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INTIMATIONS.

BROWN, JONES & CO. MONUMENTAL SCULPTORS

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1900

and the nature of the settlement.". The whole burden of keeping the Chinese ques- tion prominently before the public is thus thrown on the public press, and though it is answering the call well the straggle is likely to be a terribly hard one. It would be a different matter were there any in the present Government who displayed an intelligent knowledge of Chinese affairs; but who is there in whom any confidence can be placed ?. It rests with Sir CLAUDE MACDONALD to produce any action on the A. S. WATSON & CO., part of the Foreign Office, and unfortunately

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he has been able to do so little in the past that it is difficult to avoid feelings of ap prehcasion lest we shall once more be gulled into putting up with all the old shams which have deceived our Government before. As far as diere words go, the language of ministerial statements has of late shown an unwonted times, but ne action has bricked up these statements as yet, and in Peking matters appear to have drifted steadily from lad to worse. The position is humiliating

Owing to the pressure on our space, we are compelled to held over the hearing of the case of Ho Tung's the Shing Wa Pawnshop, which took place at the Supreme Court yesterday.

The Bishop of Macao is expected in Malacca some time this month. Great Balety is on bibited to see the new Bishop.

The two Chinese constables arrested on the charge of committing an aggravated gulf upon a Chinaman at Wanchai were brought before Mr. Hazeland yesterday and again re- mandel. It was stated that the complainant was now out of danger, but was unable as yet to

appear.

The French transport Los Andes arrived at. Singapore from Marseiller last Saturday, bound for Taku. There are on board 24 officers, 100 N.C.0.'s, and 9:19 soldiers,

At meeting of the Burms Baby Mines, Ld., the Chairman, Sir Lepel Grifin, said he had the utmost confidence in the Company's pra specte When the Board had £6,000 or £7,000. to space, they intended to open up another min.

casures are being taken which will in at vance provide a reserve of horses for the menuted beaches of the China Field Force.

Arrangements have been enchided, ander which 100 horses for the artillery and 500 cobs Mr. Byron Brenan, C.M.G., H.M. Consul-will be shipped direct from Anstralia to Hong General, is expected in Shanghai about the 2nd kong, where they will be kept until wanted. proximo. Mr. Pelham Warren, who has been

Anxiety is manifesten by certain Berlin news replacing Mr. Brenan during the latter's absence an leave, will remisin at Shanghai for the pre-papers to induce Italy to grant Germany some sent, says the N.-C. Daily News, this not being spot on the Red Sea for-a coaling station. The

Bismarckian organ, Neueste Nachrichten, think a convenient moment for "swopping homes,"

it shameful that the growing German feet The following paragrapli from the N.-C. Daily | should be dependent on England for its coul New explains the telegrain received by Mr. and recommends the German Government to Censit Scott at Canton and forwarded by him being pressure to hear on Italy and to threaten

anxiety has been entertained regarding the ship should it refuse! safety of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Lewis and Mr. H.-J. Hewitt of the C. I. M., whe. by in- structions of the U.S. Consul at Chungking,

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS SERVICE.”

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS]

SHANGHAI, 20th September, 8.50 p.m.

LI PROCEEDS TO PEKING. Li Hung-chang takes the Chihli Viceroy's seals to-morrow, the 21st inst, and starts directly for Peking, joining Prince Ching there..

8,000 TROOPS TO SUPPORT HIM. Eight thousand veteran foreign-drilled and well-armed soldiers encamped at Yang chow are proceeding north to support Li

IN PEKING DURING THE SIEGE,

AMAGRAPHIC NARRATIVE.

The following account is specially written for ne by a doctor who was among the Losieged gar rison of the Degations and surrounding buildings [ at Peking"]

THE TROUBLE REGINS.

