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TELEFRONE.No. 206.

JADE ADDRESS; ACTIVE, HONGKONG.

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BIRTHS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

On the 18th August, at 105, Miller Rond Shanghai, the Wife of G. I. ROSE, of a Son.

On the 19th August, at No. 36, Xanking

JUDAH, of a Son.

Road, Shanghai, China, the Wife of J. f.

DEATHS.

On the 17th August, at Herin, CAR, Witch; aged 18 year. (By Cable,),

On the 19th August, at the Shahghani eneral Hospital, aiter's long and painfur illness, ELIZABETH, Wife of Ed. G. Wilson; ayed 52 years.

The publication of this issue comenced 5.4 p.

The China tail.

BONGKONG, MONDAT, August 25, 192.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Collision,

The . f. 8. Pigste arrived at Kobe with a large hole in her stern far 21.00 above the water line, caused by a enfin

with the stemmer flacodich at Bloji.

per Dozen.

LIGHT HOCKS

WHITE WINES..

CLARETS.

$ 6.50 to $19.00

8.00 13.00

4.50

13,00

+3

ST.

LEHON TONIC WINE..

BURGUNDIES

14.00

30.00

453

H. PRICE & CO.,

Queen's End.

The Chinese Queue.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Notes by the Way.

The Japin Tine draws attention to

the absolute quietness with which the voting n the late general election was conducted throughout Jagat.

The M.B.S. Hatsune Mard, from Nagasaki to Yokohams with 000 tons of coal, was totally wrecked on the Plymouth Rocks of Karilu on the 10th inst.

Damage to the extent of 120,000 yen was done by a fire at the railway station at Aomori on the 11th ist. two locomotives being destroyed.

The rainfall at Mobliain up to the

19th ult., was 80.52 inches us against 76.56

inches during the corresponding period of last year.

There were 20 Eurogeen ant 44 Chinese visitors to the City Hall Libary, and 79 European and 1,743 Chinese visitors to the Mesum, during the week

Lending August MATE,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hainan News.

Hoihow correspondent writes on the

MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1902.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Lawn Bowls.

TELEGRAMS.

'CHINA MATI SPECIAL SERVICE.]

for the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Champion THE MURDERED MISSIONARIES.

Thirty-two competitors have entered

ship, the final round in which is fixed for 1 September.

18th inst: The Cholera is quite hnd all through Hainan. Enough rain has fallen to plout all the fields, but the walls and ponds are not yet full. Tho Customs are expecting to build before furig, while con-Prince Komatsu. sidurable building is going on in the native parts of Boihow.

A Chargo Dismissed.

At tho Magistracy this morning, Cap- tah J. Jessen, master of the steamer | Apenrode, was charged by P.C. 4. Count-

sell with entering the Harbour before

.. while on a voyage from Pakhui, ani fected port. The constable stated that he

believed the vessel was on the line marking

the Harbour limits.. Captain Feeson stated that he took his bearings, and was contidont he was outside the Harbour. Mr Hazeland dismissed the charge.

Bolting Chair Coolies.

Prince Komatsu was due at Port Arthur an 21st inat., and was to be welcom- ed thore by the Japanese battleships Yoktume and Yokturi, and escorted to Yokolumna.

Water Polo.

Fusiliers team in the semi-final of the The following will represent the R. W.

Hongkong Water Polo Shield Compolition

to be played at the V. R. C. on Thurs

day at 5.45pm: Whitney, A. Monk, Coltman, Holland. C. Gregory, H. D.

Andrews, and Roberts.

BRITISH AUTHORITIES TAKE

ACTION.

Latest Particulars. (From Our Own Oorrespondent.) SHANGHAI, August 25, 0.36 airv.-

H.M.S. Stipe has taken Me Lancelot Giles, of the British Consular Service, to Changsha, the capital of Hunan Pro- vince, where he will be joined by the Governor's deputy. They then go on to Changte and Chenchou, where an say

quiry will be held regarding the murder of Messrs Bruce and Lowie, of the China Inland Mission,

Chinese Christians at Chenchou re port that the murdered missionaries were warned in time to escape, but they refused to leave their posts.

