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INTERPORT SHOOTING.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SpaSHAI, October 12. The Shanghai interport rifle team

OF PARIS, expert ride of the untry puver seems to hire treuli uni at all. But no far is American shipping companies are couarned the Couorisoners have really dent a stunning blow at the export trade of the Pacific-alope, and inciden-slot this afternoon and the score wAS | tally have brought about a situation 923. which will have a profound influence in determining the trend of development in the direction of that most interesting | and fateful problem, "the mastery of

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Mr JOHN ROBERTSON wishes to return thanks for the many kind expressions of sympathy received in his bereavement.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW Auction

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Transfer Books of The Dairy Farin Oo.. La close from this date to 57th in-

clusive.

Bir E. H. HARTMAN, the head of

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Panther, a first class cruiser be- longing to the U. S. Navy, arrived in port

This morning.

a

The Royal Engineers are to give the nilways which feed the Pacific Minil concert at the Seats Instituto Kowloon Steamship Compppy in the course-night, commencing at 8.30 pr. m.

of several interviews acorded to Owing to pressure on our space we different papers, has expressed the lace heen competki to hold over our opinion that it will not be long now weekly budget of football nows till to- before ill the shipping trade from Érsific slape ports will be in the hands of English-and Jajamese companies Mr. R. F. Sax, Vice-President and General Manager of the Pacific Mail, supports him in his contention and farther observes that it is plainly

The Hon. Colminl Secretary erle ously informs us that quarantine re Nanchang have been remored. strictions imposed against Hongkong at

MONDAY, OCTOBER 12 1808.

CABINET CHANGES.

MARQUESS OF RIPON RESIGNS.

(Exclurice Savin, supplied by Reuter, via Bombay).

Jasoos, October 16. The Marquess of Ripon has reigned his position in Le Cabinet as ford

AUSTRIA DECLINES

SERVIA'S PROTEST.

PRINCE FERDINAND TOURING

BULGARIA.

(Bocclusive Service supplied by Renter, vin Bombay.)

Loox, October 10.

Austria hae declinexi to receive Privy Seal on account of advancing ageServin's protest regarding the annexation fand has been suceeded by the Earl of of Bania as Austria thinks Servia is nol

Crewe, Secretary of State for the entitled to interfere in the pitter.

Colonies, who, however, retsine that

office.

VICEROY REMOVED.

(With T Ft Po's Seered

KISO, Oetober 11.

Sing Wan, Viteroy of Shers and Kansu, will bo trasferred. Eia place Just before reaching port a sker, who is to be taken by la Chuan-lin. one of was on board the Empress of India died, i is supposed from heart disease. and his the Grand Councillors.

apparent that the Auricon commercial bidy has been remord to the mortuary.

Before Mr J. R Wood at the Magis tracy to-day, a natre was charges with

2.45 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni-

ture, at No. 2, Robinson Road, Kow-flag on the Pacific is dooined unless it

We notice from a Singapore exchange Miscellaneous

receives sustaiuiugaid from Glovemment.ths: Mr E. B. Helno, at one time on the This question of shipping subsidies staff of the Drity Frs, has been appointer has become a live one in America. Since advertising representative for the Singapore

Eletric Tramway Compsoy. 1901, it is pertinently pointed out, the gros earnings of the U.S. steamers has been gradually declining, the receipts of the Pacific Mail smorrs alone being early millico and a half dollars leas than they were four yours ago.

There was deficit in this company last year of $424,817 Neve (bo Jupuriese line

General Memoranda.

WEDNESDAY, October 14.

Goods per Princess Alice undeliverad

after this date anbject to rent.

S. WATSON THURDAY, Uctober

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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

6.16 p.m.Mesting of Kowloon Cricket

Clab, at Club Pavilion. Goods per sig uot and elivered at 6p.m.

on this data anhject to rent. SATURDAY, Göteber 17 --

being in, possession of counterfeit coins wounting to 800, and the case was ad- journed. He was arrested as he was leaving the Colony by the Canton stemmer Paul Beau

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DOCTOR'S DEATH AVENGED.

EIGHT MURDERERS SENTENCED TO DEATH.

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(Finn Or Owa Correspondall)

SING FOR October 12. Eight persons who were arrested and

If trade relations count for anything, committed for trial in connection with Russia ought to be more firmly entrenched the murder of a doctor at the barracks

Frince Ferdinand, who is at present touring through Bulgaria, bad: triumphat entry into Philippopolis.

THE WAI-WU-PU.

(Wah Ts Yat Po's Sarice.)

PERING, October II.

HE. Chiang Tin-tang hus been appointed Vice-President of the Bard of Foreign Affairs

LECTEE'S AERYICK.), THE OPIUM QUESTION.

