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Notos by the Way.

Sir Rolvers Baller commands the First Army Coins under the reform scheme.

A Simla telegram states that, Major Little, Hongkong Regiment, died of diabetes.

Na Tang, the official Chinzac spoligist,

travels from Japan to Tientsin without re- visiting Shanghai.

The U.S. Rauiter Manuelnoch was to

Wave Shaghai for Canton on the 28th alt. It is expected the Audovey will go to Shanghai.

To-lay, Yau Thy Lock, student from Chewchnu, was up at the Magistracy for bcing in anketal possession of a word, The weapon was forfeited.

The master of the geam launch Fu

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Athletics

The Oxford and Cambridge athletes beat the Chinduns at Toronta in every. thing except the Quarter Mile.

⠀ LOCAL AND GENERAL

Shooting Match et Shanghai.

An interesting shoot took place on the Rifle Rango at Shanghai between team of

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1901.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. .

Alleged Burglary.

To-day at the Magistracy. Chang Chun, watchman No. 28 Tai Wo Street, 11, usen a side from H. M. S. Arethren and

was charged, on the complaint of Jose the U. 6. S. Montfrock. Both teams used Jiaoz, engineer, No. 43A Pyn Last, Boer Prisoners.

their own rides, and the Americans sustain with breaking into his house and stealing a. Another batch of 3,000 Beer prisonersweat shoot of the eleven men of each with being in unlawful possession of the ed a crushing defeat by 337 points. The mor. Prisoner was further charged is expected to arrive in India next month.

tewn way counted out. The ranges were hammer. They will be located as follows: 1,000 at 390, 500 and 800 yards,

The case was remanded till Umballa, 1,000-at Shahjahanpur, 500 At

Tucaday next, bail being at $500. -- Sialkot and 500 ot Trichinely,

Alleged Embemlemont.

Casualties in the Philippines.

in bus

Major-General MacArthur, annual report, states that froin May 5, 1900, to June 30, 1991, during which time there were 1,028 contact between American trongss and insurgents, the following casual

ties took place :--Americans-Killed, 945; sounded, 499; captured, 118: missing, 20. Insurgents-Killed, 2,554; wounded, 1,193 captured, 6,072; surreffered, 24,095 During the suce period the following

material was captured from or surrendered by the insurgents: Rifles, 15,403, rite punition. 298.365 rounds; revolvers, HIR; Jalna, 3,51; sammen, 122; sannon ammunition, 10,270 rounds.

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The British Sergeant.

The cynosure of all eyes at the Zorrilla

A Surveying Expedition.

The Fuking correspondent of the N.-D. Today, at the Magistracy, Wong Vù Daily News wrote on 10th Sept.:-A party Tai, nccommiant, employed by Messrs Lut of English officers, Major Manifold and gene, Elastaran and Co., was charged with Capiain Hunter, are starting to-mrowing, ny 21st February, combozzled 817.85 across country through Foringfa and Kai-roceived by him on account of the firm. Mr Goldring, solicitor, appeared for the Szechuan, on a surveying tour into Burnish lengfu to Hankow, and thence through

dofendant. The case was remanded till

TELEGRAMS.

{NEUTER'S KERVIOR.}

TURKEY AND THE PERSIAN

GULF

Losos, 30th Septenibor, 1901. A British naval force is concentrating in the Persian Gulf.

Turkey is reported to be missing tenope at Bussuml with the supposed intention of seizing Koweit.

SOUTH AFRICA.

The Boer Attack on Forts Prospect and Itala, Commandant Grabelaar, with 1,500 of

whole of the 26th Instant, -renewing the the enemy, attacked Fort Prospect the

attacle on the 27th. The Boera odmit have,

and India. If safely carried through, the f Friday, bail being fixed at $1000. cash, orng lost nineteen killed in their attack on

expedition will be full of interest and in formation. The British Government sadly need more knowledge of the interior of Chins

A Fleet for Sale!

two mureties of $1000 each. Word Coining.

م واست

Fort Itaka.

The Defence of Fort Itala,

LATRE.

