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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st, 1900 The English mail of the 18th August was delivered in London on the 16th inst

The Bussing Government has ordered from | a San Francisco firm a large consignment of winter supplies for their troops, and an order

News was received at Nagasaki on the 11th

On Wednesday another matched fire took | Pacific." place at Kowloon, three matsheds at Ma-Ti

the extent of $200 donn

Ofeo, 17 QUEEN'S RD. CENTRAL. 1ST FLO0Ebave been grievously disappointed. Amongst be found at the same polluted source): Inear Yanmati, being demolished and damage inst. that the O, & O. steamer Coptic had gone

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS which Mr. BRODRICK could have condes a minister, did cesay, to enlighten" Lord cended to give some important information SALISBURY, he was snubbed for, his pains"; to the House on what was being done; and or in the one case where this was imprac. No cases of plague or deaths were reported, has been placed with an outside firm for the most ministers in his place would have been ticable he was promoted out of the way during the 24 hours ending at noon yesterday supply of 1,200 horses for shipment across the glad of the opportunity. If any member All this, while the source of information was had however gone to the House under the Portland Place, and too frequently the chief expectation of being enlightened, he must spring of Lord SALISBURY's polier was to

ashore in the Bhimonoseki Straits. A subes other things, Mr. WALTON spoke of the very England has been indifferent as to the

It is stated that Mr. John Foster, who was quit telegram stated that after remaining alarming position in Peking, and the dis- character and abilities of the representatives. türbed condition of the country, and she sent to China, China on her side recently appointed American Ponca Comisashore for two hours, the vessel came off unaided very evident anti-foreign feeling has carefully selected her agents; it was by sioner, is expected here abortly froin San Fran.and then resumed her journey to San Francisco. We call our readers' attention to the notios A. S. WATSON & CO., exhibited in many places. These offered no mere chance of promotion thut LoFING- oisco on bis way to China.

A report has been received in Japan that appearing in another column of the sale by the Secretary an opportunity for a display, the able secretary of LI HUNG-CHANG, of ridicule. Everything was going on

was sent to England, nor that We TING-seven Russian railway engineers working beyond publio auction on the 29th lust. by, the Baug in the best possible manner, and if there PANG, formerly better known as the very the Corean border were attacked by the Chinese, kok Dock Co of the steamer Cape Clear. The were any delay at all it was owing to the clever advocate in Hongkong, No Ackov, and that three of them were killed, the rest os-sale takes place on the Company's promisca at delay of the British financier, who had ob- was despatched to Washington. Both were, caping to Wi-ju, whence they were sent to 4pm. Particulare are given in the advertise.

Chinampo. tained concessions through this most active carefully conched in the parts they had to of Governments, but had actually done no play, and of these the principal one was to work, and the Chinese Government were usiliously mislead the Prime Minister, have addressed the Municipal Council on the → justified in requiring that some substantial rather by false suggestion than actual false-bject of raising a Chinese Volunteer Con- progress" should-leade with what they houd. Such at all times have been the pany. The Council has replied, declining the had already granted before proceeding furarts of a people in decay; and it required proposed company, with thanks. ther. He had the hardihood to deny that little knowledge of history to guard against British influence had disappeared at Pukiny, actual pressure, to deceive those who were them. To yield nothing except under

for that the Government bad given up y disposed to act a friendly part, and to-zes-

claims they had put forward. As every one of these statements proved untrue, a fact those only who could not be befouled

have ever been the weapons of a declining bing Tls. 30. state, which has lost its virility, Cunning and treachery come to be regarded as virtues in a moribund state as naturally as ability and magnanimity in a progressive one. These are things that ought to have been known to Lord SALISBURY and lus Parliamentary Secretary, and the House of Commons tight

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A number of leading Chinamen in Shanghei

The temarkable progress made in the firm of and engineers of Shanghai, is to be seen in tho 6. C. Farnham & Co., Limited, ship-builders present value of the shares. They originally cost fis. 100 each, and now they are quoted at

