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At High Street, Cernarvon, Wales,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

on the 4th August, the wife of G. Kennedy | Notes by the Way. Rex (of Bangkok), of a Daughter,

At Sunny Ride' Kuching, Sawak, the wife of V. L. NEURONNER, of a Daughter, on the frit August,

A Birkenhead, England, as the 9th August, the wife of W, P. Ken..M.'s Consul at Wuhu, of a Sou

At No. 27, North Soochow Road, Shanghai, on 9th August, the wife of Me T. Dax- NENBERO, of a Daughter.

The tickal strike at Penng ended on the loth ins

The N.D.L. steuner K'inalschau made the run from Hongkong to Sagapore in diya 2 hours.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Hongkong Regiment.

The Hongkong Rogin:eat, it is expect. en, will leave for India in the tire week of September, to be dismuted,

The King's Own.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1902.

LOCAL, AND GENTRAL,

Suicide.

Amanied sourat hamed Ho Kiù,

aged 37 years, committed suleido yesterday muming at Tai O by luuging horsett from

·LOCAL AND GENERAL.

His Excelleney the Governor.

We understand that II. E. Sir Houg Blake, who was expected to arrive bora to day in the Eyres Inlix. has stayed

in beam in sur dwelling house. The lady over in America, and is it now aspectof wax discovered by her buslar, She had till the first week of September. We are that Major 'T. C. F. Somer- keon under exdiead treatínunt for memb

Obituary. ville is to bergne second in command of Lisne. Mr W, W. Skeat late of the F. M. the 1st King Own (Royal Lancaster) Regi-

SEASONABLE at the Ponk Hongkong, on 1th August, States, is engaged to be married to a noict areat, no quartered at Malia. Major Typhoon at Nagasaki.

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the Wite of 0. W. C, PEMBERTON, "of a Daughter.

MARRIAGE.

On the 2nd July, at Se. Peter's, Ealing, by the Rev. J. It. Brufskill, curate in charge of St. Peter's, Bowdon, Cheshire, cousin of the bride, assisted by the Ruv. William Petty, vicar of the path, HELLEY GRMONDE BUTLER, B.A., M.B. Camb.. eldest son of George Butler, of Shangbai, to LOUISE ALICE (LE) only daughter of Henry Greurbank, of 38, Maun Park rond, Ealing, W.

DEATUS.

At Iskander Hall, Johore, ca August 31, 130 ELIZA KEASSY, diest daughter of the

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of Canon Duckworth.

The recall of Wu Ting Fan, Chines Minister the Fnited States, bas been postponed for one year.

A great strike is threatening an belek of the pit buys employed in the Yorkshire clerics, for whom a higher rate of pay is tended. The sitke will throw 30,000 cal univers out of work.

Somervilla was with the regiment in Rong. kong.

The Diamond Sculle.

The Bugoon flazette of the 4th inst. Bays:We regret to record the death, on On Sunday fast, the 10th incumt, Saturday, night, of enteric, at Mandalay, Nagasaki was visited by a typhoon of o- of Mrs. Cronin, wife of Major J. 1. Cronin, usual violence, which did un eatamous Bepity Commissioner, Dhama, on luare. aunt of damage afloat and ashore, So She and bean i for over two natis, Me F. 5. Kelly (of Balliolijs the Sast wirdent was the wind and rain during the being for the last routh in Mandalay. Australian to win the Dinuand Scully at day that pedestrianjam was impossible, and Hentey. He is a son of the late Me T. II. it was caig Isto in the aftermon that the The Indian Army Kelly, a foruto: Vice-Prasident of the Neuston began to alate. South Wales Rowing Association. Kelly was stroke of Eton eight which won the Luries' Plate at lealey in 1820, and was mintha man of the Oxford ecow 1900). Ho

A penny a pound for ripe English Ţin is typical Amstelán, tall, trong, and late Rev. B. 1. Kensberry, the beloved wifetrawberries: Such is the price which has active. The record for the rume (1 mile of Dato Meldum ; aged 63 park.

seconds.