· On the 8th of Jono last it was the general. impression outside of the Legations, in Peking that the situation had grown muddenly very serions, and that neither life nor property, an guarded, was safe. That morning at 2 o'clock all the missionaries from Tungehow and the teachers in the Congregational College there fied to Poking. Soon after their entire property was burned and looted by a mob of Bozorn. On Friday the 8th word was sent to all the mission compounds and Customs Land that it was con

sidered best for people to congregate. This was done through a meeting of the American mie- sionaries, who at the same time cabled President McKinley for relief. The last train left Paking date no foreigner was able to leave Peking. on the morning of June the 4th, and after that

NEARLY PREPARATIONE,

refitted with the Lest English Machinery, in the extreme, but it will be worse if a to us for publicatiep this week-Considerable this Power with the loss of Germany's friend. Hung-chang under command of Chang Kao went outside the walls was shot and killed ·

embodying the latest, improvements in the

trade.

THE PUKEST INGREDIENTS only are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness exercised in the manufacture throughout.

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

absolutely pure.

khaki" General Election is to divert the attention of the British public. The calamity of the American Presidential election would he as nothing compared with this.

We have an appen] to make to our readers and trust it will not be made in vain. "Jack Tar" has always been a favourite with the Kritish public, and since he proved bingelf so helpful at Ladysmith and in North China, he has established new claims to our gratitude. We speak now on behalf of the Royal Naval Canteen, which has just been opened at Wanchai. The building in which is located? was purchased and fitted up at cust of about $140,000. Of this sum some

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The Hitost reports from India state that the plague is again on the hicrease, 629 donths har left Hsingi-in (Karichow) on the 10th of Angusting occurred against 449 during the week for Canton by the West River Telegraphic ending September 1st. Bombay city in- information has reached the Director of the creased to 75 from 51, the Presidency to C. 1. M. that they were compelled to turn back 340 from 84, Calcutta to 100 from 84, and tho cd had arrived at Kweiyang. They expected Central Proviness to 281 from 210--The r. crudescence of plague in Mysore City is causing to leave for (hungking (on the 13th inst.

sousunriety. Forty-three attacks and 23 deaths were reported on Sunday, the 2nd August. Cer- tuin localitian in the nutive parts of Rigalore City continue infected,

The Straits Times raye Mr. Earle's unsuc- cessful motion in Council to earmark some of the colonial revenue for public works at Sing apore aroused epposition at Penang from that port being left out. Mr. Bromhend-Matthews perceived the restrictive character of the mo. tion and, as representative of the Penang

The Fairfold Shipbuilding and Engineering

Company (Limited) launched on 11th alt: the Royal Indian Marine Steamer Hurdinge, which

yuan, who was General at Kinochow when the Germans seized the place. CHINESE BLOCKING THE YANGTZE. It is reported that the Chinese are obstructing the channel of the Yangtze below the Kiangyin Forts to hinder the Germans from going up the river.

LONDON, 20th September, 10.5 p.m.

AMERICA'S INDEPENDENT ACTION. It is understood that the United States

The Japanese Chancellor who a few days later

by the Imperial sokliers. The night of June the 8th found about 70, Americans gathered. in the American Methodist Compound." They asked the U. S. Minister for a contingent of marines and received a guard of 20 from the Legution. To these word added 20 armed mon from amour theruselves, waking s protecting force of forty men. Early the next

morning preparations were made to fortify the place, food supplies were brought in and pre- parations made for a siege. Committem were appointed, and by soon a complete organization was effected. The situation grew worse daily. and those who understood heat the Chinese character were apprehensive of coming eril. Chinese Christians, some torn and beaten, others barned, came pouring in from outlying districts. with tales of massacre and rapine that seemed

$60,000 has bees paid, and the rest is due Chamber of Commerce, pointed out the cmie. they have built to the order of the Secretary of refuse: Germany's proposal with regard to almost unthinkable. But among these gathered

FOR COAST PORTS Waters are pack it and placed on teard ship at Hongkonga prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Eudies when received back in good order.

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Counterfoil Order Books supplied on. application:

sion of Penang as a possible beneficiary. As intervention and attendance, Mr. Browhead hortens of time was prohibitive of personal Matthews telegraphed as follows to the Gov etor Earle's motica ignores Penang please include, if Government supports." The

motion was withdrawn after debate.

