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GEORGE HARRtý, only son of George Danni... In order to exped.to the work of illa- Merilend, to GRACE MINNIS, youngest laughter of T. C. Sweat, Willesden Green,tributing this newamper to subscribers throughout the Colony, we are re-ranging the Districts of our delivery coolies. I Refle muhlantion of this tune cookered any irregularity occurs in delivery, wolingo subscribers will notify us at mco. The change will be introduced in the various districts in the course of the present month,
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The China Mail.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTČBER 1. 1901.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Plie English Mail of the 31st August iwan delivered in London na tla 27th Sept.
When; at the outset of SURRENDERING the Boer war in 1899, a || TO THE correspondent wrote to j
us in denunciatory terms
BOERY
of the wholesale surier- der at Nicholson's Nck, be, in turn, was denounced by several correspondents, he held that it was better to aurren der with the hope of being able to fight again than to be killed or maimed by a
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The Posoi island pinter hare hem committed for inal at the October Criminal Sessions.
There was one more fatal Chiners plague case in the Colony during the past
twenty-four hours.
Sudor Sagaata gives a categorical denial
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A Dukedom for Lord Salisbury.
Tim Birmingham Daily Post seye that King Edward is likely to confer a Dakedom on Lard Salisbury at the timp.of His Ma jeny s coronation,
TUESDAY OCTOBER 11901.
LOCAL AND GENERAL-
Up a Tree".
On Sunday morning, devour church. goors were satanishod to see the door plate of the 2nd Rajputs up a tree near the Mr. homedan Mosque in Robinson Road, Kow- loon. It had evidently been lifted form fts usual place at Durbar House about the wwe n' 'core, and it is suspected that A German Colonial Army.
Count 'von Buslow, the Imperial Chan-party of midnight roysterors, who had been cellor, is formulating proposals which he making nierry on the Teamans, “was the I will soon submit to the German States, for agency in putting the Rajputs up a tree !'.
the foramtion of the Colonial Army.
The Share Market.
Well-Deserved Promotion.
The Daily News-Adventurer of VRD. To-day, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank couver anyaThe friends of Mr Headley shares are quoted at $617) buyers. Hong T. Richardson, late Chief Engineer of the kong and Whampoa Docks at $200 buyara, statuulip Empre 4 of China, will be plena and Douglas-Steamships at $43, ez dividended to hear of his promotion to the position
buyer
An Unstamped Receipt.
Today, at the Magistracy, A. E. Holl- to the statement that Russin bad coquestedings of the Ice Depot, was, on the complaint Spain for authority to establish a couling of the Acting Collector of Staap Revenue, station at Port. Mahon.
fined $5 for having, on 5th September, signed a receipt for a suum exceeding ten dollars and neglecting to affix a ataing thereon.
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His Lordship Cháuf Justice Sir John Carrington and his daughter returned to the Colony this morning by the Espress oƒ” Chipa, after a holiday in Japan.
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bidden foe. Since Nicholson's Nek, have been any humiliating surrenders, relieved, every patriotic Britisher must be thankful to say, by as many stubborn defences und notable victories against Lieut. Colonel a. H. Thomas, D.Š.0., almos: overwhelming numbers. Nevors Army Service Corps, who was D.A.A.G. theless, it has been a disappointing | in Hongkong a few years ago and rode, 46 feature of the present campaign that our local Race Meatings, is now an Assist the British soldier has bad to capitulate nut Adjutant General in South Africa, with a frequency never dreamt of in | previous campaigns, and it is little won- Gooda per Kumsing undelivered after der that pessimistic critics are saying
12, Queen's ROAD,
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Miscellaneous.
No: Landed
General Memoranda,
THURSDAY. October :-
that a change is coming over the British meo and that we are less enurageous in the faen of danger and less mindful of that quality which is comprehensively Guds per Trenkai not cleared after this spoken of us honour. Some people
date subject to Terk Goods per Bengal not clenrod at 4 pm.render, and, whether it is reasonable or feel keenly the implied disgrace of sur
FRIDAY, October 1:
subject to rent.
Non-First Muoting Creditors of Yik
Chan, No. 59, Second Street. SATURDAY, October 5. ;-
Non Meeting of Jockey Club, City
IIult.
