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THE CHINA MAIL.

On the 2014 November, at. 1,, Peking Rond, Shanghai, the Wife of LESTIR J. Cours, of a Daughter.

On the Sil: Novemur, ac Shanghai, the

Wife of 3. M. E. Pangina, of a Sou.

On the 8th November, at 52. Broadway, Shanghai, the Wife of WILLIAM ONBEN, Of the C.LF.., of a Daughter.

MARRIAGE.

At the Presbyterian Church, Pering. Straits Settlements, by the Rov. J. S. Meknight, M.a., on 2nd November. Gron- NA BIYERS, twin daughter of George T. Myers, Gas Manager, late of Broty Ferry to JAMES Cook, Starine Engineer, eldest Hon of the late Capt. Thotnar Cook of Tey. port, kifeshire.

DEATH.

SKERLETT ROGERS. At Fonchow. nittli November 1901 May, the Wife Charles Skerret-Rogora.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL,

The World's Largest Cruiser. 1.- King Alfred; the largest and fastest cruiser in the world, was arched at Bar

run-on-Furness on the 28th Hatcher,

A Sporting Match.

In a match on the Shanghai rice course en the 10th fast., 1} mile, between Mr Glundtage's grey Helles, Mr Grenson up, and ir. Meuphorson's grey Kitchener, Me Drummond up, the fromer wou as be pleased.

Suicide of a Sergeant.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Chinese Customs.

The Times Shanghai correspondent

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1901.

LOCAL AND GENERALA

Football

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A New GMG

Mr Walter, Egerton, Firat Magisimbo at Singapore, has been made OMG.

Trying It On"

The Rangers F.C. will play the 39th called a fortnight ago that the conditions Co., S.D., RG.A. at the Happy Valley under which preparationis are hoing ainde to-morrow, kish-off at p.. The follow to give effect to the increased tariff undering will play for the Rangers-Goul, A.

*. The basking for to-night's performance Ewe Protocol are chaotic, and neither the Newman; backs, C. Turney and B. S. Customs nor the Consulates puses an Spurge: half-back, W. Andrews, A. of the A.D.U. in the City Hall is so very Loureiro, R. Henslewer: ; forwards, H.A. heavy that the Committee feel justified in nuthoritative copy of the text.

Seth, P. W. Gladyell, G. H. Ruby, E.-R. | fixing a second performance for Thursday Horton, H. $. Holmes.

next, the 21st inst. Sents may be honkad on sad after Monday nest, the 18th inst. ⠀

Frozen Meat for Bale.

Death from Hydrophobia

M, H. Peteani, chief assistant to the Austria Lloyd's Steam Navigation Com pany, died at 9 am, on the 28th ult. at St. George's Hospital, Bombay, after only

A few hours less. M. Petani wan bit.

A Bombay telegram, dated 25th clt.. says:-Surgsant Carmichael, 1st Battalion, ten by his dog, a fox-karrier, shout two Cameron Highlantiers, committed suicidomachs ago, and died from hydrophobia. at Colabo yesterday by cutting his throat The publication of. this issue commenced) with a razor. Deceased returned from

South Africa on the transport City of Piena and was going to Wei-hai-Wei as

it 5.40 p.m.

The China Mail.

BONGKONG, PAIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1901.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The BEST VALUE. Nates by the Way.

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12, Queen's toat

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Mootings. Noon.Mesting of Shareholders of Dairy Farm Co., Ltd,, at Company's Town Depot.

Yokohama is estimated at 150,000 yen.

A commission of fapanese traders have arrived in Russia to visit the chief indus-

1rial contres.

Kruger's Grandson Hissed in Paris,

Mr. El a zvandann of Mr Kroger, recently attuaded a Paris theatre in even an Instructor to the Chinese Regimenting dross with a party of friends. He was He had been showing symptoms of deprehissed by the audience, who were indignant sicu,

A verdict of aicide whilst of

at his seeking pleasure while his country unsurid mind was reported.

men ware fighting for their country.. Eloff hurriedly retiród from the theatre.

Killed by Lighting.

Calcutta's Caledonian Society.

Boer Prisoners.

A. Mutia cornusjondent, who has just visited the Buer prisoners in Ceylon, nd mits that there is no foundation for the statement hade concerning the harshness of their treatment and the privations to which they have been subjected. Ho do- clares that the Boers are plentifully fed and well lacked after, but that they are neno too well off for clothing. Unless the Courrier d'Haiphong in subsidised by the Loyds perry, we hope it will reproduce the above paragraph as a set of to the calumnies on British soldiers it has been publishing since the war broke out in South Africa.