The South Africa conflict has been the cause of many new words and fresh defini- tions being added to the English vocabul, The British casualtics at the defence of The Universal Gazells learns that it isary. It has also involved the addition of Fort Itals wore: Lieutenant Kane, of the sono new ones to the French language, South Lancashires, and cleven men killed i the Chinese Government that desires to

which assimilaten foreign words and phrases five officers, including Captain Chapman, of jokes, with so diffulty. as the Scotsman is alleged to appreciate the Dahlin Fusiliers, and thirty-eight mon Le Matin na wounded, nad 63 mon missing, of whom many are known to have been killed or wounded.

sell the new fast cruisers and torpedo boat destroyers of the Paiyang squadron to buy | Foreign Power desirous of reinforcing its fleet in Chinese waters, and that the Rus

Cherng a to-day fined $20 for carrying on Saturday evening, ways the Manila Tines sians have offered five million roubles for fore, viz, Boerines,' as tar fominino plural |

infreen prossengers in excess of the number!

allowed by his license,

The Viceroy of Julia su hearing the news of Mr McKinley's death abandoned his intended visit to Siani Thontre to wit ress Cavalleria Rusticana."

of the 24th nit.." was Sergeant. Taylor.of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who, in his white duck uniform, gold chevrons, and neat glengarry cap, presented a tria and natty pararer. The Sergeant is on, special duty in Manila, having been sent over by the Conminder of the British Forces in

Hongkong to bring back Private Green, who gave himself up to the English Consul

made use of a word which we do not re- womber to have seen in a French paper be

them. Enquiries made of local mandarins

of Buers, We hope that Mrs Reitz and by a member of this staff-have elicited the Mis Both, the the

deux Borines' in reply tim: the Chinese Government at flsian is seriously considering the Russiansion, will like the designation. It offer, and that a favourable answer will unlovely, but then we are not wied to. most likely bo mado in regard to it.

A New Brick.

Here is a suggestion to theGreen Island

it yet.

China to Learn from Japan.

Quite a large number of Chinese

In the sex of Internacional Rugby here. Green took boar for Maniba at Hong. / Cement Co.:-A use has been found for officials cornested with the my or-

football matches at Calcutta, Ireland best

| Scotland by Eve points to three. Scotland has never been su poorly represented as this

sergeant were the American aon-comm.

One hundred and fifty-three horses and eighty-two males also were killed..

ĮDER OSTASIATBROSE SERVICE) EDUCATING PRINCE CHUN. BERLAN, 26th September Prince Chun has visited during the last few days several large mines in Germany. He will arrive on the 29th inst, at Genos, whence he will sail for China.

PLAGUE IN NAPLES. Twelve cases of plague have been report-

kong, but he says he was drunk at the timoungber waste product by the utilisation of anisations of the various provinces in the Yangtzo Valley and South of that river and never had my intention of deserting the cake hes of gasworks for the annu The warmest adniters of the British facture of bricks. The poncess of tangu have been recently arriving in Shanghai facture in very simple. The ashes are re.(say the NC. Daily Neits) in order to duced a fine powder mixed with one-

take steinar for Japan. These officialsed at Naples

addition of water, plugged unill the mass tenth part of slacked lime, and after the bare hoon detailed by their resptativo Viceroys and Coremors to proceed to forms a stif pastu. Then it is treated like Japan in response to the invitation of the the use of suitable presses. The bricks aro crdinary day, and formed into bricks by Japanese Government to witness the autumn manoeuvres of the Mikado's Army,

It is reported this Chang Chih-tung. will meet the Empress-Dowager at Kaifeng American Theatrical Company Coming in Novembar. It is also reported that Kai- feng will in the new capital, and that a Gas per Sorter no clesced at 4 pm. start has been told to build new royal

TUESDAY, Oetober 8 :--

sabled to rent. Goods per Tiritain not cleared at 4 p.au.

subpet to out. Tingspay, Öeraber ifre

Non-Meching of Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd., at the Society's

Bend Offer.

Sale of the British abip Celeste Burrill.

palacus.

Yesterday, an old man was engaged hanging up clothes to dry in a house in Gil's Bazaar. He weissed his footing and so injured himself by his fall that he is not expected to survive. He was re- moved to Like Tang Wah-flospital."

The marriage of Lieut. Col. A. G. B. Cranston, Royal Marine Light Inf, with Miss Mary L. Abbinnett, took place at Alverstoke on Aug. 2. They proceeded to Scotland the same day on a short tour, after which they were to go to Glenwerven,

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It is stated that the Nail Demmatic Company has made arrangements for an

extended trip from San Francisco this year, taking in Honolula, Japan, China and the then stacked, protected from rain and dried especially as the mancavres of previous ↑

David Harum."

Hongkong as a 'Cheap Market.

