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ESTABLISHED. 1860.

TELEPHONE No. 200.

TRADE.

A CHEE&CO

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17a Queen's Road.

Tdephone No. 197,

MARK.

A FEW OF OUR LEADING LON576.

CLUB WHISKY.........$12.00 per Dozen. F.0.5. WHISKY.........$15.00 per Dezeu.

TANSAN WATEK ........ $6.09 per Cast.

DIRTHS.

THE CHINA MAIL

On the 17th Cet, at 24, Morrison Hill Rond the Wife rf A. Coana, of a Son.

On the 21st September, at the London Mission, Hankow, the Wife of the Rev. C.

· G. Svaruam, of a Sen,

MARRIAGE,

On the 12th Outlier, at IBM.'s Coulute-General, by Pelhain L. Wars Esq., 9.30, and afterwards at St. Joseph's, Cathedral Shanghai, by the Rev. Fathur Kenelly, GishLES JACKSON, Sond son of Augustus White, of Shanghai, tokarmaninu Frases, daughter of the late Aleander Nairn Brown."

and manpplication of publie revenues and the continued peglect of the Co- lony's needs, the public will be driven to an appeal which will ronse the Colonial Ofive from its apathy and open the eyes of the British public to the iniquities and shortcomings of Crown Colony Government.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Notes by the Way.

Messrs Hall and Holtz, Ltd., Shang- ↑ "ate The pufifcation it tas ispil-zemmeurez | hni, pay a dividend of 82 per share.

1/4.45 0.

BLATZ MILWAUKEE JEER

$25.00 per Lask

D.C.L. GINS $7.00 per Dozen.

The China Itail

IMPORTERS of

European

Goods of

All kinds

DRAWING-ROOM,

DINING-ROOM,

and BEDROOM

FURNITURE,

SILVERPLATED,

GLASS and

CHINA WARES.

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS,

and HOUSEHOLD

REQUISITES.

Photo =

graphic

Department

Photographic Goods of Every Description.

PLATES, PAPERS,

.

and CHEMICALS.

EASTMAN'S -

KODAKS, FILMS,

MOET and CHANDON'S DRY IMPERIAL CHAMPAGNE .......... 847,00 por Case,

MARTELL'S BRANDIES

$22.00 to $80.00 per Case.

DEWAR'S WHISKIES

$12.00 to $1800 per Cise.

Samples and Price Liste on application.

437

H. PRICE & CO.,

12, QUEEN'S Ruan

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Miscellaneous.

Parcel Mails for Europe &c., per 4.6 He will close at p.m., on Friday, the 25th Oct.

A Polo Club has been formed at Tion RONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1901-¦tsin, and a Golf Club is to be inangorated

iso at a mely date.

EDITORIAL COMMENT.

A DUET---

WITH

OCCASIONAL

SOLO

Au American paper has the following Shipping News. The launch of the Clytic passed off successfully. The chris- tening cerisuong was gracefully performed by: Miss Isabella Campbell. She is 200 tons deadweight,'

We hope we shall not be considered profane when чте

compare Thursday's meeting of the Legislative Coun

Forty thousand pounds is the figure cil to a music lll per- formance, in which the lighter touch ivou in an official report as the value of the thefts committed in the course of the was supplied by The Two Maes -- His

year from the maritimas arsenal of Toplon. Excellency the Governor and the Coetly a day passes without an attempt at Tonial Seretary-and respectability stealing being recorded. given to it by the soles of Me White- head. It is 3r Whitehead's fir to

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A Record Land Sale.

At Bingapore, on the 10th ins, thera a auto of land belonging to the Trus tees of the Church family, relatious of Mr Thoman Church, a Reuident Councillor of Singapore in its early days The total | amount redised was 80B1,000, and the highdẹt price per square foot evor obtained in Singapore-$52-was reached,

The Hankow-Canton Railway.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 10 1001

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The King's Birthday.

We have been courteously informed by Major Hamilton, D.A.A.0.(a) that the following telegram has been received from the Adjutant General at the War Office :----

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

Lender, 16th Octüber, 1901, A BRITISH SUBMARINE. A new British submarine Ans boon teated

Fire usual Royal saluto King's Birthday, for thres hours upon the gridiron, not in 9th November, and Birthday Qaben | water, at Barrow, the purpose of the test Alexandra 1st December. No other lang to serertain the brouthing capavity military ceremonies are to be observed, of the crew with all spertates closed, and

The Biggest Tres in the World.

