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HONGKONG, TUENDAY, AUGUST 13, 1901.

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TELEGRAMS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Notes by the Way.

H. M. 9. Zoard" arrived at Banglenk on the 1st inst.

A now ateam laundry compray Stroke started in Colombo,

Grouse shooting started yesterday, The birds were strong and plentiful-so was the rain!

Tho death is announced of the Bishop of Durhan, Right Ites. Brooke Foss West

cott, D.D.

It is gratifying to report that no cuses of plague occurred in the Colony during the past twenty-four hours.

Lord Stanley announced on the 29th July that the Beer priemers and those who have surrendered now number about 33 900.

Reuter's telegrams Art ́ ́Letter than notelegramus at all, and that is about all that can be said for Renter's servicc. Tonight, we publish Other than ten cases of plague, then Router's message, slated London, August were to cases of communicable diseases 11, giving a list of effeèrs arul nuen de- | reported in the Colony during the past corsted or promoted for services with wack.

inst

That message

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A oss mm order, like cau blow of the batter on the head of the mail, makes an impresscon, but it is aly the con- titas insertion of the ilvertisement, like the coutimus poujeling on the hod of the unit, that drives the argu meul horse and dinches it.

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The Doughs Co.'s steamer briaun has got exfely off the mod bank at Tamsui, She has sustained no damage.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

News from the Philippines.

Au niectric light plant is the later in- novation contemplated for Iloilo,

The Civil Commission has adopted the manereus amendments unde to the new do, and the Billing beea emnerel sind will operate after 1st September.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1901.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The America Cup Race.

Shomuch I sailed for America ou the 27th July, the steam pucht Erin escorting

her.

Allco Memorial Hospital.

The Hon. Tronner of the Alice Me- "morial and Nethorside Hospitals begs to | neknowledge with, thanks the following

£20

On the 7th inst the government of donation to the funds of the Hospitals:- Manila passed from the control of the Hon. T: H. Whitshend military to that of the civilians. The new city villcer's took the oath of flulity and

were installed.

Quarantine in Netherlands-India.

Mr Dreze, the Consul Genaral for Netherlands-India, writes to us under yes It is the intention of General Chaffeetering's das hat the quarantine reguln to establish a hns of inter-isbind (rsports which were in force in Netherlands. su this, every crash town nccupied by troja, India ugninat evvivals from Hongkong on will be touched by no of the ships semi-unt of smallpox are now withdrawn

naerdy

Mr Soutter who has just received fugarulment as the next Colletex of Chestons for the Port of Manila, is now on his way to the Philippines. collectoe was Conerly compecies with the

Custom serrice at Bavana.

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The Delt

General Ingles a effectively prossing

of the jusurgent General Tecimu. A. vigorous campaign is being pursued against the robols now in the field, and the province will soon be thoroughly cleared of them.

The quarantine régulations on account of

bonic plague still remain in force.

The Late King Humbert

Solamen public celebrations to comme-

ente the assassination of King Humbert were held in all parts of Italy on the anni versary of the late King's amassination. †The Duke of Alruzza has laid the founda

Mouza; and a huge procession to the King's tomb in the Pantheon at Rome

t: ok place.

The Last of the Siege Train. `'

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Inter Colonial Rifle Match.

Arrangements are being made to boli a shooting mately between teams represen tative of the Straits Volunteers and the Ceylon Volunteers, each team firing at their respective ranges. The trama will be composed of twelve men asido, the cundi- tions being a number of teunds, which baro yet to be arrangai, at 200, 500 and 600- yards; Bisley scoring. In all probability the match will como off between the Ist and 9th September, and should prevo very in- korosting.

The Sobraon' Finding.

The verdict of the Board of Trade upon

the P. art O. ship Sobraon will occasion the circumstances attending the wreck of

little surprise to those who are porsonally acquainted with Captain Wibmar, K.N.R.. i one of the ablest officere in the survice, saya to Englishanan. In Calcutta, wiere Cap: tain Wibmer was well-known and popular

the Commander of the Bengal, the utmost sympathy will be folt for him, tom- pered within feeling of relief that after suck. a verdict the incident is not likely to result

The King's New Title.

