts of Labuan and North Borneo, dotachment of the prison gun brodants and torenteen men wounded, near Ur Hughes was second son of Sir Alfred several volleys with excellent result One Aliwal North, on the 14th stain. Hughes, 96: Baronet, and the brother of of the men was washed saborë drowned Six Collingwood Hughes, 10th Baronot, and another came floating in with a bullet- He was born in 1857, and married, in 1880, hole through his head. If is expected that Eleanor Frances, daughter of the Revthe boat capsized and that none of the Fashio glande in our skin are discharging 2oz. of Joseph Walker, Rector of Great Billing assassins ecouped. water per day, and leaving upon the outer Northants, Mrs Hughes died in England surface of the skin a full ounce of solid about two years ago. The lato Mr Hughes matter. These are sided by the oil glands will he greatly missed and deeply regretted of the hair, which facilitate the adherence by many friends, including no tow of the of external dist. Hence the refreshing Malays with whom, from his habit dal- dilaracter of the morning bath and the ways earrying a ban, he was familiarly necessity for grass-absorbing alkalica in known as Tuan Kipas.

Putting Down his Foot!

Bangkok Shipping

The Plague, ****

Crimmal Sessions

Fashionable Trivialities,

Ping pong (ays a writer iu tho N.-C. Donly Nejcs) has undoubtedly caught on" in this part of the world with much the There was only one plaqué esse reportame virulence which has characterised its ed during the past twenty-four hints and

osfching qualities in other parts of the one death (Chinese).

globe, Horewith is a guiare extract from a paper cutting on pathurgance which was soat to me by a friend at baue-This is thọ ma of parlour games, The Norse and the Marie Bashkirtsofy have grown older and more sensible and play ping-pong to dull the world-pain. Ping-pong and selen- tile bliral man's bull, und salta they answered to Napoleon's practical jokes which rolaked the tension of the Kipure. So our best and travest uuhend the bow.. The Equitable Life Assurance Society Without doubt ping-pong was bugolton by

Uine of | dulum te begotten by its forward one

Cning to the indisposition of Mr J. J. Francia, K. C., Counsel far, Lo Yaw. En alias Tai Li, who is charged with uttoring & forged will, the hearing of the case at the Camimal Sessions to day was pastponed till Wednesday next...

Various rumors are current in Bang- A god story is being told of Col, kok shipping circos as to coming changes C. Knight, who commanded the Now it la stated, saya tho Bangkok Times, that South Wales Mounted Infantry in the Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co, are build-- Transvaal. The Colonel was told by Bg s fleet of ten how vessels to bu placed beadquarters to expostulate with his on on the Hongkong Bangkok run. Again, The Equitable, for killing sheep. His speech on parade Messrs. Bradley and Co, are reported to be The was a thing of beauty. I've been told, making additions to their fiect. Then two has been chculating several handsome bridge, as the backward swing of the he say, to put my foot down upon this additional vessels are under construction pictures advertising their office. shor-killing and I'm going to do it for the Norddeutscher Lloyd. That com- these is & stom caseod vessel being guided Bridge stratches the intellect almost to - Then his voits drooped at little, and he pany has also purchased the a. Maka by the Eqiniale : lighthotes rathachiven breaking point. Tas rebound was in evin... added Of course, you kom, non fa Vajuja much from the East Asiatic Cauapany, of security and safely, the whale, leing ble. Society found it had ginzo-wter for itt o sheep attacks you, I can't blame you should and the lost ormed in building twarogol synuale of the iminsured me and the mental hutivity and foll Kick upon ping- pong ping pong The very name is a you, in self-defouce yell of laughter to replace her. Then again one M. Portal riska ho runs on the sea of hic. At the Magistracy to day; Chiau Kwai,

triumph.Diddle-daille jin jamd is its from the ranks drowned the rest, and freeliis receiving a subsidy to run a line of French

only sesiona tival in close-packed imbecility. coalie, Shaandhulpo, was charged with the

mutton remained plentiful in the camp of teamers between Bangkok and Singapore. the Cornstalkaj

Lastly, it is state that one of the Singaporo To-day, a barber named Ln Sang, When you arò playing ping pong it is im- theft of four wooden doors, volue $15, the

Larly on Thursday inorning, a fine

Chinese firms engaged in the same trade is from Shemskap, appeared before Mr possible to convarse politely; you only sve r property of the Crown at Laichikok An

potting on An additional vessel. Altage-Hazelaud un nobeige of scaling a silver mnder your breath as the dilly celluloid lati Indian watchnan said he was on duty at deer was found wounded close to the Eu The Tintette Venus,' The bungalow there and saw the defendant ropa quarters at Quarry Bay. It was in