Sickness is prevalent among the Indian troops at Shanghai owing to the unsanitary condition of their camping grounds. Commenting on the above, the Union says: "It seems strange that while German, French and.Japanese, troops ure woll housed, our troops have to exist on anumpy ground. But it was over thas,"

THE PUREST INGREDIENTS only which it did not require the massacres,of by fulsehood and misrepresentation-these T. 370, the dividend and bonus for this yearshore and visited the Japanese stores, their

are used, and the utmost care and clepiliness exercised in the manufacture througbel

THE WATER USED is specially filtered and proved by repeated analyses to be

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FOR COAST FORTS Waters are pucked and placed on board ship, at. Hongkong prices and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received back

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the next June to prove, it becomes a matter of some interest to enquire how they came to be put forward by a Minister of the Crown in Mr. BRODRICK's position. Were they, in fact, deliberate untruths put for wand with the object of deception, or did they on the other hand proceed from true

Marquis Raggi, the Italian Minister to China, and his wife, arrived at Nagasaki on the 7th instant from Taku on the Italian cruiser Calabria. They were on their way to Tokyo,

whither they liave proceeded wiy Kobs, On the 8th Madame de Giers, wife of M. de Giers, the Bussin Minister to China, arrived at Nagasaki Denekoi Madame de Guirs will stay at that port for the present.

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS SERVICE.”

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]

Logos, 19th September, 8.25 p.in..

GERMANY URGES FIRMNESS. Germany in a circular telegram urges a demand for the surrender of the original and real instigators of the outrages, pre- liminary to diplomatic negotiations.

ENGLISH AND FRENCH PRESS. APPROVE.

Both the English and the French Press welcome the German circular letter.

FATAL EXPLOSION AT TUNGCHOW

OFFICIAL TELEGRAM..

ber

We received yesterday from Government The British-transport No. 8, the Zibengkla, arrival at Nagasaki on the 11th inst. from House the following copy of a telegram from in khaki and with peculiar head gear, came Taku. During the day a body of Sikhs dressed General Sir A. Gaselec, dated 17th Septem-

Regret to report following casualties in dusky faces and tall figures, says tho Prees

accidental explosion of gunpowder at Tufg. exciting the admiration of the Japanese.

chow yesterday evening:

Chinese Regt., Capt. Hill, recovery hope

RW.F. and [sic] Privates: 5,009 Matim,

add

and genuine ignorance of the real position have been spared the repetition of the paltry from Taku on the Russian ernisor Dmitry was being quoted for delivery before September, 5,077 Haddow; dangerously, 4,560 Corporal

subterfuges of a discredited minister like Ez and bie nominees Wr and Lo, and the Min- istry saved the disgrace of Mr. BuoDRICK'S inspired utteraucos.

On Wednesday * Chinuman was observed, rushing out of a shop in Queen's Road followed by a shop-man who was calling out Thieves?" Sergeant Terret secured the runaway, who was yesterday sent to prison for s month for stealing 91.

of affairs? There is absolutely no middle alternative, and Mr. BRODRICK must be prepared to accept one or other conclusion. In either case the Minister who uttered them is no longer fit to be entrusted with the important duties of his past. Were this a solitary instance of a deliberate attempt at misrepresentation there would be an oppor. tunity of taking extenuating circumstances into pccount; Lut the practice is as old as Orders through Local Post or by Telegram Lord SALISHURY'S administration. Lord SALIBURY has, it is too well-known, pecu-

Hongkong sportsmen, writes a correspondent, receive prompt attention.

liar ideas on the subject of China, formed will be glad to know that enige are simply years ago when England was in the ascen-warming in the favourito grounds at the back dant or rather when as yet no other country of Macao. No doubt these birds, having road had stepped into the lists. Then was the the Macao Government's edict as published in time of "buffer" states, and China was to the Official Gazette, have taken up their quai-) be tickled up as a barrier against Russian ters at the spat mentioned in order to show their encroachment. Hence arose a false system grateful appreciation to the Macao Government, of what was called "strengthening" China

