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PONG RANO, “QUERDAY, MARCH 25, 1902,

Byen it is, will it do su? Sir Thomas. Jackson seems to believe it can and will,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

for he says I have a strong belief in Notes by the Way.

In a

Eleven miners have been killed by an xplosion in the Akaike colliery.

TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1902.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Smallpox in Hongkong, “

Sporadio cases of small-pos mintinue to accur ending the Chosen community of Hongseng. During the work eaded 2 March, too cases wearred in the City, all of which proved fatal.

fisaster fund have reached 80,000) yon.

The public contributions to the Aomugi | The P. and 0. Co..

Parod Mails for Europe &c., per sa. Oriental will close at 5 pm., on Thursday, the 27th instant,

Tho N. Y. K has purchased the steamer Hino Mum for its Stanghsi Tintain line.

the far-reaching power of the Chinese 110 pilgrims have died at Motina from Imperial Government. That Govern-Molera men has long hands and can stretchi them out to the ranotest provider of the umpire, when it serves its interest to do so. He then proceeds to show how it will best serve the Chinese Government to keep faith, We all kaw that it has not done so in the The Chinese reformuar Sun Yat-seni ba■ past, shutting its eyes to its own in- | returned to Yakshana from Houdong. Ir is jumpossible in over-estimate the terests, but relying on its financial value of the speech delivered at yester weomilies in now believes the Chinese day's meeting of the Chaubey of Com- leopard will change its spots. merce by the Chairman, Thomas ietter to which we have referred on a Jackson. it be crunciat smue opiu- nervious secation, Mr J. O. P. Bland, iors which from his peculiar position one of the Shanghai advocates of the in regard to commercial afBirs in China, proposal, wrong;

In the statesman- exnat fail to influence the minds of all ike proposals which Sir Farans Mackay) men whose business it is to study seri-has submitted to the Chinese Com omaly the changes now in process of missioners, he makes it the interest of 14.00 evolution in China. The most import the Central Government to keep faith

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Household Formarssibilities and the immediate antlook tut M Hughes and Hong in China. When, therefore, he declares openly in favour of the tariff proposals Fraves. Moch

Le understands Sir James Mackay has

In the passage we havą guated from Me Band's letter we are told that the

Count Mutsekata was to lento Yoko hami for the United States in the Koga Afara on the 11th inst.

The appeal use Stephens aud Howard v, the Attornay Gerval compied the fall

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A dian syndicate as agreal to onko un adyama of 1,250,000 yes for tea

years at 3 por cont to fire-names in Kinbu,

H.M.S. Mutiar, a sloup of 180 tons carrying a complement of 105 ofivers and ga, arrivot today from Hour to jom the

China egnatiron.

A reptict which has emanated from the Fast (snys the Madyas Tairs) that the P. & † 0. and British India Sternships Companies are alwut to amalgamate under the Chair manship of Sir James Mackay is authorit |atively denied.

The Pope's Jubilee.

The Pope gave an audience to the Ten bigh Mission on the 8th inst. ani cordial French spreches were exchanged. The Earl of Denbigh and the Countess afterworde bad private audiences. The Pope is won derfully well.

Hausmzunizing Calcutta.

It is ameunced that a proposal for in- proving Cdeutta, hy opening out thorough fares in the congested portion of the lawn, involving an expenditure of 250 khe, will shortly canilered.

Here in Hong kong, wo and groping after similar in peate lalo committing the old mistakes in

Victoria and Kowloon.

'Germans to the Front!'

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Newspaper Statistics.

The Newspaper Press Directory for 1302 states that there are now published in the United Kingdom 2457 ruwspapers, distributed as Allows:-Buglar-Lordon 453. Provinces 1467,-Wales-107,"Scotiarad,- 2:9), Treband 176, Inles 20: Of these there ure--195 Daily Papers published in Eng- land seven in Wales, 18 in Beutlandi, 17 in Ireland, anst four in British Isles.

Band Performance.

The following is the programme of masie to be played by the Band of the fith Infantry Byderabad Contingent, on the Garrison Recreation Ground, ou Wedves- day next, the 26th instant, from 4.30 to 5.30 p.m.-- More... The Dear Old Counter"...Carter Valsu...Le Plaisir C'est Mn Vie'...Gang Selection.....A Gaiety Girl'

...Jones Harm Dance The Boston Belle'.. Godfrey Intermezan Ces the Road to Museo Kling Mazurka Militairo. 'Sabre Au Clair' Miasa Regimental March Tast Gon SAVE THE KING.

The Royal Hongkong Golf Club.

