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BIRTHS.

THE CHINA MAT

On the 8th October, at lan Mae (West), the Wife of Jann & Jerr, of a S.

On the 12th August, nt Havana, Cuba, the Wife of HENT ALEXANDER RAMSDEN, H.D.M. Vice-Consul, of a bun,

MARRIAGE.

On the 4th Sept, at St. Mary's, Plaistow, Kont, by Ker. W. Rack, Chaplain of the Laucing College, assisted by Rev, G. E. Curgcovent Garate of the parish, WILLAN LANCELOT KNOWLES, Foungest son of the! late Frederick Hartley Knowles, Esq. of * Grovelands,” Bear Hundictd, Susers, and of Mrs Knowles, of Elsternwich, Brom- ley, Kent, to MARY LILIAN, SOUgent dughter of the Into Edward, Solbé, B, of Gwennap, Bromley, Kent, and of 11.M. Consular and Diplomatic Service, Chin

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The China Mail.

HONDRONİA" TUBsday, October 8, 1901.

EDITORIAL COMMENT.

PRAINAGE

SYSTEM.

that A

The gene.

of the literati terra incognita. As we have already indicated, as soon as it is known exactly what form the questions

in the examinations of next year is going to take, there will be an enor mous demand for text-books bearing on these subjects. The Mission Press in Shanghai has already done a noble ser-, vice to China by the issue of books out geography, history, philosophy, thematies, science, &c. But whenever the time comes the supply of text-bonks will be found completely inadequate to the requirements of the students.

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-- "LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Notes by the Way.

Mach at Bangkok A Chinese quarter,

master was a trult.

The Chian Grazette believes it is correct in stating that at the present moment thers

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1901

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The Postal authorities untify, that in

On the 27th September, there was a small seizure of oplum on board the sstributing this newspaper to subscribers. Futura all nowspapers for the contract mall. throughout the Colony, we are so armnging to Europe-English, French and German the Districts of our dollvery coolicy If parkéta must be posted bite 0 a.m, on any irres clacity occurs, in delivery, ve kops: the morning of despatch. subscribera will notify us at once The change will be introduced in the various Killed by a Buffalo. is not a single British subject in the heart-districts in the course of the present anth the morning of the bik inst., the hody of 'n Chinánan, age about twenty, quartots of the 1. M. Customs at Peking

Gamblers Convicted.

was found on Conviuit Resil, at the top of |-benide Sir Robert Hart.

Today, twelve gamblers werâ con. Case Street, Polico fuquírias kavo. The MoAuliffe-Slavin exhibition at victed at the Magistracy. The first two for shown that a water buffalo raced along

Another question that arises with the Shanghai seems to have been a success keeping a common gaining house at No. Conduit Road from 'ost to west on the

Hanncially. It was well attended at high prices. As a fistic entertainment it does not seem to have been such a success as the Bungkung und..

Lient.-General T. Kolly-Konný, C.B., who will succeed General Sir Evelyn Weed, V.C., an Adjutant-Goveral to the Forcen. was kan in 1840, and served in the China war of 186), the Abyssinian war of 1867-68, and the present war in South Africa.

211 Holywood Road, were each fined $100, with the alternative of twa months' im prisonment. The others were each fined $10, for playing in the house. Mr Moun- sey, solicitor, appeared in the case.

Fatality at Shanghai

morning in question, and it is believed that the deceased, when working on the now mad, was run down and trampled upon by the buffalo.

Theft at the Hongkong Club

Fo-day, at the Magistracy-Young Yuk, A shocking tragedy occurred at the enger at the Hongkong Club, WAS SEN= Gorman barracks early yesterday morning tenced to suffer fourteen days' imprison (says the China Gazette of the 30th ult). went for stealing & wooden pipe belonging resulting in the death of a young Germanto Captain lot. The pips wen left on soldier belonging to the garrison. The de, the mantle-piece of the Reading Room, and, censed, who was one of the cooks at the bar when the Captain returned for it, it lind The Ruskin Black Sea Flect is to be racks, retired to rest as usual on Saturday disappeared. The steward made a search increased by the addition of a new division night in the top storey of the high hailing, for it, and found it in defendant's box, con- of sailers on the 1st January next. At the which the troops occepy, and it is surmised couled in a roll of cloth.