With the exemption of a few additional after being relicved of part of her cargu, the campaign in Samar against the foreen stond of an expiatory chapel at in the termination pf an honourable curver, names, the telegram is identical with the message published by us on the Sth was taken from Rangoon wwwsayar rs of the 25th July. A draft of 163 non-commissioned officers and it also appeared in Colonah and men, with followers, is being preparoi MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

changes of the same date, revived into preaved from Ruins to join the 31st Miscellaneous

Meljavier meleživered after the French unil steamer last night. Modas Infantry in China. this date subpart to rent.

Assuming that the messages was recrived from Londeu in Pombay on the 24th Jaly, it has actually taken inte days for the news to transmit from Houbay to Hongkong

General Memoranda.

SARRAY, Niggist. 17.

2,35 pm. -Anction of Hesseliki Kürai | fol

tare, ad No. 7, Granville Aveane, Kowloon

MONDAY, Auest 19:---

No.--Metion of Shusholders of the Hongkong and Whampoa Deck D, Lat the Ollieses of the Company, Queen's Buddhoes, Connaught Rond

A RAMBLE THROUGH SOUTHERN

FORMOSA:

By G. TAYLOR. L. M. Castone,

With WoonET TX.

[Reprinted from the Chiat Review]

One of the Best Sketches of Formosa Life yet written.

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The cruiser Neurol has reached Now York 43 days cut from Hongkong. She is believed here to have made the quickest trip for the distance of any man-si-war, her average speed being 111 knots through,

cargo the cofage.

inst about the time a steamier would take to bring on the message from: Bombay: The public

A Home paper gives particulars of the Inte Father Vigoso additionni to these al readly published by us. Ta appears that he was au Á.D. C. to King Victor Emmanuel, and that he held on honoury degree from

judge for itself the value of a tele graphic servier of this sort. Presumably the delay occurred. Bombay, whence, apparendy, the messages are re-trans-Oxford University. mitted to the Further Enst. If this be

so, then Reuter is being lolly served! The destly is reported from Ceylon of

A London telegram dated July 26 saye-Lord Salisbury last night intro- duced a Bill, in the House of Jørða permit. The 16th Company of the Siege Train, ting a change in the King's title, which The Spanish Government has with-

which came to Hongkong for Africa when will proteddy ba 'King of the United King drawn its decorations from Dr Tavera, to affairs in North China were looking so dows of Great Britain and Iralumul, and of ferred on hira for services to that country serious last year, leave to-day by the char-all British Dominions Beyond iko Seas, This action is the result of a sensationaltered transport Chinglu for India. This Dofonder of the Faith, and Emperor of letter written by Dr.Tavera when on tour

was the last company of the Siegs Train India. All Colonies have been consulted. with, the Civil Commission, conglobating loft with us, the others having gone in dri. and are agreed that a change is desirable. the Filipinos upon being freed from the blets during the earlier months of this year. During the discussion, Lord Rosebery ro rule of that miserable and Quixotic The men of the Siego Train are of fine commended that the title he King of all

physique, with keen enthuélamn for sport, Britons beyond Sens.' chiefly football, and, last season, the popu lar gaan got quite a fillip by their presence in the Colony,

country.'

Fighting his Battles 'o'er Again.

Sir Claude MacDonald and a party of friends visited the Earle Court Exhibition en 6th July, and were much interested in watching the 'Chito pagenor, which suts forth the leading incistents in the siege and relief of the Puking Legations.

