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INTIMATIONS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRICAY, OCTOBER 5TH 190)

No fresh plague cases or deaths were report Uniler telegraphic instructions from Herd ed during the 24 hours ending at noon ya-quarters, Major G. J. Corts, R. A. M.C. Agra, proceeded to Calcutta on the 18th ult, for duty terday.

in beard the Mahare of Gwalior's hospital ship for China.

disadvantages. The markets, which once were in the middle of their customers, are not now so tentral, so readily got at. Ap- MONUMENTAL SCULPTORS.parently, the Government has made no

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The Telegraph Companies informed us yes terday evening that all Japanese lines are now restored,

arrangement to meet this altered state of things. Time, labour, and money are each and all as valuable to the humble' native | teilere in Hongkong as to Europeans in The two men charged with the murder of a Tanahatoni; and the arguments, so vitor-coolie at East Point were again taken before, ously and eloquently marhalled by Mr. Mr. Hazeland yesterday and committed for OHDORNE, on behalf of the Tsimshatsui poople, have equal weight and cogency when seeds in Hongkong. The

trial.

Capt. Krromim Kimisaburo, 10 offeses and ovor 200 bluejackets, forming the second portion of the crew of the first-dana rulser Fuate, build. ing in England, left Tokohama on the ult by the Binge Mar.

An attempt is being made by those in Ran roon interested in sport, to form in Burma a Game Preservation Association with the object

threstoned with specily extermination.

The Japanese gun-vosel Oshiku left Foo show on the 25th ult

The Morning Post urges the appointment of Lord Roberta sa Secretary of State for Var, as ever since 1895 the Commander-in-Chief has been merely an administrative puppet,"

A. S. WATSON & CO., applied to Chinese scene of economy luzve delivered in London on the 29th September of protecting some of the large game, which is prisonore arrived at Colombo on the 20th nit

LIMITED.

THE LEADING MANUFACTURERS

OF

The German mail of the 23rd August and the English mail of the 1st September were

Teen driven to live higher up the hill and the 1st October respectively.

less find their supplies of food much accessible than when living in the neighbour- hood of Queen's Road. In most cases, their precarious mode of livelihood fores them to

We are informed by Messrs. John D. Hum- phroys & Son, General Managers of Oliver's Freehold Mines, Limited, that they have receives! tolegram from the mines. giving the fosult of

quartz crushed for a yield of 287 ounces re- torted gold, will ran 20 days.*

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS SERVICE,

FEOM OUR COBEERPONDENT]

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

LONDON, 3rd October. 10.55 pan.

RUMOURED ITALIAN RETIREMENT FROM PEKING

A report from Peking states that the Italian troops are leaving the Chinese. capital.

ÆRATED WATERS set their slender stores of fish, flesh, and last mouth crashings os ollows: 495 tone of eft that the 12sa previls at Belgrade that the doThe King of Siam mocired the congratala THE BORNEO GOVERNOR

IN THE

FAR EAST.

the time consumed in going to and fro to make these purchases several times cach day is far from inconsiderable. To sur-

a mottled constitution, and recent events have

The establishment of private lotteries for cazabling purposes hus became so widespread at Erytrea, staten a Rome despatch, that the Governor kas promulgated a decree suppressing lotteries altogether throughout the clony.............

The transport Mengolian with 124 more Bder.

The total number of prisoners now in Ceylon is A telegram from Belgrade states that the Ser..880. The City of Vienna, which was due on

Olivier and three sons, captured recently. vinn Government has announced to ex-King the 24th nit, had on board the famous Gonsal Milan its intention of discontinuing from Sep- tember 1st his allowance of £12,000. It is add-

ex-King's creditore will seite his furniture, aft... his forty siglth birthday, and Bungkok which he was about to wall to Vienus.

was then en fete. The Bangkok Times ways that: At a grand entertainment in Stettin' in con- what His Majesty has already accomplished for Yesterday morning Sergeant Garred was in nection with sawe military manoeuvres, the Em-his country becomes every year more apparent. mount this formidable difficulty, a number | Wing Lok Streat when he saw a man carrying | peror of Germany is said to have advancut in / Even within the lust twoiva, months not a fow of pork-vendors and fresh fish hawkers carry a bundle. Suspecting that the bundle contained front of the senior Japanese officer present, and steps have been taken that mark the growth of their wares up the bill. In spite of the extra letters he examined it and found his suspicions to have proposed in a loud voice the health of trouble this entails, apart from the serious verified. There were about 71, letters, some of Japanese troopa now fighting in North ferved to show, by contrast, the stability of risks incurred ---for the bawking of live fish which were addressed to Hongkong. They China. The incident attracted much attention-Siam's place among the nations. THE MACHINERY in use is of the and unsalted pork is strictly illegal-their were all unstamped. . A fine of $50 was im prices are practically the saine as those

P. C. Morgan found a Chinaman trespassing latest design and most up to date character. charged at the stalls in the markets below.

This should naturally arouse auspicion as to in the Naval Yard at Kowloon car Wednesday the quality of the commodities they expose and arrested him. The man had no right to to for sale. To what a large extent this pok where he was. The defendant told Mr. Haze t'an chứng-t, this shoulder-borne traffic, island yesterday that he was carrying coal. His prosecuted, and the law thereby set at Worship, however, said he was quite satisfied ́naught, is evident to any one who cares to saunter through the quarters we are allud-810, or three weeks. ing to, either about 8.30 in the morning or between the hours of 3 and 5 any afternoon, when the Chinese are peparing one or.other of their two chief meals. There cannot be THE WATER used is the purest in th the slightest doubt that a lot of meat and fish, otherwise unsalable in the Queen's Island, and is skilfully filtered on scientific Road markets, is thus got rid of by these

principles,

Our

ENGLISH EXPERTS manage

factories, and their practical knowledge

produces an article that is unrivalled for

its excellence.

ingrelients, guaranteeing

enterprising individuals. These meu gener ally gather at a crossing, whence they have an uninterrupted view up and down several ways of approach, On the occasional We use only the best and most expensive leisurely arrival of the European Constable of the district, they disappear, as if by ABSOLUTE magic, down some of the neighbouring alleys and lanes, to re-appear when he is out of sight. They are fully acquainted with the deliberate regular movements of the sleepy Inkong and dreamy Indian policeman of the bat. Moreover, they are aided in their constant outlook for these "preservers of the peace,” by mols of sharp-eyed quick-witted ngan-wong-twal whp infest such localities,

PURITY

We quote Special

Terms

to

consumers.

large

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

ESTABLIHSED A.D. 1841*

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENT.

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Correspondents

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

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market

posed,

that the man went where he did for the purpose of stealing something, and imposed a fins of

A P..C. Allen was passing the Hongkong Hotel at about 0.40 yesterday morning he was called into the billiard room. There he saw a European (whose name he subseqneatly disco vered to be Alfred Barber) who was drakk und noisy and using insulting language to the Boys behind the bar. He was taken into custody. When brought before Mr. Hazeland and asked if he had anything to say, he replied, "If you would allow me to go I should be much obliged It's a matter of life and death to mo." Since he put it that way His Worship allowed him to go with a caution.

Sooner than was perhaps unticipated, says the. Bagineer. the carrying capacity of the Siberian Railway has been put to the test, and its weak. news become at once apparent, for it. proved to be unequal to the task of conveying large bolles of troops. Breakdowns of every kind are very frequent thronghout its entire length, and the initial faultiness of its construction becomes

mere and 'more manifest.

SHIP

*SANDARAN, 29th September, 1 pm:

STRONG PUBLIC PROTEST.

The public has despatched to the Colonial Secretary an exceedingly strong protest by cable against Governor Clifford's resignation, praying for an Imperial Commissioner 10 visit the territory, as Governor Clifford's retirement would be absolutely disastrous

Reuter's correspondent, describing the entry of the Athericans into Peking, says General Chaffee, riding aboad of the 14th Infantry, marched up to the Tartar wall. An American murine at the top of the wall shouted, "You are just in time. We need you in our business,

Where can we get in?" General Challe sak to the country ed. "Through the canal," was the reply. The

• Much delayed in transmission.

"GENERAL NEWS,

LONDON, &d October 10,55

British were there two hours ago." General Clafes looked disappointed. He entered the Yellow fører has broken cut at Senegal, gate behind the last of the British forces, bat The French steamer Tamesis arrived at his reception was as enthusiastic as though be Teneriffe last month with three of her orexlad bean first. Mr. Tewkesbury, a missionary, dead from yellow fever and the captain and a shouted, "Azorians! Cheer your fing!" and passenger still suffering from it. All vessels the ladies wared their handkerchiefs and the arriving at the Canaries from Senegal are placed soldiers cheered the ladios.

PLOT TO KILL MCKINLEY in quarrutine. Mest of the telegraphists at St.

