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It is now denied from Japan that Mr J. Pierpont Morgen has parehased the Didwoll line of steamers between Hong- kong and Americas

On the medal which the Kaiser will present to the German tops an Their return from China the German engle is shown with has clars in the Chinese dragon..

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The PCM.0.'s Return.

It is notified in the Gesella that Dr J.

MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1901.

·LOCAL AND GENERAL

Notes from Nippon.

4 oted Kołonynna Ya Miyagi

3. Atkinson, Principal Civil Médied U-proletme disappeared entirely on the 15th cer, reported his roters from leave of July, absence und resumed his daty on the 5th inst.

Mourning Order.

"Owing to the death of 11.1,M. Empress Frederick of Gertanny, alf officers nimil "wir-

The British ship :William Tom as made the'run fron Yolgohama to San Fran- eises in 31 days,

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A High Roller

Arthur Howard, the deserter from the

day California glinent, U.S. Any has bron promoted to a liesten ut colonulog in the insigent army in the Philippines; and op te lart while ago, has been laring | things all his own way. Ils is decribed as a brigh volam with a munia for the endle-pit. He heta na high as n`cool thousand an one cock light. If he wins, ho demands und.

thit. The last bevird of tùm was at | Catsiin, whers-ito-natrowipt swaper, cap

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nant officers of the Greilson will wastekass, passiengora, exclusive of children receives prompt cash. If he loses lio signa

surning for six weeks from the 6ti izst. The officers of the Valoniteur Corps will also wear the mourning band for the same: period.

Sanitary Board Vacancies.

When we published H.

After all-(says the Koho Chromide), the E. Sir Henry Blake's

Mr Lay. Chu Pak hue been appointed despatch to the Secre.nitary or insanitary-calition of Hong- Usono. tury of State for the org appears to be unly further evidenco by H.. the Governor a caber of the of the ineficiency of the Crowns Colony Sanitary Board for three years from the 8th Colonies and referred

form of government.

in rice, Mr Chan A Fock, resigned. The the now notorious memoranda of his

seats resigned by De Hartigan and Mr J. alee most prominent officials, there

During the recent typhoon, a Japanese McKio have yet to be filled.. Mr Lau Chu were some members of the community cruiser and the Gomaan stemmer Genera. Pak is compradore to Musers A. S. Watso who began to think that the last word.

ein deuschhe came into collision at Woo- | and" Cv. has been spoken on the "alegost' insani- | song. The stern of the latter sexsol was tary condition of the Colany of Hongkong, somer bat badly damaged.

A special meeting of the Legislativo People were agist at the splendid su-

Council is summoned fur to-morrow (Tues. licity of the memorandu-writing his of

The apuduiment, sabjeet to His Ma- | day), the 13th inst., at 3 p.m., for the par- So plausible were they, st

jesty's approval, of the Hon. J. Thorburn pose of passing a resolution of condulence ctful in legging the io u issues, they to be an Unofficial Member of the Legisla- | with Hia Majesty the King and His Ita- succeeded in misleading some worthy tive Ca mail, rie, the Hon. Ft. M. Gry, perial Majesty the Emperor of Genug in the bereavement they have suffered by the death of Har to Imperial Majesty the

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citizens, who, faced by the dwinding resigned, is notified in the finalte, stati: ties of plague cases, were inelid

General Memoranda, Wassay. Asobi 14

Goals per Melumene umbofivered after to doubt whether the evidence of their

this date subject ar mant. MONDAY, Angest 19:-

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Meeting of Shareholders of the , at the Offices of the Company, Queen's Buildings, Connaught Rand,

THE REVENUE OF CHINA.'

A SERIES OF ARTICLES, Brprinted from The Chong Mail.

WITH AN APPENDIX.

To be ult the Orewa OF THIS PAPER.

Messrs. KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

Anuj Meses. W. Bagwan & Co.

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三字純

1. THE TRI-METRICAL CLASSIC.

千字女

THE THOUSAND WORDS' POEM.

Translated from the Chinese

eyes and other senses-could he be Seved. The public am burning grade- ally how little relianes can be placed on¦ the audacions statements of the official trimumvirate, We think the public will agree that the discussion of the samitry condition of the Colony is not altogether

for historical walter il.

research

It is in medance with the teaditions of the Government

that tr servier

kal officials should hu more concerned with the pust -in saving their own skins- than they! are over the present rendition of the Colony and what should be done for the future. It may em an injastier

Ree, Jas. Grhum Paterson, the vener able and widsly travelled missionary, con- ducted a short eigious service in the City Hall on Saulay trening which was follow- by an interesting korure on his world. wide travels.

