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A FEW OF OCE LEAVING LANES,

BIRTH

THE CHINA MALLA

At Newchwang, on the 27th September, the Wife of A. B.J. VAN Ess, of a Daugh

DEATH.

ter.

At the General Hospital, Shanghai (of typhoid), on the 3rd Octobor, WILLIAM ANTHONY SIMMONS, of West Norwood (London), late of Hal! and Holtz, Limited aged 3 years.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

To Subscribers.

In order to expedits the work of dia tributing this newspaper to subscribers throughout the Colony, we are re-arranging the Districts of our delivery curlies. If any irregularity occurs in delivery, we hope subscribers will notify us all once. The See The publication of this true commences chugs will be introduced in the varicas

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COOKING RANGES,

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EDITORIAL COMMENT.

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France on the Yangtse.

present,

Hongkong Hotel.

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KOSAL AND GENERAL.

The Salary Condition of Eongkong

A commission has been appointed by is Excellency the Governor inquire into and report on the present insanitary" condition of the Colony. The names ani other dotails of the Commission will doubt- less appear in the flowernment Ghette, which is published to-night.

H.MS. 'Creggy."

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The first-class armoured cruiser Cressy,

21 knots. The Cresap in a four-funnelled vessel. Hor sisterships are-dvoukir, Hogue, Sutlej, Furyalus, Bacchante.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 1901

TELEGRAMS.

[REUTER'S SERVICE]

SOUTH AFRICA.

Probáble Escape of Botha

LONDON, 10th October, 1901.

CANTON NOTES (From Our Dun Correspondent.) REGULATION OF ITEAR-LAUSOIT TEATTIO Canton, October 10,

Ouly a short time ago, the sight of a steam launch was considered an extraordin. aty occurrence in many acts of thứt Pro

The Dundee correspondent of the Zanesvince. Now there is soarcely a navigable says it appears probable that Commandent attenta that is not traversed dady ly stoom=" Botha has escaped through the continente. The increased facilities for teaval formed by General Lyttleton.

has, as usual, induced the people to travel." For every ten persons who travelled ter years ago, there are a hundred to day. Urdoahibly, there is a great future for

Escape of Commandant Botha.

YACHTING.

LATER

The America Cup Races. The New York Yacht Club has declined to perut Skanero: II to compete for the Amerio: Cop in 1992, the dust of trust for bidding such a course..

managing the launches and passage-boste,

But there is a much carelessness, and in differowce on the past of many of these mou, and hence the necessity and timelin of the regulations that the undarius have just issued fixing the maximum number of Angers that each launch will be per tilted to carry. For instance, a launch 30frx it can take 60 passengers, and with an upper deck 120. The Custome and Lekin stations in requested to 18-ist

The new French gunboat Org, built which is on her way to the Chim Station, by Messre. Furnham, Boyd and Co., to was launchica of Fairfield's, Glasgow, in

Lord Kitchener tolographs that Com-teams in and round the Dalts. The Fow MONEROON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1901, the order of the French Government, left 1899. She has a displacement of 12,000

Shanghai on the 2nd inst. on her maiden tons, sul carries a slow of 15 all cold. mandant Botha has crossed the Beraan ancients that have occurred hitherto is su trip, accompanied by the gunboat Allonetie. Her armament is :-two 9.2 in. twelve River in the South eastern Transvant, and evidence of the bill of the Chinese in

6 în, seventeen swall quick-firers, and two by this means escaped to the northward. The new boat is of light dranght and built for work on the upper. Yangic. She torpedo-tubes She has an indicated horse-. Not long ago, one of the is to be stationed of Chungkity for the power of 21,000, which gives her a speed af many millionaires in New acoustion. York was fined for spit. ting on the street, He

The Band of the 2nd Bombay said he would do it again, and he did Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel it-and and to spend a little time in this (Saturday) evening, from p.m. private meditation in a place he had not | to 9330 p in. 1---- 812.00 to $18.00 per Case, rented. The Inte Congress on Tuber Lancers. Jolly Bays...William

culosis has emphasisix the fact that Select...Tho Touren of the

GUAN........ Sullivan spitting is not only a disgusting lustat, Vase... ...The lecs". ....Coute but one fraught with danger to other Selection ... La Poupec'

Gavotte......The Fitzt Kiss'

Schubert people. The disease germ is omnipre- | Galop .........! Round Oik' sent, and delights in attaching itself to

GOD SAVE THE KING, particles of dust and taking journeys into regions where it may thrive. To seems to us that the New York Suni-

$22.00 to 880.00 per Case.