THURSDAY, October 19 :—
Noun Meeting of Union Inarmance Sciety of Craton, Ltd., at the Society's
Head (ben.
Sule of the British ship Celeste Burill,
LIMITED.
Statistical reports published, show that
into the Port of Manila to the value of during the year 1900, liquors were imported
81,231,558 gold, and that four was import od during the saune period to the value of $411,010 gold. The people will no doubt wonder what on earth was done with so much flour. The proportion appears to be
Hockey. one solid to four liquids
The Command of the Troops.
To-day. H., E. Major-Genoral Gas- coigne, C.M.G, returned to the Colony after a brief and invigorating trip to Can-
of Superintendent Enginear of the Q. P. R. Cuirpany's steamships, Mr Richardson has woll earned promotium, ho being the senior marine orgineer in the Company's service, having served in the all steamship Abyssinia, the frat vessel to arrive in Van- couver, in May, 1887, of the Line of char: tered steamers which were the pioneers of the Empresa fleet. Me Richardson joined the Empress of India while she was being built at Burrow-in-Forness, and has sinco sailed on all three of the Empresses.
Concert at the Soldiers' Club,
A capital concert took place hist oven; { aris. Colonel Brown, R. FL, who has paring at the Soldiers. Clubs, Queen's. Road formed His Excellency's duties during bia West, His Excellency the Governor, har absonce and the Officers of the Headquartering intimated his intention of being present, Staif went on board the Empress of China and welcomed their chief back to Hong kong. Geooral Gascoigne rusumed duty at once. Lady Gascoigne od Captain the Hon. H. F. Trefusis, A. D.C., also returned to the Colony.
The Commissioner of Weihaiwei.
The appointment of Colonel Perward as Commissioner of Woi-hai-wei is undoub
TELEGRAMS.
EKUTER
SERVICE BRITISH, SOUTH AFRICA
LONDON, 28th September, 1901. The garrisons of Forte Ibala and Pro- upmet, on the Zululand border, have galantly repulsed an attack of CommŅU- dant Botha in force, plicting heavy loss on the enemy.
THE AMERICA OUP RACE.
LONDON, 29th September, 1901. The first yacht race for the Amories Cup," 15 miles outward beat and return, has bear-sailed, and won by the American yacht Columbing which crossed the winning line 32 scoonda ahead of Shamrock II, thus inring independently of the time al
lowance.
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MODERNIZED NURSERY
RHYMES.
FAA, AA, BLACK BHBBP ( dialogue). Bax, had, black sheep, have you any wool ? Yes Sir! No Sir! Three bags fail!
I wish you'd let the hare suazo, to pull
noras the oyasausag
of
our esteemed inspectors who the build-
ings superviso."
* Ban, ban, black sheep, a house I want to
build
A cheap one, whose walls with old rubbish
can be úlled:
But now, 1 foar, the Council, who of Into
[In
love talked a largo
fit of absent-mindedness their duty might discharge...
*Bsa, ban. buildor, you are a simple fool, To dream there's any need of your ani
pulating wool:""
You go and build your houses, I'm quite
convinced you'll End, Without external aid of yours, the Council
will be blind."
he was welcomed by a flourishy of trumpets Colonel Brown, R.E., Comniguore Powell and all the leading naval and military off. cers wore presont and helped to swell the throng which filled the ball The stage was handsomely decorated sud the arrange nonts for the concert were perfectly in Bila, badly black sheep, thank you re every detail. Mr Alec Marsh, whose name I see with the times, Sir, you always koop is a household word in lorik) musical. Vin touch.
circles, delighted the audience with four songs, his secampaniments boing played by
On Wednesday, the 2nd inst., the tedly the bost selection that could be made, Mr G. Grimbla, The reception he got on anys The Pioneer. He has already acted as each necasion was sufficient proof of his Civil and Military Commissioner of the popularity and his excellent singing. Al
will play a selection of music, and the
Officers of the Brigade will be At Homo
to their friends.
Salvage of 'Futami Maru.'
mush,
And so forthwith he boil them, and ere a
year clapsed, The whole row of houses, like mateb wood
· and collapsed,
DOLLY.
