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HONGKONO, Tuesday, June 10, 1902.

EDITORIAL COMMENT.

It would be incorrect

YUBLIC REPRESENTATIVES. elections last week:

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

Notes by the Way

Smallpox and dongue fever are preva- lent at Saigon.

Today is the Dragon Boat Festival in the Chinese Calendar.

The English Mail of the 10th May was delirered in London on the 8th June.

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Only Singapore water is used in the to say that the Aeratod Water and Ice Factory at Bangkok, of public represent

Admiral Bridge was expected at atives in the Legislative Council had Shanghai with the Alacrity on the 5th thrown the Colony into a state of inst,

excitement; but it is correct to say that,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manila-Hongkong Cable Restored.

TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1902.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOGAL AND GENERAL.

A Useful Luvaution.

A Russian engin our has invented a

New Indo-China Steamer. We are informed by the Eastern Es-

The .s. Namsang, Capt. Jts. Young tension Telegraph Company that contattai-2501 registasid tonnage, a new steamer of plai for saving hiqe from collision with estion by the Manila Hongkong Cable was the Indo-Chins Steam Narigation Co., sunkor maseus by means of 'looters' moving restored at 4.20 pm. talay.

Arrived at Singapoto from Barry us the 99th with the vessel, and communicating with it Bay with a cargo of coals. She is intended by up electrical current. The details dre for the Calcutta rus, nd will probably take | mot given.

The King's Park.

It is

The propused;alite park at Sowloon will comprise upwards of 79 acces. to be hoped that while the park is laid out in such a way as to be a real bevelit to the public the Government will improve its amonities. Tomation only thing the road along the son front from Uimishat mui to Hungbom, is disgraceful, It is not

the place of the Saising,

Shanghai Regatta.

The Spring Resth

Reception of Peace at Singapore.

The news of the conclusion of peace

Shanghai on the Sed inst. The est ce The gas won decked, and the næn-of- was held at was received very quietly in Singapore. proved the most exciting of the day. It was ar ran flags up to the mast-head. Eine or between a British eight, stroked by P. A. Rickard and a Cosmopolitan ight strokoalleling fays the Stagajeaza Free Proto) was two gaxdowns displayed flags, beit the genot. by W. O, Kochter. The British crew won

that the actual cunclusion of what has been

The death from ebolera is announced only inadequate fepkle infie it will have by a length and a quarter. A Challenge/ven tu be for some days a certainty di

The Russian Grand Dake Boris, who inaking a tour of the Far East, left Bangkok for Saigon on the 29th olt,

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Band Performance.

the elections had the effect of creating of the second daughter of Mr and Mrs netuslly dangery to the pubiflu.

to carry, but dong the rent ralus wAS a temporary spirit of healthy rivalry, O. Middleton, Shanghai, The mast welcome feature of these LIGHT HOCKS ........$ 6.50 to $19.00 elections was the readiness of busy untu 13.00 of affairs to enter the Council, for the 13.00 good of the community.' That four gentlemen engaged in trade and com- 21.00 merce should be willing to interest themselves in public albirs is a very healthysign in view of official statement: made from time to time. nnt we under stund that the number might have been There were others equally umultiplied. well qualified, who stood aside only 16 avoid useless contests. As we have i already said, the whole of the for

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Miscellaneous.

General Memoranda. THURSDAY, June 12-

Goods per Parantia not closted at 4

p.m. this date subject to rent. 8.10 pan. Meeting of Lixigo St. Johu. SATURDAY, June 14 --

Goods per Shin undelivered after this

dato subject to rent. Tuvay, Juno 17:

Goods per Brafench undelivered after

this date subject to riut. Goods per Silesia undelivered after

laugh hero last week had on board twe The Kaula Mare, which passed

package-containing £60,000 in bar-gold.

The rainfall at Shanglmi in the menth of Mny was 3.39 inches, against D.10 inches last year and an average of 4.09 for the pretioas teu gears.

A rural postman in Kent, who has just rotired after thirty-six years service, is said |

to have travelled a distance equal to nine times round the globe.

MrG. W. Hutt, ker so long in charge of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank st Stapone, has been appointed sub-manager in the London office of the Corporation.

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Upon the nesnecment of picace coming know in Shanghai, there was Ameries residents giving a te evid isplay of British and American Hagy, thu noc of the kinship of the Anglo-Saxon

The following is the programmu, ef music to be played by the Band of the Hongkong Regiment ou the New Garrison Recreation Ground on Wednesday next, the 11th instant, from 5 pan. to 1.30p.m. (weather permitting) :— March The Gladiator'.

