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Miscellaneous.

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General Memoranda.

Wassay, May 7---

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FRIDAY, May 9:

Goods per Prin: Regent Luitpold un- delivered after this date subject to

rent.

DIRTH.

THE CHINA MAIL.

The pollee make a slow of stopping thía At Jyhore Bahru, on the 23rd Aprit, they crying on a periodic inspection of wife of Dr. G. B. SABLE, S.,6., ofenles and weights and measures. But

Daughter.

MARRIAGES.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1902,

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Notes by the Way.

Hongkong Christian Union.

Postal notes now cost $12.2 per 1 in Henokong.

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we have heard of no case, where a cut- On the 21 April, at St. Andrews Capradore was convicted for deliv, ring thedral, by the Rev. W. H. C. Bunkerky short weight at European house. Coloniat Chaplain, Henry J. W. Thaumwaist,

The German Mait of the 2nd April of Ipoh, Perak, 16 CONSTANCE - MADZENE Wore the police to co-operate with the was delivered in Londen at the 2nd May. eldes: daughter of M. R. John (Pikt baseholders-as they do in England~~~ Service) Singapore

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The usual prayer meeting will be held.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tientsin Postal Improvements.

The Imperial Chinese Post Office is

on Monday evening at 5,16 to the Room of now putting up a series of wall boxes in the the Union, 13 Beaconsfield Arcade, Captain, British Settlements. They are at present Bensen, A.P.D., will proside.

in the experimental stage as regards posi

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|tion, and willbe extended to other localities

found convenient.

Honan Governor wants Money.

Missionaries Visiting Honan. The Singapore Coronation Contingent Nineteen missionaries of the various was entertained at a farowell 'Smoker' churchos are travelling in Hanan, holding the 24th ult. Mr Alex Borsh was one of Government sports for protection. The Governor of Ionan is now badly the singers.

Among the party there are notoc Ronan in need of money, like many other people, Catholic priests, who have bought a large it may be added. H.E. has applied to the pose of building a church, piece of land in the province for the pur. five foreign banks in Honal for a low of Ths. 15,000, promising to liquidate the long by the end of the third Chinese moon. H. E, obtained the money, agreeing that should it not be repaid by the stipulated time extra interest is to be paid,

Expulsion of a British Subject.

22nd alt, was a very good one. The The flower slow at Facebow on the

principal prize-winners were Messrs W. H. Wallace and G. Stomesen...

On Wednesday, 23rd April, at the Me-

and if the Magistrates inflicted proper thodist Episcopal Church, Singapore, is the poinlties where convictions were obtain Rev. W. P. Rutledge. Sr. Jous HAZE- WOOD LEINK WALES TO Ross Manie Brased, this swindling fraternity of shop eldest daughter of the fate Charles Edward keepers might, in time, be reduced to a Ryan.

fnir degree of honesty, But as no enc On the 22nd April, at St George's, Pen- ang, by the Rev.E.W. Haines, B.4. talon official has the energy or the desire to ial Chaplin, CHARLES A. COOPER to distinguish himself for work that will CLARISSE HARGanze, daughter of of F. D. McIntyre, of Penang.

henent the community in this direction, the swindle is perpetuated and the| At Kingston House, Keppel Harbour, condition of the European steadily grown | Governor Chung of Shanteng, has op-Sharg, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Singojore, on the 24th April, after a short worse. Prices are going up again. pointed Ku Hung Ming, M.A., to be his illness, Jons B. Ronentsen, Assistant Civil Engineer of the Tanjong Pagar Deck Co.,There is scarcely an article of diet that | chief adviser on foreign affairs. Ku was Ltd., and ate of Glasgow; nged 27 years, has not appreciated in price during the formerly secretary to the Viceroy Cheng

Suddenly, at Singapure, on Thursday, 24th April, Fasumie Amuusrus Hiro past few months, Coincident with this Chib-tung, and has written a book dosling waitop him there, The Hagistrate inflicted are occurrence in the Treaty Ports, has unes ; ngað bið yçını

DEATHS.

the quality has gone down in inost cases and we have yet to learn that!

dar The miltusion of this issue commented the compradores have alxandoned their

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The China Shail

DIONO KONG, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 182.

EDITORIAL COMMENT.

>CPPLY.

evil practices. In English towas, every retailer of coal has to carry scales, and must weight the article he supplies if desired by the pucobaser. Relatively -speaking, un crime 16 are heavily punished than the supply of coals or bread below the proper weight. 31: would ben step in the right direction if the Government here were to insist that

with the rolutions of the 'Chinese' with For eignors,

Among the Ministers at Peking the British and Japanese Ministers are said to have the best influence with the Chinese oficiais. Whoever any dillonit question arises, the Chinese always look especially to these two ministers for advice,

The Freckom Ech of the 26th April says:-Mr E. D. Drew, of the Imperial Maritime Customs and recently arrived from America, has assumed charge as Cout-

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A Disobedient Boy.