Theft of flugar. same time, a special detachment of sailor, he must have walked in his sleep through will he formed at Port Arthur, which will | tho open window during the night. Anyway

called the 'Kerntung Division of he was discovered early in the mo ning ty- |

Marines.*

Sergeant MacHardy made a smart”

The publication of the issue commented present crisis in the history of Chinese literary exnwinativas - is: Wint is the Government going do-ito prózis schools and colleges for the myriads of. [students, who, ọa the morrow, will bè - seeking instruction and guidance in the work of preparing for the new style of things In South China there is no sign that the fincerument is making any effort at all to meet the new condi- It is the opinion of that tions which it has created. The Chi- THE SEPARATE nuchabused person, nese are perfectly well able to do ali the man in the street, that is required by way of providing ronsiderable the schools and colleges that are neces share of the insanitary sary. What they seed is someone to evils of Hongkong tay be rightly attri- take the land. Consuls, werchants and buted to what is known as the separate missionaries may not be able to do system of intimage. But not only the much individually, but if a united my in the street condcrons it; the movement could be organized in Can-

M. Ratard, Consul General for France, doctors, condemn it and must of theton, and a thoroughly equipped modern arrived at Shanghai on the 2nd inst. by the Ineal engineers condeụm it.

school he established in the city or CNS. Pekin from Ningpe, where he has al impression is that the drains are not neighbourhood, the Chinese would som boen assisting in the arrangement of certain lushed regularly and eficiently, and follow such an excellent lead. The difficulties which had arison between that they cannot be flushed so long as foreign community in Canton is decid. Roman Catholic missionaries and Protest- The terrible tragedy, bas vast quite asar had been stolen from the Wo Ou the ordinary rain-water is carried off in Fedly backward in this matter, Smallerant converts at Taichow. special drains. It may be that public Settlements in other Treaty Ports have opinion is absolately wrong-it some left the Shameen far behind in regard Gords per Beamy undelivered after times is, ever; in Hongkong; we merely to interest in advancing Chinese educa-

The China Gaile learns that five his date subject to reat.

chronicle the well-known fact that the tion. But at the same it would not be camp of the foreign drilled troups at 9.38 pm. Auction of Mataked, &c.

present drainage system is regarded true to say that the foreigners in Can. Kingin forts are under orders to proceed overland to Shangtung, and it is believed Goods per fos Ruan not dieared at 4 with suspicion by old residents and ton have no sympathy with the progress they will then be sent to Kaifeng to form

p.m. subject to rent.

the medical profession, That these of China, for nearly every Hong sabpart of the Court's bodyguard. Foreigners are not the only people who scribes annually towards the support of who have recently beer: amongst them criticize the separate system' is shown some school. The need of the hour is pronounce these soldier as oxceedingly

some united movement like that indi- well behaved and disciplined. by the letter we publich in another co- lun. We are not prepared to accept cated above. all that that letter contains as incon testable fact, but it is at least note. worthy that Mr Russel Aitken, former ly Municipal Engineer in Bombay, draws a parallel between Hongkong and Bonday, the two leading plague centres of modern times and the only

The local mandarine (says tho N,-0. two towns, in Mr Aitken's knowledge,

Tuity News) have received dispatches dated that have the Senarate desiner som mal au

to the Victoria, Nursing Home in charge of about six weeksago, from Kueliin, the capital Mr Aitken writes Buch an in-

two attendants. He was then suffering of Hwangst province, reporting the pasango crease of deaths from unlinary dis

terribly from the most hideous of all dis- through that province of a large body of eases clearly indicates there is something

eases, bydrophobia, and his paroxysme Anriamese (ao-called) navvies, led by a Indieally wrong with the drainage