U.S. Flagship 'Rainbow.' Today, at the Magistracy, Mr F. Mait-

Tho U.S. flagship Rainbow arrived Lan charged a chair coolie with leaving his from Manila yesterday. Admiral. Wilde is empley without giving a mouth's notice.not on board. The Rambøre, which was My Mass bus panted From dir Maitland's evidenco it appeared mea cattle-ship, was purchased by the Conant to the German Consulate General that be paid bis four chair coolies at 5.30 United States Government at the outbreak A number of Chinese employes of the

at Sinnghai in consequence of the stenlily.. on the 1st inst Fort and Telegraph Department Bagirressing business. He is expected to he ordered his chair, and was informed converted into a distilling ship. After the A few minutes later, of the Spanish-American war, and was first arviti Shanghai shortly.

that all the clies had bolted. Accused war, she was again put into the ship. was arrested this morning. He said be buildor's hands, and is how most elegantly would have stayed if the other coolies had and comfortably fitted up for the accomoila. not run away. He was fined 10, with the tion of the S. almiral and his statt. of ruinistered by the missionaries, and that course, she is neither armed nor armoured, this was the cause of the many deaths. simply carrying guns of small "calibre for from cholers. calating purposes. A ship of this type is

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k had their queues solemnly out off at Wat Vanswa yesterday (says the Boughals Tins of the 1ah ins. They included Kim Heng, of Telegraph Dikce No. 2, Chin Soon Lian, Chin Che, etc. Probably, how Keets, at MIESTA Hugles arī } over, buk chio a tre accurately deserin "pented professor of the Chinese language alternative of a month in Victoria Gaul.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Auction.

Norm.— Anction of Sundry Goods and

Hongh's Sales Rooms.

Miscellaneous.

most of them than Chinese, and as Siam is certainly to continue to be their home thy

Goals per Kinbuch not cleared at Nuon see as vesson for continuing to wear the

on this date subject te rent.

General Memoranda. Waasmatay, August 27

Non-Meeting of Shareholders of The Hongkong Hotel Company, Lamited. at Company's Hotel. 2.30 ---Auction of Hrusetak Farui tore, at No. 2, Victorin View, Kow toon.

Gouls per uurther Quelle ondelivered

after this data subicct to vent. Goois por Begrense undelivered after

this into muhject to rent Glands per Vyandın not cleaved at 4 p.m.

on this date salijget to rent. Transfer Books of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and folown Co., Jøl..

elosed from this date to the 30th) August, inclusiVE. Terserat. August 28

Naom

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| quese which proclaims them of a different

nationality.

Recitations at Company Meetings.

A general meeting of the Pakman Railway Company at Bangkok on the 14th just, was unlivened by a recitation by Cap 1in de Richelieu, the managing director, in reply to a vote of thanks on his retire

Dr A. Farke, interpreter to the Ger- sty Causalate at Shanghai, has been

at the Oriental Seminary in Burlin, and will used to his new post within a few weeks.

Lieut, Col, C. M. Dueat, who sucerests

Colonel Bros e as al vry attach to the British Legation at Peking, arrived at Singhai from home by the Baperss y fadio, and was to imove a day or two inter for the north.

St. Louis Exposition

Mr John Barrett. Comuniesioner- General to Asia, Australia and the Philip..

ment. The recitation dealt with the growth pines of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to be held next year at St. Louis, he

of the Company, url the last verse was as fallows

Yes, "95 you did live through:

So grow and gain in wealth: And all here present wish for you

Long life and constant health.

arrived from the north

The Health of the Colony.

Five cases of plague ( fatal) were re-

It might improve our Hongkong meet-ported during the past forty-eight hours.

ings it shareholders and directors addressed each other in rhyme, and the experiment Tender for Repairs to the might he tried at the next Dock Company Aurten Khip: Liu va chime- Punia, August 20

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meeting.

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During the week ended 23rd August, thero were 11 deaths from plague (All Chinese) 19 cases of cholera (2 Europeans and 16

Chinese) and 15 donths; and 1 case (Ent-i opean) of enteric. The total number of

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The late Dr Horsey.

The Canny Seot.

The many friends at Best of Dr Hor.certainly more comfortable for an admiral sey, formerly Goneral Manager for Eastern tropical station, then an ordinary war-

ship, Asia of the Sun Life Assurance Corapany £ Canada, will learn with regret the news of his death, which was recolved to-day in the Colony. It is believed the sad event The Highlander, particularly, when He took place on the 23rd July at Owen is under judicial examination, never com- Sound, Ontario, where he was inspecting mits himself to a definite statement involv- the plant of a new Cenient Works in whichng iniself or his friends. This trait is he was interested, by the giving way of a

illustrated by a story told of the late Dr

wheel, a portion of which struck bim Start of Nether Jochaber. A stranger and caused his death six hours later. He had been staying for some time with a nun was to have left for England ten days later,find out what kind of a character he was. whom the doctor know, and he wished to

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Raising Spanish Derelicts.

