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BROWN, JONES & CO. MONUMENTAL SCULPTORS

AMERICAN MARBLE.

ITALIAN MARBLE. HONGKONG GRANITE: Designs and Prices on application. OfBoo, 17a Qehen's RD. CENTRAL, IGP FLOOR

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be on the 10th init.

The new-rokk, Hürleth Rasd,” leading to vicinity of the Custom House and who the Upper Tram Station to High Wat, has the lesse

unp sum thè duties a would collect in vessel loading for a certain destination is bound to pay at the various stations she will pass on the way These rules were to be published before the end of the Chine Year (1898). In April 1899 Mr. MANSFIELD reported to the Legation I have been informed by the Commissioner of Cus "toms (at Canton) that those Bulge and Regulations, with a list of the lekin stations,

question of the carriage of goods by team the Customs is placed in an equally, false light. Mr. sppointed, Scott's

is that the great bulk of commodities are carried between inland places and Canton in ordinary native junke propelled by ours or soil; that these nuks and steam-launches for boats towed by them) would and do all come under the same lem administration; therefore it fol lows that, if the goods are not carried in the launches or in bunts towed by them, the reason must be looked for somewhere A. S WATSON & CO., else than in the intricacies of the lehin

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED 1811.

TO CONNOISSEURS. Wines bottled by ourselves are selected by experts from the finest vintages, and are of unsurpassed quality. Having been established in Hoagkong SIXTY YEARS our knowledge of local conditions has enabled us to maintain and improve the priane quality of the Wine.

system of taxation. Now the justness of this argument depends entirely on what interpretation Mr. Scorr gives to "Inland Waters." As we have already explained he omits to mention the manner in which these Ive been curtailed. As a matter of fact

be takes a small radius round Canton

lekia tariff, list of articles subject to leoli and rates charged, and list of articles sub- "ject to ching fei (battery tax) and rate charged, have already been drafted and will shortly be published A Provincial Officer has also been nominated who will "have a Hoating office on the Henan side opposite to the Custom House." is JAMIESON when called upon by Lord SaLIO- BVEY for his opinion on the Hongkong

the publication of these Rules, which they there asked for, should be insisted on at once, but he added that from Mr. MANS- Frezz's remarks it was apparently under way.

a

red him

Major Pond, an American entrepreneur, re- neton A board of officers, composed as under, ax- sembled recently as tha Orderly Room, 1st Gon-cently held cabin golden butt to Mr. center Regiment, Colombo, to enquire into and Charoli 50 secure him for a lecturing tour in report on losses sustained by officer during the the United States, in the forthcoming autumn, engagement outalde Ladysmith on the 30th states a London correspondent. Ho October 1809-President: Major J, Jackson, a lump sum of £15,000, paying all his

th M. I, Members; in ofloor, 1st Gloucester expenses whilst on tour. Mr. Churchill has

however, suddenly become constomed Regiment, an offer, 9th M. I.

rates of remuneration since his escape from captivity with the Boers, His remuneration a special correspondent of the Morning Post wan fixed at £1,000 a month.

Men of the cavalry regiments, horse and field batteries in India, will in future be supplied with brown ankle boots somewhat of the pattern now used by mountain battery men. All re serves of the present pattern boots are, however, to be used up before inres of the improved pat tern takes place. The supplies for the Indian expeditionary force will be shipped from Cal. catta on an early date.

Can a juroz summoned in a court of law re

TELEGRAMS.

"DAILY PRESS SERVICE,

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

[*ROM OUR" CORRESPONDENTS.]

12th October, B.30 p.m.

BHANGHAL

ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE

EMPRESS DOWAGER

An Imperial Decree, dated 4th October,

announces that, an attempt was made to asengsingto the Empress Dowager -no- obe was procesẳng to Hamnfu. The would-be assassin was immediately executed.

fuse to kiss the Bible? This question has again TWO EXPEDITIONS TO PAOTINGFU.

to a refusal in the local size court there, when been raived, this time in Penang. Referring the sheriff curtly demanded that a German

of the ****The

A tidal bere eight foot high, rushed up the gentlemen should kiss the book,

lato Mr. Justice Pellarean hold that it was quite of September and caused some damage to the suffisat for the jarom to make sure that the shipping. The steamer Jubeda corried away her moorings. The Cardium parted her cables. book, which they were having in their hands. that kissing was not demanded by the law and The Trentham Hall started her bits. These was really the Bible, by simply opening it, and was, therefore, not imperative, thongh ureally done. Who is right. The Judge or the

mishaps were rectified before any further

damage could be done. The inrush was parti- cularly strong at the jetties, but no damage was

done there.