Major Shields, Insar and Municipal Lord Mount-Stephen was on Aug. 27)

Purchasing Agent, leaves for Hongkong presented with the freedom of the City of to-day, says the Manila Times of the 9th Aberdeen, in appreciation of his muniticontult., to look over the markets there with gift of £25,000 to clear off the debt on the the object of comparing prices raling there Royal Infirmary. When he was un appren. with those in vogue in Manila, in order to Live to a drapur in Aberdeen Lord Mount.secure the cheapest market in the East in Stephen was rated in the infirmary for six weeks prior to loving for Canada, and it was in recognition of this attention that

in the air, ne artifient heat being used. Population of Algeria.

years were found to be of much benefit to the Chinese officers who attended them by invitation at the time.

Chinese Tariff Revision.

In their trade circular dated September

INTERNATIONAL AMENITIES:

The German troops returning from China, via Austria, have met with an enthusiastic reception both at Trieste and Vienna.

ANOTHER STRIKE AT SAN FRANCISCO.

A new strike of dock labourers has broken out at San Francisco.

TYPHOON WARNING.

Mr W. A. Rublee, U. S. Consul General,

sends us the following telegram from the Manila Observatory:

Manila Observatory, 7 o'clock am. Typhoon E. of Marila moving at pre- sant to W. N. W

MODERNIZED NURSERY

RHYMES.

Philippines, and thence to Australia. The company is well known in San Franciscu. Ir plans a week in Hongkong, ending November 11th. The company has a strong-

The Algerian census shows the popula repertoire, including A Parisian Romance, tion to have increased in five years frai

A Gilded Fool, An American Citiren, 4,359,000 to 1,774,000. Oi this increase 26, Mossra Noel, Murray and Co. of Shang- Mr Barnes of New York. The Lottery 40,000 is in the French garrisons, but the hai write was learnt with great satis- of Life,' 'The Colonial 'Girl, Phrono,' A classification of French, Arabs, and foreig faction just after the departure of the last Social Highwayman, Niobe. The square mers is not get known. Spaniards and Mait that the British Government are after of Dames, An Enemy to the King, The Maltese have probably increased consi- Climbers, Under Two Flags. The derably, just as foreigners are increasing in

all not neglecting the interests of its sub- Royal Box. Barbara Fritchie,' and

jecta engaged in this trade, and have France, M. Paul Leroy-Beaulice remarks

appointed a special Commission to draw up in the Danda on the lattor fuet - Au an.

the necessary Tariff in connection with the prolific nation should be hospitable. Thore revision of the Commercial Treaty with is root on our soil for 58,000,000 inha-China. The appointment of the present Lut on welcome all. With our traditional bitats. We lack 15,000,000, therefore. Chairman of the Shanghai Branch of the

HUMPTY DUMPTY BAT ON A WALL China Association is particularly acceptable

The shoring that was so hastily put uplin to the British Merchants here, knowing as Diddell Street last Monday across the Power of assimilation let us make French- racn of the newcomers. Let na try to com- they do that, in addition to the keen interstreet we botics, this morning, has been

takon-down. Was the shoring in the wall. esate by breadth and activity of wind

est he personally takes in the matter, he is of the house opposite to great a strain n what we tack in niunbeza.'

supported by a string Committee who are the damaged building, or built up against ཀ མཱུ། ཨལ་ཏ༧W Employment for Boer Prisoners. thoroughly conversant with trade and will the wrong house altogether?-Daily Paper.] which place his large and varied pur The Pioneer says:A distinctly odd doubtless have everything, cut and dried Humpty Dumpty shored up a wall, chases. It appears that there is not suffi-sounding yet circumstantial story reaches and ready for the Special Commissioners, Humpty Dumpty feared it might fall ; cient competition in Manila to keep prices us from Ceylon. It is to the effect that s who are coming out from England, by the And all the King's people and all the King's down, and it is therefore, found that a considerable body of Boer prisoners with a time they arrive, so that there may be no Wondered and questioned and wondered

again. cheaper uket must be fount for the pur-due proportion of Field Cornets and sub, poses of economy and retrenchment in the ordinate officers have arrived at Colombo variona departments for which the Paren route for a camp of exorcise in the south chasing Agent is required to make bis of the Island where they are to be trained not yet sent in his resignations to the Lord purchases, it being believed that Hong and equipped as Mounted Infantry. Cay-

Quoting from native sourons, the N, Apparently one is that they are destined from a high mandarin with the Conry at hie health is none too good, and he will not

for service on the trans-Indus frontier. Hsiao to his family at present residing hare, return to active duties from Scotland; where An Unpopular Archbishop.