Today, at the Magistracy, Mr A.

charged him boy' with disobedience of his awful orders. He wanted the "ny to carry his food up to the mess tablo and

a pemilty of ten dollars.

Bitten by a Dog.

An incident, which is fortunately of

just taken place at Tientsin in the deporta tion of British subject from the conces sions. The unfortunate individual in ques

Two or threudaga ago, saya tho Shang-lion was a woman who was taken up by a kai Tones of the 28th ult., Bir A. D. Low, tearing company which was dissolved at of Mecara Greaves and Co., while walking Tientais. The unhappy woman has beco along the Museum Road, was bitten in the hanging about Tientsia since that time, in throst by a Chinese dog, supposed to be the property of Sīra C. Iosa, of 4 Museum: We hope the injurios arb tot

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serious

Depositing a Dead Body

a frequently discrelitablo state, and bus Dow lon deported to Shanghai by order of the Consul-General,

Coal in China,

The enormous extent of Ching's coul- folds has been recently dealt with by Me Early yesterday morning, a coolie was Drake, of the American Institute of Min- street the body of a male child. The body is taken, although the coalfields extend was sant tothe Biorranty, and has since bent over 500 miles, this width represents 10,300

If the chrome pesimist all compradores dealing with Evropegins missioner at this poet, in succession to Mir caught in the set of depositing on the ing Engineers. If a width of only 50 miles

must

Walter Lay, who leaves in a few days on a woll-carned Furlough.

THE FOOT could by any possibility

use only English weights and

becom cheerful, what a

weasures, that all conls must be weighed on delivery, and that the police should happy place Hongkong

In noting the departure on Hayes of declared a case of plague. The coalie was square miles of coal. At the most moderato till co-operate with householders in proti Mr Pellan Warren, a Shanghai confem with removing a body without a permit quantity of 350,000,000,000 tons, which in for him.

changed under the Public Health Ordinance estimate, this will produce the enormous We have 1overing, Me Fellum Warren, C.M.G., criminal compradores.

place, with a limited outlook, and siting the conviction and punishment of a porary of the 28th uit. kays: -On Saturday | from the Secretary of the Sanitary Board. would keep the world supplied at ita pro-

is now an acknowledged scientite fact

Barnes' Entertainers.

The case has been remanded for a report sent rate of consumption for many cen-

Hunter, who is in charge of the mortuary.

turies.

New Club for Tientsin.

The Tientsin Club (saya the X. and T. * Zine) seena tusolute on a now Club House and espully resolute on getting one worthy of the increasing diguity and prosperity of

Libel Action at Tientsin

Preliminary proceedings were to take placa a fortnight age at the British Con- sulate General, Tienui, in the claim of Piper v, the Peking and Tientsin Pines for the Port, The incoming Balloting Com- Bankes Entertainers and Biograph damages for alleged libel. The case is put sitter is instructed to elect from its own my ars advertised to open for secadown an that of Barold Francis Piper v. mombers a Committee, of five fwith the in Hoogkung on Thursday next. We believe. A. Cousons, and proceedings were usual power to add, etc) to consider the the company is a highly talented one, in-caused by an application on the part of the whole question and to get plans for a build- cluding Madame Fread, who has already defendant, Ma Cousons, through his solicing not exceeding Tis. 70,100 in cost. It is been honed in Hongkong.

euple are affected by their environment desin to bluing the Government or the 1tish Consul-Ceral, left here for home from the Government bacteriologist, Dr it is murely to be wondered at that police for inactivity in the past. The the steamer Empress of India.

A large Goods per Magus nua elekziod at Noon the inhabitants are driven to introspec-

Inissez faire attitude of the public who assemblage of friends went down to the this date subject to tech,

tive speculations and that their daily do nothing but grumble has something jetty to see him off and wish this sterling THUKbay, May 8: ---

Goods per Bealword unishivered after tribulations and petty annoyances as- to do with the growth of the present. British efltein) a good voyage and a speedy

sume an importance altogether out of systen Things have come to a pretty return to health and Shanghai, proportion to the world's adhirs. Every.pass when it is necessary to make a where and in all times, there are and public appeal to a Ooverninent of a have been people who never see the British Colony to see justice done to the European inhabitants. But we believe forest for the trees. Here in Hong- RAMBLE THROUGH SOUTHERN kong chronic grumbling is indigenous.

