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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At 187. Kitano-cho, 4 chome, Kaba, on Nor. $, a son to Mr and Mrs HERBERTS.Eats!: WHEELER,

DEATH. SERERETT-Rogers. -At Foóchow, on 8th November 1901 May the wife of Charles Skerrett-Rogers.

for

3322 rate werb flestroyed and paid by the Sanitary Department in Hongkong during October, The total number frons 1st January to 31s: 1ctober is 66,478,

The publication of this isnte commenced Corps at Foochow ti 5.40 p.m.

The China Mail.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bank-Note Forgeries.

Te has beva disenvord thint over £80,000 (sterling) worth of notes of the Nations Bank of Greece have been forged, and largo seizures of thieni Inave been made. Sevent Larreats live taken place.

The Fischer Erke 4 the 9th lust.News for Foochow Folk. |sys :-The harvest of the secinul crop of rice cautioned last week and the reports of the yield are fully as matisatory as anticipated, owing to the my absence of rain. It is estimated that the crop will

The fellowing telegram, dated London 22nd October, is news to us, and will pro- bably be news to our Foochow Friends - An outbreak of pingue han sovurred at Feochon and other districts in Southern Chim, audi

TONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14. 19011.agregate htela more than half of the nora thousand-denths are reported daily.

IMPARTIAL

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Notes by the Way

There are no anarchists in Hongkong.

EXPERIENCED

JUDGES

CLUB WHISKY

is pronounced

Foal production. For the saine reason, the sweet-putatu drop is equally disappoint. ing.

Threat of Australian Catholics.

Sposking recently in New South New Infectious Diseases Hospital. Wales, Cardinal Moran made some very "His Excellency the Governor has cen-strong utterances regarding the inaction of A German Post Office has been estabsented to by the foundating stone of the the horns Government with respect lished at Chinking, on the Yangten.

now infectious disensos lucepáral at Kennctly changing the terms of the coronation oath, Town on Monday first, at 4 o'clock in. che and said the Austrian Catholice should afternoon, when a large company is expect startfe the home Government some day ily daring the cleven days up to Novembered to be present as the invitation of the and uner than the Government expected. Directors of the Turg Wr Hospital. The

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There were no cases of plague in Man

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H.M.S. Britomat has gone to Nan. king to be in readiness to courey H.E.

The BEST VALUE. Sir E. Satow to Hunkow.

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MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Amusements. p.m.---l'urformance st. Eine City Hall.

General Memoranda. SAN RAY, Novembar 14.-

Noun Mouting of Shareholders of Dairy Fart Co., Ltd., at Company's Town Depot. p..-Meeting of Perseverance Lodge. MONDAY, November 18:-

p.m.-Mesting of Shareholders of Thr Wanchai Warehouse and Storage Co., Ltd., at the Company's Office. WEDNESDAY, November 20. :---

3 to 6 p.m.--Sule of Work in the City

Hall

General Hector Macdonald has been getting cordial receptions in New Zealand

und Australia.

Mr H. Grauert, one of the best-known mambors of the Geralia community in Yokohama, died on the 1st inst., aged 65

Vents,

There appears to have been something like an epidemic of dengue fever here simultaneas with a similar epidemic at Singapore.

The German papers are unanimous in their endemuation of the now Australiap tariff, which cuts heavily at German's bud ding trade.

It is stated that Albert Trott will leave England for Now Feskuad shortly for the purpose of coaching the Hawkes Bay for the English cricketing season. cricket club eieren, but will return in time

A træer of land messuring about 900,000

TO THE PCRLIC. Af Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.

LLOW on the say a few words in praise had a very severe cough and feared I would get pneumonia. but after taking the second dose of this medicine I felt better; three COOKING RANGES,

Les of it cared my cold, nud the pains tsubo, in the vicinity of Masampo, has been in my chest disappeared entirely. I am leased by the Japanese Government in KITCHEN UTENSILS, ** respectfully yours for health, Ralph

S. Meyers, $1 Thirty-seventh St., Wheel- order to establish a Japanese settlement ing, W. Ya, C. SA. For Sale by All there. The official approval was issued by Dealers: WATKINS & Co., Ltd. General the Corean Government on the 29th ult. Agenta.

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Department

Photographic Goods of Every Description.

