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DEWAR'S WHISKIES

BIRTHS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

On Sunday the 27th October, 1001 at the Pumping Station, Garden Reed, Hong. kong, the Wife of A. W. J. SONS, of a Sun

On the 22rul. October, at 25 Seaward Real, Shanghai, the wife of R. POTERUN., of a Daughter.

`DEATHS.

At the Peak Hospital, on October 26th, JAMES MCWILLxams; aged 82-years.

At Nodos, Hain, on Oct. 17th; FRANK CALVIS; only child of Rer. J. C. and Mrs PATTERSON aged 7 months 11 days.

The publication of this issue commencet at 6.4 p.m.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1901.

EDITORIAL COMMENT.

$13.00 to $18.00 por Case.

CHINEOK

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REVISION,

Samples and Price Lists on application.

407

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MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Auctions.

I) a m.-Auction of Sundry NavalStores,

LOCAL, AND GENERAL

Notes by the Way.

There was a partial eclipse of the moon yesterday afternoon.

The Shanghai St. Andrew's Society will colobrate the eve of St. Andrew's Day with the usual ball.

President McKinley's murderer, Czol- cosz is to be executed to-day in Aubura Prison, Now York..

Rules concerning the collection of revenus at Cheung Chau and Ms To Wan in the New Territories are published in the

Glucette.

Dr C. H. Daten Wright (Headmas“, ter, Queen's College) and Mrs Wright are pamengers by the Empress of India day hern on Wednesday, the 30th inst.

Thero were 871 European and 133 Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library, and 99 European 1,541 Chinese visitors to the Museum during the week endel 27th Oct.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

News from the Philippines.

A Missing Barcan is to be established. Svavar in reported to be seething with rebellion.

General Funston is making steady pro gress towards recovery.

Mr Taft, the Governor-General, is to have a yacht in which to visit the various

islands.

A former insur..cto General, Leoncio Alfun, has souped from prison in Cebu, and re-joined the rebels,

The Douglas steamer Huiman (Captain Passmore), which has been chartered by the U.8. authorities, made the run acroat from Hongkong to Manila in 64 hours.

عند جمعه

MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1901

TELEGRAMS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

Football

To-morrow afternoon the Hongkong Feritball Club will hold a Rugby practice. Sides will be chosen on the field; kick-off at half-past four,

Stoke'a Bungalowe.

[REUTER SERVICE] THE GOVERNMENT'S WAR POLICY.

Lossos, 20th October, 1901- The Right Honourable Georgo Wynd ham, speaking at Bradford, said that the

This afternus, Mr H. N. Mody dx-policy of the Government would continue posed for salo by public austion, at his to be le finish the war in South Africs at Offices, the valuable, leasehold properties the earliest possible date, and to this known as Stoke's Bangalows. The proper end Lond Kitchener would be given all that ties are situated at the Peak and are regie asked for, tered as Rum Building Lots Nos. 15 and 104. There were present a number of bid- ders but the properties were ultimately bought in at $17,000,"

Harvest Thanksgiving.

Special harvest thanksgiving servicen were held in St. Peter's Church, West Foint, yesterday. Ros. T. Wright preached A notification is published in the

A Chinese swindler is reported to have at the morning service, and Rev. J. H. Casefie that no degs brought from Shanghai | radę between 84000 and 35000 during the France prunched at ovensong. The ser- will be allowed to lend in the Colony for a past two months in getting Chinese loca were appropriate to the occasion and The subject of the revi-period of six months from the let prox.

omigrants through the Customs at Manils were well attended. The church was taste- sion of the Chinese tariff

Bois new in custody. His method was to † fully decorated with flower had fruits. is one which, if not vital

bribe Customs officials. to Hongkong's commner

Proposed Extension of Macas. cial and shipping in

The typhoon which passed over Manila terests, is at least of primary importance.

on the 14th and 10th inst, is reported to In a few weeks, Sir J. L. Mackay, the

have been the worst experienced there in twenty years. Dainage was general in the Commissioner appointed by the British

considerable Government to conduct the commercial

The Bill of Health for the past week city and suburbs, and a shows a satisfactory state of affairs. Thore amount of damage was done in the Bay. negotiations with China under the pro-was nothing in the form of plagus or coin-

Three American soldiers were washed off a visions of the Protocol, will pass munientde disease reported except one case

small stoamer and drowned, and many through Hongkong on his way to of enteric imported on the transport on natives lost their lives. Shanghai nad Peking, and the public K will be pleased to learn from the min ́

fc., at the H. M. Nayal Yard, 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni-utes of the Hongkong General Chamber

tyre, at No. 12, Knutsford Terrace.

