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TELLRITONE. NO. 238.

CABLE ABORTIS : * ACREE,' HONGKONG.

AC CODE, 4TH EDITION,

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On 25th October, at Shanghai, the wife of W, T. Wars Evans, of & Son.

DEATH.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Rickahs Strike at Singapore.

The Rickaka strike at Singapore nipso On the 18th September, at Cowpezout ofthe action of the Registrar of Hack. Village, Northumberland, at the residence ney Carringes and Rickshas to regulate the of hat daughter, Mrs J. G. Lambton, traffic. Two owners had been arrested MARTHA OSBORNE LAMBERT, widow of the

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late Rev. John Lambert, unly daughter of when our last exchanges left Singapore, and the late Major Osborne, Royal Bucks Yeo-it was considered probable these men manry, Stockholdt Farm, Akeley, Buckingham, rother of William Osborne would be deported. Lambert, M.D., J.P., Tha White Lodge, Aycliffe, near Darlington, and grandmother

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The subject of a dry dock at Rangoon àne been brought up again, and, has been The publuxation of this issite commencet referrer to tie Chairmer, of the Port for careful consideration. The commissioners are in possession of the plans and specific. ations of the most recent dry docks con- scracted at Chatham.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Notes by the Way.

HONGKONG, THE Reply, octover 31, 1901. | An Appeal to Save the Moda,

H.F. Yoen, Tuotai at Shanghai, issued a proclamation in which H.E. stated that there would be an eclipse of the moon on the 27th instant, and expressing the hope The Italian Cavalry General Bertea is that on that day all the officials within his going to India to purchase stallions. jurisdiction, both civil and military, would use their best efforts to san' the noon from destruction,

Vico-Admiral W, H. C. St. Clair has been placed on the Retired List of his rank.

Liest. R. E. Chilcolt is appointed to B.M.S. Woodhok fin command) to date

October 1.

The famous brigand, Musclino, who has terrorises Calabria for over a year, has | been arrested, *****

Colonel Sir Colin Scott-Moncrief is starting shortly for India, to preside over the Irigation Commission.

'LOCAL AND GENERAL.

R.MB. Cressy."

--Whilst running her commissioning: trials in the Channel, the new stmoured cruiser Crasy developed some machinery defects. As a consequence of this, instead of leaving Portsmouth for China on the 5th inst. se had been arranged it was expeated £de Cresy would not be able to start until the h inut. This is the second time the ship's departure has been post Tuned owing to breakdowns.

The Capeaimun Murders..

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 1901.

TELEGRAMS.

[LENTER'S SERVICE.] THE COMMERCIAL DEPRES-

SION IN GERMANY..

LONDON, 29th October, 1991.

CANTON NOTES

(From Correspondent.).

MEDITAL PAHESEISM

Canton, October 9.

Latters received in Canton tell of an at-

tack upon and capters of a pasrahop at a

The commercial and industrial dopression | place called Trong Ho, in the San Of Dis- in Germany is stcuility deepening.

trict. To the oye of the Emopean, these Factories are restricting production Lofty pawnshopa look like the castles of the everywhere, and large ironworks in Saxony West. Their strength, being mostly built are closing.

of atone, serred a double purpose, preserves The Bourse was further depressed yester.tion from fire and safety from robbers, day.

That at least is the intention, but it acma times provos in vain. The pawnshop in Yesterday, the four shrimp fishermen FIGHTING IN SOUTH AFRICA question stands is a fish pond, which thus charged with the murders at Capsuimun The Boers, under Commandants Delarey anayete the purpose of a moat. It has were again placed in the dock at the Magis and Kemp, attacked Major Von Doncp's been there for many a year, and is known tracy/Sergeant Murison gave evidence as to column of Lord Methuen's force at the to contain many valuabios. Extra caro was finding the bodies on information and mak-Marico River, Western Tranevant. Severe therefore exercised by the proprietors. · A ing the arrests, and Dr Atkinson certified fighting ensued, the enemy leating 40 dead, kind of drawbridge allowed communication 3. to the cause of death. His Worship on the field, including Commandant with the whore, and this drawbridge was (Mr F. A. Hazeland) then committed the Oosterhuysen The British exsualties were let down only during business hours. But Prisoners to stand their trial at the next 2 officers and 27 men killed, D officers and oron all this preesation has utterly failed. 30 men wounded. The whole of the British Last Thursday night, a band of robbers. troops engaged beheared with the greatest soven hundred song, appeared at T'ong Hs. Thoir object was the pawnshop. They gallantry.

bad mado all preparations," including a bridge between the shoreard the buildings. The men in the pawnshop soon realized the danger of their position, and for a timu had the beat of the fight, killing several of their assailanta. This exasperated the robbers and led to a change of tactics. A party was despatched to the village to collect counterpanes. Thise, after being. saturated with kerosente tell, wers piled up against the door of the paweshop, which

Criminal Sessiona,

A White Flag Murder.

