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DEATH. Suddenly, of apoplexy, at Yokohama, on the morning of Sunday, the 22nd Sep tember, Jens Joн FRANCIS. KC,; aged-

The padication àt. This issue commence ver 6.40 non.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1901.

EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Wo learn on what seems.

THE- to be reliable authority SANITARY that air Osbert Chadwick, ENQUIRY. the eminent civil en-

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Notes by the Way.

The Sultan of Turkey was loin on the ud September, 1842

During the past forty-eight bons, cases at plague were reported in the Colony,

H. R. H. Prince Henry of Prussia has been promoted to be Admiral of the Get-) van Fleet.

It is notified in the Gereffe that Mt E. D. C. Wolfe, cadet, Ens pissed his final

examination in Chinese, a

Dr F. W. Chrk's report on

the

of

epidemic of plague during the first half the current year is published in the Gaceite. It is reported by 'clar de Chiar that

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Communicable Disease.

During the week ended 21st lust, only 2 cases of plague and 2 deaths therefrom were riported. m the Colony. From the Harbour, 3 cases of enterie fever were ande-al European, and 2 deathsresalted.

Li Hing-chang's Health.

On the 8th inst., Li Hung-chang was unwell with a cold, and had to call in the German Center. Dr Velde. He managed, however, to attend the meeting on the fol loving morning, being the first one to

arrivi The oki man is feeble, ad, having finished another great and unplemmat task, will in ravly to close up life.

Chinese Poreign Affairs."

It is reported from Peking that it has

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 28 1901:

TELEGRAMS.

[LEUTER'S BERVICE.}]. PRESIDENT MCKINLEY'S

FUNERAL.

Losnos, 20th September, 1901, President McKinley was interred in the presence of 50,000 persona.

Simultaneous services were hold so tokens of sympathy expressed throughout the world., :

SOUTH AFRICA. Another Capture of Mounted Infantry.

Two guve, escorted by a company of Mounted lofantry, have been surrounded and captured by the Barn at Vlakfontein Lieutenant Berry was killed.

The Elands River Poort Casualties.

antisfaction to all who practised before him. In due course, he became leader of the loon Bur and bad the bonout of Queen'a Channel conferred upon him by Queen Victozie

gineer, has been appoint" { M. Libisort, formaerly a Marine officer, is to! been decided to divide the new Ministry of } 18,60 by the Colonial Office to re-visit Hongniceerd M. Le Rous as French Consul at Foreign Affairs into fuar principal depart. The casualty list gives 83 killed and 35. was a man of ready temper ho novor boro 12.00 ong and report on the sanitary condi- 13.09tion of the Colony, and suggest what

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mcat, namely, Juternational Intercourso; ¦ wounded in the Elands River Poort engage Fidance; Public Works; and Affairs of the went. measures should be adopted to place it The following telegram from H.B.M.Commonalty. The departments haso con 3.00 in a pore salubrious and sanitary conChosul at Bangkok is published in the trol, of course only of such ae may relate lition Mr Chadwick is known to the Gazette :-) Inspection at Pak Nam sub to Foreigu nud Chinese affairs; matters Chinese, pure and simple, of course, belong present generation more by reputation stituted for quarantine at Koh Phni," 318.00 than otherwise; at everybody must | It is stated that Mr Cehida, Vire. to the Six Boards,

dimit his claims to recognition as an Minister of Foreign Affairs, will be ng- eminent civil engineer and authority on pointed Japanese Minister to Peking, vice tirainage, water supply, ami cognate H. K. Kowers, appointed Japanese Minis. subjects. As the recent public petition ter for Foreign Affairs.