The ribbon to be worn with this new South

An Italian plot baa, been discovered at Louis de Senegal are English, and all but thres have deserted their posts in dread of contagion. African war medal, says the Rangoon Gazette,

appropriately differs from that of the other Chicago, the object of which was to asked The Pennsylvania and New York Central South African ribbous, the prevailing colouranate President McKinley Railroad Companies have decided to purchase being orangg instead of yellow. The Kaffir and a fleet of colors to export West Virginian emZalu ribbons are yellow with dark flanking © THE GENERAL ELECTION. to England. This step has been the subject of stripes, but the new one has an orange centre

The elections are showing a strong lead much conversation in certain commercial circles about Half an inch wide with a narrow n . y blue on Tyneside. It is estimated, neserts the Nez stripe on either side and slightly wider and very in favour of the Unionista. Mr. Keir Hardie Bukers as a rule are not particularly pug castle Chronicle, that the present price of deep outside stripes of red The combination nacions, Lat Leung, Sze her to be an excop British coal would enable trane Atlantic ex tion to the rule. Ko Fuis a gravenging coolie.porters to widersell English market hy is. per Yesterday he told Mr. Hazeland that at about ton. seven o'clock that morning he was in Queen's' Road Central, near the Central Market, at work. Seeing the defendant throwing rabbish into his cart he told him not to do so, whereupon the defcattant and several others rusted at and

Mr. Hayashi, Japanese Chargé, d'Affaires in Seoul. is said to have informed the Corean Gov- ernment that Japanese subjects will not with- draw from Uleury so long as foreigners are

expire. It will be remembered that this with drawal from Uncang was required in co- sequens of the Coress Authorities having granted a lease of the island to Russians for timber-cutting purposes.

ange

is very effective, and each of the tints would bus defeated Mr. Pritchard Morgan for show up well either on scarlet or khaki turies Merthyr Our contemporary continues:-Whether the or- has been deliberately chosen, because of the fast that a very considerable part of the light-

or has been adopted for reasons of effective com- ing has taken place in the Omage River Colony, lination, its selection is very appropriate indeed. But surely the orange referred to ir mesut to be khaki.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 2nd-October.

One hundred eleven UND DIE Liberals in Nationalists have been elect- ed. These returns include Sir Michael Hicks- Beach, Sir Edward Gray, Sir J. Gorst and Lord George Hamilton. "The_Laberzin have guined one seat and the Conservatives two.

RUSSIA IN CHINA, The St. Petersburg, Oficial: Messenger

by Russia

positively denies the annexation of Manchuris THE WAR OFFICE REFORMS. It is unb improbable that Lord Kitchener

and who are as alert as iny London street-assaulted him.-P.C. Ho Lo Wo said he swallowed to reside in other parts of the Corean arab or Paris gamin. A big part of this the defendant strike the complainant on the He went up to them and the A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED clandestine trade in fresh animal food | face with his fist.

Anent the announcement recently made that would be at once and inevitably defendant pushed him or to the ground. The

a Russian gunboat passed through the, Bos were erected complainant then got hold of the defendant,

phorns in August on hier way to the Mediter anywhere on the levelled and vacant land who was taken to the Police Station.-Fer us

ranean, some interesting observations are given to the east of the Tung-wa Hospital. This saulting the complainant a fine of $10, or '14

The new eighteen-inch Gathmann terpedo as by tlie Standard's, correspondent at Odessa days. was imposed, and a similar fine was in- oght to be done straight away. The need

gun, the largest ever built in the United in a recent despatch to his journal. Referring posed for the assault on the constable. is most urgent. While a permanent build-

States, was tested last month at the Bethlehem to the way in which Russia is evading the prin- ing was being put up, a temporary matshel Albert Wood, a marine, was charged at the Steel Works to determine the velocity of the cipal operative clause now. Iaft in the treaty of or wooden structure could be run up liard Magistancy yesterday with behaving in a dis-shot and the strength of the gun, und proved Paris; the writor says: It appears that the successful. Solid shots weighing a ton were recent firmen graviting leave for the passage of by, as any number of valuable sites are lying orderly manner in Queen's Road East the previous night and cruelty ill-treating and

fred After two preliminary chets the third transports with troops for the Far East is so will be selected to aid Lord Robertsontome aq, idle. The venture would be a paying couilling a fowl belonging to a Chinaman named was fired with a charge of 800 pounds of powder, werdest that it may be made to include any she sidedan South Africa. cern from the outset. Fresh food can at Cheng Ching. It seems that the Chinoman and showed a pressure of 19,045 pounds and sel in the Black Sea Best Russia is aiming least be inspected, and its sale regulated, in