The following message was issued on the 28th September by the War Office →→ From Lord Kitchoner to the Secretary of State for War. Enterprise in Rangoon.

Pretoria, Sept. 2. Lieutenant Miers, Somerset Light The Committee appointed by GovernInfantry, employed with South. African ment have reported on electric lighting and Constabulary, went out from his post at tumways in Rangoon, resanmending the Riverodrani, September 25, to mest three Boers approaching under white flag, who, invitation of tenders for the supply and after short converantion, were avon to erection of electric power light installation hout Lieutenant Miers dead, and im- and electric trataways on a concession of 21 mediately galloped assay.

Inquiry being made and ovidence TV- years; also tenders for lighting the public | cordeii. streets, Government offices, and Port Trust properties.

Important Diplomatic Movements:

The China Gatelie of the 25th inat.

The Chinese Indemnity.

EXECUTION OF CZOŁGOSZ.

Czolgosz, the assassin of the late Fres dent McKinley, has been electrocuted.

·HONGKONG RIFLE, ASSOCIA-

TION.

caught fre. This left the inmates no alternative but to speedily throw open the donas. As a revenge for their lost on- des, the robbers shot is cold blood the son of the proprietor of the pawnshop. [a comparatively short time, the nuraero in

Goods per Parimwafle not cleared malaria's leree dress and a Boxer's uni.ister and Doyen of the Poking, Corp. Lipment that Russia has appointed the rewind, especially at 600 yards, was a little band of robbers had helped itself to every-

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WEDNESDAY, November 6-

Goods per Boni mot elenrød at 4 p.m.

subject to rent. TUESDAY, November 12 :--

Noon.Meeting of Shareholders of the China Traders Insurance Co., Ltd., at the Company's Office.

There was a special practice yesterday afternoon, to get members into form for the Interport match, in which Hongkong will fire, weather permitting, on Wednesday, 6th A Tokio telegram saya-The Indem November. Thers will be another praction nity Committee to attend to the payments Saturday, after which the team will be will be chosen by the Powers from various definitely fixed. The weather was good fu a sale at London the other week, ay-Senor Colgan, the Spanish Miu- bankers. It was reported to the Govern-yesterday, a bright steady light, but the

tomatique, is expected here this evening presentative of the Russo-Chinese Bank at uncertain, blowing alternately from the thing that was worth taking, bratra da From the North. M. Fichon, the French Shanghai in the committee, and Germany right and from the rear. Of course, it is While the siege of the pawnshop was in On the 27th September, the King roliuister, is expected within the next ten the Manager of the German East-Asia not expected that such a high average can ceived Admiral Sir E. Seymour, and invest days, and will, så at present arranged, Bank. It was alap reported that Great ed him with the insignia of a Kaight Grand proceed to Hankow to open the Southern Britain will appoint the representative of section of the La-Han Railway Sir Ernest the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor, Satow, British Minister, and Dr Mumm,poration shortly. The Japanese Govern the Gemuan Minister. will shortly proceedment may appoint the representative of the up the River to see the Wachang and Nan-Yokobana Specie Bank, but this has not king Viceroys on questions of the most been decided yet. pressing importance.

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Cross of the Bath.

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South African Awards.

In the long lists of decorations and

promotions awarded to officers for service in South Africa we notice the following to officers well known in Hongkong

To

be Brevat Lieutenant Colonel Major J. T. Sterling, Coldstream Guards (formerly A. D. C. to . E. Sir William Robinson).

To be Companion of the Order of the Bath Ligar Colonel F. T. Clapton, A.S.C. Tube Companion of the Order of St. Micheland St. George-Capt. (now Major) E. E. Carter, A.8.0.

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Commandant-General Louis Botha Commandant Christian Botha Commandant Viljoen Commandant Do in Hey Commandant Beyerɛ

Commandant Laws Meyer Commandant De Wet

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Struggle for Engineering Supremacy.

Interesting Archæological Discovery.