*...... Souza, Overture.. "Lo Chenrin de la Gloire...Kling. Selection... Madamo Favart. Offenbach Walt Autrelos'

Broilla. Clarinnst Solo Divertimento... Bar. Fantasia... A Pastoral Sceno.....Flume.

Anzuri...... 'La Gaviota... Aniele, COD SAVE THE KING.

English Weather-

A correspondent wrote to us from London on the 9th May:- The weather is

bitter. Show fell during a cricket match at the Crystal Palace on Monday and has

Four-ons Race between the A. P. and tell for any great demonstration. German Companies of Volunteers was Woir by the German four, strcked by W. 0. Mount Austin Barracks. Koshlar, to two feugths, A Coquny. Mr Weir asked the Nuoretary. ¡ Htate, In the House of Commons Sth struked by Rickard, being second.

Australian Coronation Contingent.

passed through Colombos on the P. and 17, The Australian Corvuntion Contingent

steamer Rowe on the 22nd May. The Com

fur War; If he will state whether the per- sousi who advised Major-General Black to recommend the purchase of the hotel at the Foak, Hongkong, for barracks, at a cost of. £30,000 are still coesulted by the War tingent is 130 strong and representa almut the building when purchased, will cate he Office; and, having regard to, the value of very different bodice of troups, home ani funt, New South Wales and Victoris are conspital under similar circonstancer whon Regiments, and mang the former are foutnice is in contemplatio Mr Brodricks taken that coinpetent values are in Entor represented by 88 men, who represent 44 the purchase of buildings by the War Sorfolk Islanders. The other troops are I have nothing to and to the air-wois I linge from Tasmania, Queensland, South Aust- ralia and West Australia. The non have hoen specially selected, all having been in the South African War.

B. and F. Bible Society. The report of

already given the honourable member on this wpuject.

Result of Unfair Criticism.

The Times correspondent telegraphed beeu falling through the week in various 1901 states that

fram Berlin on the 3:h ult-At & nicoting this Society for of the seniors of the Berlin Merchants' the gets of the country. I find it wretched. 5,067.421 copies of Scriptures during fact that in England in the British Society issued Guild yesterday attention was called to the Spring in this country is one degree worse the year. It spent £10,000 in grants of Colonies German Bruns inve lately after than winter. For many reasons I woul❘ Scriptures to different religious and philan failed to secure contracts on the ground of gladly te back in the hotter climate of thropic agencies at home. Its 743 colporta recent manifestations of anti-British Hongkong is logical in its weather, and received few all sources 46,204, while it of the orders and contracts which have Hokong. I say deliberately better, forteurs abroad sold over 1,250,000 copies. feeling in the Garmnu Press. The value does not lenght you out in summer clothing spent £241,149. This left a deficit ef been forfeited by Goron industry in this to drench you and piorce you to the narrow E4551. The previous year's deficit was way is estimated at hundreds of millions of will wind and rain ten ainuces Inter £15,000. Since 1804, the Society had marks. The seniors of the Berlin Mer- circulded 178 million copies of Scriptures, cinnts' Guild acknowledged the accuracy In South Africa Dutch Scriptures had been of these statements, and expressed their various concentration camps, as well as for the German Press on the conduct of the provided for Boer women and children iu lively regret that the criticisms passed by tho prisoners of war.

Goods per Kochi Murn not cleared gentlearen brought forward were fit to

this date subject to rent,

represent the community. Publie clinice ins fallen upoa Messrs Shewan and Playfair, both residents of long statuling in the Colony and well versed in its requirements, and the public may rest assured that its interests will be worthily were the first to bring forward als He cared for by thost gentlemen. As wel

Tung's natus in connection with the Chinese representation, wo take this opportunity of expressing our regret that the Chinese community-se much of it as interesis itself in public alhirs allow a few wirepullers to so mani-

The Filipino who is remanded on pulote it as to create a false idea of the charge of attempted murder did not, wo drift of public opinion. from some

It is evident are informed, heling to the American

The half yearly general inceting of the of the letters have appeared in

that launch Shue, but was a member of the use of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha the ni mws- crew of a small steamer from Cebu, which

was held at the Y. M, C. A. Fall, Kanda, papers that wirepullers are at work, in deck at Taikokisat.

Tokia, on the aftianoma of the 28th ult., and that petty personal considera.

say to Kobe Bendd. Mr Kondo, tions are being operated upon to the

President, occupied the clicand submitted exclusion of the public good. When we of the Telephone Company to cornet provides for a dividend for the period of chings started golf at the age of 33, and We are asked by the Acting Manager balance-sheet was toanimouly adopted. It club. A native of Levenshire, Mr Hut.

the balance sheet for the period. Tho! cossive victory for the Royal Liverpool many dealings with each etter in the cau

this date subject to rent. Goods per Maker not cleared at 4 pan.