was walking along with a chicken in his hand 1,856 feet relocity, while the fourth shell, with not at the abrogation of the Paris Treaty, which a public market, whereas, furtively sold at when the defendant snatched it from him the same charge, recorded a pressure of 10,350 would give free passage to all nations either street-corners, it i beyond all efficient The fowl escaped from his grasp; whereupon ponds and a velocity of 1,901 feet. The gunway, hat to such practical evasion of the Treaty sanitary control. Ne her buyers nor sellers he ran after it, struck it with his sticks, and is intended for chast defenco. The inventor as shall enable her ships to get into the Mediter- can be wholly blamed for existing irregulari. then wrong its neck. The defendant was very claims that it will throw a shell fifteen miles, ranoan. while those of other nations are forbid- ties: it is a convenience to the former to drink at the time. The defendunt admitted Guncotton is used in the charges. The gun is. den to enter the Euxine. That would be a state

nit., being obliged to sperad four days in flo have articles of every-day consumption that he was very drank. He did not know forty-four feet long and weighs fifty-nine tone. of things which could by no menas be tolerated.

hat he did-His Worship said the defendant brought to their doorstep; it is a sore tempta-

was given a good charseter by his officers, and

The Foochow Daily Echo of the 20th sit, has river, owing to the stormy weather. She tion to the latter to sell inferior food-stuff in consequence he would deal more leniently ly with regard to the utility of neing Marocai's the following two iteas With the proved brought the following ‹fficers--Capt. Turner, Lients. Hitchins, 3 cx. Wright, dgres, and power of the Provincial authoritice to preserve Norman, sir. European NCC's, and 554 Na-

to my law and order it is excet unnecessary

nops and followers incinding parts of the that the normal slate of tranquility has been

Establishment, 211 Native Field sad the Remoun The Mombura returned i

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than he otherwise would have done. For being drink and disorderly he would be fired 52 or eight days, and for the other offence $3; or eight days.

by sight.

<

he doubts which had arisen ut t the Admiral-

A komewhat remarkable letter from Prince

ANNEXATION OF COO

New Zealand has

LOCAL MOVEMBE.

The British transport Erla

day from Calcutta, which she left of

tive

from Wel

Nudden,

fred from

just been neval lament is made ayy fallen on China,

that for sundry reasons they might find

system of wireless telegraphy on British war left on their hands in open market. The

ships seem now to be dispelled, and thirty-two Government, or rather that Department of

seta are being tumed ant as rapidly as possible, HONGKONG, October 5th, 1900 it whose duty it is to attend to the righting

the royalty on each instrument being £100 per maintained. Still it is well at the end of ~ of such mutters, deserves the gravest censure

quum for fifteen years. At the recent Naval or other month to place the fact en record. The Seven men from a junk appeared before Mr. Andres the instruments were a pronepoodle of the province cze Guitrally peaceable ALL unbiased readers, we fool sure, will for allowing this discreditable and danger. Hazeland yesterday, and were charged with success. It is not too much to say," Signor encagh, but in mes like. tle resent there ar heartily approve of Mr. OSBORNE's motion, ous state of affairs to continue unnoticed assaulting a Chinese detective when in the Marconi's representative said, "that messages always a lot of ill-conditioned loafers about and unanimously supported at the last Sanitary and unremedied.

execution of his duty, and also with resening a

can now be transmitted and received over dies agents of secret societies at work and it is Board meeting, that the Government be

tances of 100 miles. There is no chance of a the vigilance of the authorities that has pre- asked to provide a suitable market in Taim-IN another column appears a notice of the prisoner who was in the officer's custody. The

constable said that at aboutright o'clock on Wed foreign resel "tapping" the messages, for vented them making headway The Missionary shatsui for the, especial convenience of Eu- report of Mr. B. O. G. Scorr, H.M. Consulnesday night he went to Mongkokani for the they are sent in ends, while, as a second pre-schools in the city and suburts have been opened. ropeans resident on the Peninsula. That such General at Canton, ou the trade of that a necessary building is not already in exist. I place during last year, Mr. Scurt, it will purpose of arresting a deportes whom he know caution, messages cannot be received unless the end we learn that there is bat fitstek Ang

He went on board & Chinose two instrumente are in “tane” or, in ether in the number of pupils attending. in, any of ence is a matter for legitimate surprise and be seen, says: Statements have appeared junk and descended into the hold, where words, are in sympathy with one another. This them. But the Consuls are not thought it complaint. It is an established and inconfrom sources that should be responsible he saw the deportee, Ho Foo. He brought arrangement is, of course, a secret of the Ad-advisable for those Missionaries whose work is

