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fohject of strengthening her hold on the At the Civil flospital, Hongkong, on country she now seempics. The Neuests. Au ust 3rd, the Wife of J. EvilANKS, of Nachrichten says: The principles, on Anay, of a Daughter.

The basis of which the far regards a gradual ristoration of the skin

mar The pabbaention of liás issute commence! | possible, have been agreeit upon between him and China, as well as the summer in which the Russian Indemnity is to Le paid by China. Russia is willing to

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BORGSONG WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1991.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Germany and Spain.

The Berlin correspondent of the Morn- ing Pod stoles that Germany has acquire the right of pre-emption in respect of Fer- mandó To (in thù Gulf of Guinea).

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1901.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Justice Leach Surprised.

At the Penang Assizos un the 25th July,

TELEGRAMS.

(REUTER'S "SERVICE]

on the interproter infamning the prisnnor, a THE ILLNESS OF THE EMPRESS Javipukau au Sibu ulie Yute, cimrzed

with housebreaking by night and theft that the jury found him not guilty, he book Mr A. Haupt Decorated.

ed considerably surprised, whereupon Mr. We have much pleasure in congratulat-Justice Lonch rearted: He seems even

more surprised than I aut nyrelf.."

The Atlantic Record.

| waive all her etzius for a cash payutenting Mr Armin Houp (of Mussra Molchere on the condition that China indemnifies and Co.) na his decoration by the Czar of her by concessions of various kinds, The Russia with the Ondor of St. Stanishas. concessions may not mean the absolute

Bowling. ression of territory, and until the Russo- Chinese Maucheria Convention is pub lished it is, of cours, impossible to say Once again the people of what new development Russia has been THE LATE firent Britain and Gerplanning in North China; but it is not

many are united in com.likely that she will give up a single ad and A. Mackenzie. The game is expectedSteamor now building in Germany for thig

EDITORIAL COMMENT.

EMPREEN

YREDERICK,

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to be a grid one, and will be well worth seeing.

FREDERICE.

Losos, 5th August, 1901. King Edward goes to Crouberg to-day,

The Marer states that the view Chinese

DEATH OF THE EMPRESS FREDERICK.

THE MANCHURIAN QUESTION. The effect of tho Thibetan Masion to St. Petersburg is already noticeable in the ongerness of the Chinese to renew negolis- H. E. Moss and Co's Steorship | tions eoneersing Manchuria, - - The final tie for the Vice-President's Quenlar, dated July 6, 1901, contains the prize-a pair of bowls--will be played at lowing:-The record of the Atlantic is THE NEW CHINESE TARIFF, the Kowloon Bowling Green, on Thursday held by the Deutschland of the (to-mutros). Play will commerico at 5.30 Hamburg-America Line, and when she tariff will some into fores on the 1st of p.m. The frontists ar Messrs J. D. Aaldoses it, it will be to the new Express October.

Norddeutecher Lloyd. Are our leading Steamship Companies resigned to letting the Blas Ribbon of the Atlantic leave us The Plague.

for ever? At present it looks liko it.' The plague returns of the past twenty- four hours show three fresh cases, il The America Cup. Chinese. There have now been 1528 The following telegrams are taken from the last. Chinese, 51 other Aginties and 31 Europeans | Australian exchanges : attacked by the discans. The deaths dur-

The yacht Costitution in the recont An agitating ing been started in singing the same period numbered these (4) trial at Norport showed wonderful light Declaration has passed the third roading. Chinese), bringing the total deaths among weather qualities. She completed a the Chinese section of the community to triangular curso three miles ahoad of the 1491. The denilis to date among other Columbia und Oh mites ahead of the Asiatics and Europeans numbor, 34 and 11 | dependence. Tho final tests on the Clyde rospectively.

mon exourning, for while vantage she now holds, and British Geramy loses an Express policy, should be regulated upon this Dowager Britain Boses a Primuss Royal ¦ assumption. The Empress Frederick (Victoria Adelaide Mary Livisa), whose death is nanounced by Henter, was born on the 21st-November, 1540, the de-t-born of | Notes by the Way. $18.80 and 821.10 per deg. our late Queen and Albert the Good.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The English Mail of the 6th July was delivered in Lunden on the 8th instant.

She norried the late Empere Ferderick | pore for educational reform, | 111, then Green Priare of Germany, HL. PRICE & CO.. on 25th January, 1858, and had seven #Queen's Round, children, of whom the present Kaises, William B., is the eldest. Like her late husband, the Empress Frederick suffered from an incurable malady for The tip of the many years, and at denti. Qaren Victorin her state of honth was so huming as to cause the

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Auctions.