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at Bombay, and the sooner a man is Mr James Burton S. D'Aguilar, a youngThe King and Sir C. Macdonald. appointed with a knowledge of the replanter. He sustained a trivial accident in On 10th July, His Majesty wrived in quirements of the Far Eastern ports Rugby football match; blood poisoning audience Sir Claude Macdonald. in the better it will be for Restex and set at. however, and he died after a brief Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary, Minister As has illness. He was only 21 years of age. Bo Plenipotentimry, and Cousul-General at fure going out to Cepkni, four years ago, he Tokyo. Her Majesty Queen Alexandra player fotball for Somerset,

the subscribers to the service been pointed out en a few mensions Street, | lately, several messages of importance to subscribers ir China have never come on at all, and considering the import ance of the traill negotiations Hongkong and Simughni should be kept better posted than they have ben on the pro gress of these wrgotiations.

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day, both receptions taking place at There was we talk in town today Marlborough House. From Sir Claude the that the Quran steancer Daphoes was miss-King lind much to hear as to the siege of ing. On inquiry, we learn that she arrived the Peking Legations, and Her Majesty safely in Nagasaki, on the 7th inst., after was at the same time listening to a silly being eight days out rotu Shanghai. The story from Lady Macdonald. is only alra hree days overdue, and, Roubtless, the Deplove bad run ia some where for shelter from the typhoou.

Mr John Barrett.

English Cricket.

A London telegram dated July 24 re- ports-At fartsmouth to-day Hampshira- The Bangtol: Times says:-Mr John Boat Suaerect by 103 runs, after declaring Barrett, our late United States Minister in their second innings, Bmund, for the Bangkok, is leading a busy life in Aurion, lusors, scored 111 rum. The other County- and is back and forth very frequently be matches were drawn, owing to the cain; tween the Pacific Coast and the Lotus Club, but two batamon distinguished themselves, 558 Fikh Avenue, New York, his legal Tyldesley scoring 170, and K.8. Rujitsinhji. residence, although he spends much of his 100, retou-A tulegram dated 27th July time when East in New York Cily and says:The matches between Sussex and Washingturi. It wil interest Mr Barrett's Hampshire, at Exatbaume, and Lancashire! many friends in Bangkok to learn that the and Glcestershire, at Manchester, were President has recently apprinted him one drawn. The matches between Surrey and of this plenipotentiary delegates of the Yorkshire, atthe Oval, (Lockwood's benellt) Caited States to the International Congress Worcestershire and Somerset at Worceste of Ameticnt: States to be held in the City Essex and Leicestershire, at Loyton, ar of Mexico in Octobor next.

There are only Notte and Kent, at Nottingham, were are delegates from the United States, and abandoned owing to rain, not a ball beg this Congress will be the most important bowled, gathering of Nations ever held in the

Western hemisphere. It will proteibly he Pitching it Strong.

papers of Saigon fold the Saigonnais int

deeds of tool were being macted in de

Laos.. Assassinations are multiplying hd

in session for serein? nonths and consider L'Opinion of Saigon published be Chinese Immigration to the Straits.

The In auk 05. Express of the 8th grave problems affecting the relations of following on the 23rd July.—It is ow July says: The Hanburg-American Line North and South Ameries. Naturally Str more than a mouth ago since the NR- coespondent in & Hampers has requested the Foreign Ofice to prevent Barrett is looking forward to meeting Mr was the grand old man gests that as the British duck as who the carrying out of the Decrce of the Lagis. Guerille, wit is British Minister to Mexico, of Italian political life.aght mer Admitat Seymour will shortlylative Council of the Straits Settlements, and renewing old Bangkok friendship, le was born in Sivily in 1810, studiede retursing home, it is time to begin Forbidding the importation of Chinese deck: arranging a reception for them. The naval law at Palermo, and became a meritamen who made the gallant attempt to reach of the Bar at Naples. En 181 Peking ara, he thinks, deserving of a wel joined the revolutionary movement is come home, like the Powerful tara who Sicily, and Jind Lu seek safety in France. | fought for Kærlysmith. He returned to Pairman with Garibaldi

in 1879, rond in 1861 was returned to

A. S. WATSON & CO., 0e first Italian Parliament as the re resentative of Palermo, Since then, he is always Impen 2 prominent ligure in Italian politics, be coming President of the Chaniber