Bheriff?"

as the range over which his observations WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. apply; and over that range we quite admit they apply with justice. But ex. tend that radius ever so little and Mr. Shipping Companies petition reniarked that river to Caleafts with the flood tide on the 11th Jurors in a letter to the Gatetta says Scorr's arguments at once fall to the ground. On the contrary, say the ship ping companies of this Colony, there are very large quantities of cargo coming in and out of Canton in native bats towed by

We draw Mr. Scort's attention to these steam, to and from pinces hundreds of miles away, and one of the chief reasons, so they very explicit statements, which the general argue, why it is towed in native bouts public understood to mean that it would be instead of being placed on beard the steaner, opon to any British subject who wished to is owing to the intricacies of taxation-run a steamer under the Inland Water con- tekin or otherwise. That there are enormous cession to ge to Canton, inform his Consul quantities of goods of all sorts being towed of the fact and the Consul would be in in boats in and out of Canton, the ordinary position to give him a copy of the rules in observer can go for himself. When Mr. force at the barriers and a definite statement Scorr wishes to prove that little or no good bottling, we have recently imported large is or can be expected to be carried by steum transport under the Inland Water concession be draws a narrow circle ronnd Canton and excludes all goods which pass the circumference, going either way. When, on the other band, he wishes to show that the concession is a success, and in proof of it holds up the large increase in the number of steamers registered under it, he at once enlarges his circle to an indefinite extent and includes in bis total all launches, no. matter how distant from Canton their line of operations may extend. In many cases these very launches which he includes tow the boats carrying the goods which he

In addition however to Wines of our own

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Croops have started for Pootingu from Tentain and Peking, General Voyron.com manding the former division, and General

Sir A. Gaselee the latter.

BRITISH POLICY IN CHINA, Only three Powork are seriously interested

and Russie. Of them, Russia, baa ber

in the China question, England, Germany.

hands full in Monchuria England has no policy, thus leaving Germany free to play a private game.

SHANGHAI, 14th October, 8.50 p.m. EMPEROR REPORTED AT HSIANFU.

A telegram from Hankow announces that the Emperor has arrived at Hsianfu. This

CUTTING OFF THE YANGTZE VICEROYE

According to a Board of Trade return, the

A handsome silver cup, offered by Gen. De total tonnage of transport steamers and by the Wend, for a marebing and shooting competition British for conveyance of troops, stores, etc., among the regiments in his brigade on Salis- to South Africa, ja 1,738,138 or 65 15 per cent. bury. Pinin, was won easily last mouth by the more than the entire steam tonnage of France, 3rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Seventeen teamS and only 421,781 tous less than that of Ger- competed, each consistlug of one officer, a non- of the exact amount of taxation which ship-many, and it should be added that this enormous commissioned officer, a bugler, and twenty

diversion of tounge has not in any way imped privates. The other battalions taking part in the is hardly possible. ed the over-sex trading business of the country, competition were the 4th Devons, Std Glouces pers by bis vessel could be called upon to pay. This, we contend, was what the public From England and the Mediterranean 30,131 tere, 5th Irish Riften, and 3rd D.C.LI. The looked for, and it was a result they were

horses were shipped for the Cape, of which 1,543, conditions were to march ten miles to the firing justly entitled to look for from the wording or 5.12 per cent, was lost. From different point, and then fra ten rounds advancing from

Yu Chang, the Manchu Governor of Ho- 800 to 200 yards, at small single figure targets, of the Regulations and the statements made ports 31,503 males were shipped, and 671, or by Mr. Scorr's predecessor in office. It 2.12 per cent., last. Of 7,344 horses and 1,156 khaki colour, the targets appearing for 15 and man, has been transferred to Hupch.The would have been interesting if Mr. Scorrales sent from India, 1.33 per cent, and 25 disappearing for 30 seconds. Three hours were Yangtze Valley officials are mileb alarmed, had informed us why he has failed to get per cent, respectively were lost, while of 13.896 allowed for the competition from start to finish, as the Empress Dowager's evident intention horses and cobs despatched from Australia and The winning team, which was under the com this carried out.

Argentins, 1.06 per cent, were lost in the voy-mand of Major Lord, was Eve hits ahead of their to surround the friendly Viceroys with a

cordon of Marchu reactionarios, age, Australia being the lowest on the list of nearest rivals.

THE KWANGTUNG TROUBLES percentage losses.

Private advices from Kwungsi report, that the rebels have defeated the troops on the Hwangtung border.

RESIGNATION OF GENERAL SU. General Su has resigned his post.