Jowett Stories.

We would eat the attention of our

renders to the advertisement at the Frozen Food Supply Dopet which appears in an other coluian. Matton, lamb, pork, tar keys, ducks, rabbits and bares, fresh from Australia, can be obtained at moderate prices. Orders should-be neut on the day previous to the provisions being required."

Admiral Sir Henry Keppol.

Tho Singapore Free Press saya - Adu miml of the Fleet Sir Henry Keppel will scrivo in Singapore by the as.. Chusan about the 19th November. It is more hie Affection for the well-known scenes of his It is a well-known story how, in the earlier years than dislike of the rigours of generation before Mr Rodd. Jowett waved an English winter that brings the genial uld

future ambassador, Sir R. Morier, frous Admiral out again to this place. expulsion for some peroadilloes, by a Com-

the commonwealth to be as follows:-

The Times of Ceylon of the 30th alt. reporta:Mr H. F. Marshall, Superinten- At the annual meeting of the Calcutta dent of Decugalla and St. Blanc, Dolosha-Caledonian Society, held on the 29th Octa The insured loss by the recent fire at ga-belonging to the Central Province Tea the Chaitas remarked on the smallness of

Company. Limited-met with a violent but the relief disbursed, 'which afforded watia mon Room council. It seemed a foolish | Australian Defences, necidental douth laat wight, Only the factory evidence of the fourishing state of severity to rain a clever young man, who, A statement bas been laid before the telegraphic intimation is to hand that Mr the Sentis, community. Me Alba Arthur by the bye, was quite sure of winning the Federal Parliament storing the total Marshall was struck by lightning, and that was elected President for 1908. A Com-Chancellor's prize for Latin verse. The number of defence forces at present within the funeral takes place in Kandy to-mor- mitten was formed to organise the usual dous relented; Jowott immediately sent row morning. Mr Marshall was 32 years of St. Andrew's Dinner at the Town Hall. for Morier and eaid, 'I shall expel you if ago, and had been shout ten years in the The Hon. Mr Thomas Raleigh, D.C.L, you don't write for, and win, the Latin island. He had no relatives here, but his the logul member of the Viceregal Council, poem. The ides thus given was promptly father is a Dr Marshal practising near takes the choir.

scled upon. Morier's poem got the prize London.

Jowett's shrewd kindliness laid the founda tion of a great camer, Sir Ronnoll Rodd: when an undergraduate, got the Newdigate without any procure of this kind, dat even in spite of some Jowettian discouragement, He was writing some of his verses in the rough instead of taking notes at a Plate lecture; Jowett noticed, the distraction,

The distress in Eastern Eussia, tryugh the failure of the crops, is more severe than

for many years.

Pruvision has been made in the estima

5p. in.Meeting of Perseverance Lodge.tes for fitting Grenfell sights to field guns

in India next year.

General Memoranda. MORDAY, November 18 :--

Ita..Auction of Alhambra Cipars,

at No. 20, Des Voeux Road. 3-Meeting of Simrebeldere of The Wanchai Warehouse and Storage Co.. Ltd, at the Company's Office. WebSerday, November 20 :-

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

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CHINA WARES. THURSDAY, November 21 :--

COOKING RANGES,

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9.30 pan-Auction of Household Furin- tore, No., Morrison Hill, Wanchai. 9 p.m.-- Performance at the City Hall MONDAY, November 26:

Noon.Meeting of Shareholders of The Hongkong Stomm Water Boat Co., Ld. at the Company's Office.

A freeh outbreak of plague and sell pos has occurred at Bangalore, and there are several fatal cases daily.

The Italian cruiser Marco Polo, with Vice-Admiral L. Palumbon board, arrived at Colourbe on the 28th ult,

The Sanitary Board tans døcided to recommend the Government-in-Council to withdraw the plague restrictions against Mavila.

At Shanghai, the King's Birthday was celebrated with much pomp and ceremony by the Consul General, the army and the

navy.

The British steamer Merican Prince, with coal from Moji, reached Yokohama un the 1st ult., having been much knocked shout in a typhoon.

The publie dinner at the City Hall to morrow sight in honour of the Shanghai and Straits cricksters is to commence at

'At Home.'

Last night, Lady Ganovigne hold an

Modern Cavalry Tactics in India. ··

Ac important General Order by the

At

Formanently employed, 1467; militia, 18,603; volunteers, 8,863; members of rifle clubs, 2,9251, Victoria is a long way in advance of the other States in the matter of rifle clubs, having 20,500 mombers as against Queensland's 4,302, S. Australia's 2,191, and N.5. Walis' 1,908, The total aval force available for defence consists of 1,540 min, costing about £65,000 per Asnum.