The police caught two-more ecal-thieves on to enable her to hear the strain. Had Wednesday. Sergeant Ritchie was in Prays the strengthening been done, judiciously East when he noticed a cingler boat which he much good might have come of it, but suspected had stolen boul on board. He posted unfortunately England has always been a man on shore and then went out in a gazipan A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, represented in Chia by the feeblest of after the cinder-loat. The latter was empled her sons, and the process evolved consisted by two mon, who, seeing that they must needs in urging Chim to buy munitions of war, fall in the hands of the police if they kept in and getting foreign officers to drill her the boat, jaziped intetis water and endeavoured troops; and at the same time flattering the to escape in that way. They were, however, Chinese Government as to its power. At caught, and yesterday Mr. Hazeland fired each Arst it was intended that British officers, should be placed in charge of these prepara. tions, till at least the Chinese Government graph giving particulars of a plucky rescue was able to walk unassisted, and an admiral, from drowning on the part of a European con Capt. LANG, was actually placed for a speil stable whose name we had been unable to find in charge of the Chinese navy, But the out. No report of the occurrence had been made to the police, but on "hearing of the British Government land taken no precau matter Inspector Gauld, of the Water Polios, Lious to provide against the real weakness questioned his men, and P. C. Pitt (71) ad-

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On the 19th September, 1900, at St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, by the Rev. R. F. Colihold, May WALTER CLEMENT, only son of Walter DREW, Crouch Hill, Lonton, to Mara, eldest danghter of George J. B. SAYER, C.E., of Hong

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The Daily Press.

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of them $100, or two mentis.

In our issue of yesterday appeared a pare

The Liverpool shipowners in view of the high Ir. this connection the Times says, that stoomful. price of coal have decided to raise the freights coal at Cacliff is practically unobtainablo in large quantities. Twenty-eight shillings's ten and it was expected that a little pressure wandi send the figure up to 30s. Yet it is a fact that the Sanuki Mara has arrived at Nagasaki with 1,000 tons of Cardiff coal purchased by the Japanese Government in England.

Mr. R. M. Collins, who described himself as a war correspondent, arrised from the North the other day en route for Kanila. On landing

Tae Forchow Daily Echo of the lath ist. he was seen to be in possession of two rifles, one revolver, four swords, and 30 rounds of saysIt is reported that there is a threatening of ammunition. Sergeant Grant accordingly took trouble at Fab-an and that the local authorities him to the Central Police Station. Yesterday are too weak to deal with it. Many of the he appeared before Mr. Hazeland, when he told gontry of the district have moved away in con- His Worship that he was taking the arms sway sequence. Fuh-an being within easy march of a caries. His Worship said he would discharge Foochow, the Provincial authorities can prompt. him, but he would have to confiscate the arms.ly send troops to quell any disturbance if He had no option, but be recommended the necessary-During the week there has been defendant to apply to the Captain Superinten- plenty of rain and the prospects for the crops dent of Police for them. The defendant did have greatly improved. this and got the arms returned to him.

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Hughes, 4187 Private Wogan, 1,661 Jones, 3,958 Private Cove; severe, 4,723 Private Hughes; slight, Privates 5,177 Gilbort, 5,08%

·Highfield...

First Chinese Regt., Rauk and File, four dead, 7 injured.

ist Sikhs, Rank and File, dead aine, in- jured two.

7th Bengal Infantry, one man dead, one native officer and two men injured

GENERAL NEWS.

Losnos, 19th September, 8.20 p.m.

THE FORTHCOMING GENERAL

ELECTION.

