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Hospital, Hongkong, WILLIAM Notes by the Way.

-The publication of lies ivate commenced at 5.30 p

The China Mail,

BONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGust 22, 1902:

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Lime-Washing Returns,

The limo-washing turns for the fort. night ended 16th August show that B85 $50 to $19.00 houses in the Eastern District were treated.

8.00

1300 Rat-Catching.

4.50 13.00

14.09.

A retorn was laid on the table, at yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary Boned, showing that during the week emled 18th August 452 rots had been caught in Victoris 30.00 and Kowloon, If these, 28 worn found to

21.00

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MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Auction.

2.30 Auetion of Household Furni- ture, at the Residence of Mr J. M. Beattie, Strawberry Ill. Peak.

General Memoranda. Tezday, August 6 m

Goods per Road, not riisured at

mt this date subject to rent. Warstay, August 27 :

in infrared.

Victoria Recreation Club.

Beverley House at Yokohama has be come the Buff Hotel.

The Chinese rovcued cruiser Lin fails, built at the Kawasaki Dockyned, Kobe, bas audergone a successful trial.

The incessant mins in Japan have dona ameh damage to the milways, rivor. embokments, villages, and many towns,

The Siamese Crown Prince, on his way back from England via the United States,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Water Polo.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1902,

TELEGRAMS.

A water polo match was played at the {* cinka MAIL" SPECIAL SERVICE).

OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES, LIMITED.

An extmordinory general meeting of the

Victoria Rocreation Club last night in the TWO MISSIONARIES MURDERED. shareholders of Olivera. Froshald Mines,

Water Polo Shield Competition. The

teams were as follar :-

*A* Team, V.R.€.––Gosl, H. M. Peraira; | hacks, J. H, R. Hazee and A. Loureiro; hali-back, C. M. Alves; forwards, C. 1. P. Herbst, A. Humphreys (captain) and F. D. Bain.

'R' Team, V.R.- Goal, H. Schnna- cher; bucks, I, W. Konnett and H. M. Bain; half-fuck, F. K. Tata (captain); for- wards, H. S. Kennett, G. 19. Rabié, and O. R. Chunnutt.

The game wann fast one, but LA ̃ team

RIOTS IN HUNAN.

A German Gaabent to the

Кеспе,

(From Our dica Ouirespondent.)

Shanchal, August 91. 4.20 pito. Reports have been received from

next-

Limited, was held today, when the salı- joined resolution passed at ordinary general mucating of the Company held on 5th August last was submitted for confrmation as a special resolution, name ty:-

That the Company be wound up volun- tarily, and that Arthur Rylande Löwe, ul Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, Chartorell Accountant, ho, and he is here. by appointed, Liquidator for the purpose of such winding up

is expected in Japan early in November was decidedly stronger, and won by 6 zonHankow to the effect that two British | Nobha, Lau Cho Pak, Wong Man Lam

next.

Latree-Sergeant F. 11. lu Mesurier, Ist West Yorkshires, has been selected for a Sccrud Lieutenancy in the Border Regi-

ment.

The British residents at Nagauki postponed their velcuration of the Corona tion till the 8th of November owing to the prevalence of cholers at that port and the Municipal regalations against large asscm-

blies.

The Shanghai Golf Club defeated the The matshed at the V,R,C. enclosure Shanghai Recreation Clab at cricket by at Kowtop je restored, and ready for the 141 runs to 107. For the gowfers. J. Man accomodation of members, Practies is scored 30 and captured & wickets for 39 now in progress for the aquatic sporta whigh runs, while K. J. McEuen scored 48 and are fixed for the 11th. 19th and 15th of † necured 3 wickets for 30 runs. Septemlat

Disastrous Explosion.

The Plague.

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Three cres of plague, ail Chiguse and An explosion and fire occurred on the all fatal, were reported to day.

1st st. ie rower of the old castle ut Fukuoka uspsk as a barguch for is soldiers Noonscher were about to leave for Formos.

Nou Meeting of Shareholder of The Hongkong Hotel, Company, Lansited.