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Important Speech by Mr Chamberlain

A London, telegram, dured, October 26,

reports:-Mr, Chamberlain, speaking at linburgh, vigorously attacked the Tristi members, and said Government proposed be alter the arrangements of the House so be better to control men who tried to degrade it.. The over-representation of Ireland, he said, would be submitted to the nation at

At Home,' at Headquarter House, in hun-Commander-in-Chief is issued, directing cur of the risiting cricketers. The ground new formations for Cavalry to be adopted were brilliantly illuminated, and there was maneaurres during the coming cald a large attendance of members of the Cricket weather, pending the issue of a revieco Club and other friends who had been invit-Cavalry Drill Book. The object aimed at ed. Lady Gascoigne and Major Generalia to present as small a target to the enemy usked for the paper on which his pupil was Sir W. Gascoigne received the guests un as possible and to avoid waste of power, writing; with a smiling look of soraphie the terrace. The bands of the Royal Welch while at the same time developing tire tac. | purplexity, said in the sweetest and saddest of his tones, 'Pray, Mr Rodd, is this called Fusiliers and the 2nd Rajputs were in attics. To this end, wide skirmishing move- tendance and discourset excellent music.mants are to be practised with dismounted poetry? | Supper was served in the dining hall and carbine fire tactics, which Cavalry officer: billiard room. It was close on midnight are directed to study. The General Order concludes: Unless officers in these days when the guests dispersed.

endeavour to acquire some knowledge of the working of other arms as well as of their In the past year own, they may find themselves lost when by £66,659,613 to they fall into the command of bodies of £705,723,878, the sugmentation being how writicising our barbarity furnished due to the war to the extent of £59,000,000. precedente in Poland, the Caucasus, Tong- mixed troops

The assets of the country, including Suez king end the Franco-German war which wo Canal shares and bank balances, stand at had aorer even appreschod. over £32,000,000, The debt now is

Cure of Cobra-Bite. £1,000,000 less than it was in 1888, and in

What the Russians are Doing,

Prince Chun.

The N.-G.. Daily Netes of the 11th inst. sys-Prince Chun left the Bureau of For-

The National Debt.

A return was issued on 10th October with reference to the National Debt: it Way interved an aggregate of

the next General Election. He referred to the leniency shown to the Boers and said the time is coming when more severe, mensuras might be adopted. The nationa

A successful case of treatment for snake

The Universal Finsette published the following letter from Newchwang coycern- ing the actions of the Russians in Man. churia, especially in Fagtien province Lower Manchuria, in which is the city of Moukden):—All the gates of the depart- mental and district cities of Fénztien are now held by ituggian troops, whilst along eign Affairs, his tetaporary abode in £31,000,000 below the figures at the end of the route of the railway, at evory & li dishanghai. yesterday morning for Peking vil 1887 In the intervening period down to bite by Calmette's antitoxin is described by

Tangku. tance, ia planted a small Russian vilinge or

His departure was not such a 1899 over £100,000,000 had been paid off. colony, and every 15 li a large Russian function as many people expected, owing As an illustration of the magnitude of the village, thus holding the must populous and probably to the early hour it took place debt now and in formor years preceeding fruitful regious of the province in a grip of half past eight to nine-consequently very 1888 the following figures are of interest: irca. Agents of the Hassine Government few officials but Chinese saw him off. Aa on his previous departure to Germany, the are also travelling over all parts of the three provinces taking à census of the population Maloo and Bund word lined with over a handred police and a clear rond was obtain. and the number of cattle and iforses, etc..

ed for his conveyance—a brotigham with a possessed by the inhabitants. These agents alon visit all the yamus, large and small, pair of horses in yellow barness, escorted accompanied by interpretors and writers by Municipal troopers--which went at s trot as far as the French town bridge, where who enquire and set down in writing the he was niet by a guard of housur from the uity, will be devoted to defraying the cost local laws and institutious of each city or

French police, who presented areas, and in

7.80, not 8 o'clock.

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The Turks have captured and beheaded the briganed Halin, who assassinated M.