Tho N.-C. Daily News is informed What is probably the biggest tree in upon reliable authority that Mr J. Terpoint the world lias been discovered to belong to Morgan has joined the Board of the Ameri-the cyprose family, and was found in can China Development Company in New Mexico. Its siresmference Gft. from the York, and that it has been decided that ground is 154. Zin, and to see the top of work upon several sections of the Eympany's railway concession from Hankow to Canton shall be commed with as little delay me possible. This will be welcome news to most of the foreign residents in China, and disposes of the report that this kuportant line had hens handed over to the Belgians by the conecasionaires.

The Taikoo at Tientsin.

the test was considered vory antisfactory, The vessel will begin her sex trials shortly,

London, 17th October, 10DL. SOUTH AFRICA

Bands of rebels in the Calvina district are advancing South, under Roar Com

it one must atend many yarda næeny. It in mandants, icoting" "and" recruiting as rear the famous rains of Mitia, in the State they go. Some of their parting," have of Onxhen. It is called the big tree of already renobed Hopufeld, Saldanha Bay, Yulo,' and its age is cariously estimated af Complete confidance le felt in the ability.

to cope

with the raiders. from 0 to 1,000 years.

The Gulf Stream:

Fighting near Capetown.

[RAVAS SERVICE]

The theory that still lingots in nearly | Fighting has taken place at Piquetberg, all the geography booke, that the Gulf forty miles from Capetown, where the Strom brings warmth and salubrity to Eng. Boers attacked the district troops. The The China Timer says-Messrs. But loud and to the coasts of northwestom Fan | Intter, on boing re-infereed by s sjund on terfield and Swiro are pulling down the ope, is now deurunced by the United States of the 10th Lancers, compelled the enemy ruins of their godowns, burat during the meteorologists myth Bay Popular to retreat, with slight lose-

The British lost Captain Bellor, of the Slugs. New and improved godowns on the Stience. It is stated that by the time the same site are being erected by Mr G. 8. Gulf Stream arrives east of Newfoundland Lancers, and four ren kiled. Knowles. Messrs. Butterfield and Swire it is not distinguishable in temporaturo or are also. it is stated, about to develop their set of current from the rest of the coun; property at Tunglu, handing the river and and if it word by any possibility to be diver preparing land for the erection of godowns, ted at the Suits of Florida no one in Eng- FRENCH COLONIAL RAILWAYS,

PABIR, October 14, This appears to indicate that thess repres-land would be aware of it. It is the cast.

Reko, de Faris states that the minister A native paper publishes a Chungking

of Foreign A Bates contradicts the rumour that thera is difference between M. Gods per teased, not cleared after play a loan band in local polities; and letter stating that Mr. Archibald Little eatatives of British, shipping in the Fort. ward and northeast ward drift of the atmos

over Europe a gildetinete. this due subject to rent.

it is jost unnatural, therefore, that he recently visited Chengtu, the provinciatur East take a must hopeful rier of the phere from the Atlantie which distributes

Delcassé and M. Doameron thes, testion of future prospects of trade in Tientsin. should setimes anfer at the hunds of capital of Szechuan, with the object of con

the Yunnan Railway... the forces combined against him. Anferring with Vicerig 'wei Chin of that Shanghai Docks.

A correspondent writes to the N.-C. essay might be written on the subject city about the spering of a copper mine iu belt Furniture, at No. 4. Century of The Unofficial feprosentatives of the district of Wushahsien in the same pads Names in regard to a statement in Washington, D. C., the hang of the naval parvince, the ore of which is reported to | Messrs J. A. Sullivan & Co.'s share circular architects have miscarried in the construc- Hongkong ma their daty to the public,' e very rich.

that is assignable cause can be traced lotion of the fast modern torpedo bonts, some and Admiral Quech are appointed mombers and we connend the idea to the In-

warrant the rise in the shares of Messrs of which run upwards of thirty allos an of the Counell of the Legion of Honour. spectors of Schools and Colleges for the

Faruhan, Boyd & Co. In commenting out hour. Strange to say, when a boat is run- next examinations. Bat that is an Tha usul weekly prayer meeting will this and other remarks no the dircular, being at such a high speet water will not aller story. Mr Whitehead deserves be bold on Monday croning, at 5.15 in the says that in the first place if there is sa come into it through any opening unless the pubiie thanks for calling attention to music form of the terry fall as an opposition scheme, it cannot certainly affect the extraordinary difference between Pitt will provide Meters and all Chris the Dock Company, since it must take three or four years at least to have the scheine in the Colorin! Seuratury's estimate of tians are cordially invited to be present.

working order. In the scound place it is revenue from the New Territory Alleged Murder.

reasonable' -m expect an interim dividend and the amount actually collected

doftly, and I am angured that one will be pail early in December.

MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Auctions.

2.1.1. Aucion of Vokable Bante

Crescent, Kennedy Road

Trasnay, Oktober 12

+2

* the Steam

General Memoranda.

Sale Launch Chod: Fre WEDNESDAY, Ocholar 13:

puci

pa-Meeting of Honglong Chub

Chris per Stang, undeliveret after

Noon banded.

THYESPAY. Üctober 24:----

9 pm Auctions of Philippine and Australia Fruaps by Mr. G. 3. Tam myr, al is andes Rooms, Duilde

Feny, fender 25 :---

Gools per Machang undelivered after

1 is date subicct tu rent. Cleods per Feta set eleated at 4 pain.

subject te rant. SATURDAY, October 26:

Souls per Pomboudark's undelivered

after this date subject to rent.

EVITED.

WINE MERCHANTS.

Hongkong Christian Union.

The Police are investigating a supposed since the territory because British. As case of murder which occurred on the 18ch Mr Whitehead sought to show, actualingt, at the village of Tailamfe, in the-Sai results have proved liga worthless was hung-district. It appears from the informa the finansal section of the Colonial Sreretary's report, upon which, appars ently, the Colin! Offfee based its polley for the development of the New Territory, The Colonial Secretary

tion to hand that two farmers quarrelled, and one of them struck the other u violent blow with a banbou. The nan who was struck died soon siterwards.

Hongkong Hotel.

要

The Band of the ad Bombay Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel

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A Cricket Problem.

scens to have been nettled at Ma Whitehead's criticismos. This is 10t unnatural; but it is vot Mr Whitehead's this (Saturday) exrning, frem pore? Cr rann be rao out of a wida?

fanit if the Colonial Secretary's report and his still more memorable mem-

to 90 p.za. — March. The Washington Post...Souza Valse...... Fodera “.... Selection The Messenger Boy Monckton ... Porduc Gratte... "Tunics Polka......'Chic'

Wheeler Selection The Pirates of Penzance Sullivan

GOD SAVE THE KIN

High Speed at Sea.

In one respect, says The Parvinder,

THE LEGION OF: HONOUR. Generals Missior, Darras and Morlan

· THE PLAGUE AT NAPLES. The plagus at Naples is confined to a few

[-0. DAILY SEN VERVICE,]

"YOKOHAMA AND KOBE

SPORTS.**

opening is well forward and provided with sporadic camar,

funnel mouth and ordinary pumps will not work. That is to say, at such speed the suction overcomes the pressure of the water on the sides of the bont. But open. ings properly placed at the bows will admit alwator required for the engine con dunsers, etc. without the use of poops High speed thus brings new conditions into navigation,

Railways in Central China.

*

Konz, Outober 15. The Kobe team want in first at the ticket match, and in the first funings scored 110, The Yokohama temu made only 90 m the Brst fouings. In the second tunings Kobe madd 16 for 2 wickets down, when alumpa were drawn, per a

Kobo lost the baseball match that was

played at Yokolsamo on Friday and Satur-

SUPREME COURT,

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS: (Before His Hammer A. 6. Wise, Acting

In a cricket match played recently in England between two loanl teams the foo enthusiatie umpire called Wide. The

It having been pretty clearly laid down opposing batsinan nevertheless hit the bal, attempted to run, and was run out. The that any treable along the lines of railway watch was thereupon suspended for a now being constructed by Germany, Franco, day lash. quarter-of-an-hour to discus the following Kussia and Belgine in the interior of problems. Was the wide to count in the China is certain to be followed by the despatch of occupying armies in the no- cent guise of guarde for such railways, the Viceroy Chang Chib-tung has lost no time in raising a corps of specially trained men from Angst his own traps to act nis guards along the line now in coume of con struction through the province of Hupeh These guanls (says the China Castle), Pun Lok was charged on three counts divided into four regiments, iso been par (1) that he, on 18th September, at Hang hom being then armed with a sword, đủ under the command of Cal. Hsieh Mow-assault one Kwok Sui and ong Tani Trai chai, and are ready to be sent anywhere along the line at short noties, but no dis turbance is apprehendes, we are glad say, at the present moment in that

Can a run be made off wide? Was the vide to count in the over 7 and, lestly, sught the umpire to be changed? There are many cricket problems which have never been settled. For example, how many runs are scored if, when the barmen run fire for a long hit which stops close to the boundary, the ball is then kicked, accidentally or not, on to the boundary. Do they sure nine,

Volunteer Camp,

Chief Fristices and a dairy). Friday, 18tlx October 1901.

