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TELEPHONE NO. 256.

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· MARRIAGE,

THE CHINA MAIL.

On the 2nd Sepi., at St Jolie's Catho- dral, Hongkong, by the Bor. F. T. John NO, JOTIN JACKSON, son of Sidney Jackson, of Longfeld, Carrickmacrons, Ch. Monog ban, to Eiste, doughter of Dr Stock woll, of Dunwich, Brisbane.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Notes by the Way.

It has been decided that monuments ervered in Government ceneteries to the memory of Boer prisoner-of-war aro to be maintained by the State in the same The mblication of this fastre commenced manner as those of British soldiers, at 5.20 p.m.

The China Inail.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, HEPTEMBER 2, 1002.

EDITORIAL COMMENT.

17a Queen's Road.

WINES.

· LIGHT HOCKS ......

Furniture

WHITE WINES.........

OLABETS....

per Dozen. : $6.50 to $19.00

13.00 8.00

1.50 13.00

ARBET

BOOBERTES

ST LEHUN TONIC

WINE..

21.00

BURGUNDIES

14.00

Dealers.

DRAWING-ROOM,

DINING-ROOM,

and BEDROOM

FURNITURE.

ELECTRO-PLATED,

CLASS and

CHINA WARES.

PASTEUR'S MICROBE.

PROOF FILTERS, ROCHESTER LAMPS, WHITE TURKISH

TOWELS and

COUNTERPANES.

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS,

and HOUSEHOLD

REQUISITES.

WM. POWELL,

PATENT STADIANT CASEYNZERCE Z

LIMITED.

28 & 34, Queen's Road]

(Opposite Townlang Held and Post tagless

General

Drapers

and

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n

Outfitters

Just Received

New Stock of Chiffon and

Net Ruffles in all the Latest Shapes.

"Ping Pong.' -

Complete sets, ranging in Price from $1 to $15.

DRESSMAKING

·

A SPECIALITY. All cutting executed by an experienced Dressmaker.

NEW MILLINERY,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Drought.

Drought prevails at Saigon, Bangkok and Singapore. The intense heat which accompanies the dry weather has caused much sickness, and a largely increasing Bumber of deaths at Saigon.

Aquatic Sports,

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1902.

TELEGRAMS.

[Gusa MAIL' SPECIAL SERVICE} THE TREATY DEADLOCK.

THE DROUGHT AT SINGAPORE.

Proonations for Shipping from Hongkong.

The Secrutery, of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commures, advices receipt of The following telegrim yesterday from the

BRITISH TREATY UNSIGNED. | Singapore Chamber

Surtax

There will be a meeting of the Legis lative Council to-morrow afternoon, when Entries for the Aquatic Sports close The Poking Authorities and the the Hon. C. S. Sharp, G W. F. Playfair, on Tuesday, the 4th inst. There no and R. Shewan will ask interesting ques-three events open to all-comers, as pr tions regarding alleged bribory in the advertisement un front page. A large Public Works Depurtinent, collapsed houses, number of very handsome prizes huso been ning the regulation of chairs and rickslas,

prunted, and there should be a hovy entry.

Te bas en ruled that all froopa who landed either at Binle or Tungku between Jock Jane and 14th August, 1900, neo

The public doaldless eligible for the » Relief of Pekin' clasp on Hac Cháca vedì, but troops who landed at noted with Satisfaction i

other ports bi North Phim are inc igible the punishment metrd

for the Carp out by Mr F. A. Hares land to the Chiaminzi, convicted the other day of stealing a watch and clain

Aimes move all plagae » reported toning, 30.00 from a Braven hey in Wellington to heal maig of a 'huanon mun finial

Street Short periods of solitary" con- jia You Womtrekt tinenvat as the beginning and end of

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H. PRICE & CO.,

12. Queen's Read,

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Auction. 2.330 poduction of Medical

Sur junt Stores, Az., ut Messrs Hughes

& Hough's Sales Koome.