The Philippine Engineering and Construction Company, who are raising the sunken gunboats of the Spanish fleet, which Admiral Dewey disposed of in May, 1898, have succesfully brought the first, of

The people of Chenchou suspected that poisoned medician had been aử-

BETTER SERVICE.]

GENERAL CRONJE SAILS FOR

THE CAPE. - Loxtos, August 21, 1902. - Genomi Cronje, his wife and one thou- and Beem bhave-sailed from. St. Helena for the Capu.

THE INCORPORATION OF A

The King hus granted a Charter incorpo rating a Britisk Acadomy for the promotion

Studien of Historical, Philosophical and Philological.

BRITISH ACADEMY.

When an opportunity came, the duster. inquired of a neighbour what he thought of Dugald, the stranger, giving an opening,

THE KING'S MOVEMENTS. with the remark that he understood he was anchors to-night at Portland, to-morrow. ni rascal After due deliberation, the Falmouth, and on Saturday at Pembroke, The King as started on his cruise. He

lector's cautions friend replied Heaven

forbid, doctor, that I should say a bad word JAPANESE WARSHIPS FETED. the eleven to be raised, to the surface. Sho of anyone, especially of a neighbour, bot The two Japanese warships which cums cases of plague to date is 567), with 54 is the gunboat Marques del Duero, and it this I'll confess-if you were to gather all over for the Coronation are now being required a month's hard work to perform the rascals in Lochaber together ou the one feted at Cork. Elaborate welcomes are the work. Captain Mesd, formerly city hillock, I should say the number was not proparing in other harborins, engineer of Manila, superintended the complete if Dugald was not in the cota. work. He had twenty men, including pany

deaths.

Shanghai Built Cruisers.

The first of the ten vor gunboats bewhite men and natives, the former being Unlike the usual method

ing built by Messes S. C. Farnham, Boyd all divers.

& Co., for the American Government for of raising a sunken wreck, that is, by light-Arson Severely Punished. Mail, was sent on her trial trip on theers and purchases, Captain Mead adopted

Trade Prospects at Tientsin.

AMERICAN LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP AT NEWPORT.

The Doberty brothers have wou American Lawn Tennis Doubles Changion- ship at Newport.

the

THE DEPARTURE OF BOER GENERALS FROM HOLLAND.

LONDON,August 22. Thu Boer Generals were given an ovation at the Hague and at Rotterdam on their leaving Hollustel. “

Auction of Ponies, or Polo Grand at Causeway Bay.

Accident at Shanghai. SATURDAY, August 30

The Shanghai Time of the 20th inst. Dividend of $2 on Shares of The Hong-

lang and Kowloon Wharf and Godown | reports :-- While walking along the Seward

Lad, payable.

Road near the Ganten Bridge on Saturday night about o'clock, Mr L. R. Ruchwaldy, sistant for the Robinson Finno Company,

with an accident which will confine hâm to his home for a few days. Mr Ruch,

The N.-C. Daily News reports that in willy was in the act of crossing the rond on 16th inst She ran down to ricet the the plan of building bulwarks about the the Mixed Court at Stanghai on the 20th his way to the Public Gardens when Expres bout which brought the oflicor injured parts, and then, with powerful inst. Sun Ah-Hung a "Cantonese, w Close band turk, heavily Indon, came supervising the construction on the part of pamps, free the boat from water. On charged with wilfully, setting fire to the kambering down the bridke. Before has was the government. It is reported that the Sunday afternoon, Mr E. C. McCullough,premises No. 342, Hapeh Road, at 7.15. aware of the casing danger, the wheels of Nego, with Japanese coal, unde fi knots, Captain Green, Mr Hilbert and other p.m. on the 19th inst., thereby endangering the tech had passed over his right foot the contract only calling for 10.

directors of the company, started for Cavite life and property and attempting to defraud rendering that member abrost uselesa. Mr

on their launch feeberg, to see the result of the New Zealand Insurance Company. In- Ruchwaldy, withdifficulty, made his way to

the work, but as a typhoon signal was disspector Wilson stated that at 7.15 p.. o his home, and last night his fout beone su The local Chinese merchants believe played at the Captain of the Ports, and a Tuesday trening a fire broke out at an (says the Meremy) that the rendition of heavy sea running in the boy, it was de-apium op occupied by the defendant.