On the 1th August, at 39, North teen paid in Landou this summer. This 550 years) is Howell Scootiew Road, Shanghai Markers, infant saistītutes a record, and growers are dil 30.09 doughter of dehn and Anniolang Niven;

te have been despansioni. aged six monts,

MEMOS, FOR TOMORROW.

Miscellanous.

Gorels per Bambery unistivere aler

tin d'au subject to cart.

per The paddammion of this iame commenced ut 5.43 p.10.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1902.

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For MarksmID.

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Bank Hobbery.

A Simla telegram states-A change in the Regulations in noticed permitting. the calistment of boys over fourteou seits old as trumpetors in the Native Chvalry

On Sunday evening, three men prida visit to a Chinese bank at No. 135, Queen's and Artillery, and as buglers in Saypor Rond Central. While one of the three was Corps. General officers commanding dis- bargaining as to the interest in be allowedtricts are empowered to sunction the re- on 2100, his accomplices pretended to light enrolment of pensioned natiru saldiers. tmir cigars but suddenly seized a bag of silver esch and all three decamped. One Death of an Engineer.

bay contained S Mexicans and this other $200 in foreign and smiali coine, Tu-dag, the police arrested two men on simpicion. They were brought before the Magistrate and renandert.

Piro,

Wo regret to announce (says the N-O, Defly News of the 14th inst.) the death of Mr. MacArthur. fate second engineer of At 2 p.m. on Tuesday, the C.N.S. Pelin. when the Pekin was at Ningpy, Mr MacArthur was reported sick, and Dr Hickin was immediately sent for. The ill- ness was not considered very serious, and the steaner praeeded on her voyage to Shanghai. Mr Matthur gradually be-

The Singapore Cricket Chib has a

Captain Chevallier of the French credit lusture of over $1000. At the annuaArmy, and M. Chudet have invented a target meeting, Sir Frani Swetinham was ro like a man in shape, and regizaring hits by electual resident. The cleation of Conan electric andreiator which tells the mittos roxalted as follows:-Messis Fort, marksman at once, and suves him further #lin, Glennie, Seoule, Elliot, Barkshire, trouble. The target is in spring segments, and the form of the bullet striking a seg J. D. Moetaggart, F. G. Tendrick.

On Sunday morning, shortly alter ouo ment mais un electrical contut nad sends'clock, the Fire Brigado was summoned to English Cricket.

a current though wires carried in a cable

a fire which hart broken cut in the medicine to the annunciator beside to marksman hong siranted at No. 67, Bonham Strand Genndi per Ale Moun nat elents 1 on is a leading article in The Tinues on 21st The tutel

this date subject to star,

April fast, the argument was adduval in aud Surrey and

The place where his bullet struck is 10-

West. A smart application of water con- dicated to the marksman on a dummy ́tar- support of Sir Innes Macky's proposals 20 (Abel 104.

ained the finnes to the top floor and the The axet, which is abe made of the outbreak was soon suppressed, and heavy get. ordinary shape, has been used successtally insurance losses sverted. The contents of in the armies of Franes, Spain, Roumania, the shop, consisting of ginseng and and Portugal

medicinos, ure insured with the Tung On

Yesterday afternoo, a gentleman named for $20,000, and the Transatlantic Company Manners had a barre escape from drown- for $10,000. The cause of the aubreak isting at the Star Ferry Company's Hong-

General Memoranda.

between the Australians In a draw. Surrey scored tient and 110 in secard

for an inermsed tariff, in turn for the innings and the Austeniaus 13 in first Tapas, August 20-

abolition of lekin in China, that as the maings and I runs for loss of une wicket Re-opening of iocesan School and

in second innings Chinese. influenced by self-interest, Orphanage. Hodh per Paranth unt cleared st would respret the agreeinm as they had Good Shooting at Shanghai. ■

4 però, on this datemubject to re.