The Shanghai Rice Mills Co., Ltd., has sold its business to a Chinaman. The original capital was 71s. 60,000. It is sold for Tis. 80,000 cash, and three annual pay ments of Tla. 250). Shareholders get Ts. 32 to Tis, 321 per slmre-about Tla. 7 to 7 alore par value.

now building is to adjoin the Government | Tigers. Infectious Diseases Hospitsh, and will be' devoted entirely to the treatment of Chinese, and sucommodation in provided for sixty | patients, togacher with ductors' and nurses' quartors, dispensaries, offices and stores. There is also a convalemount ward with saven beds, sud a oportuary connected with the wards by a covered way. It is expest

that the work of erection will take year to compiete.

The Fires at Tientsin.

The P. and T. Temes of the Srid inst. Bays:-Lato last night an alarming tire broke out at. Messra. Droste, Batonicit & Co.'s, originating in some cargo stored in the open compound and covered with mat- ting. As we go to press there appears to bo some danger of its spreading to the ad- jacent buildings in spite of the presence of crowds of civilians and troops of all na tionalition co-operating in willing andea- vour to extinguish the fanics. Another conflagration took place this overning in the

compound, next to the Tientsin Hotel, now

The godowns in Messrs. Drosto,

Batouieff's Compound are totally destroyed, Strenuous efforts arc, being made to keep the fire from spreading to Messrs. Mac-

Soney, in Tonkin, must be un excit ing place to live in, cepecially for subur. banites who get hoine Iste from the Masonic meetings, Within a period of eight days, the antire guards have shot two magnificent tigers in the outskirts of the town. Two companies of Colonial troups returned from Chine are now stationed at }

Sontay,

War Losnes.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14 1901.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Another Rowing Contest

Yesterday, another exciting raw Stiggi race took pince between British ugon-of-war. This time it was a galley age, over a courke of abait a mile and a-half, between crews. from the fag-ship. H MLS. Allim," and H. M. S. area: The event come off at 4 and bith crews were heavily buked The Actor's crew

however, showed their superiority by winning lands. down. It is expected that some more races will take place.

Proposed Exhibition at Cork.

We have receivet some rainutes of the Hongkong General Clinimber of Commerce, part of which is published in another colon. The latter portion sumus to have reference to a proposed exhibition in Cork next year, and we suppose the Chamber has received a letter from snobody in Cork soliciting co-operation. It was devided to suggest to the Hongkong Government that it might make the matter up as was done successfully on the occasion of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition.

The Late Li Hung-chang

TELEGRAMS.

[HEUTER'S SERVICE.] CAVALRY RE-INFORCEMENTS FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

LONDON, 12th November, 1901- All reserve cavalry squadros have been ordered to prepare drafts as strong se possible to reinforce the regiments serving in South Africa.

BENSON'S CASUALTIES. The casualty Hats show that Colonel Bentson'a total casualties wore 86 killed and 210 wounded.

SOUTH AFRICA.

Boer Casualties During the Week.

been killed and wounded and 149 taken Since the 4th instit, 168 Boors have

prisoner.

Operations in Progress. Lart Blethizon'a force is moving against the Boers under. Commandants Delray and Kemp.

Tho Boors under Commandant Da Wel

CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA. South Australia has beaten Maclaren's English Eleven by 993 ruce..

The following decree, which, it will be have recently been collecting in the North- noticed is issued by the Empress Dowager cast of the Orange River Colony, and not the Emperor of Chius, is taken from, British columns nee now waving to the NC. Doly New-Decree from Hot disperse them.. Impens! Majesty the Empress Dowager granting the posthumous honour of Maxquis of the First class to the Into Li Hung-chang in recognition of his eminent services to the dynasty; also allowing the funeral core. monies and Government great usually pur mitted to a Grand Secretary on his demian, and further commanding Pa Wel, Prince Mon. Kung to selcot an escort of teu morabera 16,648 of the Imperial Bodyguard and carry to the late Viceroy on behalf of the Empress

Down to the 30th September last, the total lose to the British erary in the South African war was na follows :—

G

Officers. Deaths in South Africs..... 84 Missing and prisoners Invalids sent home who have

died. Invalida sent home who have left the Service us unfit..

Total (h,289)...... 8

Russia and China!

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[KAVAN SERVICE] CONFIDENCE IN FRENCH GOVERNMENT.