Company's Hotel,

There were great fiiculties in the way of they escape, and no less than 47 of the 8 were alert or injured

Missions to Seamez

A Coronation gift of one thoran pounds has horts presented to the Missions

The Sandhurst Caso.

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Mr Brodrick stated in the House of Commons on the 7th inst. there will be a fresh Governor of Saudhurst next term, and also changes in the administration and eduention.

The Empress Dowager.

Chinese oficials who have been to

to 1. It is only fair to say that through sickness on other causes the 'B' team was not so strong as it might have been.

...

Fifteen Mile Record Broken.

There was some sonsational running on on the 21st the Stamford Bridge Ground ult, when, in an ovent promoted by the London Athletic Club over 15 miles (level), F. Appleby, of the Hernu-hill Harriers, beat Arthar Shrabh, South Lauder Harriers, the famour Amateur Champion,

missiouaries have been murdered at Chen-Chou, in the Province of fun. No other riots are reported, so it is believed this is merely a local affair.

The German gunboat Forecaerts left

Yochow to proceed across the Tungting Lake for Chen-Chou. Boats too deep,

[We do not understand, thus purport

by 40 yards, in the world's record time of of the last sentenco, but give it as sent. 1h 20m. 43-58.. Shrubb being second Chenchou is situated on the Yiinu exactly 11 1-5see behind.

It was 3 marvellous race, and a must exciting me to wareh, for Appleby, who led prastically throughout and made his own cunning, sprinted in the last lap (covered in lumín. 11 3-oser, the fastest of the lot), and sailed bone a brilliant winner as stated. The time honts by min. 10 4-5sce, that of Sid Thomas, made on the same track on April 2, 1892, ciz, th. 22, 15 2-Ds.

The German Colonies.

The methods of administration in the British Crown, Colonies has been, and still is, the subject of a close study by the Ger- use Imperial Department of the Colonies, asappattes from the following reply sent by Dr. Stuaboi, Director of the Colonial De-

·River, about 150 miles from the jung tion of the river with the Tungting Lake, and about 170 miles, as the brow flies, west of Changsha, the capital of the Provinec,--En.. C.M.]

FURTHER DETAILS.

POST OFFICE DEMOLISHED.

[From Our Chen Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, August 22, 9.15 am. Further riots are reported from The Custous Station and Chen-Chou.

Gode per Leather Gastle undebrural |

after this date sobject to vent, Goods per Becare undelivered after

this date subject to vent. Goods per Grufie sck discres at 4 pm. to Season for the provision of a new stemmering and have been received in tadiener partent of the Foreign Office, tua turquest Imperial Post Offeg have been demo-

on this date subject to rent.

launch of stronger power than the present by their Majesties agree (status tho put forward by the Colonial Society that lished, a clerk in the latter being dan

should be assigned to the Governors of the gerously wounded.. Councils composed of Colonial residents

A COLD AT THIS SEASON

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Mision steamer for the visitation of the ship addighthouses on the Toes by the Society's Chaplain from Middlesbrough.

The Retort Sarcastic.

A sequel of recruits were getting rid of som sammuntion a the age one day, and the sergeant in charge began to use strong bugunge as the firing proceeded and the target remained untouched. 'What'

Drity News), in saying that the Empress Dowager is now quite Billurent in appearance from what she used to be before the Boxer disturbances in 1900. She in aid to have become so thin-faced and sallow in complexion that those who had seen her before scarcely recognised her. The, to her, anlucky collapse of her fricude and allies, the Hoxars, and the heavy burden on the Imperial exchequer imposed

missed again he roaced, as an unfortunate the War fudemnity, which has proved a stumbling block to her customary ex- recruit cut up the dust for the seventh con-travagance and lavishness of other people's secutive tam, 'I don't believe you could

missesi a rain yesterday.

hit a furniture tau." Oh you medn'tney-and the diffealty at the present crew, sergeant, retorted the recuity and the disgrace of the country upon her

of avenging what she calls her wrongs

barbaric enemies of the West is said to have se preyed upon ber mind that loss of appctite url of sleep have unde her what she is,

Music at Hongkong Hotel.