IT 3. shooting match between the Transfer books of the Hongkong Hairspected the Chelan Convertion of 1885, |

Co., Tail, climai from thi dare the dealing with the import of opium, Klangksi Pobies and H.MS. Arethus, ut 27th August, inclusiv

su would they respect the enditions laid 200, 500 and 600 yards, Inspectors Bourke

Shareholders of Queen Mines, Ed., at the Company's Qüizes. Noon. Extraordinary Meeting of Slore- holdem of liverd Freehold Mis, Fatal, nl the Company's Offices, Sen, areas. Augant Fe

action Penca e Fami mare, at the Resolves of Mr 4, M. Beati trabeny Hill, Pook.

Wasnow. Angust 2

Non-Meeting of Shareholders of The Hoogkong Houd Comprey. Limited,

: Company's thatci.

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China and St Louis.

The Puking correaperdent of the A-Q.

His Breellency on Foot,

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Yesterday innraing, His Excellency the Arting Governor, in his capacity of

FRUDay, August 24:-

13.45m--Extraordit;ary Meeting of down forthe abolition of lekin. It is un-and Collins scored 101 out of the possible fliess Conamanding the Troops, soon-

forionate for the argument of our Lon of 105. The police won by 60 points

Eleven moen fired and we counted on each don contesporury, but fortunate, pens

sire. haps, for the foreign merchants in China, that the Chinese officials should so early! prove the wallacy of the argument by attempting to throw over the stipula Daily News writes The Hon. John tions of the Chefoo Convention. This Barrett was well pleased with his reception has happened at Canton and Swatow, in Peking. The Empres Dowager gant

ownra Lappu. By od him an audience and asked say and it may Clause V. of the Chef Convention, questions concerning his mission, it is The Chinese Government undertake probable that an appropriation will be sade FOR & PAIN

thas when the packages [at opium] shall for a fair representation at St Louis and the ad or chest there is nothing wet- have been opened at the place of con the merchants be encouraged to send their to the funnel diamond with Chan-bertnic's Pais Bahn and tedsumption, the opium aball not be sub

It

woods.

to the seat of pain. This same treatment jected to any tax or contribution, dired Branei. is sur core for lame back. One applica-

gives relief. Tit. For sale by Alor indirect, other than or in excess of Dealumn; Wargiss Lid, General Agusts.

such tax or contributies as is or way hereafter be levied on native apium The duty levied upon opiu mis Taelo 3

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unknown.

at presunt,

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The Canton Bankow Bailway

in wome, however, and in spite of every attention on the part of the captain and officers of the ship, he died at 5 am, you

terday.

Incident at the Ferry

kong Wharf. He was about to step ou board the anal when he missed his hold of the chain that lowers the gangway id lurched sidoways into the water. In falling, his head cum, in violent contact with the Lunch and tie was rendered unconscious Mr E. R. John, on socing the condition of the unfortunate man, sprang into the water. and brought him ashors more dead than alive. He was attended to on the wharf and gradually caine to himself.

and by several staff officer, paid a visit

It is reported from Poking says the to Kowloons. As is how invariably the Gee, there see nu riekstras at the Wharf, NC. Daily Neum of the 13th inst.) that and His Excellency and his staff set out on an Imperial Roscript has been bad con Eot for their destination. They succeeded senting to an agreement made between an in picking up rickshas in Elgin Road, how-American Syndicate, of the one part, and ever, and wore thus saved from making the Shang Kungphe, Viceroya Chang Chib journey in the boiling sun, as have many tung, of the Hukuang provinces, and Tao Rosloen residents when they go over to Mu, formerly of the Two Kuang viners, the mid day nieal. Now that His Excet.of the other part, by which the American keney has had experience of the paucity of Syndicate engages to construct a grand rickets on the states, pertaps he will be trunk milway line between Carton and Band Forformance. good enough to jog up Homebody in Hanko, the name of the new inc to be authority to jog up somebody else to jug up the ricksha contractor, As Chief Justico Fiolding Clarko used to ray. T'a wonderful what you can do if you gry !!