No fresh plague cases or deathe were reported daring the 24 hours ending at noon on Satur day.

excludea! This is ingenious but hardly and the French Mail of the 10th September after leaving San Francisco one of a party of though it slackened on the 24th ult, when the

ingenuous reasoning on Mr. Scorr's part Mr. Scort also forgets to point out that included in his totals of "inland'

steamers

is that class of Chinese vessel which is neither "inland" or "interport" and yet which, as the shipping companies have pointed out, secures the advantages of both. Neither does he inform the public that a

The English Mail of the lath September

were deliverest in London on the 13th and 12th inst. mspactiesly,

To-day we publish the first of a series of articles on "Rugby Football," by Mr. A. J. Gould, an old international player. The articles will appear weekly,

The Telegraph Companies nasounced on

The Pacifo Mail liner China had an exciting episode on board on her last voyage. Just

thres passengers who had been engaged in that city as superintendents in a gold mina in Coren; about 100 miles north of Chemulpo, and wers on their way out, showed signs of insanity, and had to be placed in confinement. It first manifested itself in the form of melancholic, and a cless watch was put over him. Later on he twice entered the room of a lady passenger who was ill. ks was then put in confinement

Another disaster üst hefallen Calcutts, this time by heavy floods, doing considerable damage Incisant rain has fall for weeks, and al-

mail left, a large portion of the subarbs and several parts of Calcutta were still inundated. The Greek and Jewish cemeteries were deeply fooded, and the gap considerably damaged. Owing to the footing of the Gas Company's premises, street and house lighting was very imperfect, some parts of the town being in tota darkness. The Howral gas works were clored and mains have been laid across the Hooghly

good number of steamers included by him Saturday that on and after the 14th inst, and under constant watch. In a day or two Bridge from Calcatta. Tho Sura Jute Mills

are.

under the Credit" al sets of papers by the Customs, that one day they are "inland water boats" and the next "interport boats." We may

telegramen

wa Port Arthur,

for Nowolwang he became violent. Once he broke the door

down and got out; twice he got away from biswese, fooded and closed, Several thousands of

LONDON, 12th October, 10.10 p.m.

CONGER'S FEAR ABOUT THE PACTENGFU EXPEDITION:

The steam launch Kong Hoi, with a mesenger Kusrd while taking exercise. At one time le homeless and destitute natives were being China génèrally.

out in tow, was pirated at Dosing on the West robbed of valuables to the amount of Tls. 501,

[20 remark in passing that Canton is not the River on the 9th inst., and the passengers inst as he got to the rail preparatory to jump-Commerce to organisé à Reller Fund. De

At No. 4, Seymour Road, Rongkong, on the 13th October, the wife of EDWARD JONES, OF 1 KOT,

[2630

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES Vœux ROAD Cl LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C.

only port where statistics can be made to prove anything. For years past the Chint Merchants Company have run a stauner from Chefoo up the Gulf of Pechili, With the opening of inland waters this steamer is classed under that heading and statistics of the cargo carried in her are now published. These statistics are held up to us as a proof of the successful working of the Inland Water concession The Chefoo Consul might with equel justice In our leading article of the 5th inst. we say, as Mr. Scorr does, Those ure facts; where can be no question of juggling with imade a brief reference to souie of the state-

statistics; the trade has been recorded, ments made by Mr. Consul Scorr in his

"the revente has been collected." Trade Report for Canton; extracts from which are quoted at length in another

HONOKONG, October 15th, 1900

To the ordinary reader not familar with

话

Mr Erich Georg says in his: Weekly Share List, dated Hongkong, 13th October ---A very fair business has been done during the week under review, and rates have raled very steady, showing a slight improvement in some in stances,

“Mr. Couger feare that the Allied ex- pedition to Pactingfu will inflame Northern

secured one of the knives being polished for the housed by the Police and charitable institutions. table and on the other occasion he was seized The Lientenant Governor and decided to call US FORCES NOT UNDER COUNT

public meeting at the Bengal Chamber of

v. WALDEESEE. It is stated that General Chaffee and Mr Conger fave been instructed from Washing. struction of house property and fatal accidents continue to be reported..

tea not to recognise Count von Waldersee's appointment as including the command over the United States troops in China.

ing over. Fortunately, he did no damage to himself or to others, although twice he managed to get on the upper deck among the passengers. The unfortunate gentleman seemed to be au attractive person and of considerable refine- ment.