At the Mgistracy yesterday Rossina George, mistress of a brothel at No. 7. Queen's Rond

to the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. The property is vested in the Commodore and the Hon. C. P. CHATER, C. M. G., and the debt is not perhaps an unmanageable one; but in their opinion it is rather too large for the institution, as the Orders through Loval Post or by Telegram interest must prove a heavy drain on its carn- ings. This fact, as the Commodore Stated at receive prompt attestion.

the opening ceremony, has been recognised by West, was charged on the information of Ser- the Admiralty, who Lave liberally promised

geant Murison with selling intexicating liquor to give the sum of £1,000 sterling if the without license. Leon Victor Case, a man out Club will bestir themselves and procure a

of employment; said that on Thursday night like sun.

The Commodore and Mr. between seven and eight clock he went to 397. He saw the defendant CHATER are prepared to act as honorary Queen's Road West, treasurers if the friends of the institution there. He bought a bottle of stout and one will come forward and render assistance. bottle of German beef. He paid a dollar for Are the British community ready to help inch bottle. The house was a lothel.-George Marc, also unemployed, said he went to this praiseworthy object? To be out of the houses in question with the previous debt is to be out of danger, and to get a witness. He saw the defendant-there. He debt substantially reduced is an encourage.bought one bottle of stout and one bottle uent to new efforts to clear off the "Whole of beer, yaying a doller for each bottle amount. The club do not and cannot expect Sorgeant Murisu said he sent the two previous to wipe off the $20,000 in a đày, but if they witzesees to the honso in question. Ho follow- can obtain $10,000 they will secure the Admiralty's donation, which together would make $20,000. There have been several

this year, lat we cannot doubt that those On the 20th September, if Merion," the Pork, who were so ready to give the Terribles "- the wife of A. W. WITLOW, of a daughter. (24791

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China.

FURTHER CASUALTIES AT

TUNGCHOW.

Gasele, all dated 20th September, have kindly been forwarded to us from Govern

ment House

The following three telegrams received The defolcations of a bank clerk at Kioto yesterday morning from General Sir A. caused a ran on the Bank, and almost a riot in the City, states a Japanese vernacular journal. A clerk in the Nishijin Bank, Kieto, gave himself up to the Directors some days ago and declare that he had embezzled over 18,000yen of the bank's money during the last six years. The Directors held a conference at once sad decided to make up the amount out of their own property. The affair was made pubho by a local crowded to withdraw their money, a great een sation being used in the city. Qaistuess pre vailed, however, when it was announced by resposible persons that the Bank was fully

ady to meet all demands,

commercial body and the bank's depositors

According to the last reports from Bimala re- ed ten minutes afterwards. He saw the defen-garding the Tadion famine there is a great im. dont go from the hall to the kitchen with unprovement, end every reporting district ro- turns a substantial decline in the demand for empty beer-bottle and an empty stout battle.

State aid. The aggregate bus follen by 353,000

He died the bottles. He then went into the

(1) My telegram of the 17th-following further deaths have occurred, R.W.F. 4,567 Corp. Huglies, Privates 4,137 Wogan, 3,953 Cook, 4,661 Jones. Ist Chinese Regt., five. 7th Bengal Infantry, one. Captain Hill and

remaining injured progressing favourably.

(2) 4,793 Private Hughes, R.W.F., dead, Captain Hill passed very bad night, condi- tien precarious,

(3) Regret to report death this morning

at this place were, men from all over North Eastern China, who had watched the gatliering ́elonds for months, although they bed sounded su alarm in tlie ears of desf diplomatists. At this time telegraphic communication was open with the world. And it is a significant fact, worthy. of special notes, that the Roman Catholic Cathedral and a Protestant Mission Compound were fortified and guarded two weeks before any Legation in Peking bu made a sand

bag. Up to this time Committees from the different missions had mot with very little encouragement, when reporting what they con- sidered the situation to the Diplomatic Corps.