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MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Miscellaneous. Goods per fashituleg undelivered » Ster 2

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Asa intror he had his limitations, but this was due to lack of early legal training rather than to lack of ability. Before he left: Ireland, he had received a sound education; and his subsequent experience as a mau vf the world was of great benefit to him. His clarer mind enabled him to grasp readily the main points of a case, and as a reader: of character, and especially of Chinese char acter, he was neror equalled at the locat Baro this the whole of his experience contributed-his early training in Ireland, his life in the back room, his practica na solicitor, and his experience as magistrate and judge. He was expert at croaN-EZAMI- nation, anitany a Hongkong residout can recall to his discomfort; and though ho

malice, and did tinny an act of kindness. kipwn only to those who enjoyed it. As 6- public speaker, fudged by the higliest

THE GERMAN EMPEROR.

inul: hang an ioartistic redundancy, but PRINCE CHUN DECORATED BY standards, he was not hrst class, his chief The German Emperor has conferred uuevertheless he has heon for long one of Prince Chon the Genud Cross of the Order the readiest and certainly one of the of the Red Eagle.

most effectira of our local public speakers. Up to the last he was of a buoyant, volatile nature, and lus ready tongue was never heard to better advantage than when he entertained thred around him in after-din- An Interesting Career. Yesterday, the Chartered Bank received nor reminiscence of the early days of the a telegram from Yokohama announcing the Colony. He was a devout Roman Catholic, death, there, from, apoplexy, of Mr John and his tongue and pen were over at the Joseph Francis K.C. During the past five service of his religious superior. years, Mr Francis has been in failing health, In every public movement, Mr Francis and on more than one occasion his life wasteck & prominent part, He was an en- despaired of, but a naturally strong constita thaistic volunteer, and for several years. to recover when hope had alipost been kong Volunteer Corps. He never lost his tion and extraordinary vitality enabled him from 1880 was Commandant of the Houg abandoned. Within the past few months interest in the Corps, and was always pleas he again became enfeebled in health, and ed to don the uniform and to attend the We understand that a concert for the went to Japan to recoperate. He was Commandant's party on guest nights at the A Military Concert.

epidemic of 1894, he gave up practice to array and the macy will be given in the hertt in Ireland on 25th April, 1839, and Volunteer encampment, During the plague Soldiers' Club, Queen's Road, on Monday was therefore, in kis 63rd year.

Wonte indebted to our evening contem-ssist the local government in the suppres next, the 30th inat, at 8.30. p.. Ab ex- cellent programme is being arranged byporary, the Hongkong Telegraph, for a copy sion of the fell disease. The meetings of Bandmaster Muir, Royal Welch Funiliore, of the following telegram received to-day what were known as the Permanent: Com- Francia apparently, well Sanday mor-mittee were held in his office in Bank and to no one, it is needless to say, could

Last night, a fire took place in a sat- Fire Promptly Extinguished.

whu sture on the second font of No. 36A, Queen's Rond Central. Damage to the extent to Mr Joseph Chamberlain was largely Baton Charles de Vinck de Deux Orp of $150 was done. Had it not been for the based on quotations from Mr Chadwick's | formerly Belgian Minister Pikident at prompt action of Sergeant Dymond and reports on the sanitary condition of the Peking, has been promoted to the mak of Constables Broomfield and Wilden, who Extraordinary and

Minister hurried along with a glespatch box and Colony many years ago, he should be n-Elivuy

tickle the flames, considerible damage welcome visitant. Only upon two Plenipotentiary.

would have resulted. The flames wore greauds can we see reasonable objec

suldued before the arrival of the Brigado. The place was insured for $7,000 with Messrs Siomsson and Co.

.

It is tifind in the Guele that Mr A.

Gi per Crane not cleared at 4 pantion to his coming here in response to W, Brewin resumed his duties as Registrar-

Mubject to rent.

General Memoranda. Para, September 27-

2.39

--Angiom of Household Furni ce, at N, 11. Prays East, Want

thai.

SATURIAS. September 28-

the public appeal for nu expert exantiaa. General on the 16th inst. and Commander tion of the sanitary condition of the WC. R. Hastings his duties as Postmaster Colony. In the first place, he may be General on the 18th.. Mr Brewin has been fogarded as an official adjunct of the appointed member of the Legislative Coun- May, and Vice-President of the Sanitary Colonial Office, and as such it any heil. during the absence of the Hun. F. H.

Brand

Nom Meeting of Shareholders of urged by some that he cannot help To the second Dangles Steamship Co., Ltd., at the having an official bins. Company's Gilles,

12.15 p.tu.--Merting of Shareholders of

the Great Eastern and Caledonian Goid Mining Co., Ltd., at the Office of the Caiqny, No. 14, Des Voux Road. THURSDAY, October 10 :--

Yeon-Meeting of Union Ineursnee Snciety of Canton, Ltd., at the Society's Head Offer.