20 p. Auction of Valuable Hous

dil Furniture, by Mr. Gue. P. Lan-

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Miscellaneous.

Goals per Massiliae not cleated at 4 p.m. gravest anxiety.

subject to rent.

General Memoranda,

NESDAY. August 11-

tions per fenterred not cleared by

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Guests per Shirin undelivered after this

date, subject to rent,

WEDNESDAL, August 14 :--

this date subject to rent.

MONDAY, August 19:-

RUSHIN

IN

CHINA.

Americans haze utilised wireless tele graphy for the transmission of pictures.

Westur'uster Abbey will be closed for thize months prior to the covenation of the King and Queen Cosport.

per

سجد عمي

proved that Sir Thomas Lipton's gacht, Shamrock I, which will compete for the Handsome Hotel Dividends.

America Cap, is anmtetakably faster the Last night, wo made mention of the Shamrock I. Over a coures 15 miles to dividend at the rate of 18 per cent. windward and retuming, Columbie, one of Aman for the past half-year, the competitors for the defence of the paid by the Grand Hotel, Yokohama.America Cup, led throughout, winning by It may not be out of place to reened that three minates. Of the other two com- Water pole has been started at Sings the Hongkong Hotel Co., Limited, for potters, Costitution was second and the hadi net profits, amounting to Independence was close behind. The wind 8176,412.00, poin dividend of 2) por cont

was 8 knots. for the year, added $28,09 to the Reservo Fund (which now stands at the respectable sum of STR,000), and carried forward $808.90.

pore, and is Ikely to becoms as popular | 1900 The Obessa correspondent | there as it is in Hongtong- of The Stormdecor, writing i on the Ist July, says:

The tw Far Eastern Rasian journals, Data Fostok and Sibiriski. Västrik, make, zin- altaneously, the following noteworthy

Captain Forzelius, of the Danbury Ameries liner Alicia, was fined $250” at Singapore for infringing the Sunday Work.

ing Ordinanec.

At the Aldershot Ride Meeting, the

Enterprising Chinamon.

In connection with its recent remarks

The Broughs in Australia.

An Australian contemporary, says Mr Brough, with an entirely reconstructer company, opens his Sydney season this evening with Captain Marshall's four-act

The Empress Frederick is dead.

LATER: The end of the Empress Frodorick was quito quiet. Hor Majesty was conacions to

THE ACCESSION DECLARATION. In the House of Lords, the Accession

THE NEW CHINESE TARIFF.

The Governmoat has approved of the propals to include in the Chinees five por cant ad valores tariff articles now freo from day, except rice and cevents.

Departure of Lady Blako.

Lady Blake, accompanied by Miss Binko, left for London to-day, riz Canada, per the Empoest of China.

Water Polo.

Tomorrow afternoon, at the V.R.C., | Kowloon, R.A,, 25th Co., E.D., will play R:W.F. (Left) in the second round of the Hongkong Water Pole Shield Competition. Play commences at 5.45 pm, shur..

anouncement :-"Vladivostok is not Army Ride Chanop'tandhip was carried off regarding the interesting fact that uumbers comedy, Second in Command. Of the Immigration to The Straits.

As per Meer undelivered after only to become the chief Far Eastern by C.-Sergt. Credon, King's Own Royal terminus of the Siberian Railway, but Lancaster Regiment, with a total of 130 Noon-Meuring of Shareholders of the also the chief Russiau; war harbour inpoitr

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co..the Far East, Port Arthur will monk Ta at the Oleos ad The Company, Queen's Buiklings, Connaught Rom

A

RAMBLE THROUGH SOUTHERN

FORMOSA:

By G. TAYLOR, T. 3. Customs.

With Wooney ̃TS,

[tepunted from the Chian Reries]

Price

$3.00. CHINA MAI' Office, 5 Wyndham Street,, Hongkong.

second-rate port, The Imabour works and fort construction at Daini are to be inmeliaddy saspended, and the port given back forthwith to Chin, The Naval Headquarters at Port Athur will be tunstørred to Vindivostok, nud Part Arthur itself will within ten years

1 restored to Chits, the Manchurin

One of the Best Sketches of Formosa Lifeline being given over at the same time."

yet written.

| The Kääriski. Viestaik adds an editorial note to the ellers that “those are no ille rumours, but authentic facts in every particular." If this aunouncement is. [ at all suthentic, then it menUS AK Extra- jordinary reversal of Russian polity in

Estanlished X.5). 1841.