PARIS, November 5. Following sorte questions on the Tur-

high incident, the Chamber of Deputies, by 305 votes to 77, passed a vote of confidence

417 Dowager a To-lo. Prayer-coverlet to be used as a shroud for the deceased stateman. Prince Kung is alses comitanted to pour out in the French Government to make Turkey 21,452 libations to the manes of the deceased in respect the interests and honour of Prince.

the name of their Majesties the Emperor DIRIGIBLE BALLOONING. and Empresa Dowager, and family the hare.

The Aerostation Commission has decided of Li Hung-obang is to be inscribed in the to award the Deutsch prize of 100,000 fr. Tempe of Faithful and Ipad Ministers, to to M. Santos-Dumont, the inventor of a be worshipped with other great Ministera dirigible balloon. of the dynasty who have passed away,

A secret dispatch is reported in Shang- occupied by the British Railway Adroinis-bai tuandarin circles to have passed through tration, but was speedily subdued by the Shangles on the 7th inst., op route to the efforts of the Fire Brigade. A third fire, Court from the Chinese Minister at St.

[In a lottor to the Press; M. Santos- albeit a satallone, ass reported in the Petersburg, informing the Empress Dows

Dumont protested against the new condi- German Concession about 7 p.m.

ager that the Russian Government will

tions imposed by the Acrostation Commis (Later). most probably hold Manchuria by force of Opening of Queen's Hotel.

sion in respect to the Deutsch prize. These arma, convention or no convention, and This per establishment, at Kowloon, were that not only was the balkon to start will defy the world to oust her out of that which was described in our columns yester from St. Cloud and circumnavigate the region. In addition to the prospect of day, was opened last night, Mr. H. Eiffel Tower but that it must stop at a the denouncement of the latest conven.Buttonjve, the proprietor, entertaining given point at St. Cloud, M. Santos- kunzie's premises.

gion, Russia has hinted that sho will de about forty of his friends to dinner to Dumont ridiculed such a stipulation; be mand seren terms from China, in retom, pour of the occasion. The table was laid said in effect, that it would be risking the French Convicts Attempt to Escape. noy of which will practically roh China no out in first-class style, everything (vases lives of his workmen to have them seizing The Straits Times of the 5th inst. only of Mauchuria but of her own jude.. dishes, cutlery, etc.) being new and meatly the guide ropes to stop the machine. He reprgts: Two Frenchmen were arrested pendetics also.

imported direct from home. With the ap. declared that he did not alaini the prize for last Friday under peculiat circumstances.

pearance of the first dish, ons immediately his own sake, as he had already announced They were military convicts, being taken

learned that he had an appetite. The his intention of handing it over to his hone from China to Franco on the trans A French school has hem (or is to be) various courses came on as they ought to in workmen.) port Cachur

They had been sentenced to opened at Yunnan-sen by M. Delétie, All well-managed establishments, and not *If I stand on my head, the blood allton years for pillaging in gang near under the French Goremment. This one of those present could honestly say FRANCE AND TURKEY. rushes to my head, doesn't it?' No one Tientsin. They had captured a horse when gentleme is highly qualified, and can teach that they ever enjoyed a bettor repast. Mr M, Bapst, Chargé d'Affaires et tho French ventured to contradict him. Now, he arrested.

When they arrived here they the English language. A sum of $40,000 Bottonjes and his maunger, Mr Bishop, Embassy in Constantiuple, has addressek continued, criumphantly, when I stand on determined to make a break for freedom, has been placed at the disposal of tanans to be complimented on the excellent an imporativo note to the Porte formulating my feet, why doesn't the Wood all rush to and accordingly they managed to squeeze French Consul at Mengte for the car start the Queen's Hotel has made. After new claims, notably the legal recognition Because, replied McGinnis, through a post-hole-almost as nude as struction of a hospital and dispensary dinner, a number of toasts were given, that of all schools and religious catablishments

of the Queen's Hotel Loing responded to place under the protection of France. trual---but weid apprehended when swim there. The French are doing all they can, maing away, The Freach officers desired to in a legitimate way, to spread thoir by Mr. Ruttonjeo. He said that in India re-strest the men at once; but this being insooner and hold upce the South-western the Parascos were the leading hotel-keepers, British port, and the men being picked Chinese Provinces. They are showing and he might say that they were famous A few days before, she was enjoying by British polico, the French had no much more political activity, too, in the world over for the manner in which power to do so. I: čevolved ugun Count Kwangtung and Yusnan, and one day they conducted their businesses. It was her usual open-air pastimes of tennis and d'Abbans, the French Consal, td suply for Hongkong will wake up to find the French his intention in emulate kia countrymen in

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The Focket Elm bolus in sympathe- the terms the sudden death of Mrs Charles Skerrete-Rogery at Foochow on the 8th

inst.

riding, and was apparently in the best of health. An At Home, which was to have heen held at the British Consulate on the King's Birthday was abandoned.