there are many Europeans in the Colony Fortunately, the Government provide: who feel the pinch of current prices, By G. TAYLOR, I. M. Customs.

us as a community with a safety valve and their numbers are on the increase With WoonUITS

for bad humours, and should everything or our own part, we do not take a [Reprinted from the China Reelec]

else fail it is always open to the grumessimistic view of the present state of bler and pessimist to find suficient affairs, as all watters of supply and

From the Ist insk, a limited number justification for blatoing the Gevern-demand adjust themselves in course of

of Chinese postion have been licensual to ment for something it has done, but time; but, nevertheless, wo believe we deliver in the Colony letters received from more frequently for something it has are expressing the opinions of a large Chinn, and to receive letters for despatch "CHINA MAIL" Office, & Wyndham Street, left undone. Unfortunately, one resul: section of the Earopen community to China. All postal hangs are now re- when wo advocates more rigid super- quired to be registered, and their carriers of this is that the average Government vision of all retailers of European to wear a distinguishing badge,

FORMOSA:

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COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS,

and HOUSEHOLD

REQUISITES. One of the Best Sketches of Formoss Life

WM. POWELL,

LAMITED.

28 & 34, Queen's Road

(Opponte Hongkong Mode and Post Office).

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Price

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yet written.

1+

Hongkong

LIMITED.

$1.00.

clicia becomes innund to outside cri-

ticism, and so, even though there be reasonable ground for some of it, useful suggestions are studionely ignorerl. We suppose there even comes a time in

public approbation doubtfully, and

It

articles of diet and domestic 15.

may not be possible to keep down prices, but it is at least possible and desirabic tld the Government should see that

The evil is a crying one. It is a dis

Post Office Changes.

The V.R.C

There is quite a zun upon the V.R.C.

Kowloon. This new service promises to be special ferry to the Club's establishment at

it is doubly disgraceful in a Bruisit | ins been ordena. Îbe lunch leaves the

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torn, Messes Monsey and Brutton, that understood, that the Committee may cuir the plaintiff be ordered to give security for sider the expediency of securing the site the defendant's costs. The plaintiff was to adjoining Messrs. Hall and Holtz so as t represented by Me Kent, basristor-at-make the now building free the Puck. Jaw, on behalf of Masseu Eames' and Kent:

Volunteers in: Clover,

Extraordinary Carelessness.

On the 21st April, a junk, No. 1939, was landed at the naval coal depot at. The Singapore Free Pres of the Path Yaumati with five tons of coke to be deliver ult. says:We are requested by H. Eed at the Naval Yard at Hongkong. On The Governor to state, for the inforcation arriving at its destination, the junk dis of those proceeding on this Colony to chapel 3 tons, and mailed away with the vitanss the Coronation of Their Majesties, her 1l tons, afterwarde dispusing of it for and especially fur the lonert of the Vulun- $17.60 to the Vi Kee shop in King Lang write his or her name in the Visiting Book the coke teer Contingent, that anyone who will Street, kung. On the following day, was sold to a blacksmith "in

ance to thn. One object of the League, amongst others, is to help in making agres- able the stay of visitors from the Calonien. Lady Frances Balfour is Honorary Secre tary in the Entertainment Sub-Committee of the League.

have Icon discovered ind

an official's existenes when he' regards the public are dealt with honestly. | mne of the features of the thing serius of the Victoris Teague, Dacre House, Wanchai for 835.30, The theft would.

Wo hear that the first supply of tickets is Victoris Street, Westminster, S.W., may never when he hecornes Tuore sensitive of Bruce to any civilised community; and alnost exhausted and that a fresh supply find that the Leaguo will be of some assist nor the No. 1 conlic in chargo of the un prise than of blame. Then the dont Colors where oven-handed justion is on's Stats Wharf at 6a.m. to-inoirew A. S. WATSON & CO., [the servants and chair coolies are an

loading of the coke at the Naval Yard gone, (Sunday) returning from Kowloon at

on the 5th April, on board the junk and everinsting source of trouble to some

supposed to prevail.

demanded his shire of the spoil. The residents The good boy' is very often Japan Medal for North China

master of the junk shid he had not enough dishonest and the honest are incapable; The Japanese medal for the North

money to pay him, and the contie out of and there is a widespread belief among China campaign has now been struck, and

revenge, rapacted him to the Police. The thrifty housewives that the compra will be immediately distributed, the Japan by Mr G. M. H. Playfair, H. B. M. Consul

boatinan was arrested, and from what he dores corrupt good menials.

