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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Yachting.

The German Emperor has fixed June 21 most as the day for the yacht race from Dover to Heligoland for the cup which bis za-The publication of this trans commended Majesty again presents. The committee was to meet to consider the arrangements for ai 5,55 mm..

the race early in January. The Kiel Regatta will take place between June 20 and

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LOCAL AND GENERAL,

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Meeting.

p.ta-Meeting of Zetland. Lodge.

Amusements.

Miscellaneous.

July 6.

Football.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Population of Russia.

The Consus returris give the total popu lation of the Rassion Empire as 126,088. 09, and of St. Petersburg itself na 1,264- 923. The religious classification is as fol- lows:--Grook Orthodox, 87,384,000; Old Gruak, 2,173,000; Roman Catholic, 11,40 900; Protestants, 2,743,000; other Christian

creeds, 1,220,000; Mahomedans, 13,880,000; Boudhists, 5,189,000; Idolaters, 840,000. The proportion between men and women is 121 men for every 100 woman.

The Health of Kobe.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1902.

TELEGRAMS.

{DEUTER'S SERVICE.] WAR EXPENDITURE.

CANTON NOTES,

(From Our Our Correspondent.)

CANTON MISIONARY.CONFERENCE.

Canton, January 30.

The Erst conference of the Centon mis-

LONDON, 20th January, 1802. : Asupplementary estimate of five millions sonaries for the enerous year was held yes. sterling to cover additional was expenditure terday, at the house of the Rev. Dr to the 31st March will presented to Simmon. Ng Sin Mun. Parliament on Friday. This sum includes President, the Rev. H. J. Stevenu, war in

two millions sterling for remounta.

THE ADDRESS.

The retiring

the chair. The Bev. A. A. Fulton was elected President for this year.

The essayist for the day, was the Rev. R. E

The House of Commons has adopted the Chambers, who read an ablo paper on the Addre

Chinesa Firo Italationships.

RAISING THE INDEMNITY... The direct, taxation for rabbing the in- HOLLAND AND THE WAR..

denuity in Canton city goes on very slow- mitted no pass proposala, but has made possible way, Sineme have gone the Router is informed that Holland has sub-15. The people are opposing it in every

At Happy Valley to-morrow afternoon the Club will play 62nd Company, R.A. The Club team will be-C. T. Kow, gon); G. B. Micional, R.A., and W. H.

The Kabe Ohronide of the 21st Inst. Russell, backe; W. II. Howard, halen 3-saya--There were four cases of typhoid J. W. f. Bonnor, and S. L. Jen-kins, fever reported at the City Office during the half-ck; W. W. Clarke, J. D. Dauby and wank anding the 19th inst. ne against two

D. M. Graham, J. E. Lee, A. R. Lowe, for the previous week.. forwards..

cases under trustment is sightoon. Only a tentativa suggestion with a view of longth of writing up on their doors papers facilitating the termination of the war abusing the mandaring. As a punishment, diphtheria there were three cases, as against any practical advance in this direction is the house of one of these mon has been eight for the preceding week, with two

Arguments closed this afternoon, and their Lordships reserved judgment in the Lak Jai Cho r. Kinghorn and Machonald appeal case.

The first Masonic Lodge to be establish ed in the Soudan was consecrated at Khar. toam on the 19th December, when the Sirdur, Sir Reginald Wingate, installed Capt, W, E. Bailey as Worshipiul Master.

Japanese Cement.

The number of

The net profit of the Osaka Cement deaths. There are two casca undur treat-regarded as doubtful until the Boers them-seized, and a proclamation issued calling on Company for the last half-year reached mont.

(REUTER'S SERVICE TO BANGKOK]

SIAM AND AUSTRIA- HUNGARY.

yen 16,007.876. Of this num, yen 1,000 disease was one of dysentory, which endel

The only other cases of zymatics intimate a desire for pescu has been placed to the legal reserve, yen fatally. 1,000 to the reserve against losses, yen 3,000 to the reserve for equalisation of Japanese Money Market. dividend, while a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum absorbed you 10,500. The sum of you 507 was carried forward to next scenuit,

Lopes, January 15. The Siamese Minister (Phyo Visutr Ka) has presented his credentials to this Saueror Francis Just-ha

The Mitsui Ginto shows a profit for the lost half-year of pen 466,360 against yen 355 21 for the preceding period. The Lurd Rosebery, in his speech in Dec.

ktm of yen 180,0 4 neded to this resurse ember 18 at Chesterfeld, spoke eight Dinner

fand, and after paying a disidend of yen of Her Majesty's Omvernment. Sodifi;

Admiral Rendemann in Bangkok. 150,000 the partners, the balones of yen

LONDON CITY. cale is it to realise sometimes this Queen f The Bergh Times of the 17th inst 136,560s married to next account. Alto- Victoria in deal, and so soarly are we dilays-A dinner was gisen last night by gather the princjał links appear to live The City Corporation las resolved to the creatures of our habits.

Horry Soldern in honor of the visit of done ry well, notwithstanding all the | present an address (to King Edward) on Aditi Bedman to Bangkok. The stunts as to the dulness in the money gold, bind of I. I. C. M. craiser Here was market. When the hrge-profits and sub in attendance. The Admiral leaves for santal d vidends are taken into consider. Adusiralation (says the Kole Christe), there seems Singapore to-morrow morning.

The surk of lying out the Japanese Concession at Tientsin at a west of 150,009 Erd is now under way, the work being con

9 pu. – Grind Concert at the City Hall.ducted by Mr Muri. The work is to be I finished within 20 months. Consul-General Húntries for Racee of the HongkongJjuyia is to superintend the work, which

Jockey Club close.

|will be commenced in March nixr.

Goods per Sale undsimed after Noon this date subject to rent and landing charges. Register of Shares of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, closed from this date to the 15th February, inclusive.

Bentiemana had the honour of an audience no messity for the banks to lower the rate of his Majesty the King this afternoon. [of interest on deposits. The party of officers who visited Ayodhis

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A Criticism from South Africa.

[HAVAS SERVICE.}-

THE FRENCH PARLIAMENT.

Pants, January l M. Deschanel has been re-elected Presi- dont of the Chamber of Deputies. 11. Falliers is re-elected President of the

Sccato.

were, we should have said, is guests of Bevolution in Military Signalling. His Majesty's Government, not of the offi. No are promised a revolution in mili. tary signalling as the result of experiments †fers of the Navy.

under the War Offies authority. The ap pontas which Buds most favoite at present

THE KING AND THE WAR. Mr Bomet Burleigh, the well known is a limp for burning acetylone gus, invent-

PARIS, January 18. prrespondent of the Dinby Telegraph, ed by Lieut. Real, of the let London After reviewing, in London, reinforce- writen —It is for you at home, more than Volunteer-Engiacers. Illuinication equal ment for South Africa, the King expressed. for us here, to put an absolute end to the power to the concentrated light of 175 his confidence that the war would soon be Strakking of officers with Fronet chefs, cook.candies is derived from sectylene is, ended,

The St. Andrew's Society of Shanghaú celebrated Burns' Night by giving a dinner. the guest of the prening Lang Sir James Lyle Mackay, K.C.1, the British Ple- ripotentiary on the China Tariff Question, Most of the speeches were sppropriate, and were liberally interspersed with quotations from the National Band's works... - Mr C. Addis, the President, was the Chairman.

Cricket.

There will be a cricket mutalı

Fi

ing ranges, and much baggage. Stackness enough of which to last for three hours of in pursuit of the enemy should be made continuous signalling can be carried on in a unpardonable, it is a new and bad phase cylinder containing to nero-than one galbin

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the people to pay up. The foreignors are aying the now five per-cent, tax un all their imports. They have nover bid, a chance of objecting, and it would have been - all the same if they had. An addition of thirty-three poi cent; to the monopoly of native tobacco will not cause the smalor of the native weed to rejoice.

MISCELLANEOPA

The Black Flags under their leadur. Lau J. have been beaten by the rubbers at Lim Chau, not far away from Pakhói. Inst Sunday, 500 additional soldiers wera sent down from Canton tó help him,

The Brst attempt to form a sanitary board having failed, the Nam Boi magistrate has given his consent to another a, who has asked to be allowed to undertake the job.

Seven ankers of counterfeit coine have bean arrested; they have confessed that the enst of making one of their dollars is only ton cents, thus learing a large margin of profit,

FOOTBALL,"

'A' COMPANY, B. W,F, V. 1.3.8, Fontanno, SHURID TIE-SECOND ROUND,

Teams representing A Company, R.W.F., and H.M.9. Ortande met yester day afternoon on the ground of the Hong FRANCE AND THE WAR. kong Football Club at Happy Valley in the

PARIM, JJanuary 21.

second round of the Hongkong Challenge During the discussion an the vote for Shield Competition. when the soldiers proved themselves the better team, and Delcassé declared that France had offered qualified to play 'H' Company, R.W.F., in to mediate between England and the Beers the seim final. There was a fair turnout but that France's good offices had been re- of spectators when the game was set agoing,

General Memoranda. MONDAY, Yetuary 3

8.30 pun-Meeting of Vicrozia Chapter. 3 pan. Promenade Concert at the City

Full, Register of Shares of The Kowloon Land

and Building Co., Ltd., closed from COOKING RANGES,

this date to the 12th Inst.. inclusive.

in our military praction. And as for fight-of water." Where constant water supply is TUESDAY, February -

Saturday, the 1st February, starting at 11ing man, the more I see of things, the more at lend the light can be kept going, Forefan Affairs, replying to a question, M. KITCHEN UTEN ILS, Neon.Mersing of Shareholders of The

a.m.. Clobr. Garrison. The following will I regret that General Gatacre, and such as necessary, from sunset to daybreak The Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam bont C., Ltd.,

Ltd., at the Company's Office, play for the Club-A. G. Ward, F. Muit-be, who refused to be Stellenboschcd, were chief peculiarity of this generator is the and HOUSEHOLD

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Hombre not cleared at 4 p..unl. à. Mackenzie, W. Dizon, W. B. not encouraged to go in a la General Grant. word method by which cilet carbide and this date REQUISITES: Tarmy, February 6

water "commix and comminglo' to throw W. Goldring, G. Crimble, J. and end the way bằng ng, 12.30 p.--Meeting of Shareholders of Brown. Lieut. Fitch, R.N., Mid. Barrett,

The Hongkong Ice Co., Lail, at the 8.N, Mid. Bogle, R.N. Company's Offices. Goods per Sunuki Mare not cleared

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from gain chering their services. The ges without any offensive odours or risk of explosion. Su fara considerable percent. Chamber approved of the declaration by

age of light in wasted, even with a power equal to no mere than 113 candles, bai that gives an effective range of 30 miles. The

'Can you Steam another Knot?

A curious story about the royal tour reaches the Chronicle from Portsmouth, By kind permission of Lieut.-Col. When the Ophir, with the Duke and Baillie and i finers, the Band of the Duchess of Cornwall on bosid was nearing Beanboy Infantry will play at the Hougkeng St. Helena, the signal was made to the inventor has no doubt that with a large Hotel tuberon (Saturday) evening, from attendant crnisera St. Energa und June, shutter, giving full scope to all the power 8 p.m. to 9.30 pam. .---

as it wis desirable to reach port before generated, this portable apparatus may Selection. The Bohemian Gie!... Balfonightial. Can you steam another knot?' dash its rays to a distance of 50 miles or Valse Venas Reiger Gung) and the Jons replied. Yes, four if you more, so that signals sent from Hipstead Pulka The decu blue Sus (Piccolo

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---Brower Song... Sunding and RainBumenthal pertinent, and when the vessels reached the aid of a telescope. Each flash may seem Pulka.. ......Sex beeg......Wheeler Partsmouth, as a mild form of punish more than a mere scratch on the glass, s. Selection Hominisernees of Kugland' ment, the Jour was ordered to lie up the

harbour, while the more respectful Gecare cause alongside the dockyard. And the Funu is lying at her wonings still.

DO SAVE THE KING.

'Snowdrop Eatertainment.

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[DER OSTABİATISCHE TZOVY SERVICE] THE GERMAN LOAN.