According to the Globe The good ther there would appear to be quite a boons anklet, value #1.95 from a little child.responds to readily to your petty ja and seven years ago - The evidence of the jumps over the table edge. Compared remove the dours. Hu went up to defend excellent condition, and scaled over 200 folk of Boston, afraid, like Mr. Podsnap imminent in Bangkok shipping.

child was to effect that she fell down with ping pong blowing fuldtes is a scien ant, but the latter threw the doors aways. It lnd been stabbed in the bind of bringing a Flush to the cheek of the and ran. Sentence of imprisonment for a quartors, probably by some Chinese, as it young person, have issued an appeal to the Roterring to the recent Hongkong mit A binding her hands togather with strap, vides a certain amount of physical exercing bad been seen on several occasions close to civic authorities to clathe the example Shanghai Bank robbery, a Rangoon paper took of her anklet and bolted. She was more for justate that fishpunde, which outh was passed.

the Refinery, The police or inaking of eatly Greisu art which aden says: The circumstances of the case and sure prisonpt was the man. A pawalker is shunost entirely contemplative, but of, no

un with neatly sitting bathing enquiries. It is not often that deer are Museum with

somewhat funilar to those of the robbery

Theft of Crown Property.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

-Adulterated Milk.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

SCOTCH

Deer at Quarry Bay.

Brewer,

の恋

The Bank Robbery,

Well Merited Funishment. -

on the street, 2- Prisoner came up and, after tifid, parauf, Muradyer ping pong pro-

The State Median Oller in Perak shot pasionally on the loud and or Anstey, when lauded in a similar price of the Hongkong Bank some years ago. In as longing to the child. The Mug roports that the pollution of wirk by pative Lantao,

soen on the island, although they have been costumes. If we rentember aught of Rapeos 75,000 from the Rangoon bron deponed that prisoner, wished to pawn the auch 3'lolant cort do honey.pots and there

wilk sollers is very generally carried on all

pings of “u'esgy strokes rách.

it is too comntended:

demands knowledge of treman, unture and

quick eye for cturacter

piou might suspect hisself of being General Officer wasted, aut the poker

But its malu virtue is, after all, négativi. ankler produced, which and beer identified | fure as a digosity ment, fried the offset of pain, and Entod that case, the duplicate key of the safe.

Chess han suid reisilos to strategy; poker his Venus. He found it quits as effective supposed to have been despecited for safe

ordered prisoner Luderge two- mnaths over the State; the tides that have on The Kaiping Mines.

and not nearly so anacaronialic. (But Leeping with the Bank of Bengal, was found hard labour, and also to water two whip inflicted do not appear

The New Frex (Shanghai) of the 15th as a matter of faut (says tho dengapore not to be amongst the keye in the "cealed to

Dave avy doter- rant effect. The sdulteration becane 60 in sys-Yesterday the old shares of Free Pros) it was Gibson the sculptor envelope deposited there. The money, it bad and so frequent that it was fond the Chinese Engineering and Mining whe some thirty-fire or ferty years ago, will be remembered, was recovered in a The Same Old Complaint. Hecessary to supply all the Goverment Company dropped down from The tinted his statuts of Venus-a precending cowbat proiliar fashion. A naziva lad – **At the scout innuat mentio Hospitals with storilized, tinued wilk (un- TIs. 300 at ila market rate. At first the that at the biso roused auch controversy

employed in the bank, purchased a borile sweetened) instead of the inferior cow or people were at a loss to know the cause of

in the world parc. It has many years el soda fruen a hawker, and, patting down subsequent to that that Mr Anstey wrote a two-anna plece in payment, told the h bie covel of titled. The Tindel Vectr

WHISKY. buffalo milk; so far the changs seems to have been attended with catisfactory results.

WATSON'S VERY OLD-

LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY.

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Now Flying Machines.

the fall, but on enquiry being made after words, it is understood that Chang Yon-mau, the former Director of that Company, sold 1000 shares to a foreigner at the rate of The Stopped Story 250. It is reported that when Cheng.

The other day, we pubished a tele-bought these shares como time test your entites graw reporting that a French-wide flying (Chinese), he paid Tis. 53 for sach. –

machine, starting from St. Cloud, had ci Mrz Bizal

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Per Dozen

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