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MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW,

Auctions.

Neon. -Auction of Cognac, &c.. nt the Godowns on Kowloon Marine Lot No. 36, Kowloon, BWV 2,30 p.m.Auction of Household Furni

tuse, at Mesara Hughes and Hough's Saks Rooms

Amusements..

5 p.m.-Festival Service in St. John's

Cathedral.

General Memoranda.

WEDNESDAY, December 18

10 am-Auotion of Sundry Naval Stores,

c., at the H. M. Naval Yard.

4 p.1-Mooting of Shareholders of The

Dairy Farm Co., ltd., at the Com-

BIRTH

THE CHINA MAIL.

On the th December, at No. 20, Chaon foong Rond, Shanghai, the Wife of Jan BALLARD, of a Daughter.

MARRIAGES.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hongkongle £13,000 was the first Colonial contribution to the National Queco Victoria Memorial:

On the 3rd Decembar, at St. Andrew's Church, Chefod, by the Ret, A., E. Burne,

There ware 300 Eiropean And 241 Commander FEDTSAND HALFoupE DERION, D.SO., Royal Inding Marine Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library, thitt son of the late Capinin E. P. El and 80 Europeniv and 1.796 Chinese Royal Meth, to Aus ACE, elder twist to the Museum dị rỡng the week ended daughter of Mr. and Mrs A. M. Eckford, of 16th December. Chefco, China, pers

nerton, of the 20th Cererians ond

On the 4th December, 1901. at St, An- drew's Cathedral, Singapure, by the Rev. W. H. O. Dunkerley, Mar. Colonial Chap. Jain, ALLAN PAS KUIJLENDURO of Brusch, Tarah, Perak, to HELEEA, heat daughter of Captain was der Hom of the Royal Dutch Oil Company.

DEATHS.

On the 5th December, at 72 Chartfield Gardens, South Kensington, S. W., HENEY MINCBIN SOIONS (formerly of Misers Pa-

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MT. T. Patterson, secretary to Mr Sixto Lopes, who was arrested by the Amerionn anthurities the other day, benizhu p he would not take the oath of allegiance, has left Manila for Hongkong, by the ss. Fameta Maru. He is seepropanied by Bir Fieke Warren,

It is notified that the regulations for the disposal of ashes from vessels in the

LOOAL AND GENERAL,

Sugar Mills in Formosa

The plant of the newly constructed sugar mille in Formosa was placed in opern- tion for trial of the 28th air. The result is reported to have been succesful.

The Skramstat

Operations are now in progress for the raising of the Norwegian steamer Sramotat aunk in the recent collision off North Point The work has been entrusted to the Dock Company.

Plague in Formosa.

An outbreak of plague having buon re ported from Formoss recently, the Anoi- tary Bureau at Tokio has noliñed the superintendents of all quarantine stations to onforco strict messures for the disinfection of all vessels coming from Formosa.

terson, Simons and Co., Singapore); Harber, published on the 7th inst, AR SAKAS

At Chiakiang, on the 8th December, cn board the German steuner Jia, EDWARD OLLEROESSEN, Upper Yangtze Pilot; aged 37 years.

and

The prilircation of this árus commenced

al 5,80 pami

not be enforced until let January best, and that the boats and junku cuployed by the she contractor will be denoted by a distinguishing mark.

The following mysterio paragraph appears in the N.-C. Dily News of the ttl Just. A marriage engagement was an- nounced last scening, the news of which cannot fail to give great pleasure in Shang bai and in all the Chinsports, including Hongkong. The two contracting parties are HONGKONG, SONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1901. as popular as they are well-known, and the

The China Mail,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Notes by the Way.

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Mr Knobel, the Netherlands Minister Poking, has gone to Europe on leave.

A Cycling Club has been started at Shanghai, and held its opening run on the

8th inst.

All the cable connections" between Hongkong and the north have been re stored.

Seasonabla Westher in England.

The Manager of the Joint Cable Com paines issued the following notice on Sa- turday afternoon..

Masonic.

MONDAY DECEMBER 16 1901.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

| Notes from Nipponit

Marquis It will not return to Japan before the ond of March next.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

News from the Philippines

Boxing and sparring winteca can now be beld openly, under licens, in Monlia.

Danjuro, the leving of Japan, has just • The Fallon of Munils have received in- spent 20,000 yoron his daughter's marriage.struction forindly vaforms the new Gram- bling Ordinance, which came into fores on the 10th inep

Professor Thashit has been engaged as engineer to superintend the erection of Highthouses on the Corona cvast,

The porta of Laguna and Batangas hare Loon clusal sized the 10th inst, by order of

Eloven Jarances girls were found General Ctmffee, the troops meanwhile giv stowed away on the Russian stenter Hurdining the natives a lessen for their trsaeliery. By the bringing in of the head of the at Nagasaki, on their way to Part Axthur.

