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THE CHINA MAIL.

On the 3rd December, at Frondrey," Babbling Well Road, Bhangbai, the Wife it W, Bauce ROBERTSON, of & Daughter,⠀⠀

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Blake Pier Improvement.

It is notified in the Gazette that tenders will. la ressived for the section The publication of this issue commenced of the proposed clock tower at Blake Pier at 5.30 j...

og to the 30th inst,, at noon. We called attention to this matter early last week.

The China Ittail.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER §, 1901.

LOCAL-AND GENERAL..

The Admiralty Busy.

According to a telegram froni Bardon, the Admiralty is exceptionally busy with experimental work, notably new fuel, a new spatem of coiling at son, and, sabmarino telegraphy enabling ships to tap cables.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Fishing at Singapore.

MONDAY DI

LOCAL' AND GENERALĂ.

Meteorological Observations. The Straits Times of the 26th ult. The month of November was a dry one says young alligator mensaring fourja Hongkong, the registered rainfall being foot two inches was caught by Chicas only 0.770 inches. The mean temperature fishormen in a nett Tanjong Rhu, yosters for the month was 69.5, the highest record. day afternoon. It was taught within a fer od being 82.2, and the lowest D.. There yards of the shore, just about the spot were 997.7 hours of sunshine, and the wind wliere a shack about five fant-long was travelled 12.8 miles per hour ou an average, netted by the same fishermen about three. wecke age.

International Rowing..

Naval Changes.

BER 9, 1901.

TELEGRAMS.

CHINA SAIL'S SPECIAL SERVICE.).

CHINA AND GERMANY.

YUAN SHI-KAI VISITS THE GERMAN MINISTER. (From Our Oven Correspondent.).

SMANOHAL, December 8, 10.11 a.. Captain G. 4. Gifford will shortly

IE. Yuan Shi-kai, the new Viceroy of relinquish his appointment as Commodoro Baruh O'Brian, Lard Chief Justice of of the second class in charge of the New Chih-li Province, yesterday, paid a visit to Ireland, who was greatly interested in the foundland Fisheries, and will be succeeded H.E. Baren Schwarzenstein von Müme, recent rowing contest a: Killarney between by Captain R, A. J. Montgomorie, C.B. the German Minister, immediatly after his It is notified in the Gazeldo that, on

the crows of the Pennsylvania and Dubli

who at present commands the battleship the 1st ult., the Lord Mayor received Universities, has announced his intention

Prince George in the Channel Squadron return to Peking. from the Secretary of State for the Calanion to offer a cup for the international rowing a cheque for £12,500, being a contribution competition in connection with the Cork Capt Artliar Clarke, who recently com It is considered probable that the pro. by the Colony of Hongkong towards the Exhibition next your. It is understood | Station, has been mentioned as the succek. manded the Undent on the China

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pusal to establish a Stoon Laundry in Fond for the National Momosie! to Queen that the United States, France, Germany or of Captain Montgomerie in command of 12.00

9.00 Colombo will fall through. -8.00

Notes by the Way.

16.00 Regulations are published in the Ga rette regarding the disposal of ashon from ships in the harbour,

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Captain Mortimer O'Sullivan is pro paring a paper on Inland Waters of China' 818.00 for the Royal Geographical Society.

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N. We hold a large stock of Whis kies in Wood, samples of which will ba forwarded on application.

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MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Miscellaneoua.

2. Basar at the City Hall.

General Memoranda,

WEDNESDAY, December 11:-

11 s.m.-Anction of Sundries, at R. E.

Yard (opposite the Naval Fard). Non-Mooting of Shateholders of The Нопуковд Hotel Co., Ltd., at the Company's Hotel, Ip.at.-Loent Braks close.

Victoria Regatts.

THURSDAY, December 12-

I p.m.-Local Banks close.

→ Victoria Regatta.

5p.m.--Meeting of Lodge St, John, FRIDAY, December 13-

3 p.r.-Auctim of Stamps at Mr Geo.

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Laminert Sales Rooms.

SATURDAY, December 14:-

The Queen Victoria Memorial.

Victoria...

'Teetotailor' Done into Frosch.

. The curront bumber of the Empire Review contains the third instant of Sir Hubert Jorningham's Colonial Reinis-

authorship in the translation into French

and Holland will send crowe,

Minerals in Manchuria.