The other surmises that they will be ship.states that at a recent secret meeting of the LARRIVET...... 18.60 1.20 he is now recuperating. The learned com- Archbishop Nosaleda, who left Gianila The Boors themselves would no doubt em.

ped to Chins to reinforce the troops there.members of the Grand Council and Grand missioner, who is in his 81st year, will re- several months ago, and was soou expected bees either service willingly as an escape the latter gravely and seriously informed Secretariat before the Express. Dowager, tire upon a pension of £3,300 voted to lúm to return and assume control of the Re-from the monotony of contineinout, but it then that she had been greatly disappointed Whatever action you deem to be right. by the City Corporation.

man Catholic Church in the Philippines, may be safely said the Government vi in her former choice of the Heir Appsrent Boldly pursue, an you'd gain the good

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Dccasion to temporarily resort to ad valorem duties, which would cause grave inconven ience and possible complications. The Chinese Hair-Apparent.

men,

Hump'y Dompty gazed at the wall, Teated the shores and examined them all; Yet he was troubled, for something seemed

wrong," Hapty Dumpty thought deeply and long.

Chancellor, it having been arranged that he kong wil er the best market, in that lun has two opinions about the matter. Drily News says:—A private telegram Humpty Pamaty sprang from his chair,

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dia has not the slightest intention of call P'u Chim, and extremely mortified at the them in to the deferee of its frontiers, dissipated life he had led ever since his As to China the Colonial Office only knows appointinent in December, 1889, as the whether the Boer Mounted Infantry have successor of Emperor Kuang Ha-Pu prospect of Ending themselves bound Chun having broken every rule and precept laid down by the Imperial ancestors of the dynasty, without counting his constant

for the Far East.

The new rillu recommended by Lieu-violation of the rules and proprieties taught tenant-Colonel Hopton's Special Committes by the sages of old. Her Majesty, there. has sumo well through a series of severe fore, desired the advice of her ministers, tests. The title is an improved Lee-En- and exhorted each to speak boldly and field. The magazino rifles of the werk are frankly what they thought of Pa Chan, in the main of a ecranon merit, and the guaranteoing them from any harmful at.

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The following is the annual report of the Hongkong Jockey Club -- y

In submitting the Honorary Treasurer's great pleasure that the Stewards are able to Accounts for the the past year, it is with again record the financial succese that the

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Ins apparently lost favur with the Spanish Russian Military Activity.

people. The Spanish Press emphatically From the far North news reachen the protests against his appointment to the N. Daily News of Hussian military chair of Archbishop Zangoza, and recalls activity in Siberin which seems to have the serious results which bare accrued from significance. The movements of troops his imprudent conduct in placing in certain Eastern Siberia, indicate mobilisa-dioceses frinrs who had but recently return- tion rather than the customary garrisoned from the Philippines. At one time, it The New Rife. changes for the winter. If there is to be is said, Father Nozaleda impressed the ecncentration the locale is a well-kept secret. Government of Spain with the erroreous Many troops have been sent. South, but belief that he was a powerful auxiliary of whether to replace drafts sent into the in-the government in the Philippine Islands, terior of Manchuria from southern posts or but in the light of past events brought to supplement garrisons is not known. The about through his intervention in the paliti of exceptional value and guaran-belief is that they are massed upon the cal affairs of the Archipelago, the Spanish value of the are lies in the barrel. The tempts of the partisans of the notorious on the Race

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Corean frontier. teed to be the genuine product of movements of the Russian flect it would his appointment to high ecclesiastical office, upon this excelent foundation improve at last decided that when the Court and the continued absence in the North of In conjunction with people to-day unanimously declaim against Lee-Enfield barrel is the best extant, ad Prince Tuan. P'u Chia'y father. It was and have been well attended liz the public. Owing however, to the srazity of ponies the juice of the grape.

appear that a strong military demonstration and denounce his conduct in the past with ments have been effected in other ways. arrived at Kailang in November next many well-known competitors some of the is contemplated. The object may be to all the vigor cusistent with reason and The sighting has been made a special study, in Imperial diet should be issued formally various events have not been so keenly CHATEAU LA TOUR CAR-bluff Japan, or to put hor to the expense of justice. To Nozaleds is attached the bista and the result is a deadly accurate long disinheriting the Heir Apparent, cancelling

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