The annual meeting of the members of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club was held at at the Hongkong Cluby the other evening, Mr C. Palmer, exptain of the Club, presid ed. The report and accounts prepared by the hon. secretary Mr C. M. G. Burnie, more adapted. The details, showing a very Huccessful wensen, have hec published ahody. Eco-hearers were elected as

The Kimperor Willien les commissions Professor toalling to paint a picture of follows:-Captain, 31 W. J. Saunders, jim episode in Admiral Seymour's Relief

Socratary, MrC, M. G. Burnie Caramittee. Expedition so Peking in 1500, represcuting Messes J, H. 2. McMurrie, T. S. Forrest, the Germans facing the enemy. The 11. W. Rollson, B. J. Grist, G. Stewart picture, which is to bear the latte Germans

nuð Coumarder Orper, B.N. to this Front. will be hung in the Royal Castle L Berlin.

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Feen the Penang paper, we see that

The Army in South Africa,

remedy for but faith lies in our own ro Piset Trahe at Messrs Hughes British Government has sent out to hands sther words, to goote Sir China a Special Commission charge Thomas Janker, The British Govern- with the dots of studying On local auent reserves to itself the right to enix- conditious and of anggesting vanedies vel this arrangement and revert to the for the removal of netaal hindrances to now existing conditions should the Chi- trile. Therefore is in that most businese Government fail to carry out the A young wound, who food arrived from Iss to take a wunguiar, view of the stipulation of this agreement. We can Keling, was taken to the hospital at favur amb at 15 encouraging to learn foresee, in sugian befortunate conting. Nagaak: on the 13th inst., and found tu opetele cred after this that Sir Thomas duckson, on the eve of" treyja period of saxiety and uncertainty

bu suffering from balunic plague. his departure from the Far East, with umpandidel in the history of foreign

Barou Yasuko Iwasaki of the M. the advantage of the knowledge which commercial intercoat with China and a B.K. was a pasonger for Europe in the his ocöcial position gives hún, added to serious dislocation of trade which any Aided. He goes to inspect the ship the experience required during his pro-mean rain to many merchants; but billing hudestry in America and Europa,

surely the British Government and the| About 70 volunteers have acquainted advocates of the new joliey have goorl| the authorities of their desire to assist in reason to anticipate a stupendous re- the representation of Hongkong, at the formation in the Internal arrangements forthcoming coronation ceremonies in Lon-in the fire at the Chard Pants at Del 1901,uoleding the garrison of August, 1800, of China, especially as regards the pay

the Treasury was uninjured, that all the books and some of the furniture was saved ment of native oficials, to warrant the

Me E. De Aparicio, Consul ter Spain proposed, it is well for those of us who suggestion even that the tariff should be at Slanghai, ime been decorated by his Gin but that Mesere Ancier and Jones lost all Hammarstug ly have less insite knowledge than Sir pertaanently increased. We cannoterment with the Order of Carto. TII in

Thomas Jackson mind less experience to

say BOR at the present raconent. † recognition of his services during the recent reconsider our attitude in regard to until further

information regarding troubles. MEG D Emanet's Sales Roans | these proposals. For our own part, we the treaty is forthcoming. As to the

Anti Japanese Wan We V J Remedies Sales joshted the fensibility of Sir James affect of such treaty ar

We laro tu, apologise to our subscri- Mackay's diene, because we question reformas it presupposes, there can be no

bors for the lateness of ver Tast two issues d wherber any guraotre could be

two opinions. In the first restauce,

The spate of speaking on Saturday and giver: that the Chinese would fulf any China will be a great guiner Hev per

Munday is chiefly responsible for the delay, grennent arrived at but we did not wanent sources of revenue would be grethe length of stigmatising Sir James established on a maginficent basis. The ment in connection with the Ziones more to the teary fara that has been sorved up and we hope our readers are not now auf There has been important developfering for mental constipation sa sequence Markay's schurian as a swindle, with introduction of this one great refounicat. Dr. flez), Zionist Loader, hakbæra all that that accusation implies. Awould. pare way for others equity for summoned by the Sultan, mad a tow at propussal brought forward by reaching and beneficent. Industry Constantinople. Tarsiness to like Sir Jannes Mackay I would be fostered, the

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Summoning of Chinese.