DEWARS WHISKIES

Samples and Prive Tebets on

application.

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MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

MiscellaneGES.

Gueds per Ris Roser not cleared at 4tary Board is straining at a goat and

1.m. subject to rent.

MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Miscellaneous.

swallowing a cruel. Why fiue a man for spitting on the streets, and let the woman who sweeps the streets with the

Goods per Susie unclaimed before trailing length of her shirts go free?

Noon, subject to rent.

General Memoranda. TUESDAY, Uctober 15 --

Goals per Sucht andelivored after this

dato subject to rent. WEDNESDAY, October 16-

Goods per Shinano Maru not cleared after

this date subject to rent. Thursday, October 17 :-

So-Meotipic

cent

Andran Heave

A Musical Treat.

Among the opening events of the con- season in Hungitong will be the up- prashing visit of the famous Marquardte. Herr Marquardt is a master violinist with the reputation of making the strings sing with a clear liquid note as refreshing as the sound of running water, or full and

Racing Grifins at Foochów.

THE NEW AMEER.

The accessor of Habibullah Khan, therring in these huniano regulatinus.

The event of the week in sporting cireles has been the landing on Monday laat of griflia pusies for our Winter Race Meet- ing The arituals (says the Fouchow: Beho of the 5th inst) had stood the short voyage late Ameer's eldest son, ny Ameor of from Shanghai well, and were pronounced Afghanistan, has born peacefully nocepted tu lo a fair average lot as far sa sppearance by his brothers and the Sirdars at Cabul. .went. With their arrival the only mora. ing sectings,of the racing internity at the

Grand Stand have commenced, and wich the coffee there is plenty of chat about the prospects of the coming routing.

Good News for the Empress Dowager.

The Liniteran Gazette states that in response to the urgent requests of the Chinese Plenipotentiaries, it is alleged that the Ministers of the Foreign Powere bare

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE WAR,

Mr Brodrick, in a letter to Sir Charles Howard Vincaur, who is just starting For South africa, refutes the charges of apithy of the Government in relation to the rar, and bags that 200,000 men und 120 guns are now in South Africa. Over 100,000 mon are training in England, and there je therefore no difficulty in meeting every ex

MISCELLANEOUS,

The amount of lawlessness that his new. prevailed in town and most of all in the country for a long time is not respring for the coming winter. If severe measur could have put an end to this disgraceful state of things, order arnali now trerys where prevail. - On Monday, four robbers were strangled, and last Sunday eigut Pirates were conveyed from Canton to a face in the Shun Tuk District, whore they had committed an outrage, and there put to a death by beheading.

Two clans of the name U and Stiu in Fun Uhave had a desperate fight with deatke

When will women learn that to be well. melodious as the deeper notes of a grand consented not to place any artillery at pro Ten thousand re-mounts are laoiled mound sounds on both sides. The clan that

dressed is to be suitably and fittingly dressed, and that garls of good material dragging on a dusty road is matter in the wrong place, not only acting general distributing agents of dirt, but being positively dangerous to health,

Organ Mdme Marquardt, is a talented harpist with a great reputation. The Mar quandts startal their oriental concerts on July 26, risiting Tokge, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki, Vladivostock, ate. After a short season in Shanghai, lese skilled musicians will come ou to Hongkong, arriving hero

Olliee, Lt of Canton Insurance The lady with a long train looks nice about the £2nd inst.

GER.. HE

at the Ofices of Jardine, Matheson & Gust per Comdol not cleared at a

Pam. subject to rent. Goods

per

Belmond undelivered after this duty subject to rent. SATURDAY, October 19--

Noon Meeting of Shareholders William Powell, Ltd., at the Company's, Office, Qaven's Bond. TuRsDay, fictober 29 :----

-Auction Bate of the Steam

Launch Out Dren.

A. S. WATSON & CO,]

LIMITED.

sout on the guy platforms, of the defensesly in South Afric around the new Peking Legation area. The The writer further states that the Go-got the worst has, according in custom news his boon reported to Linian, and is con- vernment will not flinch in asking the appended to the Vingro3. sidered to ben feather in the caps of the country my megiffee nccessary to bring the

The rise in the price bi feed of all kinds Plenipotentiaries, who have, so far, received war to a speedy close.

is pressing more and more on the pour nothing but ecusures from the Old Lady at

classes of this sity, and they are, of course, the great majority, Hsiau.