Lescos, October 9.

The report of Mr. Stephen Luck, Councillor of Legation at Peking. on the Opiam question, has been printed in & White Book which has been issued on the subject. In is he lays emphasis on the continued energy of the Chinese Government towards the suppression of the trade, but remarks on the apathy of the provincial officials, to which how- ever there are some notable exceptions.

Goods per Mangalia undelivered at 5 operating ont of Puget Sonad (the) in the good opinion of the industrial classes at Penang on July 1 bave been The growing force of public opinion

pm. on this date subject to rent. MONDAY, October 19:-

Hoode per Polynesien rolalmed after this date at Noon will be subject to

rent and landing charges.

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of China than those 'the Caited States, for

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Nipper Yusen Kaisha) receives salasidy of 2926,000, gold, this year, and the Russians take about three times as much the Toyo Kisen Kaishi, running out ofter, as does the United States at prosent.

of the empire's, most important product, San Francisco gets $600,000, gold. With these substantial grants in aid the Japanese lines can afford to run their

▸ vesace with scant cargrea aud Non-Meeting of The Dairy Farm Co. comparatively fers passengers, but the of Hongkong for 4 oras, d-was

Noon-Meeting of Canton Insurance

Offico, Ld., st Mesers Jardine, Mathe son & Co.'s Offices,

TUESDAY, October 27

Id., at Co.'s Town Office.

NOTICE.

Letters relating to busineas chordid te address- ed to THE MISSFI

Gidemed to Ter Enton.

Correspondenta wart formard' their names and riddfesses rith any communications ad dressed to the Editor, not for publication but aaridence of good faith.

The death occurred in Tientsin due ing August last from typhoid of Mr JE. Lee. This penising young archi toft was with Mass Leigh and Orange

American steamers hampered with wall known and gently-picted. His innumerable restrictions unknown 10 nun his loss.

my friends in this Volong, will sincerely.

their rivals, and banned with heavier

Capt. Arie Renml. late master of the

wagesbills and operating costs, find the ticket-redor Rhorn is, or engaged in

have been

run on such

CHINESE MILITARY STUDENTS GRADED.

(Woh Ta Yo Pol's Serviced

PRING, October 11,

The Board of Wer has devided that:

supports the government.

CRINA AND THE UNITED STATES.

LONDON, October 9.

The Arbitration Convention between Chins and the United States has been signed at Washington,

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

LONDON, October 9. in future, students who have graduated Minister, addressing the delegations at Baron Aebrenthal, Austrian Foreign

in military colleges in Europe or Budapesth, said that the regularization

Communications relating to news should be game rather hopeless, for already they the river conservamy work at Woossing, ¦ America will be pheed in the 1st class of the position in Bosnia and Horge- close diet in Hospital at Shanghai on October those educated in Japan in the Endovina was the natural constasion of

th. Capt. Renaud acently gave evidence

Austria's work, and quite in accordance with the spirit of the treaty of Berlin. LATER.

margins of Posts and returne that no surphs remains to play with. What San Francisco will lose, if the Pacific Mail Steamship Company has

in the investigation being held inter il class; and those who complete their alleged irregularities in annection with course in Chinese Military Colleges, in the Hangpa dredging works, and in doi- sequence one of the officers of the Con-

the 3rd class.

serrancy Board entered a like! action No anonymovaly signed communications that abandon the trade is shown in against him. the day lefore his death. have already appeared in other papers will be detail statement of the labour

All letters for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.

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Orders for extra copies of the 'CHINA MAIL bills which the Company bes selegram in the North China Daily News," should be sent before firm on the day after paid in that por alone during A Blend of the Finest Puremolcation. After that hour the supply in Malt Whiskies distilled in

limited. Cash 10 ct. Credit 20 eta.. per period of nineteen mouths.

bills about

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on Fagro 1, 2, 4, 0 and 7, should be sent to aus San Francisco dias bien remarkably Ofice at 5 Wyndham Street not later than anpine in this matter, sending out am. Nou Adtertisements should be sent to our Offee at 6, Queen's Road Central before hardly a word of protest though on 8pm.

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HONGKONG, MONDAT, OCIOBEK 12, 1905.

THE TRANS-PACIFIC TRADE

Ta ruling of the Tnterstate Commerce

WEATHER REFORT.

Four British battleships and four cruisers left Malta yesterday evening under conmand of Rear Admiral Prince. Louis of "Battenberg, it is believed for the island of Lemus in the Gręcino Archipelago.

Other-alips are being hastily docked and got ready for sea.

It is officially stated that the vessele

as inued a Circular Note to the are going to watch events. The Porte

The following notice is issued by Mr. Komces the total prohibitich of the Fing of the Hongkong Observatory ;---

On the 11th at 2.3 p.-iguals fered. nutel at all races, including sheen of i e

On the 12th at 11.5 -The bammeter Niggan Race Club file only purely foreign has risen considerably to moderately in the racing club in Japan), on the ground that neighbourhood of Hongkong and over it is incompatible with the new penal code Tongking respectively.

detrimental to scial morality. The The typhoon, which appears to have Powers protesting at the annexation of Japanese Government has been rather long has probably made to farther progress. Bosnis, and sppealing to the treaty of in making up its mint on this matter. TheIt appears to be slowly filling up in that Berlin. The London Stock Exchange

locality.

Pressure lias given way considerably in

takes a gloomy view of the situation Lazou owing to the approach of another and stocks are falling. typhoon from the Eastward.

High pressure covers China to the North of the Yangtze.

:

reached the coast to the North of Nainen,

its occan commerce, present sad proe-scandals attaching to race-course betting,

live, the faith, growth and very exishonover, had grown Latorious,, tenenof the city as a commercial mot

A native was charged before Mr J. R. ropolizia dependent. Perhaps the city Weak at the Magiczny to-day with lya. at the donder Wate'catcrtains the fond patties of loossipium in his possesected in to trng to a gale may be in the Formosa Channel, and un- sion. It appears that the master had his settled weather with strong E. and N.E. and fireat lope that when the smoke cleaners alright and when the junk had winds to gales along the S. coast of China | and confusion of the Presidential elge.hu delayed on account of the store the Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours and- tion has passed away, sauer councils went on board and Suding the oplum loose to-morrow.

dans were broken upon. An excise officer ing at 10 am, fa-day, 1.75 inches.

Forecast for the 24 hours ending, at noon may prevail among the Interstate had the man in charge arrested as to pa- Commerce

pars could be found. However the master Commissioners, that

appeared at the Magistaey with his papers broader vision will be granted them, and the case was dixerissed, the police un- and the blow which now threatens to dertaking to see the opium on board.

Robert Porter & Co.'s Commission requiring (but after No-descend so heavily on the American

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vember 1st the railways of the United mercantile marine may be so deflected States must conform their portions of

as to become comparatively harmless. foreign traffic to the requirements of the It is a sangaine' anticipation and we Interstate Commerce Law by publishing sincerely hope it will be realised, for we their portions of through export and canno; view with equanimity even the import rates made in conjunction with bare possibility of the passing of the stomer lines, and giving three days' American commercial flag from the notice of any reductions of rates and broad waters of the Pacific. ten days' notice of advances, is evident-

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thus confronting American shipping companies plying on the Pacifi; is of the gloomicst, and moves the American Asiatin Journal of Compere to print some dismal forobodings regarding the future of the American commercial Bag in these waters. When the news first reached the Far East most people were inclined to think that the ruling of the Tatarsiata Commerce Commission was maroly a political mora incidental to the Presidential campaign; but faller know- ledge hus led to the complete abandon-

ANOTHER ROBBERY IN QUEEN'S BOAD.

The International Reform Buzau of Washington, DC, hayinvited Rev. E. W, Thing of Honolulu terepresent that body at the Shanghai opium conference, as its special secretary for Chin. He bus sccured leave of absence from his work, as superin-

tendunt of Chinese missions in Hawaii.

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Thwing plan, the latter part of this year, to visit some of the ingest of Chinese, and find out the exact con- vities of China and dros gatherings

dition of the prescalppiam reforma move. itment:. Mrs Thwing will go with him

and will speak to gatherines of Chinese ladies, who are much interested in this refor. They will porced to Cat-my Yot anther Tobbory kins to be reported in whore Mr Thwing braaister, whoau hys- Hongkong, and again the thief, or thieves, band, Dr E. C, Solden, is in chargu of the have got clear away without leaving any Brat hospital ever opened for the insane of Road Central, examined his premises on this work for more than ten years. Mr trace. When Mr Hoosnia-Ali, of Queen's Chion The Sellen he been carrying on Sunday morning he found that the cash Thing, while representing the Interna- box, and been brokea open and some 840 trond Reform Burca in China will also forced open but nothing che scems to have whisky, heer and piguettes among the extracted. The reli-top desk had also been work for the suppression of Americau been taken. The robbery is believed to Chinese people. have ben committed by 2000lia who slept means of one of the skylights. in the shop, ss an axit was accomplished by

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2ormona Channel: N.E. winds,

LONDON, October 10. It is understood that the British fleet will cruise in the Aegean Sea in order to prevent a repetition of the Greek raid on Crete in 18974

Cerainty has assured Turkey that she was unaware of any Austro.Bulgarian action, until it had actually happened; and that the action of Bulgaria was a painful surprise to her. 15

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