Health of Hongkong.

CASU

caller, the Yoch Hun Railway.

Boy Drowned at Shanghai.

The following is the Programme of Music to in performed by the Band of the Royal Welck Fusiliers on the New Parade Ground, on Wednesday next, the 29th inst., from 5 to 6.30 p.m.

1- Msich

2-Overture

3 Selection

4-Valse 5-Due!

- Selection

The Toreador. Si J'étais Roi. Romeo and Juliet. Wesner. Madl'e. Excelsior. 'The Greck Share.

f Land of my Fathers,

7 Mon of Tatlech

Gad bloss the Prince of Walos

GOD SAVE THE KING.

Three Days' without Option.

An occasional correspondiout in the

Pinang Gazette says:--A yarn oumor from Perak, whether true or not I cannot say, to the affect that a Chinese carpenter h

The N.-C. Daily Netas of the 15th inst. We understand quays the Ștonita Times)

contains the following paragraph :---A sad that statements to the contrary notwith-

fatality occurred on the river on Wednes standing--the Sultan of Brunci has roused

The boys of the St. Tho pligue return for de week ender day afternoon.

Xavier's School went for a picnic to Long to sell his country to Sarwal, and in deter mined nor towerifice it unless compelled to 16th inst. shows a satisfactory reduction in per pical and lekin Tack S, or Tacchi so by force. To complain bisedy of the number of victims, and that the discuss

Hus Pagid, and during aho afternoon 110 in al. Roughly, this comes to

the attitude, assumed towards him by the is not contined to any particular district of several of the boys bathed in the river. | $200 per chest, and, now, at Swator British Consul, who is ult acting agent the Colony. There were 12 cases and 12 Between 3 and 4 o'clock in the afternoon a and Cut the Chinese officials ar for the Sanwal Government in the propos deaths, all Chinese. The return for the the boy named Adrian Russell, not quite ten years of age, was having lessons in attempting to levy an additional tax ofed almorption of his dominions. Further two days ended noon yesterday gaver y $200. Rather than pay this additional more we learn that the Sultan intends to ons additical care from stail No. 137 Gwinning from some of the older boys, and lekin, the opium merchaas have had append direct to King Etward for the pro-tral Mark. The total cans for the year afterwards went into shallow water, some A. S. WATSON & CO., opium retarsed to Flongkong, and the ection of his State, the Etegrity of which, now number 545, of which 184 have proved 10 foot from the shore to rest. A little |be contends, was assured to him by Fritain fatal, The deaths include 4 Europeans later, he and another boy. H. Reeks, trade is at a standstill pending the out der iko terus of the renty now eating out of &asseates, 514 Chinese vat of 519 waded out and apparently stepped into a been reked up in the strong roar of the LIMITED.

come of pegotations between the Britis between Brunei as a fordatory Stats and and 15 other Asiatics out of t pit. Becky ask three times but was new Chartered Bank Tok for the last and Chinese Governments. We leam the suzerain Empire.

Cholera slowed renewed activity during

reseped. Rassell, however, dappeared three days. It seems that the inner grille that after the Chia-Japan war, au a

the past week, when no fewer than 25 mags from sight, and the body was not recovered ) of the door is fitted with a spring luck, and tempt to levy a similar tax was made The Indian Tea Trade.

wets recorded, of which 19 were fatal. All until some hours later. Some of the elder it is mumised that the man went pride and Nanking In that case, desirous d

A Resolution of the Government of were Chinese, 18 of them being from the hope dived repeatedly in such of the allowed the door to close behind him. The from other districts. One body, but without success, and at 10 p.m. keys were in Penang. Three dare simple avoiding friction with the foreign Judin appears in the Gazette referring City and 3