A Return of the Military Furess in South Africa, giving the sirength of the At the meeting of the Legidative Coun-garrison on the 1st of August 1609, coin- eil to be held tomorrow, it will be moved by tercements and casualtion, &e, since that the Attorney General (Bon. W. High date, and the tund strength on the Ist of Godom, K.G.), the The Summoning of January, 1802, is issued as Parliamentary Chinese Ordinance, 1850 shall be further Paper. The strength of the garrison in ontinued in operation. For the farther period South Africa on August 197, 18, was 9048 two years from the 31st of March next-ofteers, non-commissioned officers, and taca. The total number werd to and cased in South Fire in a Bank

Africs from that date to 31st of December

w 388,740 officers, non-commissioned to December 21st, 1903, was 6931 officers' oticers, and men. The number of killed.

and men und 29,037 wounded: 15,733 oth their personal effects. The

cgre and men died of wounds er disease, recured tempestii 5 proruises, and is carry and 6685 were disbanded and discharged in jing on business as usuni.

II.M.S. Orlando, tying her paying-of An Apology. permant, leaves the Harbour to-day for haue se the Suez Canni. She has had 6 commission in the Bast for over three years.

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Mr Jas. Campbell Ker, private secço- in the Sultan of Johore, was married at St. Mary Abbots Church, South Kers: ington, on 15th ult., to Mrs Loris Hall,

widow of Lieutenant Hail, of 2nd Battalion fe Brigade, one of the tirat officers killed in the South African war. The seddin was a yuiet one. His Highness the Sultan

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Disgraceful Scene at Football Masch.

The International Association Fuotball

teh, at Belfast, on the 1st inst., resulted

South Africa. The number in hospital to the 7th December, 1001-- the latest roteras was 11,720 officers and men. The total strength of the forces in South Africa os January 1, 1902, was 237,800 officers, non-

commissioned otäcers, and nɛal.

N.-G. Doty Neats wrote on the 5th inst The Dowager'a Downs Fillow,

The Peking correspondent. of thế

There is not a growing craving to the receptions in the Tuperial palace which are given the foreign ladies by the Empress Dowager. The money she gave

in a win for Scotland by five goals to one.to the children the last time was returned, as it seemed not quite fitting, especially The crewd wann disorderly ore and arewach.

when the Baget bad previously informed ed on the playing enclosure. The police the Foreiga Olice that no more presents were called upon and had the very greatest would be received. The Empress Dow. difficulty in clearing the closure. Missilos

agur, however quietly handed two, of were throwing by the spectators, and somo

three of the lies pieces of jule resting- of the players were hit-

hehind her bed. She also, to show how friendly and even familiar the washecoming. had the ladies to her sleeping apartinents and reclined on her downy pillow, after which two or three of the ladies tried how

Janking, long Harry Pierce, "Special" for reception. Front a Chinese standpoint the the News and Colonel Frank Rhodes, mili. Emperor's presence is not required at a tury corespondent of the Tunes. They reception to the ladies, after the firs; formal were hunting high and low for a pair of and ceremonial bowing. There is certainly champagne wire rippers, when suddenly danger. even with the highest, to regard Creusot high velocity shoil made its familiarity rather than respect as a marks of

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and supported by a business uma of the of the country developed, the star odded to establish a Legation at Con- The Protuguese Government, having perendumuse of Sir Thotuve Jackson iz dard of living raised, the whole worthy of very careful consideration current of business changed, the barfore it can la thrown aside as im wealth and population more evenly dis pretombie, and not on any consideration tribute, prblių improvements intrudud- can it be described as a swhile.

ed, the volume of the export tende' It is unfortunate Aim! this parport was enlarged, and, as a consequence, the following new members of the Chamber of WINE AND SPIRITS MERCHANTS, brought brward in a hide-and-corner Govirament would be consolidated, the Comerce was agreed to at yesterday's fashion. Moch of the misconception it departments reformed and the import nesting, namely:The Hamburg-Amerika has aroused is probably due to the lack trade stimulated and iniacd to gigantie Linie, Messrs. J Palmer & Co., the Chipa A Champagne Story.

Binay are the tales told of the vagaries Export, Import Bank C., Mr. Elis There is scarcely any | cf information possessted by its critics, proportions.

Kadoria, Mr. Fung Wa Chun, Mr. M. S. of artillery Bre, divaling, as often as not, It is ebined by its alveentos that it limit to the horizon of our expectations; Sasson, Mr. C L. Corbas, the Guaranty with outions dismemberments of na or nice it was. But we wonder whether it was will preparathe way for a tremendous but will the British authorities sucre Trust Company of New York, the Tai Shing team. But here is a festive one froma aloo thing to do, though we confess to expansion of foreign trade with China in persuading the Chinese authorities to Paper Manufacturing Co., La., add the Leleaguered Ladysmith & little quartette ignorance of feminine proprieties with The stipulation is that in return for the look upon the promised land of our asse-Chiness Bank.