On Saturday merning there was a good mus At the Mugistracy on Saturday a Chinumanter of the European members of the Hongkong was sentenced to three months hard labour Police Force in the Billiard Room of the for being in anlawful possession of thưree brass Central Police Station for the parpsse of bid. ride-lights, 14 truss bolts and flanges, and other ding farewell to Lauce-Sergeant Cameron, who has been invalided home, and making him a articles, which disappeared from the s. a. Tus

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THE WAR IN SOUTH | |

AFRICA

LONDON, 12th October, 10.10 p.m.

the torte, to make yen a present on their behalf 1894. He commanded the advanced guard of opposed to the introduction of Chinese

GENERAL NEWS.

SHANGHAI th October 9.52 pm.

TORNADO AIN TSINGTAO-

A tomado his occurred, at Isingtao to day. Sixteen: buildings were damaged, one man killed, and eight injured

Lient: Gen. Sir William Butler, who has been selected to succeed to the Adlershot commund, has been in the Army pearly: 42 years, having joined the 69th Foot (the old South Lancashire, but now the 2nd Batt. Welsh Regiment) as an ensign on September 17, 1858. He has had a large share of Staff service, having been on special duty in Canada during the Forlan Raid and the Red River Expedition of 1870: was lee when she was in deck the previons Saturday.prezentutica. Chief Detective Inspecter Han Special Commissioner to the Western Akinu în

Among the sample of brandy, gin, milk, rum, con acted as chairman, and addressing Lance the Ashanti war of 1873 à Staff officer in the THE CHINESE LABOUR QUESTION. Mr. Cecil Rhodes has left the Congress, and whisky, examined under the Sale of Food Sergeant Cameren said: "I have been asked Zulu compaign of 1878, and mentioned in dos- and Drugs Ordinarice for the quarter endel by soar late comrades in the Police Force, Who patches. He was again on the Staff and again which has declared that though a supply of

nature and deposition, ca 3our retirement from pedition of 3882 and the Emden Expedition of e column. We now purpose dealing with these details the question will of course present 30th September, only two were found adulterat. / Wish to show their sppreciation of your kindmentioned hi despatcher in the Egyptian labour is nestled in South Africa it is utterly Statenients at greater length. Mr.Scort says itself why the Customs, whose record for, both of milk. Soven samples of the latter

of a pus je of sovereigns, a walking stick, and the Nile coinmn, and shared in the notion of workmen into Rhodesia. that, in spite of many assertions to the con.fair dealing is so well established, should were examined, six of whisky, and one each of

the other spirits. condition of things so

a deck chair, and I do so with very great Kirbekam in the latter campaign, and com trary, the Inland Waters Navigation from countenance

We received yesterday morning from the pleasure. You have been with us for something manded a bridge of the notion of Giniss in the Canton in the only dination it seems pro- opposed to their traditions. The reason bable it could be expected to do. so has is to be found in Sir ROBERT HART'S U.S. Consul-General, Mr. Rousserelle Wild-like three years, and it is a pity you have to goudait in 1895, when he obtained the K. C. B

Dan, the following typhoon warning issued sever your connection with the force, because I 1800 Sir William was agr

appointed to the proved a very considerable success, he, how-decision to keep separate the inland and

it is not everybody's good fortune to be blessed Dover command, and in 1808 to that at the With the frore Manila Observatory at 5 o'clock p.m. on ever, quite onits to inform us what the interport trade and steamiers, many assertions to the contrary were and opening of inland waters to foreign steamers the 13th inst. Typhoon now probably E.S.E. with the oven temperament and good disposition Capo, and returned in August of last yea

of Manila between 19th and 13th parallels near of which you are the orregsor. Temperaments take up the command of the Western District. on what they were based. We will ondea. the Customs at Canton found themselves in vour to supply the omission. The public the position of being forced to uphold the coast Luzon" and the following inned at 4 differ, and it is one like yourself who brings a It does them good to have one like you among

The Clian tea trade, and the effects produced at home and in China understood the open. I. G's decision and at the came time to P.. yesterday: Depression is crossing south very good influence upon the more fiery ones.

of Luzeu, maring westwards"

them. We were cent into the world for a certain upon it by the present troubles in China are ng of the Inland Waters of China to mean recoarile it to a state of things which had