ARMEO ASSAULT AT HUNGÜESİ.

Sam, with intent to rob; (2) that, on 18ti September, he did assault and hout cas Kwok Sui, doing har bydily harm, and (3) that, on 18th Septemating her bolly did assault aut re-bout one Tam Tauti

to

Tam Taui 3a,

tarme cases

US. WATMOEN & CO,,| mundum" krenuar boomerangs and do liver whacks apon his own patc... Mr Whitehead's criticising are surely worth the credit of being as Serve as any- thing the Comial Secretary has writ- ton, and, therefore, inspired only by a Presentation at Kowloon Depot. zeal for the public weal. Whether Mr Last night, at Kowloon Tepôt, Mr Tave or four? Whitehead was well advised to raise Healey, Chief Petty Officer, was the woipi- the old suggestion that all knowledge ent of a present on his leaving for home, of the Chinese is centred in the oficials consisting of a silver fruit stand, and

The Camp of Instruction for the local alone--the Cothicials being notorious three sad silver tower stands, es Volaneer Corps' opened last night gin. ly ignorant of the Chinese and all that mark of the esterm in which he was held Stonecutter's Island, when between 150 pertains to them-ig scarcely worth dis by the Depot Staff and friends. A very and 290 of the boys' Apent the night

Messrs Noël, Murray and Co. Shang- cussing; but he was perfectly within enjoyable evening was speut. Various under canvas. The tents bed already been

songs were sung by member of the Depot, pitubed, and, kits having been served out bal, write in their trade circular of the 10th the effect that the witnesses for the prosecu his rights to du se, and was justitied in Naval Yard, digo, &c. The Chair was and cents put in order, the fore evening inst. ns follows What with the Street, Hunghom. The head of the bou

alired in ca honse at No. 11, pointing out how misleading the Co-ably filled by Mr J. Antres, C.E.I.A., was spent by the men in making themselves Exchange, high cost of nailacing, unantis. hold, blacksmith, he absent from the lonial Secretary's New Territory report who in a few well chosen werds made the familiar with the lines. The tents are pitched factory state of funnet in the North and house of the time of the occurrence, which του pince at half-past waren bis the oven- was in fact and how the Colony's financial presentation. The evenlug agreeably ter- on the site of the former Volunteer Camp, the onecrtality regarding the upw Tariff the

ing of 18th September. On that evening position has been affected by it. There minute by all present stoging Auld Lang and one highly appreciated new feature in dealers hero di not appear to be at all there were in the house, the wife of the is a concensus of opinion in Unofficial Syne' and God Save the King.'

that, instead of the inconvenient marquee, inclined to operate. Our market his in blacksmith and her daughter and daughter. in-law, also an infant. - A knock sné kenel circles outside the Council--we my out-

the men will now have their food in a larga consequercnduring the interval

Iar the door, and voice called out 116 matabed. Today has been spent in dril-lifeless with few exceptions plearances blacksmith's name. The daughter opened

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SCOTCH

Trade Prospects in North China

tho

The

The prisoner pleaded not jury that had eat. through www.srain sete

retained.

d. the care, ar stated

by tea Acding

The circumstances of the case, as

Attorney freveril, were fo

Live

Dock

side the Council because, apparently German Activity at Teingtoa. the Unofficials in the Council, Mr The N-0. Dady News correspondentling recruits mainly, but the real hard work have been falling of. The actual business the door, and the defendant entered.

tried shut the door, but the daughter Be The defend praventel kur from doing so. Whitehead excepted, aro barren of idens at Chinnu-i writes:-Your correspondent of the Camp will ect commence till next done is not insignificant as regards spot

unt thereupon draw a knife, or sword, on the subject--that the present mate-bas just returned from a trip to Tsingtao, week, A good many were joined the camp sales; and forgård transactions, save persunt.

haps in the way of peoplitics in Pagey en seeing this our of this women, the vile

rashell out-organg

Sing Save life. The payers are being saddled with expendi. coming back by way of Chefor and the this afterman.