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The Royal Welch Fusiliers will play 28th Co., S.D., R.A., in the evoerd round of the shield competition at Kewloon to- morrow, commencing st. 5.46 p.m, sharp.

the dext bodies of Furapeans are piling · Under The Homeward Mails.

on the banks of the Mekong. But the Doubtless many of our readers have concerned tranquilly continue their existe

the leadership of the Hamburg-American passengers on non-British vessels. Company, steamship owners have appealed received from Home by Festerday's mail serounded by Enesian women and tɔ to the Mister for Foreign Affairs to take complaints of missing letters. The follow porfuae of Government alcohol, and don measures to provout the Bill from being ing paragraph from the 4 tid C. Expreas make any more. They vertaisly think thị enforced, -tirey allegu it is destined to of July 12 explains the cause of delay: the Loos country is all right and going frot gire a preferential treatment to British All receiving Far Eastern correspondoncebettel to best. The por interim Governo strarship companies.

Imvu felt sonia inconvenienee at the erratic is certainly very admirable in his ađ manner.in which the homeward maile seamministration. Here is a man vot ecsil to be received as present. With the ex-moved, certainly not when it is for the skit ception of a German mail--which is, nevor of other people. Que of the province The Naval Mancuvres began shortly a very full mail delivered on 1st inst., of our Union is up in fire and floor, they after midnight on July 28. The rules some two days late according to schedule rob, they kill all those who are not of the and instructions issued by the Ad-time, we had no nesil for a fortnight. The Kha people. The interim Governer hay. miralty show that the two feels were homeward Fronch mail due in London on received this terrible news and is ne more

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of Deputies m 1870, and Minister of H.E. Sir West Ridgeway. the Interior (wo years later. Always A correspondent, who has means of anadvocate-ef on alliance with Germany, knowing much that is transpiring writes to contend for the command of the 3rd insi, was only received on 9th itst., or alarmed that when hearing the smallest he consummated his wishes while Pre-from Chelsea to the Standard (Colombo) :-- | English Channel, the maneuvre ground 24 hours after the English mail, which particulars of everyday lifu To all re It is, I am assured, practically decided lying off the west coast. The British coast carried virtually a neok's later advices. "She presentations published in the press, to the mier and Minister for Foreign Affairs that Sir West Ridgeway is going to end of was placed in a state of defonds, and the had pridently bad some ident-the indignant protestations of the public, lie in 1887, when Italy joined the Triple the biggest posts in the gift of the Colonial forts maunad ready to repalse attacks,

nature of which we have not learnt as she continues dumb. Has he ever ordered an Allmer. His official fife was full of Office. He is spoken of as the successor of the naval and military making another has been steadily losing the nearly all the enquiry plainly the only thing to do. Has turmoil and anxiety, nad he rendered Lord Milnor, for he will rotire very pro-attempt to co-opemte. The enemy was reway home. Added to this she landed a be tried to discover the cause of the himself very unpopular by reason of the hably next February or March. Sir West presented by the Channel Squadron with stoker at Fort Said, Enid to be suffering revolt; lusked into the formal accusations financial measures he bad to introduce Ridgeway has added immensely to his re-reinforcemonts, and once socre Iretand was from piaguo, and went to the Quarantine brought against the Luang Prabang officials? to provide fut the extraordinary expen-putation since he went out to Ceylon, and the territory of the foe, with the addition Statine Frioul instead of straight It is probable that nothing has been done; diture entailed ip fulfilling the obliga Mr Chamberlain has to rely upon.

is at present one of the very strongest men

tions of the Triple Alliance. This brought about the fall of his ministry in 1890, but he was back in power!

Mr H. Anttonjee he built a handsome ngain in 1801 for a brief period. Apart!

building in Elgin Road, Kowloon, and we from Italian politics, Signor Crispi, believe it is his intention to open a however, dhl not bulk prominently in European hotel or caravanserai there in a

the world's affairs.

The Coming Coronation.