'miralty

away from Foochow to return to their stations trovertible fact that markets, on whatever "and well informed that the West River him on deck, but the first and securd defen.

just at prosent and therefore they will remain part of the island or misjand, have always "and Inland Water Navigation Regulations dants would not let him take him away. been a safe and sound investment; while "are of such 4 núture as to prevent the Someone caught hold of his quene and he was

Spruce ved here latterly they have yielded almost pheno-"expansion of trade, while the prevalence pressed down on to the deck. The first defen Alfonso, of Bourton, on the subject of fuelling, here or at their sanitariums for the time being

has just soon the light of day at Vienna. It

We learn from Mr. N. Akawa L.L.B. over the trap menal returns, The city of Victoria itself," of piracy, as it is somewhat exaggeratedly dant struck him across the shoulder with an in this considerable matter of market accom "called, had practically put a stop to trade axe, making a wound three and a half tuches was addressed to the Marquis Tacoli, who had

"altogether. No doubt these statements long. The third defendent caught hold of his lately to resign his commission in the Austrian adviser to the Industrial Department of the which are to be attributed to the modation, is far from being satisfactory. The exorbitant rents exacted for dwellings have been made to some extent under the queue and strack him across the fingers with Army because to refused to engage in a duel. Government of Formesh and Mr. M. Samki, a given by the high milicials to the Cour

a chopper. He also out the quene of the de- The Prince after congratulating the Marquis prominent official of the same place, who are at their misplaced suconrsgeauet of fitted for Chinese of the respectable working idea that exaggeration is necessary where portoo, who jumped into the water and ewan on bin action declared that the refusal to give prosentin Hongkong en route to the Straite and element... and coolie classes, in the streets immediately change or reform is desired, but in this away. He had also a gash across his right satisfaction by arms was truly brave, for it re- India, that is the serious intention of the hose to be handed overto the Bos

The Prince Japanese Government to cultivate their own ment and further orders that case it. would seem that they have over-cheek, but he could not tell who struck the blow, quired' great sourage to do so. off Queen's Road, have driven whole clans of these people higher up the hill. Tenements "shot their mark, so wide are the real facts as it was done while he was pressed down upon further declares that never have officers fought opium in Formoss for the sonsumption of the shall per that formerly were almost exclusively in "from those predicated." It would be in the deck. He blew his whistle and the police more courageously than the English in the inhabitants.. This resolution of the Government the late Baron

carne. All the defendants ran away with the Transvaal, and yet these officers disspprove of is, we understand, the result of the deteriorated habited by the poorer sections of the Eu teresting to know Mr. Scorr's opinion on

the complete withdrawal of the British exception of the first and eccend. He could duelling, considering it below our present state condition of opinion which has been arriving row the Perman Porte ropean community are now wholly mono- polised by the native labouring classes shipping companies' steamers from the West recognise all the defendants. He had frequent of civilisation. The letter, states a Vients for the part 18 months frea

ly been on board their boat-Bergeant V Po despatch, has caused a great sensation in mili. As the Fermosans are the chief consumers of Carpenters, tinsmiths, bootmakers, washer. River, which we announced yesterday morn men, and so forth, who of old were almost ing. Where now is the "exaggeration," and doped to going on board the junk early that targ circles in that city. In connection with Persian opium, it Boes not promise well for the morning and arrrosting the third, second, this same subject of duelling, it may be noted tande, which has heretofore been, we believe a entirely located in and about the thorough, what are the "facts"? We do not remem-fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh defendants. For that a duel, which is typical of many which take remunerative one to all concerned. Unles fares on the Praya Jevel, have, in quite a ber seeing the statement that piracy" had the first offenes his Worship sentenced the first place in Italy, was fought the other day between exporters from Shiraz. Ispatan, Yezd, etc., number of instances, migrated up the hill, practically put a stop to trade altogether," and third defendants to four months hard the Marquis Bentivoglio and Signor Chiericetti immediately wand their ways by patting a stop where landlords are less unreasonable in but with regard to the working of the labour, and the rest to one month's hard labour: both; ofhours in a Grenadier regiment at to the extensive adulteration of this drug, it can their demands. This somewhat sudden Inland Water Regulations the case of the For the second offenes hs sentenced the whole Parma. The man fought till they were both be reckoned on almost as dertainty that the

become extinct. shifting of great mass of the population complainants ir established id such a way of the defendante to two months' hard labour, wounded-very slightly. They then rinsed och Fersim opinio trade with China will soon

ether, sad went home arm in arm. has brought in its train many attendant that even Consular Beporte cannot shake it.. the sentences to be consecutiva.

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