The Odases correspondent of The Ataad-
a wrsta in the 25th August *----
In Government circles at St. Petersburg,
Royal Navy will play the Indian Brigade on the Kowloon parzde ground at 4.45 p.m. By kind permission at Colonel Esillie and rt, and probably knows more of its the other items were accompanied by the RUSSIAN COALING STATIONS. Officers, 2nd Bombay Infantry, the bandments and possibilities then any orchestra of the Royal Welch Fusiliera other man. It may be remarked that the Comic songs were sung by Sergeant Far Government seems atill uncertain ae to fliser, R. W. F., Privato Kert, R. W. F., value of Wei-hai-woi, and as to what shall sud Private Byles, R. A. M. C, and the be done with it. Its transfer to the Colonial choruses in wich case wore heartily the question is again seriously agitated of Office was recently-announced, and it taken up. by the nudience. Band- providing conding-stations in the Red Sea On Friday, 20th ulte.. the launch appears that all work upon the fortifications master Moir, Sergeant Adame, Sergeant and Indian Ocean for the Russian Pacifie Holdfus, belonging to the Compania Mati was stopped not kong ago. A curious rumour flunt and Baudeman Fesrce song Squadron, and for the Volunteer Flgat tima. arrived in Manila with the ship was recently ourront in China to the effect gine entitled With Hawk and Hound, and cruisers, at present Russia possesses not Florence S. in tow. Work had just been that the British Government was te hande trombone quartette by members of the a single coaling station of her own along the Futami Moru, the the place over to Germany on condition of R.W.F, band was very well received, the whole occan highway of ten thousand completed or
the latter recoguising our claim, whatever From beginning to end, the concert was a sea mites from St. Petersburg or Odessa to Japanese steamer wreeked Calavità, on the north-east coast of Min-it may be, to the Yangtze Valley, but as great success. Second Lieutenant Garmott, Port Acibur. It is soarsely matter for aur doro, and the last of the salvage had beer Gormany had nothing to gain by its acquisi. R.W.F., Hon. Secretary Treasurer, prise that, with the rapidly increasing. secured. This cargo was stuwad away in the tion, and nothing of value to offer in ex- and Bandmaster Moir, where responsible maritime intercourse between European hold of the Florence S. The salvage work chango, the report did not carry much-con- for the general and musical herangements Russis and the Far East, the Imperial Government should now, attach the very was undertaken and performed by Mrviction.
respectively, deserve a word of praise for highest importance to the necessity of provid their work. Hiury Woolfe.
ing her own coaling etations on the Fastward mute.
Some time agh it was reported in
at
Punta
justifiable, they cannot withhold the tribute of admiration for a man and soldier like Lieut.-Colonel Vandeleur, of the Irish Guards, who is reported to have preferred dentis to surrender. That this spirit is not confined to the higher ranks we have already had ample testimony, at in a Protorin despatch we read: --Commandant Wolmarans, writing alsout the fight at Bronkhorst Spruit, mentions the bovery of Private Duolaa, of the Constabulary. When surround |ed by 15 Boers and summoned to sur- render, Doolan called out, "Divil a sur. render," and fought on, killing four Boers before he fell wounded, it is believed mortally. We take it that A. S. WATSON & CO,,]Doolan was an Irishman, or at least of Irish extraction, and at a time when the Irish political agitator is openly hobnobbing with our Boer enemies and communicating with ex President
To the string of Mondelsohn's * Wed- | Journal (Mosers H. Virtue and Co.), just Like the Stage, the Army auffers from but there was no foundation for that sizia- Kruger and other Bour leaders, it is ding March, Mr. Frank Fiulay (Business to hand, opens with Mr Chudo Phillip's a widely disseminated view that anyone can comforting to read of two conspicuous Manager of the Zorrilla Theatre) and Miss illuminating continuation of the Hertford enter it without much previous training or examples of Irish bravery. The follow Virgie Rossor (en:ber of the Australian House Collection. The urtice, abundantly without any special qualification. In the ing letter, signed by Cecil Murphy, Vaudeville Co), says the Manila Times, of illustrated, is mainly about the grast na-one profession (axys Free Innce), all that adious lactone on the Azubiet | Major R. A. retired,' appears in a London the 21st ulto., walked down the aisle of the ter Antoine Watteau, the incomparable appears necessary is to go on and speak euch as, for example, the Farsan Islands, newspaper of the 27th August, and in Chapel in the Quartol de Espana on Satur-painter of Fites Chantra, who with his lines,' in the other follow the routing, and bonging Turkey, where a cealing
station might
ght be acquired on a lease from reproducing it we eas only express our day last, and were united in the bonds of artistic descendant. Fragonard, to be treated as soon as the irksome duties are oror, she