China.

Shipbuilding can now be done at Hori at a reduction of ten per cent, on the prices ruling dast Augart, when the highest point was reached. This is due mainly to the reduction in the cost of steel.

The Saitan of Morocco has ordered two muguiticent cameras in London. They

e been puheed at a cost of £1,000 The metal work of our instrument consists af là carat gol, and the other of solid" | silver.

now members of his company, Miss Susie The Chamber of Commerce learns Vaughan is sister of the famous proactor, from the Government that atologram has Kato Vaughan, and used to dance with hor been received from the Colonial Score- sister in the old days. Later on atto devo-tary of the Stmite Settlements to the effect loped striking talent for the portrayal of that the prohibition on Chinese inmigra

old women parts, originally demonstration has been removed, but that quarantine, ed in the comedy, Nita's First. Sho has is maintained at Singapore. done a good dest since in flint line, bit

of the Chinamen immigrating to Calcutta from the Chaton districte find wives among the lower classes of Eurasians, the English sara mentions that the children of these marriages aro generallyedcuated on Western fires, tlust is to say, they are taught to speak, read, and write English, and are a grounding to arithmetic and given

They are then apprenticed to accounts. their fathers' trades. This fact my partly account for the rapidity with which Chinn- are ousting natives of India in the business of shoe-making and carpentry, which they have made their own in Calcutta.her

Military Appointments.

The London Batcle of the 5th July There have been two large tres in

contains the inllowing notifications:---- Sydney, involving the loss of fire lives.

Clonel F. T. N. Spratt-Bowring to be a The insurance ectopiaries have been badly | Colonel on the Staff for Royal Engineers, hit. It is stated that all the present year's Chios Field Foree, anil to have the tempor

operating in Sydney will be absorbed in meeting plains.

employed.

has also proved her veracility in widely | The Grounding of the 'Haimun." diffesent sort of work, adhering" mustly of Captain Davis, of the s.5. HaimuN. late "years tu-comedy, Miss Mery. Chat- | whichx stranded the other dug in the neigh- teris, the second of Mr Brough's recruits. Cothood of Tamani, has wired to the bed only about two year's stage expe-owners, Mesare Douglas Laprik and Co., rience, but has acquired a reputation by that he expects to get the vessel off the vivacity at the Globe and Garrick then-mud Lefore the spring tide. The spring tres. Mr Charles Garry aud Me Enest tide is dus in four or five days. Should Vere are Me Brough's other now engage. the vessel still remain fast, the lang mente. *Second in Command * Ins may be despatched to lighten her. The noliiered a decided hit at the Haymarket steamers of the Douglas Liac, on the op- Theatre.

proach of bad weather, always mako for this place Typhoon vanerings have been

staanters get out of the current. No damage has been done to the vessel.

Since Grent Britain refused premiens frem forty-two insurance oflices "ry rank of Brigadier General whilst so Supremacy of British Mercantile Flag.xed thoro, and, by going to them, the

Great interest has been aroused, say Captain and Brevet Major A. B. Hans H. E. Moss and Co's Steamship Cárovi, ef ton, the King's Own Soctish Borderers, to bu Deputy Assistant Adjutant General, 6th July, by the recent purchase, by Am- vice Lieut-Colonel und Brevat Colonel aricans; of the majority of the shares in the N. P. O'Gorman (the O'Gornian), whose

to accept the Russian occupation of Port Arthur as a crsus belli, tisere has been

in fruteney in Sooke quarters te neempt

At Oxford University, in a congrege-

is

Rate XIV. Selo B 110,

the inevitable with resignation, and totion: hald on the 27th June, the degree of period of service in that appointment has Leyland Lane. As the matter at present A Dishonest Englishman.

stands, it is slaply áo investment of1Âïneri- To-day, at the Magistmey, before Mr make the best of the situation to pre Doctor of Common Law (1. C. La.) was con. Bagain D. F. Telluch. Horal Avallory, son money in steatzers under the British Kemp, Robert Mirtin, 24 yours of uge, dos- A. S. WATSON & CO., | vent the further spread of Russian in- forred on Me W. J. Napier, (Corpus Chriati

fence in Chinese territory. Should of Singapore. His brother. Mr A. 8. Royal Warrant Oct. 20, 1900, whilst Flag; but there is no doubt that the purcha-cribing. himself as 'n olesk, was charged LIMITED.