General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, October 30 :---

Gosts per Ifitachi Maru not cleared after

this dare subject to rent. Goods per Arzatoon pear undelivered

fter 9 p.m. this date landed.."

Fivestar, fchaber 31-

We understand that Dr Rennis is ex-

of Commerce that a Special Committee pected back in Hongkong about Fobruney has been nominated to consider the next. During his holiday, he has been subject and prepare a memorando en combining business with pleasure, having studied for several months in the London hospitals.

bodying the views of the Chamber on

the tariff. The Special Committee con- sists of Messrs C. S. Sharp, R. L Richardson, II, E. Tomkius, T. Arnold,

been promoted Inspector, and is to be con

Police Sergeant Williamson has just

A TRENCH LOAN.

A French loan of three hundred villion. franes is impending, the security boing tho Chincee indemnity.

GENERAL BULLER'S

DISGRACE, The radical press is striving to excite the country in favour of Gearnt Buller.

THE MUTINOUS VICTORIANS. The three Victorians, whose death pen tences for unutinous conduct were commút- ed to twalere years' imprisonment, have The Shanghai Meranrypublishes the fol. had their scntences quashed, and the mon lowing pangamph It is reported that Por have been released: tugal is desirous to occupy the district of Hongshan, adjing Macao, to be used RESIDENCES FOR EUROPEANS. for fortification purposes, and in the saine || way as the colony of Hongkong needed the

The European standard of civilization. Kowloon hinterland. The Viceroy of Can often seems to resolve itself into the aum- ton has memorialised the throne with rober of impediments which a man gathers gard to the affair,

Around him. If one examines the interior of the poorer claws of sative houses, all that is found, in many instances, is a largo padlocked box for the family wardrobe, and few cooking pois. But the Europeanised resident has tastes and fancies far beyond these simple needs, he wants chairs to sit ou, body to sleep on, table and curtains, crockery and carpets—and a thousand other things, without which he Gods life, next door to impossible. This is popularly called abigh standard of living, and becomes more of a necessity than a luxury to thous who have been brought up to it.

The Latest 'Bunder."

In the course of an interview with Senor Isabelo de los Reyes, formerly editor The Univeral Gazette Loans flint the of the Filipino newspaper Filipinis anto Engrass-Dowager has consented to their

rope, that gentleman is credited by the posal of Prince Oling and Viceroy Li Hung lunile Times with mying that the Filipino chang for the reum of the Court to Peking Janin in Hongkong favours the continu and has therefore given orders to stop the ance of the straggle against the U.S. forces purchase of all articles intended for the In- The leader of the Junta is Agoncillo, whose perial Palace at Kailang-fu. From other liautemaats are Dr Apacible and Dr Vicente sources we learn that the Empress Thonger Filipinos hated President McKinley be-Manchurian Question is quite settled. *** Iustre, a lawyer. Sr. Reyes said the will not decide this question till after the

Goods per Marsgun not cleared after and A. B. Smith, and the Chamber gratulated on his advancement after man cause of his double-dealing with them.

this dare subject in vent.

p.m. Meeting of Victoria Preceptory. CHINA WARES. FREDer, November 11-

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS,

and HOUSEHOLD

REQUISITES.

boto=

graphic

Department

9

SA

Merting of Zetland Lodge. DAY, November 2

Gouds per Puercometh not cleared by

this date subject to rent. FESDAY, Nonber 19

rears good service to the Culony. For s

long time No. 69' has been in charge of the

could not have committed its duties to 乳 more competent Committee. We

resume communication will be made Police Armoury and Stores, with: Shanghai so that uniformity may he arrived at regarding the recomenda- tions of the principal tradera interested

No Meeting of Shareholders of the the Chica trade, in order that an

China Traziers Insurance Co., Ltd.,

the Company's Office.

equitable tariff may be established.

We understand that the walling of Mr Cyril Pemberton to Miss Kate Hooper takes place in St. John's Cathedral at four o'clock to-morrow afternoon, the Rev. E.

The Chinese Indemnity.