Straits of Bibel CLARETS. profound regret that there should be holy matrimony by the Rev. Chus. Walk of in a separate article, remains the only put on mufti and become civilian again. Mendeb, also, on the goat owned by even the semblance of an excuse for the ley. The wedding, which will come as a French poet-painter of 13th century. In the former case this erroneous vitonvenient site; and at the janution of the ST. ESTEPHE.. 6.90 & publication of such a lettor-Is it not surprise to the friends of the ecptracting! There are nine Watteaus in the Wallace beyond occasionally trying the patience of a Rad Ses with the Indian Ocean there is the parties, was the initial performance' of a collection: no other single gallery, public long-suffering audience, is nut productive of tion 14,50 be found. Of course, Noral of Janda Islands, where a good time That some serious, stops shouk! series of natsimous! vows of the smear private, possesses such a peerless series. by very il consequences; but in the experts would hars to be consulted and 9:00-10:00 be taken against the scandal of 'Sur- nature which will take plues in the near Mr Ges. Montbasi, equally facile with pee latter, a is on active service suddenly sarvoys made before finally fixing upon the
render that is making the English futuro.
and pencil, tells us still further of Fez, the finds himself confronted with the task of more ommodious and desirable points for Any a bye word ? If one or two
Capital of Morocco. Some remarks on providing for the welfare of hundreds of cling stations and the next procedure, possibly one of some difficulty, would be men in a lower station of life, and holding the weans and ways of obtaining possession Kaid Maclean, the celebrated Scot, now a
their lives in his band. It is at pace ap of the chosen sites. parent that a very special training and experience is necessary to fit a man for the
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The Art Journal.
The September number of The Art A Refuge for Incapables.
British Knight, and his reorganisation of the Moorish army, are full of vivid interest at the present moment. Samuel J. Hod
the foreign Pres that Rshaita, on the Red Bus, was about to be acquired by Rossa,
in connection with this question, thủ Russian Admiralty has recently been study-
Ing the Red Sea and Indian Ocean charta,
and has found that there are several;
France, it were possible to find a
sufficiently
our good. rame, and end the war very and the greatest of those is statistics. son, R.W.S. as a-painter of Romantic burdens of this responsibility. There is one Powers of the resaonstile and pr
Bobberies on an 'Empress.'
For the moment the Russian Government is peimarily unsions to obtain the noknew lodgment, en princips at least, of the tity of this country obtaining its own coming stations on the Far Eastern rouko, neccesity abka for the conmediation of its rapidly aritize traffic with Russian
Fleet and of ita Pacific
day day, the same corres
necessity of
mont at the hands of Mr Lewis Lusk. In tuning a commission serve, in the ranks | pondent wrote vous pa
Itecently it was the
« Roasina coaling station in the Fed Sea
it is the same. desideratum, in the
officers were tried for cowardice after The Philippines a Paying Investment. LARRIVET.......... 18.00 19.20 surrender, and, if found guilty, shot, it
It was same cynical wit. who once ↓ would put a sudden stop to it, restore observed that of all things which is the worst three are facts, figures, and statistics soon. I, who say this, have a son, a Nevertheless, says the Manila Times, of cities Piazza delle Erbe, Vorone; rue de way out of the difficulty that, however Captain of Militia, on service in South the 21st ulto, the latest statistical issue le grosse hurkuge, Rouss; Hôtel de Ville much pain it may bring to the dilettante Africa. I have told him I would rather from the office of the Treasures of the Brnesols; Innspruck; Abbeville, market section, commentis itself to thinking men, hear that he was dead, than that he and Philippine Archipelago comes with a cor morning-recaises exceptional treat-aud that is to music everyone desirous of On the following da unde one of these disgraceful surrenders,tain foeting of comfort and reassurance,
showing, as it doos, that there is at present the third notice on Decorative and Indus. for at least one gent. Anyone who has had | on land in the truesury the soug little buen trial Art at the Glasgow Exhibition, by Mr much dealing with Tommes know that which agitated the St. Petersburg Press The Vancouver Daily News-Advertiser of 84,712,011.26, in U. S. currency. Thla, Lewis F. Day, was learn much concerning they have a wholesome respect for the to-day
Mapa Mediterrancan that calls forth the clearor" These CLARETS are bought of the 4th September sage Two robberies moreover, is not all, as the Autnal amount, the huge forward strider that have been ankar. In the first place, he is well up tane lamentation of Prince Uobifoneky in the
were reported to the police yesterday. The owing to appropriations which it has been made, of recent years, in this welcome their little games, and Farms" neléon go Fiatovati. The real value of Russain and ACCESSORIES. direct from the leading French scene of the frst, was aboard the R. M. 5. found unnssessry to use, totals something direction. Scenes of the Chase applied to down. In the second, he knows from position as direa Pale. Po os
Empress of China, some one having broken like $7,00,000.00.