The average minimum of the thermo.

were only relieved by copious injections of proportionate number of Frenchmen on and water supply of the city. Hongneter in the Shanghai Settlement in Sept-

A Seoul despatch to the Maraichi morphin. He was kept under the In-route for Funnan to construct the tail- kong and Bombay are the only two ember was 67.41, the average maximuay-As the Corean Government has fluchos of the drug all night, bus sue way. There are, continues ons dispatch, towns I know of that have two sets of 83.95, and the mean 75.68, against 70.29,

adhered to the idea of getting rid of Mr cumbed early this morning.

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The Black and White Budget of Sepb. 7, to hand by the French Mail, contains 10 pictures illustrating Priaco Chan's visit to A Commission has been appointed to Hongkong. One shows are of the man inquire into the education question a daring of the Prince's suite standing at The the Trum Station, and the other illustrates affecting Europeans in Hongkong.

the Prince anbarking at Murray Pier, at Commission will hold its first sitting at St. Paul's College to-morrow. It is deroutly tended by Genomt von Richter and Lieu hoped that some good resuit will omnunt te xe, A.,1), in ft. 3. the Govern from the diligence of the members,___

The pictures are by Mr G. H. Evans, H. M. Naral Yard.

Shanghai Weather.

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Mr MeLeavy Brown.

each.

Naval Appointments.

ing on the ground senseless and dying, with arrost this morning. He sir Li Wong, his head and face horribly mangled,awker, and Tang Fu, butcher, in sumpsu obviously from coming in contact with the No. 3995 at 4 a.m., and, suspecting their hard earth. He was lume intely attended movements, he went on board and found two-bags, of sugar, valued at $42, which by the regituental doctors, who had him car ried in the sunbulance io to General Ho they could not give a satisfactory account pital, but he was dead when he got thereof. He took the men in onetody, and made investigations which disclosed that the over the camp, where the unfortunate young godowns, at Kennedytown. The prisoners fellow was a universal favourite. An en were sentenced to two months' hard labour quity will be held into the air, which at present is more or less of a mystery,

The following appointments have been Death from Hydrophobia at Shanghai.

The China Cosette of the 50th ult. undeat the Admiralty;—Lieutenant. —H, A sxys-On August 23-Jast & Frauch seidier, Carruthers, to the Albion, as flag lieutnant 25 years of age, was attacked by an un- to Rear-Adinical H. T. Grenfell, to date. muzzled Chinese dog in Frenchtown, and September 9 Sub-Linuts. Jones, to was bitten badly on the fingers of the right the Piny, and R. O. Hamond, to the hand. Two of his companions were bitten Goliath, to dato August 12. Midshipmen. at the same time. They have happily C..J. Green, to the Greasy, O. D. O. Bridge, quite recovered. He went to the Shanghai and I. V. Layard, to the Albion, to date General Hospital for treatment, and was Suptmuber 15. Naval Cadets--R. I«: promptly put into the hands of Dr Stanley, Archer and W. H. Lecke, to the Cres the Health Officer, who put his under the A. D. A. Barnard and L. G. Brioll, to the Pastour treatinent. It was hoped no ill Tube, R. C. Halahan and C. H. Warren? offccts would ensue from the bito. He to the Albion, all to date Sapteraber 15. went on all right till Friday, when he bu gan to display onmistakeable signs of rabies, Yesterday, he was taken in an ambulanco to the Hospital, but was afterwards sent on

drains one for the house sewage and 81.06 and 75. 13 respectively, in September Mecary Brown, he has not been received the other for the rainfall, and the plagae 1800. The rainfall in Septembar was 279 in audience by the Emperor for eigThe Anti-Foreign Japanese.. elings to both eities in a way it does not to any others. There may not be any thing in what this expert says, that is

inches, and rain fell measurably on 7 days, against 1.17 inches and 15 days in Septem- bor 1969, and an average of 6.12 inches and

months. Lately, however, the feeling of the Emperor and the Government sygenry

to have softened towards the Commissioner

The Merchant Service Guild write to us (the times) as follows:-Ancther

of Customs, as he was received in audience stance where a British officer has been