Tonnage Dues at Vladivostock.

The Nenoki Press of the 4th inst. says:-The excessive tonnuge dues at Wla

divostock, to which we referred in our list

issue, were enforced, it appears, through the wrong interpretation of the Guvern eat's instructions and through the ineor

a

extradition in the usual way, and also to find clothes for his airily clad nationals. The men were cltsirged before Mr. Brock- mun yesterday, and were reaaded pending the arrival from Cainn of the necessary papers.

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War Stories.

this respect, and to provide Kowloon with another. Erst-class hotel, for which there was plenty of room and a growing necessity He attributed his success in life to just One of Donald Mcdonald's best stories English rule and fair dealing with English of the way in South Africa is of a young men. Mr Haynes, Hongkong Hotel, and offeer, who, on a critical version, volun. Me Downs, Kowloon Hotel, a spoke, teered to cut some wire fences as he was the and wished the new venture every success. The Coment wad. Engineering Bees only uma who possessed wire cutter. It a very enjoyable evening was spent. (Chicago) contains a pleture of the US was a perilous occupation, conducted under Government Refrigeration Plant at Manila, a galling fire, yet the officer escaped. Some

Refrigeration Plant at Manila.

and give the following information regaid-time after Mr Macdonald met hin, and said.). Tartan for Indian Pipers,

*I suppose youú always carry-wire-cutters

tops

for 'im to set me:

DER OSTARIATISCHE LLOYD SERVICE.] BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.

BERLIN, November 6. The British Press is making advances in extraordinary way to Russia, The papers are hinting that if Russia would comply with the wishes of Great Britain. England would rot object to Russia taking Menchutiny and Japan Cures. In this case Great Britain would demand as a cumpanantion the acknowledgment of her claims in the Yangtza Valley. The Britisk propositions are very adversely criticised by the Russian and the German Press, who both are giving expression to the view held by the official circles of their respective countries,

rect rendering of a telegram on the subjecting in

In connection with the recent orders The heavy tonnige dues lave now been

The United States Army Refrigerating now.' 'No fear,' was the reply, I carry a of the Commander-in-Chief, prescribing the abolished, as it was found they were not Plant at Manila in constructed of concrete.cock-screw and a tin openers they are more particular pattern of tartan which is to be

GERMAN POSTAL NEWS. The building in 205 feet square. The found. applicable to the most favoured nations.

Wurtemburg, whose postal administra ations are molded concrete blaska cesting ouuful. Another story is of the discovery of worn by the pipers of the Native Flegi This defect was pointed out to the Govern-

concrete piling, 40 feet deep. The calire a Roer who had received a terrible bayonet ments in the different Commands, the ion in aeparated from that the German ment by the Japanese shipping tiras inputer walls are of the same material, mold-

ed in place and backed with brick. The wound through the ribs. As the au was Times of India points out that there is no Empire becording to Article 52 of the terested in the trade of Wladivostock.

stack in 176, feet high. The base covers in being carried into the British lines, a London necessary connection between the tartad Constitution, has resolved to adopt the ares of 1,800 feet, huilt up 18 feet high of Tommy who was watching hushed it and the kilt, and the Military authorities postal stamps of the Empire. concrete, lined with brick; the next 56 fest Administrative Reforms in Formosa. is brick, nutagui un shape; the remaining he was badly hurt, Yos,' said the doctor, have not the remotest intention of garbing

THE GERMAN EXPEDITION. The reorganization of the Taiwan Gov-190 feat is steel, except, the extreme tog do you know him?" • Couise I do," said antives in the historic dress of the

ARY CORPS. emment has bour approved by H.I.M. the which is copper. The plant is equipped the soldier, "he's one a' wine. I gave it Highland clans The reason for

The last detachmpata of German troops with two refrigerating machines of 126 Emperor, and an oficial notice to this effect daily opacity ech. Flity tons of ice are

'im but I did it as gentle as I could. It the order is briefly this. All native will be promulgated shortly (says the Way produced daily for packing raeats shipped won't the shovia in, it was the pulli pipers wear a species of sushi, which is en having arrived at home, 11. M. the Faperor

The equivalent of 200 THE SIMPLEST QUALITY TO THAT Press. The existing fares prefectural and for local.

indillerent imitation of a farton, sed lacks has issued an ariny order through which gerernment offices are to be abolished, and tons of ice is used for cold storage purposes. CILET,

manual bor used in the erection of

uniformity, distinctiveness, and any parti be recognises in most hearty way the The OF THE FINEST AND MOST the whole of Formoss will be governed by the plant was Japanese and natives.

ouler merit whatsoever. In future, for this achievements of the German Expeditionary the Governor-Genen's Oflict. The Police Japanese were paid $2.00 per day (Mexicas), The Chinese Heir Apparent.