By hund permission of Major Herger and icers; the net of the Hongkong Regiment will play at the Tingkong Sanitary Surveyor's Report. Hotel porrow (Saturday) evening, from 1

p.m. to 9,30 PM March

Intermezzo

Sainction... Wait..

German Protectorates. The reply, which

The murdered missionaries,

who

is addressed to the President of the Society, belonged to the China Inland Mission, is as follows:-Your Highness has suggest-

ĮRECTER'S SERVICE.]

RETURN OF THE HONGKONG TROOPS.

cd to the Tumperial Chancellor to attach to are Me JF. Bruco, an Australian, and the Governors of the Protectorates a Council Mr R. H. Lowis, an Englishman. composed of officials and private residents, which, although possessing an advisory power only, should ha entitled to have its deliberations and expert opinions brought under the notice of the Chancellor. making this suggestion, your Highness ad- wits that we (the Colonial Administration) Legislative Councils in the German Protec- are considering the question of forming

s

Thors wore present--Boss J. A. Jupp, A. H. Muncelt, W. D. Sutton. A.

and S. L. Cotter (Secretary).

The Chairman raid-Gentlemen, at war last meeting, I think I explained to you fully the vessons we have for making the proposal to go into Liquidation, and I du hot think it necessary to waste your tinse in going over thera nonio, If, how. ever, any shareholder wishes for any further information, before I put the Resolution to the meeting, I shall b pleased to give it. I move that the Com pany be wound up voluntarily, and that Artin Rylands Lowe, of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, Chartered Accountant, be and he is hereby appointed Liquites for the purpose of such winding up

Mr A. H. Moucell seconded," Carried,

This was all the business.

QUEEN MINES, LIMITED.

An extraordinary general meeting of the streliciers of the Queen Mines Company was held to lay for the purpose of confirm ing special resolution the following resolotion, which was passed at an extraor dinary general meeting of the Compafly beli on the 5th fust, vix ~ That the Company 1b6 wennd up voluntarily and that Arthur Rylands Lowe, of Victorih, in the Colony of Hongkong, Chartered Accountant, be, and he is hereby appointed, Liquidator for the purpose of such winding up."

The Chairman said. I do not think there is anything I can add to what I have at ready told you at the last miting, and unicas any shareholder has uny remarks or suggestions to make will simply put the

resolution to you

Mr Lan Chu-pak seconded.

Carried unaninioualy."

CANTON NEWS,

(From a Carraponilent. i

THR BULWAY.

Canton, August 21. The Special Railway, Deputy Choung G) bos bad since interviews with the Vicorny, sines the arrival of the six Foreigners connected with this enterprise. on the 8th of August. It appears that a osrtain auzount of surveying has been done. The Deputy has requested the Viceroy to

LONDON, August. 10, 1902. The Hongkong Coronation troops have sailed, rin the United States of Aniorics.

[Beuter is surely misinformed. The Farissa Proclamation calling upon all

THE BOER GENERALS IN

torates. The present suggestion has Eastern Contingent is travelling via Can- equally been taken into consideration by ada. En, C.M.]

Whilst there seem to bo certain! obvious advantages in establishing such Council, there are, n. the other hand,

HOLLAND certain objections to be worthed in the Though the welcome accorded to the The report of the Sanitary Surveyor balance. I have first of all ordered further Boer Generals at Rotterdain and the Hague (Med. J. Bryan) passed at jonerday inqiries to be instituted about the rights was curdini, the ceasds wore unexpectedly meeting of the Sanitary Board, for the procedure in use in the Legislative snall and showed little cathustusin. *Cavalleria Rus. Masalani ] svernd quarter of 1812 here that plane bad and Excentive Changils of the British) Sheaghter lean pessed fine the drainage of 85 houses, rerum to the cutter after the results of Crown Colonies, and shall, if necessary, Rosas fringing the total number in hand during Sallivan the quarter up to 1.072. The drainage of 16 houses was completed. Notices for repairs or alterations to the drains of 121 houses had been revcived, making the total

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The Proposed Opinn Monopoly.