Mr Charles A. Conaut, who is on a Northern exchanges state that the special commission to the Philippines, to different Provinces have received raders to enquire into the financial situation, and pay to the Government certain amounts to who paid a visit to Hongkong, returned on be used for the settlement of the indum, the 12th inst. to Manila. Mr Court bad nities. There amounts are to be delivered several informal chats with the bankers in in yearly instalments, commencing on the Heugkung, and while no official statement 1st January, 1992, and ending 31st Decem.

At one time Europears in Bombay: had plenty of elbow room in which to live up tó their inherited idem. Parel and Byculla, for instance, were fashionable localities, as huge, dilapidated bungalowe in unkempt compounds still atrest. But the mills and evil reputation for these places nowaday their awarding operatives have created an

The enormous neresse in the population

tion of the city during the last thirty years, com bined with the adoption of English modes

Speaking in general terms, there will J. Hardy officiating. A reception will be was inade, it is believed that Mr Consnt is hor 1910, i.e., duzing Tine years living by the educated patife community,

held afterwards at St. Andrews, the resi- dence of Mr and Mrs G. W. T. Playfair.

inclined to endorse the idea of a Philippine currones, the standard com being a special- ly minted peso, with fenctional parts there- of, and of the standard value, in relation to the American dollar, of two to one. Mr Conant is now preparing his report to lay before Congress.

be comparatively little difficulty in adjusting the tariff What the Powers must see to is that treaty obligations,

Mr C. S. Adalia has been elected Presi- so long ignored by the Chinese, while bolding the Foreign traders to the letter dent of the Shanghai St. Andrew's Society of the law, are strictly enforced as for the current year and Mr J. H. Mse regards all parties to the agreement, Laren Vice-President. The members...

of Committee are:-Mesara Brodie Fire in Caine Road. The opportunity ought to be taken to A. S. WATSON & CO cilties, such as the inland waterstice, G. J. Morrison, A. Wright, W. B. clear up, once for all, some of the diffi-Leish, C. S. Addis, James Gow, John Pren- Clarke, C. Murray Adamson, S. M. Mc.

regulations, two li and others, which Boyers. G. S. Lindsay, Robert Inglis, have been placed in the way of the ex-R. D. Watt, and R. Sutherland. pansion of Foreign trade with the in-

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Photographic Goods of

<Every Description,

PLATES, PAPERS,

and CHEMICALS.

EASTMAN'S

KODAKS, FILMS,

and ACCESSORIES.

WATSON'S

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terior of China, Doubtless this phase

There seems to a good deal of friction

of the subject will be kept well in view over the registration of British subjects in

by the Chamber's representatives; and Siam. We notice in Bangkok cacbaugos

Fire broke out un Saturday at 7.30

p.m. at No. 24 Caine Road, occupied by a promptly at the scene, and, with the easis Chinese family, The Fire Brigade was

tance of a few civilians living in the neigh bourhood, managed to put out the fire before much damage was done. The front varandish, where the fire criginated, was completely gutted. The origin of the fire is

if Sir James Mackay and his colleagues that the name of Mr Archibald Maclean not known, but it is supposed that it was can do anything to break down the hus, at his own request, been orneed fruin due to cooking on the vérandalı, Frtificial barriers set up by Chinese the list of British subjects registered it the officialdom they will earn the undying gratitude of all Foreigners connected with the trade of China. While on

British Consulate General. Thi is one of Foreign Ships in British l'orts.

the consequences of the Agreement of 1900: Engineering, in the course of an articlo between England and Siam relative to then foreign competition in shipping and

same Agreement Mr. Maclean passes under Siamese jurisdiction.

Chibli... Kiangat...

Anhui Shantung Shansi

Shensi

Kansul

Now Dominion Fukien..

Chekiang

Fanat

Szechuan

Kwantung Kwangsi YUNDAI Kweichow

·800,000

800,000 500,000 bars brought the Ferupean population to a diloma While they have multiplied in 1,00,000

GOL, 006 number, they have diwinshed in average 900,000 wealth; and they are unwilling to build 900.000 since they hope to retire to some more 800.000 salubrious climate, while even if they 320000 wished and could afford to build, the 400,000 paralysing Boulding Fines have given auch 800,000 an enhancement to the building cost that 1,400,000

000 such a step is not feasible. The consequence 1,400,000 is, they live anywhere and ev ywhere--- 1,200,000 above offices, between godosus, down 700,000 gallies, and behind factorier, and are coin- 2,200,000 rolled to pay for a dog kermel the rent of 2,009,one palace.