On the Red fast, when the first un- favourable bulletins regarding the health of his mother wera path led, the Kaiser countermanded all the arrangements for ina theix! reception of Conat von Wallersee at Huaburg, and depted the Crown Prince to represent him.

The Camarine's Governorship.

Senor Marino Avella is mentioned as

the possible successor of Mr Curry to the

To be hod -- Price Cents the set-tromal reports at the Sanitary Doard, the Cinsi Mar. Oiew Wyndham But the wild fact stars the public a

the face that these same otheils seem The Harbour of Polac to be filled with the idea that a defence

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SECOND EDITION.

of the past is needed and so they have [ISTORY OF THE CHURCHES OF determined to sacritice any person and

Isora, Bursta, STAM THE MALAT

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The lato Empress Frederick.

Dowager Empress of Germany, “

Notes and Specie.

The following returna of the average amount of luck notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong doving Jaly me certified by the Managers of the re- spectivė Banks

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Banka. Chartered Bank of India, Australia

Average Spezia Abiernt. Reserve.

The Emprise of Japan took 150 fivet

From Yokolauna for Vancouver.

Rear-Admiral B. J. Comwell is th command the rerived Europenis station of tise U. S. navy, with the Chingo as his flagship.

Major Kalawan, the Crown Prince's aide-de camp, was thrown from his horse and killed at an inspection of troops at Anyána on the 27th July.

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Reform at Peking.

The Peking correspondent of the N-G Daily News writes :-There is general talk- again of reform. But can the Ethiopian chango his skin ?'' . To think of men noted for bribogs leading the country into reform- ation? Are we deceived so easily is al this? The board of reform, or, as it is generally termed by foreigners, the Board of Regency, in coming to the front: accord Four forcin Life Insurance Coming to the fancies of the Halanfe Court, panies, the Equitable of New York, be The three members here received a long duly been registered in Jammu. Manufacturers'; Staudard, and Sun, have communication from the Cours through

the fuar members there, outbuing what the Board is to bo and to do." It is purposed to make the new Board replace the Grand.

General Gaselee was given an official Council, much as the Grand Council has co- reception by the Japanese authorities at Placed the Inner cit. There is a great Kobe on the 29th July, nad à tiffo by the deal of talk about, sincerity, working for. Kobe branch of the China Association and Rood, honesty. There is to be po distinc

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French Railways in Kwangtung.

A French company has received a con- cassion to build a milway from Kwong chouwats into the interior of Kwangtung, The cost is estimated at 28,000,000 francs (21 120,000), and the surveys will be begun inmediatoly

and China 8 2,792,283 $1,000,000 Now Vein of Coal at Takashima.

According to a statement made by Mr Oki, an expert in the Takushima Colliory, &,000,000 -

shaft is now being cut to deal with tho 150,090 new voin of coal recently discovered. It

8,075,407

Hongkong and Shaughs Banking Corporation National Bank of

Chino, Limited... 440,485

tion unde bolwean new and old, Chinese and Foreigu, but only copy the good. All suggestions of reform arò 'to he exmained, and what the Board approves, tho Throne: will carry out. What is mest remarkable, the hearts of Westerners are spoken of as- all good, while the hearts of the Chinese,. are all bad. The ways of the Chinman Now this and now that, are mysterious. mind unsettled, no rigid policy, Forlaps this is the woman of it. The Dowager. Empress is nonplussed.

Fortifications of Weihaiwei Stopped...