Sir J. Denison Pender.

in

CORRESPONDENCE.

HONGKONG POST OFFICE To the Editor of the CRISA MATL General Past Office, Hongkong, 11th Oct., 1901. Sin, I enclose copy of a letter I havo addressed to this Duty Press. Yours faith-

WM. C. H. HASTINGS.

(Exciorure.)

General Post Office, Hongkong, 11th Oct., 1991.

WENCHOW.

The Way in and the Way out.

The Wonchow correspondent of the N.-U. Danty News writes

her own drawing room, or in a chair with four coolies, but when she sweeps

Naval Notes. the inclines of Hongkong's steep streets

A telegram received in Shanghai an- Captain Jellicos vill my off Sir Ednomness that Mr J. Denison Pender, May- in search of bargains she is not only ward Seymour's late agship, the Cea aging Director of the Eastern Extension pennywise and ponut foolish, for the turion, at Postmouth on the 19th Septon Telegraph Co, has been made a K.C.M.G. dress is sure to be soiled and spoiled, ber, says The World. Captain Jellicas will recognition of services rendered to the flig but she is a sourer of danger to the not have long to wait fox further employ enuntry by the Associated Companies (East- | community and a means for spreading ment, as already he is mentioned for one er, Eastern Extension, Eastern and South disense. If fashion in deereed long;

command, although at present nothing is Africas, etc.). Mr J. Denison Pender is trains than let the lady and woman of actually decided as to his future. Sir Ed the third sou of the late Sir Jobu Pender, ward Sermoar has placed on record his whose eldest son, Sir James Pender, was true refinement say we will wear them in the house, but we will not be him during the troubles in the Far East. guished father's death. The Penders may sense of the admirable work performed by created a baronet shortly after his distin- scavengers: we will wear our walking Captain De Hersey, as was expected, has be referred to as 'a beknighted family." dresses for walking and our ornamental 600n got a command, on promotion in re- trains when we find them saitable, and | coguition of his distinguished servico in South Africa. He is to commission the not otherwise.

Iphigeniu at Chatham on the 17th Sept for the conveyance of haval reliefs to the Mediterrmoaz and afterwards to China. The Cobra, t.b.d., engined on the turbine 29 boxes, and the first enrt with the sorted courtesy and induess both from the Cont Captain De Horsey may be regarded as The Fuochow Came Club' has been quite one of the coming men of the Nave principle, is ordered to be delivered at portion for Hongkong armed at the office as also from the officers on board the

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Notes by the Way.

WINE MERCHANTS.

resuscitated.

Cattle disease is still very prevalent in

Sm.

Thave to acknowledge Mr Chan Fai ting.a reply to my criticism of the China Merch- ants Steam Navigation Company's neglect of this port. He accuses me of living in a well. That is unfortunately true, not only of myself but of every other sesilent here. Wenoliow is a well, and the Chim Merchi Shia Company is the only rogs for lowering

a special well ustin

given both natives and foreigners Mr Chaa, therein made are inacurate. The Super my own, deeper and deeper stak intendent of the Feniusola and Oriental penetrate au clearly to my profundity, what be so, and the voices of the passers-by Steam Navigation Company in his official must the talk on the surface be? And the bulf H. M. S. Cum (Jest with over 80 men in

The following paragraph relating to report to the Postmaster General dated unshot been told nor shall be, for along with

10th inst., states that The 8.5. Coromandel every other

r Kuropean member of this Arrived off Green Island at 11,30 a.w-to- the North Sea) is taken from The Finesday The nail annsisted of 399 bige and quilty. I have never received anything but

The 'Cobra.'

the Daily Prets this morning about the open for lifting us out When the.

Tomato Unes and pros

I With reference to a paragraph in

desire to point out that the statements

of

And wh

Tonkin, and Hanoi in declared an infected dispatches from Peking stating that in re-bavo been undertaken by the Viper had the f to the local prints.Yours sie, Raterially moderance will be

Established 1841.

area.