The steator Soloku Mar, coal-landen negro, Fagan, a desertor from the 24th was alightly damaged by collision with the Regimest, the country has been rid of one S. Ichang at Nagasaki on the 1st ist," of the most notorious renegades that ever

infestedi.

The Japanese whaling steamer Chosku Mary, Captain Poterson, has been totally lost near Gensan, three of the crew being drowned..

The Manila Tinars agitates for the in- troduction of rickshaws

Manila, Throughout the East, it anys, there is no other City which suffers nuch mat infiction in the matter of transportation.

The formal opening of the Importal ** London vulvises delay to North of Eng-Diet was to take place on the With inst. fand traffic, owing to the general break- The division of parties in the House of Gold in Manchuria down of the lines by snowstorms.

Representatirse in: Seiyukat (Liberal) correspondent writes to the N..Ɑ 159 Konseihontu (Progressive) 49; Sanshi | Daily New -10 the vicinity of Hauchun Club 31 - Teikokutu 13; sud-Neutml 28. (Bianchuria), not for from Vladivostuck, on-

the river shores Sen-da-gow and Sy-ad-gow, rich geld deposits have beer discovered. By sgreement with the Chinago authorities of that place, the gold-bearing field, was leased to Rossion undertakery, under the

At the General Mooting of the Foo- show Lodge, No. 1912, held on Wednesday, 4th inst., Wor. Bro. Skerett-Rogers was installed Worshipful Mastor for the onse ing year, and appointed the following Office

intended union is in every way most |auspicious.--[But who are they, stud why Bearers-

paragraph them. in this way Boj Q.M.]

Jelebu.

The battery at Jelobu ran 18 days with 20 head of stamps, 12 days with 10 hond of tataps in November, crashing 700 tons for 10 tons of tin oxide; owing to connecting of the new battery, 10 stamps wore stopped for 48 days. Working expenses $0, 000-

To Preserve the Sable.

LP.M. W. Bio. E. Wookey, P.M. 8.W.

J. Holbling J.W

Secretary Chaplain S.D. JD.

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H. Siemson, P.M W. Grabam, P.AL NA A Nielsen

The 'Chungking"

The N. 9. Daly News of the lfth inst says →→→ The CN, S. Chungking, which was partly destroyed by fire at Cheloo on the 2nd inst, arrived here under her own condition that 15 per bent of the total out steam yesterday, and went up to Tankadoopat be appropriated for the local Chinesë Dack. She seemed to be quite gutted out Administration, the latter agreeing to ina forward of the engine room, though the forentast was standing. Her side appeared to be bulged by the heat.

Lodge St John

The following officers of Lodge St. John No. 618, 6.C., have been installed.

tain 200 guards for the protection of the place. A stock company is being formod at Vladivostock for the development and exploitation of the goldfield,

Keen Competition in Launch Building.

The Hoogkong and Whampoa Docks Hongkong Diocesan Choral Association.

-As will be noticed from our advertising by Deputy District Grand Master Compuby, Fenwick and Co., Bailey and Ray :-Wor. Bros. I. A Tarrant, R.W.M. Murphy, and Kwong Tuck Chong, ali of. columas, the first festival service of the B. Hridge, WI.P.M., H. Jewitt Hongkong, ere nabug the eleven ferers In order to prevent a total extermina Ferghong Diocesan Chond Association ws. 3. Kirkwood, W.J.W.; G. F. to construct revenue cutters for the Ameri Baron Kodama, Governor-General of tion of the Kamsihatka sable (writes the takes place, in St John's Cathedral, to

Williams, Kerretury; F. Alien, S.D.; F. can Gorernment in the Philippines. Tuore on the 10th inst.

Daily News), an order has been issued by will be of a very attractive naturs, the

tione

11a.m.-Tonders for Government Bills. Formosa, was to love the island for Tokio | Vladivostock correspondent of the N-morrow affertioon at 5 o'clock. The service tankes, D.; W. Forntor, P.M., D. of C.; are four classes of steamers, and specificá- the authorities at St. Petersburg prohioning. cantata The Holy City (A. R. Gaun Burgess and W. Marti, stewards': W. for five or ten vesela of each 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Law Books, by pointed Chairman of the Municipal Cont of three years, beginning from the 16b of order that it may be mer easily followed a large attendance of Influential of engues, and time of delivery. Some of The Hon, R. N. Blain has been ape hunting in Kamscharka for a person being tho item of chief interest; and, in laxfield, 1.G.; J. Marshall, tyler To class, lze required to build, various qiasaus

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FRIDAY, December

Masers Hughes & Hough,

Transfer Books of the Hongkong High Level Tramways Co. Ltd., closed from this date to 28th Inst., both days

inclusive.