The Weihaiwei correspondent of the ... Day Never writes 1-Tho futuro of the colony has been a matter for mutil

Total......$11,238,25 0,750,000 has been ascertained that the vein is on discussion of late. A few days ago a ospectedly extensive and connects with telegram roic London, the result, it is adid,

Hajina, shout three miles distant. It is timated an outpart of over 1,000 tons per

There is much interest in the re-day can be obtained upon the completion ported engagement of Mrs Langtryin of the works,

of a recent Cabinot meeting, put a stop to

work on the fortious. According. Say this, having in mind the heroics of Governorship of the Camarines. Sr. Aretas Langtry's Daughter.

is a wealthy mierint maxi planter of those!

to native rumour the colony is to be handed some of the ollivids we were accustomed provinces, has witeinfuence, and is said to

over to Germány! The tend russon for the to read prior to the demeiation of 1 bebe well qualified to resume the obligations daughter, Joanne, to Hon. Ivor Quest, by E. J ETL, PH.D.

suspension of military works on Liukunatao M P., Lord Wimborno's eldest son. Lasty China and the Missionaries. of this important office.

is in all probability conuceted with the Wimborne is one of Lewd Randolph

The Peking correspondent of the .-C. recent proposal to linnd over the suuller Churchill's sisters. Her husband is a mil-

Daily Neses wrote on the 27th July-Choo wonding stations to the Admiralty. The The harbour of Idae in the Philipimatze Welsh coal and iron mine owner, Fa, the provincia: treasurer, after settling final decision on the question is reserved pines is described as being a fine one with The match is regarded by the Wimbornes the mission claims, gave an elegant for the next meeting of the Cabinet, plenty of water for the an horage of deep us a mesalliance, but the young people aver foreign dinner to the English and Auxerican Presunt indications are that the Island will PENINSULA, CANODIA, ASNAM, TREE, any principle so long as they co suceerd sea-going vessels. The iɛland abounds in that they will bring it off anyway. But missionajien Sheffield, Owen, Wherry, be used intkely for naval purposes. The hemp and other products, and it only re- Lady Wimborne is a woman of such strong Lowry, Reid, Norris, Cunningham, Hand. Commissioner will move over to the nain- nut agree, with quives the pacification of the country character that it is believed she will chand, and Peck. Another dinner is to be land. With him will go the military had civi trive in some way to lalk them. Jesus given to the Catholics. Chou Fa is criler- handquarters, and the centre of grarity of Langtry resembles her mother in figure anded to unhe regulations for pence between our civil and governinental life will be in onural aspect. Though darker and not so the Church, and the heathen (nr the people) or near Mahto, to the worth of the harbour handsome, she is considerably aduire, He wonders how it is to be done; and we - The naval theory appens to favour the iden and through the influence of the King sho

wonder too. is chaperoned by the Marchioness of Gram- by. Young Guest served as a volunteer in the South Africau waz, and is a good-look

CREA AND JAPAN, Entrusted to the Soermy of the Maastox ETRANGERTS,

and

(Traukiated by EDWARD HADER PARKER Reprinted from TIL UNA REVIEW.')

Place OST BOLANIL

If

in buttressing their own position. these persons de the apologists then much the

worse

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Pre-

open up this industry,

to

Rough on Rats. |viously-expressed priciples do ret

The rat business, says the fly coincide with those o espressed Times of 7th inst, antinues to increase in Ein Sam at KELLY & WALSH, Er then they can be conveniently ignored dune at the office of the Board of

The letter of our correspulent Hung Health. Owing to hom is very much in point at the pre caused by the traffic it has become neces sent time. Huuglien is obviouslysary to establish stations in overy districting fellow.

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WINE AND SPIELF MERCHANTS.

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BRANDY.

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the inconvenience

an official. Instead of shutting Alamika where the rodents will be himself up in his office with blue-books created and the bounties paid their cap.

for recreative reading, he has gone to tors.

the streets and by way of the Colony

A Furious Steamer,

The Patent Ordinance, 1892.

A snd death occurred to a marine bo-

to the firm's "Rect, The vessel, which ne- rived from Singapore on Saturday after. Moor, was purchased for $150,000, and was repaired and specially fitted at Singapore s for the local evolio and general cargo trafke

of using this part is a sanitarius and supply base where ships may provision and tako in water, but to have it absolutely Schedule Uw The Fatont Ordinance, fortified. Up till now, £20,000 ană 1892, is amended by the addition of the cre has been spent on four forts and the made, stay connected with them. If the following clause, namely: Where the The Bangkok Times of 1st August owner by segment of thy invention, or Adusinalty assumes control, all this money wil have been spent in rain,-interesting. says:-The s.. Donai is becoming famous, the exclusive right thereto within this

news for the long-suffering British taxpayer17 if not for the quantity of her cargo, at Colony, petitions the Governor for Lettors and collected facts at first hand; mut A Boom in Spanish.