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nuthorities had been very amiért —ED, C.M.}

pany's offices in at 12:40 pm

The boxhollers" mail Portsmouth from Newcastle on the 18th delivered at 11

xhohlers, mail was chow mail, who are kindness ambod tod at 1p.m., the non-boxholder at

Navertheless th

the gierance of Wenchow Sept., and she is to be commissioned shortly 1.16 p.m. A New Imperial Commissioner. afterwards to carry out the series of tria's Perhaps you will be good enough to constive shippers fan real one, and if the rect the misstatement published this nor Company can be induced to keep its steamer The Shanghsi manluries bavo xcesived with the Albatross, t,h,d., which would ving. I am cégding a copy of this letter

running regularly that

one particular I must apologise to Mr sponse to a joint momorial of the Chinese latter vessel come safely through the

WM. C. H. HASTINGS, Chat. My letter stated that the Chins

Postmaster-General. Merchants Contnany dues not zun its ships.- Plenipotentiaries, the Government at mantenvres. The Cobra has the same horse- The Chinese troops now in Peking are Hsia has appointed H. E. Sheng, Vice power on the Piper had, but, being of grown mail was received base a few minutes thoritative statement tigned by himself that

Further comment is onmedesATY. Dar

for philanthropis purposes. With the an CLARETS. wait to be well disciplined, and sentries are President of the Lupe-foi Clan Court, ter displacement, has not quite so high a after 1 Pun, and we thought the postal the Webchow bost runt at an annual lose of

being posted, a hilberto untried experiment Director-General of the China Merchants' speed.

Ts. 5,000, J beg fo unreservedly withdraw Per Case Per Case

Qt. dba Pisin Chinese miltary camps.

my remark A Company, ther willingly Loves Tls. 5,000 à Cu, Telegraph Adminstration, Railways') ....... 6.06 8 7.56

Year, or roughly s The Ching Medal

during the that twenty years, eta, elu., to be Imperial Commissioner to Toulay, Li Sim, wuster of the steam negotiate regarding the commercial clauses ed that the question of granting a medal to

deserver'n ¿Sepay' writes to The Times:-It is stat-Theft from the Carthage"

a not only to be stried patriotic but launch Tee Cheong, was fined 800 for harof the Treaty. Two forcig gentlemen have the Indian troops included in the Chine Ex-were sent to prison for fourteen days, with

To-day. Shu Kin and Ip On, coolies, trace. Recording to the Custors Returne yot Wenchow has a Philanthropic And 12.96 18.32 ing carried 52 passengers on his launch in also been appointed to act as Vice-Com-editionary Force has been referred by the hard labour, for stealing three shovels from passenger list of

11899, valued at HR Tela 1.624 16: excess of the number allowed by his license.missioners, namely, Messrs. Hipperley Indian Government to the home authorities, the ss. Arthage. They had been permitt transport of H.K. Toals 1,309, 968;. It is over 3,000 natives and 170 foreignero por nanum, and fressure and Taylor. Finally, H.E. Sheng is also the main question at issue being whether the ed on board to work coal, and took advan three hundred miles to Shanghai ustires The N.-C. Dkt News understands comminuded to consult on all important regimento which never got beyond Kat-tang tuge of the liberty to commit the theft. Mry 8 each war to spread a D'ARMAILHACQ..... 21.00 39.20 that there has been a hitch in the salo by measures with Their Excellencies the Vice and Shanghai should receive the medal or Ramsey, chief quginner, detented them return ticket is Taals. 40. Now that w✨

the Chinese of the three German-built roya of the Peiyang and Nanyang Adminis cruisers to Russia, as the Japanese Governtrations (Li Hong-chang and Liu Kun-yi), ment is doing its best to get possesion of and the Vioreys of Buktang and the Two

Kuang provinces.

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These CLARETS are bought and ACCESSORIES. direct from the leading French

growers. The lowest priced are

The fine was paid.

the vessels.

Hongkong Christian Union,

The Prayer Meetings in counoxion with the above Union will re-comience on Monday evening next, at 5.15, in the Music Room of the City Hall The Rev. G. J. Wiliams will preside, and it is hoped that there will be a large attendance

of members and friends.

The Difference of it.

Chingwantao.

Ho

not. These rogimonte formed an integral portion of the forca, and it was their mis fortune that they saw but little of the fight-

International Rowing at Shanghai

of

mat

the fluor of the huld and the foreign-

are told there is a loss of Tails 6,000 year. it is to be hoped there will be less distiN faction with both freights, fares and accom modation, sud that

it this port will re ing and were employed only on the lines of Daily News is pleassu, to non ruch China Matchauta? feuerusity of the

Too Old to Row writes to the Neuberness to TOURS CORP

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Сотрипу communication. Should the modal be with

friendly rivalry among men who are now further add to this generosity by keeping held from them, it will be quite contraryard at work training for the International to precedent, and a great disappointment to

Top Authorities to apply the tong the Imporial Service troops, native regiments let the Autumn Regatta of 1931 bu a record

eight oarad race. Pull together, boys, and

Which so IDA KURVICE, the absence

and fellowers concerned.