Mr. Chamberlain declares that the prin

During the recent visit of the Shah of Pärsia It is to be feared that there is little chance to Paris he was much struck with the secret this year of the establishment of a regular inter-police bicycle escort which attended him, and he port cricket contest between Hongkong, Shaug. deeded there and then to establish a similar hai. Kote and Yokohama, though Kobe is servies in his own country. He at once went sanguine about the idea. A recent number of the the round of the exhibition, and after competi

Herald says the Kabe Club is communicative trials of French, German and English cipal issues of the approaching General ting with Shanghai with the view of arranging makes, he purchased sixty wheels from an Aneri. Election are the merits of the War in South

visit to Japan by a China team-perhaps with an Bicycle Company. Then he engaged three Africa and the nature of the settlement. members from both Shanghai and Hongkong instructors and two repairers, and as soon as he It is believed, says our contemporary, that in returns to Persia a bicycle bodyguard, fifty the present slackness in business circles in strong, will be organised. Among the other China cwing to the disturbances in the north purchases made at the fair by the Shals were unfortunate though it be from some points of seven French naphtha automobiles of different view-it will not be a grost difficulty to arrange sizes, two American motor cara, 100 telephones, for-an eleven visiting Japan in October. If three American phonographs, ten American the overtures are successful there will be a series sering mashines, one French moving picture of cricket engagements in "Kobe which will machine, and 'twenty konks, whose snap work prolong the occasion into a full "Cricket Week," especially excites bis-wonderment. He also has badu investing fortunes in fans, jewelry and furniture. A big ship has been chartered to if not further.

convey his purchases from Marseilles to Persia.

The scheme for the now American shipping line to the Orient, which has been in the air for a few menthe now, seems to have taken dofuite chupe in articles of incorporation filed

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Judgment was delivered last month by Mr Justice Gorell Barnen in the probate Divorce

REUTER'S SERVICE,

LONDON, 18th September.

THE FÓWERS AND CHINA.. Germany in a cirqular to the Powerá consid- ers the delivaring up to punishment of the instigators of the outrages a necessary's prə. liminary to the opening of negotiations with the Chinese Government, and suggests that the the personages whose guilt is indisputable, as it - Miuistare at Teking be instructed to indicats

is impossible to punish the nymberless instru rants who executed the outrages and necessary ·

of China, her unblushing corruption.mitted that he was the European constable last month by the Great Northern Steamship and Admiralty. Division of the High Court of to strike the instigators. Germany is convinced Admiral LANG naturally expected the fleet referred to. He added that he did not consider Company with a capital stock of $6,000,000. | Justice, in an action which was brought by the that the Powers will agree to this, since iu- presumed to be under his.command to be the matter to be of sufficient importance The purpose of the company is stated to be the owners, master, and crew of the steamship on differenso to exacting rightful atonement will LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.free, of these abuses, and that all ranks report to the station. The coolio whose bie building and operation of steamships on the worlich to recover salvage reward for services be equivalent to indifferenca to a repetition of

would be duly paid, but China nourished was sowed was injured somewhat by some falling lighting and other marigable waters. The rendered by them to the stemmer ellenaries in the outrages.

Horakone OFFICE: 9, PRAYA CENTRAL.

HONGKONG, September 21st, 1900

ments in the House. But then Mr. CrazON

bricks, but he declined to go to the Hospital.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

OCAL MOVEMENTS

tangoon, rendered hot resistance, foring the ton yesterday morning--As the dryenent is Guarany into deep water. The value of the still out on a craise, Hongkong is now, left

artncy was £25,000, of her cargo £100,000, and until the return of the Rede, which the Bri- Berlich was £36,000. The value of the Glen- without any man-of-war to protect the harbour of freight at risk £22 Es. 44, in all £125,022 tomart felieves.

The British transport tex A political sensation has been caused in the s. 44. Mr. Justice Gorell Barnes, in giving United States by the piblie withdrawal from judgment, sail it did not appear that the Ben.dev from Calcutta with Squadron Stewart of Nevada, who is known throughout She had inerred some slight delay in arriving ficers, 113 men, and 78 followers), part of the America as the father of silver legisgation at her port of loading. He awarded the sim He is one of the oldest malors of the U. S. of £2,000, which ha upportioned by giving Seante and has & rely large following through £1.500 to the owners, 200 the master, and out the country. In 1860 he was Bryan's most £300 to the crew.