General Memoranda.

Tarvasnay, September 4 :--

Gods per Bengal tot cleared at 4 pon

on this date satbject to rent. Gala per Cleery not cleared on this

date subject to 14112.

SUNDAY, September 7-

Gorda per Noakin not cleared at 4.

on his date subject to rent.

MONDAY, September 1-

andch

Goods per Pembrokeshire

after this duo uliject to rent. TUESDAY, September ! ;---

Transfer Books of The Hongkong Unt- tom Spinning, Wearing and Dyeing Coc, Lil, closed from this date to the Hith Sypkcmalar, inclusive,

Wetesisexy, September 10:-

B Auchou of the lease of Lot 41 Bench Caution, Slamet,

The Plague.

The Poor Clergy.

his period of imprisonment, with twenty Cobras at the Peak strokes of the birch well applied on a On Saturday last, are earpenters vulnerable place, ought to cause re-employed or aquirs as "Aberion," "The flection on the ways of transgressors, Prak, killed a bligh cobru, about, three and is particular thief will probably feet fotry, consider Hongkong unsuited to his peculiar métier and leave without wait.

A striking instance of clerical party ing for deportation. It is, of course, was related, exys the Nomenalle Cluwairle, impossible to say with certainty that at the meeting of the Poor Clergy Relief such punishment will bring about a Corporation. The fun. Waldegrave Teslic essation of street robberies from recalled an inst oce told him by his Europeans; but it is a fair assumption brother, the bite fishop of Carlisle, of that it will, and we hope the Magistrates a clergyman in the will consider in advisable to adopt similat measures when peculating domestic servants are brought before the Court.

Although no

unduo

Lake

Band Performance

Singapons, 1st Sept., 3.20 pṛm/ The drought have in severe, and frush Water

very scarce. It is recomiponded that shipping take sufficient water to pass Singapore,

CANTON.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, Supiomber 2, 10,36 a.zo. The new British treaty still remains ANTI-FOREIGN PLACARDS. AT unsigned, and Sir James Mackay ex- pects that it may be altered by Edict at juny moment,

Private Telegrams from Peking stato

The following midations!-information su garding the display of anti-foreign placards. in Canton is sent to us by a cocresprei." dent-

The following is the Peresme of Music to be played by the Band of the Hongkong Regiment, on the New Parado Ground, on Wednesday next, the ed inst., that it is improbable that any altern Anmiyuncus placards of a very keuzeiloės between 5 p.m. and 6.30 p.m.~~

tions will be made, as the Court dis.nature linve, within the last few vinys, bon Mach. The Gladiator...Sonsa

found in various parts of this city. They Overturo Maritu......... Wallace agrees with the proposal that the surtax

are decidedly uti-Christian and anti- Selection...... Madam Favart ... Offeminch Waltz...... ...Belle Annic ......Meissler

should be paid directly to the Provincial foreign in their language. Formiguins, Fantasia... Sonvenir de la Russie Harris authorities, and insists that payment.

and in this instance it taust mean mission. M2; Ta Corine

artes, nte aansoed, vẻ getting possessin of Polka Whistling Pelle Waldenfel shall be made to the Imperial Treasury little chililwei whom they mutdate for the purposes the propaganda. From the eyes of the children and the kidneys, these foraiguers are said to make a woedicine which touy administer tå med and women whom they wish to cart.

A's as the on take the edicine they bee

COD HAVE THE KINO.

Murderous Assault.

..Ganne

On Sunday night,a terkom assent was granditted upon a cure at Quarry Bay, and his condition wis me critien last night! that Mr Kemp. Police Magistrate. was called in to take his depositions. It seems that there had been a dispute between two goolies employed on the sugar lighter at Quarry Bay. One of the men, it is alleged, with the assistance of two friends, set upon the other on Sunday, the unfortunate man being badly malest about the head and District body with stonus and staves, stabbed through the right lang, and eventually stunned by a blow on the head, and left on the rond with one of his arms broken. Three men have been arrested, and at least one of them reorgnised by the injured man, who now lies in the Government Civil Hospital.

a schober and a gentleman who lived in the upper part of a barn. His young wife, a Indy, book in the washing of the tourists to eke out their income of £10 your.