A valuable arcbreslopies! find has just been made near the ancient town of Nor- gored, in the province of that name,, on the. banks of Lake Ilmen. The articles found include hundreds of dint arrowheads, aze heads of slate, dint fish hooke, and it onor mous mass of crockery and aimilar frag ments, omamented in the same style as

progress, the villagers kept up a running one of the villagers and wounding many fight with the robbers, who replied, killing

there. It goes for the saying that these desperadoes mado good their escape.

to the reduction in the targets. On the bo atmained now as in former yants, owing whole, therefore, yesterday's average was satisfactory, specially when it is remena. bered that such doughty veterans as Mar MoLennon aus Wallace were obsent. Laminert, who fired at the now Bisley tar gets for the first time, and with a strange THE LATE MR J., J. FRANCIS. rife, is to be congratulated on his perform ance. He had a possible at 500 yards, and only fell short of this a 600 yards by one paint on his last shot. Appended are the tou highest scores!-

The funeral of the lats Mr J. J. Francis."

King's Counsel (whose death took place suddenly in Japan on 22nd September last, and whose temuns anived in Hongkong. per the German Mail storacer Sachsen, on Geo. P. Lagt ... 35 34 100 exday evening), took place in the beauti J. H. Pidgeon Sg-Instr. Cress, RML.1 32 30 31 Jul littler Roman Catholic cometery at Happy J. E. Cracker, C.A., R.N. 33 28 30

32 33 28 93 Valley yesterday evening at five o'clock,” Watsonic **** Me McDermot, RN. 33 29 23 86 iu the small chayel at the top of the main 28 32 2686 The silver mounted coffin rested oversight Col.-Sgt. Wake, B.M.L.L 33 292498 walk, and in the early morning a requisin

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29 28 24 81 the day many people of different denomina. 33 28 27 mass was said over the remains. · Daring

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The New Chinese Import Duties.

those found previously in other parts of the A. Mackenzie same province. The discovery bag been, Stewart Baldwin made by M. Peredolsky, of the St. Pe tersburg University, a son of the archeolo

tions visited the Chapel, and handsome floral wreaths, crosses and harps, etc., gist who originally studied this province,

brought by the deceased advocate'e namer and always insisted upon the existence in

pas adimirers soon over-filed the available. the neighbourhood of Lake men of

With reference to the communication space. Il Chapel was draped ester. umerous population during the Stone from the Secretariat which appeared in our ually and internally with black cloth The Age, s theory which thus receives satis issue of the 14th September, 1901, regarding grave to receive the remains of the deceased factory proof. The articles found are all of the Chinese Import duties, we learn (ways was in a place of onour, at the top of the onu class and date, indicating the existence The Times of Ceylon) that a further com cemetery and elose by the side of the of a considerable tribe, which must have munication has been received from Chapel.

Wireless Telegraphy at Sea.

Corespondence relative to the examin atim of desi tats found on the streets and scut to the Mortuary was laid on the table (at to-day's meeting of the Sanitary Board.

Dr Bell reported that he had examined 2001 of these rats, and found that only two had died of plagae. The infected rats were found in Prys Esst and Des Voeux Road to Mr John G. A. Baird, Membor for the A lutter from Lord Goorge Hamilton

Ceutral, Dr Atkinson, in forwarding the

Contral Division of Glasgow, recommends report to Government, said the result was

The Cunaza steamer Lucinin, which important as showing a diminution of

the engineering trade to adopt strong arrived at Liverpool on the 28th Septent plaguo-infected rara coincident with a de-measures to expand the power of productionber, reported having been in communica and prevent contracts for locomotives fall-tion at sen, on the 25th ult, with the crease in cases aniong human beings. An

in prently into the hands of forme Company's outward bound steamer eigens. The India Goverment lately bad it, which left Liverpool on the 21st tu porpore placing orders until progress Sept. The following is the report of the lad been madu with large South African

Captain of the Lacania-12.38 orders; but Indian Companies cannot wait,

other laws wumby of note was that it was from Des Vers Rand Control that some of

uncovered

either hegn wiped out or have migrated to His Majesty's Government to the effect. Ar re o'clock there was a very large other regions before attaining any higher that the Protocol signed on the 7th Septem-assemblage. The Right Rev. Bishop Piaz stage of culture than that of the Stone Ageber, 1001, recording the agreementaired zoli, attired in his magnificent fall canonical

at between the Fowers and Chios in settle robes and hat, conducted the

service

the ment of the dieturbandes which took place highest the Church can give, He was in China last year, stipulates in Article VI assista by six or seven priests and

fell choir, and the solemn chanting of that the Powers bare consented to the Ing the Latin prayera was mest inipressive. port Duties being placed on the Treaty as the coffin was removed from the little basis of an affective five per cent, on Mari. Chapel to the grave sala crery head was time imports, including articles hitherto Bishop advanced to the graveside and die free, with the exception of rice, sprinkled holy water on the retin. The and reverently bowed. The

cereals and flour of foreign origin. This service concluded, Captains Fothes, Mac

donald, Fandors and Underwood, of the new Tarif comes into force two months Volunteers, Sorgosut Conway, R.E. and after the signature of the Protocol, and ex Sapper Davis, R.L., (representing St Pat- had been thrown into the street and picked and have been obliged to accept tenders received first signals from Campanie. Aske ceptions will be made only in the case of med officers and met of the