Renative of

1st Native Field Hospital, some details of the

34th Pioneers and the following offers General H. Pipou, Cel. W. Shone, Major J. L. Day, Capte James and Coxhead, Capt. Bir Fertab Singh, and Lieut. Ding Ding

The Ula returned from Tako, ·

no such intentions. We know in China

dats of the first annual meeting is fired for the Straits of Malacca on 27th February fast. what was the result: from the admiral

A cowardly attempt to rob an old man was Feburary let, in St. Paul, which will be the In the course of a voyage from Middlesborough. WHAT are the "limits of elasticity of con- down to the signal-boy, everyone combined

The capital and London to the East, the Glenarinsy ran made in a lane off Ship Street on Wednesday headquarters of the company. science In the case of a Parlimentary to render command impossible, and the re-night. The old fellow was walking fectly along stock is divided into 60,000 shares of 100 each store on the Blenheim shoal in the Straits. Secretary of State? The constitution ES sull. was that Admiral LANG, unsupported when a young Chiasman-rame up to his, gut. The ling fee was over $3,000: The Hill The Benvorlich, ruining from Hongkong to HLS. Britomath left the harbour for Can- generally interpreted throw little light ou

by his own Government, and cabanassed his atin round him, and extracted from his system at present includes the luke steamship: the subject; yet that there must be soone is

line between Buffalo and Daluth and the Tran in every way by that of China, resigned a pocket. As the thief ran away the old man indicated pretty plainly by the two Secre- taries who have occupied the post under post he could not retain with honour. By called out and thus attracted the attuation of a continental railroad. The now company, will

and the results were even worse; a few district watchman, who blow his whistle. A hue extend its business to ASÍB. jan Lord SALISBURY's present administration.

foreign instructors were engaged, but were and ery was raised, and the thief was ultimately Mr. CURZON, Dow Lord CunzON OF KEDLES

placed in such inferior positions that the stopped in Praya East by a Portuguese clerk. some of the money being found lying at TON, had some very high limits on the service soon degenerated, and the pretended his feet. The man has only been in the celony the Bryanite ranks of U. S Senator Wm. M. vor ich was exposed to any very serious rikk Jodpore Laneoss (ona Berth subject, and made some remarkably state officers found themselves mere teachers of for a few days, during which period he has been resigned, and for a time men were led to drill without position or authority. The loading about evidently seeing what has can believe that he did so on account of the import of foreign munitions offered however pick up. Yesterday Mr. Hazeland sentensed amount of work attached to the office; profitable field for corruption of the most him to 14 days' hard labour. yet Mr. Cunzon accepted the office of glaring kind. All of the high officials were

For some reason or other the coolies empowerful backer. In the San Francisco Curent- Sen Thuicisec. with a population of over Governor-General of India, a post implying more or less besmirched, but the Empress ployed at the China Sugar Reinery have done cle of Angast 21st Mr. Stawart forcibly states |

The US transport Meade left for Menils. far more work and responsibility. Unfor Regent, and LI HUNG-CHANG took the lead a lot of quarrelling among themselves recently his reasons for his going over to the Copul-0000 Chisamen is now the Celestial news As a rule They were "fratching at eight o'clock on Wed-cun party. It makes interesting reading to those contre of America. It supports the caly hi- tunately he knew something of what was ing honours in this contest.

rene daily published outride of the empire, as

NEWS VIA JAPAN. going on in the Fast, and men were found British houses and British manufacturers nesday morning, and kept it up on their going here pho have closely followed the course o

to their quarters at Jardine's Bazaar later on.

well as several prosperons weeklies. This daily America in the Philippines and shows how sh

JAPAN TO WITHDEAW FROM FEKING. to suggest that the elastic limit. had been refused to lead their names to these un-

scrupulous transactions, but others were During a souffle one man received a realp new Asiatic probleme are breaking up old is calid Chung bai Iut d'o (Middle and West

As the result of repeated conferences at the reached in his case, and that he could go not above going shares in the plunder, and wound of so severe a nature that he had parties and meshing ancient doctrines. A Veily News). The Chinese tako pride in show-

ficial residence of the Prime Minister during further in support of a policy of retrogres- sion, nor could he be a party to throwing by degrees the arms trade passed out of to be takou to the Hospital. On the resume of his statement is as follows-The ing it to white visitors to hisatoon as un

