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BIRTHS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

On the 1st May, at Tiontsku, the wife of W. W. DICKINSON, of a Son

At No. 42, Selegis Rond, Singapore, on 27th Antil. the wife of SmaN MÄUDECK, of Kuala Lumpur, of a Soal.

MARRIAGE.

On the 26th April, at H. E. M. Consul ste, and afterwards at St. Joseph's Church, Shanghai, by the Rev. Fr. B. Keunelly, S.J., JAGE MAura, second daughter of Mr and Mrs William Quinçoy, of Shanghai, to GEORGE J. LINCOLN, SEZÓNŮ Bon of Mr and

Mrs George Netherton, of Kilburn,

Londen.

DEATH.

At South Darthmouth, Mass, USA, on the 23rd March, from paralysis, Gronas HENRY WHEELEn tof the Standard Oil Company of New York).

225-The muitcution of Más isang commenced

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The China Mail.

HONGRONG, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1902,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Fire at Shanghai.

The Shanghai Silk Filature was burnt out on the 39th ult., and the toid damage is te oscitanted at Freds 300,009,

Mo Aperto

H. PRICE & CO.,

14, Qarat'a Rural.

Great Britain's Income.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Miscellaneous.

this date subject to rent.

LOCAL AND GENERA

Notes by the Way.

It is dot what you think, but the kindness you do, ihạt muskes happiness.

Toby, nccording to the Chinese calendar, is kuran as Hi-hang tho begining of summer.

Advertising is an important aid to; exccess and is thoroughly appreciated by

most good managers.

The Shanghai mumeipality has issued instructions to the public with regard to | Tat and mice' catching,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The English Cup.

TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1902.

TELEGRAMS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

News from the Philippines.

The U.S. naval kill includes two naw

The final the Arsocation, Caput played at the Crystal Palace on the Tiganbonta. de. between Southampton and Sheffield United, resulted in a draw-one goal 11.

Plague in Sydney.

A telegram dated the 21st ult, saya:- oro plave cases have occured in Sydney. It hus, we spend in the wallabys in the Zoo there, which has been closed in con- sequence.

The Defence of Kowloon,

In the House of Commons on the 24t} H.MS. „Amphitte was commissioned Marck, Mr Weir skel the Secretary for on 21st March by Capt. Chas, Windham, War whether the question of fortifying the C.Y.O., for service on the China Station. Į hills in the new territory on the Kowloon side of the colony of Hongkong had yet been considered. Air Bredrick: This is question of defence on which I am not Prepared to satisfy the hou, member,

Shooting Match.

It's the antinct of the shoop who | fellows its lander that makes us envy other people and copy after them. The tender

VIEN.

One of the three edipses of the sun It will ị this year takes place to-macrouw. ¦ds a parcină soliņise only and will be invis.

ble at Haugkong.

Me W. R. Spratt, senior writer at the

The return rifle match between the

Royal Enginers and the Bauge Staff was red at tite Kowloon Range on Friday. Each side had eight mon, and the can. ditions were seven shots as each of the 200, 70 and 600 yards ranges. The Ringo Staff

The fire brigade of. Manila în bing re- dubisk,

[RECTER'S SERVICE.}. COUNT MAFSUGATA IN ENG. LAND.

Losnos, 3rd May, 1902. Count Bintsugata lys been presented to King Edward by the Marquees of Lans- Major Strong and May Yohe inve re-downs. The Count afterwards attended an

evening Court at Buckingham Palace.

turned to New York,

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A consiguent of Japanese rickalas ling arrived at Manila.

:

Judge Ide has returned to Manila. During his absence in China and Japan, ie has drafted a new law providing for the gistration of land titles in the Philip

pines.

Private Nathan Bellmyar, Company K, 24th US. Infantry, titles suicide at Malabon, on the 30th uit, by shooting himself through the head with a rerulver. He came from Louisville, Ky.

SOUTH AFRICA.

An Important Capture. Colonel Barker reports the capture gear Frankfort, Orange River Cotory, of Munic Botha, nephew of Louis Botha and Commandant Do Wet's ablest lieutout.

Colonel Reckfurt reports that in an e- gagement with the oney on the 29th ultinn, Field-Cornets Bekker and Gellen- hais were wounded, the former mortally.

THE FOOTBALI. CHAMPION- SHIP.

In reply to a request for a benefit pitch Referring apparently to the craze in aid of the sufferers by the Glasgow foot- for court-martialling Army afleurs, the ball disaster, the final in the Internatioun Manila Times says: If a man wants to du competitions between England and Scotland any fighting in the Philippines now, says was replayed, the result being a score of the man in khaki, he will have to join thus two guns to each, and the match a draw,

shread that fore scores the championship.