Are you there? Replied, 'Yes, here, merchandise, which is en route ton days at Corps with which decease had so lang up by the rat-collectors. This Excelleues from a Manuver firm, which is supplying Lucania. Campanie Have you anything isfest after the date of signature. It is identited himself, advanced to the spended the folowing minute: This is locomotives much cheaper and quicker for us? Yes Lucanie sends best wishes further stated that the duties will be levied

side and lowered the coffin con valuable and interesting. What is now being done by the rat-catchers? I think it dardization of locomotives, and, it posible, for pleasant voyage: all well. Computin calorem perting their convorasjon so far

replied—^All right, thanks. Message for a forecast of the number of locomotives may be well to try the experiment of get-

Captain M'Kay: Captain Walker sends his educted with the least pussille delay.

as possible to specifio duties, which is to be ting professiond rat-catchers from Home required for the onsuing year. to supervise operations. If sts are to betion with Lord Curzon, he has arranged for respects to Captain May; we

a conference of Indian railway engineers at experienced very bad weather since leaving Interview with General Voyzon tackled we must not make two bites of a cherry. The question of rat. Calcutta, next December, to consider these Liverpool; all well Lucania-Message The Figa of 27th September pub tribute was paid to the deceased by the

the last notified cases had conse. It was a pity that the authorities could not ascertain from what houses the rats had care, as they

Lord Goigs Hamilton suggests the stan-

In consulta.

points.

Shocking Accident at Bombay.

harc

| rick's Club), and a number of non-

into its

last resting place. The Bishop then picked up a handful of earth and dropped c

the cottin; the example being followed by nearly all present. The clergy then

with

ambray halinasound the give"

watching

grave diggers

then retr of sadness the perforas

their hat toaching

Baty

p to United received all right, thanks.' Campania-lishes an account of an interview with little girls of the French and Italian con- Have you seen any ies or have you tieneral Veyron, who is represented to have Sisters to the number of about 100. Wheu vente, who were presert along with the experienced any fog? Lenait -*No '; have seen no ice por experienced any fog.

.

KCM.O

MAGICAL Officer of Health) ap

catchers ought again to be brought

efore the Sanitary Authoritica.

With

spoken as follows: BLEND.solid floors and no ceilings rats would

most of the people had dispersed they sp- And no resting place and possible communi

A Borsbay telegram, dated 16th inst. Have had fiue, clear weather up to the oual Armies in Pechill has been fertile in after which they moved away some of them The work accomplished by the Interna-poached the grave and crowding round it gave utterance to a short silent prayer, cation with drains could be taken up by reports:At the Bombay Cantom House present. Our position. Int. 48.15, long results which will endure, stick their in tents. Mr Francis was, we believe, the Public Works Department. In reply yesterday five European officials were 38.34. Campania-Thanks. Our position departure. Contrary to the option which large-hearted

supporter of these valuable De Atkinson stated that the rat-catchers examining Military acontrements belonging is lat. 48.50, long 38.29. After having has been expressed in other quarters, 1 jostitutiona. M were obtaining 4000 ms-per wonth, He to the officers who can on the transport been in cummunication shout one hour. think that the present force of occupation Major-Generel &W, Gondorghe, F

Aging these who attended were was doubtful whether a fat-catcher from City of Vienne from South Afrien. Auroug Lucanio, at 2.45 kan, sad, Good-bye, carito acertain extent bestill further reduced.

Hop

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Romaro (Portugtiase Consul General), Me

Supreme top of the forerete might also be required weapon, and took it in his hand. fully other at any time.

Coupe) in dwelling rooms..as touch of the so-called believing it to be anloaded. Unfortunately,.

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Northete, and many others, members, E7 ENDERSON Grinett, of this place: ing the elbow joint, and then penetrated tives have entirely failed: Wherever used, ent only commanded his own Germon cials profesioned and business gentleman where other m-called tonics and reconstruc- progressed that the Field Marshal in the the legal professed. Supreme Comy Om--

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