Me H. G: Hoover has arrived at Sko

the Prince (curie,

A Change of Flag

Francisco from China, and states that the ing and Mining Comymay have beca under The steamers of the Chinese Engineer.

DEVELOPMENTS AT KIAOCHAU,

GERMAN ENTERPRISE.

Admiral Lord Hood of Avalon, whose cences.' In it he claims tho rights of Popular belief that rich gold mines exist in the Gorman fing and charter for some which will include the harbour,

death is reported, took part in the action of Fatulan and capture of Canton in 1857.

The exportation or carrying of arms, ammatician, etc., constrise within the Ch lony of Hongkong, is prohibited for a fur- ther period of six months.

It is notified that Hon. R. Munay Rumsey has been elected member of the Church Body, rite Sir John Carrington O.M.G., resigned.

of the word tectotaller: The to a l'here!

Lydaite in Eastern Colonies.

Captain Benson, of the Royal Artillery, an expert on lyddire, was expected at Colomber on the 28th Novoinber by the chartered transport Multora, which is bringing out R.A, relief from home. Capt. Benson is to inspect the magazines at Colombo and other British possessiona in the Eart, with a view to the storage of lyddite, the use of which is to be extended

The Court Circular of the 5th Novem-to the East. ber notes the arrival. amongst others, of M. Reuben Sassoon at Sandringham on a

Astronomical.

vist to the King.

The War Office has beer, calling for

Regular non-commissioned officers at home to Yolunteer for service with the Chinese Regiment of Infantry at Weihaiwei.

The sky wide an interesting study last evening, say the Straits Tunes of the 26th últ.... At about 7 o'oleck thers' wore threa

In 1992, the Government of Kaochau

dolisto (83,000,000) in public improvemcnta, intends to spend the sum of three million

a floating Manchuria is catirely unfounded. He is siderable time, and it is interesting to learn of opinion, however, that the coal deposits that the Haiping, on Friday, the 29th ult., dock, repairing shops for the German ato unormous, a British company (the C.E.was once ora placed under the British flag. squadron, &c. and M. Company) has taken over a co8] The rumour that the Company's stomers mine which formerly belonged to Li Hung-would in future fly the Belgian flag is thero- chang, and also a coalfield in Chibli, 30 for groundless, mys the N-U Druty News. tiles long by 13 miles wide. The company In future this Company's deep-daught proposes to bring coal and coke to Sat Stars will unko Chiawangtee their port | Francisco by its own colliers, consisting of of cult instead of Tangku, there being 30 LARGE INCREASE IN COLLEC

line of 12 steamers. This will enable it to little water at Taku Bar at present. boy down coke at $6 a ton.

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Tiger Tamer Mauled.

Now Departure at Shanghai

THE CHINESE CUSTOMS.

TEONS.

(From Our Ownia Correspondent).

SHANGHAI, December 7, 2:32 p.m. The collections of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs for the third quarter of 1901, ended 30th September last, amoaut

A new departure has been made at the Church of Our Saviour, Broadway, in ths. Gus Bars, the tiger tamor of Harm establishment of is surpliced choir. The ston's Circus, now in Rangoon, had u nar-evening servico last Sunday (say tho. Low escape from being killed by his tiger Daily News of the 3rd inst) was the first

Duke on the 19th November. The beast under the new conctions, and the choir to Haekwan Thels 6,761,591 as against was evidently not in a good temper, and acquitted itself splendidly. It consists of Hk. Thels 5,165,708 in the corresponding' when a flaming bar was put in, after jump fourteen hoya and ten men, and it was period in 1900. very fine concentric rings around the fulling it once, he rose up sud, pinning his abundantly evident that the greatest cars too, and at a few minutes to 7 n very fine trainer against the side of the cage, clawed had been taken with the preliminary mateor that seemed almost have been him over the head and back of the neck, practicon. Who, as is not unlikely, the shot out of the moon sped across the henripping his Rush and tearing his scalp The Church of Our Saviour is made a Pro- vens west by north from the eastward. At

man with a hot fork outside immediately Cathedral such a choir will be, found the ame hour the three planets Venus. hold Duke' by the threat. The trainer Jupiter, and Saturn-still in cloru juxtapo fell to the ground, bus picked himself up at

invaluable.