said the woolio. was also detained and the Mail says. It is of copper with a phoenix at Fonebow, on the 24th April:-The under- brings us to the food supply, one of the design for border and a sixteen potulied signed has been informed by the Chinese

It is reported that three foreigners are 1 tons of coke traced as stated. and re perennial worries of the Marthas of our chrysanthemum within the tips of the bird'sterities that the country in the ego of them have been located, while, aftor McLennan brought the prisoners before missing since the recent riots at Piyang. moved to Yaumati Police Station. Inspec wings. In the central spaco stand the hourhood of Aarch Hsien, in the Profesording to the native newspapers, the other Mr Hazeland to-day, and they were each Hongkong community, Our readers-- ideographs jugun. Eisha (medal to con ture of Chinches, is disturbed by ligand is still missing. The Governor is anxious sent to gaol for two tontis, his Werbip

General

Drapers -

and

Established A.D. 1841,

Outfitters

DRESSMAKING

A SPECIALITY. All cutting executed by an experienced Dressmaker.

Parisienne and

English Millinery

Always in stock. Orders

receive European Supervision.

Just received

Large stock of White and Colored Muslin Curtains; also, White and Ecru Lace Curtains.

This

Disturbances in Fokien.

The following notification was issued

Foreigners Missing in Honan.

ERATED our married readers-may have noticedonorote taking part in the campaign).. British subjects are therefore warned about the circumstance, and has offered a passing a severo comment on the careless

WATERS

Sudden Death at Shanghai.

Appointments.

It now seems, from the daily returns and by the Sanitary Authorities; that

that we do not publish market price The medal will be given to the foreign to avoid that locality until tranquillity bas ist this week The reason for its troops that fought side by side with the be restored.

reward of Tla, 500 to anyone who causes uess displayed at the Naval Yard in re- absence should be explained. We be Japanicac as well as to the Japanese them

the anust of the two persons said to be ceiving then coke. · lieve the Tangiector of Markets and the selves.

the ringlenders of the disturbances. When maket stallides are at varier re

This Gazette coralus notifications of the telegrams from the Vicery Chang Chih- Spread of the Plague. garding the price list. It appears that

the following appointments, viz.Mesary ng arrived in Peking, informing the We leath from Shanghai contemporJ. R. M. Smith, G. Stowart, W. H. Wick Board of Foreign Affairs of the centence the prices given in our list bear only aries that Mr David Buchman. Marine, H. W. Slade, M. S. Northente and of the riots, nothing had been heard from the Colony, contury to expectations, is to THE WATER used is THE PUB the slightest approximation to the Superintendent of the Shanghai Tug Boa 1. H. Roid to be dditional microbers of the Hi Liang, the Guverner. The Ecaid suffer another epidemie of plague. After EST that can be obtained, and is pricca actually charged by the stall Coins, Ltd., died from bent disease in Coronation Committee; Mr C. S. Sharp, immediately telegraphed to the Governor skilfully Tilead me the wast scientific bolders, so that, rather than late an: his residence No. 20 North Szechuen Brad Legislative Council for a period of six gligente.

the 20th uit. The sad event took place at 3.P., to be, an unofficial member of the severely reprimanding his for his suspecting housewives to the marketen He was in his usual health at tilfin tine, false pretences,

the Inspector of and abont half-past three was sitting tall. Fears; Mr A. Gibson, M.R.C.V.S., to be. Markets, exercising very creditable ing to Dir Rouac, a friend who lived with Licentiate of the College of Medicine for

To Help out the Holiday. Colonial Veterinary. Sorgeen; Mr Lau Lai, judgment, has wisely refused to sign him, when he was seized with violent pas Chinese, to be Resident Medical Officer at

The commanity is by no meads pleased the price list. Hence the bistus. The about bis heart. Messengers wore disput

at the meanness of the Government in not matter, as we understand it, has beenthed in all directions for medical aid, and the Government Dispensary, Wanchal, and making some allowance to the members of a public vaccinator; Mr J. R. Wood to be the Straits Settlement Contingent while at bught to the motive of the Sanitary Dea. Burgo and Buono arrived abent four

ritory

principlex.

THE MACHINERY employed is of the latest design and most approved

type.

the deansing and tumigating of the whole e-City, the destruction of so many plagers disseminating rats, and the much longer immunity from the disease enjoyed by the Colony this year, people who study theso things believed that the season was to pass over with only a very small plaque mor tality. The re idly increasing retums of tho just few weeks havo, however, dispell. ed this belief. Up to noon yesterday, the

THE BEST AND MOST EXPEN- Board, which is supposed to supervise clock, just as the patien: had expired in Pulico Magistrate in the New Ter-Home. Many of the members of the

SIVE INCREDIENTS only are used. the food supply of the Colony and does so to some extent, and we hope the matter will go farther and that His

GUARANTEEING

ABSOLUTE PURITY.