Royal Naval Pepôt, Portsmouth, bus been gaul diz 1. painus, in averago of 43.9 stabulary. The President does not con- Scotland in the rata being one point

Hicial returns for the past Bnancial "Prointed senter a viter in the Commodore's

yone show that the figures are the largest ties have ever been later in revenas

record, The total revere paid to the Goods per Mugune not cleared at Noon Ezchegaer has risen from £138,381,484, 4

Your age, to no less than £142,997,990), This is increase of £2,613,315. In each of the four quarters of the past year there was an fœreave, small in the wound quarter, but largest of all in the fourth, when the bulk of the Ingwide Tay mas paid. These incritosas wore as follows:

General Memoranda. THURSDAY, May 8

Gande per Bonbond undelivered after

this date subject to rent.

CHINA WARES., May 0

PASTEUR'S MICROBE-

PROOF FILTERS,

ROCHESTER LAMPS,

WHITE TURKISH

TOWELS and

COUNTERPANES.

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Goods per a Regent Eripuid on-

delivered after this date subject to t

TOR.

SATURDAY, Shy 10.-

Soon. Auction of Steam Launen Clee

Pat Yamat MONDAY, May 12

Goods per 1, to unclaimed after Noon

Guede per Kavajer Maor not cleared

after this date subject to re

Piet Charter (incress:) ..........-£3,083,15_| Securi Quarter (increase)... 1,311,035 Third Quarter filerense).... 8,500 650 Fourth Quarter fincrease)... 4,618,913

A Lively Football Match.

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Office at tongkang.

It is sustified in a Colette Extraordinary That dogs brought from Shangini will not be permitted to land in this Cokmy for a period of six months from the 1st just.

Prim, and won by 48 points, their op ponents tamuiling 623, an average of 77.87 rer man. The Range Stalf alen won the first urtch, the majority being S6 points.

Missions to Seamer.

Exclusive of legacies, the not receipts of the Missions to Seanien Society For the

There were 291 Eavopean and 142 year 1801 were £1100 less than those at the Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library,eeding gone, but the legacies respiral and 5 European and 1,571 Chinese to thewers 738 în excess of those received in Museum during the week ended 4th May.

1909, thus reducing the total decrease to abour £400. Owing to the reduction of aff at the beginning of the new century. the expenditure of the General Fund in 1301 was redread to 40121 As compated with the last year of the old century, and indemu, exclusive of legacies, exceeded the reduced expenditure by £106,

(Pollurds" Tällijanfians are doing well in Winnipeg. Latest adrices from Winniper announce a hege success, and their retum

trip to Ilongisong may be anticipated with

toi that.

COUNTY.CRICKET.

Private Rolet Ridcoat, Company K, 25th Infantry, was drowned at Malabon,

The County fixture between Surrey and about 5 pen, on the 30th ult.. white beat-Worcestershire, which commenced on the tu. Private Rideant was not in the bay, 1st instant, at Kensington Oval, las re- sad happened to be caught in a sudden sulted in a draw owing to rain, wind storm which capsized his best. His koma was in Martinsburg, Maryland,

The 'Empress of India.'

The CP.R. mail steamer Empress of hudia beit Yokolwun for Vancouver on tine Ist Friday, all wellin hand!.

'Bobs' on Barrack Life...

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND

THE NAVAL CADETS. President Roosevelt, in presenting prizea to naval cadets at Amapolis, urged them lo remember that on some tremendous day America might have to depend upon them no to whether the nation wruto its name on

from various Commanding lucers as to the strane of defeat.

The Straits Times of the 25th it. intense delight by thate gous in this for the first time for several yours, the incans of making barrack lile less itksoinc f securing victory was, the speaker said, the

Colony.

A Happy Hunting Ground.

on this day subject to rent and landlingsys Sunday evening,

a football elarges.

match was played on the Tanjong Pagar ground between teams representing the

The Right Hon. J. Seddon. P.C.. Straits Nationals and the Hackney Carringe ¦ on arrival at Sydney, en rufe to the Coros- Football Club. The Malays played veryution was entertained at a budgaut. In a

Two years ago, the Government of roughly, and even went so far da to make speels he said that New Zealand was pred away with the rewards39 quiders for Netherkads-lin, for the sake of economy,

ADVERTISEMENTS.

use of their fista as well as their Fect. Une pared to extend the olive branch in the

of the half-bucks of the Straits Nationala was waiter of joining the Commonwealth, of thus kencetari donn, and lay arostious

OOOKING RANGES,

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Parisienne and

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Just received

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

Frilled Mustins by the yard, White, with Colored Frills, quite now designs, very effective,