makes, am the exception. The news that defendant went by to the daughter in Liw, eanal. The activity in building, in the

the Imperis Court has xt last made a move and struck her on the shoulder with his fist ture which ought rightly to be shared by German port is immerse, shoving that the The French Acquisition at Macao posterity. As to the non-collection of Germans-and alen the Chinese, who are

out of their place of refuse, although He rest attacked the doughter, waiting for

afterwards threatening her with the site by the jacket and knocking her down, taxes and the tardy work of the Land investing large sums in buildings there-pondent of the N.-C. Day News) that enfirmed; does not appear to have crested c

much enthusiasm amongst the Natives, aut rolled down the elsu mto the eircet

noise, an

and rushed out. One of them, Á

I hear (writes the Hongitong corres

Court, we venture to think that many have great faith in the fature of Tsingtao, Frock Covertinent have purchased from of the difficulties which bulk so a faith which seems hound to be justified by the proprieto, Capain Clake, the well who are probably counting up the onor. The people dowies were alarmed by thu large in the official zoind would have the outcome, provided the Garmens show known hotel at Mueno called Boa Vista, nous amurns of honey that will be cook, caught the defendant aut gave him been avoided if, by rough and ready sufficient liberality in their rauagement of for the sum of $75,000. The building is absolutely wasted his Imperial pro-to custody. It was contended for the gress, and out of whos pockets it will entition that, akbough the defendant did not take anything away, he went to the justice, taxes had been collected at the portarà in the settling af tariffs on the good me and stands on a very commanding have toodine. The benefis that were profhause for the

purposa 25-comTailƐmg, reb- new railroad. At present there seems to and bealthy site. It is stated that they renostiested would crue to trade when the bery, and was only provoated, by the bu once fror all claimants of land,

be considerable complaint of the high quite it as a sanatorium for the officials Ceart ratuzzed ora grill in embryo, and After hearing the HAKER MATS bub that was raised, provision being made for returning the money to dispossessed claimants. The charges on the railroad both for passengers from Indo-Chins. It scans to me, Lon

hdrawn retuning. mere fact that no taxes are being col.ly third class carriages being run so ever, that if the French would only set to every day adds to the overbearing demsuds - the Court to consid

far-aud for freight.

work to devolop Tonkin they would ct of the reactionary officials for the lected encourage a dual claimants to

need to go so far sheld for a sanatstida. 4 of the Foreign troops from the Narumi come. forward. The imposition and collection of taxes might be a ready food is often seriously affected by the state reach of Haiphong if only a light rulway

The quality and quantity of au infant's There is a splendid mountain within cassem Forts, and stão off

the Capital WIDY

solvent of dificulties, and no serious of its mother's health who nurses it,

thing

WHISKY injustice would be done, for the Land Court will investigato all rival claims just the same. By the present policy, it is a

a case of heads I win; tails you lose calling attention to this

Pronounced by Connoisseurs to be the

BEST BRAND in the FAR EAST

Per Dozen

$15.00.

A S. WATSON & Co., Limited, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

1607

Stearns' "Wina

were laid, on which a fine spatarium opul bo formed. But our French friends are so

ceases the flow of milk, makes it richs full of schemes for the extension of the and at the same time buikis up the mother", system. Sold by all Chemists; Wholesale French fag to other regions that they cau from a. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., Hongkong sparu neither time or money to develop the resources of the fine colonics they have already Loquired. The Man suthorities ward evidently a lulo dubious-about thọ udiosion into the Colony of so restless a neighbour, for they referral the question of two SOMETINES the defect in a girl's features, is the transfer of the property to Lisbon for

really what makes her atractive.

state of affairs, by whomsoever brought Tur werage wairan is too generous-that's about, Mr Whitefiend was discharging why she nocasionally gives herself away. his duty to the public, and no ammut of knockabout business by the two Moos will divert the attention of

of the pubhe from the main issue. It must be discouraging work to Mr Whiteheul

THE

decision. However, the transaction is now Completed, I believe, much to the, chap of Hongkong residents, whe wers want to make short trips to the

A WORD TO TRAVELLERS. Eexcitement incident to travelling and to have to light the public battle single

change of food and water often brings handed; but we can only hope a time on diarrhoes, and for this reason no one and obtain a pleasant

shout leave home without a bottle of well mosh will come when, oxasperated by studied. Chamberlain's Cole, Cholem and Diarrhea hot in hinosos

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