The will of the late Mr Cowarjee Diu Soon-Meeting of Shareholders of The shaw, Aden, C..E., if the firm of Cowesjes Dairy Farm Co., Ltd., at the Com-Dinshaw and Brothers, of Aden and Bom pany Office.

bay, has been proved in London at £30,020.sition-mado a magnificent constellation in

the western heavens.. The Chinese Army.

A.

HAD A GOOD TIME.

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J. SNELL wanted to attend a party, There were 16 cases of malarial fever 1. but was afraid to do ne on account of pains in his stench, which he feared would at the various police stations in the New KITCHEN UTENSILS, grows. He says, I was telling my trou- Territory between May and September, the

bles to n lady! friend,

who said: Chamber-honvieht mouth being August with 23 cases. ain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy પ્રણ and HOUSEHOLD

will put you in a condition for the party. bought a boule and take pleasure in stating REQUISITES, that Two los cured me and enabled me to haven god time at the party Me. Sooil is a resident of Summer Hill, N. Y., U. S. A. This usedy is for sale by All Dealers; WATKINS Lid... Gorenal Agents.

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5.E. Wang Chih-chan, the Governor of Anhui Province, has engaged through Li Sheng-tu, the retiring Minister to Japan, Japanese military oflicer, named Minejiro H.E. the Governor is pleased to reci Kishi as Instructor for the Military Aca- rise Mons. R. Reau as in charge of the demy at Nganking, the capital of that French Consulate here during the absence province. Mr Kishi was formerly n Ser- from the Colony of Moor. G. B. Liébert,geant Major in the Japaneso Aruty. He arrived at Shanghai on the 27th vlt. enroute to Nganking to take up liis new position. His salary is 8100 per mensen and the con-

Consul

There were 639 European and 285

once and got round to the door. There he stood for a second or two, showing great presence of mind, though his nervos were badly shaken, and managed to make his os cape through the deer. The tumur was immediately taken to hospital, and had his wounds dressed.

Maclaren's Cricketers in Australia.

November 18, gives details of the match The following telegram, dated London

against Victoria, which, het year, wok Lord Sheffield's trophy:-

The second match of the tour com

Coal Contracts at Port Arthur.

The increase at Shanghai is Hi Toela 021,000 and at Canton Hk. Taels 88,000.

*Delayed in transariesion.

[GLUTEN'S SERVICE.]. MARQUIS ITO'S TOUR.

LONDON, 6th December, 1901. Marquis Ito has left St. Petersbarg.

THE ISTHMIAN CANAL TREATY,

A coal merchant who has recently re- turned from Port Arthur, and whose ex- pericnoes are related in the Asahi (und. reproduced in the Kobe Chronicle), brings a serious charge of bribery against oficials there. The consumers of Japanese oval The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty has han at Port Arthur, be says, are chiefly the Bast published. It provides for the construction. China Railway Company and the shipown of the Isthmian Canal by, or under, the ers in the vicinity. The total consumption auspices of the United States who aro: of coal is about: 15,008 tons on land and given all rights incident touch construction, about 7,000 tonsnt sas. The Mitsui Bussan and the exclusiva right of management. It Kaisha bas obtained a contract from the provides for the fros and equal navigation Russian authorities for the supply of 12,000 of the Caral by the merchantmen and wor-

Russian authorities in contracting for the Cal. The question of fortifications is not purchase of goods is not to "issue any paper mentioned. in writing, only a verbal agreement being made, and ander these circumstances it is tot infrequent that a contract is qualified according to the bribes given to the cfficials in charge. Tendors are of lit Tathmian Canal. value, as the officials in charge accept any tender they think it. The official M charge of the Southern section of the East China Railway, he says, advocated a for the prepusel loan against the security

of the Chinese indemnity,

Chiness visitors to the City Hall Library, trnet which he has entered into with the menced at Melbourn on Friday, the tona. He declares that the methost of the ships of all nations, similar to the Suez

and European and 1,925 Chinese

visitors to the Museam during the week ended 8th Dec.