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300,00 The capitalist has been watching derslon- 300,000 mente carefully. He might have orde 200.000 Disney years ago by building European houses, hut he was waiting patiently till ha Tis, 18.700,000 | prospective tenants discovered thamsximurz rent they were able to pay and the mini- musa space they could put up in. The

Army and Navy Boxing Championships The gymnasium at Aldershot, was on 20th Sept., packed to an utmost capacity with representatives of the Army and Navy bo witness the semi-finals and Goats of the above competition. The entries this year

and

were much in exems of last year, but the into the clean gut an AR KRATƏY

this subject, night we ask what has registration of British subjects. By the | shipbuilding, says that the foreign tonnage quality of the boxing was, on the whole, builders, who of coures wera instructed, fo

The

Come over the Hongkong Branch of the China Association? Has the Com- mittee met to appoint. a Clairman'in' succession to the late Mr. J. J. Francis? The late Mr J. J. Praucis

The remains of the late Mr J. J. Frane

Lis a kört of

bores

us pretty constant-three rooms, but the higher rent ranges from 1880 to R170. Accordingly, the local builders launched oat, and buit them chawls we be

beg their pardon, flats with rents varying with the situation, aut locality. Yet there is one

but which the tenants who point that was overlooked the building. flocked eagerly found ont- there isn't extin

The frequenting our Irbours has in twenty inferior. In the Heavyweight Competition economise space, seem to have tugined years increased from 174 to 35 million tons; for Officers, the first prize was carried off that the Europe if we eliminato ships in ballest and take by Lieutenant H H. Kelly, Roys! Bugdeing roun, daintily sips the sweats of

creature that fits only sailing and steam vessels with cargoes, levers; the Middle-weights by Second life in his dining-rocan, and enjoys a little the increase is almost in the same Lieutenant L. Merson Davies, Royal downy slumber in a bed-roots. This want

Association ought to be playing au im to-morrow night, and the burial will take 25,000,000 tonsof shipping.entering or leav. In the Harey weight. Conipätition, open to block up the dining room; then the Is not this a time when the China-is will arrive here by the Sucksen, duo lato proportion, 13 to 27 million tons. Of Artillery; while Liont, R. V. Correry, Royal / of a spare room is a little thing, but tho, total increase in fifteen years, of

exceedingly annoying First of all the meat Army Medical Corpe, won the Light-weights safe and the provision and ico

རྣས་བ portant part in Chinese afirs? The place on Wednesday evening, 30th inst. arrangement of the details of the tariff at 3 o'clocis, from the chapet in the Roman ingthe United Kingdon with cargo only Warrant, Petty, and Non-commisscard for China to Peru-alienater de

favourite Ghostone bag-ourochstanttrend taxy belong rightly enough to the Catholic Cemetery.

13,000,000 is due to the foreigner and barely officers, seamen, and privater, the first by ripping us up in the bodroots that fa Chambers of Commerce, but there are)

12,000,000 to the British ships, all price was carried of by Sargent F. Merckel, Invaded with all its suxiliarie-trucks. shipping in our harbours in 1880, 29.6 per Royal Marine Artillery, beating Ser-The blycle is the chief oraient of the

box. certain aspects of the tariff revision A Curious Action.

deck-cante, laumucks and such like question which might be more freely

cent. carried foreign age, while new theant Instructor in Fencing P. Mor small varasdak, which it shares with the The ownership of field-glasses, vaire propertica is 34 per cent. and better hadled by the China £10 10s, presented by his fellow employée

zuur, Cavalry Dept Staf. The middle hatstand: even the chair that has broken

down

must remain in the drawing tonttil Association,

at Somerset House to fuperial Yeomanry An Execution in Manila.

weights was somewhat easily won by wounded, and as for the kerosine oil-the Trooper T. G. Briggs, was decided at

Bosilardier Barley, Royal Field Ar- servants are emptying the ten in their own We understand that the new Chinese Laubeth County-court on