The Carpenters' Strike.

We understand that the firm attitude of the large employers of labour towards

ANTI-FOREIGN Alarm need be caused the carpenters who went out on strike sumari Fires.

TLACARDS

AT CANTON.

at Peking, whence the money will be distributed to the Provincial authorities in return for the abolition of lekin,

The F.-C. Daily Nees expresses the hope that the other Powers will follow the example of Great Britain, and states that they may do so safely. The other Shanghai journals, however, hope that the ocher Powers will refuse to sign a

similar treaty.

CustSE MAIL SPECIAL SERVICE.]

THE IMPERIAL EDICT.

THE ABOLITION OF LEKIN. (From Our Van Currespondent.)

PERING, September 2. The following Imperial Edict is dated 29th August:

It was with reluctance that the lekin

system was arranged, but in revent

tools in the boude of the furriners, and the women, under the intizens of this wonderful preparation, are completely salt

servient to all the vile purposes of their decuivers. The people are, therefore, called

pen to slay these wicked foreigners,

The American Consul hueccived a copy of these places, and it may be taken os cretsin that from the Viceroy downweds every official will be moved to do lis utmost to discover and punish the guilty petauda.

TYPHOON WARNING

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The following notice is issued by the Hongkong Observatory-

On the 2nd at 11.20 p.m. The typhoon moving North sun probally prud Kast of Gaizlaff ligh house during the night. Bad weather between the E. coast of China and W. Japan,

by the report front weeks ago has bad a beneficial fees pension works at 3lers Butterfield and Swire's On Sunday, & nutshed on the extun. Canton as to the find these gentry They are beginning to see! ing of anonymous and that it is the employers and not the Guilde Cock at Quarry Bay was destiged by tre,

the damage being estimated at about şõño, į vile placards in that city, still it is well that provide the daily wage, and having reYester lay, a matshed belonging to an to remind ourselves that this method of guised this a large number of thein BaIndian at Mongkok, Yanosti, was destroy years, though the amount of lekin taxes | rate N.E. winds in the N. part of the Spanning, rousing the base passions of the people returned to work wiser if pourer men. It is about seven o'clock, the loss being set collected comes to a large sum, yet the

Autose

Mowers, Pope then $55

A

to Shareholders of

Paten

ad by me Vlad.. t Alises à num. Maramon & Colla

has not yet fallen into disuse. There

cusations.

down at $281. Yesterday, a matshed thea-

The bureler tax falen in W. Japan, risen over Japan and S. China.

Light variable winds in S. China, mede- China Sea

Forecastederate K. winds; fine.

to be hoped that the legislation cow in con- templation will make it punishable for is alsolutely nothing new in these acGuilds to call out men in the abrupt musisted by some hatenet and coulies, scheme in a satisfactory manner, and as The American Officer.

tre at Aberdeen caught fire, but the police, officials in charge do not carry on the it is really an old story ner they did at the outset of the present succeeded in holding the fro in sheck t but doubtless it finds credence in the strike. The Chinese rule the most quite all the valuable property was rescued. uninstructed minds of the people when-though as it is, and it is aluat the theThe bed fest was burned down. No.

a consequence raauy malpractices are. ever and wherever it is reproduced. It Furope as did something for mutual proves were lost aut no one was injured. It

detected.

is not always easy to know the best, teation if the flow.rument will not inter- †is kujusid that the theatre was got en fire the merchants, we intend to repeal the i

course to follow, If they are allowed | fere.

to pass unchallenged barm is certainly

[dour, and the men who make it their Terrible Struggle with a Shark.