NEW MILLINERY,

NEW MUSLINS, NEW SUMMER

DRESS GOODS.

tisements o

for about half an bout through the effecta

tiger and 10 guillem for a panther hitherto offered for the destruccion of

Lord Roberts has requested opinions the world's coll of beneur or knew the The prime factor in and more in accordance with the improve- Navy, and if the Navy failed they wers ment made by the classes now furnishing doused to defeat.

recruits

Commercial Intelligence Bureau,

offices designated in the Colonies to an

The Board of Trade publishes a list of

dertake the duties of receiving and answer- ing commercint inquiries which may be ad-

BRITISH MERCANTILE

MARINE.

An Unrivalled Feat.

Lexos, 4th May. 1902.

At the Academy banquet, the Earl of

The 2nd Ceylon Contingent left on the dangerous wild boats. The resulf now is dressed to them, either by the Commercial Selborne, First Lord of the Admiralty, re- of u blau, received from one of his pron. 22ud ult. for South Aisica, after inspection hai hardly any que takes the trouble to Tatelligence Brunch of the Bunnl of Trade, powling to the toust of the Navy, said that Those who were on the sesuo quickly by Generd Sir Hector Macdonald. General Inst tigers and panthers. These beasts or by merchants and British traders who the Transport Department had conveyed · Advertisements should be sent in before half-beek, and stopped the gain, which which he advised the men to trust to their lied to an alarming extent. Tiges and Harbour Master, and in the Straits Sottle/to South Africa half a million men, uno and

p.m.

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BRATED

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ran to the assistantes of this unforturare Macdonald delivered a short speech in

andal in a draw, each side storing a goal officers and on confidence in them, and Poceedings terminated in a war and not to self to much in their own indi general, sight, during which the Minga vidual intelligence. shentei Benet teng. Kill! No deaths are reported, however.

A Banking Adam and Eve."

The officers and crew of the cruiser

have enseguenly introwed and multi- muy seek advice. In Hongkong it is the

its

a quarter million tons of Htores (exclusive tribers show themselves now in Suhabited menta, the Registrar of Imports and Ex-

of forage), 400,090 hores and mules, and districts, even near villages where they not ports, Singapore. moly kill oxes, horses, and goats, but also

ad employed nearly 600 British ship This as an unrivalled feat, and had been Iment engaged in field labour. Some of the A Dector Tempting Providence.

Residents have been obliged to apply for

We are sorry to hear (says the the enntinued enjoyment and possession of the work of splendid mercantile marine, money for the destruction of these heast Thuranf the 28th alt.) that. De Fowlie has which was indispensable to the prosperity. Oritudo, which vessel took part in the of prey, and even to offer one hundred had the misfortune to break his arm. and evan existence of the contity, operations in North Chiun, under the compiles for every tiger killed Other Re- Farlic has a motor car. The Lion orrespondent of themand of Admire: Ste 1. Seymour, have agents are following suit. One district airing therein when something went wrong He was taking us Minds Pomes writes :-The puperations plied for and obtained the permission of for the Coronation pageant me in evidence the Magie and Corporation of Portsmouth packet for the destruction of tigara.

eileer had to pay money out of his own with the works, and the vehicle stopped. ¡ in all the principal streets, mid seats on the to greet a memorial to their deceased cong

The doctor was attening to set the mattor { right, when the car suddenly west on and aught his arm, bronking it. The injury was promptly attended to,

line of route of the procession are realisingrades in the Victrris Park at Portsmouth, Health of the Colony. -

Safe of the 'Esmeralda..

from three to br quiness each.

The memorial will consist principally of a Longbrood Street the style of the decorations. | Barge bull which uns 2 iken at the capture of is to take the form of a revival of the old the Fain forts, suit a sum of no less then nique which distinguished the trading and £150 bus been subscribed by the officers colleg houses and taverns for which the] and ship's comprmy of the ressed to defray street was erice famous. The old sign over the exper set if its cepotion. No. 31, tow seespied by the Hongkong Bank, was Adam and Eve,' and some enriosity is displayed is to how the general masagers will be cast for the respective parts of Adam and The One of thou won't of course make an ideal Adams, but w can barely picture bir Ruin Kuatlong ne a sackdatory Eve. Perhaps the Hebe who provides at the bar in the alley hard run by her new owners. by night be induced to take part in a living picture show of the Garden of Eden: anyway the staff tiny bo dopeiled on to ¦ The "Kaifong' Case. cbe equal to the demands of the secasing,

An Amusing Application.