A. S. WATSON & CO., its trial, we

LIMITED.

in which his

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THE LATE-MR JAJ. FRANCIS

Epwards of 600 persons, represents tiva of all the services mud all nationalities, 40 Auction of Household Furni-place, he is stated officially to be responsible for the separate sys

attended a public meeting held at Shanghai ture, by Mr. Gers, P. Lammert. Moshay, Septembær 30 :—

tera of drainage to which

Bay on the 17th inst. In memory of the late the arrangements be left with more certain-ning Grand Hotel; had early morning tes; Buildings, and it is no injustice to athera His Excellency boy went prepare bath, returned found who worked band through that epidemic to experienced residents attribute most, President McKinley. The Right Ro.ty of unqualified success.

the Governor is expected to attend, and Francis in fit doctor summoned died say that Mr. Francia apergised the whole

service and kopt it fully and profitably em if not all, of the conditions which Bishop D. H. Moore, of the Methodist are sail to have contributed to tie Episcopal Church; delivered what is des will be received with a grand tourish of apoplexy; funeral to-day.”

The decessed gentleman had a remark ployed. How inadequately those services able career. The son of an Inspector of of his wore rewarded in now matter of insanitary state of the Colony. We do cribed as 'a really brilliant eration, in which trumpets.

Schools in Ireland, he was educated for the history. The bestowal of a Companionship- not say there is not good reason for ho dwelt mainly on the high character and putting forward these objections; but powers of the Into President, and the deep Na Tung in Japan.

The Kobe Herald of the 13th inst. re-priesthood, and was for a tiras în à Jesuit of the Order of St. Michael and St. Gerage we think it is only fair to Mr Chadwick damnation of his taking off." He made a to say that others consider it is to the sympathetic reference to the new President.ports-NaTung. Expiatory Eavoy to Japan, establishment. in the neighbourhood of upon a young official who had worked under and concluded with an earnest prayer; all was received in audience by His Majesty Windser. A youth of nuli spirit and filled his direction, while he himself was furarded incomplete manner

staxling. At the close of this meeting, this morning, and presented an autograph with a desire for a life of adventure, he & paltry silver inkstand, sung him to the recommendations were carried out another of American citizens was heki, and letter from the Chinese Emperor. The joined the Royal Artillery, and came uat quik, and it was not in his nature to alkoiv that the insanitary state of the Con special committes prepared the following Chinese Expiatory Envoy, to-morrow, will to China-commisioned officer in the neglect to pass uolibed. Ettorly. visit the grave of the late Mr. Sugiyama, the British military expedition in 1869. Me Francis has thrown himself into the lony is attributable. If it were the telegrams:

that was on Mrs McKinley, Washington.-Ameri- Under Secretary of the Japanese Legation He went up to Tientsin, but returned to work of the Navy League and the China separate systelu only

cans Shanghai and other parts assembled at Peking, who was murdered by the Hongkong, and was stationed first at Sai-Aciation (of which he was Chairman at would not hesitate to

public meeting tender deepest sympathy soldiers of General Nieb, ard will hold a war and afterwards at Yscanti. Be used the time of his death) For many years, he condemn Mr Chadwick's appointment. your bereavement.

President Roosevelt, Washington.-service after the Chinese ceremony. Mr to tell theas with whom he was intimate served on the Sanitary Board, but here, But it is not so: and

Americans Shaughai and other parts as Uchida, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, many interesting reminiscences of that candour compels as to atirm. he was nou convinced that ru expert of Mesembled public meeting express deepest and Mr Kato, of the Foreign Office, will period, when he had charge of the Com an unqualified success, and this may have. missariat at Kowloon. On returning. operated a sors extent in depriving him of Chadwick's standing and experience surrow sympathy assassination President

ba prosent at the ceremony. McKinley.

from North China, he was in hospital for a support when he sought public suffragesto is not likely to be misled or influenced

Serious Assault.

Japanese Steel.

tinte, and was afterwards pecinoted to the the Legislative Council, True to the in WINE AND SPIRITS MERCHANTS. by the considerations we bare quoted.