The gathering of the Americans at the Methodist Compound was an effort on their part to protect the native Christians. No for viga minister was willing to asume any re

sponsibilty for the protection of the latter.

Many of the missionaries felt that at sneli á time they could not be deserted. sequence something of a compromise was mude, the American Minister sending 20 marines to the American fort, the French Minister sending: 30 ́soldiers to the Cathedral The North Cathedral proved to be a splendid fert, surrounded as it is by a very song and high wall. The American Compound was wenk- ened by its proximity to the city wall and Inter

serious calls on the purses of the community hall and found four glasses containing boer and -251.000 in British India and 102.000 in the of Captain Hill; ramiaining injured doing had to be entirely abandoned, a retreat being

of debt.

No freda plague cases or deaths were reported in this 24 hours preceding non yesterday.

At the 1a.m. service at St. John's Cathe drul to-morrow the sermon with be preach- ed by the Right Reverend the Bishop of Nova Bootin

on containing stout. Seaching the house ke foud, courented in the cookhouse "two quart titles of leor. two pints of heer, an emply whiskey bottle, and 19 bottles of wrated water. He soized the bottles and arrested the dofou dant. The defendant deuied selling the beer the beer was for her own consumption. She also supplied beer for two other girls in the bocao.—À fine of $100, or two mouth, was imposed,; and the two first witnesses were allowed $10 inch,

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Native States. The most marked decrease is well. ir Bombay Presidency, where the uk is 122,000 smaller. The Central Provinces ad- ministration have at last stemmed the tide of ap- plicants for relief, and their figures are down by 67,000, the Punjuub ly 25,000, and the Bombay Native States 41,000. Referring to the above figures, tie Times of India says the figures are still ernously high for the souson of the you?, but there is match ground for satisfaction in the proportion maintained between the pepnlation in the famine caufps and those ir rebeipt of gratuitons relief.

Ir appears from reports which have been effect that a firo shart broken out at Waiebai. seeing an obstruction in the road near the R. E.; Captains Senior, 20th Bepgal Infuntry:

received from various parts of the Empire that the Chinese Government, once more centres in that remarkable woman the Em-

No live, however, could be found, the alarm being evidently a false one.

An amusing police-court case camo op Shanghai on the 13th inst., when Mrs. H. B. Weeks was charged with having assaulted P.C.

A Simla telegram of the 7th inst. says:-The Acting Deputy Superintendent Mackie unde otracted law in the execution of biz prothrings ordered to Chine, Licnt Cols the Fire Brigade turned ont en buraday night duty on the night of the 8th inst. PC. 32, Westmoreland; 6th Bengal Infantry, Ralford, in commence of affalar being given to the whose name was J. Macpherson, it appears, 4th Punjab Infantry, and Macdonald, D. S. Q.,

Yangkingpang Bridge, created by the halting Dueat, 4th Bombay Cavalry, and Hume, R. E., of several public rickshaws requested the coolics and Tents Stirling. 4th Punjab Cavalry, and ia charge to move on. As they were slow to Hunter. B. E. Another telegram of the son o' Chung Po and In Sing appeared at the obey he used his baton to rap the splashboardsdale reports that the preparations for General Magistracy yesterday charged with keeping a The defendant, seeing the constable strike her Gaselea's fores to must the long winter of North- common gaming-house at 366, Des Veus Road, rickshaw's splashboard among others, cried out, ern China are being expedited as Taku will prob- and 20 other men were charged with gaming. Hey! Foliceman, don't be over officious. That ably be closed by ice in November. 8,000 tone, The police raided the home on Thursday. A is my rickshaw, and I wish it to wait for reef folge, sufficient to last the contingent until Sergeant Dymond and party found a crowd of to the request, whereupon Mrs. Weeks aid she Home, and a complete outfit of fur caps, bhuket- her count According to the information to them playing po ke round a table on the world enquire into the matter and walked away lined cats, moscassins, gloves and other cover. hard all the Vice,oys and Governors verande. When the Sergeant appeared there in the direction of French Town. About 9.4ings to keep ont the cold are being supplied" throughout Chine are testifying in this way