The Tentsin correspondent of tho Heir to Emperor of China.

number in band 314, of which 125. kad į Stendere wrote on the Ath May :—I have According to a recent private letter been completed. Cartilientes had been just fearned some interesting facts in enn from an authoritve source in Peking to granted that 167 houses had been built innection with the attempt on the part of native official of high rank, temporarily racordance with therequirements of Suction certain formuan merchants to obtain a

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ANTI-CLERICAL MEASURES

officials through 'whose territory the railway will pass to take precautions for the pro tection of the work and werkrien. Thu Lang Hoi Pau saya that over two hundred coches are at Wong Sha waiting the word. to commence operations. Sheds have bein erected at that place for the uccum modation of the men, and averything points. to an early start. But this is Chion. If it is true that the coolies have beon and are being engaged from the villages along the route the coming railway that may proce

IN FRANCE. The execution of the expulsion decrees to be a wory wise more. in France has been coppicted,

[DER ONTASIATISCHE: LLOYD SERVICE.|| EVACUATION OF TIENTSIN. TENISIN, August 15.

The Provisional Government was dis

DANGERS AND RESPONS3PULATIES OF

EDITORS:

The position of an editor of a Chinese newspaper in China is one which demands the groatist circumspection. The su darins are not troubled with the cambrous

the anfortunate editor who reported that a nethode of western justice. Without any

or seize the editor or both. It appears that German was about to commence the mann facture of chemical manures ni Fong Tain, Canton, was wrongly informed. It it was nut true, it was not a serious matter, and might have been taken as a good suggen

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Nej, its reported it: Court circles that; houses had been found to require room-the Empire, about which I tekgraphed to Shih-k'ni entered the city at no, while

siding in Shangla (says the N.-C. Daily of Ordinance 13 of 1901. The drains of monoply For the sale of sping:" throughout sulvus to-day. Governor-General Yuan Warning they shet ap the newspaper office her Majesty the Empress is enceinte. Her struction and noticas served accordingly, you some three or four weeks ago. The all foreign troops, headed by the Gorman Majesty' naine is Yeh-to-na-la, and shen addition to these, 6.494 houses had been initial stops had then only just beni taken, Regimental Tand, erscouted the city latu is the daughter of Kue Hsiang, Duke of Chingen, and also a esasin of the En-inspected, with the result that B3 dinge the plan watured quickly. The pro- in the afternoon. peror, whom she married on the 6th ofisances had been disowned. 237.nui-pod of the Gorman firm was to pay the Celebrated February, 1889.

Ranges had been reported to the Medical Chinese Government a royalty of twenty. Being of a uniformly Oficer of Health anil 85 to the Director of million tacks amually, and in order to eat quiet and retiring disposition, but withal a Public Works to be dealt with by them: the machinery in notion, a small present shrewd porson, her Majesty never openly 1,196 cinked drain-pipes en private proper- of five frundred thousand tacts was promis. concerned herself with politics nor opposed to had been cleansed. the Empress Dowager in any way as to make an enemy of the latter as did the peror: hence the peaceful current of her life in Court.

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German Mercantile Marine.

Hongkong A.D.C

The Hongkong Austeur Dramalic Club propose to put on the following picves. during the season: Liberty Hall about

WEATHER REPORT.

Hongkong Observatory :--

The following notice is issued by the tion, for there is certainly a field for such enterprise.. I trust that the rumour to the effect that the Gorman Consul was greatly

On the 22nd at 11.25 m, The barome

ed to Yung Lay, and one writing trols to ter has risen on the Chins coast; fallen in annoyed and has called upon the Nam Prince Ching, through whose agency it was.E. Japan, owing to a depression in the Hoi Magistrale to arrest the editor will hoped to work the oracle. In due course

N. part of the Sea of Japan.

Moderate to fresh N.E winds will pro-prove to be untrue. hy set down the China const, pressure having increased over K.E. China.

Forecast: moderate N.E.. winds ; fair.

a Germin representative visited Pekin, and interviewed Prince Ching. Everything Peared favourable, and the Memorial to secure the Court's consent was drawn up.