Li Wo, a boy of 15, was nimitted to

The experts at the Naval Dockyard, rank of staff-sergeant, and employed instincts of his tace, he was always best in With his past experience of the Colouy to guide him and the unquestionable the Government Civil Hospital yesterday Kura, have been engaged on the manufac cho Coannissarint Deportarent. Same time opposition, and his opposition in the Sani-

suffering from injuries inflicted on him by

curo of cas: steel with iron obtained in later, he perchased his discharge from the tary Band was sometimes responsible for facts established by recurrent epidemics

a Chinaman.. in Waschi. Ng Pik, the Hoki province. They made steam and army, married, and commend the study the waste of pahlia time and the non-fuifl before him, he say he trusted to man who assaulted bia, has been arrested, and frames with this steel and it is report of low, varying his existence with some went of the very reforms he advocated.

experience, arrive at judicial conclusions; and with aud is, at present, detalyed on a charge of

ed to have been s splendid sucques.. local journalistie the help of Professor Simpson, the comming assault. The boy, however, tras

naturs ability, Mr William Goskell, ho will be able to suggest a policy to dying depositions were taken yesterday, ously incurred. They are arranging to ax-enlieitos, articled him sa a solicitor's clers Testion with the engomo Telegraph acquir- the local Government and the Colonial It seems that the injuries were inflicted by tend the project to supply the several de His articles had not expired when Mr Office by which plague may be banished Ng Pik with his clenched fint and he ad-artments with the product. Mr Toyin Gaskell died, and they were transferred to from the Colony. That, after all, is the all-important point. The Colony needs A well-defined policy for its sanitary nad $10.80 hygienic regeneration, and after that has becu promulgated it will be for the

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aitted to-day striking the boy, twice. The case has been adjourned till the 30th inst. Major-General Richardson.

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is credited with having organised and car- ried out the manufacture of this steel. He Was at a French steel factory for several.

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od in 1894

Reference at the Magistracy, At the Magistracy to-day, reference Mas made to the death of Mr. Francis

K.C

MTBL Bowley Crown Solicitor

Mr Edmund Sharp, who was afterwards Crown Solicitor of Hongkong After eo. Although the departake of Major-years before he was employed by the Kure deagoing a stiff oxamination, 11 which he General Richardson, C.B., C.I.E., C.S.I., Naval Dockyard. The Hoki iron which greatly distinguished himself, be sot, up in people to see that it is carried out in its like that of General Creagh, was of the was used in the manufacture of the steel is practite, and subscadently brought out til Your Worship, bofore procooding

nature of a private function (apa the said to be free from copper, sulphur and M. J. D. Stephens from England to be his with the business of the Court, I coul

great loss which the legal profession and the Deity. Neux of the 10th inst.), there was a phosphorus, all of which are fatal elements agus clerk and sold the business to your Worship to allow me to refer to the whole Colony have sustained in the terribly considerable gathering to see him off from for the casting of steel.

Even in his early year, Mr Francis was den death of a familise sigare in this the Nanking Road jetty at 5 p.m. on Satur

a mão cf ambitious aims, and he was fond Court, the senior member of the local bar. Pentak npon the bench your Worship now occu- day to the hired transport. Smatru which Launches at Shanghai.

At Messre Farnham, Boyd & Co.'s of telling how, when he stood on the dock Me Francis, K.G.. who at one time that takes him back to Ladia.

ticed in its Courts with distinguished, suc- present a large number of officer, Europeau Poutang branch, on the 15th inst. of the troopship and gazed upon the sparse pies. For over thirty years he has been and Indian, of the English, French, and tug boats, built for the Tabu Tag andy-built Colony of Hongkongi ho gave ex-identified with this Colony and hat prac extensive knowledge and ju.all

difficulties that nanted the of the place some day. This remated an to German Contingents in Shanghai, including Lighter Co., Ld., are most successfully presion to his determination to se Governo cose; and we have become su decue Colonel Mague and Colonel Count vonlaunched. The bonds are

logocence

causo a gap in the Colos Schlippenbach, the British Consul-General Tunes and Stirling and their dimensions unrealised ambition, but, without any other ope