The French Ballway in Yuznan......

grave reasons for thinking that the strag gors are not what they apparently seem, And the provincial authorities can only keep áshép look out whilst obeying in- structions sent by the Chinese Plenipoten tiarios at Peking."

to say, there may be confusion be. 10.3 days for the nineteen years 1832.1900. by the Emperor a few days ago. It is hoped treated with, as alleged, unjustifiable The Discontent in Central China.

tween cause and effect which Mr Aitken

does not help to clear up; but the inot remains, as he says, that plague recurs ST. ESTEPHE ...... 6.98 8 1.56 in those two cities drained and sewered

ST. JULIEN

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Death of Capt. Kruse.

that thereafter the relations betweea Eag-severity by the Japanese authorities has A private lattor from Nauking animat

arisen in the case of Mr Gilmour, aa cffcoriny (says the NC. Inily News), from a of the steamer Aje. In eudeavouring to perfectly reliable source confirms the newa discharge the cargo of his steamer as quick- | published in these columns yesterday, and ly as possible at Yokohama, one of the states that the Yangtzo high authorities coolies, who had previously shown much have possession of reliable pewa of Ar

and aud Coras will be more friendly than The Bungbok Tras of the 20th Sep ever. tomber says:- We regret to have to record. the death of Capt. A. L. Kruse for 33 years

A Warning.

a resident and for a long time pilot at this A Tuotti's proclamation has been ro cities have on unfortunate preeminefice port, which took place at Lassen, Prussissently put up in Shanghai city stating that insolence, igade use of an insulting expras intended simultaneous rising “throughout on the 18th ult. The deceased, who had he had received a despatch irers the Russian sion to Me Gilmour, who finally, under cis Kiangku, Anhui and Hopeh provinces stances, it is to be regretted that Mr Leon niting for a considerable period from interior there were certain Chinese seiling own protection, struck the offender. Two ed by the agents of secret societies, who are Consul Genersi complaining that in the cumstances of great provocation and for his amongst the discontented populace, foster- 19.30 | Osbert Chadwick, the author of the cancer in the thrust, left Bangkok in May separate system in Hongkong, should last for home. The change, however, proved

a sort of paper to the inhabitants purpor. | days after, Mr. Gilmour was summoned to actively distributing rolict in the jcundated have been selected as the Colonial Office of little benefit, and, autwithstanding everying to be the certificate of Russian gra- the police court nad, being questioned in to any one willing to join them expert to report on that system.

dusted student with the declaration that through an interpreter, was allowed to re the dilatoriness of the log offieiss 20 medical attention. ho succumbed to a pro- the purchaser would be fully protected tam to his ship. The day before the Ajax afford help particularly favouring the scoret, tructed illust as stated at his native place whenever troubles arose in China. As their sailed, he was again samruned to the Court, odletica' reoruiting propagavila. Battbeto on the 10th of last month. The deceased object is simply to mislead the people and and sentenced to 15 days rigorous impri is a still more putent reason for pro The Chinese scholar tenves a widow and three grown-up children. A CREAT who is responsible for

to obtain money thereby by fraud the sonument. He was stripped and dressed inducing discontent, avon to the verge of OPPORTUNITY. getting the questions New Football Club.