boes on the Hongkong and Monits run for The steamer Eswerte, which has twelve or thirteen yeats, has been sold by the China and Manila S.S. Co. to Messrs Bradley and Ce

The plague returns for the week ended ard Moy show a mortality of 20 out of 29 ses reported. The total mortality up to Saturday was 30 Chinese and other Asin ties in all out of 48 cases. Five more cases a (Chinese) were reported during the two days ended at neun yesterday. One of these was found dead in a house in the

was found on the street in Ladder Street lowest portion of Pottinger Street; another (in connection with this dumping of bodies. two Chinese women and a seolie were one

Band Performance,

The following programme of unsic will he performed by the band of the 5th intan try Hyderabad Cantingent on the Now Parnde Graund from 5 p., to 0.30 pm.

on Wednesday next, the 7th inst.:-- March... With Flying Colours...Radford Vals. Hofball Tauze Fetras Gavotts The First Kiss.....Schubert Selection... The Toreador Caryll

....Turcer

Clareteristic) The Darkies')

Picce

Jubilee'

We understand that victed at the Magistracy yesterday, sed Dazes At a Georgia Camp Meeting Milla

the Esmeralla will be paced on the Saigon fined $100 each) The other cases come

from the first, floors of Nos. 39 Wanchai Road, 151 Third Street, and 494 Des Vaux Road West. The cholera returns for the

fatal.

GOD SAVE THE KING.

Hongkong Ordnance Yard.

In the House of Commons on the 25th

[OES-MERCURY SERVICE] PEACE PROSPECTS.

LONDON, May 1. Lord Kitchener has extended the dura- tion of the tinie allowed to the Beer, in which to hold their conferences.

Genel De Wet has addressed meetings at Bethlehem and Dewetsdorp. Ceraman- slants Reitz, Botha, and Beyers (hate conferred with the Burghera at Vryhold. Commandant Delarey is canvassing the

Western Trusrail,

The final ecnference, at which about 201 delegates from all commandos will meer t Vereniging, will be lekt in the middle of May, where the Burghers will ballot for a decision on the terms on which the general surrender will be made.

A Shipping Monopoly.

The Batavia Niewed dwells up The compradore's crew of the ss, Karwesk sherr a larger mortality than hither March, Mr Weir said: I beg to ask the Secre the steadily profitable working of the Royal Jong, over 40 in number, were charged, he- | tú. Out of 37 cases (comprising 4tary of State for War, in view of the fact Packet Navigation Company. The Cota- fore Me Uszeiumi texday, with having Japanese, Chinese nad 1 European). That the War Office class ordnance yards pany in full alive to the meal of availing THE WATGE used is THE PUR-ing specimen of an application from a

A correspondent sends us the follow-obtained pasager for 134 stowaways co

there were 32 deaths. Five of the casca and workshops in Great Britain and the itself of present opportunities to the full by came from districts other than the City. Colonies as military works, will he explain increasing its fleet of steamers. The gains Cebu, Mr Hays appenrect for the owners EST that can be obtained, and is Chinese boy; needless to say, the lotser and Mr Crist for one of the defendants. There was one Indian case of entene, and 4 why permission is granted to civilians to of the compeny suntinue to tuerenso, and skilfully Fitored m the must solentiyin is excellently written :-

cases of small-pox (3 Chinese and 1 Amies. Woolwich Arsenal and Dockyard will boome greater still from the heavy The case was remanded for a week. parinciples.

Sir.-Delug aclnowledged that you are

rican). Three of the sumtl-pex cases proved Small Arms Manufactories, while permission passage and freight-rater charged. Every to view the Ordnance Yard as Hongkong is thing is going on well for the shareholders, refused. Mr Brodrick: I have nothing to but the public gramble at the high charges. add to the answers I have already given to The passage rates are so excessive, that the hen, theniber. Mr Wir: But this is millionaires would. And then exorbitant

evasive and shifty answers? Mr Speaker to the utmost, au dreads competition, a totally different question. May I appeal even for trips within Netherly.de India. to the right hon. gentleman not to give me The Company works its practical innopoly Order; order!

especia-ty Frank the North German Lloyd. The Co.'s Singapore boats confect with the German tail only. The P. & 0.

going to search a butler to repince the piFree Trade in Cables. tion of your Mastership's conspany, 1 leg

A London torgram saga-The re-

THE MACHINERY employed is of most sincerely to enquire вran whether the port of the Inter-Departmental Cable Com. [Death of Mr. J. G. Austin.

the latest design and most approved

type.

lot

Much regret is felt at Barbados and xiện in this country (says the Standard) at the news of the sudden death, from anent.

case is worthy to put into trustfulness or munications Committee recommends con

*If it is, way your Mastership be so kind mural case in England by cables touching of the heart, of the Hon. J. Gardiner

necting every important - Colany with a as to extend we see favour that let me only British and friendly or neutral ter- THE BEST AND MOST EXPEN-

came to take the position. And in a

Austin. The deccared, who was in his SIVE INCREDIENTS only

ritory. The country's policy, it says, are used further detail your Mastership should call should be free-trade in cables, aut it siz1y third gear. had long been a familiar

GUARANTEEING

ABSOLUTE PURITY.