1837

1850

1857. 1870 1850 1890. 1901

..... £803,301,991 834, 306, 200

842,448,482

799,644,701

770,504,339

Colonel A. Scott-Reid, IM.S., in the cur rent amber of the Indian Medical Gazette. The patient was bitten by age cobra, showed signs of constitution poisoning, but recovered rapidly when the scrure was injected The snake was found to have completely emptied its poison glande-pre- sumably into the bites There remains an ele- 690,663,828 ment of doubt, however, as to what extent 745,723,878.

it may have exhausted them prior to biting These statements indicate that the the man but the giddiness which the man National Debt is to-day £150,000,000 less complained of, after being bitton, is thought than it was at the time when Queen Victoria by Dr Scott-Reid to discount the supposi came to the throne, aftor many years of tion that he failed to receive a fair quantity. of the China expedition and recompensing | town. The inhabitants are being cruelly turn ascorted the tayal visitor to the vessel peace, and is £137,000,000 below the total of the poison. Subsequent examination of treated in every way and ground down to he was to embark in the China Merchants after the Critrean war. It is still £71,000,000 the antitoxin has shown that it was in

smaller than it was in 1880-twenty-one reasonably good condition.

A. S. WATSON & CO., Stamboloff the Bulgarian Prime Minister,

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the earth, apparently with the object of

The ntstue of the inte Queen, originally driving them out of the country to take throughout were most satisfactory: Capt. years only.

steamer Anping. The arrangements

intended to adorn the south of Governinontway for Russian colonistu. As a water of Houve grounds at Calentra, is to be replac-fast the rule of the mounted bandits, Superintendent Boisragon supervising the whole in the British settlement, The ed by one of large size, which is now in the Ma-tsei,', who are croel enough in sculptor's bands

Russian troops.

their way, appears to The inhabitants Anping left about half-past ten o'clock to be prefemble to the Irishness and as one warship after another was passed A Geriann tugbost, called the flandry and arrogance of the

gaards were turned out; the Prince and was confiscated in the Kobe Local Court on

Unscrupulous and unprincipled people and the 30th ult., and hor lost wain fined 200ing allegimes to the fussions an easy way yen, for going into an avopened port, not to fill their pockets, flock in their thou. being in a damaged condition.

sauds to serve under the Russian flag.

The N.- Daily News of the 11th Inst. sayw:-The German cruiser Hansa in back hete once more, and the hard was in atten-

A New Disease in the Colony..

suite appeared on deck most of the way

down the river.

Gratuities for the Naval Brigade.

Outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease.

At the Sanitary Board mosting yester day, Dr Clark said-I beg to report, for the information of the Board, the occurrence of two cases of foot-and-mouth disease in a

The Giant Spiders of Coylen.

Far-up in the mountains of Ceylon there is a spider that opins a web like bright yellowish silk the contral net of which is five feet in diameter, while the supporting lines, or guys, as they are called, measuro sometimes ten or twelve feet, and, riding, shed at the Wangueichung Dairy Farm. The shed is an open one containing thirteen quickly in the early morning, you may dash cows and three calves. Six of the cows are right into it. the stout threads twining round your face like a lace veil, while, as the creature who has woven it takes up his

The scale of special allowances for buffalo calves, sic am Australian, and one Naval officers, seaner, and watines who is a half-bred. There are ten cows in a wore landed for duty on shore in the Souththur shed some twenty yards distant, and At the Sanitary Board meeting yes African war has been issued by the Ad all of them sea at presunt healthy.

statisties for the Colony for the week ended

In a

position in the middle, he generally catches you right on the nose, and, though he seldom bites or stings, the contact of his

donco at the Astor House on Saturdar terday, it was reported that the mortalatyalty as follows:-Vice Admira) Sin third shed is a buffalo-cow dying of marge body and long legs is anything but

night. All the picces played were of Ger-

i

H. Harris, £760; Captains J. O. Bearcroft,

ritia following calving. There are also a

man composition, and despite the fact that th October showed a tutal of 25 deaths sir E. Chichester, E. P. Jones, the Honumber of ponies on this farm, but as the pleasant, you forget yourself, and try

me. This was evidently an oversight.

The Chew Fa' In a Typhuon.

these health statistics, Eay mention for

animals rarely, if ever, contract foot-and-

taken in respect of them. The Board

to catch bin, bite he will, and, though not venomous, bis sure as powerful as a

texants of over eight years' seniority. £80 disented sainte as infected, and prohibit spiders are very handsomely decorated, be-“

that the s. 8. Choufn from Bangkok for its occurring in a household, for the patient cond-class petty officers, £8 15%; and able Action must be taken at oDco to pre- 7-

the webs that birde the size of locks are fro

New Year{ SELECTIONS OF THE PUREST AND that it was the anniversary of the birthday and 311 in the corresponding week of last Sentt, £200 each; other Captains and beade