Russia, voluntarily, abandon Fort Napier, (Mortan), received the degree of employed with the Army Service Corps and sers are convinced that by new, or special, with appropriating a hair clipping inschine, the Indian Commissariat Department in the Doctor of Literature (D. Lit),

China Field Force, from July 27, 1900, togstation, thesesteamers will, bofore long, value $19.75, the property of La Hing, | Arthur, the political situation assuring

be able to pass ander the American flag. hairdresser, No. 27, Staunton Street. The Sept. 18, 1900,

This deal, therefore, foreshadows larger evidence showed that the clippers in ques A new sport. But we do not believe Tr was reported on the Cardiff Ex- that fossin intends to surrender the change that the Admiralty authorities had

Pro-Boer Lying Classified.

things, and apparently marks the determination were missed on the 31st July from a Spenting to his constituents al Oldham, tion of the Americans to once more have sido-board in the hairdressing saloon. The strong strategical position she holds insccepted tenders for the supply altogether the Gulf of Pechild. Writing on the of between 33,000 and 40,000 tons of beat Mr Winston Churchill, M.P., and war their share of the ocean-carrying trade of the polico were informed, and the clippers were correspondent, said:Fast as shots have world. There are numorus rumours found in the possession of a man who said situation in Manekuria, the Veror steam soul, required for bunkering the floot been fred so lies have been told. I do not current as to other big steakip porcluses, te Lought them from defendant for a dol Forge (Osntally a well-informed jaar- during the recent maneuves. The prices suppose there has ever been a war in which amalgamations, &, by foreignure, and ar. A warmant was isgand for the arrest of Sergeant O'Sullivan spotted nal), says that, although there can be obtained by the several contractors rouged there has been such an expenditure of although at present the tendency is towards defendant, AERATED WATERS no question of a Russian evacuation between 19s. and 20%. per ton i o.b, net.

mendacity, and such lies, too I never exaggeration, we have no doubt that im him on the stract and asked him if his Defendant said his heard anything like them. There are many portent negocistiona mto now inking place. name was Mirfin. Dogs for Antarctic Expedition.

kinds of lies-white lias, black lies, Chinese The result to the British Shipowners will panto was' Stainfield,' and that his address Tu-day, it is expected flist Gõ epocially crackers, the answer the young lady takes be that they will have to late severer for was Star Coffee House. Tho dotative selected Siberian dogs will arrive in Hong in the census paper concerning her age, and eign competition in the future, and it re askot him to accompany bini to the Star mains to be seen whether our principal Coffes Houre, and, on the way, defendant Stenship Companies will meet the increas said he had better foil the truth and ad

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LEADING MANUFACTURERS

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IN THE FAR EAST.

until the Chinese Court is back at Pekin, and a Chinese Government established strong enough to garanteo Russia

OUR FACTORIES are the against a recurrence of the events of

kong by Japanese steamur. The dogs are the Ministerial answer to awkward ques last year; nevertheless, the measures ter be permitted to hand, and will be housed tiers, but all these lies aro poor, mean, LARGEST and BEST EQUIP-¡taken by the Russian Military authori- for a burt time at Kennedy's stables.insignificant things besido the real treed competition in such a way as will mitted then that his name, was Misfin PED in the FAR EAST. The ties to ensure the defence of the East They will then be skipped to Australia, pro-Bour. The ordinary lie is a distortion, preserve the supremacy of the British Mer. Sentence of dues weeks imprisonment latest type of Machinery is em-China Railway do not, imply a perinatwhere it is intended that they are to join a perversion, an evasion of the truth, batcantile Flag. ployed, and every detail of the ent installation of troops in Manchuria.the recently-formed Antarctic exploring the pro-Boer lie lias nothing to do with the Manufacture and the general The shulter posts along this line are not expedition.

arrangements are carried out upon strictly scientific principles.

fortresses, and the Russian Military

truth at all. It is like nothing on the earth.. abere the earth, or in the waters undor- neuth. It is a remarkable phenomenon. There are some people who would make Ananiax rise in his grave.

..........

The Siberian Bailways.

with här läbour, was passed.

Arrangements having been made to The German Navy

The following progminne for the detachments occupying Manchuria will The 'Melpomene 'in the Typhoon.

special train over the Trasa-Baikal return to Russian territory when the

The Austrian steamer Ålelpomene (Cup.

Line, direct communication will by estab. great Autumn Manouvres of the German lished between Moscow and Stretenak, Fleet us just been sanctioned by the the Fleet has been The service will at first he once a week Emperor: After Chinese Government is able to guastecinin Motcovich) experienced a very rough tie ou the way down to Hongkong frena

but, Inter on, a bi-weekly service will be concentrated at the North Sea Station on A PERFECT SYSTEM. of the maintenance of order: The Nece Shanghai. She left Shanghai ou the 1st Court Dress.