wore seated at dessert ons evening. There their Majesties. Neither has the Emperor was Melton Prior of the Khatratal, the risen in estimation, as he is said to have cast rising of the import tariff from 5 per hopes from our Pisgah? The 'chief ele

the ment of uncertainty is the Chines

late G. W. Steevens of the Mall, good eyes at one of the pretty Indies at the first Ching Government shall abolish entire Government. We would wish it more ly all internal taxation, whether Instable and reliable Lefore, we mide this perial, provincia, koral or musicipal, on experiment; but, as all great changes al merchandize, foreign or native, are in the nature of experiments, as, for whether for import, export or internal example, the tarif revision with Japan, consumption (salt and native opium initiated by Gront Britain, with such

of Johore, Dato Sri Amund Raja. Dato appearance at the table, without any formal alone excepter), and to remore all lakin satisfactory results to her Iwpermi Mohamed, and Mr Carl Thrior, an de introduction, coolly decapitated the bottlo WHISKY. and other larriers

the Bri policy, it is not the usual thing for friend of the bride's family, who gave her

of Hiedseck Dry Monopole, and, satisfied Chamber of Commerce. tish Government to reserve to itself the British merchants to play the hesitating away, were the only persons presom. His with a merg whif of the conteuis, pinzed;

*Wico [right to cancel this arrangement and part. With were fight to guide them, Highness gave Mrs Ker a beautifel pearl out with an unceremonious whistle. Frevert to the now existing conditions they may yet be unanimous in following and diamond necklace.

and Noughtful of brother Boer, murmured [ill-fated George Stevens, as he handed shculd the Chinese Clovernment fall such a reliable guide as Sir Thomas

round the dully opened title. carry out the stipulation of the agres Jackson. ment. Now, the first idea that occurs to man is that the foreign merebants in China for many years have been crying out for the abolition of lettin, and when a proposal is brought forward to effect

SUR: I use bothering me, Jack, 1.00 this they meet it as they did at Shang aball marry whom I plence. He Thats with the statement that the plan! I'm asking you to do my dear You suggested will be ineffectual, for the please the well enough." reason that they do not believe the 1.20 Chinest. Governant will keep its word the true mature and composition of

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terified by experience. No longer in it neglectful of broken iwenty stipulations necessary to force down a dose of nause in the past, will force the Chinese Go-ating, repulsive cod liver oil to get its medicinal effent. The extractives-the verment to act honourably in the pre- tonic, curativo, ro-building part may

instance. This was the attitude we fuken separately in a pleasantly palatableOUGHS AND COLDS IN CHILDREN.

their views upon the subject. Meanwhile, in which they referred to buy service is WHISKY is blend of the best adopted ourselves when we saw the first grease-the oil-is not only useless, but is form and with far better rosait. The

a smali comurit cá, of education) officers | Secretary. I only regiet dat Ea10 got" It is great age, very the and online of the schonse as reflected in the desirable and often detrimental.

Tse and pegaribe Chamberlain's Couga has been appointed to examine and revise able to continee hy services us Secretary. Hellow. Its superior quality has correspondence in our Shanghai contem-

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The Cholera Scare.

Education in India.

Attle sanut meeting of the Hong- Kong General-Chamber of Commerce hald yesterday afternoon, voting for the new When Committee took place by ballet. the votes had been counted Sir Thomse Jackson, the Chairman, intimated that the Cholera, although bynomicansepidemic,

result of the veting was as follows:- SirT Jackani, Chairman Messrs C. S. Sharps till gives the authorities some anxiety. No fewer that ploven cases were reported in the

It is officially anounced that the Vice-Chairman: A. Høypt, R. A. Hewett, Colony during the week ended 22nd inat. Secretary of State has accepted the Hon. J. J. Bull-Irving, Masera, W. Poste.. ten of which resulted fatally. Seven cases proposal of the government of Indis to R. O. Wikos, N. A. Siebs, and H. E. Tapi qurred in the Ciry and four cases, includ create the appointment Director Genkins. Of course, as you are svare, nuded ing a European" from the French gunbateral of Education in India and that Lord Sir Thomas, 1 will be here only very Teese and a Chineseimported from Cantur. George Hamilton bas selected Diy Orange, short time, but still as I Inga been. Chair- acetrred in districts of the Colony other than an Examiner under the Beard of Education, | mon Fwill getius at your regles to aut in the City. The disenou, we learn, has made to fill this post. In complement of the that opineity during up stay. (Applause).

Mr R C. Wilton-MrChairmen and gentle." being reported between Friday and Monday. furence, the Government of India havenue. Fleg to return my shieno thanks to its presence felt in Macao, seven fatal cases proceedings of the Sinals Education Can- In Canton, the disease is still having its vic-hd under sonsiderations the improvement you for the honour you have done me tims among the Chinese..

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