most of the guests present were British, and per 1,000, against 27,8 in the previous week, H. Lambron, R. C. Prothero, and Pereymouth discase, I think no action bood bebird's besk, and you are not likely to fat. of King Edward VII, no effort was made to year. Dr Atkinson said: In connection with of departments in their ships, £180; Led-hould dechra the shed in which are the two got the encounter. The bodies of these have English airs included in the program the information of the public the prevalence Tieutenance under eight-years' seniority and the using of milk from this shed. Two bright gold or scarler underneath, while o an infectious disease in the Colony other officera ranking with them, 500; Sub watchmen must be posted at the gate to pre. the upper part is ouvored with the most which has boon but rarely not with here; Tieutenants and other gun-rconi offieczor vent the removal of infected matter from delicate slate-coloured fug, So strong are There is a rumear (says the Pangfok referring to dengue. The reason for my £37 10s.: warrant officers. £25; suidsdit the ahed. The discneo is not offer ataquently caught therein, and even the small- THE SIMPLEST QUALITY TO THAT | Tinus of the 31st October), that new was drawing attention to this is that the disease

men and clerks, £20; chief petry officers, and runs its course usually in about thres is very infectious, and it is advisable, on £15; first-class petty offers 212 10s.; received yesterday from Chinoso sourosm

bat powerful sonly listu falla vietii. A writer says that he has often stand watch Hongkong encountered a typhoon in the suffering to be isolated, if possible. I would

sexmen and other classes of corresponding.

ed the yellow monster-measuring wher China Sea, sustaining serious damage dur- suggest that in the case of any member of a

the disease spreading, and I beg to waiting for his prby, with his legs stretchent rating £ Allowances are also made to ing the storm. All the deck houses are said household becoming infected a medical atcers and men who were not lauded, but more that the ched in question be declared out, fully six inchni-alriding aur as the to have been swept overboard, and over tendou should be called in as early as pos- had to perform extra dury on board their infected with foot-and-mouth disease and middle of the net, and noted the rapid man- of the crew killed. The cargo of rice be-sible. This disease is not dangerous; there LONDON AND PARISIAN-longing to a local Chinese fire, was badly is practically au mortality from it. The mor ships, as follows:-Captains, £80; Com-that the Beard prohibit the using of milk

klip was lost. Messrs. Windsor & Co. 8 is very infectious, and causes consuler.onds óf departments, £84; Lisurepants of mission of the Government to at mice throws the zuils about the head until the damaged. Another rumour says that the tality, I think, is abou: 41 per cent. Butanders, it; Staff Captains and other from the infected shed, and obtain the per

eight years' seniority, 232; under eight Ege two witchmen to prevent the removal etched victim is firat blinded and then of infected matter from the shed The choked In many unfrequented dark nooks years' seniority, 24; Sub-Lieutenante The Game Fa strived in Hougkung on the nature. It commences very much in the £15 chief runners, chief boutswalas, and notice was carries.

of the jungle you come across most perfect. skeletons of small birds caught in these ter rible ener

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xame way as ordinary malaria-with faver

chief carpenter, 812: midshipman and and marked redness of the face and neok. The fever usually lasts for two or thean clerks, £8; chief petty officers, first- class petty officers, £5; second-class patty LLOW no to say a few words in praises days, and after an intermission of 'a fow

of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I days there is a light return of the forer others, £3 10s.; and able sennen, £2.4 had a very severe cough and feared I would with a well-market papular eruption. It get pneumonja, but after taking the second

Wherever used by physicians or publis dose of this medicine I felt better; throsis accompanied by pals in the joints and the praises of bottles of it cured my eld, and the paine and body generally. Imention these facta.

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S. Meycre, 64-Thirty-seventh St, Wheel people in the Colony talking about this so will do all that is claimed for it It is ing, W. Va. U. S. A.

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Chemiste; from 4. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., Hongkong

weeks The licensee, of this dairy is Mr Lo

Tent

HAD NO AMBITION.

"I wasn't feellug well. Didn't

care to do anything, no porbition,

lost my appetite. I have taken two bofties of Staarns! Wina of Cod, Liver Oil and I can see and feel s wonderful change for the better; 1: is so pleasant, too, aud ali resdy """to take,"

MARY FITZPATRICE,

81 Morton

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So was taken with chinlard (OME years ago while at Martinsbory.

morbid, which was followed by diarrhoe The dieter's medicine did me ago kood: was adried to get a bottle of Chamberlain' Colic, Cholera and Distzhoos Remedy, Fraich I did, and it cured me sound and Well-G. A Murrie, Embersville, PA 18. A sold by All Dealers WATER &Co. Ltd, Ceneral Agents.