business to circulate winded ratusanion

The Kole Beef of the 25

l.

by sours crackers let off in the vicinity. :

to Messas Mulchers and Co The Fire

In order to remedy the difficaltics of

Aa American Lamer was questioned about four of his laxarers, old soldiers of the Amerion Army, one a private, one a exponi, ure a sixjör, sod ́one a colonel. The private,' said the farmer, is a first- clas man; the corporal's pretty good, and

Į Barly this morning, fire brako out in a scheme and to arrange a commercial į the major's "go-so." A thu culunet?' small gedown at Kendy-town henging treaty increasing the import and export asked the inquirer. Well, sir, auswored the farawr, E zin't goin' to say a wond Mayan Elo well for batives along theterisatie rosned out, bist found that thu duties to enver the loss; and we now

againer no man who has been a colonel in tha Americus Army, in I've mundy up ing mind tone thing I sin't goin' to hire any brigadier-generals.'

pege to be en mete posp.

are emboldened to do win. Oh dar other hand, of the Sunrigues make tewas sept by a strik at mach fr-s al th bo tla illogicat | Maike a Chinese wood this ig

lock your mea många

A. S. WATSON & CO., There is or sarely must be zi།"ནས་"ཟླ་ het h expired

LIMITED.

Etablished A.Ð). 1841.

short. He gave fun

2.4

fire had been smothered, and that the order that heno forth all lekin stations danige dom was emparatively trilling of the different Provinces be dispensed The origin of this firs is unknown.

with. The Board of Revenue should instruct the different Provinces as to

Navics of the World.

From the Germos Naval Year-Book the weans and methods of covering the for 1902, e mamaly exiled the Nauticns,' deficit by the increased duties. the Berlin correspondent of The Standard takes the following summary of the Navies of the world recording to the latest slutiv- ties. To enable the reader to draw a proper comparison between England and the other Powers, the year 1300 is selected, when

Arms in Siam.

ter racing th increasing number of Chine, who

are as Toladeshi know that these reports are entity

Kensuke, d

kad t 10

Quite a nuaiber of the most modern Kitabarige. Healome, Ni-15 Ka, Chicka, false, but it is not this chas that must

1900 and 1901 Winchester rifles are to b He was not more than twenty yards from be considered so much as the great the shore when the shark seze bir

found in Bangkok, and it is quite certain mejority, who are in doubt or believe | tunediately

(says the Bangkut Tizus) that the groster Leing wrenchel, he cried

[ACUTER'S SERVICES.]

part of them were tosported without pas henetaly the vilest things that are ever uu! for help, and a fishing boat which

WAR EXPENDITURE.

sing through the Cost: mat. Wo-have-it un said of foreigners. It will be the sign happened to be not she got pornaled to

LONDON, “August 21, 1972.

good authority that within the Just three of a new and better era when the in- | fn and, The man was carried down he

Mr. Chamberlain, sperking at Birming mouths there has been a heavy illegal habitants of any street or neighbors the surface unge that once before the French and Russian programmes will hot on the ocession of the presentation of import of arms into Siam. It is believed hood in this city will pretest against the heat reached the plier. Che of the be carried out, as well as the new additions war medule, said that the country would they were landed first at Kubsiching.. placards like the one in question being fishermen hold out a long pole to the man voted in other States this year. Only never subanit to the expenditure necessity Under present circumstances the difficul

when he une to the suriner, and the battle-ships and large cruisers of over 5000 Is it not a

to be always prepared for war, and that auf tice of enforcing tho hw are enormojis, and We bog to announce the arrival circulated in their midst.

shark then dropped his boll. The man forms which were not launched prior to 1882 appeal to volaurary patriotiste, to which surely it is time that Siam change the disgrace to the officials in Cantun, some

was almost conscious, but the fishermen, and 1981 respectively are taken into con ur success in the late war in South Africa tow, Under an diary Arms Act it of them men of known ability, not to who say they saw the shark qu to plainly, sideration. According to this reckoning, was mainly due, would always be necessary. mulit by possible to control the import take immediate steps but to wait until succeeded in getting biz on board their in 1906 Fugland will have 57 battle-hips~ | some foreign Consul calls their atten-nrick, Tho wan was quite anconscious 52 of them over 10,000 tort-with an

with some degree of success, apart from the THE ABOLITION OF LIKIN, inct that such an. Aos ould be of the

SEEDS.

of our Now Seasona

FLOWER

AND

VEGETABLE

SEEDS,

An Insurance of Whisky.

tion to calumnious placards, of the before he reached the shore, and for a king aggregate displacement of 765,850 tons, An Imperial Eliet las been issued greatest'assistance to the Pulics in repres- existence of which they cannot be time the afores made to restore conscious and 7 burge ernisers--29 protected with abolishing Lilin statims in China. sing violent erine. But Siam does not ignorant?

ness were unsuccessful. Fortunately, two an aggregate displacement of 648,440 tons, deel res that during the period of negotia-com to see it. marines from the German Inttleship Fueral France: 32 battle-ships-23 over 10,000- tion for new emorcial trentien, with Bismark happened to pass, and seeing a tons-totalling 341,720 tons, and 38 Foreign States, an understanding has Leon Norwegian Steamer Ashore.

crowd assembled on the Beach they went cruisers-23 protected-of 243,171 tone. arrived at for an increase in the import A Nagasaki despatch on the 24th olt.

to see what was going on. Taking in the Russia; 25 battle-ships-19 over 10,000 and export duties. }

reports that a Norwegian stormer

situation at a glance, both men did every-tons--of 247,241 tons, and 18cruisers-ve ashore on the Coreno coast. The salvage thing they could to induce artificial respira-protected-if 100,616 tons The United Which are of the finest quality, vessel of the Mitsu Bishi Dockyard was tion. After some time, the cnfortunate States: 20 battic-shipa-19 over 10,000 obtained from the best despatched to the seene. The message did opened his eyes, and was able, at in- tons - of 248,204 fons, and 16 cruisers-13 growers in England.

not give the exuer locality where the torvals, to give his, nante and address. protector-of 176,185 tons. Germany: 19 Peing, has been instructed to concluda a recover on two policies of insurance of Recident occurred nur the name of the few minutes later he fell back done. battle-abigs-19 over 10,000 tons of treaty with Chins similar to the Anglo-

telegraphic message was sent to the man's 212,45 tons, and 11 cruisers-firo pro-Chiness Commercial Treaty, intily, and the remains were handed over tected of 81,750 tons. Italy: 15 batllo-

way

AMERICAN AND CHINA,

LATER, Mr Conger. United States Minister at

Mr Justice Digham recently heard a sait in which Brown Brothers, whisky merchants, Lonibard Street, saed Messia. R. T. Fleming, William Scott, Edmund. Vallance, and Sidney G. Hall, of the Royal Exchange. The action was brought to £100 osch effected on 228 cases of whisky consigned to Singapore. It appeared that the bottles were tabelted ns Brown Penang tickshas, after the rent all the fingers on his left hand and four autons, and six cruisers, all protected, of

Brother figo uld linnepr whisky,' end were strike, ara fitted with the new seat covers. his right, the small finger alone being left. 39,813 tons, Japan: Sevon battle-ships-

paclied in star and miclot in cases. Tha Saya the Penang Gazelle-Thee covers His bip was terribly mangled. The terrible six of over 10,000 tons of 93,501 tone,

A Hitch.

rosel, the Stentor, arrived at Singapore on- are made of khaki and certainly give a nestaffair hus given rise to souse extraordinary and six cruisers, all protected, of 58,776 Chinese Contoercial Treaty was not signed the heels on the battles had been oblitoras- Contrary to expectation, the Anglo-July 31, 1892, and it was then found that CATALOGUES, WITH PRICH LISTS, and clean appearance to the vehicle. They reports. One is that a school of sharks hay tons. It is avident that England alone is,

will de away, too, with the endogames been seen in the neighbourhood, but the as far as battle-ships are concerned, still far Britain's representative, refused to sig, Lloyd's agent it was recommended that on Saturday, Sir Jauns Mackay, Grated by the sea water. After fospection by caused when one enters ricksha and truth is that so for only the one shark has superior to the combined Franco-Russian owing to the indefinite wording of the some of the ones should be gold by auction, suddenly finds that it bus jest previously buen seen. Mr Hattori, the Governor of forces. France shows considerable progress

steainca,

Customers aro recommended

to send their orders

early as possible.

Penang Rickshas.

28

AND

HINTS ON GARDENING,

to them during the night. The man lust ship-13 over 1,000 408s-of 189 267 THE ANGLO-CHINESE.

COMMERCIAL TREATY,

been occupied by a col coolie, the marks the Prefecture, hupponed to be at Maiko in a strong Fleet of protected cruisers, aurtx. Ile his cancelled his passage to and that a private tender should be accept. May be obtained on application, of whose occupation are left behind upon yesterday, and vicited the spot just after being only a litle behind that of England, England, which le tid arealy bonked by od for the remainder of the cases. The

the next Empress stomer.

claio.now before the Court was to recover while Russia and Germany lay principal

It is understood that the terms of the from the underwriters

the differesca stress on little-ships. The United States Treaty are not questioned, the matter between the value of the whisky and the aro quickly proceeding in both directions,

Imperial decree.

CLAY'S FERTILIZER

and

RANSOME'S 'NEW PARIS;"

LAWN MOWERS.

NEW WASHING

SILKS. A. S. WATSON & Co., Limitéd,

THE HONGKONG-DISPENSARY.

NEW SUMMER

DRESS GOODS.

121

owo's white ducks. Wo venture to predict the unfortunato victim succumbed. that, in the event of Earepasos pat- ronising the rickebas provided with seat.

MRS. MIDDLETON, Astley House,

covers in preference to those without, theso A Chipping, cante in to-day and inform but will hardly be able to man their shine being simply one.of interpretation of the selling prio. The Detondants pleaded

cleanly fittings will soon become popular that one bottle of Steazur Wine of as rapidly as they build theru.

with the coolice,

CHILDREN WHEN TEETHING Hshould be controlled and can be. by TAVE more or less disrrhoea. This

giving Chamberlain's Colic, Cholers and Diarrhoea Remedy. Every Household should have a bottle at band. Got it to-day. It may sare a life. For sale by All Denter : WATSINS Ltd., Gonsal Agents.

Cod Liver Oil completely restored her after a Lovere attack of Influenza. She was 60' weak hefore taking it that she could scarce. ly walk, but after taking one bottle she was able to get about without difficulty, The statement was quite voluntary.

THE PRESTOy Dang Co.

13, Fishergate and 1, Fox Street, Preston, England.

Wholesale from A.S. Watson &Co., Ltd. Hongkong.

PROMPT ACTION

FOR SPRAINS, SWELLINGS AND LAMENESS.

in dealing with what niny be only a slight THERE is no better liniment than Chen. cough will often vert some more serious

illness: berlins' Pain Balan, Thousands can testify to the merit of this remedy.

STEARNS' COUGH CURE Ong application gives relief. Try it. For sla

in just the thing for this, as it is, always

Watson & Co., Ltd., Hongkong.

by All Dealers; WATEINS Lt. Generalspoody and effective. Wholesale from A. 8. Agents.

that the whisky and not the xbols was insured. Mr Justice Bigham, holding that the labels wep covered by the insurance, garo judgment against the four Defendants for £70 and costs.

Mas Hutterson You don't cun to way that you have no theories abent the educa tion of children! Mr Catterson

I have, too many childton,