SATURDAY, December 21-

Gooda per Sambia undelivered after this.

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SUNDAY, Dece

BAY December 23

missioners of Malacón.

On the 8th inst, at the Tuukadoo

consecrate Bishop of Arnistonte,

January, 1902.

Cathedral, Shanghai, Mgr. Marquet wie Volunteers A Co's. Monthly Shoot Yesterday, the monthly shoot of A Machine Gun Co. of the Hongtong Volunteers, was held. Shooting with the curbine, Ganner E. Irving recorded his first win buth on No. 1 and No. 3 cups. Gauner Brown won No. 2 cup outright, and Lieut. Nicholson and Gutiners Irving and Emmett each won a spoon.

There are to be three gunboats at New Gooda par Midieses not cleared at 4 p.sn.chwang this winter: the British Algerine,

this date subject to rent.

the Russian Bobr and the U. S. Ficksburg,

Goods Benglor undelivered after this

date subject to rent...

MONDAY, December

11 am-Auction of Stears Laaneh. Hoi

Ping at Causeway Bay

2.30 p.m.-Anction of Japanese Porce Yaris, &c. nt Mr Geo: P. Lammer's Sales: Rooms FRIDA, December 27

Kops-Meeting of Shareholdere of The Hongkong High-Level Tramways Co., Ltd.. nt the Company's Offices.

Established A.D. 1841.

The officers of the 30th Baluchis are giving a dance at Shanghai. It is a long time since the Garrison gave a dance in Hongkong.

The death-rate as Singapore for the week ended 30th November, was 17.86, per 1000-fever, beri-beri, and phthisis being the principal discates.

& Peking correspondent writes that the health at Mr Pethick, formerly private secretary to the late L Hang-chang, is rapidly declining.

„Na Tung, the ox-Boxer leader, is now in daily communication with the Freign Ministers nt Peking, and is said to be cultivating friendly relations."

One of the biggest castings ever

A. S. WATSON & CO., attempted in the East is the 100-ton stesur anvil which the Dock Company are LIMITED.

preparing to make one of these days,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

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A new footbal club has been started at Shanghai. It will be known as The Dock Football Club Meli. Tud is Captain and Mr Charles Keay Secretary.

To-day; Li Yau, cook, was sent to gaol six weeks for stealing Mix Juha Honest watch, valued at 20. Li has, no doubt, con- cluded by this time that honesty is the policy

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Two more globenotting beggars are on the more--one, an American journalist, hay reached Tangkok from Toukin 20- other, a German, has reached. Tehang from Shanghai Tho Ichung people froze out their visitor.

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Sir J. L. Mackay at Poochow

by the audience which is expected to be a

Brothorn..

large one, the words will be distributed. Theatre of Don Pedro V.

the fms-lida are conndembly lower than others, but the time they require to com- plote the work ostends over a greater

The soloists will be Mps Auderson (sop Lastevening, a very Interesting enter rano), Mre Dealy (contralto), Mr G. Ptainment took place in Macau, The Spanish perin and vice versa. As an instance, one Lammert (tenor), and Measta C. H. Pimies resident in the Portuguesa Cor agrees to complote the vessels in five.. Hay and W. J. Torrill (basses). Mr G. lony, prominent among them being the months, but their prices are considerably in, ndrañoo of others who require longer Grimble will preside at the organ and Lopez, Hidalgo, and Otero families, go up

periods. Messrs J. H. Moir, R.W.F., and A, G.

Royal, and it was attended by a crowded Ward will wield the conductors hatona grand rausical soiree in the Theatre The band of the Royal Welch Fosilkors will

audience. The entertainment was under Assiet.

the distinguished patronage of His Froel- lancy the Governor, and all the elite of the

Reuters British Casualties.