The Duke of Sutherland has decided to

establish, at a cost of £10,000, a technical school near Golspie; and it is understood A. S. WATSON & CO., that Mr Andrew Carnegie has offered

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Upt the 20th ult., the foll wing Turk

| ish-subjects in Singapore had beet re gistered at the newly-opened Ottoman | Consulate Jens 17, Armeniana 5, Arabs

1. Tarks 21, total 94.

The final performance of the Erapire Comedy Company was a great succem, the best testimony to their popularity in Hong- kong resting in the fact that they played. before-a orowded house,

Governor will last for two years,

Bank Notes and Specie.

The blowing retorta of the average amount of bank notes in eirculation and of

specie in reserve in Hongkong during November, are certified by the managera of the respective banke:---

Banks, Chartered Bank of

Averaga Amount,

English Eleven meeting Victoria Owing to an attack of rheumatism, Mr MacLaren stand down from the English Eleven. The result was a win for the Englishmen. scores were as follow:-

England-first innings

Socond innings

186

Specia in Reserve.

Total.

Victoria-First innings

Secondi innags

· Total:

$40

199

89

India, Australia and Chies$ 3,008,198 $1,600,000 Hongkong and

Shanghai Bauking Corporation..... 1,609,500 5,000,000 National Bank of China,Limited...

141,350

The

certain extract, which involved a heavy, Josy, for which he has been reprimanded, and he will bo probably replaced by an oficial in the offics of the Central Section. he cual merebant appears to have boon successful. Those who have had experi- once of Japanese coal merchants and their ways will be rather amused to road of this attack on Rassinn officia's for tribers. The Celeste Burrill

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The foreign committee of the United States Senste has reported favourably on the Hay-Faunceloto. Treaty in regard to the

THE FRENCH LOAN. The French Senate has passed the Bull

MARQUIS ITO IN GERMANY. Marquis to bas arrived at Beflin.

AUSTRALIA AND ALIEN IMMIGRATION.

The Melbourne Senate has passed the Alien Tagration Restrictions Bi

922 England won by 118 FORK The wicket was in a sodden condition, The best innings in the match was played 150,000

by Mr Charles McGabey, who in the second Total.....$11,118,048 6,750,000 | English innings made a score of 07. The festure of the match was the successful A Plague of Rata.

Kowloon is sofforing just now from a

bowling of Sidney Barnea, who in the first plague of rata. It is supposed that the Australian innings, tuk 4 wickets for 81 breaking up of the cavalry camps at K. and in the second innings 7 for 18

THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, The directors of the Nordd. Lloyd and leon, and the dispersal of commisariat runs

The sailing ship Celeste Burrill, which the Hamburg-American Lâue have declaredatures, has drivon the rats chewhere, and

loit this port Home months ago, bound for Total British asualties. their willingness to forward, without requir-now they are literally ewarming in the American Trade in Southern China.

Port Townsend, Washington returned

The total deaths among the British troops Ling any freight for thons, Christmas presents houses on the Peninsula. In the circom

The Consul at Canton furnishes an in- yesterday, suys the Manila Times of D. 1. since the Beginning of the war in South for the Oernian troops or sailors stationed stances, the following paragraph, taken teresting report, in the course of which he will be remembered that during her Africs amount to 18,317, including S

from a Home paper, may have soma saya that there are no American merchants passage across the Pacife, and whilst off officers. A fire occured last night in a green thorities:

the Sanitary Board nu

in Canton, and there is no record in the the Formosan Coast, a severa typhoon of the fact that the antiste of any having rogistered at the was encounted, which for a time thres grocer's store at No. 22, Chinese Street, outbreak

in Glasgow has been other treaty ports within this consular distened the destruction of the ship. Part of The brigade attended and saved the pro- traced to rate, correspondent, who has frict. All the perte in Southern China her rigging was cried away and, dering