BERIAN, January 24:

Orlando defending the cast goal, with a breeze in their faveur. The sailors were

the

first to have a look-in, but nothing of minent happened. From a scrimmage in front of. "A" Co's goal Gregory got clear, and carried the ball up field, beating Maguire, a back, and centering nicely, the bill was drivou lume, giving **A*- Cu the lend. Give and take play follow-

The German Loan (115 million Marks)ed. but gradually the soldiers asserted was subscribed for 61 times, the Prussian their superiority, and only bad luck kopt Console (185 million Macks) 43 tintes. them from adding to their scure, Twice within a few seconds the la]) hit the cross har and rebounded into play, during which pressure the right bones showed good ability. for the Orlando, andrews and Gregory. wase always prominent on the right wing,

PRINCE HENRY ◊

PRUSSIA.

in thread of light, but it will be clear to'l The Press of America preps res a monster the expert reader through 50 miles of dark banquet for HRH Prince Henry of combining well, their height sending them in and stene. The right wing of the Prussia.

Orlando, usually the strongest part of the ten, was bandicapped by the outside man the scorea were:

A ful within Chree yards of the goal, The staff of the chief of the Germs, and that they availed themselves, of

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Promenade Concerts.

THE GERMAN EXPEDITION-

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He half-times!

Orlando O

Expeditionary Corps to China is now The Unluado forwards could scarcely raise

gallup,

sr old war horse in Phillipa being extremely difficult to negocite at back, this player giving a very good recount of liaiself. The soldiers continued to have all the play, peating on another goal, and A one-aded mare ended in their favour by 3 goale tu nil,

ATTEMPT TO KILL THE KING OF GREECE.

BERLIN, January 25.

In Athens a madman tried to kill the

We have seen the programmes which A. S. WATSON & CO., drop Mistrel Trumpe and Variety Coo- We have received from the Zi-ka-wel have been arranged for, the promenade papy of H.M.S. Geeth. The Snow. Fathers the seventh and aiglath annual reconcerts to be gives in the City Hall on LIMITED.

drops' have performed at different, paris i ports - of the Shanghai Meteorological Murday mul Tuesday, find and 4th at which their sousel has been sta-Society, fogether with a couple of atlases February, in aid of tha w low of Colour WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. | tinned, Hul their secent entertain giving the ean Isobars, and men Sergeant Kirby, of the Royal Weich

meats in Japo were very highly

direction of the wind, in the Far Eust, from Pasibers. The details are in the hands`of' spoken of by the Japanese press. The Latitude 10" North to Latitude 6" North, Danduster Moi, R.W.F., who has first part of the progimnas consists of and from Longitude 90° East to 160 West, succeeded in gathering round him all the | * black 'show, with darkie songs arul jokes, for each month of the year; Part I. being local talent, and two very attractive pro WHISKY. and the second part of tongs, dances and for the six cold months. Part II. for the grammes, each different, hare been arrang King. Fortunately, the attempt was New Eritish Warships.

recitations, cut:cluding with the dumb six warm months. The reports contain a od. All the regimental bands in the frustrated.

Owing to the pressure in Government skreteh emitled The Rival Lovers,' a most mass of information on the atmosphere of Colony and several of the Naval hands wül

dockyards, de Admirsity bare decided to - DAILY NEWS' SERVICE.] amusing piece of acting. A bumper house the Fug Enst, together with valuable hints participate, and on each night selections

| give out the construction of two of the THE NEW PEIYANG ARMY. ought to welcome the Snowdrops," Partito narigators, by the learned Rer. Aloys will be begun at 8.45 by na or other of

three battleships originally intended to be calais can be ascertained-from our adver Froe, S.J., Dipster of the Zi-ka-wai Ub- she bands. In addition, bands will pay

PEKING, January 26, built in royal dockyards to private bilden tising column.

servatory, worthy successo to De military music in the intervals, and, on the The Russian Minister wrote lalely to the Tenders for these will be issued along with cheverous and Chevalier, whose services to

sure outside the City Fall, the Pipers of Chiness Plenipotentiaries as follows I those for five first-class eruisers. The hat-: sciques have been invaluable. The publie Hongkong and Singapore Battalion of have an agreement mado with the hate Litleships will exceed in gun-power and size New Banks in Hongkong.