From statistics just published, it ap-the middle of November; Flis Excellency By an unlucky chance. Yung Lu called VERY OLD LIQUEUR pears that there were, in 1901, 389 German the Governor' about the middle of De- during the interview, and by an equally and the comic opera of His untucky chance allusion was made by Prince

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Ship-Speed: Phenomena.

MrJ.Schütte, chief of the experimental station of the North German Lloyd at Brottish Association's a London that oral, like torpedo boats, 10xy ran quicker Lord Roberts has informed the equocl Bromerhaven, points out that fast small

af more than 6000 tons, against 324 and Excellency' about the middle of January. Ching to the cumsia' of one million The thore is no intention of interfering with the 12 ehallow than in deep water, and that pur 32 respectively in 1960. Within the last It will to remembered that the last- mischief was done. Yung Lu, ignorant or four years the number of steamers of mare mentioned piece was in full rehearsal in the thu 2000 tons has increased by 101; that spring of 1901, but was indefinitely post of steamers over 7000" town by 58. A poned upon receipt of the sad news of the present the largest German stratuer is a death of the lato Queen Victoria. We

600,000 uels, while Prince Ching bad a vessel of 18,500 rous, but the North German nuderstand chut the prospects for the cont Our Celebrated 'E' Liqueur SCOTCH ta having a for steamer bait by the ing season are decidedly good, the Club deliberating with the Grand Council to million. The next day, while he was craftily WHISKY is a Blend of the Finest Valcan Condary at Stettin, which will te having received good number of now mye the claim rejected, an urgent telegram A Forbidden Book.

of 10,500 tons burden. It is the called and valuable recruits. The woleme rearrived from Viceroy Chang Chih tang to WHISKIES distilled in SCOTLAND

hoodiess of the adage that half a fout is dress and specific tartans of the Highlandsl runs in so-called open water may be better than none, determined to wreck the regiments, except that the colour of the very misleading His experiments with Service dress must be like the rest of the models (says Fagineering) demonstrate that whole scheine rather than accept paltry Army, khaki, but will be niwde to suit thesis 'whoke length does not exco, 1.6.

times the width required in divji, water an open channel of at least ten or twelve times. their width. As regards the deptli, the influence of tlie tank liatite vanished for..

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the Kaiser Wilhelm der Zweite, and the turn of Me E. W. Mitchell, the able stage have unthing to do with the scheme, as he Guikeshi (The History of International depth was 10 times the draught, and for A book entitled Nisshin Senyeki vast steamer models only when the available

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HAVE takon Stearns Wine of Cod Liver will number 585, so that she will carry al

01 for general weakness and dobility, together 2400 people. The motor power and am pleased to say that I have derived necessary to achieve the desired speed of great benefit from it. I shal recomtien

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ngh. This afforded the necessary ex-published by Mr Takata Sanaye, apro.times the draeght. Considering that củac, and the schorse hai, for the present minent Progressist and well-know-author mutern torpedo-boats of 8 10 in. at least, fallen through. Yung Lu then in Tokyo, Ins Lean declared by the dranglit sink by 20 in, at their usual speed, made the truly brilliant suggesting authorities to be a nice to the public so that the draught increases to 10 ft. 6 in. Princo Ching that's far better plan for peace, and its sale bibited. All avail we should perform the trial runs in depths raising a large son of money quickly woulpable copies of the work have been ordered of 157 Ft. to 164 It The newest North- be to sell Canton to the French and to be seized, says the Robe Chronicli Gerran Lloyd stemmers Kuiser Wilhelm Chusau to the British,' for cash down. This

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do 23 or 24 knots should have been tested tion of the much talked-of repugnance on

in 274 ft of water to realise the speed they. the side or chest there is nothing attain the ocean. Other experiments 1 ter than a place of flannel damprued. tion of their territory, and also of the pro- with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and applied demonstrate that in fleets of similar ships, found knowledge of foreign polítics ed to the meat of pain. This same treatment the largest and resident should lead, the Wholesale from A. S. Watson & Cn joged by China's eplightened Government is is sure cure for lame back. One applic salles be the last and that all aboutd

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