The Singapore Free Press makes the following pertinent remarka-The maggot Router's head is still troubling him. Ho The Toothers the of the Citi Inst. The Robbery in Hongkong Hotel roports-Sir James Mackay paid ne bat a Mr Immel, who was robbed by his bed- Colony attended. To young amateur cannot get for long any from Britis's fying visit last Saturday. Arriving at the room into in Hongkong Hotel, on Friday performers equitted themselves vary are agus ties He gloste over them to all dr tiffin hour, he speat the afternoon with the morning, has been fortunate enough to itably indeed before a very appreciative Including anteric fever and all Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and recover all his money and secure the con-dience An orchestra of eighteen por kinds of sickness, including all casualtion in others, discussing matters connected with viction of the thief Detective Sergeant fonaere, under the direction, of Mr C. nation, the total British losses by deatis his mission, dined at the British Consulate, Kerr, sifter scouring the Colony high and furnished. excellent music. The since the whe began amount to 16,747 of witnessed the performance of Tiberty Hallow, learned that the thief had booked a provects of the performance, which must at the theatre, and left at midnight for the passage for San Francised by the Pacific bare resched a handsome sim, are to be distributed to the local poor en Christmas Pagoda Anchorage. He was accompanied by Mail Hasmer delec, and he accordingly Dry hia Leo Serviaries, Mr Cockburn, Assistant went on board on Siturday afternoon jurt Commissioner, and Mr J. W. Jamieson, priur to the departure of the vessel, and Now Shanghal. Commercial Altachd.

ucrested him. The wanted man was The rebuilding of Shanghai goes on iding beneath his bank and covered by ance (enye the N.-0. Daily News). Close Hongkong Regiment.

the cabin carpet. When brought to light to the Hund, in the Jinkee Road, the old sing (10,842, while the French lost he staggered and pretended he was drunk long of Myers, Gibly Livingston & Co., 2013. Considering the peculiar value of P.&T. Times, a remark, which has beenHe said nothing when the charge was read one of the oldest buildings in this Sate the work of the campaign in regard to the over to him, and camo away quietly. All ment, is rapidly disappearing in the ruta futurs of the Empire the cact in life is in- City and the Punjabis and Hill-uch of the the papers and money were recovered, ex-less housebreakers' hands. In the Malso measurably insignificant. Hongkong Regiment. During their four-pt what had been iced by him to boy some of the last of the houses but by Mr. teen months in the North, the Tientsinn outfit at Cottam and Co's. Today, E. M. Smith when Shanghai was flooded An Interesting Camp Souvenir.

et the Magistrhoy, W. B) Nopl, a tall with refugees from the Taipings nie being movie has extended much hospitality to

Religion bridges great gape, days the

well illustrated. this wook on the ontents. between the Mussulmana of the Chinese

chief mosque. Those manities have been reciproented ; and both Chinese and Indians. have used the same equicters. Tas man accompanied by the Chinese Mahomedans. Wednesday made two juaraays to the West village and preserted the men with

It is a cheap enough show, if it comes to whom 893 are others. Well, what of it! that. That is merely a trifle over 7 per cunt on 200,000 quen. (It is really less be- cause thousand of men have been relieved by others) At the battle of Woerth in 3870, the Germans cat (filled, wounded,

fr . II. Evans of H. M. Naval

the men of the Regiment who used the Soung fellow, was charged with baring, pulled down. They had originally threo Yard, who, by mess of his cames and on the 18th inste stolen $300 in Ameri- storeys, but when on the resturation of the Londeo illustrated papers, has kept con notes, two United States Army Pay-pence thus refugees went back to the coun Hongkang prominently before the public aser's cheques for $217,75 and $100,try, the Chisees residents of Shanghai ob, during the past eighteen months, has just and four United States postal orders for jected to three storey buildings, and issued an interesting booklet illustrative of This the recent volunteer camp at Stonecutters. $100 each geld) the pinperty of A. J. Bthe top story was rénioved. me, merchants He pleaded guilty and objection of the Chinese of central nad Brides a score or more of expital snaji- was sent to paul for six months, with hard northern China to big buildings, largely accounts, without doubt, for the general Healthiness of our vast Chinese population The Collision at Singapore.

two honorike umbrellas, banners, and scrolls, thus testifying to the excellent ro lations between the two parties. The pre sentation was accompamed by much music and refreshment, attructing a large crowd

natives and Indians.

Sensational Case at Singapore

labor

Marriage at Shanghai,

shots, there is a very readable rósuine of life in the camp and its incidents, and, at the got a list of all the officers and men who took advantage of the period of p. struction. The factures inclqdex pital mmandant and also a group

The N.-C. Lauy News of the 11th ius reporta-Trinity Cathedral yesterday

alhe Singapore Free Fren of the 7th of the afternoon was the score if a very pretty reports serious collision ocurred represcuting H. E. Major Goveret Sir. W. wedding, the contracting parties being Mrat Tanjong Pagar Wharf early this morning Godge, CMG and staff. The ⠀⠀⠀ Tlie Singapore Free Press of the bih Hugh Ramsar, of lisukow, eldest son of Abpur 8:30 am, the Aratom Apear (Cajt booklet, which is issued from the office of At the Shanghai Volunteer Corpe" inst_reports :—The crso of ronntanly the late Mr Hugh Bamsay, a well known Fyle) from, Calcutta, heavily laden with the Dixy Press, is såmirably got up ha annual rifo meeting Oprporal Mackintoshi | causing grievous hurt to extort confession tea merchant of Hanket, and kemerly of cattle for the Ɛingapore marzet, to sppros every detail, and ta a credit to its publisher and Tropper: Aldridge tied for the Gold to several of the prisoners during tuto rocent Messrs Gilman & Co. of this part, and Missching Tanjung Fhgar Wharf, No. 3Section, and its author alike. At its price; 61, 50, it Cross with 303 out of a possible 350 On Hongkong-Shanghai Bank, theft proceed Fisio Cox, foungest daughter of bir William faded to draw alongside, but struck the ought to coromazás kendy sala among aring off Corporal Mackintosh won by dings, in which many incrabera of the Derce Con, of Huckland, New Zealand, auster to wharf bowa or, und, crushing through the volunteers, for whose spoetul benoit it was points to 11

tive Force and some of the Hongkong bir Wakefant Cos, a well-known refident piles foz vpwards of thirty fiel, al nost de put together. Shanghai Bank staft are concerned, has ❘ of Shanghai. The ceremony, which was mollabed that side of godown No. 16 Japan, baa petitioned the Russian Go-been postponed, on the spplication of Mr well attended, was performed by the Rev which fous theses. The Illustrated with

Bergtoe was Hongkong Volunteers formuent at St. Petersburg for Formission Buckley (for the prosecution) until Wednes- H..Ø. Holres, M.A. The bride was given lying alongside the whaif, ngk far from the 4 parade and march out at the Hong- Pronounced by Connoisseurs to be the to establish at Vladivostok the pos of day next, when it will be tried before sway by her brother, Mr Wakeford Gox.cked godown, and marwly escaped kong Valintaur Corps was called for Satur Views of Hongkong, BEST BRAND in the TAR LAST Consul, as the present office of Commercial Court of ino. Magistrates. There are thir-Mi Ngalamsay, brother of the bridegroom injury from the colliding vessel. Thy day afternoon, bui, judging by the number

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Agent dous not answer the demands of the teen of the defendants Chief Detective soted as best man. The bridesmaids were Artoon day after she had struck me of abcons and mon that turned up at Japanese'mbjects there.

Inspector Ferrett, Detective Inspector Wat Misses Heather and Zeals Cox, siccatsof vented and backs out of the whart with Headgators, would have been well to The Vladisoslock correspondent of the chain, Dolectiva Sergt. Frayon, Detective the bride. The bride's dress was of while, appendly no injury other than a severe have postiined the event for another neck - Day News writes: It is fumoured Berg Brace, Mr Hughes (Hongkong. ivory satin, genalled with ceru lane, and sort me he now tide alongside Section to allow of the large tumber of membera here at the steamer Habash, of the Shanghai Bunk) Mr Keddie (Hong Kong the bridesmaids noré dresses of accordion No: 3 waiting to discharge. The demtoo whose enthusian for roying prevailed Russian Tolunteer Fleet, now anchored Shangbai Bank) Kim Pong (Hongkong-pleated white silk, with hate to match. At ton of the one-half of the godown is fairly above radonteering to be present, as only here for the last thres or four menthel Shanghai Bank) Borgt. Drahman, and po the conclusion of caremony the, bridal | complate. The roof. falley to the about forty men passa my appearance, due: us pucolinse shiorly by the steamshup de hee cisle, Tampy Kochi Magar, Hang party drove to M partment of the Chinese harem Railway

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Leung Wo, fisherman, thought he had spice haul when he Eanaged to carry of Kechil are charged on several come by happy on his boat (No. 10,583) night bage of sugar vector Portals

be stated, how BM weighing 590 sounds and belonging to the ever, appears as. Pang which arrived, here on Thursday, that of caus He got clear away from the ship, and was and this is about to land it, when a lukong collared | Mahomed's part, Jas les him. He is now doing time for six homave method u

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etly afterward, the newly cancED COR LO: left for an up-COUR

Upon their refur they intend trips at Hukow. Miyand Mra, Hauser vem tho recipients of numerous and costly presentre