ENGLISH EXPERTS

knowledge and constant supervision

enables us to produce waters of unrival.

lod excellenco and purity.

in my runch.

transfer me message in aceerdance of which Ceyhun-Curos-Keeling of Singapur--- any communication may be positively with Cocos-Keeling; also a Land Line connect.

ing the Straits und Burah,

Hoping to be in a prosperous 'health, I am, youre obediently."

Mr Weir has certainly nút lacked the

Mac,

to your high presence at any time, opposes purchase by the State. It reconfigure in the Island, and currelly, The Weary Weir. Please order your own attending by to ends acable either to Ceylon Rodriguesteem. For some years he had been ro- inquisitive faulty sines his return from the Radar M uaits are ignored, though they politically, and socially, was hold in high

turned usupposed as one of the represent Far East, says the L. and C. Express. He bring more pistal matter than the Beran atives of the city of Bridgetown in the as box ont uniduocaly plying, question Listriking in with a mail steamer of its own This is done from dear of the N. D. House of Assembly, and last year was pre-after question in the House of Commons between Singapors and Batavia. By hus ferred to a seat at the Legislative Couro this or that Cabinet Mirister. Most of vil, His wide and practical mercantile the queries have beau of practical value, College English. We hope his mastership |

Home paper says --Captain Percy experience, added to the general know but we must certainly dear to the time Company gets heavy dividends, Argu- wrent for low diarges is urut by the assertion had the message duly transferred in the Seutt. C.B., whose datter has raised the ledge he possessed of the needs of the of the troperid Parliament being taken up that a reduction in tea would bring on an possible standard of naval gunnery to a Island, proved him to be a most useful with such a question as Mr Weir har downrease in business impossible for the Cont hitherto unexpected position, has, with member of both these bodies. For a long for an early day. He proposes to ask the

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This is rather now ruciant vn Queen's Capt. Percy Scott's 'Dotter.'

uplicant..

BEOCMMENDATION OF A WELL-KNOWN

--ETACAGO FUYSIOLAN.

keeping competition of the Packet Navign

Manage our Factories and their practical | COUGHS AND COLDS IN CHILDRE. the cousent of the Admiralty, i the ahile, Mr Austin had filled the Cousulate Sccretary of State for the Colonies: pay to cope with, considering that its feet patent to the United States Government. at Barbados, for Sweden and Norway, and view of the fact that pigs dying of discuser is to stul already. Why then, so it is ploaded, should the shareholders be grua- we and prescribe Chambyrkur's Congo There have been rumours to this effent for to mark his recognition and appreciation of at Hongkong uru disinterrar and, used as

Roweds for almost all obstinate, con- same time, bat now that the fact has boom his useful services in various ways, the food, will be stato whether the authoritised a file, or dividend? The Coumpang stricted coughs, with direct results. Tpresentired by official papers issued by the King of Sweden, soiro yesta azn. conferred in the colony hare taken any step it now nimost completed"the building of scribe to children all ages. Am gind to recommend it to all in deed and seeking American Government, no doubt any

vo him of spacial Order of his Kingdom. eufore the destruction by lies of the relief from colds and coughs and hemchial longer remains, and its significance can be Mr Austin was the son of the late Mr J.-cores of all pigs which are unft für sections. It is non-narcotic and safe in readily appreciated. The dotter is Gerlinge Austin. C.M.G, who was former human food. This would possibly the hands of the most professional. A universal pancen for all mind-MRS. ample mechanical contrivance by tacans by Colonist Secretary at Hongkong, and proper material for a question in the Local MARY R. MELENDY, M. D., Ph. D., Chi-of which it is as bard to miss the target as previously bad fled other important ap Lagistative Council, but hardly seems f cago, I... U. S. A. For 1 by All 121 Dealers: WATKINS TIL. General Agents

without the contrivance it is hard to bit it. pointments in the public service.

the calibre to be asked at Westminster.

A. S. WATSON & Co. Limited. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY

steamers, and has ordered four mare to be soon put on the stuckES.

This is no ancient Romanus, apposed to have been worn by one of be Colonel Blondangora (of Kentucky Kumwinch's the hip pocket,

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