While the natives, zeoaised 81.00 per day,

featureless design the pipers will wear the Corps in China. The Nordeutsche Lloyd RECHERCHE CHARACTER,

administration is to be conducted by the In- Mexican silver. Mr. H. F. Huestis of It will be renumbered by readers of tartan sashes usandy described. There is received an hicial communication ju spector-General of Police, who is to be ap. Chicago, assistant to the United States enchero chains fonys the N... Daily News) no need for historie Highland Chiefs, adds which the Government renders thanks to........

gineer in charge of the erection of the plant. IMPORTED FROM THE LEADING pointed by the Governor-General. The re spent two years at Manih, without a day's that the Empires Dowager intended to our contemporary, to turn in thote see the Company for services during the China form is based upon the policy, of Central sickness. The brick was manufactured at disinherit Plu Chun, the son of Prince at the caricatoring of the handsoment Manils. The cement came from the Green Tuan, and Hair Apparent to the Throne of costume in the world, for nothing of thờ administration. LONDON AND PARISIAN

Island Portland Cement Company's plant at Green Island off the coast of Macao. Kuang Hou, owing to the dissipated and sort js interlod.—On the same subject tho unprincipled career of that youth. The Bombay Gazelle writus ---An elucidation of European Attacked by Dacoits.

The Bangkok Times of the 26th alt, says: JUMPED ON A TEN PENNY NAIL Edit ceny ng P'u Chun was expected to the ambiguously worded orders on the We received a telegram frion Paknany

THE little daughter of Mr. J. N. Po be issued as soon as the Court arrived at 1 subject is offered by a contemporary, from Dickinson's, Touch-me-not, ridden by De pok, lust night, announcing that Mr J. H. jumped on an invertol rakoustle of Kaifeng, but according to the latest which it would spinat, char: the Militsey Thurston, of the Bombay Bach Trading test pepny nails, and thrust our nail entire dispatches from Crart. A certain I eines authorities intand nothing further than the

ly through her foot and a second one half A, §. WATSON & Co., Limited, Corporation, Ltd., has been attacked byway through. Chamberlain's Fain Baim (Princo Li) has influsused the Empresa issue of tartan mbes to the Native pipe THE BEST REMEDY FOR

dacoits us War zai, Pakmampuh. In the was promptly applied, and five minutes Dowager to change her mind as it was roso that as regards costums they will be lares the pain bad disappeared and presented to her that her disuheriting Pu indeed deserving objects of pity, gibs encounter one of the gang was killed, mare suffering was experiences. In the Chun would enable the Emperor to seize the mongrel character of the garb the wounded, and three others espfuzed. Only days, the child was wearing ber shoe as tw escaped. Apparently no one on Miral, and with absolutely no discomfort the reins of power. How this was to be meat paradu in a native

Mr. Powell in a well known merchant done is not explained, but at any rate, con prerall and pathes, and over Thurston's side received any serious of Forkland V. U.8.4 Pain Balm is an tiouea a diastoli, Pu Chus has still a Would it not improve matter

without jury The stair has, we believe, mused antiseptic, and heats anch injuries no smail sensation up-country, fur dacoimaturation and is one-third the time rechamos to keep his place, his tenure of straw-busters, double have not hitherto been known to uttore aquired by the sun, treatment, For Sale which at ore Linie was exceedingly pre springande boots ?

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ENTO. DAILY SETE SERVICE.] THE TIENTSIN CHAMPIONS.

TIESTSEN, Novemliar 7: The Chanipiore was won by Mr Johu

Robertedu.

DIARRHOEA..

COME years ago, while at Martinsbury, W. Va. I was taken with cholera orbas, which was followed by diarrhoea. The doctor'e medicine, did me no good. I phidodrined to get a bottle of Chamberlain's its them Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Benely

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