ENGLISH EXPERTS

Mr Rouse's arms.

Viceroy Tuan Impo..cbed

With reference to Vienroy Yuan' impeachment by a certain Censor, we now

Boxer disturbances to strengthen his own

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Contingent (says the Singapure, Free Pre

are in not at all good circumstances, and

as Loudon is a place where, to put it mildly,

cases for the year totalled 42, as against up to May of last year. It was just this time last year that the discuse

Blake, The food supply of place the fact that he continuously urgos to Tansen endeavoured to force his way the hope that it will help to make the Queen's Houd West and the other near

situated like Hongkong is A

very

German: Engineer Imprisoned.

Atera mengincer'named H. A. Han-You can't open your mouth without spread by leaph and pounds to its height, Excellency the Officer Administering learn that the accuser. coraplains to the Western Entol, les boen sentenced to two not to have the opportunity of sesinging a rise from 55 to 2; and during the ser, out of employment and residing at the paying for it," it would be a pity for them the responding week of last your show. the Government will grapple with the problem in that commonsense manner

Throne that Yuan trok advantage of the months' imprisonment for burglary and to something of the gland they will visit tonth of May last year, the weekly figures rose from 22 to 207. Yesterday's evés tint has enabled him

to carry power by posing himself as a great frictly a line of $25, together with compen many cases, for the only time in their through certain local improvements to the foroigners, and that Yuan's desire

nation, for assaulting a wathchun. It lives. The sum of £50 has been collected numbered seven the bighaar return of any sincs, the departure of Sir Heary for power ie insatiable as is evidenavi by

appenre that during the recent fire by some gentlemen of the community and day this year. Two of these were found No. 356. Queen's Road Central, will be placed in the Commandant's hands dead in the street, one near the Battery in Government to permit him to organist through the erend, but was prevented visit to the Roma Country more pleasant tal. The other race took place in Mo.

Tung Man Lane in Des Voeux Rond Cay Manage our Factories and their practical important matter. The details are

now arty on the foreign model for the by the watchman in question, whom he Peiyang provinces, despite the sad condiuineistoly priced in the face with his necessarily petty, but nevertheless they tion of the Imperial Exchequer umbrella, the point going clear through the J. SNELL wanted to stiend a party Lane, Two asses occurred on the first der

HAD A GOOD TIME. must be gone into if reform is to be Yuan's sinister ambition be not checked in watchman's check with Uclored Frills, quite now designaensbles us to produce waters of unrival effected. It is a fact of common, know-time,' continues the memorialist, soudarnor effected the arrest of the Germs grow worse. He says, I was telling my trou. 1. but was afraid to do so on account of Detective Sergountains in his stomach, which he feared would of the first-nuntioned street.. ledge that scavely an actiele of diet or thing might turn out, which would prove thy bring naked as to how he came into los to a lady friend, who said:** Chamber- domestic use goes to European house ruinous bath to the State add to Yuan bin possession of the urabrolle, Hansen could will put you in condition for the party

PROMPT ACTION Lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rentaly in dealing with what may be only a slight in this Colony that is the weight or self. The Express-Dowager showed the gite o satisfactory explanation, and in bought a bottle and take pleasure in stating these..

cough will often svert sorne more serious measure cinged for by the compradore, denunciatory memorial to Yung Is who quiries elicited the information that hu that two doses cured mo and enabled nie 20 It is a fact of common knowledge that said that Yuan was purely legal and patrin broke into shop No. 352, opposite the scene isaresident of Summer Hill, N. Y., USA. is just the thing for this, as it is always

have a good time at the party, Mr. Spel STEARNS COUGH CURE rie sed that the changes brought agaist our domestic servants connive with the him were fales and shock not be taken of the fre, threw the fat into the street This rowery is for sale by All Dealers speedy and objective, Wholesale from A Sa 121 compradores in this systematic robbery, notice of

and carried off the umbrella.

WATKINS Led., General Agents,

Watson & Co. Ltd., Bonglong..

Frilled Muslins by the yard, White,

very effective.

NEW MILLINERY,

knowledge and constant supervision

led excellence and purity.

NEW MUSLINS, AS. WATSON & Co., Limited, NEW SUMMER

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, DRESS GOODS.

57, Staunton Street, No. 2, Fuk Lük Lane, No. 8, Squite Street, No. 4, Tan-Wo