least for the atriking manner in which Patent, and for such assignment on The City' Line Changing Hands, Ono result of America's was with Spain, iwe venture to advanen the opinion thum

Yesterday, by invitation of Mr Jed anyone acquainted with the facts besage the Maxila Times of Rith lust, hing she makes her presence felt this side of consideration or a merely nominal rinney

been a loni in the Spanish taugunge, Dangkolem Point. She is the terror of Copsidération passes, the Stamp duty payable Tek Song the agent in Hongkong of the brings forward will scarecly accept as wich is aking gear heating, not only ships and cargo baat owners, as also of those in this Colony with respect to such assign Wes Bia shipping firm of Singapore & convincing the assertions of the Oficial in universities and collegea but evan in high whose property abuts the Monam. Her munt shall be $10 instead of 825,'. This { ruaber of gentlemen, titized on board the apologists, as set forth in the latest chords, where it is threatening to ourstrip intest escapade, was last evening. To speed order made by the Governor in Council, City of Calcutta, the most recent sildition blue-book on thy sanitary condition of French and Genna, At Yale, where the at which she came up the river near the 1st August inst, is published in the Gazette Hongkong. The public are more concera. study of this language had been neglected B. B. F. C's premises was a sight. The nod takes effect on 20th insi. ed with the present and the future than for many years, more than a hundred she dropped anchor nearly opposite the with the past. Whoever is responsible students have chosen it as one of thoir Harbour Office. There was a strong food

'olectivos."- In the West the appetite for tide and instead of bringing up gracefully A Marine Drowned, for the insanitary condition of Hongkong

this new tokening is said to be eveu keenor.she tried conclusions with the Harbour —whether it is the Government, as we assert, or whether it is the public, as the Sucha rapid increase in the popularity of Department's wharf. The s. a. Buketting longing to H.3.S. Arte, while in the set of 360,000. We understand that owned steamer sailing from Singapore. Spanish is mainly due to the belief that which was lying here had her after port Cosmopolitan Dock on Sunday nightfanya, biz 2555 tona, is the largest locally Government asset-there can surely be there will be ny afable business open. bulwark stove in and one of her masts the NO. Daily Nees of the Cth inst.). It

She is a twelve-knotter, and accomplished the voyage from Singapore to this post in only one opinion that it is desirable to ings, as well as official appointments, in sprang. A. P. W. D. launch was sunk semns the mon was emptying a mess kettle,

and three of the Harbour Master's lunches and, in leaning over, it is sapnued the dust Evo days, at nu average rate of 11.6 knots. reform the Colony in such a manner na Cuba and the Philippines.

damaged. Also the wharf itself was broken got into his eyes and the wind overstunted she has olcetticity throughout sydi

∙th ad- will remove the causes of epidemic dis-

Liquid Fuel.

down. The damage has been roughly him. Although the water was quite enim, euse and to give the people healthier

The Petroleum Iubstrial and Techni-estimated at about Tes, 12,000. The Dorus and a ladder hangerer the site at the ting, mimably fitted for the specini bratte in which she is now cugaged, Her ports of call are Cognac

conditions in which to live. Let the cat. Berion of 8th July says:-- North-is to-day anchored peacefully in front of the unfortauste man was drowned. The to bo Penang Singapora, Hongkong, Coremor take note of Hunghom's Corman Lloyd steamer which is trading. the Hongkong Bank-

body was cecovered, and taken to the Shen-Amoy nad Snow, and she is taking 700 (C)-Very Old Liqueur

letter, and lay its lesson to heart. between Singapore and Bangkok, and

tung mortuary chapel yesterday afternoon, coolics with hee this trip to Amoy, Coolies there to await the inquest. The body of Cognac

$30 Here, as the writer of the letter points which mule kriots an hour burning 19

can be received on board up to this number A Norwegian sailor also lies at the nurtuary of 2000. Their quartets are kept clean, out, is a comparatively new suburb of tous of Australian coal per day, has now V.O.-D.-Hennessy's Fin-

what promises to be one of the most been adapted for burning quid fuel, and

A correspondent sands us the following In this case the man-belonged to the Nor-

and the fosid atmosphere se igekdental to densely populated of all the villages in under the now system makes 11 kutsuit catting from an English newspaper Awegian stearaz end; and fell over most coolic carriers dispelled by two large est Very Old Liqueur

Wa. are

board on Friday Just while engaged in paint. Lother attempt to force to the front the

steam fans, which are continuously at work. Hongkong, and the Government is reconsumption of 14 tms of oil, Cognac

$35 producing in it all the evils that have

also infumed that the Chum Mutual Ship question of a Rent-Court for London is to ing the side of the ship.