Frenga further does not sus anything to inst., and reached this port yesterday (6th

A writer in au Australion contemporary provided. Fra Strotensk passengers will gust 11, the Commander of the Fleet FILTRATION is employed,

prevent Russia from continuing ita nego-inst.). On the 2nd inst.. the aflpomene says:-King Edward, who has great ideas be taken by the Anur" stemmers to will review the various Diviona at guaranteeing ABSOLUTE tiations with the Chinese Government encountered a severo typhoon, the effects in connection with custume, announces his Khabarovsk, and the Dee by the Ussuri Lino Wilhelmshaven until August 16. From

for the conclusion of a special agree of which were also experienced in Hong-latest reform for ordinary evening dress to Vladivostok. A tain will leave Moscow August 16 to August 21 there will be - PURITY.

ment deterraining the conditions of the kong, and lost ber topmiast, anchare, Silk stockings, velvet kuce-brocols, velvet overy Wednesday, and reach Irkutsk on the tactical manoeuvres in the waters between The claw-harmer coat, black satin waistcont, Thursday in the following week, aban Heligoland and the mouth of the Elbe, and gradual evacuation "of Manchuria. Winches, bouts, laddera, filing, etc. This would seem to imply that Man-weather was very diety all the way down. shoes, and bucklee. This, he thinks, is half-past six pm. Passengere spond the in connection with this there will be A Staff of English Ex-

aluuria was to be evacuated by Russian: The has to the Melpomene is considerable. needful in order to distinguish guests from night at Irkutik, and proceed the expractico in equipment at the Western

waiters Ep this procisation the King morning to Lake Baikal, where the steiner entrance to the Kaiser Wilhelm Cam perts attends to every mops, except for small garrisons along Colonials in the Imperial Parliament.

takes for granted that all non are elegantly Angara will take thera neross. The train The Emperor (ays Vanity Fair) is very The atatement recently published by made, with nico legs and calves. But the starte from Mysovak, on the other side such disappointed to hear that probably

his third son, Prine Adalbert, will be: Under European Supervision detail of the manufacture. the railway; bat, after all, the presence

of Russian troops from one end of the the London Daily Telegraph, to the effect King is mistaken. The majority of mer, Take Baikal, at six p.m. on Friday even country to the other and the milway that it was intended to associate with the especially diners out, are not fashioned in ing, and routes Stratenak the following obliged to give up the profession of a sailor, itself will constituto as substantial an bill doing the King's title a measure the apk mould. Of course, calves can Monday about twenty-five minutes to eleven His Royal Highness, who is a very delicate 1.20. The journey From Moscow to Straboy, is quite unable to stud the work that capation of the country as if the Rus providing for the representation of the be added, bandy lega stightened to a sians had declared a Protectorate over colonies in the Tuperial Parliament by certain extent, and knock-kaces zoned reask will thus tkw eleven and a-half days is necessary for his practical training. Ho Manchuria. The installation by the allotting to them sexts, to which extent down corsidembly. The fact of it is The steamer voyage from Stretens to is martyr to sea-cickness; and though he Russian Government of a civil ndaninis: the electoral divisions of Ireland, now over trousers cover a multitude of this that will Khalatorsk will last about a work, and the has begun his duties, it is feared that he _tration_at_Newchwing is rather out of represented, were to be reduced, has been not bear the light of day. If King Edward railway journey thence to Vladivostok will be obliged to return to larid and enter salotely-contractel in official circles. would like advice from a humble subject, thirty-two hours. The whole journey from the Army. In this case, bue of the other keeping with the newspaper declarations Mt H. Copeland, the Agent General for he should alter waiters' costulace, say, to Muscuit to Ladyumluk, with a good meat of Hater Willelm Wall enter the A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. | we have quoted, and if other well in New South Wales, when interviewed upon white jackets and dark pants, or if he likes mer connection at Sretensk, will therefore Navy, and it is already decided that Formed Continental journals are to be the subject, said that the colonies were pet bit of colour, red jackets and blue pants.anly take twenty days à return train wil Prince Waldemar, the eldest of Prince at three Henry'szliree sons, will to a sailor, like his. believed Russla as been conducting eager for, and had never favoured, repre- But he had better leave his lege subjects are Stretnek every Tuesday.

father, legs coveroy alorie.. nysecret negotiations with China with the sentation in cho Imperial Parliament.

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