As already announced in the columns the what it said, namely, that anyone, Chinese existed for years previous to the opening,

very good influence to bear upon us all. merchants, who are apprehensive of a complete or foreigner, who wanted to run a steamer In practice they found this impossible and Wish Fusiliers and the Hongkong Regiment rpote, and I consider that you lave brought causing much anxiety among the Russian les from any one place to any other in China so they not unnaturally decided that if will return here for the winter, but the exact Therefore we shall miss you very much, but I cessation of the trade in the near future. The could do so. This view, which was the only differential treatment there must be it disposition of the Indian Expeditionary Force hope that in going back to the old country you British Minister at St. Petersburg recently one possible in face of the published agree should fall on the foreign steamer; and that now scattered between Hongkong, Weihaiwei. will regain your health and that before very mut a despatch to Mr. Chamberlain on the Taka and Peking, cannot be settled until it is long you will look back upon the time you have object of the scarcity of Chinoso tes

THE ELECTION:: ment and of the repeated assertions made by the snus for remedying this state of things known whether the Allies are to remain in spent in Hongkong with feelings of pleasure. inzerts, the closing words of which

073 Unionista, 146 Libem a mid 70 Nationa responsible officials and statesmen, was ac- primarily resta with the British authorities strength at Peking. This is for the powers to You have made friends here, and I hope you referred to the Nichni Novgorod friz

Of course decide after receiving Count Waldersee's report will remember as all as friends. To remind and the trade which would be done there ists have been returned to date. Dr Chirke has cepted by the bulk of the Consular Service who initiated the concession. and also, to some extent, by the 1.M. Cus.veryone admits that the separation ofen the military position.

we give you in China ten. What seemed very certain on been unseated for Caithness The Unionista

Live

ve gaired Tynords and Sutherlandekire, qud tous. When, however, Sir HOBERT HARTinland" and "interport" boats was a

Early on Saturday morning a Bre broke out this stick. I will therefore band you the purse, July 26th regarding the Ching crop, was by no imposed an catirely different reading of the mutter over which Mr. Scorr had no control, in a silk shop at 58, Jervois Street. The Fire which contains $8 goversigns, and express means so assaved during the following month, the Liberals have gained Oder Wentury,

Radnorekire and Southport agreement, and excluded the great bulk of and that in recognising it he was simply Brigade was soc on the spot, the station being the hope on behalf of myself and your says the Times of Ceylon abil, although the first the waters of China and steamers using carrying out the instructions of the Minisclose at hand, but, notwithstanding their celerity, late cofrades that you will soon be restored to crop might have been safe at Hankow, it must. them from coming under the concession, itter, but it is quite apparent that there are by the time they arrived on the scene the health." (Hear bear)The stick in a black be remembered that port is no less than 600 was felt, and rightly so, that a fraud had matters to which he might have devoted his flames had got good hold. The whole of the ebony cre with a silver mount. It bears a miles inland, and, if any tea is left there, which the America Ca been perpetrated on the public at large; and attention with more profitable results than basement was burned out, a considerable gnanti monogrum and the inscription Presented wo shall know more about later on, the fathe it called forth emphatic protests from some in endeavouring to persuade the mercantile ty of silk goede being destroyed. The fire also to William Comeren, by members of the which has befalon Tiondu and Poking will The dest of the Marquis of Bate is an-

COUTEVATE of our Consular oficiala, notably Messrs. community of Chins that they do not un-spread to the first and second floors, which are HK.P., 12th Oct., 100, us a mark of esteem." asuredly be reproduced, realting, without nouneed. Mansfield, Hosin, and Fox, who voiced derstand their business-for that is prac entered from Queen's Road, and their contents The recipient in reply, zaid: "Mr. Chairman question, in not a half chest, escaping village public opinion in saying that the concession tically what his report amounts to. The were destroyed. The premises are insured and gentlemen, I thank you all very much for and destruction. We are also informed that thus shorn would be of no practical value Supplementary Rules for Inland Waters, in the Union Fire Terrance Office for your kindness. You taro given me more than I the overland rente is no longer, open, the over $12,000. The cause of the outbreak is not yet derve I am sorry to leave you, but I am sea route alone remaining. These being the

surprised that they whatever It is the omission to state this which the Minister informed Lord SALISBURY known Tho master of the shop left early on obliged to do so. Mr. Cameron subsequently facts, we are elementary fact that is so misleading a were merely subordinate to and explanatory Friday evening lossing some fokus and an we went, on brand the homeward bound Eng of St. Petersburg begin to look upon

countant on the premises, who are being inter-lish mail, a good many of his late comrader feature in Mar. Scort's report; but it is not of the original Agreement, provide that a

sosing him a the only manner in which a misconception list of the lekin barriers and the rules in rogated by the pollos.

OG yen of

in some way

REUTER'S SERVICE

Losnow, 11th October

THE AMERICA CUP Sir Thomas Leyton has sent a challenge for,

A detachment gent to t

men Wounded?

tion of China ten

da very touch Lient Ser

in the range of practicas politics.