An Obnoxious Latrine.

mouth artwor The situation is a

Who would be Reported Verbatim ?

It will be remembered that in con

on this occasion of the Channel and Scilly to Marseille. The inconvenience of and indeed why should there to Like Isles. The Murid, collier, was chartered advices reaching thus may readily be seen. everyono elsa the interim Governor is no by the Admiralty, and employed expori-Nor is this the end. The Gorkaan mail, fait with the complaints of the people of mentally during the maneuvres in coaling due today, many reach to-morrow, but more the Laca; he knows that the Khas have battleship while bring towed by the vessel probably on Monday, 18th inst. Then the revolted. This is caused, simply, by the succeeding French mail, due on 17th inst, new fiscal régime that in his ignorance of that she was supplying,

is coming ou by the Natal, as the Aran the country M, Doumer thought well to Behir, from Australia, which should have impose upon these primitive peoples, whose taken the mails from her at Colombo, has only vethod of transacting business hitherto good one, and as the house is well built it cluding our article defending the reporters had som accident in Australian rators and lins been parter. This ancient form, of should become a popular residence will at the Sanitary Bosta from the strictures not arrive at Colombo. The Natal is commerc could only have been supplanted I hear (says Truth) that the Coronation many Europeans. But on the opposite side of the Hoa, F. H. May, we caid the worst consequently bringing on the maits hewolf by civilization. But the Ireneb dininis- is to be a two days' function. On the first of the road, unforturistuly, there is an punishment that could befall him at the Bombay, anfestinot be here before 19thtration has silently and brutally without We call attention to the slight proceedings are to be limited to Westminster obnoxious latrine which makes its presence hands of the reporters would bo to rsport or 20th inst. And close on that mail wo any andun trosition, overturned their increase in the prices of our B'Abbey on the second there is to be a felt in more ways than one. If the military his speeches verbation. The following ex shall probably have the Burdish mail, with old catablished sustint. A 64 pole tax great procession through the streets. In authorities are approached, surely there tract in reference to the subject is called he succending week's advices, on 22nd bus baori imposed on every male oror 20 and qualities, which altera- the intercats of monarchy I sincerely hope will be no difficulty in having this latring from the Kobe Herald, and will be sp inst.

Fents of age. It has been too sudden, and when ton fate, thoi responsible have found tion will take effect from 1st that the present State carriage hill be removed to a less exposed site, where it will preciated by all who know, anything about left in its cunch house. Monarchy would be just as conviniens for the Indian soldiers verbatim reporting-We suggest to the

it our.. Many lived of French men have August, 1901.

The quality and quantity of an inlante paid for this fiscal fancy Who is to not long survive oven in the most loyal of and will be in to wise olinosions to the Hongkong papers that some day they give far is often seriously affected by the bear the bass of these crimes? Futionco! nations were this ridiculous, and hideous general public, Allour Brandies are guaranteed carriage to make 100 frequent sopentances.

a real and absolutely life-like vorbatim of its mother's hilth who durses i II. report of the Hon. F. H. May and where of others in Frequently the cause of Douner will the President of the

indigestion and diarrhoea in their babies Council and of tho Republic. to be PURE COGNAC, the difference It would seen that the actual Coronation is GOVERNESS: What is a continent? Na speakers, including all the hums and hahe, which are nursed at the breast. Poor in pries being merely a question a very lengthy affair-so-longthy that

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George IV. lad & surt of soat erected to (aged 5): I know; It's a place where the she and other ejeculations, the hex watery, unsubstantial and insufficiant milk hers coop grauimare, the nsides, the emendations will disorder the health of the child and will which he several times retired to take a people go when they are married.'

elisions, excisions and renodations, the car anaciation. Stearns Wine of Cod. Cottingham were to Washington For a Soda Brandy

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and all the other touches of nature" Known out. It is sustaining in the high-and Diarrhoe, Reviedy and was much at huge through this trying poriod a pleased with the prompt cure which it ng, was aghast to find His Majesty seated

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