At 1 a.m. impriamment and absolutely na option of Powers, the officials attempted to collect to the proposal of the Indian Te As European was seized with enteric fever and the search was abandoned. WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

sociation that Government should impose one Chineo with puerpial feres, but Festerday, the boily was obsi doatinga fime! Poorman: I suppose his friends the extra lekin from the opium divats for five years duty of won fourth ofs pioneither of them have died.

on the top of the water, and wearecovered, were able to feed him, and it is to be lopad or smokeshops, the proper place to per pound on all India ter exported by

The body of the deceased was badly bruised they kept him compant at night, otherwias impose if native opium is being sea from India, the proceeds to be devoted

and scraped, having bech casght, it is he must have had a very miserablo time of muleted to the same extent, as stipula to pushing the sale of t, and sharing

happoned, by the yuluh of a large native | of ir...... ed in the Convention. The divan pro that the uocessary legislation to give efect Celebrated prictors refused to my the ext to this proposal will be undertaken text tax, and their resistance proved cold weather lose in the mentione eflectual, the inferenon therefore being weights or widely estatsing objections light, there being only three unimport Cholera in Manila.

ant cases, implicating five persons, dern The Shanghai Times polishes the that the live opium was not be received. The Resolution continuos for hearing Li Thung (2) was charged following telegum from Manile on the 10th to durance vile, whare, no doubt, a wracan ing treated like the foreign drug that objections to the proposed measure with aring (1) committed robbery with inst.The Cholars situation bera is be-arcation was accorded him. His record was to avoid the difficulty of collecting shook reach the Government of India violence in dwelling-hose, (9) Inteny coming daily, more oritical. More that includes numerous 'mal septances for

Ketablished A.D. 1841.

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the subordinate collecton, that the off-

before the lot. December next.

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Criminal Sessions,

day before His Honour Chief Justice Good-secident.

The Criminal Session opened yester-heat which was passing at the time of the

Iman. The calendar was an exceedingly

Re-capture of an Escaped Convict.

One of the moet dacing characters that the police of Hongkong have had to deal with has just made an ignominious reture

with monate, and (8) with having received 100 new cuses have beat roported to-day, petry cenios, etc, a term of twelve BLEND and possibly to avoid fakage through Thefts by a Servant.

sloten gords, the amount of money alleged exceeding by 5 per cent, the number of years' priement for being oratorised to hare hech stalen being $2,912 sides any previous day since the epidonic was doin a piney, and another form of twelve Tu-day, at the Magistracy, Lang Taal: certain articles of jewellery. In pleaded notclared. Official attempts to ehoeddie disease months imprisonment for returning from cials at Canton and Satow hit upon Huer, servant boy, lately employed on the guilty on the first and scmud counts but have resulted in almost absolute failure.banishment. I was while porving thes the expedient of collecting at these two derernment tendee Sady, was sentenced guilty on the third. The Attorney General After an expenditure of more than $300,000 last potioned sentence that in Septem points of import. Neither Canton nor to three months' imprisonment for steling (Sir H. S. Berkeley) stated that he would gold for the suppression of the decase, the ber, 1808, he succeded in cluding the Swatow, however, are the places da guld watch and shain cand some money. not press the flest count. The following jury Health authorities have teid of the quam-watersand escaped from confinement by consumption, as set forth in the Cort appears that Captain W. Robinson, of was empanelled-Mesurs, J. Van Houten, tins guard, which had checked promisctions climbing giver the high prison wall (wtiali, no vention, of all the opia sent there the Stuxley, ugaged theboy about a seck A. A. Gutierrez, IL Arthur, N. F. Mithai entry in the city, and now tactically doubt, he had made a careful survey of At Canton, the chest is opened, the ag Last night, before taking dinner, ho walls, L. Clarke, A. Ahmet and A. Moir, nothing stands in the way of wholesale opium parked into small parcels, and changed his coat in his abin, leaving the After evidiace had been taken, the prisoner immigration from the provinces Anoord-aug his short term of liberty) transported to various points beyond,