Four Filipinces were executed by hang- tillery,

room. All our unsightly, falist, precious who knocked out Sergeins old treasures have to be ruthlessly got rid' BLEND, duties are to coine in force on the 11th September. Before leaving for South ing in Fort Malate, Manila, on the 16th Instructor In Fencing Mordaunt in of, and at last we almost wish ourselves back November (the fret day of the tenth Africa. Briggs gave the glasses to Miss N. inst. There were about 100 speciators, about a minate. The Light-weight in the old building where the landlord gave moon in the Chineze calendar), and not Gilpin, a Kennington young lady, to whom admitted by card. The Manile Times, in Competition produced an excellent firs! soci Bour-space, with leave to make સફ Props and use as much whitewash on the 7th November, as originally an-

ho was engaged. He said he would have any description of the execution, ro in Stoker It Ford, of his Majesty's ship na pa likod

houses get There nounced. There seems to be no doubt no use for them at the trout, as the Ports:After a delay that seemed as if it Gezer, and Private J. Sanders, Scathias Bd the people building them, hope. would never end, the men were pinioned Wales Borderers, the former winning awidat to eat the best class of European tenants to about this up North, hat we are given Government supplied glasses. In January and the nooses and black caps adjusted, the hearty applause of the audience. The live in thei. Let then, then, veiore it is

Har Briggs died of enteric at Wyburg, and Licut, Mapes raised his fast, and a civilian Feather Weights was carried on by Private to hate make his brother, BI, II, Briggs, as administrator, assistant to the hangtan spring the trap. T. Sullivan, 10th Ban authorities at Cantou give out sued Miss Gilpin for the "return of the The drop was seven feet. For an instact Twinan, Royal Aroy that the

now duties will be

unglasses. Evidence was given to show that posed there

from 16

the

7th Briggs scerned always absolutely certain

Bot a tremor' nus seen in any of the bodies November. This is surely a matter that he would return;-Judge Eunden Bid but within two seconds after the drou orices requiring elucidation. Why Canton he thought there was -innocuit mistake The former's suffering cessed in two minDublin Fondiem, Middli

Tikorento and Rivillez began to struggle, Wsights, Lance Corporal Ar should adopta dillerent date from Shang- on the part of Miss Gilpin, and ordered the utes, but the latter continued to tug and geanan B. Kane, Royal WHISKY.bai and North Chins might be ascertain glasses to be given up Judgment was

ed by the Chaaber of Commerce, as the given for her for £6 on a counterclaim fore the rapes that bound him for fully gennut: Tight-weights. Prive

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good secondl

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ten reisurer. He was skely strangled to 8th Hussars Feather Wel death. His death throes were not pleasant Buty, 11th Hussars. The prizes i to luck it, his long finger nails cutting tributed byeneral Sir Redvers INORITIES IN THE BLOOD(We have ze80: bouts of letters from people who have received deeply into the palms of his lande. Drasco, in a few words, proposed great banefit from the use of Clarke's Blood and Rayinunde fied instantly. Their necks the officials of the National Spo afixture. It cannot be too highly estimated, for

cleared clears the blood from all im were, bruken. The trap was sprung at who so kindly gave their servison Family Doctor, which goes on further to day and reported the last man dead at 7.4% admirably carried out parities. This is a good testimonial from the 728, and Dr Rafferty saluted Lieut Mapes and referce The

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A WORD TO TRAVKLEBEK. Extrement incident to travelling and change of food and water often brings

of Colonel GM Fox. Gymanssis, who awardo the pair who fough

Cough Remedy Jays AM. Hoppe, Rio Starry, Eczema, Bad Legs, Skin and Bed Creek, Wis., U.S.A. He was so choked Diseas, Pimples and Borse of all kinds. Its up with croup that he could not speak. I effects ir marvellons. Thousands of wonderful on diarrhoea, and for this censur no one bout in the con quep it to him freely until he vomited and use have been effected by it. Clarke's Blood should leave home without a bottle of J. Knowleg (Roya, Ma

in a sort time he was all right. For sale Mix in wokt wyrybas, at Sa. 94. per bottle, Chamberlain's Colky Cholers and Diarrhoes and Lance Concat / by All Dealers, WATEINS Co., Ltd. General Agente,

Bewars of worthless trikatlana and unfalician Remedy For sale by All Desler, Wag-

94 & 31, General Arouts.

Border Ba

built in

for just a Chille

O gerenault lighted

the convenienced of life. © already whispered locally that the needs The Eury

brypean community in the matter of dwellinika bayo buen placed before certain

ving-American capitalista, noted, the success of the American kyo ju out city, me considering. bilty of a rentere in baiklings, which tually carried pat, still be a veritab velation to the Bombay house-propr →Indian Munisipo) Jolanac

Ford, where they out keeps

STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS,