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THE CHINA MAIL.

Ar.27, Pailestier Road, Singapure, on the 2nd Septeather, the wife of WILLIAM Kets, of a thugitor,

On the 4th September, at Wordside, Grange Road, Singapore, the wife of Row- LAND ALLEN, Barrister-al Law, of a Bon.

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BONGKONG, THURSDAY, SErtemuɛn 11, 1902

EDITORIAL COMMENT.

We know tha the

IN HONGKNo1,

$ 6.50 to $19.00 DISEASED FOOD Sanitary authorities are carrying out vessures. 13.00

for the protection of 19,00

the public from discred fish and meat, jac, but while we hear of prosecutions 21.00 of the smaller fry the public wonki like 30.00 to know that the principal culprits are also to be punished. A correspondent informs us that the other day he saw an Inspector of the Sanitary Departinent. standing in the street in front of a large! compradore store surrounded by tius of preserved food, which subsequent en quiry proved to be rotten and utterly unfit for human consumption. Our car- respondent says he has been anxiously waiting in read details of the pro- secution and punishinent of the com- prador. We have male enquiry, and

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- Mesting of Shareholder. The Universal Trading Co., Ltd., at the Compmay's Offic«». 8.30 pm Meeting of Lodge St. Jolm. Miscellaneous.

40 p.m. Aquatic Sports,

General Memoranda,

SATURDAY, September

4 p. Aghute Sporti Transfer Boks of The Douglas Steame

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MONDAY, September 15 15.

11.30 pm-Meeting of Shaj holders of

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"Tech is for Vipherals recoved La Nad Stone Catfiger, eleme Goals per the mién runclaimed after Neon Este sequel to me stel land gringes

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Notes by the Way.

Parcal Mails for Europe por Parramatta will close at 3 p.m., on Friday, the 12th inst.

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The American gunboat Isla de Luzon was docked for cleaning and painting at Singapore on the 3rd inst.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Italian Army.

As a result of experiences gained dur ing the Boer war, the Italian Minister of War proposes the reduction of military ser vice to two years.

Cricket in India.

The Parneca, in the great annast cricket watch at Bomb y, defented the Pro Three performances of H.M.8. Fina-sidoncy team by 74 runs, Scoring was low, fore' are to be given by amateurs at Singa as the ground was suddet. Seures Fore, assisted by Madumo Freed as Jose Porces, 131 and 123; Fresidency, 11% and phino."

Assistant Surgem Cronin, of Fan Teek Seng Hospital, is about to resign his ap- pointment and start as a private preti tioner in Singapore.

The Times severely criticises the state- meat of Sir John Farrest, that Australia is gaite able to take care of herself with re- gani to defence.

GX,

The King of Siam

It has been repeatedly imported and sy often denied that 11. M. the King of Sivin was taking au extended tour abroad this yone. This your's Siminoso Budget provides

one million ticals (about £82,5 33 for the expenses of such a trip.

The Wuchang Cotton Mill.

The Sin Wes Pan beams from Flank- kow that the Government Cottons Mill has Wa Ting Fang, China's Minister to been lonsed to a Cantonese nerchant The United States, announces his Inteurinamed Hui Chih Chen who will restart it to write a hook on America to be called

on the fifteenth day of the eighth Moon The Wonderful Nation,"

With reference to the silk fiture, the mattor has not been decided,

The decoration of Chevalier of the

Legion of Honour has been conferred on M. J. E. Malon, the former President of the Chamber of Commerce at Haiphong.

Same Old Complaint.

A country editor wosutly received the following query: What als my heus? Every morning I find one or more of them The Captain of the steamer Hilir.laid over, to rise no more. The answer upon arriving at Penang from Hamburg on doly appeared in the query column as the 29th alt., reported the death of one of follows: The jowls are dend. It is an the crow from heart disease, and that a old complaint, and nothing can be done but firemum committed suicide in the Red Sea. to bury them.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1902.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Indo-China

M. Beau. Gin vrnor-Gøpersi of Indo- China, leaves France on the 21st inst., and is due to strive at Saigon on the 26th

Lord Kitchener and India.

The Binila paper gives currency to B report the Sir Power Palmer will louva India at the end of October, Lord Kitchen. er assuming the Conamader-in-Chiefship of India on his arrival at Aden.

Dr Leyds 'Dunnod."

TELEGRAMS.

CHINA MAIL BERCIAL SERVICE}. MURDER AT SINGAPORE.

Frenchman Sentenced to Death. (From Our Den Correspondant.)

SINGAPORE, Sptember 11. The Frenchman Goin who murdered a ricksha puller hors on the 6th July has

been sentenced to deatlï'at the Audzos

THEUTER'S SERVICES.]

Lornax, September, 9th, 1902. Rabaca River, St Vincent, is still a stream

The Hague correspondent of the Daily THE ST VINCENT ERUPTION. Mail estis that the Buer Generals, doring their visit to Holland, prussed Dr Leyds. to seat for the money Mr Krngor had taken with him when he fled from South

Africa.

Since the Test Matches?

The Melbourne Age Bays ::- The British Empire League-of Australia has decided to approach the President of the Royal Geo- graphical Society asking him to eso hía in- Husnes to have Australis made bigger on the maps of the world.

The Apcar Stexmers.

Odicial information has been received from the head office at Calcutta (says the Sagapore Free Press) that from October 1 next the Singapore Agency of Mesers Apear and Co's steamers is to pass from Messrs Sarkies and Moses to Masses Pater son, Simone and Co. The fleet of steaners, which at present consists of the Arrution. Aprar, Gatherine Apcar and Lightning will abortly be reinforced by the Gregory Ap sty, a new steamer nesting completion.

Chinese Agitators.

we now learn that there bres lepnam

Some of the Indians of Alaska say that Cholera at Port Arthur. prosecution, and so far as we can ind unt. there is từ be none. It is, we they have discovered on the lower Yukon

Cholera is reported to be causing tor- a huge petrified ship, and those of them rible ravages in Port Arthur. The Japan I believe, a fact that several compradores' why are familise with the Bible are confines states that the Russian authorities The Singapore Free Press of the 3rd stores have been visited during the pastvinced that it is Noah's Ark! It is said to have ordered 13,000 Chinese inhabitants inst, says --It is stated that the Chinese. few weeks, and several kundreds, it not

be man bigh hill thousands of feet above to remove from the city and have burutis consequence of their restricted water thousands, of tins of pavestarved goods

all their houses. It is added that all in supply are showing determined signs of have been found in a condition unfit for

treuurse between foreigners and the Chin-discontent, and that some of the bolder human food.

The goods have been

ose is strictly forbidden. We venture to spirits are going so far as to post up threa destroyed and the pecuniary loss to the

think this news requires confirmation. comprations must bive been consider. able: had we fail to understand, never- theless, why these shopkeepers were not | prosented and punished? to the full ex

tent of the low. Those chees we refer to have occurred both at Kowloon sad in the vity, and, if we are not mistaken, the offenders are all compradorts sup- plying the European section of the com-says-Captain Martin Peterson, the ainut out; W. Brass, For the Genee entertained the other night by the

There is much indignation in Tonkin cause the contractor for one of the railway lines under construction there has had the audacity to employ Greek overseer! This Cricket at Kobe.

not the first time that the French denists have protested against the employeran and the Kobe C.C. on the 30th ult., In a cricket match between H.M.S.

ment of foreignets on semi-public works, in British Colonies we are not quite so

the Lattleship's cloven scored 214 for no wickets (1. J. Fall, 1929 not sat: F. H. nervous over aliens labour.

M. Jackson, 78 not out; extras, 7) and closed the innings. Kobe scored 100 for the loss of six wikits (EL. S. Thomson; 45

The Bangkok Times of the 1st inst.

of fire a quarter of a mile wide, throwing up columns of strain, wed, and pebbles.

The land has spread further manuals, The Soufrière appears considerably lower, w mass from the summit laring evidently | been blown off.

THE HAYTIAN AFFAIR. The general opirsícem in tlast elan action of the German warship Panther will bara i salutary effect upon irresponsible fighting politicians of the Hayrian stampi

GOLD ACCUMULATION IN THE U. S. TREASURY. The stock al gold he the US. Treasury at Washington tow amounts to 578 million" dollars, and is increasing at the rate of a buarter of a million daily without prospect of cessation.

FRANCE AND SIAM.

Strange Story of a British Ofoer..

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Prom Dher Couplespromiont.)

Samox, September 2 The news from Sist is more and more contradictory of the protestations of peace and friendship of the Shanese mission in

Fmarco.

A superior officer of the British army. euing notices for the purpose of intimidad Willoughby, is now in Cambodia, ting certain influential oficials. One such near the Sian frontier, with a company of“ servants dressed like the natives of tha notice is alleged to have been posted on

right. the wall of the Chinese Protectorate last country (nha-que) but speaking para Eng- fish and, without doubt, having the appear ance of Japanese.

Taking Aliasos.

Sir A. Conan Doyle-who, with, Sit Gilbert Parker, M.P., and Sir H. Bergue,

Authors' Club-said that almost the first

This Willoughby has been signalled by our military agents at Pursat. Ho states that he is making a collection of rayo birds. Some Japanese have installed themselves.. at Fatanilsang, and, there long been a great indux of Japanese into Siam. They

munity. When one bears in mind the per of the tinen, who arrived at Bangson, W. Fitch captured fire wickets for intimation he received of his knighthood and I have the news from Paris, that the

to-day, makes probably his last trip to Siam For some time to come. Captain Petersen

extraordinary soonnt of sickness in the Beropeu community this year, cases of has been appointed to the command of choler, enteric and dysentery, it strikes steamer belonging to Hongkong and trading one that possibly some of the sickness and | in dianese waters." Elu expects to resume suffering and loss of life is due to the day in his new post when he returne to contaminated food supply, and

runs,

was in a bill from his gunsmith, one of the Crown Prince of Sinan, who is retuning The Fatal Fire In Wellington Street.

most sober and respectable of London from Europe by America and Japan, will tradestien, addressed to Sir Sherlock he received with great pomp by the The premises in No. 105, Wellington Holmer. He was exceedingly indignant, Mikako, with one of whose, daughters Street, where two women and a girl and wrote to say that henceforth be would arriage is projected. This is in accord

one Singapore. Captain Petersen will have the their lives, were rajcased yester:lay by the withdraw his custom from the run. The ance with the great movement of 'Asi wonders the more why it is that the host wishes of his numerus friends in Police Magistrate, who could find ne supext morning, when he entered the hall of jeunes,' at the head of which is Japan, thu

Sanitary aathmities do not step in and Bangkok on his new appointment.

Tonkin Frontier Troubles

cious circumstances warmoving enquiry. It is supposed that the fire was caused by Harp igniting me a helmets. Tuo

his hotel, after breakfast, he saw the most cours the anti-Continental interests of melancholy looking man he had ever seen Great Britain. This untriage ought to pat in his life. The man approached him, and France on her guard for the future of Indo-

was insere for $1900 with the Union In. said, Iain the unfortunate mag who wrote China--Le Courier d'Haiphong,

suance Co.

MACAO.

the letter. It was I, sir, who nude out the bill,'. And then the man assured hits that ho had done so in perfectly good faith, thant A Gymkhana will be held at the Emp. he had always understood that when gifle py Valley and Rano Course on Saturday, Janen woktitles-they changed their names, the 11th October, weather permitting. The and time it had seen in an evening paper events comprise Mile Flat Race, open to that dir-Coman Royle was going to take the The expression of public opinion thraigh Line-local Portuguesa contempntaries,

pists et dhe paala is the way that is most effective, namely, by prosecuting |

The Langson ever spendent Le Chumaker's shop where the fire broke out. and punishing the offenders. Tir Juss

| wine 17 Naiphony wrote on the 30th ult. to used by the destruction of the stock the effect that there amuck inpaletudo on should not be considered These cont the frontier of Tumkin and Kwangsi. A Gymkhana. pradores are waxing fat at the expenses! shawlorin-who had gone out at the hend of of taxir eastonets, whose health and a party of soldiers was attacked by the lives, apparently, are of de cuncera ta pitare, stud wanadad in the leg. A convoy them. It is the huty of the Govern- artuckest by the pirates and two

pirates captured a case of ummmunition. Counterfeit Bank Notes.

W71-

Criticism, by Hongkong News papers.

awat, through the Sunil ry ruthorities, tirailleurs killed and one wounded. The Waiera nul exceeding 14kids, 3 inches, with title of Sir Sherlock Hohnes. Upon that | Patrick and & Pureír is not palatable to.

Military Millinery.

Donat.

pensities for previous winners and ale write to the gunsmith on the on the Government of Macao and the officials lowances for unplaced pession; a Steeple. heh if, and received a letter in reply aying

The official

of chat Colony, and it seems likely that

love the effect of stirring up the Portuguese Government to enquire into the administra

tion of affaire iu Macao. The pity of it is that personal feeling should enter into the discussion of public afturs. We are asked to publish the following extract froni an article in yesterday's Patriota

In a letter written in English, signed by Commendador A. Kesia and published in-

Hongkang Telegraph some days ago,

the said Mr Basto stated, amongst other

things, as follows: An article contribu-

to protect the public in the most offer tive way, and if an pruseentions are

At the gistracy yesterday after chase (open) height not to exceed 14,3; ↳ | blast, as he had condoned the offence, the these organs of Purluguese opinion way Laken against the compradores we have referred to the pubic have a right to. 3r F. A. Hazeland beard evidence jumping competition over hurdle, water, in firm thought that they would do so, 190.

in a clinrge brought against a Jew. taaed and eat and post and rails, limit us to know the reason why. This is a very Seal Levy, and his daughter, Mozille, of height 14.3 Tent Pegging a Polo Pony Still Wearinome. serious matter, and while we have nearing counterfeit notes of the Hongkong Race and a Costume Race. Outfitters WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. sie to magnify the apparent neglect and Shanghai Bank in

Great as are the inquisitorial powers or their possessiou, programme will be published lator.. We the Nationalists, they pate(says the of the Sanitary authorities or police in and the male prisoner was further charged are informed that practice jumps are to be Morning Past) before the efforts of Ar this one respect we hope those jo autho with antering some notes well knowing erected on the piece of ground to the West Galloway Weir. He was bad enough wher rity will set enquiries on foot with the them to be fongeries. Mr G. C. C. Master, of the Football Ground, Wong-nei-cheurg, he confined himself to purely Scottish Fismit-list-lending exempivadotroshalaf Menu Jalesar, Stokes-and-Master, so that intending competitors will have the questions, but last autumn he took a rather Celebrated he taught a lessennt.

prosecuted on behalf of the Hongkong and opportunity of schooling their horses over prolonged tour, and now his energica Shanghai Booking Comparation, and Mr J. jumps similar to those to ho used on the embrace every part at which he touched during his trip. He worries Lord George Hastings, of Messrs Deacon and Tastings day of the Gymkhana.

Hamilton about Tudin, Mr Chainberlain ún The new Field Servico jacket happeared for the defenes. It was decided

I to hear the evidence against the prisoners Singapore's Water Famine.

Ceylon and Hougkong, and Viscounted by me to the Patriola last #gok was na badges of rank except the thing on

The Singapore Free Press of the 3rd Cranborne cu outlying parts of the empire. posed to defend the gentleman now at the refused publication, simply because. I pro-. separately, and the charge against Saul was the sleeve, which is of a fighter sale saken first. It was stated that Saul Levy, inst. says:—A representative of the 'S. F. But his heart is still in the Highlsade, and heal of the local administration against the BLEND that the cloth itself.

A Field Oficer's who is a native of Bagdud, went to the P. had an intervion with Mr Pierce this the Lord Advocate's caustic replies annoy systematic and simultaneous invectives alevo is ewered with lace tight up to Hongkong and Shanghai Dank au the rd morning, who states that with an estimato him. So be asked the Prime Minister with which both the papera (thie Porric tho eloow and though his brother efficer1 inst., and handed over the counter at the | of 3,000,000 gallons daily there is enough the other day for an assurance that the next and the Patriota) are animated, thus creat ing a false and erroneous public opinion and some of the rank and file may re-rings Bank Departinant two $50 notes water to last for forty days. The supply Secretary for Scotland should be in the songst the Portuguese there resident.” VERY OLD LIQUEUR gnise this now kind of image, to the and one $10 to be paid into his own ac on Monday and yesterday was considerably Commons. If, and when,' said Mr Bal fr Bseto duus not lie in saying that we

Lordinary civilian it is a hopeless puzzle. A

correspondent of the Poster writing from then referred them to Mr G H. Ardeon

The shroff examined the notes and less then 3,000,000 gallons, but this amount four very quickly, a racaney should occur had refused to publish his article in defence

of his son-in-law Dr. Lello, AM A will be the average he considers. It is 1 will consider the clainis and qualifications Astor Basto’e attitude (owards us and SCOTCH

South Africs tells the following store who was in charge of the Department, and ther discouraging to find that in Mr Fieree's of the hoa, member. Just for a moment the represch that he raw me against regarding the wearing of the jacket -----

who found that the notes were forgeries, opinion the raina of Sunday and last night there was a quiet pause, then a loud laugh in the paragraph of his letter reproduced abage, we work state in denial that we' WHISKY.Corp, bursting with prido in his new

The Colonel of de 100th Scallywag The services of Surgeant J, J. Wait, who love not been sufficient to raise the went round the House. Only Mr Werber did thick any one Ayatunistically. was unmoved. He bas no say of humour. have no reason it complaint agnitat kit. smaggered into an hotel and asked happened to be in the Bank at the time, quantity of water in the Reservoir. Ax

were called in; and, obtaining a search atter of fact the water remained at the He bent his shaggy eyebrows and muttered. Lello, as a private individual, or aka gentlewing (to time Mr. Basto's expression), but regaling-hind us, the chief of the the accused's wise level on Monday and yesterday after under his breath with an air of pride. I want to Our Celebrated 'E' Liqueur SCOTCH | hiia, and pointed to a notice to the efferresidence nt No. 11, Staunton Street, Sunday's rain. Me Fierce constors that hopa u vacancy will soon occur. There are Colity, we would he wanting in our dutie as journalists, we would betmy, the mask that no private soldiers were to he served WHISKY is a Blend of the Finest without & written order. The dicer in

whare, in a box bulonging to the givi,~há there is a lot of waste in private houses and men on both sides of the fonau who think we have imposed upon ourselves to struggle found thirteen 250 forged notes. Six of thinks it will be sucessary, if the drought that their capacity to put questions proves for the triumph of track, of morality, and WHISKIES distilled in SCOTLAND | diguantly protested that be wass Colonel the notes bore the same numerals as tho continues, to erect many mero stand pipes their fitness to sit on the Treasury Bench justice, if we did not signalizć certs:

governmental acts of His Excellency, is but the harman remained obdurate, andī Specially selected. It is of great agent length, losing his temper, remarked two Soutes tendered at the Bank, but and cut of the private house suppis. As but it would be very satonishing if this we did without the last remorse für

[ severely :—"Young just, you, find better the remainder had the same numbers with regards the buring for water on sites named principlo wero to commend itself to the having dine sol

The opinion ufion

by next Liberal Premier, at any rate in this regarding Dr. Lwili was the same as that get out of this sharp or there will be additions. Evidenco having been given by by the Chinese deputation, this will be

Sergeant Watt and Wai Ying, the shroff commenced when boring implements can particular instance.

formed by the public king, ago, and was aisa alia of E. ca-Governor Cont Its superior quality has established trouble. Do you think I don't know

who detectori the forgery, tho caso was be obtained. At present, however, the budsman when I see him?

selheiro Galhardo, the only one who, will adjourned till to-day. His Worship re- Municipality have none, and the nearest MRS. MIDDLETON, Astley Houknowing Dr. Tello, had suficient anoruy its reputation ALS the LEADING

ONLY that which is honestly got is gain fused to allow boil in the case of the male place from which they can be obtained is Chipping, came in today and form and strengths to cause him to leavin

lan that one battle of Stearns Wine of Me SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE EAST rest is velvet.

prisoner, hut allowed the girl her liberty Sumatra. Mr Pierce takes un optimistel Laver Ull completely restored her after on a bail of $25 —Additional evidence was view of the situation, which he says, is a severe attack of Influenza. She was so heard by His Worship to-day. Mr J. C. nothing like as bad as it was in Hongkong wesk Lefere taking it that she could scarce. MAUSES a rolling and twisting of the Poter, accountant, stated that the notes in 1831, when the supply was restricted to walk, but after taking one battle she wan able to get about without difficulty. The intestines, and is accompanied by severe pain. Chamberlain's Colic, Choler were excellent, forgeries, and that it was a half-an-hour daily. If the worst comes statement was quite voluntary.

THE PRESTON DRUG CO. and Diarrhoea Remedy is the favorite only by comparison tidsecing" that the to the worst, condensing-apparatus would emedy for this disease. Every household numerals were similar that one could tell have to be requisitioned, but ere that will should have a horile at hand. It may save

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