Taotai warns the people under this jurisdie convict's clothes, and allotted certain work. rebellion, in the three provinces: abovè, in the second degree

Last night, a meeting was held to the ions ok to purchase such false documents In another four or five days he was itform, noted, remarks the forgoing letter, which examination just concluded at Chaton Hongkong Dispensary Meas for the purpose trouble, and adds that any one who shall be for 49 dollars damages. Next day the pri of those provinces to ponder over and or they are linhle to land themselves into ed that the coalie was bringing an action it would be well for the high authorities is to be congratulated on the compara-williams presided over a fairly good muster.

of forming a new football club. Mr G F tively splendid advance and improve, of playum, including several of the new

able to arrest the guilty parties would be soner was informed that the case had been consider well It is the intention of suitably rewarded.

beard, and the Jodge had allowed the these high mandarins, an urgad by their auk-, went he has effected. One-third of the arrivals at H. M. Nakal Yard.

plaintiffs claim in full, owing to the abordimtes from the rank of Taotaï upwards, questions left the old rut, and could not cession, it was unapiously agreed to form a

sence the defendant. Au order was to lay extra imposition on all private- are possibly be answered by ingn who had club, the name 1 be decided upon at a

Johnny is a thinking boy who fearless-made for the seizure of Mr Gilmour's poo-owned Lind, equal in sniegant to abunt four- coufined themselves strictly to the Chi-later stage, and to enter a team for the He has been just two terms at Harrow, and were a valuable gold watch and obsin As fields. This plan was advocated owing to ly questions the judgments of "grown-ups. party, and amongst the articles confiscated fifths of the present land tax on cultivated. of exceptional value and guaran-nese classics,

Shield competition. The subscription for be helds it to be the finest school in the in the case of Me Kent, another officer who the failure of the attempt to enforce There can be but little doubt as to the season was fixed at S. Already the world. Wherefore Johnny is sorely puzhad suffered in a sundar manner, the Mer-house tox in the cities, strong opposition.

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Eton v. Harrow.

on the match ourds and in the cricket notes tor before the Government Lord Mus is alleged that, thinking it easier to timpose

teed to be the gentine product of the awful ignorance of the Chinese Reoreation Green Coromittee has been led by this problem-Why is it always chant Servico Gulld have brought the mushaving been shown to the impost; and if the juice of the grape,

literati as a whole. That condition is,

approached, and it is believe that there however, the natural outcome of their the age of the saine pitch as that granted

will be no dilicalty in the new Club gultas Eton v. Harrox and veror Harrow v. Eton, kerry, acting for the guild, has seen the upon the agricultural classes, the man- CHATEAU LA TOUR CAR-system of education, which completely to the V. R. C. last year. It is satisfactory ns. he maintains it ought to be? He terk Minister to Japon, and Land Lansdown, darins to desire to obtain an extrs ze NET, CHATEAU RAUZAN reseverything but antiquity. Is it to note that the club starts well, and as is his perplexity to Guy, his Eton sinh-form presenting of the same time A claim for vinde form them. ostensibly. I to najat fa

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enusin and idol (says Finity Fair), proud compensation for the loss to which Mr paying off the recent wat indormities, and CHATEAU LAFITE are influences, men have become thoroughly phernalia of the game, practice can be start penness of sharing tackle and the sha Gilmour has been unjustifiably subjected. The mandarins spuld seen to for of chas commended to the notice of antiquated and out-of-date? A volunte ed eu soon as the necessary permission to wings of a moustache. Guy, why is it Lord Muskerry has been informed by the the agricultural and hand orning classes of surpassing interest, and, at the same use the ground is granted. It is sut prother way round ? Guy ran his fingers instructed hile Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires that any opposition raised by them wil always Eton Harrow, and never the Foreign Office that Lord Lansdowne has are the nucleus of a country's strength and after-time, intensely amusing could be posed to start regular practice till after the pound his high collar, giving his neck the at Tokio to make representations to the shake the foundations of an empire

wade from the essays written on what Volunteer Casp." In the interval, a fow we might call the modern side of necessary details, such as the election ofthodox twist before he replied:-I don't Japanese Government on the subject of Finally there is another thing to be consid

kw. But be added, soothingly, after a Me Gilmour's treatment. officers and-the receiving of names of in- the examination. The outline given of

moment given to reflection, You know, the answers of a candidato in another tanding subscribers, will be attended to.

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