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The Attempted Murder.

A Correction.

The Nippon Fusen Kaisha.

The Amateur Golf Champion. *·

C. Hutchins, has scored the fourth suc The new amateur golf champion, Mx

war had exceeded legitimate limits. and that a shadow had, therefore, heen east over the friendly business relations of the two countries, which are bound to have so

A Sporting Golf Links.

mercial sphere.

Singapore Free Press describes the golf finks at Taipeng, Fork :-The Sist hote 200 yds, lins at the end of a slope, and a

This is bow the corespondent of the

A SERIES OF ARTICLES. suggested the succession of Mr HoTuus mis-statement which appeared ins Saturday's | 19.50 per share (19 per cent. per atom)} after 20 years' practice he has now securod ! issue. It was there stated that a shroff besides a special dividend of 50 seu per champion honours. Like most galiers who had been remanded on a charge of enbezahara ( por cent. per annum), en have taken to the gowent a compartively zleman, whereas the accusel is a clerk in 111,595 is placed to reserve and Y700,000 is to age the champion he failed to attain the Company's employ. We regret the mistate, and be this paragaph will Printed for the extension of the Com the free swing which characterises the style all holed out in three is cansitiored cz- remove any misapprehension that may

pany's services and the improvement of of the goung player. Curiously enough collent. From here me his to practically have risen.

the rossele Y659,170 is carried forward he has met with little success in the comte play back from hole on. The third and V68,108 was appropriated for the re-peritions of his own club; but he can claint point sequires sporting instincts, as the hole tancenation of the Directors and Auditors the homur of having on the Bombay lies beyond a rating stron, and on the Medal, the Silver Cross, and the Jubileoft lies the jail. With the slightest puli- Vase of the Royal and Ausient Clah, 45. St. Andrews,

in the stroke the expectant jailors get the A Bare Catch

benefit of a bail, which it is hopeless to stiompt to recover. On the right is the

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Dragon Festival.

A. S. WATSON & CO., community was properly represented. Paper may be seer: floating about va the inmates of this jait. were inoculated by Dr. f out of Saudukan Gaol, a Borneo leopard was foor the gaine emfined in the Resi

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to the Hoa, Wel A-yuk, we were fully aware that Mr Ho Tung was a Eurasiaa, but as he had always idertified himself with the Chinese community and had Leen accepted by the comuervial com- munity as its leader on many ocensions, and is fully alive to the legitimate as parations of the Chinese community, w believed he would make a prost relient representatie of the Clinese-cu-luring commity is the dragon host Today is celebted by the Chinese ommxity. If one were to analyse restival, and, the disand four-tour of the! the nationality of the members of the dragon-boat may be heard at different

Plague Successfully Combated. Logg'slative Council during the past Hurts of the Harbour. Crackerstring is anti-plague inoculation is afforded by the Striking evidence of the benefits of twenty years it might be questioned indulged in a large extout and whole case of the Patiala Central Jail, anys an On the noming of the 7th May at jungle. A full straight drive will however with a justice whether the Europea strings of tiny junkyat, madu of coloured | Indian contemporary The whole of the about 6a... as the prisons were being lot and nicely on the green. From nitember We motioned Mr Ho Tang's naine

water-prosemally divrings 10 sene deity Lendly shortly before the recent plague seen crunching near the senfold. The deacy grounds, and agai well-knowing that the appointment of ❘ throughout Chita are closed for the day.

of the beas All the Cuktets offices tot, at a time when the disease was ram Priscoers immediately gave chase, And the be careful, for on the right fies Mr Wei A-ruk's successor Ing with the

pant in the city The prisoners engaged leopard werden dash for the fence and tried the Residency fowl-lies which King and not with the Chinese com

un estrunural labour contiuned thereafter to scrape is way under it: failing in thto be negosinted. There is a stream and mnuity. We suggrated Mr Ha Tong

tog out as usual to their work, but in the the animal returned and hid under t fiuogle on the left and a busket ahead whole jail, which contained over 700 įki- | main building A Sulu convict, fernani by The Intror ean however be driven. The as a worthy successor best he has pride on Saturday last couplain sorely of of these only nine died, the renisindur baya atau nuosts at the end of it and dexter will imagine fightly that there is arifisk already given evidenor of public spirit, having to do three hours drift on a hot daying either already recovered or being now custy lasted the beast.