Apweed of warning, however, to all cammon bear in mind that it is the pace that kille,

stroke for a rails and a half st and when eight men have low Cheu

that not only the alroke but all tho men in

you

● trade, neither the anything better, and year

anybody else will

having performed what he felt torbe poble, end, as he perhaps i thuught, in somm measure to the Cam now begs to slip down into his well and clase to ernak,

A correspondent who has just return ed from a trip to Shankaikuan and Ching wantan writes to the N.O. Daily News, stating that the former piaco is, aa unual, dead. The Allied Powers are still in great Wo Tung Fang Waltzes. force, and from the appearance of flaga of The following despatch from Newport possession, the placa in about equally divid-appears in an American contemporary - ed. The order of the day is rain, constant Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese Minister, 18- of exceptional value and guaran-

rain. On glove all is quiet, und all seem to tonished society at a dinner dance given in the boat should be in the pink of condition The Uniwersal Gazetie publishes a let walk about listlessly and out of aorta. his honor by Mrs Stuyvesant Fish, at regards wind and fir Condition must REVIEW teal to be the genuine prodnet ofter feceived from a correspondent at hears that the snipe season has been very Crossways by waltzing with the hostess toll in a long race train voll and

Taiyuanfu, Shansi, to the effect that nows fine, and several remarkable bags have I was not known that te had mastered tho train honestly, all the juice of the grape.

had been received there from Peking atat-becule. All the guns have now been intricacies of the Autorica danses, but he

opinion, Tveloping and 2 = 2

CHATEAU LA TOUR CAR-ing that the Chinese Plenipotentiszica had removed from the forts, which will prosed himself to be equally at home in

doubt please some people. Printing Undertaken

settled with the French Minister the R. C

At Ching the waltz and two-step, He was prayed NET, CHATEAU RAUZAN class for tosses suffered by them in Shani want all is bustle and work, and the in his richesi zative roles, and the manner

boy side have the breaswaters are progreasing very faveur last year, to the total amount of Tis.ably. It will be some time before this portre Fish led to the conviction that he liss and CHATEAU LAFITE are 2,500,000, which is a great difference be-

in which he tripped about the door with

The Scutchmen ste commended to the notice of tween the claims of the Protestant missions, acceand Cardiff, but in time it not been wasting his time since ho because represent a good 18

amounting to only Tis. 200,000, which had ught to be a fine sub-let for the Kaiping China's Minister at Washington, Bira Connoisseurs as high-class after been settled on the spot a fax months ago

mines' coal, which after all is what is re

Hermann Delrichs, Mrs C. C. Pomeroy 1 one fixed up in his place quired. dinner Wines.

nt T'aigua. It is unnecessary to state that,

and several other society women denced has been too much changi

∙likings the Chinese appreciate the significance be

with him during the evening.

there is no don tween the two clairs.

ACHEE&CO We guarantee our

Wines and

STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS. TENDERSON, Grimett, of this place

a little

a lat

stale," They

flesh and bloo

most

was stricken with partial paralysis THE man who is only honest when honesty Spirits to be genuine only when ACCORDING to a certain kind of philosophy, and completely lost the use of one arms and is the best policy is not in reality an honest.

any man can be a good fellow as long aside. After being treated by an eminent mar Honesty is not swerving policy, but ar bought direct from us in the he has money enough to buy the drinks."

17a Queen's Road Colony or from our authorised

Agents at the Coast Forts.

physician for quite a while without relief, stable principle. --- my wife recommended Chamberlain's Fain.

Balm, and after using two bottles of it ho CLAUKE'S WORLD yamed Broop BATESEL The quality and quantity of an infant's is almost entirely cured Geo. MoDonald. The west pearching Blood Clamser fart scene, food is often seriously affected by the state Bian, Logan Co., W. Va., D.S.A. Several and media slot have ight to light, 2. Pal, of its mother's health who nurses its

other very remarkable cures or partial leastra Serofals, Searcy Elencia Bed Loga paralysis have been effected by The use of Bha Blood Day Pample, and Beer A. S. WATSON & Co., Limited Stearns Wins

increases the fort of milk, makes it richs this liniment. It most widely know and letter of unitat súd at the same time builds up the mother, buses, bold, or All Deco Wear legalades

however, no a cure for thoumation spins

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Pain, London : TELA. orght to have Paternoster Square, 1901.

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and