was a stampede, Ona man got over, the verani- she returned and ordered the constable to find through India, while nise mantle of toed unp to their loyalty to the Empresa-Dowager, dah, falling to the ground and taking a portion her rickshaw for her. He asked her the inmber plieno being sent to ucciso bufore the sad of who, it seemt, kas profited by the discredit of the verandah with him." The Sergeant went and she sarcastically referred to him as being October. ing of Fritive Teas through the defeat of the to look for him, expecting to find him epriously her servant and paid by her. She also said he Boxere and their regular allies. As is re-injured. He was, however, nowhere to be seen. marked by nur northern contemporary: Twenty-two arroste were made, Twe of the through whom the information comes, we defendants were fined $15 each and the rest. can Imrdiy blame the officials for their con duot. Affairs have for weeks been in an absolutelxotic condition, and the most

press-Fowager. Tales, to which we refer in other tonamn, come in of tribute and ceremonial gifts bring forwarded to the old capital of the Empire in Shensi, whither she is making her way with the wrecks of Chinese constable who was sent in advance of here." P.C. 32 regretted his inability to accedo. the end of April are being arranged fer from

such.

was an Irishiman--he denied the accnsation fu

THE WAR IN SOUTH

AFRICA.

LONDON, 20th September, 10.5 p.m.

NO BOER ARMY LEFT Lord Roberts reports that nothing is loft of the Boer army but marauding bands.

KRUGER TO BE ALLOWED TO

DEPAET.

The Netherlands Foreign Minister has aungunced that the British Government has no intention of interfering with Kruger's, departure for Europe on board a Dutch war- ship.

GENERAL NEWS..

SANDARAN, 218 September, 0.15 p.m

made into the British Legation. During the Ewo weeks spent at the mission compound active steps were taken for defence and fortification, The organisation hero effected was one that lat. er proved to be of great value when the siege proper began. A general meeting was held and the following Committees were appointed-

1. General Committee for Public Comfort and Oversight.

3.

5.

Committee on Farfifications."

on Food and Water Supply. on Sanitation.

en esre of Native Refugees.

in charge of armed Natives.

in charge of Chinese labour.

CAR Captain Hall of the U. S. Murines was fu command of the military defences and of the 10 volunteers and marines.Az

EIGNATION OF BRITISH NORTH about 12 years of age. He comes from Sonth

ijj.ruve.

BORNEO GOVERNOR.

THE FIRST MURDER OF A BUROPHAN.

On the morning of June the 20th the murder of Baron von Ketteler by the very soldiers whom the sungli Teren had promised would escort us safely to Thentain coused the Foreign Min isters to abandon their plan of proofedling over, laud under Chinese guard to Tientsin

THE WORK OF FORTIFICATION *In u' few days the entire compound had this appearance of a fort is even hundred native Christians who had fled there for refuge soon proved themselves to be a very valuable auxiliary, In fact it was the work done by thes native converts at this compound that directe the attention of ous or two of the ministers to the practicability of protecting them for the wake of the we to which they could be put in.. the manual labour of fortifying. Mr. F. D.. Gamewell was the claiman bere of the com mities on fortifentions. Mr. Gamewell is à man,