was found not guilty on the Erst and second leg to one of the health esports, stive dis desanding to the street about thirty at think muy more counts, but was sentenced to five years rear of sanitary regulations and triefeat below. He then want intu, hiding on WHISKY is a Blend of the Finest packages are opened for consumption morning when he wanted to

ent third. Li Cheung, Laung Fit, and Sit Fuk for a fight against the discase, bare on the scant for hins had somewhat relaxed, at the smoke shops, where the native time and discovered that the timekeeper Ini were aspanelled on a charge of salt discouraging factors throughout, leafront the reach of the b. On Saturday, in eruping from the Coley, und WHISKIES distilled in SCOTLAND drug is also opened," sold and smoked, and tuoney had gone. He called the boy with intent to rob, and wault causing that it would be less to fight gorance was Marned that the caped charict, DRESSMAKING Specially selected. It is of great age. A disting breach of the Conventio, and cus of the seamon cane in and report locily baru. They were quitted. The and prejudice, even wersjubundist mungy whose toute is Woeg Roi, had returned, tu

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Our Calebrated 'E' Liqueur SCOTCH In the terms of the Covention, the about it until about six o'clock this imprisonmer with hard boar on the tions, coupled with the shortage of funds the hillside for a title, and finally, when

Very fine and Mellow,

If it were neces

sorcecdel

has, therdore, taken place, and, putting ed that the boy bad deamped and had first named was sentenced to two ganse forthcoming for that purpose, and that the Loke and Inspector Gidley, of the aside n?) considerations of compensation taken with him his (the momen's) box and hard labor, and the other two to oighteen it is quite impossible to entor belt detective stail, acting on information, pro- Its superior quality has established for stoppage of trade, 'I will be inter in money. The police were informed months' hard labour sach. iu Chat plead-regulatione. This depressing vow ceded to a family house at No. 12, Was In esting to go how the British authoricia and detectives despatched to the diluted guilty to stealing a letter while emphy be shared also by the Health Depart Fong, was Stanton Street, when the its reputation as the. LEADING deal with the case.

bonts leaving for Couton. The thief wased in the Post Ofiles. The latter was from ment, although formal confession to that fugitive was found in hiding, and reartós- SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE EAST,sury, this departure from the solera stalen watch and chain fatened in the or

found on the Hankou, colly wearing the Manite, and 20 cents had to be collected on fleet will of course not be made. Every red him. The prisner was brought lafure.

it for defolat pratage, which fact was pro- ne regards the situation as grave and the the Magistrate and remanded till Tuesday. stipulations of a should doch the divary way to his jacket. He had als on bably to indoement to prisolto commit entire non-native Topulation is alarmed as British Government how necessary, it is his person 30 in money and a quantity of the thate. His Landship to this prisoner to what the near future may vield. Modical

PROMPT ACTION to regard with suspicion any promises Chinese'sweets and chox. He made no that a podran convicted of stealing one any that the rainy season, DUT fair in donling with whas may be only a slight made by the Chinese, and before the new Treaty is agreed to and signed we attempt to deny the charge,

letter in England would be entenced to ly set in, furnishes the main hope for the cough vil often avort some nigre sirious

STEARNS hope the British authorities will obtain

Per Bazen ......

$15.00

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better guamntees than any we have yat Have you made your will asked the seen set forth that the Chinese will adlawyer of the old coloured citizen. Ne,. hero to its spirit as well as its literal sah: Bain't got nothin' to late cept in

wife en de rheumatism pbruscology

five years, but having egard to the check of the discese. This prospect batiment ARIS COUGH CURS

prismmer's los intellect and poor salary (810 bore the reliance of these win know

por mooser), a world sentence him to bow vital is ita soppaasion. 10 urey

material interest in the Philippine two years. This concluded the business.

spoedy and effoonvo. Wholesale from A. Ber is just the thing for this, as it is always Watson & Cix., Ltd., Ronghong,