British bands. The explosion ene at the police hearing of the conrreros they appeared war. with Spain was a National War during example of Mongolian enterprise The paper the last few days, the Minister of War sent further dust in the eyes of the House. successor did not labour under the same outbreak of the war with Japan, when the the wee and made two arrests. The which Mr. Bryan served, as an other of the is editor by Ag Poon Chow, a Presbyterian despatch a for days, the Japan Times under- wounded man told them that another man had U. 8. Volunteers. He used his influenca after the minister, who came from Chius when fourteen stands, instructing Lient General: Baron Ya- disability, so perhaps the experiment was armies for which pay bad been carefully draw also been injured, and on returning to Jardine's war to pass the Treaty of Paris which made the years of age. ft claim: a eirculation of 3,500, maguchi, now in Peking, to send home ore hardly a fair one. Mr. St. JOHN BRODRICK proved to have no existence except on paper; Bazaar the police found a man in a state of U. 8. responsible for the Savoreignty of the Phi. Ist an annual subscription of 6 dollars. The brigade, that is, half of the force ander him. could boast with an easy conscience that he and the gims turned out, to be wood and the collapse. He bore no external marks of injury Hippine Islands. Now he repnitiates his own pat paper contains six pages. The firs. page is It is further stated that the Ministers are of at least knew nothing of China. It was powder coal-dust. These facts were per but was evidently in great pain, and had to be riotic actions and claims the war was a party war given over to Chinese news, boiled down to suit opinion that in view of the existing state of Chinese readers, copied from the San Francisco things in Peking there will not occur any ex after all but a little way from the Foreign fectly well known to every one except the taken to the Hospital. At about ten o'clock on and declares that if he is elected he will call an Office to Portland Placo; it was easy to step British Foreign Office, and they might have Wednesday night Inspector Ford received word extra session of Congress to grant independence morning papers. Every page, except the last, tensive fighting in China, in the immediate into his cab, and, after all, Sir HALLIDAY been as well known within it as outside, from Dr. Bell that the man was in a dangerous to enemies of the country. Bryan, bas prac is half advertisements, for which a very high future at any rate. Even if there should take over to the business department, so that the such small force as they were at first and they. MADARTNEY and CHICHEN LO FENGLU were but that it was the policy of the day to shut state, and hie-depositions had better be taken tilly shandored his Froe Silver professions rate is charged, this page being entirely given plane samo collisions, the allies are no longer in yery kind, and would doubtless place all the one's eyes. While the other states of Europe Accordingly the Inspector went to the Hospital and has become the candidate of the clouents

were sending their best men out to China sad the man's depositions were taken. The of disorder and discord. As a senator of the paper contains a total of 25 pages of reading will be able to meet with emergencies. Under information he required at his disposal.

man said he was injured in the scuffie in his U. S. he (Stewart) cannot support Bryan and matter. The editorials are printed below the the circumstances the Cabinet considers that on room. No weapons were used. The men's at the same time remain true to the best interests article to which they refer, often: being mash there is no reason that Japan alone should keep spleen is injured. Yesterday three men appeared of the nation and his own conscience. Since larger than the item which fathered them. The large foros in the field. In the event, how- before Mr. Hazeland charged with being con- the publication of Mr. Stewart's letter the bet news matter is on the up, er half of the page, ever, of the renewal of hostilities necesitating cerned in the disturbance and were remanded ting in New York has fallen to 7 to 1 against and is printed in larger tyre than is used in the the despatch of another expedition, the geogri- phical position of Japan will enable her to send for a wook.

His

On the 30th March last Mr. WALTON the British Office made service in China a spoke of the general neglect of British disgrace. Peking led nowhere, and to be interests in China displayed by Her Majesty's sent there meant a withdrawal from the Ministers, and asked a few pertinent ques round of promotion. We know in China how It was eminently an occasion on the Empire was served. If by any chance

TODA.

Bryan.

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