soners, only 20 contracted this disbuse and name, then obtained a bit of fomboo with next hole in called Spion Kɔp ́ end golfera is uma of progressive idens, and he is, mīnus water-bottles, or refreshments of convalescent otherwise, well qualified to sit in the any kind. This sort of staining for this mediately cutside the jail, from 80 90 pritus the Trapcetor of Prisons. During the influence of the climb up some rustic steps.“ After haring climb for the first she, which by the way is At the same time, im bound its feet together the Malays brought generally a foogle, owing to the disturbinge- Legislative Council, and to take an Conematicas is not to their liking, especially cent. of the cases proved fazal. active part in the work of that august ļas they are only volunteers. Ou coturning casce which occurred in the jail were not in came up to look at the nṇiami, which was a

The Forday, several Chiucee, Malays and Bengalis There the staticles que even more hozatal- body, in all the letters timt have a Jugin that the chit system hul heen over the building. Those affected were panialis) (Malay - rimau datan; Anyfice — | has';9 en alligator! Shonk the unhappe - to headquarters, they learned to their any patienlar ward, but were distributed beautiful apeimen of marbled hopard (Petes the Residency, on the latt a pond wherein ous to life and lush. Co the right flunk is peared in the newspapers, we have ser Jer valid argument against "Mr Ho

Fablished in the Canteen. New Loous placed in au excomprised hospital duly 180 tree-tiger) slightly larger time a wildcat player land in the left, he may regard lia Celebrated's appointment, and shout the is for the test, but war't there sono other disease showal no signs of spreading gouex. fext in length. The general colour was in the line at story? This shows the sweep plan, and perhaps this last reformyards from the other prisoners, yet the with a tail of uniform thickness a good two-ball as gone berned well; for this unddien King be ideised to appoint Mr Howay of sending the state of airs, which ally, and for three weeks past a fresh guy. the fur spotted the epots being ar necessity of a straight drive: at 160 yds Tung-in the event of Mr. Wei A-yuk previously existed here? The need for focuses have incurred.

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Borneo faxys the #. N. B. II), anel is on to the green, Sumter, eight is the extremely difficult to capture aliye owing to cream of all the bola. It is 75 sds, only, in timidity and great adlity. It is all the but at 60 y, there is a darating row of more singular to find one so near the hom rege boat 120 feet high and nice and close together! There Is a dlich at the

of men is the Central Gal with its two 4rod iubitants, the only place in sl,

ranged in the forts of a circle or rosette abezel is Jantar, and get anther, The estil observer would describe the artificial this the, guards the long desired rendy money in their klaki pockets, they The World's Mercantile Marines.

aniard as a tiger cst, but this would be a haven On the left is mother pond, oze came thirsty and they went away thirsty,

mis-uomen, as there are no tigers in

the right a divale and road, and beyond. A correspondent, writing to the land Bernes, though many varieties of the lessor the hole-a pond? A roully exciting hole Little Johnny had been gazing thoughi- ;

und on the shipping Combise, sends the Feride, including jungle-cats (kueling utan this Nuniber six nonds, a relief after fully at his book of animal pisture's when

following interesting tuble of statistics (-7).

and leopards) To naimal, a fonicle, was

the foregoing efforts, but it wants careful bu suddenly called out: 'Pa, does it cost

The only kinds of rommamicable dis Puwers of the world, of 2500 tons grus savage When apprunched, anking nudilen/of its own in the shape of ditches galore,

Vessels own by the six great. Sesin. perfect onder and condition, and very Play, and number seven his, peculiarities: much to feed a on?"

caso reported in the Colony daring the past register and over, with speeds of 14 knots springs, bissing and growling and show Yes.'*liow much? Oh, a lot of money. A wo week were plugue and chehur. There were au ver.. This size is made the limit is wouldn't it, pa? Yes. weld make a good meat for a linases of plaque, mud, with one exceptionner to oxclude, as fir as possibly, Chow-mented lear is said to be indigenous tule and so the ball gonde roll lack

its tenth mech like a cat when at bay. The I supposo so." (a Portuguese, all were Chinese and all hat nel service stevnen And a fox would be enough for the soli, me east were fatal. The City alone couput- wouldn't it? Yes, yes. And a fox for 30 uses. Cholers showed a decided could make a meal off a hawk?'

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decrease, the cases numbering less this half- se." *And the hawk would be satis. the total of the previous week. With the fied with a sparrow"?"

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plentiful supply of good water that we have a big spider would be good meal for the Buw gut, this disease, which all along has 18 kauts

19-19 Inots. inrtunately beep of a die nature, will 18 s And a thy would be enough for the spider disappear. The cases for the week 17 knots.

175 kate [ "Yes.', 'And a drop of syrup would be a 13 Chinese--and 13 deaths cegurrel. Dir. 16 knota a..

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154 krofs... 'Yes.' 'Well, pa, couldn't want knep a

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