This is the third City Luer which the. ping Co. has ordered time of their vessels he made in Mr Steadmann at the London

Wee Bin irm has purchased. Last year contributed to make the city of Victoria to be adopted to the up of petroleum a County Council. At an early wooting Br

they acquired the City of London, and, a We call attention to the slight cne of the most pestilential places on fuel. The Shell Line Co., have just placed Stondon will move-That in consequence A Wet Season at Shanghai.

short time proriously, purchased the City of increase in the prices of our 'B' the face of the earth. If the Public orders for tiru ter steamers of 10,000 tus of the growing increase in rents, it be an White Hongkong has had an abnormally. Edinburgh. We learn from a home scurse- and C qualities, which altera-Works Department is not, fit to grapple sack with Messis Way, Gray and Co., of instruction to the Parliamentary Committee day summer, so furas it has gone, Shanghai that the City of Incercie is now on her way

West Hartlepool. addition to this, un to prepare and insert a clauso in the next has been experiencing a series of doluges, ut to the East, and that there is a prɔ-- tion will take effect from 1st with its proper work now, are other order for a sinibar vessel has been General Forces Bill giving the Council the The N... Taily Nearst publishes the follow.bability of her being snapped up by the came August, 1901.

Chinese return to overcrowd the present laced with lesere Armstrong, Whitworth power to establish fair-rent courts withining meteorological paragraplii-Theaterge enterprizing firm. It may be added that

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Programmes.

Company Reports.

Business Circulars.

Bills of Lading, etc.

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Per faxe

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Allour Brandies are guaranteed to be rURE CouNAC, the difference

ive to expect. when the scared

Hint from London.

nod Co. All those vessels are to be delivered! limited number of dwellings? Will the

the whole of the Courty of London.-Our minimum of the thermometer. in the the City of Calcutta, which left today, is Sanitary authorities, who are gradually also making arrangements to secure a large as many do that house rentals in Hong maximum 84.87. and the car: 79,48, Iy of the leaner Choitotume, also owned early next year. This same Company 2 correspondent evidently holds the opinion Settlement in July was 74.00, the average under command of Captain Dewan former- losing ground and who are apparently un- able to check flagrant contraventions of tonnage of oil-carrying vossole in another kong are altogether too high at present against 76.89, 88.62, and 82.76 respectively by Messrs Wee Bit and Co in price being merely a question the sanitary bye-laws in the heart of this direction.

We have been solomaly assured by who in July 1900. The rainfall in July as

of

city, be made the scapegoats once again?

WENT TO VISIT HIS SISTER-

age and vintage.

In fact, in Ilongkong to be allowed to drift. Be in the hands of one's friends is ought to know that house property in 12.00 inches, and min fell measurably en Cortingbam went to Washington For a Soda Brandy we

for it camot tu said that it ieguverned,!] very well-if they know what to do with Hongkong does not pay a fais return on | 19 days, against 4.90 inches and 11 days in Co, Ark. U.S.his to sou his ester China Mail Office strongly recommend the B the health of colders and allows endanger-

WYNDHAM STREET,

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Your ma

the capital infested. And yet, people are July, 1980, and an average 5.7 inches

found foolish enough to go on building 9.8 days for the 19 years 1882-1900. On ad, and the commercial prosperity of the Sone years ago a witty old praneiser, makhonse or the information of the land-only five occasions since 1882 has there beso place crippled permanently simply because in reference to the duties of wives, said lords, we may mention that the increase of a heavier monthly rainfall, tie i

"There is amongst my congregation a wo- the Colonial Office refers to accept the man bo is guilty of disobedience to her per cent granted to Navi Fard en A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMFFED, Counsel of the community! If so, there hasband. To mark her, I'll hurl this hymn: ployer only applies to their Colonial

book at ber,' at the same time lifting the THE RONGILONG DISPENSARY,

will be a bid crop to reap one of these book. Every woman in Lue meeting bowed allowances and not to salatics, the en

ployés regret to say,

TRO

days.

head.

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