Carolina and has spent about 20 years in Chi He is a teacher of Physics and Mechanical En B.E. Governor Hugh Clifford has resign-gineering at the Methodist College in Peking... We heard a good deal the other day of the court--and had come to Shanghai with the righteous dignation of even the American Presumably this action is on account of notion of taking charge of the place; it maleYellow Press at the fabrications of the lang the way expenditure, which he cannot her blood boil as an Englishwoman, she said, to hai correspondents of the London Darly of and sen the way they terrorised the Chinese here. Express. Yet here we have some extracts from L Kau, who was formerly in the employ of He pointed out the impossibility of finding the the Shanghai telegrams of the San Francisco Az- active and aggressive of the Powers husshown Acting Chief Inspector Kemp, was charged at rickshaw among so many without knowing the miner: The situation in the Yangtze vallay a distinct inclination to recognise the author the Magistracy yesterday with stealing 829. sumber. Then the rickshaw came up. The lady, is grave. The silk weavers are out of work and are Inspector Kemp said that on the 1st August who was in evening dreas, got into it, called placarding the towns. An outbreak is feared. In nity of the Empresa-Dowager, while the he gave the defendant $10 to bay provisions wat witress number and said she would have face of the vigorous protest of the Conerly, par- others have bardly made any audiblo protest with. He gave him a similar amantit on the him reported and punished. He asked for her ticularly United States Consul General Good- against this recognition. It is not that the 10th August. On the 20th August he dia mume and address, saying that as she was going now, Vice Admiral Seymour has disembarked home publics of the allied nati-ns are in charged him. He told him to come to him on to report him he would have to make a note of 8,560 Indian troops. The French Government.

THE APPROACHING ELECTION. the Diplomatic Corps, an announced the night favour of this mad step; but the. is a gen- the 3rd September and he would square up the matter, when she suddenly leaned over the is now landing 1,200 troops in the French set in the new Royal Yacht, sacorted by cruisers ordered out of Poking according to the plan of A letter from Mr. Chamberlain to a Unionist before, to a certain death. The killing of the eral paralysis among those in authority, accounts, as he owed him $5, half month's side of the rickshaw and slapped him on the tlement. A large force of French marines will the 3rd face with her open hand, saying she was asho land later. To make the presence of the troops

candidate states that the principal issng3 of the Gorman Alinister opened the eyes of those who which makes Russia's task an easy one wages. He did not return on In Germany's case this disgraceful inertia September, and as he discovered that the ed to give her Lame and address to the likes of ashore appear indispensable, the Hongkong and

African War and the nature of the soillumat. will, we trust, be ended by the arrival on money had not been paid to the compra- him. Nor did she do so, the constable having Shanghai Bank, the largest money institution approaching election are the merits of the South avoned proceeding to Tientsin, and from that

dore te hed the defendant arrested.-The to follow her and find out for himself. After in the East, controlled by English expital, ap the scene of the new Generalissimo. As far compradore said that on the 1st August the further evidence had been beard, in which the pealad to Admiral Seymour for protection. The THE SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLICS, who had maintained that the Government was he Great Britain is concerned, it is most defendant cams to him and asked for a book in constable admitted that though the blow, was a Eussian and German Consuls are indignant at The Press Bureau of Bressels, which is con- still dealing honestly, were at last forood by s anfortunate for our interests in China that the Chief Inspector's name. He supplied pro-smart one it was his dignity which suffered England's more, which they construe as a cung trolled by Dr. Leyds, annonces that ex-Pre- terrible lesson to acknowledge that they had

mate the English. The Americans to-day sont Lord Bartender's Government has chosen visions to the defendant on credit, and the most, the magistrate though the justice of the As they have no troops here, they cannot check sident Kruger will submit to the Powers a underestimated the danger. And it is to be

Repablice under British Euzerainty.

that he was the only Minister in the siege who the present moment to appeal to the country money had not yet been paid. The defendant case would be met by imposing a fine of $2 and an appeal to their Government for troops neces/plou for the autonomy of the late South African said to the credit of Sir Clande. McDonald

asry for defence." on "the merits of the South African War was sent to prison for two months,

costs on the defendant.

پریز آلو

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 19th September.

THE DUKE OF YORK'S VISIT TO AUSTRALIA.

The Duke of York has preceded to Austra

The death of Baron von Ketteler must be considered as a vicarious sacrifice for the rest of the foreigners in Peking Had von Ketteler Det met his death at the hands of the treach erous Chinese troops we would have been

time the siege of Peking proper began. Thoro