GOOD RAINS IN INDIA. Though not dangerous the wount is mulli-Tientsin to the Viceroy will speedily bring cided to postpone the trip.~[Wo did not Natiru constables Nos. 517 and 601 went which have saved the crops and removed Good rains have fallen in Western India, clearly painful to keep Mr Ruchwaldy about a revival of trado in the district. In know that Dewey wank 11 Spanish gun- to the shop and with nasistance succeeded the fear of famine. The crops in the within doors for a few days at least. support of this they may sevital steamers bonts; but we do know that the Hongkong in extinguishing the flames. The accused Central Provinces have also benefitted by

from Tientsin have lately brought down and Whampos Dock Company raised the was standing by, but gave not the least rains. betur cargoes than have been carried for a Isla de Criba, Isla de Inson and the Dux help. This aroused the suspicion of the A correspondent writes to the N.-C. time. After all, some of them say Jun de Austria, brought them over to constables, who asked him if the place were THE CAPE PARLIAMENT: Daily News from Hsinghua on the Sthe Chinazian profers the squeeze that he Hongkong, and refitted them for the U.S. insured, and received an answer that it was Twenty-one progressive wambers of the

my prade better than his neighbour to Government. Tho Manila Times, from They then treated him, and reported the Cape Farliament, including two non-suspen the hard, and fast 'rules plicing all on an which the above paragraph is quoted, evid- equality. There may be something in ently does not knew this.-E, C.M.]

matter to the gcant in charge. The sionists, hosondupted unanimously a vote Inspector and Detective Sergeant Brown of of condence in the Ir. Hon Six visited the shop shortly afterwards, and on J. Gordon Sprigg, Tremion, and have examination found that the space between elected Doctor Smartt, this leader. Nite the ceiling and the oppor floor had been progressivo members aro at present absent.

led with

straw which bad been from Capetown, and there are only four

General A. S. WATSON & CO., painful that De Paul was exiled in.

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Manila and Brazilian

Straw Hats;

also, the Latest Shapes in

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JUST ARRIVED.

'Ping Pong.' -

Complete sets, ranging|

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LIMITED.

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Disease in Fokien.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

|WATSON'S

inst The Plague is worsa-in the north- eastern corner of the prefecture than over in the past. The Christians are rerummet. ding Dr. Sampson's serum and the populace is gradually availing itself of this pro hylactic. At first only the students in the mission schools could be induced to submit

this.

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Band Performance.

Serious Riding Accident.

The Bungkut Times of the 12th fast, The following is the Programme of says:-A serious and distressing sccident Celebrated | to inoculation, but latterly the demand is

Music to be played by the Band and Pipes befell Mr E. Klake, Supt. Engineer of the saturated with keroseno and grease. So others, besides Ministers. of the 33rd Burma Iufany, ou Wednesday becoming positive and general. Unfor- tunately, our devoted and energetic Dr. Ground, between 5 p.m. and 6.30 p taze

aust, the 7th ing,, on the New ParadeRR. D., while riding in the direction of frealy bad the oil been used that it was Dusit Park on Thursday evening. Mr dripping through the ceiling into the comm Sampson, of the C.M.S., had to lay-down

Kloko left his residence shorty after 4 below. There was pil all over the place.

E

BLEND

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

WHISKY.

DAND,

THE QUEEN'S HEALTH

his work of mercy for. senson and return March...Constellation Clark o'clock in the siternoon, and it is beficveil The insurance was for Tls. 1,000), and the Her Majesty Queen Alexandra is not in

BAGPIPES.

† Marrb........... All the Blue Bonnets are

March......The Cameron Men'

. Over the Border

3 March...... Barbados Bells 4 March... The Highland Welding Strathspoy The Camerunina Rant Reel Captain Quffs March...... The Battle of Killieeran kie

NOU SAVE THE KING:

The Chinese Tariff.

FR OSTASIATISCHE LEKYD SERVICE] FRANCE AND GERMANY.

Bettis, August 18,

The improvement of the German-French relations is in no way imped by a recent vererga speech delivered by General, André.)

FRANCE AND SIAM. The Russian press promises Finec Russia's support against Sinät.

The Daily News states it is reported that

to the stimulating climate dear Olderture Zamps Horold

very goulaste of health, her nervos being that his hurse toule fright and bolted, with whole of the contents were not worth mure The Geisla...Sidney Jones Kugland. At the same time we consider Selectím....... ourselves fortunate in having two such Waltz Les Baisers.Margis Hileft foot was caught in the stirrup and he pector had called in to value the contents

Gavotte... Deuxivue Gavorte Allemesi the result that Mr Kloke was thrown heavily, then. Tle, 100. An expert whom the In-stung by the recent trying events,

It is hoped that the craise in the Koyat thoroughly trained nurses as the Misses Song......The Everlasting Day ......Berin Forge, as well as a couple of trained na-

wos dagged along the ground and through all he would not give $70 for the toryacht with His Majesty will restore her.