To-morrow, two new banks will make cations speak for them less, and we com

the Royal Artillery will play bag-pire Hung-chang that in other nation shall have anything atlost. They will be 490 lear mend them to those who go down to the asuse. their appearance in Hongkong, a sign, we

Auging those who are to take part anything to do with any future foreign long, sod will have a displacement of sea in ship, and to those on shore who are in the concert are Mrs Mutie, Mrs. Go disciplined amly of the Polyang. I am 16,500 tons esch, and a speed of 18 kusts. WHISKY.ay take it, of the growing prosperity of

the Colony and the broadening out of interested in Meteorology. Science knows don, Mrs Anderson, MD, E. Brown, therefore surprised that your Government Thoone to be named King Edward VII. no distinctions of Fase or creed, and the Mesars P. W. Goldting, Terrill, C. R. P. ja about to engage Japanese military officers will be built, at Portsmouth, and the two Foreign commercial Interests in China. One of these, the Guaranty Trust Company work of these great Frenchmen will survive Hay, C. IL Dale (RWF), F Dan to organise and disciplino the new army of sister resuele, Dominion, and Common- of New York, we referred to a few days ago,ther and be held in grateful rememberance nenberg, E. G. Jordan (comic), etc., we the Perying. As such a step affects the fil, will be constructed in private yards. It opens a batch at No. 4 Des Voeux by all who knew them and how unselfishly The body of the theatre will be elenged cut interests of my country, I met ask for a Like all modern armour-clade, they will Road, to-morrow, the 1st of February, they laboured for the good af mankind. and matting laid on the fear ap that pro-eply to my dispatch. To this the have a barberte fore and All, each mount. under the initiation of the London Maunger There is alan a valuable catalogue of 20, munaders may move about freely without Plenipotentistice replied. The dising two 12-inch guns, but they will intro- Volumes on Magnetic and Meteorological disturbing the pericamanos. A liruited ciplined, army of the Priyang is intended duce a new feature-four carrels each with of the Company, Mr F. C Wrae, who in observations issued by the Zi-kt-wei anuber of seats will be placed round the for the suppression of malcontents and D.2-ch weapon. The armisment will forms us that a branch establishment is beervatory. Its works on typhoons, etc., wer part of the Hall, but the dress circle desperadoes. There is no other object islso include 10 six-inch quickfirers, not in ing opened at Manila alao. The Resources by the Rev. Mac Dechererous;-12 works sents will be reserved. The arches low. With reference to the engagement supmate cassufes as in other ships, bus of the Company are stated in the last

on Meteorological subjects from the pon of 200 strong, augmented by a number offoval of Japanese officers, this in ouly a report on the central Inttory system followed by balance short, 29th Juho, 1901, at $40,596,070 (gold), and its dividends for the the Eev, Stanislas Chessher, and works, amateurs--will be seated on the stage, ang without any foundation.

including those already mentioned, by the selections will be played under the en- of 16 per cent. per annum. The other new past year and a-half bavo been at the rc Ruv. Aloys Froc. These works are issued ductorship of various Military and Naval from the Catholic. Misadon Press, Zi-ka- conductors. During the interval on the institution, that is, new to Hongkong, is

| wei, and all of great valno to Science and second night, a native entertainment called the Russo-Chinese Back, which opens Ramen, We find the names of a nutsbara Dholak Munjira will be given by then of morning to Yang Wan-chtu, Taotai | sgeney here under the guidanos of Me J.

of Hainan Island, etc., Lion Fang (Man W. K. Taylor, recently runsger to the of ten who are well known on the Caius the 22nd Bombay Infantry. As the Bank of China and Japan: The agency Court gratefully mentioned for their skill cert in for a good object, and the class of chu), Vice-President of the Ministry of 0-ABERLOUR GLENLIVET. 12.00 will be situato in Princes Buildings, and and attention as observers and wurders of music of a refined character, it is to be reign And Hop igen ke blood is diseased the body dis

hoped the people will support Bandmaster Deputy Assistant Military Governor of sund opens tu-uucrow. We welcome the nex. Meteorological data.

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