The average minimum of the thermo perly from destruction. amount of over $100 was done, and it was temporary to say that there is a systematie through them an extensivo trade can be sprung, which necessitated the poi 65.09, and the menti 66.82, agħinst 60,112,- Danngo to the lived in China, writes to an evening con- ought to bo na opon as the treaty perte, for the severest part of the storm, a leak water in the Shanghai Settlement in No-

vember was 46:52, the storage maximum" caused by learing a lamp burning unattend and scientific meffiod of ridding humanity done with morchants and others in the in- being put into action. When the storm 80.06 and 55.04 respectively, in November

terior and in places that are at present well. bad abated it was decided to try and make nigh insoccesible for all commercial por Hongkong, where su exenaixiation of hor 1900, The rainfall in November was 0.611 poses and at each of these ports there is damages could be ascertained. every reason why enterprising American ing for many days under the most adverse gainst 3.61 inches and 7 days in November After sailinch, and rain fell measurably on 4 days. merchants should have representative and circumstances, the Create Burrill reached 100, and an average of 248 inches and, pore in 1882, he was for some years minis.does it do this effectively, bus the rats show branch houses. Speaking as to the means that port, where she was ducked and her 26 days for the 19 years 1882-1900,

in China.

ed:

Old Singaporeans will regret to hear of the death of the Rev. Willian Aitkin, M.A., formerly minister of the Singapore Presbyterian Church, Altor leaving Singa-

tor at Trinidad, and lately straplain of the Edinburgh Royal

Infirmary,

attractive manner.

interest to

of rats and the vormin on them. The pro. Ces cuts of simply changing 70gmin infested areas with sulphur dioxide cas, which in a very few minutes lays out the whole of the rat community, and not only

Shanghai Weather.

de Filipinas, proved enccessful Capt, ie niersiders had plundered a village and Don Miguel Orte wis placed in command taken the lives of coun of the villagers. and in a very economical, but effective They came to and loft |la olingo in a steam

their gratitude for this humane treatment, of developing business, the Consul says that damages ascertained. Her nwners were as compared with the bull terrier method, proper samples tell their own story and help then couponicated with, and it was decided Piracy on the West River. by coming out of Choir holes and hiding a consal wonderfully in bashing trade, or to sell, the ship, as sho then lay. There

Pirates are again setire on the upper Massza Cadbock, Macgregor and Co. places into the open to die, paul so facilita rather in creating a dogane which in tias were covers bidder, but the well-known reaches of the West River. On Saturday, are advertising their wines, etc., in a very tag their interment wher, decease. He may become remusentire. He adds that Manibi firm, Compania General de Talinens wan rupiral at Kanchick thas a band of

They have issued ods: The authorities of rat and plex she is about to set aside a part of the con- among their customers and the public gen-infested ports might find it worth while tu sulate for the public exhibition of all sam erally anent, durable and useful little inquire into this system further, instead of ples forwarded to hit All sorts of glass LONDON AND PARISIAN that popular table water Aquarius

gket book, which has special referenca to sucking to emulate the example of these for domestic table, botd, stationers manner, rigged up the necessary, asta and launch. Yesterday, they are said to bave Hongkong Government, which is vainly and other uses will find probeers in Con-yards from the spare suara on board, plased seized the green launch King Kun, one of trying to settle the rexed question by ton among the trading community if the graventor brazor and bent asil suficions for the fastast launches on the river, their Ides Purasat so section 4 of Ordinance offering to buy up rat-tails from John prices quoted seo low enough to tempt them all purposes. The vessel made the ran being, elion to intercept some of No. 24 of 1902, the Governor, with the Chraman for a cont apiece.

to abandon the English, French, German from Hongkong in eight days, the tempor the slower toate and raid them. A vorY- advice of the Executive Council, has been TO GET RID OF A TROUBLESOME WIDs his countrymen that a deterioration had been fully equipped the best shippusenger boat, and probaloy they are lying and Dutch process. The Consul, howevonary provisions provingas eficient as if she rich Chioman has just leit Canton in a pleased to direct that there shall be kopf at

CORN the Registrar General's Othos, by the Re-THIRST soak it in warm water to soltax it, of an umpediat suc peresnent rupture of brings a cargo of 20,000 cases of off to her valuables with him.

in quality is noticed, with the result yard in the world. The Celeste Burr wait for him, as he is known to have gistrar General, a book entitled 'The then pare it down as closely s pommercial relations. In atbergords, once new owners. She came down to Manis Register of Proprietors of Copyright in tible without drawing the blood, and apply

Chamberlain's Dau Bain tice daily rub the Chinese become accustomed to the ander po fly, but will shartly he placed A COCKNEY not wolboy, Smith maximus, ha bing vigorously for five minutes at each purchase of say community or ware, they under the stars and stripes, application, Acorn plaster should be

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