great lawyer and other Consular officials, and Chief are as follow:-Length over all, to foot aid than the gifts Nature had endowed him ust long remain unfiled. We moun quent and convincing speaker, sud & prepa Justice and Assistent edge of the Supreme length between perpendiculars, 62 fout with, he certainly identified himself with the the lory to-day of Court, Captain Stortin, R. N. and other mecided bendi, 14 feet; moulded depth, progress and history of Hongkong asonal friend. Lata sare your Worslin and naval officers, Major Mackenzie, Captain 5 feet 9 inches. They are fitted with com- manner low of his conteroperation could all present will join in an expression of 20.40 the spot. The gang of coolies were parad. Buisragon, and a large number of private pound engines of the sarface condemping have imagined possible, Having sold his deepest sympathy with his sortowing widow

the Bar friends of the General, and three cheers type, with cylinders of 12 and 24 inches solicitor's practice, he went to England, and His Worship Mr. R and a tiger were given at the launch left the diameter and a 18-inch stroke, the boilers after dae study was Jatty. The General was accompanied by being constructed to work at 100 lbs. The rat referencs to Mr Francis very two of his very popular officers, Captains pressure. The indiested horse power will Dr E. J. Estol's Colomb and Young. It is a matter of very be 160. The christening of the Starting was fact that be general regret that General Richardson's

performed by Miss Buyers and Bliss Norah in the stoy in Shanghai should have been so

This morning, a gang of ccoliss, many bering about 30, were excavating at an 12.00 embankment in Bridges Street, where it is proposed to erect a retaining wall, when about 40 tons of earth and stone suddenly gave way. One coslie named Chan Cheng, aged 38, was killed metantaucously. The others had a miraculous escape. At first it was feared that several were killed, and Inspector McNab, in charge of a number of licemen and firemer, harried along to

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ire her bereavement

Hazelain

Mr Bowley, Lau sure it was the shock not only Everybody in the Colony chronicles the the end nawy of this great -

be the legal

profession took lending par} death of Mr FrancİSİ Lounding of Debating Society on his excellent qua

The quality and quantity of an infant'e prematurely closed by the reduction of the Buyers performed a similar duty for the in 1972, sud that he delivered a lasture on one player, but food is often seriously affected by the state Beitis: contingent here. Short as his stay out a bitch, both vessels taking the water comber of that your

Thames. The ceremony took place with Jesuitism in the City Hall

beautifully.

of its mother's health who nurses it. -

health of mothers is frequently the cause of here has been, it was long cough for hun to indigestion and diarrhoea in their tabies make very warm friends of all who had the which are nursed at the breast. Poor watery, unsubstantial and insufficient will pleasure of meeting kim. A distinguished A CERTAIN CURE FOR DYSENTERT cannot properly nourish baby, Poor toodi edicer anki a genial charmlug genlowan, hie Case of idi. will disorder the bealth of the child and will

was most welcome everywhere, and by as is cause emaciation: Steagur Wine of Cofally possible, the course of events in China $17.00 Liver Oil increases the low of milk," makes

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chronicles Mr Francia' Adn

at the local Bar on 16th Apri

*The admission to the

AND DIARRHOEA.

J. J. Francia sóded new 2001) HOME years ago I was one of a party displays of forensic expence

that intended asking a long bicycle

hover trip, says F. L. Taylor, of New Albany,

it rich, and at the me time builds up the should bring him back to Shanghai, his Bradford Co., Pa., USA. I was taken ambition mother's system. It osables the mother in

of reappearance will be greeted as heartily as anddenly with dianthors and about to give 10.. get from her food the greatest

quots of 25.00 nontishment. It is sustaining in the high his departure is now regretted,

ost degres through this trying perioda

Bl health of mothers as frequently the 50,00 time when the organs of digestion and

Assimilation mast furnish nutrition for both cause of indigestion and dibareesh in their 32.00 ather and child. At All Chemists, and babies when nurred at their brest Foo

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cannot properly.nourm

Whan Mand discovered on her less

up the trip, when editor Ward, of the Laceyville Aleser suggested that I tako dose of Chamberana Colic Cholers and Diarrhoes Remedy. I purchased bott and took 1st conce; ine febre starting

pect the coplic Fally and never felt i

But soon bed