Decoration, by Miss L. Beatrice Thompson, experience how to look after the men's posscass calling and epiling station of Ber
Fully growers. The lowest priced are into the cabin of one of the officers and
eply illustrated, is not one of the least ratione, clothing, and general comfort. In own in the Midland Sas of exceptional value and guaran
groten, his cash-box, containing $77 . und some valuable papers. In the other rob- teed to be the genuine product of hery an even larger sum of money was se
cured, and Mr J. Green, a visitor to the the juice of the
City, lost $100 and a valuable ring. grape.
foreiquer named James Butler was arrested CHATEAU LA TOUR CAR- later in the day on suspicion of being con: NET, CHATEAU RAUZANnected with this lattor robbery.
tuguese was also placed onder arrest during the afternoon on the charge of stealing watch in a down town saloon. The may who gave his name as J. Morris, will come Connoisseurs as high-class after-up for trial before the Magistrate this after dinner. Wines.
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Mr Chamberlain on Malaria.
perial Government has been strating
the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicina fronticepiece is a Rembrandt reproduction commission and worked his way up through enormous suins in the filrtherance of its Mr. Chamberlain has sent a letter to attractive features of this issue. The the third, he would not have obtained bis efforta, and, unauntingly lavithaig
of Watteau's La Foilette. To our eye, the
all the grades without giring prouf of expansive policy in the Far East, the sque - with reference to the action of the School face of the nude figure seems slightly tion are generally convertible terms with rhtsining, or in preparing the way for ob-
exceptions! ability. Respent and admire. try had a right to expect that would have been no less. in despatching Expeditions to the tropics
to investigate the causes of malaria and put of drawing: a facit which assuredly Mr Tommy Atkins, and he is much more faizing, twee prints sappig along the other diseases. The Colonial Secretary ex-concludes with the usual Notes on Passing fellow. In the present campaign it if a manteranos of free campo
does not exist in the original. The number inclined to like a good soldier than good indispensable to the independen Enator Oca highway which are aboulure presses his appreciation of the continued
A Por efforts which are being made by the Livar-Ants exhibitions and mher similar riversal opinion among retunies, Lograrábatreen Edvopenn and Chinese Reta
pool Schvel to discover the means of in- morements
that the commanders wis obtained their there is no charply debued line betwes
Su And it is to be rouembered: that peaving the conditions of health in British
commission from the ranks made the beat Luna's polition tasks in the Nest - tropical Celonies, and says he has been
difiedrs. In some cases they remained in the end, the Far Tant. The Rzasian gjöginal glad to note the terms in which the School
Nursing Mothers. The
out of Chin referred to the assistance rendered by the fond is often seriously affected by the state
quality and quantity of an infant's company without the slightest ark
wardness in the relations Governors of the West African Colonies to health of mothers is frequently the cause of
of its mother's health who pursee it. If the Army instead of the Expedition under Major Rosa..
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS.
ENDERSON Grinett, of this place, was stricken with partial paralysis Spirits to be genuine only when side. After being treated by au eminest. and completely lost the use of enem.and. physician for quite a while without relief, bought direct from us in the my wife recommended Chamberlain's Pain Balro, and after using two bottles of it he
17a Queen's Road Colony or from our authorised is almost entirely cured.--Geo. McDonald-
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indigestion and diarrhoea in their babies of killing time, is to which
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