He would like to tives who do all in their power to meet the

paddy field. It was cot until late in the pipes, upium and all urgent weeds of the distressed. One of the

evening that Mr Kloke was discutered point out that the shop was only three Iying unconscious in the field. A conlie doors from the Hupoh Road Thestro, which olest Methodist extechists and his wrię were suddenly carried off by the foll

who was passing along the road conveyed at that hour was just about filling up. If the news of the occurrence to the Bangkok the shop had burned it was extremely like- destroyer. From Foochow w hear

stationmaster, who immediataly proceeded that the theatre would also have been even more alarining accounts. In

to Mr Kloke's" assistance. It was ovident destroyed. A servant who was in the house stated these Laut few days that 1,000

that DIr Koko had sustained very serious when the fire occurred refused to answer are dying daily, and that meto have:

injuries, and be was carried on a stretcher any question about it, saying they should already been swopt off than during tho

to the house of Mr H. Gehrte, the Director-ask his master. Acceed and at first clini terrible visitation last sumwor Cottios Our Celebrated E Liqueur SCOTCH

can u longer be supplied for s1, it is said.

It would scem (saya the M. Daily Gencial. Medient assistance is procured, ed, to be only a servant and denied that he WHISKY is a Bleud of the. Finest Your correspondent asked one of the doc

News that there is something the matter,

and Mr Kloke, who had been insensibin for was the owner of the shop. The policy was tor's countrymen: How is he succeed. in the opinion of the Chinese Tariff Con nearly four hours, at last regained con taken out in February, and the whole bus WHISKIES distilled in SCOTLAND ing? The answer was!

-The people

misioners, Sheng and L, with reference selvusness. On the following day, he was iness including the polloy, was purchased It is of great age.

have no confidence and one month is too to che recent signing of the Tariff Treaty conveyed to the French hospital where he by accused later on. Prisoner said that short for a fair trial. The doctor has. by Mr Sharretes, the United States Tariq still liese Kloko at ba injures one threw out over the flaines in uis-cially that the rumour of their having however, spent one of the worst months of Commissioner, as suny beacon from the principally about the head, and it was at 13k for water, huit against that story was taken possemos of Delago Bay is in- the year in the heart of the plaque-stricken gist of a telegram published in the Minirez- first feared that he had sustained concussion the fact that there were two fall tins stand Its superior quality has established city, and could doubtless tel a thrilling po, sent the latter part of last week by the of the brain, However, the medical ating close by. The prisoner was sentenced LEADING story. Native accounts of both cholera and former to the Chinese Minister Wa, attendants have taken a more sanguine view to receive at luns, to be cangued for tlfree months, to be imprisoned for fro plague are simply boartrending. Allowing Washington The American Tariff Com of the case, although he still remains in a SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE EAST. for the inevitable exaggeration, one never-issioner, Mr Sharretts clandestinely rather dangerous condition.

years, and at the expiration of the sentence to be deported, theless get the impression that the twin signed the Tariff Treaty without farmerly Fourges vie with each other in decimating autifying us, and then suddenly left for his

I have recommended

A COLD AT THIS SEASON the doomed-population. Shocked by the own country. We therefore request your indescribable filthineas of the streets and Excellency to enquire from the United of Cod Liver Oil, and also a Miss R., forderted. Chatberlain's Cough Be is little changed elsewhere.

write to you for a bottle of Stearns Wine TS most annoying and should not he

dwellings, the stranger, has exclaimed a

States Government whom they intend to my experience of the effects of it warrants, medys will relieve the langs, make expec thousand times: I wonder they don't all appoint to sign in our presence our Tariff if not necessitates, my spareation to per-turation easy, effect a quick cure and leave die!' At present one feels inclined to Treaty with that Government in the events who have sun down br show physic the system in a healthy condition

al symptoms.

alsaya ciires and cares quickly. For ilə pleadSpeak softly, stranger: they of our racalving Imperial instructions to

Wholesale from A. Watson & Co. by All Dealers WATKINS Ind. Bensal 121 dying!!

aign said document.

Ltd., Hongkong,

Agentu

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DELAGOA BAY.

The British Government declares t

correct,

WEATHER REPORT. The following actice is ined by the Hongkong Observatory

On the oth at 11.20 . The low press Kure tmngh is still lying across the vart of the Chum Sen and the Pacifict

ctothe East of N. Luzon,dan ma

The bacouster has risen over

Prossura is high over, and:

and N. Chinalaa

Fresh N.E. winds along the Chins crast and in the part of the China Sex.

Forecast frost N.E winds showery.

equally,